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flyer
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The word “flyer,” in this podcast, means a piece of paper with words and/or images used to share information or gain interest in something: “Here’s a flyer about the grand opening for the new grocery store.” A “flyer” or “flier” is someone who travels in an airplane: “Flyers always complain about not having enough room for their legs.” A “frequent flyer program” is an airline program that rewards people who travel a lot by giving them points that they can exchange for products or discounts: “Laurel only travels on Acme Airlines, because she’s trying to get elite status in their frequent flyer program.” Finally, a “high flier” is someone who is very successful and wealthy: “Eugenia is a high flier in the investment world.” at long last In this podcast, the phrase “at long last” means finally, or after a long period of waiting for something: “At long last, Donald asked Francine to marry him. They’ve been dating for 12 years!” A “last call” is the last time when customers can order a drink before a bar closes for the evening: “The last call here is at 1:30 a.m.” A “last-ditch effort” is a final attempt to do something at the last minute: “The politicians are making a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement.” Finally, the phrase “the last straw” describes something that makes one very angry after many other things have already made a person angry: “Justine is often late, but when she was late for our wedding, it was the last straw!” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 880 – Forming a Union
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 880: Forming a Union.
This is as a Second Language Podcast episode 880. I'm your host Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialog between Norma and Jimmy about forming a labor union at their job. Let’s get started.
[start of dialog]
Norma: What is this?
Jimmy: It’s a flyer for a meeting I’ve called to talk about forming a labor union here.
Norma: Here? Do you think the management will let us?
Jimmy: They can’t stop us. We’re working longer and longer hours and we need to demand higher pay. We also need better work conditions and a say in hiring and firing procedures. All of us need to band together to have better bargaining power.
Norma: I don’t know. I want to be better paid
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