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The phrase “forward-thinking,” in this podcast, means to thinking about the future and preparing for what might or will happen, without focusing too much on the present: “Who had the forward-thinking idea to expand into Southeast Asia before the region had begun to experience significant economic growth?” The phrase “from this/that time forward” means beginning at that this/that time and continuing to the present and into the future: “The minister asked, ‘Do you promise to love, honor, and protect her from this day forward?’” Finally, the phrase “to look forward to (something)” means to anticipate something and be excited about it happening, because one believes it will be good or enjoyable: “We are really looking forward to your visit next month!” to go back in time In this podcast, the phrase “to go back in time” means to return to the way things were in an earlier time: “If I could go back in time, I would have asked Meghan to marry me much earlier.” The phrase “to get back to doing (something)” means to resume or continue doing something that one had stopped doing: “Once this press conference is over, we can get back to doing our real work.” The phrase “to put (something) on the back burner” means to procrastinate or to delay doing something because one needs to focus on other things: “Last semester, Greg’s mother got sick, so he had to put his studies on the back burner.” Finally, the phrase “to back the wrong horse” means to support something that loses or is not successful: “We thought the new product would succeed, but apparently, we were backing the wrong horse.” 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 1090 – Speaking About the Future
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1090 – Speaking about the Future.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,090. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Go to our website at ESLPod.com. Become a member of ESL Podcast and download a Learning Guide for this episode. This episode is a dialogue between Robert and Mara, talking about things that will happen in the future. Let’s get started.
Robert: These designs are really futuristic-looking.
Mara: I’m trying to be forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years.
Robert: You think that the world will be filled with space-age gadgets like these?
Mara: That’s the natural evolution of technology for the next 100 years, I think. We will continue to develop labor-saving devices, simpler ways of doing everyday tasks, and to improve artificial intelligence.
Robert: I’m not sure I want to live in a world that looks like that. It seems so cold and impersonal.
Mara:
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