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The word “grant,” in this podcast, means a scholarship, or money that is given to help a student pay for school, with no expectation that it will be repaid: “Elliott received a research grant to study the effects of exercise on skin diseases.” A “needs-based grant” is awarded to people who have few or no financial resources to pay for school, and a “merit-based grant” is awarded to people with good grades and exceptional accomplishments. The phrase “to take (something) for granted” can mean to believe that something is true without checking it first: “We just took it for granted that the apartment would have an air conditioner, but it only has ceiling fans.” The phrase can also mean to assume that someone or something will always be available and to not show enough gratitude or appreciation for the person or thing: “Helena feels that she is being taken for granted, because no one thanks her for all of the work she does each week.” (one’s) ticket In this podcast, the phrase “(one’s) ticket” means one’s path to success, and especially the way in which one will earn a lot of money: “Demonstrating good behavior and self-improvement is his ticket to getting out of jail early.” The phrase “just the ticket” means that something is precisely what one needed: “During the marathon, a sports drink and an energy bar were just the ticket for having enough energy to finish the race.” A “big-ticket item” is something that is very expensive: “We’re living on a tight budget with no money for big-ticket items.” Finally, a “meal ticket” is a person or thing that one uses to have enough money for food and other needs: “They sold everything to put their daughter through school, so now they expect her to be their meal ticket when they retire.” 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 1127 – Paying for College
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,127 – Paying for College.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,127. 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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On this episode, we’re going to listen to a dialogue between Chris and Marcella about getting enough money to go to college. Let’s get started.
Chris: Which colleges are you applying to?
Marcella: None. I can’t afford to go to college. Even if I lived at home, tuition, fees, and books are just too expensive.
Chris: You could apply for financial aid.
Marcella: I don’t want to get a bunch of loans and be in debt for the next 10 to 20 years. It’s not worth it.
Chris: Loans aren’t so bad, especially ones that are federally subsidized. Apart from that, you
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