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landing
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The word “landing,” in this podcast, means the open space at the top of a set of stairs where one can rest before moving into a room on that floor or going up or down another set of stairs: “There’s a great view of the Washington Monument from the fourth-floor landing of that office building.” The word “landing” also means the act of bringing a plane or spaceship from the air onto the ground: “All of the airplane passengers applauded the pilot for his smooth landing.” Or, “Where were you during the Apollo moon landing?” Finally, in slang, the verb “to land” can mean to get something or to accomplish something: “He landed a great job on Wall Street just one month after earning his college degree.” to tick In this podcast, the verb “to tick” means to make a quick, repetitive tapping noise, often when referring to the second-hand on a clock: “The branch moved in the wind, making a soft ticking sound against the window.” The phrase “to tick (something) off” means to draw a checkmark symbol (!) next to something in a list to show that something has been completed: “Kyle made a list of things to buy at the grocery store and ticked them off as he found them.” The phrase “to tick (someone) off” is used informally to mean to make someone angry or mad: “It really ticks me off when cars drive through our neighborhood that quickly!” Finally, the phrase “what makes (someone) tick” means what makes someone behave a certain way: “I wish I understood what makes him tick, but Eli is such a mystery to me!” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 344 – At the Convention Center
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 344: At the Convention Center.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 344. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful, but today a little rainy, Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “At the Convention Center.” We’re going to go to a conference, or a convention. I’m going to talk about typical vocabulary associated with going to a professional conference. Let’s get started.
I left my hotel early so I would arrive at the convention center in time for my presentation, but the bad traffic made me late. My presentation was supposed to start at 2:00 and it was already 1:55! To make matters worse, I had never been to this convention center before and I didn’t know my way
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