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The word “offensive,” in this podcast, refers to something that causes other people to become very angry and upset or to feel insulted: “Do you think magazines with photos of naked women are offensive?” When talking about sports, the word “offensive” is related to attacking and earning points, not defending oneself against the other team: “The coach taught us some great new offensive techniques that helped us destroy the other team’s defenses.” In the military, an “offensive” is an effort to attack the enemy: “This was the site of a major offensive in World War II.” Finally, the phrase “to take the offensive” means to attack and criticize another person before he or she can do the same thing: “If you don’t take the offensive and start saying bad things about your opponent, he’s going to do it to you first.” to blow over In this podcast, the phrase “to blow over” means to lose importance over time, or for an argument or situation to no longer be important, often because people have forgotten about it: “Everyone thought their argument would blow over, but now it’s two years later and they still aren’t talking to each other.” The phrase “to blow up” means to be destroyed by an explosion: “Can using a cell phone near a gas pump really cause a gas station to blow up?” The phrase “to blow up at (someone)” means to become very angry and start shouting at someone unexpectedly: “I’m sorry I blew up at you, but I was really angry” Finally, the phrase “to blow up in (one’s) face” means for one’s plans to suddenly not work out: “Olga thought she had done a good job planning the conference, but then everything blew up in her face.” 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 669 – Making Controversial Comments
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 669: Making Controversial Comments.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 669. 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 called “Making Controversial Comments.” It is a dialogue between Vivian and William using a lot of vocabulary that would describe comments or remarks – things that you say – that would make other people angry. Let’s get started.
Vivian: That news commentator should be fired for making such inflammatory comments. At least I won’t watch this show again until she is.
William: As usual, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. She was just expressing her opinion, albeit a controversial one.
Vivian: Her opinion is offensive. Mark my words: Before the end of the week, a lot of
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