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In this podcast, the word “paddle” means a flat round or square piece of wood or plastic with a handle, held in the air with one’s hand, usually marked with a large number so that one can place a bid at an auction: “Who was bidding with paddle number 146?” A “paddle” is also a piece of wood with a wide end and a long handle, placed in the water and used to move a boat forward or backwards: “Rowing the canoe paddles all afternoon made his arms very sore.” Finally, a “paddle” can be a special attachment for an electric mixer, used for stirring dough: “Don’t forget to scrape the paddle attachment every few minutes while you’re making the cookie dough.” 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 703 – Attending an Auction
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 703: Attending an Auction.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 703. 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 “Attending an Auction.” An “auction” is where you try to buy things by offering or saying that you will pay more money than the other people. Let’s get started.
Diane: This is so exciting! I’ve never been to an auction before.
Martin: Sit down. It’s about to start. The auctioneer is on the podium with her gavel and she’s ready to start the bidding.
Diane: Are you bidding on the first lot?
Martin: No, the reserve is too high. See? The opening bid is over 10,000 dollars. I’m not surprised. Items of that quality don’t appear on the auction block very often.
Diane: What are those
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