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In this podcast, the term “period” refers to something belonging to a past historical time: “This store has a lot of period furniture from the 1700s and 1800s.” A “period” is more often used to mean a length of time: “The economy in the southern United States was very poor in the period after the Civil War.” A “period” is also the name of the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation: “Instead of a period, let’s put an exclamation point at the end of this line in the dialogue.” Or, “There should be periods after the initials in his name, like this: J.R.” Finally, people often use the word “period” for emphasis at the end of a statement, usually indicating that one’s opinion will not change: “Dad said there was no way he would allow us to go to the dance. Period.” 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 743 – Writing a Story
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 743: Writing a Story.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 743. 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 a dialogue between Xavier and Sara; it’s called “Writing a Story.” Let’s get started.
Xavier: How’s your novel coming along?
Sara: It’s not. I abandoned it for now. I think I bit off more than I can chew. Now, I’m working on a short story.
Xavier: That sounds interesting. Who are the main characters?
Sara: I’m not sure yet. Character development is really important so I need to give the characters themselves some serious thought.
Xavier: Okay, tell me about the general plot. Is it an adventure, romance, horror story – what?
Sara: I haven’t decided that either.
Xavier: All right. What about the setting? Is it going
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