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pointed
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The word “pointed,” in this podcast, means with a sharp end, or not flat: “Many women like to wear pointed shoes, but Jules thinks they’re too uncomfortable.” Another meaning of “pointed” is a question, statement, or look that shows that one isn’t happy about something: “The mother gave her child a pointed look and he immediately stopped hitting the dog.” As a verb, “to point” means to hold one’s hand and index finger in the direction of something to show other people where something is: “The astronomy teacher pointed at Venus so that her students could find it in the night sky.” The verb “to point” can also mean to hold one’s hand and index finger to show someone where to go: “The librarian pointed to the section of the library with books about U.S. history.” to stick out In this podcast, the phrase “to stick out” means to be easily noticed because something is different than the rest of something: “Ron wore a red hat all morning that made him stick out among all the other people.” The phrase “to stick out” can also mean to make something come out or move forward: “The little girl stuck out her tongue at her brother because she was angry with him.” The phrase “to stick around” means to stay in a place: “After class, the students stuck around talking with each other for about 15 minutes.” Finally, the phrase “to stick with (something)” means to continue doing something: “Do you want to stick with the original plan to meet at 8 p.m., or would you prefer to meet earlier?” 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 286 – Describing Facial Features
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 286: Describing Facial Features.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 286. 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 “Describing Facial Features.” It’s going to be about a woman who was, unfortunately, robbed. She’s going to try to describe who the person was that stole her money. Let’s get started.
I was mugged while I was walking home last night. This morning, I was at the police station with a sketch artist to see if we could come up with a picture of what the thief looked like.
Sketch artist: Okay, you said that this was a man in his 40s. Can you tell me what shape his face was: thin, round,
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