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The word “remote,” in this podcast, means a remote control, or a small device with many buttons, held in one’s hands to operate a television or stereo from a distance, changing channels or the volume: “Where’s the remote? I want to turn up the volume.” The word “remote” also means distant, or far away from where other people are: “Ashley grew up in a remote part of South Dakota, far from any cities.” A “remote possibility” is a low likelihood or probability: “Most scientists think there’s a remote possibility we’ll be able to stop global warming.” Finally, the phrase “remote from (something)” means very different from something: “Your experience growing up in New York City was very remote from Henry’s experience, growing up on a potato farm.” to root for In this podcast, the phrase “to root for” means to cheer for a particular team or player, hoping that it will win: “They painted their faces orange and black, because they’re rooting for their favorite team: the Oregon State Beavers.” The phrase “to take root” also means for the part of a plant that is underground to grow: “We planted small blueberry plants last weekend, and now we’re just waiting for them to take root.” The phrase “to root through (something)” means to look for something that is difficult to find: “He rooted through his briefcase, looking for his cell phone.” Finally, the phrase “to be rooted to the spot” means to be unable to move, usually because one is too shocked or scared to do anything: “When she saw her favorite singer, she wanted to ask for his autograph, but she was rooted to the spot and couldn’t speak.” 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 517 – Watching Competitive Sports
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 517: Watching Competitive Sports.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 517. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
You can go to our website at eslpod.com and download a Learning Guide for this episode. The Learning Guide is an 8- to 10-page guide we provide for all of our current episodes that helps you improve your English even faster.
This episode is a dialogue between Bruno and Tamara about watching sporting events that are “competitive,” meaning someone wins and someone loses. That’s a pretty broad category, but we’ll talk about some vocabulary that you would use in a sporting event such as a football game or a baseball game. Let’s get started.
Bruno: Hey, what are you doing? Give me back that remote!
Tamara: The movie I want to watch is on right now. Do you mind?
Bruno: Of course I mind! I’m watching the playoffs. Can’t you see that?
Tamara: The playoffs? Oh, I’ll watch with you.
Bruno: You? You don’t know anything about sports.
Tamara: It doesn’t matter. I
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