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sagging
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The word “sagging,” in this podcast, means hanging down and stretched longer than something should be: “Have you noticed the sagging skin around my eyes?” Something that is “sagging” can also be weak or slow: “We need to find out why our company’s sales have been sagging.” As a verb, “to sag” means to be pulled down by something heavy: “The tree branches are sagging under the weight of so many apples.” The verb “to sag” can also mean to sit heavily, deep into a chair, especially when one is tired: “He sagged into his favorite chair at the end of the long day.” Finally, the acronym “SAG” represents the Screen Actors’ Guild, which is a professional group for American actors and actresses who work in television and the movies: “Are you a member of SAG?” to go all out In this podcast, the phrase “to go all out” means to do 100% of something, not missing or skipping anything, or to do something to an extreme: “They went all out decorating their daughter’s room. Absolutely everything is pink!” The phrase “to go out” means to leave one’s home to do something: “Do you go out most Friday nights?” Or, “I’m going out to get some milk.” The phrase “to go out with (someone)” means to date someone or to have a romantic relationship with someone: “Did you hear that Charity is going out with Albert?” Finally, the phrase “to go into (something)” means to begin working in a certain field or to start a certain type of business: “Why did you decide to go into car sales?” Or, “Do you think our company should go into the book publishing business?” 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 511 – Getting Plastic Surgery
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 511: Getting Plastic Surgery.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 511. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
If you go to our website, eslpod.com, you can download a Learning Guide for this episode, an to 8- to 10-page guide that contains our vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and, most importantly, a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is a dialogue between George and Joan about “plastic surgery,” when people have medical procedures (surgeries) on their body to change the way it looks. Let’s get started.
George: What are you doing?
Joan: I’m looking through these magazines to try and decide which plastic surgery procedures I should have next year.
George: You’re not thinking of going under the knife.
Joan: Yes, I am. I’ve always wanted to improve on the way I look, and I’m tired of these wrinkles and sagging skin. I want to look 25 again!
George: That’s
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