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In this podcast, the phrase “at stake” means at risk, in question, in jeopardy, or potentially affected in an important way by something: “If we can’t repay the loan on our house, our home is at stake!” The phrase “high stakes” refers to a situation that is very risky: “Anyone who works on Wall Street is dealing with high stakes.” The phrase “to have a stake in (something)” means be involved in something and receive benefits from it if it is successful: “Because of their investments, they have a stake in our company.” Finally, the word “stake” also refers to a piece of wood or plastic with a pointed end: “Let’s get some wooden stakes to hold up the tomato plants.” Or, “People say that you can kill vampires by putting a wooden stake through their heart.” 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 816 – Running a Pilot Program
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 816: Running a Pilot Program.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 816. 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 Jimmy and Rosalind about starting a new program, a program that’s testing something. Let’s get started.
Rosalind: How is the pilot program coming along?
Jimmy: We’ll be ready to launch it in another month, but I have some serious reservations.
Rosalind: Like what?
Jimmy: We haven’t worked out all of the bugs yet and we might come up against some resistance from the community.
Rosalind: Isn’t that the nature of a pilot program? When you’re paving the way, you’re always going to have skeptics and dissenters.
Jimmy: You’re right, of course, but
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