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The word “stale,” in this podcast, means outdated and old, not fresh, new, or interesting: “All these ideas to raise money are so stale! Why can’t we think of anything more interesting?” When talk about air, “stale’ means air that seems old or used: “The air in the apartment was really stale, but once we opened the windows, it seemed better.” When talking about food, “stale” describes something that isn’t fresh and is unpleasant to eat: “This bread is stale, but I guess we could toast it and eat it warm.” Finally, the phrase “to get stale” or “to go stale” means to become uninteresting because one has been doing something for too long: “I loved going to bars and clubs in my 20s, but as I got older, it got stale.” to tackle problems In this podcast, the phrase “to tackle problems” means to deal with a difficult or challenging situation that requires a lot of work: “They’ve agreed to meet with a marriage counselor to tackle problems in their marriage.” The verb “to tackle” sometimes means to physically attack another person so that he or she is against the ground and cannot move: “The police officer tackled the thief and caught her holding the stolen money.” In football, “to tackle” means to hit someone on the other team with one’s body to make him or her fall to the ground so that one can take the ball for one’s own team: “The quarterback tackled the other player.” Finally, “fishing tackle” refers to the equipment used by a fisherman: “They packed all of their fishing tackle into the back of the truck and drove the lake to catch some trout.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1300 – Diversifying a Workforce
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,300 – Diversifying a Workforce.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,300. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
This episode is a dialogue between Audrey and Simon about trying to get different kinds of people working at a company. Let’s get started.
Audrey: Have you seen these design ideas? They’re stale.
Simon: Maybe it’s time we diversified our workforce. It’s pretty homogenous right now.
Audrey: It’s not that homogeneous. We have people from different cultures and backgrounds, people who are bilingual and multicultural.
Simon: That’s not what I mean and you know it. We’re missing a huge demographic. Having more diversity will help us find new ways to tackle problems and come up with creative ideas.
Audrey: Are you saying we’ve become stodgy?
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