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In this podcast, the word “stray” means a domesticated animal that has been abandoned and does not have a home to live in: “If you feed stray cats from your back porch, they’ll keep returning.” As a verb, “to stray” means to wander away, or to move away from the spot where one should be: “The three hikers accidentally strayed over the border into the neighboring country.” When talking about a conversation, “to stray” means to get off-topic, or to begin talking about something that isn’t the true focus of the conversation or meeting: “How did we stray into talking about everyone’s vacation plans? Aren’t we supposed to be talking about the new marketing strategy?” Finally, when talking about eyes, “to stray” means to look at something else: “Your eyes keep straying when I talk, so I guess you aren’t interesting in what I’m saying.” 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 1030 – Adopting a Pet
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,030 – Adopting a Pet.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,030. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at ESLPod.com. Become a member of ESL Podcast and download the Learning Guide for this episode. This episode is a dialogue between Rene and Gabe about doing something very strange: adopting a pet. Let’s get started.
Gabe: Why are we here? I thought we decided to put off getting a dog.
Rene: I know that’s what you’d like to do, but I thought a trip to the pound might convince you that this is the right time to adopt a dog. Look at this cute little dog. This card lists his breed and says that he was neglected and abandoned. How could you turn down a face like that?
Gabe: I don’t think he’s right for
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