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The word “super,” in this podcast, means a superintendent, or a person whose job is to maintain a building, making sure that everything works properly and fixing things that break: “If anything breaks, just let the super know.” As an adjective, the word “super” usually means very good, nice, or wonderful: “They made some super suggestions for the report.” Or, “Coming to this restaurant was a super idea.” Informally, the word “super” can also be used as an adverb to mean very or extremely: “I’m super hungry. When will dinner be ready?” Or, “Flying across the country makes him super tired.” Finally, “super-” can describe something that is bigger, better, or more powerful than something else: “Do you think the super-rich should pay higher taxes?” to catch (someone) In this podcast, the phrase “to catch (someone)” means to find or communicate with someone, especially before he or she leaves a place: “Professor Daines has office hours every Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:30 when students can catch him and ask questions about the course.” The phrase “to catch (someone)” can also mean to see someone doing something he or she isn’t supposed to do: “What would you do if you caught someone stealing something from the store?” The phrase “to catch (something)” can also mean to become infected and get sick: “Can you catch a cold from a mosquito bite?” Finally, the phrase “to catch (something)” can mean to see or hear something, especially referring to the news or an announcement: “Did you catch the report about the earthquake?” 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 763 – Dealing with an Apartment Super
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 763: Dealing with an Apartment Super.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 763. 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 George and Louise. It’s about having problems in your apartment and calling the person who’s responsible for fixing things in an apartment building, the super. Let’s get started.
George: Did you call the super about fixing the leaky faucet?
Louise: I called him on Monday, but I haven’t heard back yet.
George: Well, call him again. This window is stuck and it won’t close.
Louise: I’ll call him, but I think he’s avoiding our calls.
George: He’s the worst super we’ve ever had. He’s in charge of the maintenance around this place, but instead, he hides out in his apartment. Whenever there’s a problem, he tells us
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