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superficial
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In this podcast, the word “superficial” is used to talk about injuries that are on the surface and aren’t serious: “We thought that the cut on Dana’s arm was only superficial, but the doctors said that it was dangerously infected.” The word “superficial” is also used to talk about things that only deal with the obvious, and don’t go into detail: “This book has a superficial description of the reasons for World War II, and it makes things seem too simple.” The word “superficial” also means something that appears to be important or true, but really isn’t: “Good looks are only superficial; a person’s personality is more important.” Finally, if a person is “superficial,” he or she is shallow and interested only in unimportant things: “Greg is so superficial that he thinks having an expensive car is the most important thing in life.” 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 306 – Giving First Aid
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 306: Giving First Aid.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 306. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com. You can download a Learning Guide for this episode that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions not found on the podcast, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of this episode.
This episode is called “Giving First Aid.” It’s a conversation between two people talking about common injuries – things that you would need to give medical help for; we call that “first aid.” Let’s get started.
Jeng: What did you do this summer?
Cynthia: I worked at a summer camp as a nurse’s aide. I thought we would be giving simple first aid, but you wouldn’t believe the kinds of injuries the kids came in with.
Jeng: You mean like poison ivy, bee stings, bug bites, and scraped knees?
Cynthia:
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