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tie
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The word “tie,” in this podcast, means a moment when two teams or competitors have the same number of points, so that there is not a winner or loser: “There was a tie between two students, so the school is going to vote for its class president again.” A “tie” is also a long, colored piece of fabric that men wear around their necks so that it hangs in front of their shirts: “Do you think this shirt and suit would look better with a blue tie or a red tie?” A “tie” is often a connection between people, ideas, or places: “They have close ties with their cousins in Luxembourg.” Finally, a “tie” can be a small piece of string, rope, plastic, or wire that is used to close a bag: “The tie on this bag is really tight and I can’t open it.” to fall behind In this podcast, the phrase “to fall behind” means to lose one’s winning position, or to allow another team or competitor to get a score that is higher than one’s own: “The radio station fell behind its competitors in terms of the number of listeners that it has.” The phrase “to fall behind schedule” means to be delayed so that one will no longer be able to finish a project on time: “The construction project fell behind schedule due to bad weather.” The phrase “to fall back on (something)” means to use something for help, or ask someone for help, in a difficult situation: “If I can’t find a job as an accountant, I can always fall back on my secretarial skills.” Finally, the phrase “to fall for (something)” means to believe something that isn’t true: “Do you think anyone will fall for that silly story?” 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 340 – Office Competition
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Office Competition». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 340: Office Competition.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 340. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. If you go there, you can download an 8 to 10 page Learning Guide that contains all of the vocabulary, sample sentences, additional definitions that we don’t discuss on the podcast, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is called “Office Competition.” We’re going to listen to a story that uses a lot of vocabulary you might find in discussing a competition, or a contest, or when one person tries to do better than someone else. Let’s get started.
Okay, everybody. Listen up. We’re approaching the end of the month. Unless you’re new here, you know that we are in competition with our rival, the East Coast office, to have the most sales this period.
At the beginning of the month, we pulled ahead
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