agitated

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 870: Using Caffeine as a Stimulant

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 870. 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. Go there, download a Learning Guide, become a member of ESL Podcast.

This episode is a dialog between Joan and Roberto, about using caffeine, what people often have in their coffee to keep them awake, as a stimulant. Let’s get started.

Joan: Hi, how are you? What are you doing? What is this?

Roberto: Whoa! You’re very high-strung this morning.

Joan: Am I? I am a little wired. I’ve been up all night trying to finish an assignment for one of my classes.

Roberto: You don’t seem tired at all for having been up all night. In fact, you seem to be bouncing off the walls.

Joan: What are you trying to imply? Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you. I’ve