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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 773: Dealing With Debt.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 773. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in – say it with me – beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue about “debt,” when you owe other people money, when you borrow money. That, of course, can sometimes lead to problems. Let’s get started.

Kristin: Let’s go shopping!

Ed: Wait a second. What are all these?

Kristin: They’re bills, but they don’t have to be paid yet. Don’t worry. Let’s go! There’s a new pair of shoes with my name on it.

Ed: Hold on a minute.