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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 506: Being Generous and Stingy.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 506. 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 to download a Learning Guide for this episode, an 8- to 10-page guide that we provide for all of our current episodes that gives you some additional help in improving your English.

This episode is called “Being Generous and Stingy.” It’s a dialogue between Britney and Salvador using a lot of vocabulary describing how people use their money. Let’s get started.

Britney: I was thinking of hitting up Jane for a little loan. You know her better than I do. What are the chances she’ll spot me a couple hundred dollars until next month?

Salvador: I think that’s a pipe dream. I wouldn’t exactly call her a cheapskate, but she’s not known for her generosity.

Britney: What about Francke? He’s rolling in it. He could easily part with a couple hundred bucks without giving it a second thought.

Salvador: