bragging rights

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 594: Competition and Prizes.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 594. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Competition and Prizes.” It’s a dialogue between Olga and Apollo that is going to be using a lot of vocabulary we might use when you are competing with someone – you are both trying to win something such as in a sport or a game. Let’s get started.

Olga: Are you going to take me on, or are you chicken?

Apollo: Me chicken? No way! Bring it on!

Olga: Okay, but get ready to get trounced. I’m going to teach you a thing or two about how this game should be played. Ready for some humiliation?

Apollo: Stop trash-talking and get over here. What are we playing for? How about 20 or 30 dollars?

Olga: Those stakes are too high. Let’s say that the champion will get bragging rights.

Apollo: Bragging rights?! If I can’t