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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,285 – Types of Commendations.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,285. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

This episode is a dialogue between Marissa and Santiago about types of commendations – rewards you give someone for doing a good job. Let’s get started.

Marissa: Can you believe it? We’ve received over 100 entries for the science fair.

Santiago: That’s great! We now need to decide what types of awards to hand out.

Marissa: Everybody likes money. How about a cash prize?

Santiago: We’re working with a very small budget here. We can’t afford a cash prize, and I’m not sure that it would send the right message anyway.

Marissa: The next best thing is a trophy.

Santiago: We don’t have the budget for trophies if we