matchmaking

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,062 – Being a Bachelor.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,062. 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 a dialogue between Iris and Alex about remaining unmarried. Let’s get started.

Iris: I’m thinking of inviting Simone and Jerry over for dinner.

Alex: This isn’t another attempt at matchmaking, is it? Jerry is a confirmed bachelor and he’s not looking to marry or become involved in a relationship.

Iris: He’s not a confirmed bachelor. In this neighborhood, with so many single women, he’s an eligible bachelor.

Alex: You mean in this neighborhood full of old spinsters! Stop