to be cut off from civilization

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 671: Vacationing on an Island.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 671. I am your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful – and I do mean beautiful – Los Angeles, California.

Oh, I should mention that our website is eslpod.com, and you can download a Learning Guide to this episode on the website.

This is an episode called “Vacationing on an Island,” let’s get started.

Mohsen: I need to get off this island. I’m getting island fever.

Ella: We’ve only been here two days. Give it a chance. We’re here to enjoy a slower pace of life, remember?

Mohsen: When you said we were going on an island vacation, I didn’t know we’d be so isolated. There isn’t a living soul within five miles!

Ella: This isn’t isolated; it’s secluded. We have privacy and serenity. Isn’t that what we wanted?

Mohsen: I wanted a vacation with all of the creature comforts.

Ella: That’s what we have, don’t you think? We’re staying in a very nice house.

Mohsen: Yes,