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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 299: An Old Love.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 299. 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 “An Old Love,” someone who was your boyfriend or girlfriend many years ago. It's a dialogue between Juan and Naomi about an old love. Let's get started.

Juan: You’ll never guess who I got an email from yesterday.

Naomi: Who?

Juan: Diana Shultz.

Naomi: Weren’t you two an item back in high school? So, you got an email from an old flame. Very interesting.

Juan: Well, that’s ancient history. We lost touch after we went off to college.

Naomi: What did she say in her email?

Juan: She said she was going to be in town next month and wanted to know if I wanted to get together for