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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 311: A Mid-life Crisis.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 311. 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 “A Mid-life Crisis.” It’s a dialogue between a wife and a friend talking about the woman’s husband and how he is going through something we call a “mid-life crisis.” Let’s get started.

Bella: I think my husband is going through a mid-life crisis.

Russell: What makes you think that?

Bella: He just traded in his car for a very expensive sports car, and he’s filling the house with gym equipment.

Russell: Uh oh, that’s a bad sign. Do you know what may have triggered this?

Bella: I’m not sure, but he was passed over for a promotion at work a couple