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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 497: Shopping for Bedding.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 497. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in the beautiful City of Los Angeles, in the State of California, here in the U.S. of A.

We have a website – oh, yes we do! It’s eslpod.com. On it, you can download a Learning Guide for this episode. What’s in a Learning Guide? Well, you get all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of this episode.

This episode is a dialogue between Xavier and Crystal. It’s about two people who are going to buy things they need for their bedroom; in this case, bedding. Let’s get started.

Xavier: Thanks for helping me decorate my new apartment. Hey, where are you going?

Crystal: I’m going to the bedding department. Now that you have a new bed, you’ll need new bedding.

Xavier: Right, okay, but can’t I just get some sheets, a couple of pillows, and a blanket?

Crystal: That’s only the beginning.