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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,058 – Preventing Binge Drinking.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,058. 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 about people who drink too much – too much alcohol, that is. Let’s get started.

Danielle: They’re at it again. Those college kids next door are having another kegger.

Nabil: That’s what we get for buying a house this close to a college. College students will have keggers and they’ll binge drink. It’s a rite of passage.

Danielle: It’s dangerous to their health and a menace to the neighborhood, and I’m going to do something about it.

Nabil: There’s nothing we can do. If it gets out of hand, we can call the cops, but let’s