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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 357: Describing Facial Expressions.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 357. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

You can visit our website at eslpod.com and download a Learning Guide for this episode. In our Learning Guide today, we talk about additional expressions related to facial expressions. You’ll also learn about different meanings for some of the expressions we talk about today. The Learning Guide is the fastest way to improve your English; it allows you to see all of the vocabulary and definitions, read new sample sentences to see if you really understand the words that you hear on the podcast. You can also follow along and listen to every word that we say during the audio episode by taking a look at the transcript. Finally, you can check your comprehension with comprehension questions. Every episode of ESL Podcast has a Learning Guide, just go to our website to find out more.

This episode is called “Describing Facial Expressions.” We’re going to listen to a conversation between Marjorie and Pedro about the way that people use their face to express their feelings. There are different terms that we use for the kinds of expressions that you