#0228 – A Christmas Feast, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0228 – A Christmas Feast

#0228 – A Christmas Feast, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 228 – A Christmas Feast
GLOSSARY
the more, the merrier
–
the more people there are, the more fun something will
be
* Lydia asked if she could bring her cousins to the party, and I said, “Of course!
The more, the merrier!”
thrilled
–
delighted; very happy
*
Magdalene was thrilled to learn that she had been accepted at Boondocks
University.
fruitcake
–
a traditional Christmas cake that contains small pieces of dried fruit
* Ashley doesn’t like raisins, so he always picks them out of the fruitcake.
to sit down to (a meal)
–
to take a seat at the table and begin to eat a meal
* We had just sat down to dinner when the telephone rang, but we didn’t answer
it because we didn’t want the food to get cold.
feast
–
a very large meal, usually for many people
* The wedding feast was delicious, with enough meat, breads, desserts, and
drinks for 300 people.
to go overboard
–
to be too enthusiastic about something; to do something
beyond what one should; to do too much
* Alberto just started a new exercise program, but he’s going overboard and
exercising at least two hours a day.
roast
–
a large piece of uncut beef or pork cooked in an oven
* Grandma Chin has a delicious recipe for a pork roast with an apple-butter
sauce.
ham
–
pork; the meat from the top part of a pig’s leg
* He always has a ham-and-cheese sandwich for lunch.
stuffing
–
a mixture of chopped bread, herbs, vegetables, and fruits put inside of
a turkey, duck, or chicken, and cooked in an oven
* Their family makes a stuffing with apples and carrots. It sounds strange, but it’s
very tasty.
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ESL Podcast 228 – A Christmas Feast
yam
–
a vegetable that is orange-colored that is a root of a plant, similar to a
sweet potato
* Do you think we should make some baked yams for dinner?
mashed potatoes
–
potatoes that have been cooked and then pressed until they
are smooth, usually mixed with butter and milk, and served with gravy (a dark
brown sauce)
* If you eat too much of the mashed potatoes, you won’t have room for turkey.
cranberry sauce
–
a dessert that looks like jelly made from cranberries (a type
of sour, red berry) and sugar, usually served with turkey for holiday meals
* Could you please pass the cranberry sauce to this end of the table?
eggnog
–
a holiday drink made from alcohol, eggs, milk, and spices
* Would you like a glass of eggnog or do you prefer soda?
to save room for (something)
–
to stop eating before one is full, so that one will
be able to eat something else later
* I’m glad you like the salad, but please don’t eat too much of it. Save room for
the pasta!
pumpkin pie
–
a dessert baked in an oven, made with soft, sweet pumpkin in the
middle and crust (harder edge) on the bottom and sides
*
Nancy served us huge slices of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top.
gingerbread house
–
a dessert made of cookies flavored with ginger, put
together in the shape of a house and decorated with candies
* The girls tried to make a gingerbread house, but it kept falling down, so they
decided to just eat the gingerbread by itself.
to carve the bird
–
to cut an oven-cooked turkey, chicken, or duck into small
pieces for each person to eat
* Their grandfather always lets the children help him carve the bird for the
Thanksgiving dinner.
to do the honors
–
to perform a ceremony or ritual; to do an important thing
* We need a close friend to give a speech at our wedding reception. Would you
do the honors?
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Why did the family invite Adriano and his family over for Christmas?
a) The family thought that dinner would be more fun with more people.
b) The family made too much food and needs help eating it all.
c) The family needed someone to bring a dessert.
2. Lucy asks Adriano to:
a) Pour the drinks.
b) Cut the turkey.
c) Bring a fruitcake.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to go overboard
The phrase “to go overboard,” in this podcast, means to be too enthusiastic
about something or to do too much of something: “We know the food at school
isn’t very good, but don’t go overboard while you’re home for the holidays.” Or,
“Cynthia went completely overboard when her granddaughter was born, buying
far too many presents for the baby.” The phrase “to fall overboard” or “to jump
overboard” can mean to fall or jump over the side of a boat or a ship into the
water, usually accidentally. For example, “The child was playing too close to the
edge of the boat, and he accidentally fell overboard into the cold water.” On a
boat or ship, one should shout, “Man overboard!” to make other people aware
that someone has fallen into the water.
to do the honors
In this podcast, the phrase “to do the honors” means to perform a ceremony or
ritual. or to take on an important responsibility: “Maria couldn’t cut her birthday
cake because her arm was broken, so her mother did the honors.” To graduate
“with honors” means to graduate with very good grades, as one of the best
students: “Adam received a lot of job offers because he graduated with honors
from a very good university.” The word “honor” means something that one is
very proud of: “It was an honor to be asked to speak at the conference.” “Honor”
can mean great admiration or respect when it is used in phrases such as “the
guest of honor” or “the seat of honor”: “When will the guest of honor, Dr. Gopal,
be arriving for dinner?” Judges are sometimes called “Your Honor.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Christmas “carols” are traditional Christmas songs. Some songs are religious,
but others are about Santa Claus and presents, and others are about the joyful or
happy feeling around Christmas. In some cities and towns, small groups of
people go “Christmas caroling,” singing carols at hospitals, at nursing homes for
the elderly (or older people), or on neighborhood streets. Often people invite the
carolers inside their homes to eat Christmas cookies and drink hot chocolate or
hot “apple cider” (hot apple juice mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and other spices).
At Christmastime, it is common to see a large, decorated tree in the middle of
many American towns. These trees are often decorated with lights, colored
balls, dolls, or images of animals. A man dressed as Santa Claus often sits in
front of the tree. Young children sit on his “lap” (the space on the upper part of
one’s legs when one sits down) and tell him what they would like to receive for
Christmas. Then Santa Claus tells them to be good and gives them a “candy
cane” (a red-and-white, hard candy in the shape of a “cane” or walking stick).
Other, smaller trees are often placed inside office buildings and shopping malls.
These “giving trees” have special paper decorations. One side of the decoration
has a holiday drawing and the other side has the name and age of a poor child,
with that child’s “wish” or something that the child wants. People take an
“ornament” (decoration), buy the gift that the child wants, and then “wrap” it
(cover it in colored paper). They place the present under the tree and the
presents are given to poor children on Christmas day. Other people choose to
“adopt” an entire family, providing gifts and holiday food for a poor family that
doesn’t have enough money to celebrate the holiday.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – a; 2 – b
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ESL Podcast 228 – A Christmas Feast
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 228: A Christmas
Feast.
Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 228. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from beautiful Los Angeles, California. I want to
thank Santa Claus for coming on our program today and wishing us all a Merry
Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on this Christmas holiday edition of
ESL Podcast.
Remember to visit our website and give yourself a Christmas/Chanukah holiday
gift by becoming a member of ESL Podcast. If you do that, your present will be a
Learning Guide for each episode of this podcast that includes all of the
vocabulary, definitions, cultural notes, additional definitions that we don't talk
about on the podcast, as well as a complete transcript of each episode.
Our topic today is called “A Christmas Feast.” Let's get started.
[Start of story]
This year, our family decided that the more the merrier and invited Adriano and
his family to have Christmas dinner with us. We were thrilled when they
accepted our invitation.
Lucy: I’m so glad you guys could all make it.
Adriano: We wouldn’t have missed it for anything. We brought a fruitcake.
Lucy: Oh, thanks. Make yourselves comfortable. We’re just about to sit down to
dinner.
Adriano: Wow, it looks like you’ve prepared a feast.
Lucy: Yeah, we did go a little overboard this year. We’ve got a turkey, a roast
and a ham, and all the trimmings: stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, and
cranberry sauce. Help yourself to some eggnog.
Adriano: Thanks. Did you do all of the cooking yourself?
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