#0273 – Telling Secrets to Parents, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0273 – Telling Secrets to Parents, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 273 – Telling Secrets to Parents
GLOSSARY
to be supposed to do (something) –
to be expected to do something; to have
an obligation or agreement to do something
* The person who leaves the house last in the morning is the one who is
supposed to lock the door.
deal –
an agreement that one person will do one thing if another person does
another thing
* Sonya and Dmitrius made a deal that she would help him with his math
homework if he would help her study history.
to tell on (someone) –
to tell someone that another person has done something
bad; to tell someone about a bad thing that another person has done
* Brothers and sisters often tell on each other to their parents.
tattletale –
a child who often tells an adult when another child does something
wrong
* Katya was the tattletale when she told the teacher that Billie had put frogs in the
classroom.
to swear –
to promise that what one says is true
* I swear that I didn’t know that your ex-boyfriend would be at this party.
to hold up (one’s) end of (something) –
to do what one must do in an
agreement; to do what one has said that he or she will do
* I held up my end of the agreement by completing the work, so now Kathy needs
to hold up her end and pay me for it.
off –
canceled; over; finished; ended; no longer valid; not valid anymore
* Chandler and Rachel got in a fight and broke up, so the marriage is off.
to spill the beans –
to accidentally tell a secret; to accidentally say something
that shouldn’t have been said because another person asked one to keep it a
secret
* Who spilled the beans about Gwen’s surprise birthday party?
to put the blame on (someone) –
to say that something is another person’s
fault; to say that another person’s actions are the reason that something bad
happened
* You can’t put the blame on Jeremy for breaking the vase. It wasn’t his fault that
he fell down and accidentally hit it.
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liar –
a person who tells lies; a person who lies; a person who does not tell the
truth
* If you are a liar, other people won’t trust you.
to mean to do (something) –
to intend to do something; to have the intention to
do something; to want to do something; to do something on purpose
* Colleen didn’t mean to be late for the show. She was stuck in traffic.
come on –
a phrase used to show that one doesn’t believe what another person
has said; a phrase to encourage someone else to do something
* Come on, Desmond. Stop saying that. We both know it isn’t true.
chore –
something that one has to do regularly, usually around the home
* When Rob was a child, his chores were to milk the cows and feed the pigs
every morning.
to warn –
to tell someone to do (or not do) something because something bad
will result
* Steve warned everyone to work hard yesterday, because the boss was very
angry.
on notice –
aware of something; given a warning
* The government put people in southern Florida on notice for hurricanes.
to be dead to (one) –
to no longer be part of one’s family or one’s friend; to no
longer be important to someone else
* A mother must be very angry to tell her son that he is dead to her.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Why does Therese say, “The deal is off”?
a) Because she turned off the deal.
b) Because Stephen broke the deal.
c) Because Stephen wants to go to the movies.
2. Why does Stephen say, “Come on, please”?
a) Because he wants Therese to come to the movies.
b) Because he wants Therese to stop saying bad things about him.
c) Because he wants Therese to put the blame on him.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to swear
The verb “to swear,” in this podcast, means to promise that what one says is
true: “Chandler swore that he didn’t steal the money.” The verb “to swear” can
also mean to make a very serious promise to do something: “I swear that I will do
everything I can to help you.” Another meaning of “to swear” is to make an
official promise before beginning to work in a public office: “Supreme Court
judges swear on the Bible when they accept the position.” The phrase “to swear
somebody in” means to bring someone into a public office: “He was sworn in as
the new governor of Ohio.” Finally, “to swear” can mean to say bad words when
one is angry: “Please don’t swear in front of the children.”
off
In this podcast, the word “off” means canceled, finished, or ended: “The meeting
is off, because too many people are on vacation that day.” The phrase “to be off”
means to begin a race: “They’re off, and Jackson is already leading the other
runners.” The phrase “to be off” can also mean to be on vacation and not in the
office: “Juliet is off today, but I can give her your message when she returns.”
The word “off” can refer to a piece of equipment that isn’t working or in operation:
“The radio is off, but the TV is on.” We also use the word “off” to talk about
pieces of clothing that are removed: “Please take your shoes off before you walk
into the house.”
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ESL Podcast 273 – Telling Secrets to Parents
CULTURE NOTE
Young children often keep secrets from their parents. These are things that they
want to keep “private” (known only to them), but they often share them with their
friends.
One common way for children, and especially girls, to keep secrets is to use a
“diary.” A diary is a small book with “blank pages” (pages without any writing on
them). Each day, the children begin with the words, “Dear diary,” and then write
about what is happening in their lives, or what happened that day. Many diaries
have “locks” so that they can be closed with a small key. Sometimes girls share
their diaries with their close friends, but they generally don’t share them with their
parents.
Another common way for children, and especially boys, to keep secrets is to
become “blood brothers.” If two young boys share an experience that they don’t
want other people to know about, each child will make a small cut in his “index
finger” (the finger next to one’s thumb) and then they hold their fingers together
so that they share their blood. Because diseases, such as AIDS, are transferred
between people by blood, the practice of becoming “blood brothers” isn’t as
common now as it used to be.
When children share secrets, they often ask each other to swear that they won’t
share them with anyone else. One common “oath” (the words that people say
when swearing to do something) is “Do you swear to keep the secret? Cross
your heart and hope to die?” This phrase means that the child should prefer to
die than tell the secret. This is an “exaggeration” (what is said is much bigger
than what is actually done), but the idea is that the secret should not be shared
with other people.
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – b
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ESL Podcast 273 – Telling Secrets to Parents
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 273: Telling
Secrets to Parents.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 273. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com for more information about this podcast. You can
also take a look at our ESL Podcast Store, which has some additional courses
you may be interested in.
This episode is called “Telling Secrets to Parents,” and it's a conversation
between a brother and a sister, and has some good vocabulary that we would
use in a family. Let's get started.
[start of story]
Therese: I can’t believe you told Mom and Dad about me driving the car last
Saturday when I wasn’t supposed to. I thought we had a deal. You wouldn’t tell
on me and I’d take you and Kathy to the movies this weekend. You’re such a
tattletale.
Stephen: I swear it wasn’t me! Why would I tell? We do have a deal and I’ve
held up my end.
Therese: Forget it. The deal is off. There’ll be no movie this weekend.
Stephen: Hey, I told you it wasn’t me who spilled the beans. Are you sure it
wasn’t Jeffrey?
Therese: Don’t try to put the blame on somebody else. I know it was you.
Stephen: How?
Therese: You’re a terrible liar.
Stephen: Well, if I did tell on you, I didn’t mean to do it. Come on, please! I
really want to see that movie this weekend. What can I do?
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