#0345 – The Seven-year Itch, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0345 – The Seven-year Itch

#0345 – The Seven-year Itch, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 345 – The Seven-year Itch
GLOSSARY
to split up –
to end a relationship, especially a romantic relationship
* Angie and Ronald split up because he wanted to have children and she didn’t.
seven-year itch –
the idea that most people will become tired of their marriage
after about seven years and want to be with other people
* Good communication and honesty can prevent the seven-year itch from ruining
your marriage.
unfaithful –
not loyal; having a romantic relationship and/or sex with someone
who is not one’s wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend
* Would you be able to forgive your husband or wife if he or she were unfaithful
to you?
wandering eye –
a tendency to flirt; a tendency to be interested romantically in
people who are not one’s wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend
* Iago has a wandering eye and he’s always flirting with his coworkers and
clients, even though he has a girlfriend.
it’s a shame –
it’s a pity; too bad; a phrase used to show that one feels sad
about something that has happened
* It’s a shame that they lost so much money in the stock market. Now they won’t
be able to retire as early as they had planned to.
marriage vows –
the promises exchanged between a husband and wife during
their wedding ceremony
* In their marriage vows, they said that they would love each other “for richer or
for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.”
lifelong –
for the duration of one’s entire life; until one dies
* Becoming a parent is a lifelong commitment because you will continue to worry
about your children even when they are adults and have children of their own.
commitment –
a promise to behave in a certain way; a promise to do something
* Stefan made a commitment to his employer, promising to work there for at least
four years.
notion –
idea; concept; a way of thinking about something; a way of
understanding something
* Did you have any notion of what was going to happen?
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ESL Podcast 345 – The Seven-year Itch
out of date –
outdated; old-fashioned; not belonging to the present time
* Your computer software is out of date. You need to get the new version.
conventional wisdom –
common, public opinion; ideas that are generally
accepted by most people
* Convention wisdom is that children who are spoiled and get everything they
want will turn out to be unpleasant adults.
short-term –
for a short, limited period of time; not for very long; for a while
* Her short-term goal is to finish nursing school, but her long-term goal is to
become a surgeon.
to renew –
to begin something again; to extend the period of something
* How often do you have to renew your driver’s license?
to go (one’s) separate ways –
to become interested in different things and end
a relationship; to end a relationship, especially a romantic relationship, so that
each person can do what he or she wants to do without the other person
* They love each other very much, but he wants to live in the States and she
wants to live in Europe, so they decided to break up and go their separate ways.
contract –
a legal document; a written agreement to do something
* Yela had to sign a 14-page employment contract when she started working for
that company.
cynical –
negative; pessimistic; believing that bad things will happen; not
believing that anything good can happen
* Our manager is so cynical! He never thinks that any of our ideas are any good.
adultery –
the act of a married person having sex with someone who is not his or
her wife or husband
* Vicky got a divorce when she found out that her husband was committing
adultery with his secretary.
la-la land –
a place or time where one thinks or daydreams silly, imaginative,
non-serious things that do not happen in real life
* The student never concentrates in class and is always in la-la land whenever
her teacher asks her a question.
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ESL Podcast 345 – The Seven-year Itch
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. How would Sunny describe marriage vows?
a) Out of date.
b) A short-term arrangement.
c) A lifelong commitment.
2. According to Igor, which of these ideas comes from la-la land?
a) Conventional wisdom.
b) Marriage renewals every seven years.
c) Long-term commitments.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to split up
The phrase “to split up,” in this podcast, means to end a romantic relationship:
“Why did Howard and Anita split up after being married for more than 25 years?”
The phrase “to split (somebody) up” means to try to end a relationship between
two other people: “I think my girlfriend’s dad wants to split us up because he
doesn’t think I make enough money.” The phrase “to split (something) up”
means to divide something into smaller sections: “The 10-hour workshop was
split up into three sessions on three different days.” Finally, the phrase “to split
the difference” means to agree to use a number in the middle of what two people
are discussing: “The seller wanted $100, and I didn’t want to pay more than $80,
so in the end, we split the difference and I bought the table for $90.”
notion
In this podcast, the word “notion” means an idea or belief, or a way of thinking
about or understanding something: “American society is founded on the notion of
free speech.” Or, “Where did you get the notion that you’d become a company
president by the age of 23?” In the plural, “notions” are small objects, especially
those used for sewing: “I want to go to the fabric store to buy some thread,
buttons, and other sewing notions.” As a verb, “to note” can mean to write
something down quickly: “As he was reading the book, he noted his reactions in
pencil on the side of the page.” However, the things that are noted down are
called “notations” – not notions: “The doctor wrote so quickly that the pharmacist
wasn’t able to read his notations.”
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CULTURE NOTE
The Seven Year Itch
is a “classic” (old, well known, and popular) American movie
that was made in 1955. In this “comedy” (funny movie), a man sends his wife
and son to go on a summer vacation while he stays in New York to work. He is a
book reader for a “publishing company” (a company that makes books) and has
just finished reading a book about the seven-year itch, which “claims” (states that
something is true) that many married men “cheat” (have sex with someone they
are not married to) on their wives after the first seven years of marriage.
The 38-year-old man is “determined” (strongly committed to something) to work
hard and not live the life of a “bachelor” (an unmarried man) while his family is
traveling, but then his life becomes “complicated” (confusing and difficult). A
beautiful 22-year-old blonde woman played by Marilyn Monroe, a very famous
and “attractive” (pretty and sexy) American actress, moves into the same
apartment building. He invites the woman to come over and have a drink in his
home.
The man spends a lot of time “fantasizing” (imagining situations, especially
related to sex, that are not true) about having an “affair” (a sexual relationship
outside of marriage) with the neighbor. But at the same time, he thinks about
what it would be like if his wife had an affair with someone on her vacation.
These fantasies are very funny to watch.
In the end, the man takes control of his wandering eye and decides not to cheat
on his wife.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – c
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ESL Podcast 345 – The Seven-year Itch
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 345: The Seven-
year Itch.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 345. I’m your
host...guess who? Dr. Jeff McQuillan, that’s right, from Los Angeles, California –
I should say beautiful Los Angeles, California, and the Center for Educational
Development. I’m feeling good today!
Be sure to visit our website at eslpod.com, where you can download a Learning
Guide for this episode. Our Learning Guides are 8 to 10 page PDF files that
contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences using our new
vocabulary in different context, additional explanations of words that have
additional meanings beyond what we talk about on this episode. You’ll also find
a cultural note, as well as some comprehension questions in the Learning Guide.
Again, go to our website for more information.
This dialogue is called “The Seven-year Itch.” It’s about how husbands and
wives sometimes separate or divorce because the man wants to find a new
partner. Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Sunny: Did you hear the news? Nancy and Brian are splitting up.
Igor: How long have they been married?
Sunny: Eight years. I’m sure it was the seven-year itch. I bet Brian was
unfaithful to Nancy.
Igor: How do you know? Maybe it was Nancy who had a wandering eye.
Sunny: Maybe, but it’s a shame. They were such a nice couple. Doesn’t
anyone take marriage vows seriously these days? To me, it’s a lifelong
commitment.
Igor: If you ask me, I think our notion of marriage is out of date. Conventional
wisdom is that everybody wants to be unfaithful after they’ve been married a few
years. Why not make marriage a short-term arrangement? In my view, a
marriage should last for seven years unless you want to renew. If you don’t, you
each go your separate ways.
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