#0774 – Describing Height and Build, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0774 – Describing Height and ...

#0774 – Describing Height and Build, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 774 – Describing Height and Build
GLOSSARY
heavyset
– very large and strong, or overweight but not obese
* Shane has always been heavyset, but I would never describe him as being fat.
to tower over
– to be much taller than another person
* Adam towers over his younger sister.
ex-boyfriend
– a man whom one used to date and have a romantic relationship
with, but did not marry
* Do you think it’s strange that Mary still talks to her ex-boyfriend almost every
day?
skinny
– slender; slim; thin; without extra fat on one’s body
* Gregory eats a lot, but he stays skinny because he exercises so much.
to put on a few pounds
– to gain weight, usually gradually over time
* Most people put on a few pounds over the holidays each winter.
svelte
– slender; slim; thin; without extra fat on one’s body, in an elegant,
fashionable way
* She’s so beautiful and svelte, she could become a fashion model.
petite
– a short, thin woman with small bones
* Victoria is very petite, so most pants are too long for her.
short
– not very tall; with below-average height
* Can you reach that box on the top shelf for me? I’m too short.
stocky
– a little bit heavy, either muscular or a little bit overweight
* The film director is looking for a stocky actor for the role of the bad guy.
average height
– with a typical height; not especially short or tall
* The average height of an adult American male is about five feet, nine inches.
breakup
– the end of a romantic relationship; the moment when two people
decide to stop dating each other and/or begin dating other people
* After the breakup, Olivia ate a pint of ice cream and burned all her photos of
Eric.
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don’t look now
– a phrase used to warn someone of something unpleasant that
can be seen or that is approaching
* Don’t look now, but I think your boss has been watching us from across the
restaurant.
tall
– not short; with above-average height
* Most of the teenagers on the basketball team are tall.
medium build
– not thin or fat; with an average body size
* Charlie is medium-build, but he wants to be bigger, so he’s lifting weights to try
to get more muscle.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What might you notice about the heavyset guy?
a) That he is threatening everyone else.
b) That he is talking more loudly than everyone else.
c) That he is taller than everyone else.
2. Which of these people would you expect to be the smallest?
a) Someone who is heavyset.
b) Someone who is svelte.
c) Someone who is stocky.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
pounds
The phrase “to put on a few pounds,” in this podcast, means to gain weight,
usually gradually over time: “It’s normal to put on a few pounds during the first
few months of pregnancy, but don’t lose control.” A “pound” is a measurement of
weight equal to 0.454 kilograms: “How much does a five-pound bag of potatoes
cost?” A “pound sign” is a hashtag or the intersection of two horizontal and two
vertical lines (#), especially on a telephone button: “Please enter your account
number, followed by the pound sign.” Finally, the phrase “a pound of flesh”
refers to a demanding, difficult request that creates a problem for someone:
“Adam is a millionaire and doesn’t need more money, but he’s determined to get
a pound of flesh by demanding that the borrowers pay all the interest on their
loan right now.”
short
In this podcast, the word “short” means not very tall, with below-average height:
“Reva’s parents are short, so she’ll probably be short, too, when she grows up.”
The phrase “to be short [of (something)]” can mean to not have enough of
something, especially when talking about money: “I’m a little short of money.
Could you please loan me $20?” The phrase “to be short on (something)” means
to not have as much of something as one should: “The waiters served good food,
but they were short on service.” The phrase “to become short of breath” means
to not be able to breathe easily: “At high altitudes, people experience shortness
of breath more quickly than usual.” Finally, the phrase “to be short with
(someone)” means to be rude and unfriendly: “Why was the cashier so short with
you?”
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CULTURE NOTE
Ideal Body Weight
Many people know they are overweight or “obese” (extremely overweight), but
they don’t know how much weight they need to lose to reach their “ideal body
weight,” or the number of pounds they should weigh. Most doctors believe that
there is no “pinpoint” (exact; precise) ideal body weight, but there is a “range”
(acceptable numbers between a minimum and maximum amount) for each
person, based on an individual’s height and “build” (how big one’s bones are and
how much muscle one has).
When speaking with patients, a lot of doctors and “dieticians” (people whose job
is to help people eat the right amount of healthy, nutritious foods) refer to their
“Body Mass Index,” or BMI. The BMI is calculated in the following simple
“formula” (symbols showing which mathematical operations should be made on
certain numbers):
BMI = (weight x 703)
÷
(height
2
)
where the weight is measured in pounds and the height is measured in inches.
For example, someone who is 5’6” (five feet, six inches) tall and weighs 150
pounds has a BMI of 24.2
The BMI categories “are as follows” (are shown below):
•
Underweight: less than 18.5
•
Normal weight: 18.5-24.9
•
Overweight: 25-29.9
•
Obese: greater than 30
These categories aren’t perfect. For example, imagine that two people are the
same height. Person A is an athlete who has a lot of “muscle mass” (very large,
strong muscles). Person B doesn’t exercise. Because muscle weighs more than
fat, the BMI categories might show that Person A is overweight while Person B
has normal weight, when “in fact” (in reality) the opposite is true.
Nevertheless, calculating the BMI can be helpful for people who want to better
understand whether they need to gain or lose weight.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – b
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 774: Describing
Height and Build.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 774. I’m your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there and support this podcast by becoming a
member. When you do, you will feel good about yourself and you will be able to
download our Learning Guides, which will help you improve your English also.
This episode is a dialogue describing people’s “height,” how tall they are, as well
as their “build,” what they look like: are they fat, are they skinny, and so forth.
Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Gwen: Do you see that heavyset guy over there, the one towering over everyone
else?
Denzel: Yeah, what about him?
Gwen: He’s my ex-boyfriend. I haven’t seen him in years. When I knew him he
was really skinny. He’s really put on a few pounds. It’s amazing what a few
years can do.
Denzel: None of us are as svelte as we used to be.
Gwen: That’s true enough. I’m not as petite as I used to be, that’s for sure.
Denzel: How come you’ve never mentioned this ex-boyfriend before?
Gwen: Oh, I’d almost forgotten about him. Oh, no. I hope that guy over there
didn’t see me.
Denzel: Who? That short, stocky guy?
Gwen: No, the average height guy who’s walking this way. He’s another one of
my exes. I’d hoped never to see him again.
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