#0211 – Giving Bad News and Condolences, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0211 – Giving Bad News and Condolences, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 211 – Giving Bad News and Condolences
GLOSSARY
How are you holding up?
– How are you feeling?, normally asked of someone
who is having a difficult time
* I went back to work after my illness and I must have looked tired because my
boss asked me, “How are you holding up?”
test results
– the results of medical tests that a patient takes
* After being told that his test results came back negative for cancer, Bobby went
out and celebrated.
I’m afraid...
– I’m sorry to say... or I regret to have to say...; a phrase often used
to give bad news
* Because you have had three car accidents this past year, I’m afraid we are
going to have to raise your insurance rates.
to deteriorate
– to get worse; to slowly become worse or more sick
* He was a great employee but because of personal problems, his work
deteriorated over the past few months.
rapidly
– quickly; fast
* Our company’s sales have increased rapidly over the past two years.
to prepare for the worst
– to get ready for something very bad that is likely to
happen in the future
* When we heard that a bad storm was coming, we prepared for the worst.
to recover
– to return or go back to a normal condition; to feel better after an
illness
* She broke her arm in July, and it took the entire summer for it to recover.
to hope for the best
– to believe that a bad situation is going to have a good
result in the end
* With fifteen flights already cancelled due to a snowstorm, the ticket agent told
her to hope for the best.
to pass away
– to die
* She still talks about her dog, the one that passed away three months ago.
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wake
– a time to visit or see a dead person’s body before he or she is buried
* Her aunt’s wake is scheduled for 6 o’clock on Tuesday, the day before the
burial.
funeral
– a ceremony to honor and remember a dead person, usually before he
or she is buried
* Many people wear black or dark-colored clothes when going to a funeral.
to console
– to comfort or make someone feel a better during sad or bad times
* To console her son after his team lost the baseball game, she took him and his
friends out for pizza.
I’m sorry for your loss. / Please accept my condolences. / My thoughts are
with you during this difficult time.
– phrases to express sympathy or kindness
towards someone who was a relative or close friend of the person who died;
usually said at a funeral or a wake
* When I saw Evan at the funeral, I said, “Please accept my condolences.”
funeral director
– the person in charge of the place where a funeral or burial
ceremony is held
* The funeral director was very kind and told us that he would take care of all the
arrangements for the funeral.
funeral service
– the ceremony, often religious, that usually is held before a
dead person is buried
* The funeral service is scheduled for 4 o’clock that afternoon.
eulogy
– a speech that remembers good things about a person, given at a
funeral service
* Greg’s eulogy for his cousin was so touching that nearly everyone cried.
burial
– the time and place for putting a dead person in a grave (in the ground)
* His close friends and family were all at the burial to pay their last respects.
bearable
– being able to tolerate unpleasant things or a difficult situation
* Even though it was supposed to be very hot in Phoenix in the summer, the
weather turned out to be bearable.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Who passed away?
a) Wendy
b) Wendy’s father
c) Wendy’s doctor
2. When the doctor tells Wendy to prepare for the worst, he means:
a) Her father isn’t going to recover.
b) Her father is still weak but will be fine.
c) Her father wants to see her.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to pass away
The verb “to pass away” in this podcast, means for a person to die: “Before he
passed away, he told his children that he loved them and that he was very proud
of them.” There are several phrasal verbs that begin with “to pass.” “To pass
over” means to leave someone out or to ignore them when they should be getting
something good, such as a job: “Dan decided to take a job with another
company when he was passed over for manager last month.” Or, “The president
passed over a lot of more qualified people to give the position to his friend.”
Another phrasal verb, “to pass up,” means to let something go, or to not accept
something when you have the option to take it: “How can you pass up tickets to
see your favorite singer in concert?” Or, “I’ve decided to pass up the chance to
be a working actor so I can have a more secure job in business.”
wake
In this podcast, the word “wake” is a noun that describes the time and place to
visit a dead person’s body before he or she is buried: “At my grandmother’s
wake, I met relatives I’ve never seen before.” But the word is more commonly
used as a verb. “To wake” means to stop sleeping: “He told his friend to make
sure to wake up at 5 o’clock so that they could leave on time.” It is also used in
the phrase, “to wake up to (something),” which means to realize the importance
of something: “At my 30
th
birthday, I woke up to the fact that I needed to be more
responsible in life.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Funerals are sad times, and when a family member or friend dies, people reach
out and express their condolences in different ways. In the U.S., when someone
dies, it is common to call the family to give them your condolences. Some send
sympathy cards to tell the deceased’s family that they are sorry for their loss and
are thinking about them. It is also acceptable to send flowers to the home of the
“deceased,” or the person who has died, or to send them to the funeral home for
the funeral. If the person is religious and was of the Catholic religion, people
may send Mass cards, which are cards that tell the deceased person’s family of
arrangements or plans for a church “Mass,” or Catholic religious ceremony to be
said in their memory.
Attending the wake, funeral service, or the burial is also a way to offer and show
support. Most people wear dark and simple clothing to these events and sign the
“registry book,” a blank book at the funeral, so that the deceased person’s family
will know that they were there. It is also acceptable to say kind words and make
personal comments to remember the good things about the deceased like,
“Julianne was always thinking of others before herself,” or “She has so many
friends.” It is normally acceptable for people who attend the funeral service to go
with the family to the cemetery for the burial. All of these are ways to honor or
“pay respects” to the deceased and his or her family, and to tell them that you are
also affected by the death of the person.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – a
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ESL Podcast 211 – Giving Bad News and Condolences
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 211, “Giving Bad
News and Condolences.”
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 211. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com. We have some new features that
we think you will enjoy. You can download the Learning Guide for this episode,
where you will find all of the vocabulary, definitions, additional words that we
don't talk about on the podcast and a complete transcript of this episode.
We're talking today about how to give some bad news to someone and to offer
condolences. Let's get started.
[Start of story]
I was at the hospital at with my friend, Wendy. Her father was in an accident and
she was waiting to talk to the doctor.
Doctor: Hello, I’m Dr. Johnson. How are you holding up?
Wendy: Oh, I’m fine. Is there any news?
Doctor: Yes. I have examined your father’s test results and I’m afraid the news
isn’t good. His condition has deteriorated rapidly, and I want you to prepare for
the worst.
Wendy: You’re not saying that he won’t recover, are you?
Doctor: We can hope for the best, but your father may only have a few days. I’m
very sorry.
Wendy: Can I see my father?
Doctor: Yes, of course.
.......
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