#0305 – Describing People's Body Types, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0305 – Describing People's Body Types, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 305 – Describing People’s Body Types
GLOSSARY
costume –
clothing worn to dress like another person or thing, often for the
theater or for Halloween
* Suri is going to be a sheep in the school play, so his mom is making him a
sheep costume.
to sort (something) out –
to organize and group objects by type
* We need to sort out these old pictures, putting the best ones in photo albums
and throwing away the rest of them.
play –
a performance with live actors at a theater; drama
*
The Death of a Salesman,
written by Arthur Miller, is a famous American play.
broad-shouldered –
with wide shoulders; with a large distance between one’s
shoulders
* Many football players are broad-shouldered.
petite –
small; short and thin; with small bones; less than 5-feet 4-inches tall
* I’ve always been petite and most of the pants I buy are a little too long.
thin –
slender; skinny; not fat; not overweight
* Freddy started exercising and lost 100 pounds. Now he’s thin and no longer
overweight.
slender –
thin; skinny; not fat; not overweight
* Nancy was always very slender, even after having four children!
pear-shaped –
with a curvy body that has a shape like a pear; with a thin top
and waist, and wide hips and bottom
* Many women complain about being pear-shaped and try to lose fat in their hips.
hourglass figure –
the shape of a woman’s body with large breasts, a small
waist, and large hips
* The women who win beauty competitions often have hourglass figures.
skinny –
thin; slender; not fat; not overweight; too thin
* Rebecca is too skinny! She needs to start eating more.
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stocky –
short but with a big body, yet not overweight; short but with large
muscles and bones
* Camilo is very stocky, so he has to buy very big clothes, even though he isn’t
fat.
muscular –
with big and strong muscles
* Dinkar is very muscular because he lifts weights in the gym for an hour every
day.
flabby –
fat; with a lot of fat and extra skin hanging from one’s body; overweight
* Elan was in great shape before he broke his leg. He says he’s flabby now and
can’t wait until he can exercise again.
long-legged –
with long legs; with legs whose length is a large percentage of
one’s total height
* My teacher said that you have to be long-legged to become a ballerina.
to drop out –
to decide not to do or finish something; to stop doing something
that one has said one would do; to stop participating in something
* Did you hear that Anna dropped out of the school soccer team?
replacement –
substitute; a person or thing that takes the place of someone or
something else
* Vicky stopped working here last week, so we need to hire her replacement as
soon as possible.
to get out of (something) –
to have an excuse for not doing something; to find
an acceptable reason for why one cannot do something; to not have to do
something
* I wish there were a way to get out of the presentation tomorrow. I’m so
nervous!
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Which word describes the pair of pants that would fit Pierre?
a) Long.
b) Short.
c) Pear-shaped.
2. Why does Bryan need to replace Ike in the play?
a) Because Ike dropped onto the stage floor.
b) Because Ike decided not to be in the play.
c) Because Ike is volunteering to help with the costumes.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
play
The word “play,” in this podcast, means a performance with live actors at a
theater: “Were you ever in a school play?” As a verb, “to play” means to do
something to have fun: “The children spent the whole day playing at the park.”
The verb “to play (something)” means to participate in an activity or game that is
designed to help people have fun: “Do you want to play Monopoly with me?” Or,
“Lots of young children like to play hide-and-seek.” When we talk about music,
the verb “to play (something)” means to use a musical instrument to make music:
“Ulysses knows how to play the saxophone.” Finally, the phrase “to play
(something) down” means to act as if something isn’t as important as it really is:
“Denise is playing down her knee injury, but it’s really very bad and she won’t be
able to play volleyball again.”
thin
In this podcast, the word “thin” is used to describe people who are slender,
skinny, or not overweight: “Jorge was very thin as a child, but he became heavier
as an adult.” Or, “Cherise has a very long, thin face.” The word “thin” can also
be used to describe objects that are long and have a very small width: “Please
use this knife to cut the ham into thin slices.” Or, “Some suits are made from
dark blue cloth with very thin gray lines.” Finally, the word “thin” can be used to
describe a liquid that has a lot of water: “Panchita forgot to put potatoes and flour
in the soup, so it was very thin.”
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CULTURE NOTE
In the United States, some clothing stores “specialize” (make themselves
different from other stores) by selling clothes for people of specific sizes. These
“specialty stores” are popular with people who have unusual sizes, because
sometimes it’s hard for these people to find clothing that “fits” (is the right size for
one’s body) at regular stores.
Some specialty stores are for “petites,” or women who are less than 5-feet 4-
inches tall and have small bones. When petite women buy regular clothes, the
pants and “sleeves” (the part of a shirt or dress that covers one’s arms) are too
long. Petite clothing is made for shorter bodies. Most regular “department
stores” (large stores that sell clothing and other things) have a “petite section,”
but specialty stores offer better “selection” (the variety of what is sold).
Other specialty stores sell clothing in large sizes for people who weight more or
are overweight and need clothes that are bigger. Some specialty stores sell
“plus-size” (very large size) clothing and “lingerie” (underwear) for women. As
Americans continue to get larger and larger, plus-size specialty stores are
becoming more common.
Overweight men often shop at specialty stores that are called “big-and-tall”
stores. These stores have men’s clothing for men who are overweight and/or
very tall. Big-and-tall stores have clothing sizes that men can’t find in regular
department stores. They also sometimes have shoes that fit men who have
larger feet and who have difficulty finding shoes in regular shoe stores.
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – b
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 305: Describing
People’s Body Types.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 305. 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 and download a Learning Guide for this episode
that will help you learn English even faster. You get all of the vocabulary,
definitions, additional cultural notes, additional explanations of vocabulary not on
the audio part of this podcast, as well as a complete transcript of this episode.
You can also visit our ESL Podcast Store, where we have some premium
courses on business and daily-life English that we think you’ll be interested in.
This episode is called “Describing People’s Body Types,” describing their
physical characteristics – what their body is like. Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Remi: We need to get these costumes sorted out. I’m not sure we have ones
that will fit each person in this play.
Bryan: Let’s see. We need a shirt for Hector. He’s broad-shouldered, so this
one would be too small. Any luck finding one over there?
Remi: No, but I think I found a dress for Lee Ann. She’s petite and thin, and I
hadn’t been able to find anything that would fit someone that slender. All of the
other dresses are for women with either pear-shaped or hourglass figures.
Bryan: Okay, at least that’s some progress. What about Malcolm? Unlike his
brother who is tall and skinny, he’s big and fat. How are we going to find one to
fit him?
Remi: He’s not fat! He’s stocky. He is really muscular and not at all flabby. Oh,
here’s a pair of pants that would fit Pierre. These are perfect, since he’s not
long-legged like all of the other men.
Bryan: We’re actually doing pretty well, I think.
Remi: We just need a costume for you.
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