ESL Podcast 200 – Meeting a Deadline
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ESL Podcast 200 – Meeting a Deadline

B1IntermediateOctober 9, 201917 min

#ESL Podcast 200 – Meeting a Deadline ##GLOSSARY **You wanted to see me? –** short for *“Did you want to see me?”*; I’m here as you wanted or requested *You wanted to see me? I’ve been out to lunch for the past hour. **to pull out (all) the stops –** to give something the most effort that you can; to try as hard as you can *The university research team pulled out all the stops to make the discovery before any other university. **deadline –** the latest time or date that something should be completed *The deadline to submit your application is Friday at 5:00 p.m. **m...

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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast, number 200. Meeting a deadline. You're listening to English as a Second Language Podcast, episode number 200. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Education of Development, in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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additional cultural notes and other information about this episode of ESL podcast. Today's podcast is called Meeting a Deadline. Let's go. You wanted to see me? Yes, I did. Have a seat. I want to talk to you about the Pulse and Project. I know I'm a little late in getting that report to you, but I've been pulling out the

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