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ESL Podcast 211 – Giving Bad News and Condolences
#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 *Becaus...
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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 McQuillin coming to you from the Center for Educational Development
in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember to visit our website at ESLPD.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 are talking today about how to give some bad news to someone and to offer condolences. Let's get started.
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