ESL Podcast 226 – Holiday Decorating
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ESL Podcast 226 – Holiday Decorating

B1IntermediateJune 13, 202019 min

#ESL Podcast 226 – Holiday Decorating ##GLOSSARY **to decorate –** to make something more attractive by putting objects on it *The students are going to decorate the high school gym so that it looks like a dance club for their dance on Friday night. **to go all out –** to put all of one’s energy and effort into doing something *She went all out during the race and finished in first...

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Welcome to English as a second language podcast, number 226. Holiday decorating. This is English as a second language podcast, episode 226. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillin, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development,

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in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember to visit our website at ESL-POD.com. You can find there the Learning Guide for this episode, which contains all of the vocabulary words, definitions, sample sentences,

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additional cultural notes, explanations of words that we don't talk about on the podcast, and a complete transcript of this episode. This podcast is about holiday decorating. Let's get started.

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