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VOCABULARY for Today's Podcast
(to) cool - (to) make cooler
(to) set aside - (to) allocate a particular block of time for something
on a regular basis
daily - occurring every day
about to - going to do momentarily
(to be) pleased - (to be) happy with something
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
for Today's Audio Story
(everybody) else - all the others
(the) solution - (the) way in which a problem is solved
every other (Friday) - alternating (Friday nights).
Thus, one Friday yes, one Friday no, the next Friday yes, and so on
(a) meeting - a gathering of people in which a serious
topic is discussed
(a) uniform - (the) garment worn by all the members
of a particular team, school, etc.
(a) sibling - (a) brother or sister
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Solving Family Problems
An Audio Story
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The ESL Help Desk podcasts from beautiful
and historic Boston.
Today, the temperature in Boston is in the high 90's; a good place to
be right about now, if you live in the Boston area, is by a lake or
by the ocean, where water temperatures cool the surrounding air.
The family that you see pictured below is probably very comfortable
on a day like today! And this brings us to this week's episode.
 How
does your family solve problems? Do you set aside a regular daily
or weekly time to sit and listen to each other?
Today we are going to treat you to the audio of an essay written by
Adimir Ramos, in which Adimir describes how his family solves its problems.
The essay you are about to listen to was written by Adimir in his college
ESL class.
If you would like to read along while listening to the audio, please click
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WARM-UP
How do you think the family pictured above solves its problems?
To listen to only the audio story, "Solving Family Problems", click
here!
Questions for Thought
1. Does Adimir sound pleased about his family's way
of dealing with problems?
2. What do you think of the Ramos family's way of solving family
problems?
3. What do you think of his relationship with his siblings?
4. How does your family differ in the way it deals with family
problems?
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or ideas for future ESL Help Desk podcasts?
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to us this week, and we hope we'll see you next week, and that all your
problems will find their solutions!
Music Copyright,
permission of Luca De Bernardi;
Photo of Headphones Copyright Karl-Erik Bennion
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