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TOPICS

After school activities, ethnic neighborhoods in Los Angeles, nude vs. naked vs.

bare, anything but

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GLOSSARY

athlete – a person who plays a sport well

* Some college athletes spend so much time practicing and traveling that they

have trouble passing their classes.

coach – a person who teaches others to play a sport, or is the instructor or

leader for a sports team

* They are hoping that the new coach can get the players into better shape.

tournament – a series of contests that players play in where they compete for a

big prize

* The tournament started out with 20 players, and now there are only two left.

yearbook – a book published at the end of each school year that describes and

shows the events that happened during that year

* If you look in the school yearbook, you’ll see a picture of all of the students who

played football that year.

orchestra – a large group of people who play musical instruments together,

usually with string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections

* The orchestra stopped playing when the actors came on stage.

marching band – a large group of people who play musical instruments outside

and who usually walk and use other movement as part of their performance

* The marching band performed on the football field where all of the fans could

see them.

speech – a formal talk given to an audience

* At the party to celebrate the store opening, the owner gave a speech.

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debate – a formal discussion on a particular topic with two or more people giving

different and usually opposite opinions

* I watched the presidential debate on TV and I didn’t think that either candidate

had good arguments on the issues.

choir – a group of singers who sing together

* He loves to sing and decided to join the choir at his church.

ethnic – describes a smaller group of people who are from the same country or

culture

* There are ethnic groups from all over the world in the city of Los Angeles.

nude – wearing no clothes; usually used when talking about art

* Do you think anyone would buy a nude painting of Dr. Jeff McQuillan?

naked – wearing no clothes

* During the hot days of summer, you can see some young kids running naked

on the beach.

bare – something that doesn’t have anything on it; “bare-naked” means to be

wearing no clothes

* This room is too bare. I think we need to add another chair and a small table.

anything but (something) – not to like something

* She likes to try new things and will eat anything but fish.

to contradict – to say that something is not true; to say the opposite

* He knew that his manager was wrong but he didn’t want to contradict him in

front of everyone at the meeting.

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WHAT INSIDERS KNOW

Knock-knock Jokes

Knock-knock jokes are a type of joke that is very popular with children in the U.S.

They are usually very “silly,” or foolish, and they always follow the same pattern.

The joke begins with the first person knocking at the door and the second person

asking who they are.

Here are some examples:

A: Knock knock.

B: Who’s there?

A: Boo.

A: Olive.

B: Boo who?

B: Olive who?

A: Don’t cry. It’s only a joke!

A: Olive you!

Most knock-knock jokes are “puns,” or jokes that are funny because one word

has two meanings or because two words with different meanings sound alike. In

Joke 1, “Boo who” sounds like “boo hoo,” the sound people make when they cry.

So, the last line, “Don’t cry. It’s only a joke” shows that there is a

misunderstanding. Person A thinks that person B is crying, when they are only

asking who is at the door.

In Joke 2, “olive” is what we call the small black fruit that grows on trees and that

is used to make oil for cooking. It sounds like, “I love.” So, the last line, “Olive

you!” sounds like “I love you!”

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

You're listening to English as a Second Language Podcast’s English Cafe

number 48.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast’s English Café episode 48. I'm

your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational

Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

On this Café, we're going to talk about what high school students do after school,

what are called after school activities. It's almost time for school to start here in

the United States, so I thought that would be a good topic. We're also going to

talk about the city of Los Angeles, different neighborhoods that are famous and

you might want to visit if you come to Los Angeles, so a little bit about the city.

And as always, we'll answer a few questions. Let's get started.

Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com for information about our podcast,

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complete transcript of this podcast.

Our first topic today is after school activities. These are things that students do

at the end of the school day. Schools in the United States, like in many

countries, begin their year in the fall. Traditionally, the first week of September is

one of the first weeks of school, maybe the second week of school; some

schools start at the end of August. It's different in every state, and even in every

city there might be a different day that the public school begins. The school year

in the United States goes from September until June. Here in California, there

are usually about 180 days that students go to school.

Well, although school, of course, is mostly about studying, or should be, in the

United States, it is very popular for students to do something other than study

after school. In fact, I think, the average student in an American high school is

probably much more involved in activities than in other countries. This can cause

problems when the students don't study enough, but after school activities are an

important part of American school culture and it's something that many people

like to participate in.

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There are lots of different activities that students can do after school. One of the

more obvious choices is to play on a sports team. The most common sports in

the United States are what we would call football - most of the world would call it

American football - basketball and baseball. Football is in the fall: September,

October, November; basketball is in the winter: November, December, January,

February; and baseball is in the spring: March, April, May, June.

Those are the three most popular sports in American schools. Those are also

the three most popular sports in American colleges and universities and that's

important to think about because if you are a good athlete, a boy or a girl who is

good at sports, you are going to, in many cases, go for the sport where you have

the most opportunities. If you're very, very good, you might get a scholarship to a

university or a college that will pay your tuition and pay your bills - your

expenses. So, although there are other sports that are popular, for example,

soccer, which is the most popular sport in the world, is popular in the United

States, but it's more popular among younger children than among older children

and high school students, partly because in the universities and in the

professional world you have a lot more opportunities if you play basketball,

baseball, or football. Now, there are some very good soccer teams, well, not the

United States soccer team, but there are good soccer players in high school and

college here in the United States, but it's not where many of our best athletes go.

An athlete, “athlete,” is someone who plays sports.

Students involved in athletics or sports are usually asked to practice with their

team every day or every other day, almost every day, it depends on the sport.

The coaches for the teams - a coach, “coach,” is the leader of the team, usually

it's a teacher at the school who wants to make some extra money, and so the

school will pay him or her extra money, maybe $2,000-3,000 dollars to be the

coach, and many big sports teams in high school have more than one coach.

The students will practice and then they have games and tournaments as

competitions. A tournament, “tournament,” is a competition between different

sports teams.

Sports is not the only thing that American students do after school. Many of

them also do other things. For example, American high schools publish a book

every year with the picture of all of the - pictures rather - of all the different

students, and there's also pictures of other activities that students do, after

school activities, and this book is called a yearbook, “yearbook,” one word. This

is a book that is written and done by the students. Everyone who wants a copy

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