《ESL Podcast 333 – Quitting Smoking》.pdfVIP

English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 333 – Quitting Smoking GLOSSARY smoke break – a short period of time during the workday when one stops working and goes outside to smoke a cigarette * My co-worker takes up to six smoke breaks a day! I don’t know how she gets any work done. to bum (something) off (someone) – to ask someone to give one something for free * Can I bum $0.50 off you to make a phone call? pack – a small box or package of something * How much does this pack of gum cost? cigarette – a piece of paper rolled around tobacco where one end is lit with fire and the other end is placed in one’s mouth to breathe in the smoke * Some teenagers smoke cigarettes to fit in with their friends. lighter – a small plastic or metal tool that is filled with gas, so that one presses a button to get a small fire, usually used to light a cigarette * Do you prefer to use a lighter or matches? incentive – something that one gives to another person to encourage him or her to do something; something that makes someone want to do something * Some parents pay their children as an incentive to get better grades. to quit – to stop doing something; to no longer do something * How old were you when you quit eating meat? to go cold turkey – to stop doing something addictive (especially smoking or drinking) all at once, without gradually decreasing the amount * Mathias tried to go cold turkey to stop drinking, but he found that he needed professional help. doomed – destined in a bad way; expecting to suffer in the future * We are all doomed to pay taxes until we die. ashtray – a small square or round glass or plastic plate with raised sides, used to collect the small pieces that fall from a cigarette * All the tables in the smoking section of restaurant have small, white ashtrays.