ESLPod_310_Guide.pdf

English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 310 – Shopping for Furniture These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. 1 GLOSSARY furniture – large things that are put inside one’s home or office to make it more comfortable and/or easier to live or work in * Maude’s bedroom has only three pieces of furniture: a bed, a small table, and one chair. to do the trick – to meet one’s need; to be good, fast, or big enough; to be satisfactory * Becky’s bicycle made loud squeaks when she rode it, but putting a little bit of oil on the wheels did the trick, and now it doesn’t make any noise at all. to match – to have the same color and style so that something looks good next to something else * Does this shirt match these pants? dining chair – a chair put next to a table and used to sit on while eating * Their dining chairs are very uncomfortable so they never spend very much time talking around the table after they finish eating. dining table – a large table that holds plates, silverware, and food while people are eating * We like having dinner parties, so we have a large dining table that has room for 10 people. hand-me-down – used; things that are used by another person and then given to oneself, because they can still be used, even though they aren’t new * Todd wears hand-me-down clothes that used to belong to his older brothers. dresser – a piece of furniture with drawers that are used to store folded clothing * I use the small dresser drawers for socks and underwear, and the large dresser drawers for pants, t-shirts, and sweaters. nightstand – a small, short table that is placed next to a bed * Christophe keeps a small lamp, his favorite book, and a glass of water on his nightstand. headboard – the large piece of wood that stands next to the wall and is attached to the end o