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ESLPodcast547–ShoppingforaHat

GLOSSARY

toprotect–tokeepsomethingsafe;tokeepsomethingoutofdangeroraway

fromharm;tomakesuresomethingisn’thurt,injured,orkilled

*Chantasitprotectshisimportantdocumentsbyputtingtheminhissafe.

beret–asmall,roundhatwithatightpiecenexttotheheadandsomeextra

fabricontop,traditionallyusedbytheFrench

*Theartistintheplayworeberetswhileshepainted.

strawhat–ahatmadefromdriedpiecesofhayorgrassthathavebeenwoven

together

*Yoshioistakingaclasstolearnhowtomakestrawhats.

floppy–somethingthathangsdown,isflexible,andmoveseasily;notstiff

*Whatacutedog!Lookatthoselong,floppyears.

brim–thepartofahatthatsticksoutbeyondtheheadtoprotectone’sface,

neck,andhairfromsunshineand/orrain

*Thishat’sbrimistoonarrow,sothesuncomesrightintomyeyes.

baseballcap–asmallhatthatfitscloselyaroundthehead,buthasapartin

frontthatsticksoutward,protectingone’sfacefromthesun,oftenusedby

baseballplayers,andoftenwithalogoand/orwritingonthefront

*Whydosomanyteenageboyswearbaseballcapsbackwards?

shade–anareaofdarknesscreatedwhensunlightoranotherbrightlightis

blockedbysomethingelse

*Thereisn’tanyshadeintheirbackyard,sothey’regoingtoplantsometall

trees.

exposed–seen;vulnerable;notprotected

*iswearingsomanyjackets,scarves,mittens,andhatsthatonlyhis

noseandeyesareexposed.

helmet–averylarge,heavy,stronghatthatisworntoprotectone’shead,often

usedbysoldiersormotorcycleriders

*Whatkindofhelmetsdosoldiersweartofightinthehotdesert?

tosuffocate–tonotbeabletobreathe,usuallybecausesomethingiscovering

one’smouthandnose

*It’ssohothereIfeellike