Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day

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ESL Podcast Blog: Black Friday

Black Friday is the unofficial first shopping day of the Christmas and holiday season, and it’s the busiest shopping day of the entire year.

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ESL Holiday Lessons: Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing Day is a great way of reminding yourself you don’t need to go shopping.

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JenniferESL: Lesson 6 - THANKSGIVING - English Vocabulary

JenniferESL: Lesson 6 - THANKSGIVING - English Vocabulary

Vocabulary for the advanced English language learner. Lesson 6 topic: Idioms and sayings related to Thanksgiving.

ESL 5 Thanksgiving

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ESL 5 Summary of Vocabulary and Idioms Nov 23-25 , 2009

Ch 5: Eating Dinner with a Roommate

Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten…
breaking new
come to (cost)
decadent
doesn’t look half bad
dough
gossip
I don’t know how to break this to you…
in mint condition
in the buff
in the long run
jack-of-all-trades
on the fritz
s/o = someone
s/t = something
s/w = somewhere
the can
to chow down on s/t
to drop in on s/o to pop up s/w
to fix breakfast / lunch / dinner
to give s/o the creeps / creepy
to let s/o down
to let s/o off the hook
to lip one’s mind
to make s/t from scratch
to never let s/o live s/t down
to rip s/o off
to stay on one’ good side
to talk turkey
to turn beet red
to work out

Unusual Hotel Promotions

ESLPod Blog: Unusual Hotel Promotions

Dr. Lucy Tse: "This is a difficult time for the travel industry (business) . . . Hotels have always offered special promotions (offers) during the slow seasons, but now hotels are getting even more creative." (read more)

US Government Task Force Issues New Guidelines for Mammograms

VOANews: US Government Task Force Issues New Guidelines for Mammograms

A U.S. government task force has released new guidelines on how often women should get mammograms to test for breast cancer. The task force says for most women, mammograms should start at age 50, not at the previously recommended age of 40. Not everyone agrees with the new guidelines. VOA's Carol Pearson reports.

Debate Over New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening

VOANews: Debate Over New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening

A group of U.S. medical experts now advises against mammograms for most women under 50 years old. And those age 50 to 74 are advised to get tested every two years, instead of yearly.

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