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TOPICS
New York City, abbreviations after a name (Ph.D., MD, RN, DDS, Esq.), say vs.
talk vs. speak vs. tell, towel vs. napkin, what to say when you’re shopping
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GLOSSARY
borough – a town or area that has its own laws or government; the five areas of
New York City
* My sales job takes to me to three of the five boroughs every week.
skyscraper – a very tall building with many stories (levels)
* If you look in that direction, you’ll see downtown with all of its skyscrapers.
Broadway musical – a play with music and singing at one of the professional
theaters in New York City
* Why don’t we try to get tickets to a Broadway musical? I’m sure your parents
would enjoy it.
pushy – too forceful; too assertive; trying to get what one wants too forcefully
* Darya left the car lot without buying a car because she thought that the
salesperson was too pushy.
frank – open, honest, and direct, usually with difficult topics
* Let me be frank. She may play well, but she doesn’t have the motivation to
become a professional musician.
in your face – aggressive; ready to attack; likely to be too forceful
* Aaron was so in your face at the party that none of the girls he tried to talk to
gave him a chance.
JFK – President John F. Kennedy; the 35 th U.S. president, between 1961-1963;
name of an airport in New York City
* There’s going to be a documentary on TV tonight on the JFK presidency.
Esquire – one of the titles put at the end of a lawyer or attorney’s name; the
abbreviation is “Esq.”
* When she looked at his business card and saw the “Esq.” after his name, she
knew he was a lawyer.
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Ph.D. – a title put at the end of the name of a person with a doctorate degree;
abbreviation for “Doctor of Philosophy”
* It took him nearly 10 years to get his Ph.D. and he’s working as a podcaster?
MD – a title put at the end of the name of a person with a medical degree;
abbreviation for “Doctor of Medicine”; a university degree that doctors need to
practice medicine
* Carla got into the medical school of her choice where she’ll be studying under
some of the best MDs in the country.
RN – a title put at the end of the name of a person with a nursing degree;
abbreviation for “Registered Nurse”; a university degree that nurses need to
practice nursing
* This is the fifth year we’ve had a shortage of RNs at this hospital.
DDS – a title put at the end of the name of a person with a dental degree;
abbreviation for “Doctor of Dental Surgery”; a university degree that dentists
need to practice dentistry
* I took my daughter to a new dentist and knew that we were in the right place
when I saw a sign on the office door that read, “Rena T. Treba, DDS.”
napkin – a square piece of cloth or paper used during a meal to wipe one’s
hands or lips, and to keep one’s clothes clean
* Could you please fold the napkins and put them on the table?
to work out – to be successful; to be acceptable
* I think that Jim is a good worker, but I don’t think he’ll work out as our new
manager.
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WHAT INSIDERS KNOW
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in New York City. It is a large area located on the
northern end of the island of Manhattan, and it has several smaller “districts” or
areas. Harlem is known as an area of African American culture and business,
except for one district called “Spanish Harlem” in the eastern part. In Spanish
Harlem, you will find one of the largest “Latino” (Hispanic or Spanish-speaking)
populations in New York City, with people mostly from Puerto Rico (a U.S.
territory), but now also from Mexico and other Spanish-speaking places.
From the early parts of the 1900’s, Harlem was an area that many thought of as
a “ghetto” (an area with people from one culture that usually has a lot of crime
and is poor). Since many “landlords” (people who rent out homes) in other parts
of New York would not rent to African Americans, many moved to Harlem to live.
In the 1920’s, Harlem was the a place where a lot of influential music was being
made and played by African American artists, and this period became known as
the “Harlem Renaissance.” Some of the best American jazz music came out of
this time by artists such as Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. Famous places to
hear these great singers and “composers” (people who write music) at that time
were the “Cotton Club” and the “Savoy Ballroom.” People from all over the world
came to these clubs to hear music and to dance.
Since the late 1990’s, there has been a big change in Harlem. The government
put a lot of money into the area to fight crime and to create areas for “retail”
(selling to the public) stores. This began a “gentrification” of the area, where the
old buildings were torn down and new ones built, and the value of the property in
this neighborhood went up a lot. Many wealthy or rich people moved into this
area, including President Bill Clinton after he left office. When he needed to set
up an office, he picked Harlem.
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
You're listening to English as a Second Language Podcast English Café number
62.
Hello and welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 62. I'm
your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational
Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
On today's Café, we're going to talk about another famous American city,
perhaps the most famous city: New York. We're also going to talk about
abbreviations that people put after their name in English, and as always, we'll
answer a few of your questions. Let's get started.
Our first topic today is New York City. New York City, which is officially called the
City of New York, but everyone calls it New York City or just New York. Now,
this can be confusing because there's also a State of New York; New York City is
in the State of New York. Some people call it New York, New York, which of
course, is possible.
It is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest cities in the world.
The city has about eight million people currently that live there. It's also what we
would call one of the most densely populated cities in the US. Dense, “dense,” is
when you have a lot of things in a small space, and in the case of New York City,
there's a lot of people in a very small space.
New York City is divided into five separate parts, and some people think that
these are different cities, but in fact, they're all part of the same City of New York.
These are called boroughs, “boroughs,” boroughs. There are five boroughs in
New York. The most famous is probably Manhattan. Manhattan is an island; it is
where most of the famous buildings in New York are and where a large
percentage of the people live. The other four boroughs are called Brooklyn,
Queens, Staten Island, which is an island, and the Bronx. The Bronx is kind of
interesting because most people don't just say Bronx; they say the Bronx, but the
other boroughs just have their name: Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and
Manhattan.
I want to talk a little bit about Manhattan, that's the most famous area in New
York City. If you visit New York City, this is where you will probably go. It is
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where all the skyscrapers are in the city. A skyscraper, “skyscraper,” is a very
tall building, and New York has several famous tall skyscrapers.
Right now, the largest skyscraper in New York is the Empire State Building. The
Empire, “Empire,” State Building. The Empire State is a nickname for the state of
New York; they call it the Empire State. An empire is normally a country that has
many different other colonies or many different other possessions. It can also
describe a - a business - a huge business. Well, New York is called the Empire
State, and so this is the Empire State Building, and it's very famous. It has been
in a lot of movies. King Kong, for example, goes up the Empire State Building.
They are now planning to build new buildings on the old site of the World Trade
Center, where, of course, on September 11, 2001, the two towers - the twin
towers, as they were called - were destroyed by terrorists.
Other famous things about New York City would include the theater district, or
the theater area in New York, and all the most important theaters are on a street
called Broadway. If you go to New York and you want to see a play, you will
probably go to see a play on Broadway. The most famous kinds of plays are
musicals, where people sing and they dance. I have always wanted to be a star
in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, as many of you know, I can't sing. But
someday, maybe someday!
So, Broadway musicals are another thing that Americans go to New York City
for. Since I'm talking about Broadway, I should also mention another very
famous place in New York City, in Manhattan, and that is the intersection of
Broadway and Seventh Avenue, what we call Times Square. Times Square is a
very famous tourist spot in Manhattan. You would definitely want to visit that if
you go to New York City. There are lots of lights and stores and theaters in that
area. There is also a famous celebration in Times Square on New Year's Eve,
December 31st. So, if you want to see a little part of what Americans do when
they celebrate New Year's Eve, which is watch the celebration in Times Square
in Manhattan.
New York City has a certain reputation in the United States. Many people think
that the people who live in New York are sometimes rude - sometimes not very
nice. They've been described as being pushy, “pushy.” Someone who is pushy
is someone who's very aggressive. There's a verb to push, which means to
move something in a certain direction. This is an adjective that sometimes gets
used to describe people who live in New York, a little pushy.
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