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ENGLISH CAFÉ – 101

TOPICS

American cities: Honolulu; fantasy sports camps, to freeze a bra, coupon versus

voucher, illicit versus illegal

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GLOSSARY

monarchy – a government with a king or queen; a country where a king or

queen is the leader of the government

* The United States has never been a monarchy. It has always had an elected

president.

to annex – to occupy another country; to use force and violence to take control

of another country

* Chile annexed part of southern Peru during the War of the Pacific.

to overthrow – to use force and violence to remove the leader of a country; to

take power from a country’s government leader

* Do you think that the people of this country will overthrow the dictator?

territory – an area of land that is controlled by the U.S. government but isn’t a

state

* Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898.

palace – the large, beautiful home of a king or queen

* Many little girls dream that they are princesses who live in palaces.

harbor – an area of the ocean, partly surrounded by higher land, where ships are

protected from strong winds and storms by the land

* We went to the harbor to watch the fishing boats unload what they had caught.

fantasy – imaginary; something that one would like to have happen, but isn’t

very likely

* Karrie has a fantasy where she becomes a famous actress and wins an Oscar.

to coach – to train; to help an athlete or a team do better in a sport; to help

someone improve his or her athletic performance

* This year, Rafael is coaching his son’s baseball team.

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all-star – with many famous athletes, musicians, actors, or other people

* The Broadway musical has an all-star cast of the country’s best singers.

autograph – a famous person’s signature, usually on a book, ball, photograph,

or flyer

* Chelsea asked J. K. Rowling for an autograph on her copy of Harry Potter.

bra – a piece of woman’s clothing that is worn around one’s chest and back and

over one’s shoulders to cover and support one’s breasts

* This bra is very uncomfortable because the elastic is too tight.

slumber party – a party where a group of young children (usually girls) sleep at

one child’s home

* Karen went to a slumber party last night where the girls ate pizza and ice cream

and talked about boys until almost 4:00 a.m.

coupon – a small piece of paper that gives a buyer a discount so that he or she

pays less when buying a certain thing

* Tracy found a $2 coupon for cat food in the newspaper this morning.

voucher – a piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for

something; a piece of paper that lets one do or have something for free

* The airline gave Ted a travel voucher that will let him take one flight anywhere

in the United States for free.

illicit – not approved of by society; something that society does not believe is

right or acceptable

* The illicit business deal didn’t break any laws, but Vicky felt very uncomfortable

when she learned about it.

illegal – against the law; something that breaks one or more laws

* In the United States, it is illegal to drink alcohol before you are 21 years old in

most states.

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WHAT INSIDERS KNOW

Sports Figures’ Controversies and Scandals

A “sports figure” is an athlete who is very famous and “admired” (respected and

liked) by many people. Unfortunately, these sports figures get involved in many

“controversies” (things that people disagree about) and “scandals” (actions that

the public thinks are wrong).

Many sports figures are involved in controversies over whether they took

“performance-enhancing steroids” (drugs that make athletes bigger, stronger,

and faster). Barry Bonds, for example, is a baseball player for the San Francisco

Giants who is widely “criticized” (people are saying bad things about him) for

using steroids. He continues “to deny” (to say that one has not done something)

steroid use. Lance Armstrong is a professional “cyclist” (bicycle rider) who has

won the Tour de France race seven times. Many people believe that he must

have taken steroids to be able to ride so well and quickly, but he continually

denies drug use. These controversies “distract” (take attention away) from the

sport and sometimes “damage” (hurt) the athletes’ careers.

Even without “accusations” (statements that one has done something wrong) of

steroid use, sports figures get involved in many scandals. One scandal involved

two “figure skaters” (people who skate on ice to music) at the 1994 U.S. Figure

Skating Championships: Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. During the

competition, Tonya’s ex-husband hired someone “to attack” (be physically violent

against someone) Nancy by hitting her on the knees. Tonya won the

competition, and Nancy was not able to compete, because of her “injury”

(something that is hurt on one’s body). Later, after an “investigation” (work done

to find out what really happened), Tonya lost her “title” (the award for winning).

Nancy “recovered” (got better) and continued her figure skating. This scandal

was “covered” (written and talked about) by the media for many months.

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

You’re listening to ESL Podcast’s English Café number 101.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast English Café episode 101. I’m

your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational

Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This Café, we are going to talk about the city of Honolulu in the state of Hawaii –

Hawaii, you will hear it pronounced both ways. We’re also going to talk about

something called “fantasy camps,” especially fantasy sports camps, what those

are and why they are popular. And as always, we’ll answer a few of your

questions. Let’s get started.

Our first topic today is another famous American city; today we’re going to be

talking about the city of Honolulu in Hawaii. Honolulu is the capital city of Hawaii.

It is located on one of the eight main islands of Hawaii. Hawaii is a state in the

Pacific Ocean, about six hours by plane from Los Angeles, so it is very far west

of the main part of the United States. To give you a comparison, New York is

only five hours from Los Angeles, and that’s on the other side of the country, so it

is very far away.

Hawaii, as a state, does not have a very big population, a little more than a

million people, and most of those people live on the island of Oahu where

Honolulu is located. Honolulu is the capital. The name of the state has different

pronunciations. Most Americans, at least most Americans who live outside of

Hawaii, pronounce the state as I just did: “Hawaii.” But if you go to Hawaii, you

will hear a couple of other pronunciations that are closer to the native language

of Hawaii. Hawaii has its own language, called the Hawaiian language. One

pronunciation is “Ha-vi-ee,” with a “v” almost, and another is “Ha-wi-ee.” So “Ha-

vi-ee” or “Ha-wi-ee” are both possible pronunciations that you will hear in the

state’s most Americans call “Hawaii.”

Hawaii, as I said, has its own language. Although most Hawaiians today do not

speak the Hawaiian language, it’s still exists; there are still people who speak it.

The University of Hawaii teaches the Hawaiian language in their language

department one of the words in Hawaiian is “wiki,” which means quick or fast,

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and of course, Wikipedia gets its name from that word. If you fly into the

Honolulu airport, the little buses that take you from one side of the airport to the

other are called “wiki wikis.”

Hawaii was a kingdom. It was, in fact, the only American state that was once a

kingdom. Back in the 18 th and 19 th centuries, it had a queen; it had a king.

Hawaii was its own government – its own nation – until the late 19 th century.

The English were the first Europeans to arrive in Hawaii, back in 1794, and the

Americans began arriving, also, a little later. Unfortunately, many of the

Americans came over and took over the businesses in Hawaii, created new

businesses, and eventually began to try to control the government. Finally, there

was an overthrow of the Hawaiian government. An “overthrow” is when a group

of people use force to change the government. The Hawaiian monarchy was

overthrown. A “monarchy” is a government that is run by a king or a queen.

After this overthrow by, basically, American businesses – business people in

Hawaii, Hawaii was annexed by the United States. To be “annexed” (annexed)

means, basically, you take it over; it becomes part of your country. And, Hawaii

was part of the United States beginning in the late 19 th century; it was what we

would call a “territory.” A “territory” is a part of a country. In the case of the

United States, part of the United States that is not yet, or is not, a state. The

United States has different territories that are not states. Puerto Rico, for

example, is a territory; Guam, in the South Pacific, is a territory, but they are not

states.

In 1959, Hawaii became a state; it became the last state – the 50 th state. Of

course in the future, we may have other states, but right now it is the youngest

state – state number 50. Alaska also became a state in 1959; they are state

number 49.

If you visit Hawaii – and I have been to Hawaii, and love Hawaii – and go to

Honolulu, there are many beautiful things there. One of the most beautiful things

is the beach in Honolulu; it’s called “Waikiki Beach.” You can also visit the old

home of the Hawaiian kings and queens. We call it a “palace” (palace); that’s

where the king or queen would live. The palace is located in downtown, the main

part of Honolulu. It is the only royal palace in the United States, or what was

once a royal palace.

If you go to Honolulu, one of the first things you will notice, other than the

beautiful weather, is that most of the people who live in Honolulu are not white.

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