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TOPICS

Labor Day, charitable organizations in the U.S., safety vs. security, clutch vs. grip

vs. grab

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GLOSSARY

labor – work; difficult physical work

* The prisoners in that country are not only put in jail, but also have to do hard

labor.

to barbecue – to cook outside over a fire on a grill

* Instead of a dinner party, we’re having an informal barbecue to celebrate Zia’s

birthday.

muscular – something having to do with muscles; having big muscles

* After the tests, the doctor now thinks that the problem is muscular.

telethon – a very long television program, usually used to get money for a

charity or for people who need help

* After the bad hurricane that left so many people homeless, their group decided

to hold a telethon to raise money to rebuild houses.

to raise money – to collect money; to get money from others for a charity or for

a specific purpose

* Can you help me think of some ways to raise money for college?

to pledge money – to promise to give money

* Although several hundred people pledged money during the telethon, we’ve

only collected money from 60 percent.

poster child – a person whose picture is on the advertisement for an

organization that is trying to get money for people who need help; a person who

is a good example of something

* We need a poster child for our organization that others will find interesting and

appealing.

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charity – an organization that helps people who need help, such as the poor

* In addition to his job, he spends 10 hours a week helping a children’s charity.

tax exempt – when the government says that you or your organization does not

need to pay taxes

* If we are tax exempt from the U.S. government, we can use all of the money we

collect to help the sick.

raffle – a way to make money by selling tickets; the winning ticket is chosen by

chance and the winner gets a prize

* All of the children in her class sold raffle tickets and she ended buying more

than 50 of them!

rummage sale – a sale of things other people owned before and that they give

to the organization to be sold, usually to make money for a charity or another

specific reason

* There were some great bargains at the church rummage sale last weekend.

safety – protected from danger, often used to talk about people

* For your safety, the company has hired two guards to protect you wherever you

go.

security – protected from danger, often used for things such as buildings or

countries

* The security of this building depends on you locking the outer doors at the end

of each day.

to clutch – to hold something very tightly, usually close to your body or in your

hand

* When the firefighter brought his son out of the burning building, Manuel

clutched him tightly, and wouldn’t let him go until they reached the hospital.

to grip – to hold something very tightly, usually in your hand

* Her music teacher told her not to grip her instrument so hard and she will get a

better sound.

to grab – to take something from someone or some place else and to hold it

* He dropped his glass and tried to grab it before it fell on the ground.

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WHAT INSIDERS KNOW

“Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.”

The saying, “Do not pass go. Do not collect $200” comes from a very popular

board game called, “Monopoly.” A “board game” is any game played on a board

where players move pieces around. In this game, each player moves their piece

around the board by rolling a “dice,” a small square cube with six sides and

numbers on each side. The “object,” or goal, of the game is to make as much

money as possible by the end of the game. Each time a player goes all the way

around the board and passes the beginning of the game again, or the space

marked “Go,” they collect $200. On some of the spaces on the board, players

must pick a card that tells them if they will get something good or something bad.

The worse card you can get is one that puts the player in “jail,” or prison, and

they are instructed to go directly there: “Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.”

This saying is now used in a more general way to mean that someone is being

punished, and that they are being told to do something unpleasant right away.

For example, if your boss catches you stealing and fires you without giving you

any warning, you might say: “My boss told me to pack up my things and to leave

the building immediately. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.” Another

example is if your girlfriend thinks that you have lied to her and she decides to

end your relationship. You may say: “She came over and told me that she was

breaking up with me. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.”

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

You're listening to English as a Second Language Podcast’s English Café

number 49.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast’s English Café episode 49. 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 the annual holiday in the United States

called Labor Day and how it is different from other Labor Days across the world.

We're also going to talk about charity - people giving money and the biggest

charitable organizations in the United States, and as always, we'll answer a few

questions. Now, let's get started.

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the complete transcript of this podcast.

Well, our first topic today is Labor Day. Labor, “labor,” is another word for work.

It can be a noun. It also can be a verb. To labor means to work. Labor Day in

the United States is a day that is celebrated each year to honor all of those who

work, which is, of course, most people. So, it's a day of honoring or

remembering all of us who have to work every day, and it is celebrated on the

first Monday of September. Americans love to have their holidays on a Monday

so they can have a long weekend: Saturday, Sunday, Monday. In fact, many

holidays, traditional holidays, have been moved to Monday so that we could have

a long weekend. The exception would be July 4 th . We don't move July 4 th to a

Monday, I don't think that would be easy to do. But, many other holidays in the

United States are on a Monday: Memorial Day, which we celebrate in May

honoring those who have died, that is on a Monday. My birthday is always

celebrated on a Monday, so all the big holidays!

Well, Labor Day is somewhat different than the Labor Day in many countries.

Most countries celebrate what we call Labor Day in the United States on May 1 st ,

and they call it May Day. And, May 1 st is a time when there are often in many

countries political demonstrations or parades. People get together and there are

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often protests if there is a problem, but usually it's a celebration with political

connections.

In the United States it is not a political event. There are no demonstrations, there

are no meetings. It's basically a day where people get off work. To get off work

means that you don't have to work. People spend the day with their families, so

it's a day for a picnic, a day for barbecue. To barbecue, “barbecue,” means to

cook food over a fire, and that's a very popular thing people do on Labor Day.

They get together with their families, maybe go to the beach.

Labor Day is also considered the last weekend of summertime. Most schools

have holidays. They don't have school in June, July and August. But, the first

week of September many schools begin again, so Labor Day is sort of the last

chance for students to relax before they have to go back to school.

One of the best-known traditions for Labor Day in the last 30 to 40 years is a

telethon. A telethon, “telethon,” is when you have a television program that

usually goes on all day. Sometimes it goes on two or three days. The telethon

tries to raise money for some group or organization. To raise, “raise,” money

means to get money for a group. Well, the group that has a telethon on Labor

Day every year is the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Muscular, “muscular,”

comes from the word muscle, “muscle.” Your muscles are the things that move

your bones and help you move your entire body. You need your muscles.

Muscular is an adjective that comes from the word muscle. Dystrophy,

“dystrophy,” is a medical term that refers to the fact that the muscles stop

working properly. The muscles become weak. And, this is a disease - Muscular

Dystrophy - that affects young children. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is

an organization that tries to get money to have more research to help these

children with this disease.

One of the reasons this telethon, which everyone in the United States can watch

- and most people have watched it at one time or another - is hosted by Jerry

Lewis. Jerry Lewis is a famous comedian and actor. He was famous especially

in the 1960’s and 70’s. He is the person who is the host of the program, and he's

very well known in the United States for his support of this organization. Usually,

he has different music groups or actors - famous people who come on the

program. So, you are watching the telethon on TV and there is entertainment for

you, but there is also a number, a telephone number, for you to call to pledge

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