ESL Podcast 422 – Shopping for Underwear

Question 1

clothes worn underneath one’s regular clothing that shouldn’t be
seen normally

Answer 1

Kerry: We’re almost done with the shopping. We just need some …… for
you and some unmentionables for me.
Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.

• I need to do laundry because I don’t have any more clean underwear!

Question 2

underwear; a funny way to refer to underwear, as if it were

indecent or inappropriate to talk about underwear in a conversation

Answer 2

Kerry: We’re almost done with the shopping. We just need some underwear for
you and some ….. for me.
Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.

• Whenever Aunt Peggy talks about underwear, she gets embarrassed, turns
  red, and refers to the clothes as “unmentionables.

Question 3

women’s underwear, especially when it is very fancy, sexy, and/or
expensive

Answer 3

Kerry: We’re almost done with the shopping. We just need some underwear for
you and some unmentionables for me.
Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the …… store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.

• Many stores sell red and pink lingerie in the weeks before Valentine’s Day.

Question 4

a type of underwear worn by women that goes over their shoulders and
around their chest to support their breasts

Answer 4

Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.
Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new …..with underwire, and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?

• How old was your daughter when she started wearing a bra for the first time?

Question 5

a curved piece of metal that is sewn into some bras to provide extra
support for large breasts

Answer 5

Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.
Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with ….., and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?

• Some women think that wearing a bra with an underwire is uncomfortable, but
  most women who have very large breasts like them.

Question 6

a piece of clothing that does not have any fabric going over a
woman’s shoulder, usually a dress or bra

Answer 6

Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.
Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with underwire, and I need a …… one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?

• Beth plans to wear a strapless dress to the dance, but she needs to buy a
  strapless bra to wear with it.

Question 7

the part of a bra that has a rounded shape and fits over one breast
available in sizes AAA (the smallest) through DDD (the biggest)

Answer 7

Russell: It’s perfectly acceptable for women to buy men’s underwear, but do I
have to go into the lingerie store? All of the women in the store laugh at me.
Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with underwire, and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a.B
…..?

• During pregnancy, her breasts grew and her bra cup size went from a B to a C.

Question 8

underwear worn around a woman’s waist, over her bottom, and

between her legs

Answer 8

Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with underwire, and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?
Russell: I’m not helping you look. I’m standing over here where nobody can see
me.
Kerry: Fine. Let’s see, I need some …… and a slip, too. Oh, these
pantyhose are on sale.

• Becca wore black panties under white pants, and everyone could see them.

Question 9

a piece of underwear that is like a skirt made from very thin fabric,
designed to be worn under a regular skirt so that light cannot be seen between a
woman’s legs

Answer 9

Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with underwire, and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?
Russell: I’m not helping you look. I’m standing over here where nobody can see
me.
Kerry: Fine. Let’s see, I need some panties and a …., too. Oh, these
pantyhose are on sale.
* Normally, I wear a slip under my skirt, but with a black skirt it doesn’t seem
necessary

Question 10

– nylons; a type of leggings; a very thin fabric that one can see
through and usually has a brown or black color that is worn over a woman’s legs
up to her waist, used to makes her legs look smooth and evenly colored when
she is wearing a skirt or dress

Answer 10

Kerry: No, they don’t. I just need a few things. Here we are. Okay, I need a
new bra with underwire, and I need a strapless one, too. Do you see any in a B
cup?
Russell: I’m not helping you look. I’m standing over here where nobody can see
me.
Kerry: Fine. Let’s see, I need some panties and a slip, too. Oh, these
….. are on sale.

• Women who work in a bank are supposed to wear pantyhose every day
  because it makes them look more professional.

Question 11

to laugh quietly at another person in a way that is not very nice

Answer 11

Kerry: Fine. Let’s see, I need some panties and a slip, too. Oh, these
pantyhose are on sale.
Russell: Can you please hurry up? That woman over there is ……
Kerry: She’s only laughing because you look so uncomfortable. Okay, I’m done.
Let’s go get your underwear.

• The students snickered when they saw that their teacher had broccoli in her
  teeth.

Question 12

underwear worn around a man’s waist, over his bottom, and between
his legs that is loose and comes down to the middle of his thigh (upper leg)

Answer 12

Kerry: She’s only laughing because you look so uncomfortable. Okay, I’m done.
Let’s go get your underwear.

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new ….. with a comfortable waistband
and a button fly.

• Louis wanted to go swimming, but he had forgotten to bring a swimsuit, so he
  just wore his boxers instead.

Question 13

– the expandable piece of elastic around the waist of one’s clothes
that keeps one’s clothes from falling down

Answer 13

Kerry: She’s only laughing because you look so uncomfortable. Okay, I’m done.
Let’s go get your underwear.

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new boxers with a comfortable ……
and a button fly.

Jared lost a lot of weight and now the waistband in his pants is too big for him.

Question 14

he front part of a pair of pants or underwear that can be opened
and closed with buttons (instead of a zipper, which is more common)

Answer 14

Kerry: She’s only laughing because you look so uncomfortable. Okay, I’m done.
Let’s go get your underwear.

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new ….. with a comfortable waistband
and a …….

• In the 1980s, button-fly jeans were very popular in the United States.

Question 15

underwear worn around a man’s waist, over his bottom, and
between his legs that is tight and comes down to the middle of his thigh (upper
leg)

Answer 15

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new boxers with a comfortable waistband
and a button fly.
Kerry: I thought you liked the …. I bought before, you know, the
seamless ones.
Russell: I tried them, but they were too small. I think I’d actually like to try some
regular briefs. Here are some over here.
* Boxer briefs have the same shape as boxers, but they are much tighter, like
briefs are

Question 16

– without seams; without lines that are created by sewing two pieces
of fabric or cloth together; made of only one piece of fabric that hasn’t been sewn

Answer 16

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new boxers with a comfortable waistband
and a button fly.
Kerry: I thought you liked the boxer briefs I bought before, you know, the
….. ones.
Russell: I tried them, but they were too small. I think I’d actually like to try some
regular briefs. Here are some over here.

• Lynn doesn’t like the feeling of seams rubbing against her skin, so she often
  wears a seamless shirt underneath her regular shirts.

Question 17

underwear worn around a man’s waist, over his bottom, and between his
legs that is tight and does not cover any part of his thigh (upper leg)

Answer 17

Russell: Thank God! I just need some new boxers with a comfortable waistband
and a button fly.
Kerry: I thought you liked the boxer briefs I bought before, you know, the
seamless ones.
Russell: I tried them, but they were too small. I think I’d actually like to try some
…… Here are some over here.

• Do you prefer wearing briefs or boxers?

Question 18

a type of underwear for men or women that goes around one’s waist
and between one’s legs, but that has only a very small piece of fabric in the back
that goes between one’s buttocks (the two large areas of skin on one’s bottom)
so that the buttocks can be seen

Answer 18

Kerry: I thought you liked the boxer briefs I bought before, you know, the
seamless ones.
Russell: I tried them, but they were too small. I think I’d actually like to try some
regular briefs. Here are some over here.
Kerry: You’d better look again. Those are ….. If you insist on buying
those, it’ll be my turn to hide.

• G-strings are very uncomfortable, but some people like to wear them because
  they think they’re sexy.