ESLPodcast 31 - Reading the Newspaper

Question 1

привыкнуть, появилась привычка

Answer 1

I ……. of reading the newspaper every morning when I was a kid. Back then, there used to be two daily newspapers–morning edition and an afternoon edition.

fall into habit

Question 2

возращаяясь в тем времена

Answer 2

I fell into the habit of reading the newspaper every morning when I was a kid. ……, there used to be two daily newspapers–morning edition and an afternoon edition.

back then

Question 3

когда дело касается

Answer 3

fell into the habit of reading the newspaper every morning when I was a kid. Back then, there used to be two daily newspapers–morning edition and an afternoon edition. Nowadays, of course, many cities in the U.S. have just a morning paper. I’m not too picky about which newspaper I read, although …… national newspapers, I prefer reading the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal over USA Today.

when it comes to

Question 4

Don’t misunderstand me; someone uses this expressions

when they think that other people might think they mean something else

Answer 4

……: I’m not a news junkie. I just like browsing the different sections, reading the headlines, and checking out the classifieds.

• Don’t get me wrong. He’s a good basketball player. I don’t want him on the
  team because he doesn’t get along with the other players.”

Question 5

A narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users.

Answer 5

Don’t get me wrong: I’m not a news …… I just like browsing the different sections, reading the headlines, and checking out the classifieds.

junkie

Question 6

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

Answer 6

Don’t get me wrong: I’m not a news junkie. I just like …… the different sections, reading the headlines, and checking out the classifieds.

to browse

Question 7

not to do smth. what you would normally do; to not do or have something that one normally would; means to not do or have something that one
normally would:

Answer 7

I usually ….. the sports section and the funnies, and only flip through the food and health sections, but I always read the front page and the editorial page.

*“Normally Marie takes her pill twice a day, but today she skipped
the morning dosage.
* Xavier skipped class to go skiing today.

Question 8

пролистывать

Answer 8

I usually skip the sports section and the funnies, and only …… the food and health sections, but I always read the front page and the editorial page.

No one wants to flip through a book to find out which girls play chess.

Question 9

to read quickly, skipping some detail

Answer 9

I usually skip the sports section and the funnies, and only flip through the food and health sections, but I always read the front page and the editorial page. On the weekends, I’ll …… the entertainment section for the movie listings and reviews.

I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.

Question 10

ничто не может сравниться

Answer 10

I’m sort of old-fashioned in that I still like reading a real, paper newspaper. Sure, I also read some of my news online, but …. lounging around on Sunday morning reading the big, thick paper. Don’t worry, though: I always recycle my stack of newspapers.

“Nothing beats a cold soda on a hot summer day.”

Question 11

If you…… you spend your time in a relaxed and lazy way, sometimes when you should be doing something useful.

Answer 11

I’m sort of old-fashioned in that I still like reading a real, paper newspaper. Sure, I also read some of my news online, but nothing beats ……. on Sunday morning reading the big, thick paper. Don’t worry, though: I always recycle my stack of newspapers.

He remembered mowing the lawn, lounging around the swimming pool.