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Moving As A Child Part 2 Vocabulary Lesson

Hi and welcome to the vocabulary lesson for the conversation “Moving As A Child Part 2.” This is the second

part to the conversation “Moving as a Child.” Now in this conversation Joe and I each continue talking about

our experiences of moving when we were younger.

Okay, let’s begin.

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I start off by saying, “That makes me think, um...”

Um is just a filler here. It’s not really needed.

Then I go on to say, “when we moved, I was, we were living in Michigan.”

Now Michigan is a state in America. It’s actually in the north of the middle states. Michigan.

And I go on to say, “At the time we always considered it…”

Or I’m saying, we always thought of it as...

“’the North’. But actually…”

Or I’m saying, but really...

“it’s the north of the Midwestern states.”

Midwestern states. These are states in the middle of America. Midwestern states.

And then I say, “But then moving to a southern state, I definitely had a northern accent.”

Now accent… This is the way it sounds when someone speaks. Accent. For example: The people in the

southern part of America have a strong accent. Accent.

And then I say, “And some of the words I used were different, too, like… ”

Or I’m saying, such as.

“’pop’ for, for...”

Now pop… This is a drink. Pop.

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And then Joe says, “Soda.”

Soda is a drink also. It’s the same as pop. Soda.

And then I finish by saying, “soda.” And then I say, “So…”

And so is just a filler here. It’s not really needed.

And I go on to say, “I was, I was ridiculed by kids for my accent, for sure.”

Now kids... This is just slang for children. And when I say ridiculed… Ridiculed means made a mean joke

about someone. Ridiculed. For example: My brothers were mean to me when we were young. They

ridiculed me a lot. Ridiculed.

Then Joe says, “Yeah...”

Now yeah is slang or casual or informal for yes.

And Joe goes on to say, “you know another difficult thing for me was that the area that we moved to

was affluent.”

Now affluent… This means rich. Affluent. For example: When you drive through affluent parts of San

Francisco you see very nice houses. Affluent.

And Joe goes on to say, “And, I mean...”

Or he’s saying, what I’m trying to say is that...

And he says, “we certainly were not rich.”

Or we definitely were not rich.

And Joe says, “So, y’know...”

And y’know is just short for you know. You won’t see this in written English but you will hear it in

conversational English.

And then Joe says, “uh...”

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And uh is just filler. It’s not really needed.

And Joe goes on to say, “and you could see it from the clothes we wore to the cars that my parents

drove. I mean...” And then I just laugh. And Joe says, “y’know, we had these old clunkers…”

Now old clunkers… These are old cars that have a lot of problems and look bad. Old clunkers. For

example: My parents used to drive old clunkers when I was younger because we did not have a lot of

money. Old clunkers.

And Joe goes on to say, “and everyone else in the neighborhood has these brand new cars...”

Now neighborhood... This is the area where you live. Neighborhood. An example of neighborhood would

be: There were a lot of children in my neighborhood when I was a child. Neighborhood. And when Joe says

brand new cars… Brand new. This means completely new. Brand new. An example of brand new would

be: I have never owned a brand new car. Brand new.

And then Joe goes on to say, “y’know. So it was pretty obvious...”

Pretty obvious. This means really easy to understand. Pretty obvious. For example: Math might be pretty

obvious for some people but it is difficult for me. Pretty obvious.

And then Joe says, “like...”

And like is just filler here. It’s not really needed.

“like, we would turn a lot of heads driving past people.”

Turn a lot of heads. Turn a lot of heads means to get a lot of attention or to make people look. Turn a lot of

heads. For example: When the fire truck drove by it turned a lot of heads because it was so loud. Turn a lot

of heads, or in this example, turn or turned a lot of heads.

And then I say, “Oh my god...”

Now I’m just showing emotion such as, I don’t believe it.

And I go on to say, “that sounds so much like, like my situation.”

Or I’m saying, like what happened to me.

And I go on to say, “We moved from a very blue collar area…”

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Now blue collar… This is... Blue collar area. This is where the people have jobs that do not make a lot of

money. Blue collar.

And I go on to say, “ my, my parents being teachers, were very blue collar as well…”

Or I’m saying, they were very blue collar also.

And then I say, “to a very affluent area, a lot of doctors and lawyers. And I can remember moving.

We…” And I laugh, “My mom drove this yellow and black Gremlin.” And I laugh again.

Now Gremlin... This is the name of an American car that is no longer made. They don’t make it anymore. A

Gremlin.

And then Joe laughs and he says, “Yeah, they don’t make those anymore...” And I laugh and say,

“No. I...” And Joe says, “and there’s a reason for it.”

So Joe is saying this because Gremlins were not very good cars. They weren’t reliable or not very good cars.

And then I laugh and I say, “I would get dropped off at school…”

Or I'm saying, I would get taken to school.

“from... or come in the Gremlin. I would be so embarrassed. And then, y’know, we didn’t have the

designer clothes that all the kids we went to school with wore. So...”

Designer clothes. Designer clothes. These are expensive clothes. Designer clothes. For example: I have

never had enough money to buy designer clothes. Designer clothes.

And then I go on to say, “So, we w-, it just…”

And just is just filler here. It doesn’t really mean anything.

And I go on to say, “was very stressful trying to keep up with the Joneses…”

Stressful means makes you worry. Stressful. For example: When you have children it can be stressful.

Stressful. And when I say keep up with the Joneses… This means to try to own all the same things as

people you know in order to seem as good as them. Keep up with the Joneses. For example: Let’s say

when I was younger that I would come home from school and tell my mom that I wanted her to buy me some

designer shirts and some designer jeans because that’s what all the other children were wearing. My mom

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might say, “No, I’m not buying those for you because they’re too expensive. So stop trying to keep up with

the Joneses.”

And then I go on to say, “and buying these designer clothes. It was, uh, very stressful for me and my

brothers. But also we put a lot of pressure on…”

Or I’m saying, we always asked our parents.

"put a lot of pressure on our parents to buy these. And they just couldn’t afford it.”

Now couldn’t afford it… This means did not have enough money. Did not have enough money to buy

something. Couldn’t afford it. For example: Even if I wanted to buy a new car, I couldn’t afford it.

And then Joe says, “Yeah, that sounds familiar.”

Or he’s saying, that sounds like what happened to me.

And I say, “I c-, I gotta tell you one story I can remember.”

I gotta. This is short or slang for I’ve got to.

And I go on to say, “My mom actually...”

And actually is just filler here. It’s not really needed.

And I go on to say, “she can’t sew.”

Sew meaning she can’t make clothes, in this situation.

And I say, “And she had sewn me this pair of knickers...”

Now knickers... This is a type of girl’s pants that do not go below the knees. Knickers. Now when I say pair

of knickers… A pair usually means two. But we say pair when talking about one pants or one pant. So I

would say a pair of jeans, a pair of pants, a pair of knickers.

And I go on to say, “Knickers at one point…”

Or I’m saying, at one time.

“were back in style. Do you know what those are?”

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