#ESL Podcast 228 – A Christmas Feast

##GLOSSARY

**the more, the merrier –** the more people there are, the more fun something will

*Lydia asked if she could bring her cousins to the party, and I said, “Of course!

The more, the merrier!”

**thrilled –** delighted; very happy

*Magdalene was thrilled to learn that she had been accepted at Boondocks

University.

**fruitcake –** a traditional Christmas cake that contains small pieces of dried fruit

*Ashley doesn’t like raisins, so he always picks them out of the fruitcake.

**to sit down to (a meal) –** to take a seat at the table and begin to eat a meal

*We had just sat down to dinner when the telephone rang, but we didn’t answer

it because we didn’t want the food to get cold.

**feast –** a very large meal, usually for many people

*The wedding feast was delicious, with enough meat, breads, desserts, and

drinks for 300 people.

**to go overboard –** to be too enthusiastic about something; to do something

beyond what one should; to do too much

*Alberto just started a new exercise program, but he’s going overboard and

exercising at least two hours a day.

**roast –** a large piece of uncut beef or pork cooked in an oven

*Grandma Chin has a delicious recipe for a pork roast with an apple-butter

sauce.

**ham –** pork; the meat from the top part of a pig’s leg

*He always has a ham-and-cheese sandwich for lunch.

**stuffing –** a mixture of chopped bread, herbs, vegetables, and fruits put inside of

a turkey, duck, or chicken, and cooked in an oven

*Their family makes a stuffing with apples and carrots. It sounds strange, but it’s

very tasty.

**yam –** a vegetable that is orange-colored that is a root of a plant, similar to a

sweet potato

*Do you think we should make some baked yams for dinner?

**mashed potatoes –** potatoes that have been cooked and then pressed until they

are smooth, usually mixed with butter and milk, and served with gravy (a dark

brown sauce)

*If you eat too much of the mashed potatoes, you won’t have room for turkey.

**cranberry sauce –** a dessert that looks like jelly made from cranberries (a type

of sour, red berry) and sugar, usually served with turkey for holiday meals

*Could you please pass the cranberry sauce to this end of the table?

**eggnog –** a holiday drink made from alcohol, eggs, milk, and spices

*Would you like a glass of eggnog or do you prefer soda?

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