#ESL Podcast 233 – Asking for a Date

##GLOSSARY

**to admit –** to say that something is true even if one doesn’t want to; to confess

*Last week, one of the football player on the championship team admitted that

he had used illegal drugs to build stronger muscles.

**player –** a man who dates a lot of women, often at the same time

*Those guys are such players! They hang out in bars nearly every weekend

trying to get women’s phone numbers.

**attractive –** pretty; nice-looking

*Renee is very attractive. She has long beautiful black hair and green eyes.

**to break up with (someone) –** to end a romantic relationship with someone

*Clint wants to break up with his girlfriend, but he doesn’t know how to do it

without hurting her feelings.

**geez –** an expression used to express surprise or confusion

*Geez, are you still working? It’s almost midnight!

**to go for a drink –** to go to a bar or restaurant to drink an alcoholic beverage,

such as beer or wine

*After the concert, they went for a drink at that expensive new restaurant near

the concert hall.

**Do you mind if I join you? –** May I accompany you? Would it bother (annoy)

you if I joined you in what you’re doing?

*I heard that you’re going to the movies tonight. Do you mind if I join you?

**to try (one’s) luck –** to do something, knowing that it may not work; to try to do

something, hoping that it will be successful, but not being sure of it

*The company wanted to hire someone with 10 years of experience and I only

had three, but I decided to try my luck and apply for the job anyway.

**to depend on (something/someone) –** to be controlled or determined by

something or someone else

*We’d like to buy a new car, but that depends on whether we’re able to save

enough money.

**to go for –** to choose; to select

*If I had to choose between a vacation in Asia or Europe, I’d probably go for

Asia, because I’ve always wanted to visit India.

**I’d like to get to know you better –** I want to learn more about you; I want to

know you better; I’d like to become your friend (or maybe a boyfriend or

girlfriend)

*Pierre said he’d like to get to know me better, so we’re having dinner together

this Friday.

**here’s my number –** here’s my phone number; an expression used when giving

someone one’s phone number written down on a piece of paper

*A beautiful woman walked up to Alberto at the party and said, “Here’s my

number. Call me.” He was so...