Back to School PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 181-Transcript and Idiom Notes Monday, 3 September 2018 an educated guess MUSIC In the United States, 79 million students carry backpacks. 30-50% of students report back pain because of their book bags. MUSIC An important back to school ritual in many households is buying a new bookbag, backpack or school bag. Simple in design school backpacks often have padded shoulders and backs as well as additional reinforcement to hold a large number of heavy textbooks. To reduce shoulder and back strain rolling backpacks are an alternative. MUSIC Hello, and welcome to episode 181 …of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… an educated guess QUOTE MUSIC an educated guess … is a guess that is probably correct because of your knowledge about a particular subject The student was not sure about the answer, so he made a guess based on his math knowledge. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… an educated guess The student was not sure about the answer, so he made an educated guess. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … an educated guess If you don’t know the answer, take an educated guess. Do you believe weather forecasters are making educated guesses? Scientists thoughts on global climate change are more than educated guesses. #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION Should school buses have seat belts? An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live and work abroad. For today’s podcast transcript and idiom notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s www–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com MUSIC If you like the podcast, leave a review or comment. If you love the podcast, tell a friend. Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… great minds Remember…Learn Something New Every Day IDIOM NOTES ALTERNATIVES an informed guess If you don’t know the answer, take an informed guess. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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