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ESLPodcast432–UsingtheCopier

GLOSSARY

copier–aphotocopymachine;acopymachine;amachinethatmakesacopyof

thetextorimageonapieceofpapersothatitappearsonanotherpieceofpaper

*Canyourcopiermakecolorcopiesoronlyblackandwhitecopies?

original–thedocumentorotherpieceofpaperthatonewantstomakecopies

of

*IaccidentallylefttheoriginalinthecopierafterIwasdonemakingcopies.

feeder–thepartofacopierthatoneputspapersinto,sothatthemachinetakes

onepieceofpaperatatimeandmakescopiesquickly

*Thisfeedercantakeupto50piecesofpaperatatime.

jam–asituationwhereamachinestopsworkingbecausesomethinginsideitis

inthewrongpositionorinthewrongplace

*Theprinterhasajambecauseittriedtotaketwopiecesofpaperatonce.

toclear(something)–tofixajam,takingoutthethingthatcausedtheproblem

sothatthemachinecanworkagain

*Theyweren’tabletoclearthepapersoutofthefaxmachinethemselves,so

theyhadtocallsomeonetorepairit.

temperamental–somethingthatonlyworkssomeofthetime;somethingthatis

difficulttooperate

*Hiscaristemperamental,andifyoudon’tturnthekeyjustright,thecarwon’t

start.

stuck–notabletomove;trappedinoneplaceorposition

*Thelittlegirlgotherhandstuckinsideatoyandhadtoaskhermotherforhelp.

totear–toberippedintotwoormorepieces

*Herskirttorewhensheaccidentallyclosedthecardooronit.

toshrink(something)–tomakesomethingbecomesmaller

*Ourclothesshrankwhenwewashedtheminveryhotwater.

contrast–thedifferencweentwothings,especiallybetweenwhiteand

blackorbetweenlightanddark

*Couldyoupleaseadjustthecontrastonmycomputerscreensothatit’seasier

toread?