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ESLPod_0198_WE_0071 Starting a Band In this podcast, the word "instrument" describes the things or objects that musicians use and play on to make music: "The musical instruments played by professional musicians are usually handmade and very expensive." We use the term "musical instruments" to talk more formally about these objects and "instruments" for short in speaking of them informally. The word can also be used to mean tools that people use to do a job: "It's important for the doctor's instruments to be clean." Or, "Scientists use a lot of different instruments to try to predict the weather."

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ESLPod 198 instrument Entertainment + Sports

Id	ESLPod_0198_WE_0071
Episode Id	ESLPod 198
Episode Title	Starting a Band
Phrase	instrument
Text	In this podcast, the word "instrument" describes the things or objects that musicians use and play on to make music: "The musical instruments played by professional musicians are usually handmade and very expensive." We use the term "musical instruments" to talk more formally about these objects and "instruments" for short in speaking of them informally. The word can also be used to mean tools that people use to do a job: "It's important for the doctor's instruments to be clean." Or, "Scientists use a lot of different instruments to try to predict the weather."
Topics	Entertainment + Sports

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