| Id | ESLPod_1278_WE_2224 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 1278 |
| Episode Title | Applying to a Selective School |
| Phrase | private |
| Text | A "private school," in this podcast, is an academic institution designed to serve a small group of students, owned and operated by a private business or a nonprofit organization, usually with families paying for their children to attend: "Private schools offer a good education, but the students rarely interact with children from poor families." A "private eye" is a detective or an investigator hired by an individual: "Gwendolyn hired a private eye to follow her husband and determine whether he was cheating on her." Finally, the "private sector" refers to all for-profit businesses, and not government or nonprofit organizations: "The government struggles to hire good computer programmers, because they can earn so much more money by working in the private sector." |
| Topics | Daily Life |
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