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Scale Talking Eslpod Self Checkout Machine Word Podcast Means

Id ESLPod_1035_WE_1744
Episode Id ESLPod 1035
Episode Title Using a Self-Checkout Machine
Phrase scale
Text The word "scale," in this podcast, means a balance, or a device that measures the weight of a person or object: "Joanna used a small kitchen scale to measure how much flour and sugar to put into the bowl." When talking about a fish or reptile, a "scale" is one of many small, flat, hard pieces of skin: "Please remove all the scales before you cook the trout." When talking about music, a "scale" is a series of musical notes placed in order from low to high, or high to low: "Please play two octaves of the A major scale." Finally, when talking about maps or models, the "scale" is an indication of the size of something: "Please draw a map of your neighborhood with a scale of 1:15,000."
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