Program Record

One

M:Today we're gonna talk about restaurant, Erica, why don't you give us a little bit more details.

E:We are talking about a situation in the restaurant and two people are invoved, the waiter and the customer, and I don't wanna say any more.

M:Don't say any more, let's just listen to this dialog and will be back later to explain it.

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E:O o, what a waiter!

M:What a waiter! He is really angry at this customer.

E:I thank M, you have chosen some interesting expressions for us here. What is the first one?

M:The first one is "I'm still working on it." Why don't we listen to some other examples on how you can use this word and then we come

back to explain it.

E:So you could say "I'm still working on it." means

M:I still need more time.

E:Exactly.

M:Ok, it's clear.

E:I have another one for you, guys. It's the phrase commonly used and you'll hear it all the time.

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M:It's a short way of saying "...".

E:So that's basically "fast food". What's next on the menu?

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M:We definitely like free things.

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M:So basically it's an another way of saying "I'll chosing".

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M:Ok, now let's listen to some other examples of how we could use this word in different situations then I'll come back and explain it.

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E:M, why did the waiter get angry at the costumer?

M:Well, he basically wasted the waiter's time.

Two

M:Erica, why don't you explain a little bit of what this lesson is about today.

E:It's about calling in sick.

M:Ok, that's useful.

E:Yeah, definitely it happened to everyone, once in a while you don't feel so well. Or you feel well but you don't wanna go to work.

So you call in sick.

M:Ok, let's listen to this dialog and I want everyone to keep their ears open and see if the boss believes this people.

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E:The first phrase I've chosen for you is a very very useful one. "I'm feeling quite ill today."

M:Alright. What is this mean exactly?

E:It means that she's feeling sick.

M:That's clear.