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A: ...like I told you before, we just dont have the re- sources to hire you an assistant. B: I understand that, but the fact is were under- staffed. A: The timing is just not right. The economy is bad, and its too risky to take on new staff. B: Yeah,
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A: Hello, Fairbrook Consulting, how may I help you? B: Yes, this is Julianne Horton, and Im calling to ar- range an appointment with Ms. McNealy. A: Certainly, what day were you thinking of? B: Hows Thursday? Does she have any time avail- able then?
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A: Do you two have any plans for the evening? B: We were thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neigbourhood. Do you have any suggestions? A: I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic, and the decor is beautiful. Id recom- me
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A: Mr. McKenna, do you have a second? I need to talk to you about something. B: Sure, Liv, what can I do for you? A: Well, I was just wondering. . . you see, I know Ive used up all my vacation days this year, but my sister is getting married, and the
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A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think weve got ourselves a situation here. B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir? A: I had one or two glasses of eggnog, but nothin
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A: This is Action 5 News reporter Sarah OConnell reporting live from Washington, D. C. where a protest has broken out. Thousands of angry citi- zens are protesting against the proposed bailout of the auto manufacturing industry! Sir, sir, Sarah OConn
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A: So, Lauren, I just wanted to talk to you quickly about our new customer support representative, Jason Huntley. B: Sure, whats up? A: Basically, Ive got a few concerns about him, and the bottom line is, I dont think hes a good fit for our company.
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A: This is Madeline Wright, for BCC News reporting live from Washington D. C. where, very shortly, the new President will deliver his inaugural ad- dress. Just moments ago, the President was sworn-in to office; following the United States Constitutio
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There is a well-known line in Shakespeares play A Midsummer Nights Dream which goes, The course of true love never did run smooth. It means that when you fall in love, there are always complications, and accidents and difficulties. That is the theme
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My friend Sarah is a vet. I have asked her to tell us about a typical days work. I am a veterinary surgeon and work for a charity called PDSA, which stands for the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals. We treat pets belonging to people who are on stat
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In English we have some words which have so many possible meanings that it sometimes seems that they can mean almost anything. One of these words is get. Another is do. In colloquial English, we often use the expression that something will do. For ex
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In less than two weeks time, the football World Cup competition begins in Germany. Football fever is already sweeping the country. There are articles in the newspapers and programmes on television. Many people have placed English flags in the windows
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In English, we use the word get (or its past tense got) very often. Sometimes we say get by itself; sometimes we say get as part of a phrasal verb such as get in or get up. And we use get/got to mean many different things. If I get a newspaper, it me
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Last week, the police in Denia in eastern Spain made a gruesome discovery. They found a decomposing body in a rubbish tip underneath a motorway bridge. The body was that of Colin Nodes, who was British, and a criminal with a long and colourful histor
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When we have several days of very hot weather, we call it a heatwave.In Britain, we are having a heatwave at present. In fact, we are having record high temperatures. Yesterday, 19 July, was the hottest July day on record. The highest temperature (36
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Often we need words to explain how probable something is. Lets look at some examples. Will it rain today? There are dark clouds in the sky. It will definitely rain Will it rain today? There are no clouds in the sky. It will certainly not rain this mo
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How are your teeth? How often do you go to the dentist? Here is part of a poem by Pam Ayres. Oh, I wish Id looked after my teeth, And spotted the perils beneath, All the toffees I chewed, And the sweet sticky food, Oh, I wish Id looked after my teeth
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In our lives we have lots of machines and electrical equipment things like cars and washing machines, video recorders and mobile phones. Most of the time they work OK. But sometimes they do not. Todays podcast is about the words we use when something
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Every year, a prize is awarded to an artist who is British born or who works in Britain. It is called the Turner prize. It is named after the famous British artist J M W Turner. In previous years, some of the art and artists which have won the Turner
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Todays podcast is about the expression getting on. What does it mean? Well, if I ask someone How are you getting on? I mean How much progress have you made?. It is easiest to explain with some examples. Example number one. I ask my children, How are
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