Audio script
Olivia: How’s the leg Johnny?
Johnny: A bit better thanks...I’ve got the plaster off it now, but I still need the crutch.
Olivia: Good to hear...
Johnny: Your nephew young Joe didn’t help...he’s not here today is he? I need to recover!
Olivia: No, don’t worry...I’m not looking after him today. He’s with my sister.
Harry: Hello there!
Olivia: Hi Harry!
Johnny: Hi there workmate!
Olivia: How’s it going, Harry?
Harry: Erm...not bad...
Olivia: You don’t sound so sure...
Harry: No, really, everything’s fine...
Johnny: Everything ok at work? I don’t get to see you much...
Harry: Well, I’m always busy, you know...
Johnny: Oh yeah, I know...busy busy busy. That’s me, too! Got to go right now...just to the doctor’s though, he’s having another look at my leg, making sure it’s ok...
Olivia: Bye then Johnny! Hope it goes well!
Johnny: Me too! Whoops.......Magda! Watch out!
Magda: Oh, sorry Johnny!
Johnny: Owwww!
All: Oh no!
Magda: Oh! I stepped on your toe!
Johnny: Don’t worry...never mind...nothing serious...I’ll get better! Good job I’m going to the doctor’s right now! Bye!
Magda: Oh no! I feel so bad!
Harry: Don’t worry about it, he’s not really that bad! He hasn’t broken any bones or anything.
Olivia: He’s just a bit of an actor, that’s all...
Harry: Tell me about it...he’s terrible at work! I try and avoid him...
Olivia: Oh no! Why?
Harry: He just talks about his work all the time, about how important he is, and how rich he’s going to be...it gets boring...
Olivia: But are you getting on with him ok, otherwise?
Harry: Yeah, I guess so...they really make me work hard for my money though...
Olivia: Do you think you’ll stay with that job?
Harry: For a bit, I guess. I’ll have to see how it goes, long term...
Magda: Isn’t anyone going to ask about my interview?!
Olivia: Oh yes...sorry! Of course..so, how did it go?
Magda: I’m not sure...ok I think...it’s difficult to say...
Harry: What questions did they ask you?
Magda: The usual ones...why I want this job, what I can bring to their company...
Olivia: Did you answer all the questions?
Magda: Sure...yes.
Harry: Did you ask a question?
Magda: Yes...I only got a chance to ask one, so I asked them how far I’d be free to follow my own projects as part of the job.
Olivia: Good question.
Harry: What did you wear?
Magda: A suit, like Johnny told me to! Black jacket, trousers...
Olivia: Did you arrive on time?
Magda: I was perfectly punctual!
Harry: You’ll be a shoo-in!
Magda: Sorry? A what?
Harry: A shoo-in! It means you’re certain to get the job!
Magda: Well, I hope so.......Oh no! It’s them...they’ll be calling to tell me if I got the job or not....
Comments
Hello, my name is Carmen, it's the first time I connect with you. I'd like this way to learn English.
I have a question about the expression : You'll be shoo-in, I don't know what's the meaning in Spanish.
Any teacher could help me?
Thank you and my apologize for my English.
Regards,
Carmen
it's not easy for me to listen whole the lesson , maybe my new word is not much , so i can't listen all :(
I've got a quastion. In phrase 'they’ll be calling' when the action happens? The phone call is now, but Magda uses the Future Continuous Tense.
Hello,
That's an excellent question! This is the reason why many teachers don't like to call 'will' the future tense - because it's not a tense and it doesn't always refer to the future!
'Will' is a modal verb which can be used to describe things that the speaker thinks are almost certain. These can be things in the future ('The new boss will close some factories') or things in the present ('That will be the postman').
So, Magda is talking about the present - her phone is ringing now.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi
could you be so kind and explain me the meaning of " I've got the plaster off it now?"
Is "off " here an adverb or a preposition ?
what does "have got " mean here? to need to or be forced, or poses ?
thanks
Hi Reza,
In this sentence, 'it' is Johnny's leg and he is saying that the plaster has been removed from it. The verb 'got' means something like 'taken' here. He had plaster on his leg, so now it has been 'taken off' or 'got off' his leg.
Does that help?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I can not do the exercices anymore
For example: I see "Preparation". I could read the explanations sentence. But usually under these explanations, the exercices appears.
But in this part and for all the tasks, there is nothing anymore apart the explanations.
It's the case for the previous epidodes I've already done and fotr the future epidodes.
What's happening?
Could you give me any tips?
Thank you
Sorry my English is not very good. :)
Hello,
Sorry about that - we had a technical problem with our exercises server and it took a few hours to solve it. They should be working now.
Let us know if you have any more problems.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
It is working! Thank you for you answer.
V.
I can add the people to be my friends in this podcast or not?
because maybe we can chat and talking to each other to enhance our English skill... :)
Pages