22. Intermediate - Christmas Chronicles II

The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles II

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Christmas Chronicles:

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A:	Really, gentlemen, you can't take me to jail! Don't you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren!
B:	Yeah, Yeah, we've heard that one before, haven't we Joe?
C:	Yeah, last week we booked this guy who claimed to be the tooth fairy! Can you believe that?
A:	It's Christmas Eve and I have all these presents to deliver! Where is your Christmas spirit? What will happen when all the children wake up tomorrow and don't find any gifts in their stockings?
B:	Sorry buddy, you were parked in a no-parking zone, you were speeding, and you have no ID!
C:	Besides that, even if we let you go now, your sleigh has been impounded and those reindeer were taken to the city zoo.
A:	What! This is unbelievable! What's this world coming to? Christmas is ruined!
C:	What's that up ahead? It looks like... elves!! Elves!! Whoa, they're shooting candy canes! Mayday, Mayday, we are under heavy attack! We need backup!

Key Vocabulary

take someone to jail	phrase	take someone who is arrested to a place where other criminals are kept
book	verb	arrest (informal)
claim	verb	say something is true when some people say it may not be true
stocking	common noun, singular	large sock; traditionally, Christmas gifts are put inside on the Christmas Eve
speed	verb	drive faster than legal speed limit
impound	verb	held by the police
ruined	Adjective	damaged or destroyed
reindeer	common noun, non-variable	large deer that lives in the north part of the globe
elf	common noun, singular	small creature (in stories) that have pointed ears and magic powers
candy cane	common noun, plural	a stick-shaped candy with red and white curves on the top
under heavy	phrase	being attacked or hurt
backup	common noun, non-variable	help

Supplementary Vocabulary

charge	verb	formally accuse someone of a crime
pull someone over	phrase	make a moving car move to the side of the road
ambush	common noun, singular	a sudden attack
stocking stuffer	common noun, singular	small gifts that are put in the Christmas stocking
Christmas ornament	common noun, singular	decoration that is used to make the Christmas tree beautiful

The Office - What Do You Do?(0021)

A:

Oh, look, there's Veronica and her boyfriend. She's always going on about him at the office. Oh, great, they saw us. They're coming this way.

B: Oh, man...

C: Jessica! Arthur! Hi! I'd like you to meet my boyfriend Greg, he's the V. P. of quality and safety for a top Fortune 500 food company.

A: Nice to meet you. This is my husband, Arthur.

B: Hey, how's it going?

D: Hello.

A: Veronica talks about you all the time. I guess you must be pretty busy at work.

D: Well, yeah, a V. P. position is not easy, you know! I implement policies and procedures nationwide. of various departments, as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations. I also have to oversee daily ope

B: Wow, yeah... that sounds exciting.

D: And what about you, Arthur? What do you do for a living?

B: Oh, I'm a Top Gun pilot!


Key Vocabulary

go on about phrase talk about something a lot
Fortune 500 phrase top 500 companies, rated by revenue
implement principle verb, present progressive begin to do something, put into action
responsible Adjective have the duty or job of taking care of something
nationwide Adjective in the whole country
look after principle verb, infinitive take care of
oversee principle verb, present simple watch and direct to make sure a job is done correctly
quality control common noun, non-variable checking goods to make sure that they are good enough to sell
under me phrase working for me

Supplementary Vocabulary

develop relationships
phrase
make good relationships

handle complaints
phrase
look after or take care of complaints

phrase
/ write official documents

coordinate
verb
make arrangements or plans with a group of people

monitor
verb
watch and check

supervise
verb
be in charge of something , watch and direct

ensure
verb
make sure

The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles I (C0019)

 The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles I (C0019)

A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think we’ve got ourselves a situation here.

B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir?

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Daily Life - I’m sorry, I love you (C0015)

 Daily Life - I’m sorry, I love you (C0015)

A: Whoa, whoa, what’s going on? Watch out!

B: Hey, watch where you’re going!

A: Oh, no! I’m so sorry! Are you all right?

B: Oh...I don’t know.

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The Office - Out Of Control Spending (C0013)

 The Office - Out Of Control Spending (C0013)

A: OK, so now the last point on our agenda. Jill, let’s go over the profit and loss statement.

B: Great. Well, the main issue here, as you can see, is that our expenses are through the roof.

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Daily Life - Cleaning the House (C0012)

 Daily Life - Cleaning the House (C0012)

A: Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her husband are coming over for dinner and the house needs to be spotless!

B: I’m in the middle of something right now. I’ll be there in a second.

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Driving Sales (English Pod 010)

 

Intermediate  - Driving Sales (C0010)

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A: All right, people. We’re holding this meeting today because we’ve got to do something about our sales, and we need to do it NOW! I want concrete solutions. How do you intend to drive sales... Roger?

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