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The phrase “on-the-job,” in this podcast, means at work or while one is working: “We aren’t allowed to accept personal phone calls on the job.” The phrase “to be out of a job” means to not have a job or to be unemployed: “Keith is out of a job, but he’s applying for lots of positions.” The phrase “to land a job” means to get a job, especially a job that one wanted very much: “Lizzie was very happy to land a job in Hollywood.” Finally, the phrase “a nose job” means a surgery to change the shape of one’s nose so that one is more beautiful: “He has a beautiful nose. Is it natural, or did he have a nose job?” to cite In this podcast, the phrase “to be cited” means to be told officially that one has done something against the law or broken a rule: “The accountant was cited for stealing money from the company.” The verb “to cite” means to refer to something as an example or to show where one’s information came from: “When you write your report, don’t forget to cite the newspaper where you found that information.” Or, “The manager cited the company’s vacation policy as her reason for not letting her employees take more than one week of vacation at a time.” Finally, the verb “to cite” can mean to say or write the exact words that someone else has said or written: “The teacher smiled and said, ‘beautiful Los Angeles,’ citing Dr. Jeff McQuillan’s favorite phrase.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 420 – Workplace Safety
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 420: Workplace Safety.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 420. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com and download a Learning Guide for this episode. The Learning Guides contain all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension checks, and a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is called “Workplace Safety.” It’s a dialogue between Lon and Abigail. They’re going to be using vocabulary related to accidents at work (where you have your job). Let’s get started.
Lon: What’s this?
Abigail: It’s a memo about a safety inspection scheduled for next week.
Lon: A safety inspection? How are we ever going to pass a safety inspection?
Abigail: What do you mean? This isn’t an unsafe workplace. We’ve had a good record. None of our
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