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In this podcast, the phrase “in a row” means consecutive or one after another, without any breaks or gaps: “We’ve spent the last seven Thanksgivings in a row with your parents. This year, let’s spend Thanksgiving with my parents.” Normally a “row” is a group of things that are in a line next to each other: “The suburbs are full of boring rows of identical houses.” A “row” is also a group of seats placed next to each other in a theater: “It hurts my neck to watch a movie while sitting in the front row at the theater.” As a verb, “to row” means to make a boat move over the water by using oars (long pieces of wood with a flat end in the water): “Valery’s arms were really tired after rowing the canoe for hours.” 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 584 – Calling in Sick to Work
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Calling in Sick to Work». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 584: Calling in Sick to Work.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 584. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Go to our website at eslpod.com to download a Learning Guide for this episode, it will help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Calling in Sick to Work.” It’s a dialogue between Peter and Magda about what happens when someone decides they are too sick to go to work. Let’s get started.
I was fed up with work and wanted the day off. I decided to call in sick. I wasn’t prepared, though, to be peppered with questions.
Peter: Hello, this is Peter. Is this Magda?
Magda: Yes. This is Magda.
Peter: Hi, Magda. I won’t be coming in today. I’m not feeling well. I think I’ve come down with something.
Magda: Hmm, what seems to be the problem?
Peter: The problem? Oh…I’ve been up all night throwing up and I feel terrible.
Magda: Didn’t you have something like this two weeks ago
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.