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The word “shift,” in this podcast, means a period of time when a group of workers fill certain jobs, to be replaced by another group of works at a later time during the day, so that someone is always working: “Can you work my shift next Saturday?” The “graveyard shift” or the “night shift” refers to the shift worked at night: “Working the graveyard shift means sleeping during the day when everyone else is at work.” A “swing shift” is a work schedule from 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. or midnight: “The best thing about working the swing shift is that there’s no traffic during my commute.” Finally, a “split shift” is a schedule where someone works for two blocks of time during the day: “Harvey has a split shift, so he works for a few hours early in the morning and then again in the afternoon.” to qualify for In this podcast, the phrase “to qualify for” means to meet the requirements of a job or position, or to have the characteristics needed in order to have or do something: “How old was Oscar when he qualified to compete in the Olympic games?” The phrase “to be qualified for (something)” means for the person to have the required skills: “David doesn’t seem qualified for an executive position in this company.” The phrase “to qualify as” means to have the characteristics to be perceived or considered in a certain way: “Just making a good sales presentation doesn’t qualify as a success. You actually have to make a sale.” The phrase “to qualify a statement” means to clarify the meaning of what one has said, usually making it less strong or limiting its affect: “The spokeswoman qualified her statement that no one would be fired to very few people would be fired. 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1072 – Working Part-Time Jobs
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,072 – Working Part-Time Jobs.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,072 I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Luisa and Max about working a job less than 40 hours a week – that is, a part-time job. Let’s get started.
Luisa: Are you still here? I thought you got off at three o’clock.
Max: I picked up a second shift. I could use the money.
Luisa: But I thought you had another part-time job in the evenings.
Max: I normally do, but the restaurant where I work has been cutting back my hours, so I’m trying to pick up as many extra shifts here as I can.
Luisa: And don’t you work at the amusement park on the weekend?
Max: I do half
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