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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 486 – Having Limited Mobility.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 486. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

Our website is eslpod.com. You can go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode, which contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and, best of all, a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.

This episode is called “Having Limited Mobility.” “Mobility” is the ability to move around. It will be a dialogue between Gail and Mike using some vocabulary that would be related to people who are not able to move around with their body as easily as others. Let’s get started.

Gail: Oh!

Mike: Are you okay?

Gail: Yeah, I’m just not used to these crutches yet. The doctor said I should start using them if I ever want to get out of this wheelchair, but I don’t have the strength to stand up.

Mike: You’ll get the hang of it. Don’t lose heart.

Gail: It should be easy now that my