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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 496: Driving a Company Car.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 496. 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 called “Driving a Company Car.” It’s a dialogue between Michael and Robin that uses a lot of vocabulary related to driving a car for your work – for the company you work for. Let’s get started.

Michael: Shall we?

Robin: Oh, this is nice. Did you get a new car?

Michael: No, this is a company car. Getting to drive one is one of the perks of my new job.

Robin: Does your new position call for a lot of driving?

Michael: It does. As the regional supervisor, I have to cover a large territory. I’ll be visiting all of the affiliates across the state.

Robin: Does that mean you can drive the company car anytime, anywhere?

Michael: Well,