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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 545: Getting Around Without a Car.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 545. 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, but you probably already know that. You probably know that you can go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster. You might know that the Learning Guide contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of this episode.

What you probably don’t know is that this episode is a dialogue between Caitland and Bruno, talking about different ways that you can transport yourself from one place to another without having a car. Let’s get started.

Caitland: How are you planning on getting to school and to your job without a car?

Bruno: I’ve got it covered. I have my skateboard.

Caitland: Your skateboard won’t be any use on those dirt roads.

Bruno: No big thing. I’ll just take my bike.

Caitland: Your bike was stolen, along with your rollerblades, remember?

Bruno: