Level 3/4 ESL Speaking Practice: Recent Episodes
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OralExitHousingE the security: 安全，平安，安全感, securidad, безопасность, надёжность ж защита a security deposit: 押金，定金, залог
are included: are part of, not separate from, 被包括的，在…之内的, están incluídos, включены Are utilities included in the rent?
the laundry facilities: a washer and dryer in the building
a laundromat: a business where you pay to do your laundry
OralExitShoppingD the gift wrap: 包 装 纸, papel de regalo, обёрточная бума́га Do you gift-wrap presents? Can I get this gift-wrapped? the fitting room to be left = to be more There isn't any tuna left. There isn't any more tuna. an advertisement: an ad to get a rain check: 特價品證明: 如果一个特價销售项目還在有效特價期內但店家已经沒貨了，你可以要求店家開"特價品證明"，以便日後回來按現在的特價购买該项目。Vale. Si hay rebaja ahora, y la tienda se han agotado todos los productos, puedes revolver en otro dia para comprarlos por el mismo precio bajo. يعد بالبيع برسم البيع which aisle? toilet tissue: toilet paper to charge someone ($) for something: 收费, 索价, cobrar, просить, يحاسب
Shopping C It fits. It doesn’t fit. 合身, caber, يناسب to get/receive something to get a store credit: You return the item and you can get something for the same price at a later time. They don't give you your money back. to accept (take) credit cards accepts American Express. a store employee When will the sale be over? When will the sale be finished? When will the sale end? a garment: a piece of clothing (a shirt, a pair of pants, underwear, a blouse...). 服装, prenda/ropa, ثوب
OralExitHousingD a landlord: 男房东, casero/dueño, домовладе́лец, хозя́ин
to require: 规定, 要求, necistar, приказывать, велеть несов требовать
the damage: 损 坏, daño, ущерб a damage deposit: 押金，定金, fianza, залог
a lease: 租 约 , contrato de arrendamiento, арендный договор
allowed: 允许, permitidos, допусти́мый, позволи́тельный.
a pet: an animal you keep in the house (cat, dog, bird)
the utilities: gas, electricity, heat, water, garbage 公用事业: PG&E, 水, 暖气, 电, 热, 收垃圾;los servicios/utilidades (PG&E, gas, electricidad, calefaccion, agua, recogida de basuras); PG&E, газ, электричество, нагревание, вода, мусор
OralExitHousingE the security: 安全，平安，安全感, securidad, безопасность, надёжность ж защита a security deposit: 押金，定金, залог
are included: are part of, not separate from, 被包括的，在…之内的, están incluídos, включены Are utilities included in the rent?
the laundry facilities: a washer and dryer in the building
a laundromat: a business where you pay to do your laundry
OralExitHealthD on an empty stomach: with no food in your stomach, without eating first
to vomit: 呕 吐, devolver, vomitar, его́ вы́рвало (=he vomited)
a physician: a medical doctor
the symptoms 症状, síntomas, симпто́м, e.g., a runny nose, a stuffed-up nose, a sore throat, a fever, fatigue)
the payment: 支 付 , el pago, платёж, уплата
required: необходимый
the health insurance: 健康保险, seguro de enfermedad, seguro médico, медици́нская страхо́вка
OralExitHealthC a flu shot: 流感疫苗, vacuna contra la gripe, грипп (прививка)
the receptionist:
an opening: an available time for an appointment
the medication: the medicine
to get a prescription filled at the pharmacy: to give the paper with the medicine name on it to the pharmacist so she can put the medicine in a bottle and give it to you
a tablet: 药 片 , pastilla, таблетка
OralExitEmploymentD the hours: the work schedule, the times you must work
a dress code. (Employees are required to wear special clothing, for example, slacks, ties, sport coats, no jeans, no T-shirts.) 着装要求，着装准则, regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme, дресс-ко́д (правила-ограничения в отношении допустимой одежды
permanent 长 期 的 , estable, fijo, постоянный
temporary position. 临 时, temporal, eventual, временный
the shift: 日班,el turno de..., смена (the day shift, the afternoon shift, the swing/evening shift, the graveyard shift)
Employment C speaking34.podomatic.com file: OralExitEmploymentC a job interview the interviewer 面 试 者 , entrevistador, проводя́щий собесе́дование the salary 薪金，薪水, salario, remuneración, зарпла́та a decision 薪金，薪水, decisión, реше́ние to provide: to give the benefits: 奖金，补贴，福利 , beneficios, льготы, условия
Oral Exit Community Services F to cash a check a bank account to charge someone to do something. They will charge me to cash it.
a stamp vending machine online at USPS.com
a postal clerk
customer service person/representative a piece of ID my driver's license, my passport, my visa different kinds of accounts the fees
friendly and helpful crowded dirty the public transportation in my country a prescription the pharmacy on an empty stomach the side effects high blood pressure
up close (or close up) far away. dry to water
Oral Exit Community Services E some cheap ways to call your country Skype It costs ___cents a minute. a good plan for calling ___ a calling card
to make too much noise to make less noise an emergency be quiet
to break into your house. Somebody broke into my apartment. to report the robbery a robber fill out a report
the shopping mall Describe to steal past: stole a 411 operator the information desk to get something to eat a cafe, a restaurant the restroom a department store a clerk a BART ticket a Muni Fast Pass a Clipper Card the ticket machine