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Using English at Work

Table of Contents

Lesson 1 - Arriving at Work……………………………………………………………2

Lesson 2 - Checking Mail, Email, and Voicemail…………………………………..10

Lesson 3 - Attending the Morning Meeting………………………………………….18

Lesson 4 - Working at My Desk……………………………………………………...25

Lesson 5 - Taking a Break and Eating Lunch………………………………………33

Lesson 6 - Having Computer Problems……………………………………………..41

Lesson 7 - Scheduling a Meeting…………………………………………………….50

Lesson 8 - Meeting With the Boss…………………………………………………...58

Lesson 9 - Leaving Work……………………………………………………………..67

Lesson 10 - Socializing With Coworkers……………………………………………75

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Lesson 1 – Arriving at Work

SCRIPT

I woke up this morning and thought, “TGIF!” I have been looking forward to the

weekend and all I need to do is to get through one more day of work.

I drive to work and pull into the parking lot next to my office building. I stop at the

security gate. I put my key card into the card reader and the security arm goes

up. I drive into the parking structure and find a parking spot. I make sure that my

parking permit is showing in the windshield and I lock up. I get my briefcase out

of the back seat and walk toward the building. It’s a short walk and I’m there in

no time.

When I get there, I take out my badge and put it around my neck before I go

through the main entrance of the building. Employees are supposed to wear

their badges at all times at work so that the security guards know that we belong

there. One day last week, I forgot my badge at home and I had to get a visitor’s

pass for the day. My coworker made fun of me all day. He kept asking me if he

could get me some coffee and when I was leaving. What a joker!

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GLOSSARY

TGIF – “thank goodness it’s Friday”; a phrase used on Fridays to show that one

is happy that the weekend is coming

* This week has been difficult, but this weekend should be a lot of fun. TGIF!

parking lot – a paved area near a building where cars can be parked

* The parking lot next to the office was full, so I had to park two streets away.

security gate – a metal bar or door that stops cars and people from entering an

area unless they have permission

* The U.S. president lives in the White House, which has security gates at all of

the entrances.

key card – a small, rectangular piece of plastic for identification that

electronically tells a machine whether the person should be allowed to do

something

* At the World Bank, people must have their key cards with them all the time, so

they wear them on strings around their necks.

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card reader – a machine that electronically “reads” plastic cards and decides

whether a person should be allowed to do something

* If you pass your card through the card reader too quickly, it might not read it

correctly.

security arm – a long and heavy metal or wooden bar that blocks a road, but

can be moved up to let people drive by if they have permission

* The driver didn’t see that the security arm was down, so she drove into it and

broke it.

parking structure – a concrete building with many floors for cars to park on

* Whenever Gisela parks in a parking structure, she always forgets which floor

her car is on.

parking spot – a place for one car to be parked, usually marked with painted

white or yellow lines

* The president of the company has a private parking spot near the building’s

entrance, but the rest of us have to drive around looking for a spot.

parking permit – a piece of paper or plastic that gives a person permission to

park his or her car in a specific area

* At many universities, students have to pay more than $50 per month to get a

parking permit.

windshield – the glass window in the front of a car that lets the driver see where

the car is going

* A small rock hit Kayla’s windshield while she was driving behind a large truck

yesterday, but fortunately the glass didn’t break.

to lock up – to lock the door on one’s car or home; to close the locks on the

doors to one’s car or home so that other people cannot get in without a key

* Did you remember to lock up your house before you came to work this

morning?

in no time – very quickly; with very little delay; right away

* If you work hard you can finish your homework in no time.

badge – a piece of identification, usually with a photograph, that shows that a

person works at a specific organization or business

* If you have a question about something at a museum, you should look for an

employee who’s wearing a badge.

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main entrance – the front door to a building; the primary place for people to

enter a building

* National Geographic’s main entrance is on M Street, but you can enter through

16 th Street or 17 th Street, too.

at all times – all the time; always

* When you are in a big city in another country, I suggest paying attention to what

is happening around you at all times.

security guard – a person who decides who can and cannot enter a building for

safety reasons

* The security guard lost his job because he fell asleep while he should have

been watching the entrance.

visitor’s pass – a piece of paper or a badge that lets a visitor enter a building

where he or she does not work, usually because he or she has a meeting there

* Please give your visitor’s pass back to the guard when you leave the building.

to make fun of (someone) – to laugh at someone or to make other people laugh

at someone in a way that isn’t very nice

* When Jeremiah gave the wrong answer, his classmate made fun of him and all

of the other students laughed.

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

ESLPod.com presents “Using English at Work,” a special 10-episode course to

teach you the English that people use in a typical day at work. I’m Dr. Jeff

McQuillan, from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los

Angeles, California. I’ll be your host for this series.

In this course, each lesson has three parts. First, we will hear a story read

slowly, talking about a part of my day at work. Second, I will explain the

vocabulary we used in the story, providing examples of how the new words

should be used. Third, we will hear another version of the story, this time at a

normal pace – a normal speed. To give you a chance to hear different voices

speaking English the voice used in the stories is not my voice, although it is a

story about me and my day at work.

Are you ready? Let’s begin with lesson one: Arriving at Work.

[start of script]

I woke up this morning and thought, “TGIF!” I have been looking forward to the

weekend and all I need to do is to get through one more day of work.

I drive to work and pull into the parking lot next to my office building. I stop at the

security gate. I put my key card into the card reader and the security arm goes

up. I drive into the parking structure and find a parking spot. I make sure that my

parking permit is showing in the windshield and I lock up. I get my briefcase out

of the back seat and walk toward the building. It’s a short walk and I’m there in

no time.

When I get there, I take out my badge and put it around my neck before I go

through the main entrance of the building. Employees are supposed to wear

their badges at all times at work so that the security guards know that we belong

there. One day last week, I forgot my badge at home and I had to get a visitor’s

pass for the day. My coworker made fun of me all day. He kept asking me if he

could get me some coffee and when I was leaving. What a joker!

[end of script]

I began by saying that when I woke up, I thought, “TGIF!” “TGIF” is an

“acronym,” meaning that each letter is the first letter of another word. “TGIF” (all

capital letters) means “Thank goodness it’s Friday.” Some people also say

“Thank God it’s Friday.” People say “TGIF” on Fridays to show that they are

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