Everyday English Conversation Practice

[Music] [Music] who were you talking to just now i was talking to david he's an assistant here whose assistant is he he's olivia's assistant what did he say to you he told me that he was leaving the company really why is he leaving he's leaving because he doesn't like working here anymore when is he going to leave he's going to leave next month where is he going to work he's going to work in st louis missouri which company is he going to work for he's going to work for a company called round the clock how

big is that company it is pretty big i've heard how many employees are there there are around 100 full-time employees how did he get that job he got that job by answering an online ad they were very impressed with him and hired him on the spot how much is he going to earn he's going to earn over 75 000 a year [Music] hello mr robinson welcome to rome i'm julia your tour guide hi please call me larry okay larry nice to meet you how's the flight are you very tired no i'm fine great let's go

to the parking lot then okay [Music] it your first time here yeah i was in europe when i was a student but somehow i never got here in rome you have the feeling of going back in time nowhere in the world will you find as much histories here [Music] you're going to stay here just for two days right exactly and my final destination is oxford i'm going to give a talk at a conference there so you're here for work not pleasure yes well maybe some pleasure too i have a friend who lives in oxford and

we're planning to meet up that's nice where are we going first to hotel savoy we have reserved for you a nice room on the fifth floor on the front it is number 55 perfect [Music] okay so now i'm going to tell you a bit about our tour today we're going to drive to the center it takes about 45 minutes and then we're going to start at the colosseum rome's most famous and recognized monument [Music] great i've always wanted to see it i heard that the experience you get is truly one of a kind that's true

it is one of the seven wonders of the world and then we're going to visit a forum this is one of the most beautiful places you will find in rome after that we're going to see the pantheon one of the oldest buildings in the city wow i can't wait we're also going to visit the trevi founding in which you can toss the coin it is said that whoever does this will certainly come back to rome then i'm going to toss a coin too i want to come back someday by all means then we'll be very

near the via del corso where all the best shops are would you like to maybe do some shopping yes of course i'd like to buy a lot of souvenirs for my family and then i'm sure you're going to be hungry so i'm going to take you to a really nice restaurant for lunch there is a restaurant called la taverna de furimperiale the food they serve is delicious i recommend ravioli burrata which is fresh pasta filled with cheese or we can have pizza or a good carbonara a gelato an ice cream that is our typical dishes

but i promise you very different from italian food in america sounds great it's going to be a fantastic day [Music] seth you've been in our company for almost a year now what do you think of the other people in our department well there's one outstanding person and that's jessica she does excellent work and is a very good team player she has her feet on the ground she stands out from the others that's good to hear what about nathan what do you think of him he's very able but i wish he wasn't so conceited i don't

know who he's trying to impress it's the female staff i think he always shows off more with women around yes i guess he's just a bit arrogant but otherwise his performance is fine his work certainly measures up he really wants to get ahead you can count on him so there are no real problems then well i'm very worried about melanie she seems to be screwing everything up at the moment every time i give her instructions she never seems to understand the other employees are complaining that they end up doing her work one of them dropped

a hint that she might resign if nothing is done about it oh dear i'll have a word with her and make it clear that she has to improve or we may have to ask her to leave [Music] meredith want to go out with me and nora tonight we're going to have a great time together i don't want to be a killjoy i'm just not in the mood to go out you sure haven't been too happy lately is anything the matter i'm feeling on edge these days because there are rumors that there may be some layoffs

at my company at the end of the month i can understand that nobody lacks uncertainty that's for sure especially when you might end up without a job that's really too bad so what's the story it's all because the management got carried away and took on too much debt how long has this been going on or some time as it turns out i'm worried sick about my job don't worry too much you have great qualifications and skills so you shouldn't have any trouble finding another job but i don't want another job this one is perfect i

love that it's so close to my home and please don't tell anyone alice i won't breathe a word and stop worrying things always have a way of working out don't take life too seriously sometimes you just have to laugh at your problems easier said than done it seems like everything's happening at once why is something else wrong yeah i'm having trouble with my car and i can't really afford any big repairs right now i have to tighten my belt i know a reasonable mechanic i'll have him take a look thanks alice it's good to know

that i can always count on you and you're a good shoulder to cry on i really appreciate it i'm glad i could help you get a few things off your chest [Music] [Music] how was your dinner with david last night what did he want to talk to you about well he told me that he was planning to set up his own business really what kind of business he wants to open a coffee shop [Music] you know with sofas good music healthy food wi-fi somewhere you can really relax [Music] that sounds good whereabouts here in springfield

i see where exactly is the location it's right across the street from the downtown bus station oh that's a very good location yes it's the perfect spot for any business and here's the thing david asked me if i wanted to go into business with him what are you serious what about your job then are you going to quit well i can keep my job for a while to see how things work out i can quit later he's looking for someone to invest in the business he said he could raise half of the money and he

wanted to know whether i could come up with the other half how much exactly forty thousand dollars what where on earth are we going to get that kind of money well we have 25 000 saved up and we could um take out a bank loan for the rest i don't know what to say it's a huge risk i'm sure it's going to be a very successful business does david know anything about setting up a business of course he does he majored in business look he's given me a copy of his business plan we can go

through it together if you like hmm okay [Music] have you paid the bills this month no i haven't gotten around to it yet but i'm going to do it on monday we got a late notice from the credit card company and what does it say the notice says that they haven't received the payment yet and it's past the due date we are being charged a late fee of 10 i have the notice right here in this drawer take a look there must be some mistake the due date is in one week next friday i'll call

and talk to customer service first thing in the morning i'm sure it's a mix up i really hope so the last time we were late with the payment i told them that the check was in the mail but they didn't buy it that's different don't worry about it i'm sure i'll get it straightened out worst comes to worst we're only a month late i know i can count on you to take care of it yes leave it to me i'll take care of it tomorrow it's as good as done okay darling [Music] good morning doctor

good morning alex how can i help you the side of my face is swollen again and it's got an itchy rash on it it appeared a few days ago i had already come to see you about this a few months ago if you remember yes i remember i gave you some ointment then i think what happened to the rash when you put it on it cleared up after a month or so but it's come back again i see are there any animals in your house by any chance well i take care of my neighbor's cat

when she is away and i suppose she's away at the moment right yes that's right were you also looking after it when you last had the rash yes i was actually you might be allergic to cats really it never crossed my mind that i might be allergic to cats so what do you advise me to do about it you should try to avoid the cat can't you ask somebody else to take care of it while your neighbor's away yes i can i'll try to find somebody else then to look after it fine i'm also going

to prescribe two medicines a cream and some tablets the tablets should reduce the swelling and the cream should clear up the rash how should i take the tablets take one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening 30 minutes before meals what about the cream you should apply it twice a day squeeze out a fingertip sized amount of cream and spread it in a thin layer over the area of irritated skin how long is it likely to be before the rash clears up if it hasn't gone in two weeks come back and see

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