English Conversation 45 | Everyday English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] who's next placee can I have some pors please fresh frozen or cook frozen please how much do you need about 500 G please that be $10 thank you thank you thank you can I help you some of these leaks how many left three uh something else uh some ginger uh right there love oh right just this piece please okay do you have any bean sprouts yes we do how much would you like about 100 G will that be all yes thanks that'll be $4 [Music] thanks thank you okay [Music] sorry yeah Steve than run into you here where have to in such a hurry oh I I thought I saw someone I know oh when oh it's okay he's gone now must have made a mistake you got time for a coffee yeah okay yeah how about here [Music] J so what are you doing at the market I'm cooking at your house on Friday remember of course Friday that'll be great what about you do you come here often what's funny when someone says do come here often it's what we call a pickup line you know when someone's I know what to pick up line is sorry I come here every week to buy fruit I like fresh fruit for work what are we having for dinner you'll find out on Friday what would you like cappuccino Y and a tea please tea no worries do you want me to take your shopping home I could put it in the fridge Bo no that's okay I have a fridge in my room at the hotel the person you saw who did you think it was uh it's a long story maybe I'll tell you later from Friday maybe I thought I saw David at the market but I didn't get a very good look and I lost him in the crowd when was this just yesterday how long since you've seen him nearly 2 years are you sure you'd recognize him now of course he's my brother it's just I'm thinking he might have changed his appearance if he didn't want to be found Mr Bara I would recognize my brother believe me of course I'm sorry maybe you did see him at the market it's just you've been thinking about him a lot the Mind plays tricks you know suppose so maybe it wasn't him I don't know is there anything that would identify him um a jewelry a scar anything his watch my father gave it to him he always wears it can you describe it it's an old-fashioned watch an Amega it was our 's uh what's the band made of silver and the watch has an it says to my son Norman Norman that's our father's name gave it to him ah Norman in Chinese in Chinese he might have a neck band I gave it to him as a going away present H what's it like it's made of torture shell it's a disc with a design like this yiny that's right you know it the band is made of leather he said he'd always wear it yes well it's uh it's it's just not much uh but it's something I suppose I'll call you next week uh with some news I hope so excuse me I have an to see Dr Chang at 2:30 and your name Lee an Lee Miss Lee yes please take a seat doctor we'll see you soon thank you Miss Lee dror will see you now thank you sorry Miss Ley how come can I help you I've been getting some very bad headaches lately and I feel tense when did you get them usually at night but sometimes in the morning too and have you been taking anything for them no you look tense are you working too hard not really I'm over here from Singapore buying wines but worrying you am I right yes I'm worried about my brother he's been missing for 2 years no wonder you've been getting headaches but just let me give you a checkup to make sure it's nothing else your blood pressure is a little high but your heart is fine I'm sure it's the worry about your brother that's causing the headaches what can I do try to relax and get some rest do you prefer western or Chinese medicine I prefer Chinese medicine here are some tablets take two three times a day and try not to worry about your brother I'm sure you'll find him soon thank you I hope so you feeling better now yes the doctor said I should relax oh why don't you sit down let me cook no I enjoy cooking it is relaxing for me okay then well let me help oh what do you need uh I need a sharp knife the knives are in this drawer and a walk do you have one yes of course it's in this cupboard and do you have a I don't know what it's called a kind of a saucepan with holes in it uh colander it's in here too it's behind the S spin and I'll need a bowl large or small big enough to hold these prawns oh yum prawns I love prawns how about this one no that's too big I don't need one as big as that this one that's perfect okay I'm ready what are we having Singapore noodles with prawns it's a very famous dish you can buy it at Street stores everywhere I hope you like it I'm sure we will so what do we do first first we have to peel the prawns oh okay I'll do that now what now we'll fry the prawns the oil must be very hot it doesn't take very long while I'm doing that you can chop the leaks Cho them very [Music] fine like this yes sort of now what next we add the spices and some [Music] ginger and the legs okay and now now the legs are soft we put in some beans sprouts and then the corns and the [Music] noodles all in together is that all almost lastly we add some of this special sauce didn't think I'd be able to find this here your Market's very good that's it we're almost ready I hope your family's hungry that was delicious an I'm glad you enjoyed it yes it was very tasty if you went to Singapore you could have it every day there you are Mark the of travel I thought it was absolutely superb thank you Steve what did you think Louise too hot oh I'm sorry that's how we eat in Singapore do you want to play Dance what's that come on I'll show you can I play too no Louise let Anne relax she cook dinner so we'll clean up have to hold it like this gently like this look where you want the dart to go and throw it but not too hard that's pretty good for a beginner and you seem sad again what's the matter there's something I haven't told you this is your brother yes I know this man you know him I'm sure it's him this is man who works at the store where I buy fruit oh I knew it I knew it was him we must go there now hold on hold on it's 10:00 at night the Market's closed let me have another look how long since you've seen him 2 years it's him I'm sure it's him what's going on Steve says he knows my brother what oh I think so he says David's working at the market that's right my brother sells fruit for a living Steve are you sure yes and thinks she saw it well the markets are open tomorrow let's find out I can't believe it David working at the market he's not here give me the photo I'll ask Excuse me yes mate we're looking for this man he works here doesn't he who wants to know this his sister she's been looking for him don't know anything about her sister he never mentioned her sister but it is him isn't it please say it's him yeah well this does look like how D I reckon it's him love thank you thank you David so where is he look I don't know mate he rang yesterday and he said he wanted a couple of days off I said okay he's usually pretty good do you know where he lives just get me B we'll go that straight away [Music] Straight Ahead yes no uh left at the next lights how far is it not far keep going along this road until you get to a [Music] what's that it's the Cs can I see your license please here you are I'm sorry officer what's the problem I'm afraid you were traveling at 70 km per hour in a 60 km Zone I also see you have a passenger in the back seat who is not wearing a seat belt do you know that you must wear a seat belt when you're traveling in a vehicle man I'm sorry I forgot you see officer my friend here has been looking for her brother who she hasn't seen for 2 years and we've just discovered the address we were driving there when you pulled us over well you hear a lot of stories in this job haven't heard that one before but it's true I'm really sorry it's all my fault I was only thinking about my brother and now you're in trouble it's okay that's my fault we're going too fast look just stick to the speed limit okay thank you officer thank you so much but that's no excuse for not wearing a seat belt right now be off with you hope they find your brother man thanks officer the first one student student is the person who study in their school in the colleges or in University classes so we have student remember don't say student or tudent okay that student student student number two nurse nurse is the person who takes care of the ill or injured people in the hospital so we say nurse nurse number three doctor doctor is the person who checks People's Health and treat the illness or disease doctor doctor number four dentist dentist is the person who take takes care or tweat some everything about people's teeth okay so so we say dentist remember dentist number five veterinarian veterinarian veterinarian or in short form we can say vet vet is the doctor of animals that means the person who takes care and treat animals ills ill illness or disease okay so we say veterinaria or vet vet very quick right number six engineer engineer is the person who design or or design things like buildings or Bridges or roads or engines something like that engineer engineer engineer okay Baker Baker is the person who make and sell things like bread or cakes so we say baker Bea number eight butcher Butcher don't say buter okay this is buter Butcher short o butcher Butcher is the person who cut and sell Meats butcher Butcher number nine Chef or cook cook is the person who cook who uh who cooks food and Chef is the professional Cooks usually the chef is the cook professional Cooks in the uh restaurant or the hotels so we say chef chef this one cook cook remember don't say this chef chef okay this is sh chef Chef number 10 construction worker construction worker is the the people who build the houses or or roads okay construction remember stru construction worker teacher teacher that means the the person who teach you uh teachers who teaches you any subjects English math physics chemistry okay teacher uh usually works in the school uh instructor instructor also the same with uh with teacher instructor that mean instruct you help you to do uh the things correctly a coach usually coach um if uh in sports in sports your teacher in sports is your coach all in sports we don't use teacher we just use coach okay so the same teacher teacher instructor remember instruct instructor coach coach remember CH H and number 12 hair dresser hair dresser or Barber hair dresser is the person who cut or wash and then shape your hair okay hair dress remember D dresser hair dresser and barber Barber is the person who cuts men's hair just men's hair okay and hair tacer anybody so hair Tracer this is Barber okay so again student student nurse nurse doctor doctor dentist dentist veterinarian veterinarian or vet engineer engineer Baker beger butcher Butcher chef chef cook cook construction worker construction worker teacher teacher instructor instructor coach coach hairdresser hair hairdresser bubber bubber farmer Farmer is the person who works in the farm their job is to grow in uh plants trees vegetables or keep the animals so we call farmer Farmer electrician electrician means the person who who repairs electrical equipments like the TV or the fridge something like that so El electrician electricians or maybe repair their computers the laptops okay so electricians mechanic mechanic remember this is not M mechanic okay this is mechanic mechanic that means uh the person their job is uh whose job is to repair the engines like Vehicles just like you know motorbikes cars something like that so this is mechanic plumber remember not be here we we write the word be here but we don't spell but sorry but we don't pronounce plumber we say plum plumber plumber that means um the person um his job is to uh fit and then repair or fix water pipes or something in the toilets so we say plumber plumber remember PL okay plumber locksmith lockmith is the person who make or fit or repair or fix the locks or something with the with any Keys okay so we say a locksmith lockmith uh minor minor is the person who works in the m the m is the underground place where you can find gold uh gold diamonds or coal okay so we can say minor minor architect architect architect is the person who designs the buildings or houses so we say architect architect scientist scientist is the person who study about natural Desir uh some things with Biology physics or chemistry okay so we say scientist scientist remember scientist secretary secretary secretary is the person who works for the managers CEOs or president and their job is to deal with the phone calls uh lectures emails arranging meetings and appointments so we say secret Tre tree remember this is tree secr Tre um assistant assist remember to ask here assistant assistant is the person who works for other people you know like uh that assistant help or support the other uh person in in the job okay so we say assistant assistant clerk clerk is their person who take notes keep their records or accounts in the sharp store or in the office and sometimes it also means like the sales person in the shop or in the store clerk cler remember cler so we say clerk clerk um librarian librarian is the person who works in the library okay so librarian librarian again farmer Farmer electrician electrician mechanic mechanic plumber plumber locksmith locksmith Miner Miner architect architect scientist scientist secretary secretary uh assistant assistant clerk clerk or librarian librarian pilot pilot pilot is the person who operates and controls the airplane pilot pilot flight remember FL FL flight attendant or you can link them together flight attendant flight attendant is the person who jobs is to uh take carees and serve the on the plane flight attendant flight attendant tour guide tour guide when you go on a tour that means when you go traveling you need a guide that means a person who shows you around right so to guide to guide receptionist receptionist is the person who works in a hotel or an office building and they will do with the customers who arrive and then go and then they can do with the uh the phone phone calls something like that so receptionist receptionist driver remember D driver driver you can say taxi driver or truck or law driver uh driver driver is the person who drive okay the the taxi or the truck or the Lorry so driver driver social worker this is sure okay so social worker social worker social worker is the person who uh Works uh anything with a society that that is called the social work okay so social worker producer producer producer that means the person who helps to produce something like produce a song or a film something like that so we say producer producer film star film star uh okay film star like that means an actor or an actress actor is uh a a male film star an actress is a female film star so with can say film star actor actress actor and actress in the film right so film star actor actress film star actor actress server server is the person who works in uh maybe a hotel or especially a restaurant and they would serve you the food they would do with the ordering and then serve you the food right so server server or for male you can say waiter waiter and female you can say waitress waitress and remember the T here we stress at wait and you can say waiter you can say waiter remember if the t is not stressed it can be pronounced like the okay so we say waiter waiter waiter and waiter still okay server server waiter waiter or waiter waitress waitress is a female right salesperson sales remember s sales person salesperson is the person who sells the products okay in a sh something like that so we say salesperson sales person don't say sell this is L sales person a e so we say a sales person or for a man you can say salesman salesman for wom you can say saleswoman saleswoman salesperson salesman saleswoman remember sales person salesman and saleswoman okay W woman police you all know about the police right you can say police officer police officer for both men and women but if you want to say for a for a man you can say policeman policeman for a woman you can say sorry you can say police woman police woman so again police officer police officer or you can link them together police officer remember C at the end we pronounce as s Okay police officer police officer policeman policeman policewoman police woman business person business person remember the S here business business business business person business person or for the man you can say businessman sorry businessman businessman businessman and this one you can say business woman business woman business woman so again business person businessman business woman one more time again pilot pilot flight attendant flight attendant tour guide toour guide receptionist receptionist D driver driver social worker social worker producer producer filmar film star actor actor actress server server waiter waitress waitress sales Sal person sales person salesman saleswoman police officer police officer policemen police woman business person businessman business woman
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
appointment
B2The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
Example:
"excuse me I have an appointment to see Dr Chang at 2:30 and your name Lee an Lee Miss Lee yes please take a seat"
positively
B1(manner) In a positive manner.
Example:
"so maybe it wasn't him I don't know is there anything that would positively"
inscription
B2The act of inscribing.
Example:
"it was our grandfather's uh what's the band made of silver and the watch has an inscription"
grandfather
B2A father of someone's parent.
Example:
"it was our grandfather's uh what's the band made of silver and the watch has an inscription"
something's
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"hard not really I'm over here from Singapore buying wines but something's"
advantages
B1Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
Example:
"advantages of travel I thought it was absolutely superb thank you Steve what did you"
roundabout
B1(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Example:
"going along this road until you get to a roundabout"
literature
B1The body of all written works.
Example:
"literature okay teacher uh usually works in the school uh instructor instructor also the"
passengers
B1One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
Example:
"attendant is the person who jobs is to uh take carees and serve the passengers"
nowhere
B1No particular place, noplace.
Example:
"sorry yeah Steve than run into you here where have to in such a hurry oh nowhere"
Word | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
appointment | B2 | The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust |
positively | B1 | (manner) In a positive manner. |
inscription | B2 | The act of inscribing. |
grandfather | B2 | A father of someone's parent. |
something's | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
advantages | B1 | Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end. |
roundabout | B1 | (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. |
literature | B1 | The body of all written works. |
passengers | B1 | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
nowhere | B1 | No particular place, noplace. |
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