Unit 8 Mishaps - Tactics For Listening Developing – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.Unit 8 mishaps page 30 track 38 listening one I just walked in and there's water everywhere calm down what seems to be the problem I don't know I've been out all day and now there's water everywhere did you leave the sink running no oh wait a minute I think it's the dishwasher it must be broken I turned it on this morning before I left and now the kitchen is flooded two hello Amy it's Mark hi Mac are you on your way yes but I'm calling because I'm gonna be late did you get lost no but I missed the six o'clock train I'll have to catch the next one it's okay thanks for calling three oh no the entire bathroom is flooded did you leave the water running or something no I never do that I don't know what happened wait a minute do you feel that yes there's water dripping from the ceiling look I guess the upstairs neighbors left the water running in their bathroom now ours is flooded we better call the manager quick four hey can you help me I've got a 10 o'clock appointment and I think I'm going to be a little late did you get lost I'm afraid so where are you I'm just opposite the new train station according to my map there's a street that goes right through it yes there used to be now you have to go down to Main Street and take a right and then another right oh okay thanks I'll be there in a little while five hello this is Robert Baldwin yes Robert what can I do for you I'm calling because I'm gonna be late did you get lost no I've got a flat tire I'm gonna have to call a tow truck well why don't we just reschedule the appointment okay I guess we'll have to 6

2.hi Sue this is Eric hi Eric what's up I'm afraid I'm going to be a little late for work today did you miss the train no but I was sitting in a cafe this morning having coffee the server walked by with someone else's coffee she tripped and Spilled it all over me now I have to go home and change my shirt no problem thanks for calling page 31 track 39

3.listening to one uh oh I just spilled some tomato sauce on the rug what spilled tomato juice on the floor no on the rug tomato sauce now there's a stain oh I have the best solution for that really just pour soda on it soda that sounds crazy I'm serious poor plain soda on it don't you think plain water will work trust me soda is the best thing I've seen it work okay I'll try it two I need your advice what's the matter Lisa invited me over for tea yesterday when we finished I was carrying this heavy teapot on a tray and I slipped oh no did you spill tea on your clothes worse I dropped the tray and Lisa's teapot broke into little pieces it was her favorite teapot and it looked expensive well if I were you I would offer to buy her a new one you don't think an apology is enough no you should at least offer to buy her a new one you're right that's the best thing to do three oh no I've got a stain on my new shirt what should I do is it a food stain no unfortunately it's ink ink that's very tricky should I just put some water on it hmm let me look it up on the internet here it is for ink use plain soda it will lift the stain right out that doesn't sound right to me I'm sure this is right let's try it no way I'm not gonna do an experiment on my best shirt I'm gonna take it to the dry cleaner four remember that jacket my aunt gave me for my birthday sure the one you lost at the theater no the one I spilled coffee all over oh yeah it was ruined yes anyway she's invited me to dinner I'm afraid if I don't wear the jacket her feelings will be hurt you should just buy a new one exactly like it gee I don't know that sounds expensive but you don't want to offend your aunt do you no but she's very understanding I'll just show up without it if she says anything I'll tell her the truth the truth is always the best five oh what happened I can't find my wallet whenever I sit in a theater Things fall out of my pockets oh wait a minute there it is but my keys are missing oh great how will we get back into the house well we could go back to the theater and try to find them but the theater is closed it's past midnight well I guess we'll have to call a locksmith is there such a thing as a 24-hour locksmith I'm sure there is I'll look one up on my phone six why are you stopping is there something wrong with the car no the car is fine but we're lost what should we do I don't know I've got it you wait here what are you doing I'm gonna ask someone for directions but there's no one around here it's completely deserted kind of dangerous you have a better idea yes let's just call the restaurant and ask them how to get there that makes sense one uh oh I I just spilled some tomato sauce on the rug what you spilled tomato juice on the floor no on the rug tomato sauce now there's a stain oh I have the best solution for that really just pour soda on it soda that sounds crazy I'm serious poor plain soda on it don't you think plain water will work trust me soda is the best thing I've seen it work okay I'll try it two I need your advice what's the matter Lisa invited me over for tea yesterday when we finished I was carrying this heavy teapot on a tray and I slipped oh no did you spill tea on your clothes no worse I dropped the tray and Lisa's teapot broke into little pieces it was her favorite teapot and it looked expensive well if I were you I would offer to buy her a new one you don't think an apology is enough no you should at least offer to buy her a new one you're right that's the best thing to do three oh no I've got a stain on my new shirt what should I do is it a food stain no unfortunately it's ink ink that's very tricky should I just put some water on it hmm let me look it up on the internet here it is for ink use plain soda it will lift the stain right out that doesn't sound right to me I'm sure this is right let's try it no way I'm not gonna do an experiment on my best shirt I'm gonna take it to the dry cleaner four remember that jacket my aunt gave me for my birthday sure the one you lost at the theater no the one I spilled coffee all over oh yeah it was ruined yes anyway she's invited me to dinner I'm afraid if I don't wear the jacket her feelings will be hurt you should just buy a new one exactly like it gee I don't know that sounds expensive but you don't want to offend your aunt do you no but she's very understanding I'll just show up without it if she says anything I'll tell her the truth the truth is always the best five oh what happened I can't find my wallet whenever I sit in a theater Things fall out of my pockets oh wait a minute there it is but my keys are missing oh great how will we get back into the house well we could go back to the theater and try to find them but the theater is closed it's past midnight well I guess we'll have to call a locksmith is there such a thing as a 24-hour locksmith I'm sure there is I'll look one up on my phone six why are you stopping is there something wrong with the car no the car is fine but we're lost what should we do I don't know I've got it you wait here what are you doing I'm gonna ask someone for directions but there's no one around here it's completely deserted in fact it looks kind of dangerous you have a better idea yes let's just call the restaurant and ask them how to get there that makes sense page 32 track 40 listening three one I had the worst thing happen to me this morning I was running to catch the bus and I was talking on my cell phone at the same time anyway it was raining hard and just as I got to the bus stop I dropped my phone in a gigantic puddle some nice man helped me find it it was completely soaked the man told me to take the battery out and let all the parts dry out during the day it sounded like a good idea so I tried it I put the battery back this afternoon and tried to make a call but it doesn't work at all now I'll have to go to the phone store and get a new one two I had quite a mishap last night I got home from my office really late about 11 pm I reached in my pocket for my keys my phone was there but no keys I was locked out of my apartment then I remembered that I left my keys on the checkout counter at the grocery store at lunch time but it was too late to go back there my apartment manager has an emergency number but she charges a fee if he get locked out at night I decided to call anyway she came over and let me in she was pretty nice about it but as soon as I get my key back I'm going to make a copy and give it to a neighbor three I had a little problem this morning I was in my boss's office as I was heading back to my own office I accidentally knocked some things off her desk onto the floor I was horrified she had a picture of her kids on her desk I was afraid that I broke it actually the picture was fine but I knocked her coffee cup over there was coffee on her rug she said not to worry about it she was going to call someone to clean the rug at the end of the day but I ran into the kitchen and got some plain soda it worked perfectly the stain is completely gone now my bath doesn't have to color rug cleaner 4

4.I got some ink on my new shirt at work yesterday at first I thought it was just some food I spilled at lunchtime but then I realized it was ink from a leaky pen I just bought that shirt last week anyway I called my friend Lisa she told me to put some plain soda on it and then wash it in cold water I thought I should take it to the dry cleaner but she said this would work it sounded like a cheaper solution too so I poured some soda on it and threw it in the washing machine when I took it out the stain was still there in fact it looked worse now I'm going to have to buy a new shirt one I had the worst thing happen to me this morning I was running to catch the bus and I was talking on my cell phone at the same time anyway it was raining hard and just as I got to the bus stop I dropped my phone in a gigantic puddle some nice man helped me find it it was completely soaked the man told me to take the battery out and let all the parts dry out during the day it sounded like a good idea so I tried it I put the battery back this afternoon and tried to make a call but it doesn't work at all now I'll have to go to the phone store and get a new one two I had quite a mishap last night I got home from my office really late about 11 p.m I reached in my pocket for my keys my phone was there but no keys I was locked out of my apartment then I remembered that I left my keys on the checkout counter at the grocery store at lunch time but it was too late to go back there my apartment manager has an emergency number but she charges a fee if you get locked out at night I decided to call anyway she came over and let me in she was pretty nice about it but as soon as I get my key back I'm going to make a copy and give it to a neighbor three I had a little problem this morning I was in my boss's office as I was heading back to my own office I accidentally knocked some things off her desk onto the floor I was horrified she had a picture of her kids on her desk I was afraid that I broke it actually the picture was fine but I knocked her coffee cup over there was coffee on her rug she said not to worry about it she was going to call someone to clean the rug at the end of the day but I ran into the kitchen and got some plain soda it worked perfectly the stain is completely gone now my boss doesn't have to call a rug cleaner 4

5.I got some ink on my new shirt at work yesterday at first I thought it was just some food I spilled at lunchtime but then I realized it was ink from a leaky pen I just bought that shirt last week anyway I called my friend Lisa she told me to put some plain soda on it and then wash it in cold water I thought I should take it to the dry cleaner but she said this would work it sounded like a cheaper solution too so I poured some soda on it and threw it in the washing machine when I took it out the stain was still there in fact it looked worse now I'm going to have to buy a new shirt page 33 track 41 pronunciation one to call a plumber two did you try pouring plain soda on it three did you offer to replace it four did you call a locksmith five did you take it to the dry cleaners six did you buy a new one page 33 track 42 dictation I heard you had a terrible mishap yesterday what happened I slipped on the steps I dropped my phone and my cup of coffee wow did you break your phone yes but I got a new one what happened to the coffee did you spill it yes now I have a stain on my new pants did you take them to the dry cleaners yes I hope the stain comes out