Taylor Teaches English

In this episode we will review the following phrases:

Glad/happy to meet you

As a matter of fact

just

I can assure you that.../you can be sure(that).../I promise you that

This episode will review a dialogue about getting a drivers license.

Lia: Hi. I’d like to get a New Jersey drivers license

DMV Worker: Do you want to renew a New Jersey license or apply for a new one?

Lia: I don’t have a New Jersey license, but I have my license from my country

DMV Worker: You can’t use that here. Do you have an application?

Lia: No, I don’t

DMV Worker: You’ll need to fill out an application.  Do you have the required picture ID?

Lia: Yes, I do and have my passport. Do I need anything else?

DMV Worker: You can check this list of required documents. If you have all the paperwork,you just need to take a vision test and the written test. When that person is finished, you can go to booth number 9 and have your picture taken.

Lia: Yikes! Can I skip the picture? I’m having a bad hair day!

DMV Worker: Sorry. Our state requires a photo-license.

You will learn vocabulary about driving and getting a license:

apply - to fill out documents asking for something

bad hair days - times you just don't look at your best

bad news - unpleasant situation

booth - a small space with a table and, sometimes, a computer

chilly - a little bit cold

convenient - easy

fed up - tired of something

frustrating - annoying, making you angry or upset

hanging around - just waiting

paperwork - forms and documents that must be filled out

renew - bring your old license up to date

required - necessary

skip - to omit, leave out

stuck with - required to keep

vision test - a simple eye test

In this episode you will learn idioms like:

Off track: Off the subject

lose track: forget or lose

one-track mind: thinking of only one thing

miss the boat: miss an opportunity

in the same boat: in the same situation

You will learn how to use the following words within in a dialogue. 

Car Service: Little Apple Car Service. This is Larry speaking.

Lia: Hi. I need a car to take me to the airport at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Car Service: Do you need to be there at 5:30, or is that when you want us to pick you up?

Lia: I need to be at the airport at 5:30 or I’ll miss my flight.

Car Service: That’s right in the middle of rush hour. Traffic will be a nightmare at that time. I’ll have a car get you at 4 p.m. What’s your address?

arrange: make a plan for something

cab: taxi

cabbie: taxi driver

dispatch: send

fare:the cost of the tirp

hail a cab: signal that you want a taxi

in advanced: before the time

nightmare: a very bad situation

pick up: get, collect

rat: how the fare is calculated

rush hour: the very busy traffic times(morning and evenings) when most people are traveling to and from work

You will learn how to use:

arrange: make a plan for something

cab: taxi

cabbie: taxi driver

dispatch: send

fare:the cost of the tirp

hail a cab: signal that you want a taxi

in advanced: before the time

nightmare: a very bad situation

pick up: get, collect

rat: how the fare is calculated

rush hour: the very busy traffic times(morning and evenings) when most people are traveling to and from work

Review vocabulary from lesson 18 about travelling on the subway. 

You will learn the definitions, and hear example sentences for the these words:

crazy about - really like a lot

entertaining - amusing, fun

farecard - a prepaid card that you can use instead of a token

hop on - get on; jump on

platform - the place in the station beside the train tracks where you wait for the train

restroom - toilet

round trip - there and back again

stay tuned - pay attention for more information; don't go away

token - used in place of a coin to pay a fare

token booth - a place in the station where you can buy tokens, and where a transit worker can help you

turnstile - a machine that lets people go through one by one

wacky - silly, crazy, complicated

This lesson will test your knowledge one making words plural with the s/z/iz sounds.

This episode talks about the rules for plural pronunciation. 

Plural English words are pronounced with the s/z/iz ending. Listen to learn more how to use the rules.

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