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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Episode 9: The warehouse: English at work



Fruit seller

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As a result some of embarrassing mistakes in deliveries, Tip Top Trading's big boss in America has ordered a re-check of every order this month. That means Anna has to go down to the warehouse and ask some sensitive questions about mangos.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/englishatwork/2012/04/120411_english_at_work_episode_9_story.shtml


  • Language for checking information
This week's programme focuses on language to use when you want to check you have got the correct information about something.
Phrases from the programme:
I just want to make sure that...
Could you possibly clarify...
I just want to check...
Just to be absolutely clear...
One thing I wasn't sure of was...
  • Listening Challenge
What kind of fruit was sent out to Mr Berry of Bluetree Enterprise?
The answer is at the end of the pdf transcript.
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