ESL Podcast 1011 – Building with Wood and Metal
Hugo: Wow, when you said that you did some woodworking on the weekends, I thought you meant refinishing furniture. But this! This is a real workshopand you’re actually building furniture.
Shawna: Yeah, this is what I’m working on right now. I’m building a dining table and chairs.
Hugo: The grain is beautiful on this piece of hardwood. It certainly looks better than the plywood furniture I have in my house. What is all this?
Shawna: Just some basic tools: saws, chisels, and drills.
Hugo: And what is all this metal for?
Shawna: I’m adding some grillwork for the back of the chairs. I don’t usually do metalwork, but I’m keeping it simple.
Hugo: This doesn’t look simple. These pieces have been welded together, and is that used for soldering?
Shawna: You got it. When all is said and done, I’ll have a new dining room set with a large table and eight chairs.
Hugo: Wow, I’m impressed.
Shawna: Want to try your hand at it?
Hugo: No thanks. You see these 10 fingers? I’m rather fond of them.
ESL Podcast 1012 – Preventing Shoplifting
Luis: Wow, what happened here? I was only away on vacation for two weeks.
Thelma: While you were gone, we redesigned this store with an anti-theft system.
Luis: Is that why there are surveillance cameras and security guards everywhere?
Thelma: That’s right. We’re losing too much money to shoplifters and I’m finally doing something about it. From now on, it’s zero tolerance. I don’t care
if they’re petty thieves or kleptomaniacs. I’m rooting out every instance of shoplifting and prosecuting to the full extent of the law.
Luis: What are all these cases for?
Thelma: I’m putting the pricier merchandise under lock and key, and I’ve put security tags on most other items. I’m weighing whether to do exit inspections. I don’t want to go overboard.
Luis: [sighs] No, you wouldn’t want to do that.
ESL Podcast 1013 – Living With a Hoarder
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Jae: But this is much more exciting, right?
Claudia: I don’t know...
Jae: Come on. If you’re lucky, I’ll take you mudding next weekend.
Claudia: Whoopee.
ESL Podcast 1018 – Raising Teenagers