- Audio Lessons 701 - 750
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Bad Jobs
Views #750 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Cool Jobs
Views #749 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Snow Camping
Views #748 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Oregon People
Views #747 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Oregon Beauty
Views #746 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Big Break
Views #745 | High-Intermediate 6 -
The Extra
Views #744 | High-Intermediate 6 -
An Actor's Routine
Views #743 | Intermediate 6 -
Remedies
Views #742 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Staying Healthy
Views #740 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Good Qualities
Views #739 | Intermediate 5 -
What are you like?
Views #738 | Intermediate 5 -
Who do you admire?
Views #737 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Travel Options
Views #736 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Wish List
Views #735 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Great Places
Views #734 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Grandfather
Views #733 | Intermediate 5 -
The Taxi Ride
Views #732 | Intermediate 5 -
The Taxi Ride
Views #731 | Intermediate 5 -
Teachers
Views #729 | Intermediate 5 -
Conrad's English House
Views #728 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Winter in Sweden
Views #727 | Intermediate 5 -
Winter Food for Skiing
Views #726 | Intermediate 5 -
Canadian Winter
Views #725 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Kitchen Safety
Views #724 | Intermediate 5 -
How to be a Chef
Views #723 | Intermediate 5 -
A Chef's Life
Views #722 | Intermediate 5 -
Best City
Views #720 | Intermediate 5 -
Sydney, Australia
Views #719 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Ways and Wasabi
Views #718 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Selections
Views #717 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Lesson
Views #716 | Intermediate 5 -
Ideal Day in Montreal
Views #715 | Intermediate 5 -
Montreal Hot Spots
Views #714 | Intermediate 5 -
Summer in Montreal
Views #713 | Intermediate 5 -
Football in England
Views #712 | Intermediate 5 -
Gadgets
Views #711 | Intermediate 5 -
Cars of the Future
Views #710 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Rocky Recovers
Views #709 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Rocky Gets Hurt
Views #708 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Rocky Gets a Home
Views #707 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Chaz the Cat
Views #706 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Food in England
Views #705 | Intermediate 5 -
Neighbors
Views #704 | Intermediate 5 -
Hospital Routine
Views #703 | Intermediate 5 -
Hospital Food
Views #702 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Emergency
Views #701 | High-Intermediate 6
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Rocky Gets a Home
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Lisa
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Adrienne
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Adrienne: Hey, Lisa, I was hoping you could tell me a little about this cat?
Lisa: This is my cat Rocky. Her name... her full name is Rocky Parker, and the reason for that is because she is a survivor and I'll go into that, how she's a survivor soon, and also because she climbs the walls like Peter Parker, Spiderman. How we found Rocky, was that our
friends of ours lived in this apartment complex. They were walking home one day and they heard this cat meowing in the bushes and they stopped and looked for it. They kept on hearing it meowing but they couldn't actually see where it was. So they started looking for it and it happened that there was a police officer who was in the general vicinity and came to help them look for the cat. So they finally found this little kitten who was not more than a month old, had obviously been abandoned by her mother and the police officer explained that because of the animal laws in the community that if they didn't take the cat in or find an owner within a week, they had to bring the cat back to the SPCA, they couldn't leave it out on the street again.
Adrienne: What's the SPCA?
Lisa: The SPCA is the Society for the Protection of Animals and that controls... it regulates stray animals. It also is a place where you can bring dogs or cats and they are given away free to owners, to new pet owners.
meowing
They heard this cat meowing in the bushes.
'Meowing' is the noise that a cat makes. A cat meows.
Notice the following:
- There are so many cats near to where I live, and I can always hear them meowing in the night.
- I think the cat must have been in distress, because it was meowing a lot.
general vicinity
There was a police officer who was in the general vicinity and came to help them look for the cat.
'General vicinity' means in the near by area.
Notice the following:
- There are lots of garbage cans in the general vicinity so please make sure that you use one of them.
- In the general vicinity of my house there are three cafes and two restaurants so there are lots of eating places.
take in
If they didn't take the cat in or find an owner within a week, they had to bring the cat back to the SPCA.
When you 'take an animal in,' it means that you look after it and give it a good home.
Notice the following:
- She asked me if I would like to take one of the kittens in and give it a good home.
- If you want you can take one of the dogs in while we look for a new owner.
leave it out
They couldn't leave it out on the street again.
If you 'leave an animal out,' it means that you leave it outside and do not let it come in.
Notice the following:
- Our cat always likes to be out at night, so we always leave her out.
- I don't think she should leave him out when it's raining.
give away free
You can bring dogs or cats and they are given away free to owners, to new pet owners.
When you 'give something away free,' it means that you allow someone else to take it without asking them to pay for it.
Notice the following:
- My cat is always having kittens, so we give them away free to good homes.
- If you want a pet, go to the pound, as they generally tend to give cats and dogs away free.
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