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abandon: lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm abandonment: giving up completely; freedom from constraint abbreviation: shortening something by omitting parts of it abeyance: suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension abide: endure; put up with; bear; tolerate ability: capacity; skill abnormal: unusual; not typical; not normal aboard: on a ship, train, […]

Listen 42 – Growing Roses

Upload Music – Download Audio – Growing Roses M: Excuse me, ma’am. I have a problem with my rose bush. It used to produce a lot of pink roses. But now it doesn’t produce any flowers at all. W: I see. That does seem like a problem. Do the leaves on the plant look healthy? […]

A Picnic by the River

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Music Hosting – Embed Audio Files – Track 39 Transcripts 1. A: Can I exchange this shirt, please? B: What’s the problem? A: I asked for a size 44, but this is a size 34. B: Let me see if I can find one in the right size. Just a moment. I’m sorry, sir. We […]

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Embed Music Files – Play Audio – Track 37 Trasncripts 1. Hey, they said this camcorder had a case—but look! There’s no case here. 2. Look at this! I asked for a small T-shirt and they gave me an extra large sweatshirt. 3. Hey, look what happened! I ordered these glasses through the mail and […]

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Download Music – Audio Hosting – Track 35 Trssncripts 1. A few months ago, I moved to this cute little house out to the country. Before I moved, all I did was sit to coffee shops and read or surf the Internet. Boring! Now I want to spend all my free time outside, enjoying nature. […]

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Share Music – Music podcasts – Track 32 Transcripts 1. I used to play the piano a lot when I was younger, but I don’t play much anymore. Now I enjoy playing in a band. We call ourselves The Bandits. We’ve been practicing for a few months in my garage, and pretty soon we’re going […]

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Music Hosting – Upload Audio – Track 30 Transcripts 1. I love to eat out. I eat at restaurants most of the time. It’s expensive, but I don’t care. 2. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. 3. I never used to like […]