{"id":233,"date":"2025-02-24T07:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:51:36","slug":"english-pod-2-calling-in-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 2 &#8211; Calling in sick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/static.eudic.net\/MediaPool\/03ea9e85-63b9-4b23-ab2f-383040c2c996\/data\/77f97b12-7531-4b92-ad8f-f23335fc5a36.m4a?stamp=1718621573443\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A:&nbsp;Hello,&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;speaking,&nbsp;how&nbsp;may&nbsp;I&nbsp;help&nbsp;you?&nbsp;<br>\nB:&nbsp;Hi,&nbsp;Daniel,&nbsp;Julie&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A:&nbsp;Hi,&nbsp;Julie,&nbsp;how&nbsp;are&nbsp;you?<br>B:&nbsp;Actually,&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;feeling&nbsp;quite&nbsp;ill&nbsp;today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A:&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;to&nbsp;hear&nbsp;that.&nbsp;What&#8217;s&nbsp;wrong?<br>B:&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;coming&nbsp;down&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;flu.&nbsp; I&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;headache,&nbsp;a&nbsp;sore&nbsp;throat&nbsp;a&nbsp;runny&nbsp;nose and&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;feeling&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;feverish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A:\u00a0I\u00a0see\u2026\u00a0so\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0calling\u00a0in\u00a0sick?\u00a0 <br>B:\u00a0Yes,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0hoping\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0off\u00a0to\u00a0recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A:\u00a0OK,\u00a0then.\u00a0Try\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0some\u00a0rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/static.eudic.net\/MediaPool\/54c1bba1-1e6f-11e7-be40-000c29ffef9b\/data\/c4c1d0a4-2576-4d1c-b078-c59fc6134575.m4a?stamp=1726913339584\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>was hoping \u2014 phrase to kindly expect<br>calling in sick \u2014 phrase report that you will not go to work because you are sick<br>coming down \u2014 phrase getting, acquiring<br>quite ill \u2014 phrase very sick<br>how may I help you? \u2014 phrase Polite offer to help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m coming down with \u2014\u2014\u2014 Starting to get sick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example one.<br>A: My throat really hurts. I think I\u2019m coming down with a cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: You have a running nose. Are you coming down with the flu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: I don\u2019t feel well. I think I\u2019m coming down with something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A:&nbsp;Hello,&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;speaking,&nbsp;how&nbsp;may&nbsp;I&nbsp;help&nbsp;you?&nbsp; B:&nbsp;Hi,&nbsp;Daniel,&nbsp;Julie&nbsp;here. A:&nbsp;Hi,&nbsp;Julie,&nbsp;how&nbsp;are&nbsp;you?B:&nbsp;Actually,&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;feeling&nbsp;quite&nbsp;ill&nbsp;today. A:&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;to&nbsp;hear&nbsp;that.&nbsp;What&#8217;s&nbsp;wrong?B:&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;coming&nbsp;down&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;flu.&nbsp; I&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;headache,&nbsp;a&nbsp;sore&nbsp;throat&nbsp;a&nbsp;runny&nbsp;nose and&nbsp;I&#8217;m&nbsp;feeling&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;feverish. A:\u00a0I\u00a0see\u2026\u00a0so\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0calling\u00a0in\u00a0sick?\u00a0 B:\u00a0Yes,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0hoping\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0off\u00a0to\u00a0recover. A:\u00a0OK,\u00a0then.\u00a0Try\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0some\u00a0rest. 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