پادکست سطح Intermediate — شماره 2

Daily Life – New Guy in Town

A: Oh, I don’t know if you heard, but someone moved into that old house down the road.

B: Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house yesterday as he was moving in. His name is Armand.

A: Really? What’s he like? You have to fill me in.

B: Actually, he’s a bit strange. I don’t know… I’ve got a bad feeling about him.

A: Really? Why?

B: Well, yesterday I brought over a housewarming gift, but Armand started acting really weird, and then he practically kicked me out! I tried to, sort of, peek into his house, but everything was so dark inside that I couldn’t really get a good look.The whole thing really creep me out.

A: Well, you’ll never guess what I saw this morning. A delivery truck pulled into his driveway, and it dropped off a long, rectangular box. It almost looked like a coffin!

B: You see! Why would he…

C: Hello ladies…

B: Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me! This is my friend Doris.

C: A pleasure to meet you…If you are not doing anything tonight, I would like to have you both for dinner. I mean…I would like to have you both over for dinner.

Key Vocabulary

I don’t know if you heard: phrase used to introduce a piece of information

fill me in: tell me about it

a bad feeling: a sense or feeling that something bad is going to happen

weird: strange, unusual

kick out: make or force someone leave when they don’t want to

creep me out: make me feel uncomfortable and a bit scared

you’ll never guess: phrase used to introduce a piece of news

scare the heck out of me: cause someone to feel a lot of fear

Supplementary Vocabulary

bizarre: strange or unusual

creepy: strange or scary, causing people to feel nervous and afraid

vampire: a dead person who drinks the blood of living people

have you heard: phrase used to introduce a piece of gossip

guess what: phrase used to introduce an interesting or surprising piece of information