A Late-Night Locksmith Call
Tom: Uh-oh.
Mary: What happened?
Tom: I can’t find my wallet.
Whenever I sit in a theater, things fall out of my pockets
Oh, wait a minute… there it is.
But my keys are missing!
Mary: Oh, great! How will we get back into the house?
Tom: Well, we could go back to the theater and try to find them.
Mary: But the theater is closed. It’s past midnight!
Tom: Well, I guess we’ll have to call a locksmith.
Mary: Is there such a thing as a 24-hour locksmith?
Tom: I’m sure there is. I’ll look one up on my phone.
Vocabulary:
1/ What happened? (phrase) /wɒt ˈhæpənd/
2/ Wallet (n) /ˈwɒlɪt/
3/ Theater (n) /ˈθɪətə(r)/
4/ Things fall out of my pockets (phrase) /θɪŋz fɔːl aʊt əv maɪ ˈpɒkɪts/
5/ Wait a minute (phrase) /weɪt ə ˈmɪnɪt/
7/ Missing (adj) /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
8/Get back into the house (phrase) /ɡɛt bæk ˈɪntuː ðə haʊs/
9/Call a locksmith (v) /kɔːl ə ˈlɒksmɪθ/
10/A 24-hour locksmith (n) /ə ˈtwɛnti fɔː aʊə ˈlɒksmɪθ/
11/Look up (v) /lʊk ʌp/
12/Go back to the theatre (phrase) /ɡəʊ bæk tuː ðə ˈθɪətə/
Source: Richard, J. C., & Trew, G. (2017). Tactics for listening: Developing (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.