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M: Hello English learners and welcome to EnglishPod!

My name is Marco.

E: And I’m Erica.

M: Hey Erica, how are you today?

E: Marco, I’m doing really well and I’m really looking forward to today’s lesson.

M: Well, so am I, because here at EnglishPod we’re giving you real English.

E: Everyday English.

M: Exactly, English that you hear in movies or in TV-shows.

E: This is English people actually use.

M: So, Erica, what is our topic for today?

E: Well, today we’re talking about computer viruses.

M: Perfect!

So, I think it’s time for us to take a look at our preview.

Voice: Vocabulary preview.

E: Okay, today we’ve got two words to preview.

The first word is virus.

M: Virus.

E: Virus.

M: Virus.

E: So, if your computer has a computer virus, it means your computer is sick, right?

M: Actually, a computer virus is a program that is designed to harm or to damage your computer.

E: Oh, I see, okay…

M: And…

E: Well, thank you for being so technical.

M: Hehe. That’s the technical explanation. Okay, let’s take a look at our second word for our preview today and that would be froze.

E: Froze.

M: Froze.

E: Froze.

M: So, if your computer froze, it means that…

E: Your computer stopped working.

M: Your applications or your programs stop working and you just can’t do anything.

E: Your computer’s broken.

M: Okay, great, so, let’s listen to our dialogue.

It’s gonna be a little bit fast, but…

E: Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything.

At the end of this podcast you’ll understand everything.

M: Perfect! Let’s listen.

A: Oh great! This stupid computer froze again! That’s the third time today! Hey Samuel, can you come take a look at my PC? It’s acting up again. It must have a virus or something.

B: Just give me a second; I’ll be right up.

B: I ran a virus scan on your computer, and it turns out that you have a lot of infected files!

A: But I’m quite careful when I’m browsing the internet, I have no idea how I could have picked up a virus.

B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is updated regularly; yours wasn’t up to date, that’s probably what was causing your problems.

A: Ok. Anything else?

B: Yeah, try not to kick or hit the computer!

A: Um yeah… Sorry about that.

M: Well, I completely understand this guy. When my computer freezes I kick it and punch it

and do everything to it.

E: Well, I hope you don’t punch it too hard, Marco.

M: Well, it’s still working, so it’s alright.

E: Okay.

M: Alright, let’s take look at our “language takeaway”.

Voice: Language takeaway.

E: In today’s language takeaway we have two words.

The first word for today is infected file.

M: Infected file.

E: Infected file.

M: Infected file.

And what is an infected file?

E: An infected file is a file in your computer that has a virus in it.

M: Uh, perfect, that’s really clear!

What is our second word for the language takeaway today?

E: Our second word is not up to date.

M: Not up to date.

E: Not up to date.

M: And what is it when something is not up to date?

E: It means it doesn’t have all the most recent information.

M: Okay, perfect! Now, let’s listen to some examples.

Voice: Example one.

A: I need to buy a new computer, because mine isn’t up to date.

Voice: Example two.

B: I can’t find this street. Are you sure this map is up to date?

Voice: Example three. C: Sarah has just finished the report and all the information is up to date.

E: Okay, that was pretty clear. You know, you can also use this phrase positively. You can say up to date.

M: Okay, for example, we can say “this is a new map, this is the most up to date map”.

E: Exactly, or if I bought a new computer, I could say “I just got a new computer, all my software is up to date”.

M: Okay, great!

So, now let’s take a look at some phrases.

E: And it’s time for “putting it all together”.

Voice: Putting it together.

E: Okay, so, Samuel said a really great phrase.

He said I’ll be right up.

M: I’ll be right up.

E: I’ll be right up.

M: I’ll be right up.

Now, we can use this phrase in a lot of different situations, so, let’s listen to some examples.

Voice: Example one.

A: Can you help me with my computer?

B: I’ll be right there.

Voice: Example two.

C: Come downstairs. Dinner is ready.

D: I’ll be right down!

Voice: Example three.

E: Hurry up! I need to use the bathroom!

F: I’ll be right out!

M: Okay, really great and clear examples, right?

E: Yeah, you know that phrase “I’ll be right out”?

I used to hear this all the time when I was young.

M: Really? How come?

E: Well, I have two sisters and we were always fighting for the bathroom,

so, someone was always saying

“Just a minute!

I’ll be right out!”

M: Uh, yes, that’s common. I had that too when I was young.

Okay, now our second phrase is it turns out that.

E: It turns out that.

M: It turns out that.

E: It turns out that. This is a great phrase, you can use it in many different satiations. Marco, can you give us an example?

M: Sure! For example, I can say “Frank didn’t come to work today and it turns out that he was sick”.

E: Yep! Or I could say “Oh, I’ve been feeling really sick recently and it…”

M: Why?

E: “It turns out that I’m pregnant”.

M: Oh, my God! Are you really pregnant?

E: No, I’m not, Marco, I’m just kidding.

M: Alright, because… Okay, so, it’s time for us to listen to our dialogue again, but this time it’ll be…

E: A little bit slower.

M: Alright.

A: Oh great! This stupid computer froze again! That’s the third time today! Hey Samuel, can you come take a look at my PC? It’s acting up again. It must have a virus or something.

B: Just give me a second; I’ll be right up.

B: I ran a virus scan on your computer, and it turns out that you have a lot of infected files!

A: But I’m quite careful when I’m browsing the internet, I have no idea how I could have picked up a virus.

B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is updated regularly; yours wasn’t up to date, that’s probably what was causing your problems.

A: Ok. Anything else?

B: Yeah, try not to kick or hit the computer!

A: Um yeah… Sorry about that.

E: Okay, that was a lot more clear this time.

M: Definitely, yeah, I understood a lot more. Okay, so, now it’s time to look at “fluency builder”.

Erica, why don’t you explain what fluency builder is?

E: In fluency builder we give you some great useful phrases to help you express your ideas clearly.

M: Okay, great, so, let’s look at fluency builder.

Voice: Fluency builder.

E: Okay, so, in this dialogue we know his computer wasn’t working.

M: Right, so, many students would probably say “His computer was acting strangely”.

E: “His computer isn’t working properly”.

M: Exactly, and that’s perfect and that’s fine.

E: Yeah, but there’s a really great way to say it that we heard in the dialogue.

Phrase 1: It’s acting up again. It’s acting up again.

E: I love this phrase it’s acting up.

Yeah…

M: It just…

E: It sounds really natural.

M: It sounds really natural. Okay, we’re ready to listen to our dialogue a third time, but this time…

E: It’ll be at the normal speed. Try and see if you can hear these keywords.

A: Oh great! This stupid computer froze again! That’s the third time today! Hey Samuel, can you come take a look at my PC? It’s acting up again. It must have a virus or something.

B: Just give me a second; I’ll be right up.

B: I ran a virus scan on your computer, and it turns out that you have a lot of infected files!

A: But I’m quite careful when I’m browsing the internet, I have no idea how I could have picked up a virus.

B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is updated regularly; yours wasn’t up to date, that’s probably what was causing your problems.

A: Ok. Anything else?

B: Yeah, try not to kick or hit the computer!

A: Um yeah… Sorry about that.

E: So, Marco, I really think that my computer actually has a virus now.

M: Really? How come?

E: Because I have been turning on my computer and then suddenly it turns off by itself.

M: Uhu.

E: It shuts down by itself.

M: Yeah, that sounds like a virus.

E: But I ran a virus scan and there was no problem.

M: Hm, well, maybe your antivirus software isn’t up to date.

E: Yeah, I guess I’d better call Samuel.

M: Yeah! Yeah, you can call Samuel to fix it.

E: Yeah.

M: Alright, folks, we’re out of time now, but be sure to go to our website at englishpod.com where you can leave all your questions and comments.

E: So, stay tuned for our next great lesson and until next time…

Good bye!

M: Bye!