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Got a Lemon

Got a Lemon

Date: Sep 04 2000

Intro

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Sarah just stopped by Zach’s office after going to the mechanic. Her car hadn’t been working very well, so she went to see how much it would cost to get it fixed.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Zach

Zach

Sarah

Zach:  Hey Sarah! What are you doin’ here?

Sarah:  Well, I just got back from the car repair man and my car is going to cost $1000 dollars to get fixed.

Zach:  A thousand bones? What happened?

Sarah:  Well, it was leaking power steering fluid, and so I have to get the gaskets replaced, and I also need a new timing belt and a new filter. It’s just a whole lot a shit.

Zach:  Oh man, that sucks. Um, well, are sure you can trust the mechanic that you’re using? Sometimes those greasemonkeys, you know, they’re pretty untrustworthy.

Sarah:  I don’t think he was too shady. He seemed like an honest dude.

Zach:  Well, what are you gonna do for transportation in the meantime?

Sarah:  Well, since I take the bus to work, I should be all right. If I’m able to, you know, hang out at night.

Zach:  Well, if you get in a really bad jam and you need a car or something, you know, just, don’t hesitate to call me. I can loan you mine.

Sarah:  That would be great. Thanks Zach.

Zach:  Sure, no problem.

 

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Discussion

Zach and Sarah are friends, so Zach is being really nice about Sarah’s car problems. You can tell that he’s a nice guy. Hopefully, Sarah’s car will start working again soon. She doesn’t want to be stuck with a lemon. Having a car is great. Having a car that doesn’t work sucks! Do you have a car? Has it ever had any problems? Come to the “Life Goes On” message board and tell us all about it! See you next week,—John

 

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