ESL Podcast 675 – Having Furniture Delivered Flashcards
to take something to another place and leave it there, especially
something that has been purchased
I was waiting patiently for the furniture store to ….. my new bed. I was given a
window of 1:00 to 4:00. At 4:50, the delivery truck pulled up in front of my house.
- How long will it take for you to deliver the pizza to my house?
a period of time during which something will happen; the range of
times when something will happen
I was waiting patiently for the furniture store to deliver my new bed. I was given a
….. of 1:00 to 4:00. At 4:50, the delivery truck pulled up in front of my house.
- In Jacob’s busy schedule, he only has a 30-minute window each day to eat
lunch.
a large vehicle used to carry many things and take them where
they need to go
I was waiting patiently for the furniture store to deliver my new bed. I was given a
window of 1:00 to 4:00. At 4:50, the ….. pulled up in front of my house.
- The worst part about living next to the grocery store is that there are so many
noisy delivery trucks in the evening
to drive to a place and stop there, especially at a building
I was waiting patiently for the furniture store to deliver my new bed. I was given a
window of 1:00 to 4:00. At 4:50, the delivery truck ….. in front of my house.
a phrase used to let someone know that he or
she has arrived later than expected.
Zuly: Hello.
Danny: Hi! We’re from Reliable Furniture. We’re here to deliver your new bed.
Zuly: ……. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
- I thought you’d never get here! I’ve been waiting for you for more than 40
minutes.
to take something away, especially when it is a very large and
heavy object that is no longer useful and needs to be sold or thrown away
Zuly: Hello.
Danny: Hi! We’re from Reliable Furniture. We’re here to deliver your new bed.
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll …… the old bed, right?
- Please call the garbage company and find out how much they would charge to
haul away our broken refrigerator
an additional amount of money that must be paid for some
purpose
Zuly: Hello.
Danny: Hi! We’re from Reliable Furniture. We’re here to deliver your new bed.
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
Danny: We will for an ……
Zuly: I thought that was included in the price of the new bed.
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the forms that must be filled out or completed for a particular
process to take place
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
Danny: We will for an extra charge.
Zuly: I thought that was included in the price of the new bed.
Danny: Let me check the ….. Oh, I guess it is. We’ll take away the old
bed and bring in the new one.
- I never realized how much paperwork was involved in buying a home!
large pieces of plastic that have been put together so that there
are many small areas filled with air between the two pieces of plastic, put around
delicate or fragile objects so that they do not break
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
Danny: We will for an extra charge.
Zuly: I thought that was included in the price of the new bed.
Danny: Let me check the paperwork. Oh, I guess it is. We’ll take away the old
bed and bring in the new one.
Zuly: Okay, this way. You can bring the bed right in here.
Danny: Okay, here you are. We’re all done.
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the ….., assemble the pieces,
and set up the bed?
- Little kids like to jump on pieces of bubble wrap to hear the popping sound.
to put something together so that it can be used; to put many
small pieces together in a particular way to produce the final product
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
Danny: We will for an extra charge.
Zuly: I thought that was included in the price of the new bed.
Danny: Let me check the paperwork. Oh, I guess it is. We’ll take away the old
bed and bring in the new one.
Zuly: Okay, this way. You can bring the bed right in here.
Danny: Okay, here you are. We’re all done.
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the bubble wrap, …..,
and set up the bed?
- How long did it take you to assemble that swing set for your children?
to put something in position, or to put many small pieces in position
so that something can be used
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom.
Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed, right?
Danny: We will for an extra charge.
Zuly: I thought that was included in the price of the new bed.
Danny: Let me check the paperwork. Oh, I guess it is. We’ll take away the old
bed and bring in the new one.
Zuly: Okay, this way. You can bring the bed right in here.
Danny: Okay, here you are. We’re all done.
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the bubble wrap, assemble peices,
and …. the bed?
- Do you need help setting up the stage for the concert?
to be slightly behind schedule; to not have made as much
progress in doing something as one had expected
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the bubble wrap, assemble the pieces,
and set up the bed?
Danny: We can, but it’ll cost extra.
Zuly: I’m sure that’s included in the price of the new bed.
Danny: Let me check…Okay, I guess we’ll set it up. We’re just ……, that’s all. We got a late start from the warehouse this morning and it’s
already past quitting time.
- I called the office to say that I was running a little late and that they should start
the meeting without me
large building or storage facility where many objects are kept
until they are needed, especially until they are taken to stores where they will be
sold
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the bubble wrap, assemble the pieces,
and set up the bed?
Danny: We can, but it’ll cost extra.
Zuly: I’m sure that’s included in the price of the new bed.Danny: Let me check…Okay, I guess we’ll set it up. We’re just running a little
late, that’s all. We got a late start from the ….. this morning and it’s
already past quitting time.
- If we start to run out of digital cameras, please call the warehouse so they can
send more cameras to our store.
the end of a workday; the time of day when one stops working
and goes home
Zuly: Aren’t you guys going to remove the bubble wrap, assemble the pieces,
and set up the bed?
Danny: We can, but it’ll cost extra.
Zuly: I’m sure that’s included in the price of the new bed.Danny: Let me check…Okay, I guess we’ll set it up. We’re just running a little
late, that’s all. We got a late start from the wharehouse this morning and it’s
already past ……
Jack’s boss pressures him to work past quitting time most days.
at a minimum; a phrase used to show that what one has just
said is an understatement, and one actually feels much more strongly about it
I wasn’t too happy,……, but I was at their mercy and didn’t say
anything. But as soon as they’re finished, I’ll be ready to give them a piece of my
mind!
- Trent’s $1,000,000 donation to the school was generous, to say the least.
