Listening 【An unusual Day】

Yang had a bad day today.
Here's what happened.
This morning, he left for work at 8:30.
Usually it takes him 25 minutes to get to work.
But today it took 55 minutes.
It took longer because the traffic was worse than usual.
As a result, he was late for work.

Yang arrived at work at 9:25.
There was a team meeting at 9:15.
So he was ten minutes late to the meeting.
His manager was not happy with Yang.
She yelled at him in front of the team.
The meeting usually finishes in 45 minutes.
But today, it took more than an hour.

After the meeting, Yang went to check his email.
He usually checks his email after he gets to work.
However, this morning, his computer crashed and he couldn't turn it on.
So he had to call the IT department for help.

Yang usually has lunch at 12 o'clock.
Usually, he eats with his co-workers at a restaurant near his office.
But today, Yang had a meeting with a client until 12:30.
So he didn't have enough time to eat with his co-workers.
Instead, he bought lunch at a fast food restaurant and ate at his desk.
While he ate, he answered some emails.

On most days, Yang leaves work at 6.
But today, he was given a large assignment at 5:50.
He couldn't leave until he finished it.
As a result, he worked much later than usual.
Usually on weeknights he has boxing class.
But tonight he couldn't go because of work.

Yang didn't finish his work until 10:30.
As a result, he missed his last bus home.
So he had to take a taxi.
Taking a taxi is usually faster than taking a bus.
But the taxi driver went the wrong way.
So it took even longer than taking a bus.
When Yang got home, it was 11:10.
He was so tired.
He just wanted to take a shower and go to sleep.

Vocabulary 【Computer Actions III】

to turn on
Turn on the computer.
To turn on your computer, press the power button.

to turn off
Turn off the computer.
To turn off your computer, click shut down.

to crash
The computer has crashed.
He couldn't do any work because his computer crashed.

to fix
The computer is broken and he is trying to fix it.
His computer wasn't working and he didn't know how to fix it.

to restart
To restart your computer, you can turn it off and on again.

Vocabulary 【Types of Computer File】

a PowerPoint
This is a PowerPoint file, or PPT.
You can put text, pictures, and videos in it.
People use PowerPoint to make presentations.

a spreadsheet
This is a spreadsheet.
People use spreadsheets to organize data.

a Word document
This is a Word document.
People can write reports in a Word document.

an audio file
This is an audio file.
When you record audio, you save it as an audio file.

a video file
This is a video file.
When you record a video, you save it as a video file.

Dialogue 【A Computer Problem】

Hey. I'm Rick.
I'm from the IT Department.
You called about a computer problem?
Hi Rick!
Yeah, I did.
My computer isn't working.
I can't turn it on.
Could you help me?
Sure. Let me take a look.

When did you notice your computer wasn't working?
I noticed it this morning.
When I left work last night, my computer was still working.
But after I got to work today, I couldn't turn it on.
It's so weird!

How often does your computer crash?
It doesn't crash often.
Sometimes I leave it on overnight.
If I leave it on, it may crash.
But it always works again when I restart it.
Hmm. Okay.
Could you move your desk a little bit?
I want to look behind your computer.

Let's see here!
Is your computer working now?
Yes! Thank you so much!
What was wrong with my computer?
It wasn't plugged in.
Oh my god!
I'm such an idiot!
But why wasn't my computer plugged in?
Sometimes the janitor unplugs the computer when he's cleaning.
Of course! Sorry for wasting your time!
Don't worry about it.
Stuff happens.