{"id":2,"date":"2019-08-30T13:23:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T20:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pages\/template-divisions-departments\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-09-25T20:44:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T03:44:46","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/","title":{"rendered":"English Listening Skills Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecd5f35a3ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecd5f35a3ec\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#911_Call_1_36\" >911 Call  (1:36)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Apartment_Hunting_3_54\" >Apartment Hunting (3:54)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Asking_about_your_children_1_1_21\" >Asking about your children 1 (1:21)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Asking_about_your_children_2_2_14\" >Asking about your children 2 (2:14)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Asking_for_Personal_Information_1_1_04\" >Asking for Personal Information 1 (1:04)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Asking_for_Personal_Information_2_0_58\" >Asking for Personal Information 2 (0:58)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#International_Weather_Forecast_6_19\" >International Weather Forecast (6:19)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Making_Beans_3_50\" >Making Beans (3:50)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Parent-teacher_Conference_1_3_28\" >Parent-teacher Conference 1 (3:28)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Parent-teacher_Conference_2_3_56\" >Parent-teacher Conference 2 (3:56)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Providing_information_at_an_office_1_46\" >Providing information at an office (1:46)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_1_0_52\" >Self-introduction 1 (0:52)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_2_0_42\" >Self-introduction 2 (0:42)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_3_0_57\" >Self-introduction 3 (0:57)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_4_0_45\" >Self-introduction 4 (0:45)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_5_1_03\" >Self-introduction 5 (1:03)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_6_0_57\" >Self-introduction 6 (0:57)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_7_0_55\" >Self-introduction 7 (0:55)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_8_1_10\" >Self-introduction 8 (1:10)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Self-introduction_9_1_19\" >Self-introduction 9 (1:19)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Talking_with_the_Doctor_1_4_08\" >Talking with the Doctor 1 (4:08)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Talking_with_the_Doctor_2_2_40\" >Talking with the Doctor 2 (2:40)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Tamales_for_Navidad_1_6_40\" >Tamales for Navidad 1 (6:40)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Tamales_for_Natividad_2_5_27\" >Tamales for Natividad 2 (5:27)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Tamales_for_Natividad_3_11_50\" >Tamales for Natividad 3 (11:50)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Teacher_Talk_5_26\" >Teacher Talk (5:26)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Welcome_to_Class_1_1_20\" >Welcome to Class! 1 (1:20)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Welcome_to_Class_2_2_42\" >Welcome to Class! 2 (2:42)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_1_0_44\" >Why do you want to learn English? 1 (0:44)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_2_1_27\" >Why do you want to learn English? 2 (1:27)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_3_1_04\" >Why do you want to learn English? 3 (1:04)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_4_1_12\" >Why do you want to learn English? 4 (1:12)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_1_0_26\" >Why Were You Absent? 1 (0:26)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_2_0_59\" >Why Were You Absent? 2 (0:59)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_3_0_57\" >Why Were You Absent? 3 (0:57)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_4_0_27\" >Why Were You Absent? 4 (0:27)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_5_0_25\" >Why Were You Absent? 5 (0:25)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_6_0_38\" >Why Were You Absent? 6 (0:38)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/activities\/#Why_Were_You_Absent_7_0_42\" >Why Were You Absent? 7 (0:42)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c066ecd904\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c066ecd904-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"911_Call_1_36\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t911 Call  (1:36)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c066ecd904-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/911-Call.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/911-Call.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/911-Call.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/911-Call.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Operator: 911, what is your emergency?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: I want to report an accident.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: What kind of accident, ma\u2019am?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: It\u2019s a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Okay, are you near the accident?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Yes, I\u2019m right across the street.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Are you in a safe place?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Yes, I\u2019m in my car parked at the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Is anyone injured?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: No, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Alright. Where did the accident happen?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: It happened at the intersection of Midway and Grande Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Okay. How many vehicles are involved?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: It looks like two cars.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Alright. Are the cars blocking traffic?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Uh, yeah, it looks like it.\u00a0 They\u2019re in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: How about the drivers?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: They\u2019re outside their cars and it looks like they\u2019re arguing.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: What do they look like?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: One guy is tall, with long hair and tattoos, and the other\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Operator: No, I mean the cars. What do they look like? What kind are they?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Um, one is a dark SUV, maybe black. And the other is a white pickup truck.<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Can you tell me the make and model of the cars?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: I don\u2019t know very much about cars, so \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Operator: Okay, no problem. We\u2019ll send someone right over. What is your name?<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Uh, do you need my name?<\/p>\n<p>Operator: If you saw the accident, it would be a big help if you could give a statement to an officer.<\/p>\n<p>Caller: Okay, my name is \u2026\u2026.. Uh, can I contact you later? I have a test in 5 minutes and I don\u2019t want to be late.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Operador: 911, \u00bfc\u00faal es su emergencia?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Quiero reportar un accidente.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de accidente, se\u00f1ora?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Un accidente de carro.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: De acuerdo. \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted cerca del accidente?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: S\u00ed, estoy al frente de la calle.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted en un lugar seguro?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: S\u00ed, estoy en mi carro estacionado al lado de la carretera.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfHay alg\u00fan herido?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: No, no creo.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: Est\u00e1 bien. \u00bfEn d\u00f3nde ocurri\u00f3 el accidente?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Ocurri\u00f3 en el cruce de las calles Midway y La Grand Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfEn Escondido?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: S\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: De acuerdo. \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos veh\u00edculos est\u00e1n involucrados?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Parece que dos carros.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: Est\u00e1 bien. \u00bfLos carros est\u00e1n bloqueando el tr\u00e1fico?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Oh, s\u00ed, eso parece. Est\u00e1n en medio de la calle.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfY qu\u00e9 me puede decir de los conductores?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Ellos est\u00e1n afuera de los carros y parece que est\u00e1n discutiendo.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: C\u00f3mo se ven ellos?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Un hombre es alto, con cabello largo y tatuajes y el otro\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Operador: No, quiero decir, los carros. \u00bfC\u00f3mo son? \u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de carros son?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llamar: Oh, una es una camioneta oscura, tal v\u00e9z negra y la otra es una camioneta de carga blanca.<\/p>\n<p>Operador: \u00bfPuede decirme el modelo y marca de los carros?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Yo no s\u00e9 mucho de carros, entonces, \u201cno\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Operador: De acuerdo, no hay problema. Enviaremos a alguien de inmediato. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es su nombre?<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: Oh, \u00bfnecesita mi nombre?<\/p>\n<p>Operador: Si usted vio el accidente, ser\u00eda de gran ayuda si usted pudiera darle una declaraci\u00f3n a un oficial.<\/p>\n<p>Quien llama: De acuerdo, mi nombre es ____________ Oh, \u00bfpuedo contactarlo despu\u00e9s? Tengo un examen en 5 minutos y no quiero llegar tarde.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"1\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c066ecd904\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c066ecd904-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apartment_Hunting_3_54\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApartment Hunting (3:54)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c066ecd904-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Apartment-Hunting.mp3?_=2\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Apartment-Hunting.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Apartment-Hunting.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Apartment-Hunting.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c066ecd904-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c066ecd904-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agent: Good morning! How can I help you?<\/p>\n<p>Client: Hi, we\u2019re looking for an apartment to rent. Do you have any vacancies?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: We have some lovely apartments. Did you request a tour?<\/p>\n<p>Client: No. We were just walking to the store and we saw your complex and thought \u201cHey, maybe cheap apartments!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Uhhh, I think we have excellent apartments at good prices.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Yeah, that\u2019s what we want a \u201ccheap\u201d apartment. So, how much are they?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Well, our studios are $1,200, our one bedroom units are $1,325 and our two bedrooms are $1,650.<\/p>\n<p>Client: What\u2019s a studio?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: You don\u2019t know what a studio is?<\/p>\n<p>Client: Yeah, that\u2019s why I asked you.<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Oh, yes, well, a studio combines a living room, bedroom, and kitchen into a single room.<\/p>\n<p>Client: There\u2019s no bathroom?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Oh, sure there is a bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Just checking. You never know.<\/p>\n<p>Agent: No problem.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Well, we\u2019d be interested in the one bedroom. You said $1200, right?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: $1200 is for the studios. Our one bedrooms are $1325.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Oh, sorry. My bad. So, what does the one bedroom apartment look like inside?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: They\u2019re beautiful! All one bedroom units have kitchens with a refrigerator and freezer, stove, and oven and a dishwasher. The living area has an air conditioner and a ceiling fan. There\u2019s a small patio on first floor units. On higher floors, there is a nice balcony. All the units all have wood-looking floors\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Client: What is wood-looking floors?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Uh, the floor looks like wood\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Client: But they\u2019re not wood.<\/p>\n<p>Agent: No, but they\u2019re better than wood because they are so easy to clean. Any other questions, sir?<\/p>\n<p>Client: Yeah, how about the stuff outside \u2013 the amenities?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: I\u2019m glad you asked. We have a barbeque area, a hot tub, a playground, a swimming pool and an onsite laundry room. Oh, we also have off-street parking.<\/p>\n<p>Client: What is \u201coff-street parking\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Um, we have a covered parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Man, you should just say that. Hey, I want to ask you about Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Who\u2019s Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Client: Pepe is my dog. The sign outside said \u201cPets allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agent: You are right. Pepe is welcome, but tenants must pay an extra $35 a month for their pets, and a deposit of $500 for dogs and $300 for cats. How much does Pepe weigh?<\/p>\n<p>Client: Weigh?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: How many pounds is she?<\/p>\n<p>Client: He. It\u2019s Pepe. Uh, Pepe is about 30 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Oh, I\u2019m sorry. All pets must be under 25 pounds. Pepe will need to go on a diet.<\/p>\n<p>Client: No, my bad again. Pepe is 24 pounds exactly \u2013 really. \u00a0So, everything sounds good. Can I fill out an application?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Yes, sir. Just a quick reminder that there is a $30 non-refundable application fee. \u00a0So if you are accepted as a tenant here, there is also a $600 deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Client: Plus $500 for Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Client: So, we\u2019re talking about $1325 plus $600 plus $500 plus $30 for the application fee\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Agent: And $35 for Pepe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Client: So that is\u2026\u2026a lot of money!<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Well, you will need exactly $2490 to move in. If you have time right now, I can approve your application today and hand you the keys to your new apartment! How does that sound?<\/p>\n<p>Client: You know, we need to talk it over first. How late are you here?<\/p>\n<p>Agent: I\u2019m here until 5. Please remember: we only accept cash.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Agente: Buenos d\u00edas! C\u00f3mo le puedo ayudar?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Hola, estamos buscando un apartamento para rentar. Tiene algunos desocupados?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Ternemos unos apartamentos hermosos. Pidi\u00f3 usted una visita para ver los apartamentos?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: No. Solo estabamos caminando de la tienda y vimos sus apartamentos y pensamos \u201cMira, tal v\u00e9z estos apartamentos son baratos!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Ohhh, Pienso que tenemos excelentes apartamentos a buenos precios.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: S\u00ed, eso es lo que queremos, un apartamento \u201cbarato\u201d. Entonces, cu\u00e1nto cuestan?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Bien, nuestros estudios cuestan $1,200, las unidades de una habitaci\u00f3n $1,325 y los de una o dos habitaciones cuestan $1,650.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Qu\u00e9 es un estudio? (lentamente)?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: No sabe lo que es un estudio?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: S\u00ed, por eso es que le he preguntado.<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Oh, s\u00ed, bien, un estudio combina una sala, habitaci\u00f3n y cocina en un solo cuarto.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Y no hay ba\u00f1o?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Oh, s\u00ed, hay un ba\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Solo para estar seguro. Nunca se sabe..<\/p>\n<p>Agente: No hay problema.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Bien, estar\u00edamos interesados en el de una habitaci\u00f3n. Dijo usted que son $1.200, correcto?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: $1200 es por los estudios. Los de una habitaci\u00f3n son de $1325.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Oh, lo siento. Mi error. Y c\u00f3mo se ve un apartamento de una habitaci\u00f3n por dentro?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Son bellos! Todas las unidades de una habitaci\u00f3n tienen cocina con refrigerador y congelador, estufa, horno y un lavaplatos el\u00e9ctrico. La sala con aire acondicionado y un ventilador de techo. Hay un patio peque\u00f1o en las unidades del primer piso. En los pisos m\u00e1s altos hay un balc\u00f3n muy bonito. Y todas las unidades tienen pisos con acabados de madera\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Qu\u00e9 son los pisos con acabados de madera?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Oh, el piso parece de madera\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Pero no son de madera.<\/p>\n<p>Agente: No, pero son mejores que de madera porque son f\u00e1ciles de limpiar. Alguna otra pregunta, se\u00f1or?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: S\u00ed, qu\u00e9 me puede decir de las zonas comunes \u2013 los servicios adicionales (lentamente)?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Qu\u00e9 bueno que pregunt\u00f3. Tenemos un \u00e1rea de barbeque, un parque de juegos para ni\u00f1os, alberca o piscina, jacuzzi y un cuarto de lavander\u00eda para los apartamentos. Oh, y tambi\u00e9n tenemos estacionamientos afuera de la calle.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Qu\u00e9 quiere decir con \u201cestacionamientos afuera de la calle\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Oh, tenemos un estacionamiento cubierto.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Hombre, solo ha debido decir eso. Oiga, quiero preguntarle por Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Qui\u00e9n es Pepe.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Pepe es mi perro. El aviso afuera dice \u201cSe permiten perros\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Est\u00e1 en lo correcto. Pepe es bienvenido, pero los inquilinos deben pagar $35 extras cada mes por sus perros y un dep\u00f3sito de $500 for perros y de $300 por gatos. Cu\u00e1nto pesa Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Peso?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Cu\u00e1ntas libras pesa ella?<\/p>\n<p>Clienet: El. Es Pepe. Oh, Pepe pesa m\u00e1s o menos 30 libras.<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Oh, lo siento. Todas las mascotas deben pesar menos de 25 libras. Pepe \u00a0necesitar\u00e1 ponerse a dieta.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: No, otra vez mi error. Pepe pesa exactamente 24 libras \u2013 en serio.\u00a0 Entonces todo suena bien. Puedo llenar una aplicaci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: S\u00ed se\u00f1or. Solo un r\u00e1pido recordatorio de que hay un cobro de $30 no reembolsable por la aplicaci\u00f3n. Y si usted es aceptado aqu\u00ed como inquilino, hay tambi\u00e9n un dep\u00f3sito de $600\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: M\u00e1s $500 for Pepe?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: S\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Entonces, estamos hablando de $1325 m\u00e1s $600 m\u00e1s $500 m\u00e1s $30 por el cobro de la aplicaci\u00f3n\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Y $35 por Pepe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Entonces eso es\u2026\u2026mucho dinero!<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Bien, necesitar\u00e1 exactamente $2490 para moverse aqu\u00ed. Si tiene tiempo ahora mismo, yo puedo aprobar su aplicaci\u00f3n hoy y entregarle las llaves de su nuevo apartamento! C\u00f3mo le parece?<\/p>\n<p>Cliente: Usted sabe, necesitamos hablar sobre esto primero. Hasta qu\u00e9 hora est\u00e1 usted ah\u00ed?<\/p>\n<p>Agente: Yo estoy aqu\u00ed hasta las 5pm. Por favor recuerde que solo aceptamos efectivo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"2\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66cda76\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66cda76-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66cda76-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66cda76-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asking_about_your_children_1_1_21\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsking about your children 1 (1:21)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66cda76-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66cda76-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66cda76-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-1.mp3?_=3\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-1.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66cda76-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66cda76-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: How many children do you have?<\/p>\n<p>B: I have three kids.<\/p>\n<p>A: What are their names?<\/p>\n<p>B: My oldest is named Alfonso, the middle one is Silvia and the youngest is Angel.<\/p>\n<p>A: How old are they?<\/p>\n<p>B: Alfonso is 18. Silvia is 14 and Angel is 3.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where do they attend school?<\/p>\n<p>B: Alfonso is a senior at San Marcos High School. Silvia attends Double Peak K8 school and my Angel goes to Headstart.<\/p>\n<p>A: What does Alfonso want to do after high school?<\/p>\n<p>B: He wants to come to Palomar College and study welding.<\/p>\n<p>A: Does Silvia like school?<\/p>\n<p>B: Silvia loves school. She\u2019s very good at math and science. She also plays soccer and softball on the school teams.<\/p>\n<p>A: What does she want to be?<\/p>\n<p>B: Silvia doesn\u2019t know for sure, but she says she wants to go into STEM \u2013 but I\u2019m not sure what that means.<\/p>\n<p>A: STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Silvia must be a smart girl!<\/p>\n<p>B: She is \u2013 and she\u2019s also very hard-working.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is Angel like?<\/p>\n<p>B: Angel is such a sweetheart. He is always smiling and he is very curious \u2013 and he loves his mama.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1ntos hijos tiene?<\/p>\n<p>B: Tengo tres hijos.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1ales son sus nombres?<\/p>\n<p>B: El mayor se llama Alfonso, la de la mitad es Silvia y el menor es Angel.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 edades tienen?<\/p>\n<p>B: Alfonso tiene 18. Silvia 14 y Angel 3 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>A: A qu\u00e9 escuelas van?<\/p>\n<p>B: Alfonso es estudiante de ultimo a\u00f1o en la preparatoria de San Marcos. Silvia va a la escuela Intermedia Double Peak y Angel va a Headstart.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 quiere hacer Alfonso despu\u00e9s de terminar la preparatoria?<\/p>\n<p>B: El quiere ir al Colegio Palomar y estudiar soldadura.<\/p>\n<p>A: A Silvia le gusta la escuela?<\/p>\n<p>B: Silvia ama la escuela. Ella es muy buena en materm\u00e1ticas y ciencias. Ella tambi\u00e9n juega f\u00fatbol y sofbol en los equipos de la escuela.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 quiere ser ella?<\/p>\n<p>B: Silvia no est\u00e1 segura todav\u0650\u00eda, pero ella dice que quiere ir a STEM, pero no estoy segura qu\u00e9 es eso.<\/p>\n<p>A: STEM significa (por sus siglas en Ingl\u00e9s) \u00a0Ciencia, Tecnolog\u00eda, Ingenier\u00eda y Matem\u00e1ticas. Silvia debe ser una muchacha inteligente!<\/p>\n<p>B: S\u00ed lo es, y tambi\u00e9n trabaja muy duro.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 le gusta a Angel?<\/p>\n<p>B: Angel es muy dulce. El siempre est\u00e1 sonriendo y es muy curioso y el ama a su mam\u00e1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66d1768\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d1768-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d1768-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d1768-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asking_about_your_children_2_2_14\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsking about your children 2 (2:14)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d1768-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d1768-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d1768-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-2.mp3?_=4\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-2.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-about-Your-Children-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d1768-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d1768-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: Tell me about your children.<\/p>\n<p>B: Okay, I have two boys \u2013 Hector and Luis.<\/p>\n<p>A: How old are they?<\/p>\n<p>B: My boys are still little. Hector is three years old and Luis is five years old.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where were they born?<\/p>\n<p>B: They were both born in Escondido, at the Palomar Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>A: Who takes care of them while you work?<\/p>\n<p>B: Sometimes my wife does when she doesn\u2019t have houses to clean. And sometimes my mother watches my kids. They like it when their grandma comes over because she always brings pan dulce and candy and lets them watch cartoons all day. My wife doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s healthy, but hey, who can say no to a free babysitter, right?!<\/p>\n<p>A: What language do you speak at home?<\/p>\n<p>B: We speak Spanish and English or maybe I should say Spanglish. My wife comes from Oaxaca and her first language is Zapoteca. She speaks Spanish but not that well, so we kind of mix Spanish with a little English when we talk. When we speak to the kids, it\u2019s different. I speak Spanish with my kids. For some words I don\u2019t know how to say in Spanish, I use English. And my wife speaks to the kids in Zapoteca so they\u2019ll understand my wife\u2019s family when they visit Oaxaca during Christmas. And \u2013 the TV talks to my kids in English. They love American cartoons!<\/p>\n<p>A: What dreams do you have for your children?<\/p>\n<p>B: I just want them to have a better life than mine. I want them to go to college, find jobs they really like \u2013 and make them a lot of money - just kidding - and just live the American Dream, you know. I hope they can speak good English, good Spanish, good Zapoteca and that they don\u2019t forget where they come from, you know, their roots. If they grow up to be good people and proud of who they are and make enough money to take care of themselves, I will be the happiest papa in the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: H\u00e1blame de tus hijos.<\/p>\n<p>B: De acuerdo, tengo dos muchachos. H\u00e9ctor y Luis.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 edades tienen?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mis muchachos est\u00e1n a\u00fan peque\u00f1os. H\u00e9ctor tiene tres a\u00f1os y Luis tiene 5 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>A: En d\u00f3nde nacieron?<\/p>\n<p>B: Los dos nacieron en Escondido, en el Centro M\u00e9dico Palomar.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qui\u00e9n los cuida mientras que t\u00fa trabajas?<\/p>\n<p>B: Algunas veces mi esposa, cuando ella no tiene que limpiar casas. Y algunas veces mi mam\u00e1 los cuida. A mis ni\u00f1os les gusta cuando viene la abuela porque ella siempre les trae pan dulce y dulces y los deja ver caricaturas todo el d\u00eda.\u00a0 Mi esposa no cree que sea saludable, pero oye, no puedes decir que no a una ni\u00f1era gratis, cierto?<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 idioma hablan ustedes en la casa?<\/p>\n<p>B: Hablamos Espa\u00f1ol e Ingl\u00e9s o quiz\u00e1s yo deber\u00eda decir, Spanglish. Mi esposa viene de Oaxaca y su primer idioma es Zapoteca. Ella habla Espa\u00f1ol pero no muy bien, entonces nosotros mezclamos Espa\u00f1ol con un poco de Ingl\u00e9s cuando hablamos. Cuando les hablamos a los ni\u00f1os es diferente. Yo hablo Espa\u00f1ol con mis ni\u00f1os. Para algunas palabras que no conozco en Espa\u00f1ol, yo uso Ingl\u00e9s. Y mi esposa le habla a los ni\u00f1os en Zapoteca, entonces ellos le entender\u00e1n a la familia de ella cuando ellos visiten Oaxaca durante la Navidad. Y vemos television en Ingl\u00e9s. A ellos les encantan las caricaturas Americanas!<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 sue\u00f1os tiene para sus hijos?<\/p>\n<p>B: Solo quiero que tengan una vida mejor que la mia. Quiero que vayan a la Universidad, que encuentren trabajos que realmente les gusten, y que ganen mucho dinero. Sabes qu\u00e9? Retiro lo dicho. Tener mucho dinero no lo es todo. Quiero que mis ni\u00f1os sean educados y que conozcan el mundo. Eso es algo que nadie les puede quitar. Tambi\u00e9n espero que mis ni\u00f1os puedan hablar buen Ingl\u00e9s, buen Espa\u00f1ol y buen Zapoteca y que no se olviden de d\u00f3nde vienen; t\u00fa sabes, sus ra\u00edces. Si ellos crecen siendo buenas personas y est\u00e1n orgullosos\u00a0 de quienes son y ganan el suficiente dinero para cuidar de ellos mismos, yo sere el papa m\u00e1s feliz del mundo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"4\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66d5459\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d5459-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d5459-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d5459-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asking_for_Personal_Information_1_1_04\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsking for Personal Information 1 (1:04)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d5459-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d5459-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d5459-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-1.mp3?_=5\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-1.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d5459-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d5459-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: What is your first name?<\/p>\n<p>B: My first name is Jorge.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is your last name?<\/p>\n<p>B: My last name is Gutierrez.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where are you from?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019m from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where were you born?<\/p>\n<p>B: I was born in Queretaro, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>A: How old are you?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019m 29 years old.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where do you live?<\/p>\n<p>B: I live in San Marcos.<\/p>\n<p>A: How long have you lived in San Marcos?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019ve lived in San Marcos for 2 years.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is your address?<\/p>\n<p>B: My address is 1996 Autumn Drive, Apartment C.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is your phone number?<\/p>\n<p>B: My number is 760-555-1212.<\/p>\n<p>A: Is that your cell number or landline?<\/p>\n<p>B: That\u2019s my cell. I don\u2019t have any other phone.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where do you work?<\/p>\n<p>B: I work in Vista.<\/p>\n<p>A: What kind of work do you do?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019m a waiter and sometimes work as a bar-back, a bartender\u2019s assistant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su primer nombre?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi primer nombre es Jorge.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su apellido?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi apellido es Guti\u00e9rrez.<\/p>\n<p>A: De d\u00f3nde es usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo soy de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<p>A: En d\u00f3nde naci\u00f3 usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo nac\u00ed en Queretaro, M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 edad tiene usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo tengo 29 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>A: En d\u00f3nde vive usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo vivo en San Marcos.<\/p>\n<p>A: Por cu\u00e1nto tiempo ha vivido en San Marcos?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo he vivido en San Marcos por 2 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su direcci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi direcci\u00f3n es 1996 Autumn Drive, Apartmento C.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su n\u00famero telef\u00f3nico?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi n\u00famero es 760-555-1212.<\/p>\n<p>A: Ese es su n\u00famero de celular o una l\u00ednea fija?<\/p>\n<p>B: Ese es mi celular l. Yo no tengo otro tel\u00e9fono.<\/p>\n<p>A: En d\u00f3nde trabaja usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo trabajo en Vista.<\/p>\n<p>A: Qu\u00e9 clase de trabajo hace usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo soy mesero y algunas veces trabajo como ayudante de barman.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66d914b\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d914b-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d914b-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d914b-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asking_for_Personal_Information_2_0_58\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsking for Personal Information 2 (0:58)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66d914b-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d914b-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d914b-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-2.mp3?_=6\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-2.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Asking-for-Personal-Information-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66d914b-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66d914b-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: What is your name?<\/p>\n<p>B: My name is Leticia, but you can call me Letty.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is your family name?<\/p>\n<p>B: My family name is Espinoza.<\/p>\n<p>A: How do you spell Espinoza?<\/p>\n<p>B: E-S-P-I-N-O-Z-A<\/p>\n<p>A: Where do you come from?<\/p>\n<p>B: I come from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>A: Were you born in Los Angeles?<\/p>\n<p>B: No, I was born in Peru.<\/p>\n<p>A: How long have you been in the US?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019ve been here for over 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>A: When were you born?<\/p>\n<p>B: I was born on May 31st, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where did you go to school?<\/p>\n<p>B: I went to Pioneer Elementary School. Then I went to Mission Middle School and after I went to Escondido High.<\/p>\n<p>A: Did you graduate from high school?<\/p>\n<p>B: No, I quit in the 11<sup>th<\/sup> grade.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where do you work?<\/p>\n<p>B: I work at Northgate Market.<\/p>\n<p>A: What is your position?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019m a cashier.<\/p>\n<p>A: How long have you worked at Northgate?<\/p>\n<p>B: I\u2019ve worked there for six months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su nombre?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi nombre es Leticia, pero puede llamarme Letty.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su apellido?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi apellido es Espinoza.<\/p>\n<p>A: C\u00f3mo deletrea Espinoza?<\/p>\n<p>B: E-S-P-I-N-O-Z-A<\/p>\n<p>A: De d\u00f3nde viene usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Vengo de Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>A: Naci\u00f3 en Los Angeles?<\/p>\n<p>B: No, yo nac\u00ed en Peru.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1nto tiempo ha vivido en Estados Unidos?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo he estado aqu\u00ed por m\u00e1s de 15 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1ndo naci\u00f3 usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo nac\u00ed el 31 de mayo de 1997.<\/p>\n<p>A: A cu\u00e1l escuela asisti\u00f3?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo fui a la escuela elemental Pionera. Luego fui a la Escuela Intermedia Mision y despu\u00e9s fui a la Escuela Preparatoria de Escondido.<\/p>\n<p>A: Se gradu\u00f3 de la preparatoria?<\/p>\n<p>B: No, me retire en el grado 11.<\/p>\n<p>A: D\u00f3nde trabaja usted?<\/p>\n<p>B: Trabajo en la tienda de Mercado Northgate.<\/p>\n<p>A: Cu\u00e1l es su posici\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>B: Soy cajera.<\/p>\n<p>A: Por cu\u00e1nto tiempo ha trabajado en Northgate?<\/p>\n<p>B: Yo he trabajado ah\u00ed por seis meses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66dce3d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66dce3d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66dce3d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66dce3d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"International_Weather_Forecast_6_19\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Weather Forecast (6:19)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66dce3d-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66dce3d-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66dce3d-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/International-Weather-Forecast.mp3?_=7\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/International-Weather-Forecast.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/International-Weather-Forecast.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/International-Weather-Forecast.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66dce3d-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66dce3d-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the forecast of the weather in select international cities. All the temperatures will be in Fahrenheit. In Ensenada, Mexico, there will be a high of 66 degrees and a low of 48.<\/p>\n<p>Ensenada, Mexico: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66\/48<\/p>\n<p>Mexico City, Mexico: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 77\/48<\/p>\n<p>Oaxaca, Mexico: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 82\/52<\/p>\n<p>Guatemala City, Guatemala: 81\/53<\/p>\n<p>San Salvador, El Salvador: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 93\/61<\/p>\n<p>Managua, Nicaragua: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 96\/74<\/p>\n<p>Tegucigalpa, Honduras: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84\/61<\/p>\n<p>Bogot\u00e1, Colombia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66\/49<\/p>\n<p>Caracas, Venezuela: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 61\/77<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 79\/65<\/p>\n<p>Baghdad, Iraq: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72\/59<\/p>\n<p>Tehran, Iran: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54\/44<\/p>\n<p>Kabul, Afghanistan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56\/36<\/p>\n<p>Cairo, Egypt: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71\/52<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai, India: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100\/79<\/p>\n<p>Karachi, Pakistan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 97\/74<\/p>\n<p>Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: 94\/80<\/p>\n<p>Bangkok, Thailand: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 94\/82<\/p>\n<p>Manila, Philippines: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91\/76<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo, Japan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60\/47<\/p>\n<p>Osaka, Japan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56\/42<\/p>\n<p>Shenzhen, China: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70\/61<\/p>\n<p>Beijing, China: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72\/41<\/p>\n<p>Taipei, Taiwan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84\/66<\/p>\n<p>Seoul, South Korea: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59\/40<\/p>\n<p>Moscow, Russia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36\/27<\/p>\n<p>Mogadishu, Somalia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91\/82<\/p>\n<p>Safe travels wherever you may be going!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Este es el estado del tiempo esta ma\u00f1ana en las ciudades internacionales seleccionadas. Todas las temperaturas estar\u00e1n en Farenheit. En Ensenada, M\u00e9xico, habr\u00e1 una temperature m\u00e1xima de 66 grados y una baja de 48.<\/p>\n<p>Ensenada, M\u00e9xico: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66\/48<\/p>\n<p>Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, M\u00e9xico: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 77\/48<\/p>\n<p>Oaxaca, Mexico: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 82\/52<\/p>\n<p>Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81\/53<\/p>\n<p>San Salvador, El Salvador: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 93\/61<\/p>\n<p>Managua, Nicaragua: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 96\/74<\/p>\n<p>Tegucigalpa, Honduras: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84\/61<\/p>\n<p>Bogot\u00e1, Colombia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66\/49<\/p>\n<p>Caracas, Venezuela: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 61\/77<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e3o Paulo, Brasil: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 79\/65<\/p>\n<p>Baghdad, Iraq: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72\/59<\/p>\n<p>Teher\u00e1n, Ir\u00e1n: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54\/44<\/p>\n<p>Kabul, Afganist\u00e1n: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56\/36<\/p>\n<p>El Cairo, Egipto: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71\/52<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai, India: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100\/79<\/p>\n<p>Karachi, Pakist\u00e1n: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 97\/74<\/p>\n<p>Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 94\/80<\/p>\n<p>Bangkok, Tailandia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 94\/82<\/p>\n<p>Manila, Filipinas: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91\/76<\/p>\n<p>Tokio, Jap\u00f3n: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60\/47<\/p>\n<p>Osaka, Jap\u00f3n: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56\/42<\/p>\n<p>Shenzhen, China: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70\/61<\/p>\n<p>Beijing, China: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72\/41<\/p>\n<p>Taipei, Taiwan: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84\/66<\/p>\n<p>Se\u00fal, Corea del Sur: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59\/40<\/p>\n<p>Mosc\u00fa, Rusia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36\/27<\/p>\n<p>Mogadisio, Somalia: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91\/82<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"7\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66e0b2e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_Beans_3_50\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking Beans (3:50)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Making-Beans.mp3?_=8\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Making-Beans.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Making-Beans.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Making-Beans.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Gary. I\u2019d like to tell you how I make Mexican beans, but not what most Americans refer to as \u201crefried beans\u201d but traditional \u201cfrijoles de la olla\u201d or beans in a pot. It\u2019s basically boiled pinto beans.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a great cook, nor do I really like to cook, but I\u2019ve learned how to make beans over the years from my mother.<\/p>\n<p>First you\u2019ll need a pound of pinto beans. You can buy them packaged or in bulk. I think bulk is a bit cheaper. You\u2019ll also need one yellow onion, some cloves of garlic, salt and perhaps some cilantro leaves and your favorite fresh chile or hot sauce.<\/p>\n<p>For equipment, you\u2019ll need a large pot, a knife and a large spoon for stirring and serving the beans.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to clean and soak the beans. Begin by making sure there are no rocks in the beans. Every once in a while you\u2019ll find one so it\u2019s best to sift through the beans with your fingers to make sure. After, you should rinse the beans really well in water. Then put the washed beans in the pot and fill it with cold water until the water is about three inches above the beans. Now, let the beans soak for 6 to 8 hours \u2013 or better yet, overnight. The dried beans will soak up the water and become softer so the cooking time will be quicker. Also, I\u2019ve been told that soaking the beans will make them less likely to give you gas. I\u2019m not so sure about that, though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Once the beans have been thoroughly soaked, empty out the water and add fresh cold water to the pot, about two inches higher than the beans. You can always add more water later if you prefer very soupy beans. Before you start cooking, peel the yellow onion and the garlic. I love garlic so I put in 4 to 5 large cloves, but the amount of garlic is your choice. Next, add the onion and the garlic to the pot. Now you are ready to cook. Turn on the flame to high and when the water starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and let the beans cook for about an hour to an hour and a half \u2013 or until the beans are soft. The last step is to add salt to taste and serve. I like to add cilantro and hot sauce, either Tapatio, Cholula or finely chopped fresh serrano chiles to my bowl of beans. If you eat the beans with rice or a good tortilla, you\u2019ll have a satisfying, nutritious meal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mi nombre es Gary. Me gustar\u00eda contarles c\u00f3mo prepare yo los frijoles mexicanos, pero no como la mayor\u00eda de Americanos se refieren a los \u201cfrijoles refritos\u201d sino los tradicionales \u201cfrijoles de olla\u201d. B\u00e1sicamente son frijoles pintos cocidos.<\/p>\n<p>Yo no soy un gran cocinero ni tampoco me gusta cocinar pero he aprendido c\u00f3mo hacer los frijoles a trav\u00e9s de los a\u00f1os, por mi mam\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Primero usted necesitar\u00e1 una libra de frijoles pintos. Los puede comprar empacados o sueltos. Yo pienso que sueldos son un poco m\u00e1s baratos. Tambi\u00e9n necesitar\u00e1 una cebolla blanca, algunos dientes de ajo, sal y qui\u00e1s unas hojas de cilantro y su chile fresco favorite o salsa picante.<\/p>\n<p>De equipo, necesitar\u00e9 una olla grande, un cuchillo y una cuchara grande para revolver y servir los frijoles.<\/p>\n<p>El primer paso es limpiar y remojar los frijoles. Empiece asegur\u00e1ndose de que no hay piedras en los frijoles. De vez en cuando encontrar\u00e1 una, entonces es mejor tamizar los frijoles con sus dedos para estar seguros. Despu\u00e9s debe enjuagar muy bien los frijoles con agua. Luego pone los frijoles lavados en la olla y la llena con agua fria hasta que el agua sobrepase los frijoles unas tres pulgadas. Ahora deje que los frijoles se remojen de 6 a 8 horas, o mejor a\u00fan, toda la noche. Los frijoles secos absorber\u00e1n el agua y estar\u00e1n m\u00e1s blanditos lo cual har\u00e1 que el tiempo de cocci\u00f3n sea m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido. Tambi\u00e9n me han dicho que el remojar los frijoles har\u00e1 que ellos le produzcan menos gases. Pero yo no estoy muy seguro de eso\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Una vez que los frijoles han sido bien remojados, tire el agua y adiciones agua fr\u00eda fresca a la olla, m\u00e1s o menos dos pulgados por encima de los frijoles. Usted siempre puede adicionar m\u00e1s agua si prefiere frijoles m\u00e1s espesos. Antes de empezar a cocer, pele la cebolla y el ajo. A m\u00ed me encanta el ajo, entonces yo le pongo de 4 a 5 dientes de ajos, pero la cantidad de ajos es a su gusto. A\u00f1ada la cebolla y el ajo a la olla. Ahora usted est\u00e1 listo para cocinar. Prenda la llama en alto y cuando el agua empiece a hervir, reduzca la llama a bajo y deje que los frijoles se cocinen entre una hora y una hora y media, o hasta que los frijoles est\u00e9n tiernos. El ultimo paso es adicionar la sal al gusto y sevir. A m\u00ed me gusta adicionar cilantro y salsa picante, bien sea Tapatio, Cholula o chile serrano finamente picado o mi taza de frijoles. Si usted quiere comer los frijoles con arroz o con una buena tortilla, usted tendr\u00e1 una comida satisfactoria y nutritiva.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"8\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66e0b2e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parent-teacher_Conference_1_3_28\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tParent-teacher Conference 1 (3:28)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-1.mp3?_=9\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-1.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e0b2e-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teacher: Hello, Mrs. Sanchez, nice to meet you. My name is Mr. Salazar, Zacarias\u2019 teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Hi, Mr. Salazar. Puede Ud. hablar espanol?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: I\u2019m sorry, Mrs. Sanchez, but my Spanish is not very good. If you want to reschedule for another day, I can ask one of our aides to translate for us. What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: It\u2019s okay. Please speak a little slower, okay?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Of course. I don\u2019t think you will have a problem. Your English is much better than my Spanish. So, I\u2019m glad we have a chance to talk about Zacarias. He\u2019s a wonderful boy and a very hard-working student.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Thank you very much. But Zacarias is so flojo, so lazy.\u00a0 I always tell him, \u201cZacarias, clean your room. Zacarias, bring me your dirty clothes. Zacarias, throw out the trash.\u201d And does he do anything? No, he says \u201cI\u2019m busy, Mama.\u201d He\u2019s busy on the computer doing I don\u2019t know what.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, Zacarias might be lazy at home, but he does all his work in my class and he seems always very eager to learn. Do you have any concerns about his education?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: How are his grades?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, Zacarias is one of the top students in the class. Let me show you his folder. For math, he has an A. On his last test, he got a perfect score. He even helps his classmates with their math assignments.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: My Zacarais helps others?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Yes, he\u2019s very helpful. And for science and social studies, he has A\u2019s as well. Did you know he came in 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place in the science fair?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: No, he never told me! He never tells me anything!<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: I did send a note home with Zacarias to get your signature\u2026Here, is this your handwriting?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Yes, that\u2019s me. Oh, but I\u2019m so busy. I just ask my son, \u201cWhere do I sign?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, the notices we send home are important for parents to read \u2013 and they are also in other languages. You can also logon to PowerSchool Parent Portal to look at Zacarias\u2019 grades, attendance, and other important information.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: PowerSchool what?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: PowerSchool Parent Portal is our online student information system. Let\u2019s see if you are signed up yet\u2026.Yes, you have an account and it looks like you check your son\u2019s progress regularly.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: That\u2019s not me doing that. I don\u2019t know anything about computers. Who\u2019s doing that?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, now I think we know what Zacarias is sometimes doing on the computer at home\u2026When you see your son, ask him to teach you how to get online. Nowadays parents need to monitor their children\u2019s internet activity and the first step is learning how to use a computer.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: That\u2019s a good idea. I should take a computer class at Palomar College. I\u2019ll go tomorrow and enroll!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maestro: Hola, Sra. S\u00e1nchez, un placer conocerla. Mi nombre es Sr. Salazar, maestro de Zacar\u00edas.<\/p>\n<p>Padre: Hola, se\u00f1or Salazar. \u00bfPuede Ud. hablar espa\u00f1ol?<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: Lo siento, Sra. S\u00e1nchez, pero mi espa\u00f1ol no es muy bueno. Si desea reprogramar para otro d\u00eda, puedo pedirle a uno de nuestros ayudantes que traduzca para nosotros. \u00bfQu\u00e9 piensa?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: est\u00e1 bien. Por favor, hable un poco m\u00e1s lento, \u00bfde acuerdo?<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: Por supuesto. No creo que tenga un problema. Su ingl\u00e9s es mucho mejor que mi espa\u00f1ol. Entonces, me alegra que tengamos la oportunidad de hablar sobre Zacar\u00edas. Es un ni\u00f1o maravilloso y un estudiante muy trabajador.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Muchas gracias. Pero Zacar\u00edas es tan flojo, tan perezoso. Siempre le digo: \"Zacar\u00edas, limpia tu cuarto. Zacar\u00edas, tr\u00e1eme tu ropa sucia. Zacar\u00edas, tira la basura \". \u00bfY \u00e9l hace algo? No, \u00e9l dice que est\u00e1 ocupado, ocupado en la computadora, haciendo no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Bueno, Zacar\u00edas podr\u00e1 ser perezoso en la casa, pero \u00e9l hace todo su trabajo en mi clase y parece siempre muy ansioso por aprender. \u00bfTiene alguna preocupaci\u00f3n sobre su educaci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: \u00bfC\u00f3mo van sus notas?<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Bueno, Zacar\u00edas es uno de los mejores alumnos de la clase. D\u00e9jame mostrarle su carpeta. Para matem\u00e1ticas, tiene una A. En su \u00faltima prueba, obtuvo una puntuaci\u00f3n perfecta. Incluso ayuda a sus compa\u00f1eros con sus tareas de matem\u00e1ticas.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: \u00bfMi Zacar\u00edas ayuda a otros?<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: S\u00ed, \u00e9l es muy \u00fatil. Y para ciencias y estudios sociales, \u00e9l tambi\u00e9n tiene A\u00b4s. \u00bfSab\u00eda que lleg\u00f3 en segundo lugar en la feria de ciencias?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: No, nunca me lo dijo! \u00a1\u00c9l nunca me dice nada!<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Envi\u00e9 una nota a casa con Zacar\u00edas para obtener su firma ... \u00bfEsta es su letra?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: S\u00ed, ese soy yo. Oh, pero estoy tan ocupada. Solo le pregunto a mi hijo, \"donde firmo?\"<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: Bueno, los avisos que enviamos a casa son importantes para que los padres los lean, y tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n en otros idiomas. Tambi\u00e9n puede iniciar sesi\u00f3n en el Portal PowerSchool Parent para ver las calificaciones, la asistencia y otra informaci\u00f3n importante de Zacarias.<\/p>\n<p>Padre: \u00bfPowerSchool qu\u00e9?<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: El Portal PowerSchool Parent es nuestro sistema de informaci\u00f3n para estudiantes en l\u00ednea. A ver si ya est\u00e1 registrado \u2026 S\u00ed, tiene una cuenta y parece que verifica el progreso de su hijo con regularidad.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Yo no estoy haciendo\u00a0 eso. Yo no s\u00e9 nada acerca de las computadoras. Quien est\u00e1 haciendo eso?<\/p>\n<p>Maestro: Bueno, ahora creo que sabemos lo que a veces hace Zacar\u00edas en la computadora en casa... Cuando vea a su hijo, p\u00eddale que le ense\u00f1e a conectarse. Hoy en d\u00eda, los padres necesitan monitorear la actividad de Internet de sus hijos y el primer paso es aprender a usar una computadora.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Esa es una buena idea Deber\u00eda tomar una clase de computaci\u00f3n en Palomar College. \u00a1Ir\u00e9 ma\u00f1ana y me inscribir\u00e9!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"9\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66e4820\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e4820-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e4820-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e4820-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parent-teacher_Conference_2_3_56\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tParent-teacher Conference 2 (3:56)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e4820-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e4820-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e4820-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-2.mp3?_=10\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-2.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Parent-Teacher-Conference-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e4820-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e4820-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parent: Hi, are you Miss Singer?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Yes, you must be Juanita\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Yes, I am.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: I\u2019m so happy to meet you.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: I\u2019m happy to meet you, too.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Please take a seat and we can get started. Would you like a bottle of water?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: No, thank you. Sorry, I\u2019m a little nervous.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Oh, there\u2019s nothing to be nervous about. We\u2019re just going to have a little chat about your daughter and how she\u2019s doing in class. First I\u2019d like to ask you: how do you think your daughter is doing?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Uh, I really don\u2019t know. We don\u2019t talk about school very much. My husband and I are so busy every day and we have other kids. Also, my husband and I only finished elementary school in our country so we don\u2019t know much about education, especially in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Thank you for telling me that. It helps me understand Juanita better. Well, your daughter has been having a tough time adjusting to middle school.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: What do you mean?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, for one thing, she often doesn\u2019t come to class with her homework done. And she often forgets her textbooks and other materials. That by itself is not terrible. Other students in the class have the same issue. But Juanita has become more and more disruptive in class.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: I\u2019m sorry. What is \u201cdisruptive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Oh, I forgot. English isn\u2019t your native language, is it? Well, when I say your daughter is disruptive, I mean that she does things during class that makes the other students pay attention to her and not to me or what they should be doing. Do you understand my meaning?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: I think so. Does Juanita do bad things in class?<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Uh, I wouldn\u2019t say really bad things, just things she shouldn\u2019t be doing. For example, Juanita talks a lot when she should be doing her work \u2013 and I catch her texting when she shouldn\u2019t. I think she has a hard time focusing quietly on one thing. Have you noticed that at home?<\/p>\n<p>Parent: Uh, it\u2019s hard for me to say. Our apartment is really crazy. With three kids and my brother and his wife staying with us and the TV on all the time and somebody always cooking or eating. I work in the day and my husband works at night and my brother and his wife\u2026I don\u2019t know what they do!<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Oh, I see that you have a complicated home environment. Perhaps, we need to find a quiet space for Juanita to do her homework every day. You know she\u2019s welcome to stay after school and do her homework in the library \u2013 or she can even come to work in my classroom. I usually stay here until 4 or so.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: That\u2019s a good idea, Miss Singer. I\u2019ll make her do that.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Well, hopefully, Juanita will want to do that \u2013 instead of you making her. Another thing I wanted to bring up with you is her cellphone use in class. According to district policy, students may use their cellphone before and after school. At all other times, cellphones need to be kept out of sight and turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: I told her that. She loves that phone too much. It took it away from her for one day \u2013 and she didn\u2019t eat for 24 hours. These kids and their phones! It\u2019s crazy!<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: I\u2019m glad you agree with me. Because we need to find a way to really encourage Juanita not to text in class. I don\u2019t like to take a student\u2019s phone away and send the student to the Principal\u2019s office, so I\u2019d like us to brainstorm on how to get Juanita to be more responsible with her phone.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: When I get home tonight, I\u2019m going to ask my husband to smash her precious iPhone with a hammer!<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: I know you are joking. But maybe one way is to make her responsible to pay her own cellphone bill.<\/p>\n<p>Parent: She already does. Juanita works at a taco shop at night during the week and sells clothes at the swap meet on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Teacher: Wow, when does she have time to study?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Madre: Hola, \u00bfc\u00f3mo est\u00e1 Se\u00f1orita Singer?<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: S\u00ed, usted debe ser la mama de Juanita.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: S\u00ed, yo soy.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Mucho gusto en conocerla.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Mucho gusto, tambi\u00e9n.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Por favor tome asiento y podemos empezar. \u00bfQuisiera una botella de agua?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: No, gracias. Lo siento, estoy un poco nerviosa.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Oh, no hay por qu\u00e9 estar nerviosa. Solo vamos a tener una peque\u00f1a conversaci\u00f3n acerca de su hija y c\u00f3mo va ella en la clase. Primero me gustar\u00eda preguntarle: \u00bfC\u00f3mo cree usted que va su hija en la escuela?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Oh, realmente no s\u00e9. Nosotras no hablamos mucho sobre la escuela. Mi esposo y yo estamos muy ocupados todos los d\u00edas y tenemos otros hijos. Adem\u00e1s, mi esposo y yo solo terminamos la escuela elemental en nuestro pa\u00eds, entonces no sabemos mucho acerca de la educaci\u00f3n, especialmente en Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Gracias por decirme eso. Me ayuda a entender mejor a Juanita. Bien, su hija ha tenido dificultades adapt\u00e1ndose a la escuela intermedia.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: \u00bfQu\u00e9 quiere decir?<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Bueno, por un lado, a menudo no viene a clase con su tarea hecha. Y a menudo olvida sus libros de texto y otros materiales. Eso por s\u00ed mismo no es terrible. Otros estudiantes en la clase tienen el mismo problema. Pero Juanita se ha vuelto m\u00e1s y m\u00e1s perturbadora en la clase.<\/p>\n<p>Padre: Lo siento. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es \u201cperturbadora\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Oh, lo olvid\u00e9. El ingl\u00e9s no es su idioma nativo, \u00bfverdad? Bueno, cuando digo que su hija es perturbadora, quiero decir que hace cosas durante la clase que hacen que los otros estudiantes le presten atenci\u00f3n y no a m\u00ed ni a lo que deber\u00edan estar haciendo. \u00bfEntiende lo que quiero decir?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Creo que s\u00ed. \u00bfJuanita hace cosas malas en la clase?<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Oh, yo no dir\u00eda cosas muy malas, s\u00f3lo cosas que no deber\u00eda hacer. Por ejemplo, Juanita habla mucho cuando deber\u00eda estar haciendo su trabajo, y la he encontrado mandando mensajes de texto cuando no deber\u00eda. Creo que le cuesta trabajo concentrarse en silencio en una cosa. \u00bfHa notado eso en la casa?<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Oh, es dif\u00edcil para m\u00ed decirlo. Nuestro apartamento es realmente una locura. Con tres ni\u00f1os y mi hermano y su esposa que se quedan con nosotros y la televisi\u00f3n encendida todo el tiempo y siempre hay alguien cocinando o comiendo. Trabajo en el d\u00eda y mi esposo trabaja en la noche y mi hermano y su esposa ... \u00a1No s\u00e9 lo que hacen!<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Oh, veo que tiene un medio familiar complicado. Tal vez, necesitamos encontrar un espacio tranquilo para que Juanita haga su tarea todos los d\u00edas. Usted sabe que ella puede quedarse despu\u00e9s de la escuela y hacer su tarea en la biblioteca, o incluso puede venir a trabajar en mi sal\u00f3n de clase. Normalmente me quedo aqu\u00ed hasta las 4 m\u00e1s o menos.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: esa es una buena idea, se\u00f1orita Singer. La obligar\u00e9 a hacer eso.<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Bueno, con suerte, Juanita querr\u00e1 hacer eso, en lugar de que usted la obligue. Otra cosa que quer\u00eda mencionar es el uso de su tel\u00e9fono celular en clase. De acuerdo con la pol\u00edtica del distrito, los estudiantes pueden usar su tel\u00e9fono celular antes y despu\u00e9s de la escuela. En cualquier otro momento, los tel\u00e9fonos celulares deben mantenerse fuera de la vista y apagados.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Le dije eso. A ella le encanta ese tel\u00e9fono demasiado. Se lo quit\u00e9 por un d\u00eda, y ella no comi\u00f3 en 24 horas. \u00a1Estos ni\u00f1os y sus tel\u00e9fonos! \u00a1Es una locura!<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Me alegra que est\u00e9 de acuerdo conmigo. Porque necesitamos encontrar una manera de alentar a Juanita a no enviar mensajes de texto en clase. No me gusta llevarme el tel\u00e9fono de un estudiante y enviarlo a la oficina del director, as\u00ed que nos gustar\u00eda que hagamos una lluvia de ideas sobre c\u00f3mo hacer que Juanita sea m\u00e1s responsable con su tel\u00e9fono.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Cuando llegue a casa esta noche, \u00a1voy a pedirle a mi esposo que rompa su precioso iPhone con un martillo!<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: S\u00e9 que est\u00e1 bromeando. Pero tal vez una forma es hacer que ella sea responsable de pagar su propia factura de celular.<\/p>\n<p>Madre: Ella ya lo hace. Juanita trabaja en una taquer\u00eda por la noche durante la semana y vende ropa en el mercado de intercambio el fin de semana (swap meet).<\/p>\n<p>Maestra: Guau, \u00bfcu\u00e1ndo tiene tiempo tiene ella para estudiar?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"10\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66e8511\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e8511-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e8511-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e8511-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Providing_information_at_an_office_1_46\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProviding information at an office (1:46)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66e8511-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e8511-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e8511-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Providing-Information-at-an-Office-Copy.mp3?_=11\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Providing-Information-at-an-Office-Copy.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Providing-Information-at-an-Office-Copy.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Providing-Information-at-an-Office-Copy.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66e8511-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66e8511-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A: Can I get some information from you beginning with your last name, first name and middle initial if any?<\/p>\n<p>B: My name is Felipe Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>A: Is Felipe your last name?<\/p>\n<p>B: No, Felipe is my first name. Why do you ask?<\/p>\n<p>A: Never mind, sir. Do you have a middle initial?<\/p>\n<p>B: My middle name is Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>A: So\u2026your middle initial is \u201cA.\u201d\u00a0 Is that right?\u00a0 Am I going too fast for you, sir?<\/p>\n<p>B: No problem. I understand English very well.<\/p>\n<p>A: Okay, what is your home address?<\/p>\n<p>B: In my country or here in the United States?<\/p>\n<p>A: Well, we do not provide services outside the country so if you want to receive services here, we will need a local address.<\/p>\n<p>B: Okay, no problem. Wait a minute. I need to call my sister. (Pull out cellphone and dial.) Hey Bertha, what is your address? Yeah, the lady here needs it. [To the lady] Are you ready?<\/p>\n<p>A: I was born ready, sir.<\/p>\n<p>B: Okay, okay, here it is: 2781 Calle Verde, Vista, 92081.<\/p>\n<p>A: Sir, how do you spell Calle Verde?<\/p>\n<p>B: Oh, it\u2019s easy: C-A-L-L-E Calle and V-E-R-D-E Verde. Green street \u2013 get it?<\/p>\n<p>A: Yes, sir. Now what city did you say?<\/p>\n<p>B: Vista.<\/p>\n<p>A: Where is Vista?<\/p>\n<p>B: You don\u2019t know Vista? So right now we\u2019re in San Marcos. Vista is the city right next to us. San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A: Oh, you mean Vista.<\/p>\n<p>B: Yeah, that\u2019s what I said. Am I going too fast for you?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A: Me puede dar alguna informaci\u00f3n sobre usted empezando con su apellido, primer nombre y la inicial de su segundo nombre si lo tiene?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi nombre es Felipe Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n<p>A: Felipe es su apellido?<\/p>\n<p>B:No, Felipe es mi primer nombre. Por qu\u00e9 pregunta?<\/p>\n<p>A: No importa, se\u00f1or. Tiene una inicial de un segundo nombre?<\/p>\n<p>B: Mi segundo nombre es Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>A: Entonces\u2026la inicial de su segundo nombre es \u201cA.\u201d\u00a0 Es correcto?\u00a0 Voy muy de prisa para usted, se\u00f1or?<\/p>\n<p>B: No hay problema. Yo entiendo Ingl\u00e9s muy bien.<\/p>\n<p>A: De acuerdo\u2026cu\u00e1l es la direcci\u00f3n de su casa?<\/p>\n<p>B: En mi pa\u00eds o aqu\u00ed en Estados Unidos?<\/p>\n<p>A: Bien, nosotros no proveemos servicios fuera del pa\u00eds, entonces si quiere recibir servicios aqu\u00fa, necesitaremos una direcci\u00f3n local.<\/p>\n<p>B: De acuerdo, no hay problema. Espere un momento. Yo necesito llamar a mi hermana. (Saca el celular y marca) Hola Bertha, cu\u00e1l es su direcci\u00f3n? S\u00ed, la se\u00f1ora aqu\u00fa la necesita. [A la se\u00f1ora] Est\u00e1 lista?<\/p>\n<p>A: Yo nac\u00ed lista, se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n<p>B: De acuerdo, esta es: 2781 Calle Verde, Vista, 92081.<\/p>\n<p>A: Se\u00f1or, c\u00f3mo deletrea Calle Verde?<\/p>\n<p>B: Oh, es f\u00e1cil: C-A-L-L-E Calle and V-E-R-D-E Verde. Green street \u2013 lo entiende?<\/p>\n<p>A: S\u00ed, se\u00f1or. Ahora en qu\u00e9 ciudad dijo?<\/p>\n<p>B: Vista.<\/p>\n<p>A: D\u00f3nde es Vista?<\/p>\n<p>B: Usted no conoce Vista? En este momento estamos en San Marcos.Vista es la ciudad junto a nosotros. San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A: Oh, usted quiere decir Vista.<\/p>\n<p>B: S\u00ed, eso fue lo que dije. Voy muy r\u00e1pido para usted?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-11\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"11\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66ec203\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66ec203-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66ec203-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66ec203-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_1_0_52\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 1 (0:52)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66ec203-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66ec203-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66ec203-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-1.mp3?_=12\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-1.mp3?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66ec203-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66ec203-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Hi, my name is Hector. I'm from Morelia, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico. I have...no, I am 27 years old. Right now I live in Escondido. I am not married. I am living with my tio y tia...uh, my uncle and aunt. They are also from Michoac\u00e1n. I like to play futbol - no how do you say in English? - soccer, yeah, soccer. I like to play soccer at Kit Carson Park on Sunday. I also go to school to learn English at Palomar College. I want to study auto technology and be a mechanic. Thank you. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola, mi nombre es H\u00e9ctor. Yo soy de Morelia, Michoac\u00e1n, M\u00e9xico. Yo soy...no, Yo tengo 27 a\u00f1os. Actualmente vivo en Escondido. Yo no estoy casado. Yo estoy viviendo con my uncle and my aunt\u2026.oh, con mi t\u00edo y t\u00eda. Ellos tambi\u00e9n son de Michoac\u00e1n. Me gusta jugar f\u00fatbol \u2013 no, c\u00f3mo dice usted en Ingl\u00e9s? Soccer, s\u00ed, soccer. Me gusta jugar f\u00fatbol en el parque Kit Carson los domingos. Tambi\u00e9n voy a la escuela a aprender Ingl\u00e9s al Colegio Palomar. Quiero estudiar tecnolog\u00eda de autos y ser mec\u00e1nico. Gracias.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-12\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"12\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66efef5\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66efef5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66efef5-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66efef5-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_2_0_42\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 2 (0:42)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66efef5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66efef5-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66efef5-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-2.mp3?_=13\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-2.mp3?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66efef5-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66efef5-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Hi everybody! I'm Irma. Some people here in the US call me \"Irma\" but I like Irma better. My country is Mexico. The city I come from is Oaxaca. Now, my home is in Valley Center. I'm 37 - but I look 25, don't you think? I'm a mother with two kids. Carlos, my oldest, is 16. He goes to Valley Center High School. My youngest is Diana. She's only 3. I know what you're thinking. I didn't say anything about my husband. Well, I'm not married. I got divorced.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola a todos! Yo soy Irma. Algunas personas aqui en Estados Unidos me llaman \"Irma\" pero me gusta m\u00e1s Irma. Mi pa\u00eds es M\u00e9xico. La ciudad de donde yo vengo es Oaxaca. Ahora, mi casa est\u00e1 en Valley Center. Yo tengo 37 a\u00f1os, pero parezco de 25, \u00a0no es cierto? Yo soy una madre con dos hijos. Carlos, el mayor, tiene 16 a\u00f1os. El va a la escuela preparatoria de\u00a0 Valley Center. La menor es Diana. Ella solo tiene 3 a\u00f1os. Yo s\u00e9 lo que usted est\u00e1 pensando. Yo no dije nada sobre mi esposo. Bien, no estoy casada. Estoy divorciada.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-13\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"13\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d66f3be6\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66f3be6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66f3be6-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66f3be6-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_3_0_57\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 3 (0:57)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d66f3be6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66f3be6-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66f3be6-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-3.mp3?_=14\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-3.mp3?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d66f3be6-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d66f3be6-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi everybody, my name is Carlos. I come from California. Yeah, I\u2019m a citizen, but my English is really bad.\u00a0 I can speak pretty well and maybe you think I must be a local and wonder why I\u2019m here, but I can\u2019t write and read all that great. I was born in Santa Ana, which is near Disneyland, but my mother took me to TJ when I was a baby. I came back when I was 16. I just graduated from Vista High in May. I didn\u2019t study all that hard in high school, just goofed off a lot. Now I want to learn English better so I can get a college degree and find a good job. Maybe I'll get into computers or something like that.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola a todos, mi nombre es Carlos. Yo vengo de California. S\u00ed, Yo soy ciudadano, pero mi Ingl\u00e9s es realmente malo. Yo puedo hablar muy bien y tal v\u00e9s usted piense que yo debo ser de aqu\u00ed y se pregunte por qu\u00e9 estoy aqu\u00ed, pero yo no puedo escribir ni leer muy bien. Yo nac\u00ed en Santa Ana, cerca a Disneylandia, pero mi madre me llev\u00f3 a Tijuana cuando yo era un beb\u00e9. Yo regres\u00e9 cuando ten\u00eda 16 a\u00f1os. Me acab\u00e9 de graduar de la escuela preparatoria de Vista en Mayo. No estudi\u00e9 duro para nada en la preparatoria, solo estuve pasando el tiempo. Ahora quiero aprender Ingl\u00e9s mejor para poder obtener un t\u00fatulo universitario y encontrar un mejor trabajo. Tal v\u00e9z estudie computaci\u00f3n o also similar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-14\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"14\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d6703698\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6703698-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6703698-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6703698-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_4_0_45\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 4 (0:45)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6703698-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6703698-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6703698-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-4.mp3?_=15\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-4.mp3?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-4.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6703698-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6703698-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello! My name is Maria. I think there are other Maria's in this class. But I'm the Maria from Guatemala. I can speak Spanish okay but my first language is Quich\u00e9. That's what we speak at home. I came to the United States when I was 12. I'm 15 now. I still go to high school. But, I come to this ESL class at night to learn English faster. I want to go to Cal State San Marcos and be a teacher. My goal is to help immigrant kids like me who don\u2019t know English very well. It\u2019s hard when you can\u2019t express yourself or when people laugh at you because of your English. I know how it feels so I think I will make a good teacher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola! Mi nombre es Mar\u00eda. Yo creo que hay dos Mar\u00edas en esta clase. Pero yo soy Mar\u00eda de Guatemala. Yo puedo hablar Espa\u00f1ol pero mi primer idioma es Quich\u00e9. Eso es lo que hablamos en la casa. Yo vine a Estados Unidos cuando ten\u00edas 12 a\u00f1os. Yo tengo 15 ahora. Yo a\u00fan estoy asistiendo a la escuela preparatoria, pero yo vine a esta clase de ESL en las noches para aprender Ingl\u00e9s m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido. Yo quiero asistir a la Universidad de California de San Marcos y ser profesora. My objetivo es ayudar a ni\u00f1os inmigrantes quienes, como yo, no hablan Ingl\u00e9s muy bien. Es dif\u00edcil cuando usted no se puede expresar a s\u00ed mismo o cuando la gente se burla de usted por sus Ingl\u00e9s. Yo s\u00e9 c\u00f3mo se siente y pienso que sere una buena maestra.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-15\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"15\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d6707389\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6707389-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_5_1_03\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 5 (1:03)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6707389-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-5.mp3?_=16\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-5.mp3?_=16\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-5.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-5.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Should I start now? Okay, my name is Victor. I'm 58. I'm still young, right? But I'm retired now. Why? Well, my father was a millionaire and left me a bunch of money. Ha, no, I'm kidding. I stopped working because I hurt my back. I used to work in a factory in Carlsbad. But after I got hurt, they told me I couldn't work anymore. Now I get disability. My hometown is Mexicali. It's really hot there. Also, we have the best Chinese food in all of Mexico. If you go to Mexicali, give me a call: mi casa es su casa - my house is your house. But don't tell me wife I said that. Just kidding.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Puedo empezar ya? De acuerdo, mi nombre es Victor. Yo tengo 58 a\u00f1os. Yo todav\u00eda estoy joven (ja, ja, ja)\u00a0 pero ya estoy retirado. Por qu\u00e9? My padre era millonario y me dej\u00f3 una buena cantidad de dinero. Ja, no, Estoy bromeando. Yo dej\u00e9 de trabajar porque me lastim\u00e9 la espalda. Yo trabajaba en una f\u00e1brica en Carlsbad, pero despu\u00e9s de que me lastim\u00e9, ellos me dijeron que no podia trabajar m\u00e1s. Ahora estoy incapacitado. My ciudad de origen es Mexicali. All\u00ed hace mucho calor. Tambi\u00e9n tenemos la mejor comida China de todo M\u00e9xico. Si usted va a Mexicali, d\u00e9me una llamada: mi casa es su casa. Pero no le digan a mi esposa que yo les dije eso. Estoy bromeando.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-16\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"16\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d6707389\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6707389-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_6_0_57\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 6 (0:57)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6707389-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-17\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-6.mp3?_=17\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-6.mp3?_=17\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-6.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-6.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6707389-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6707389-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello, everyone! You know me, right? I'm Delores! People always think I'm Mexican, but I'm not. I'm from El Salvador. Most Americans think all people who speak Spanish are the same. We\u2019re not. Most Americans don\u2019t even know where El Salvador is. I tell them: south of Mexico are the countries of Guatemala and Belize - and even more south are Honduras and El Salvador. I really want to tell them: look at a map. \u00a0I'm not going to tell you my age, but I'm old. \u00a0I\u2019m already retired. I was an accountant for a long time in my country. I came to San Marcos last year because my daughter needed help with her kids. So now I'm a full- time grandma and a part-time ESL student. Nice to meet everyone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola a todos! Ustedes me conocen, verdad? Yo soy Dolores! La gente siempre piensa que yo soy Mexicana pero no lo soy. Yo soy de El Salvador. Ustedes saben d\u00f3nde est\u00e1 El Salvador? Saben d\u00f3nde est\u00e1 M\u00e9xico, cierto? Al Sur de M\u00e9xico est\u00e1 Guatemala y Belic, y a\u00fan m\u00e1s al sur estan Honduras y El Salvador. Yo no voy a decirles cu\u00e1l es mi edad, pero estoy vieja. Yo ya estoy retirada. Yo fui contadora por largo tiempo en mi pa\u00eds. Yo me vine para San Marcos el a\u00f1o pasado porque mi hija necesitaba ayuda con sus hijos. Entonces ahora soy una abuela de tiempo complete y una estudiante de ESL de medio tiempo. Mucho gusto en conocerlos a todos.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-17\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"17\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d670b07b\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d670b07b-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670b07b-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670b07b-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_7_0_55\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 7 (0:55)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d670b07b-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670b07b-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670b07b-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-18\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-7.mp3?_=18\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-7.mp3?_=18\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-7.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-7.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670b07b-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670b07b-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi, my name is Justina. I'm from Hong Kong. I studied Journalism at university and I have worked as a journalist for many years. Now I am in the US to improve my English and learn more about American culture.\u00a0 And about my hobbies, I like to try new vegetarian restaurants and traveling. I've been all over Asia, but not in the US so much. If you know of a good place to visit, please tell me. Other things about me: I'm not married, but I've been together with my boyfriend for a long time - it's almost like we're married. My father and younger sister are in Hong Kong. My sister takes care of my father. He has high blood pressure, diabetes and dementia. My poor sister! She\u2019s so busy. But I'm here - what can I do? I think I\u2019m a bad daughter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola, mi nombre es Justina. Yo soy de Hong Kong. Yo estudi\u00e9 periodismo en la Universidad y he trabajado como periodista por muchos a\u00f1os. Ahora estoy en Estados Unidos para mejorar mi Ingl\u00e9s y aprender m\u00e1s acerca de la cultura Americana. Y acerca de mis pasatiempos, me gusta probar nuevos restaurants vegetarianos y viajar. Yo he estado por todo Asia pero no mucho en Estados Unidos. Si ustedes conocen un buen lugar para visitor, por favor diganme. Otras cosas acerca de m\u00ed: Yo no estoy casada pero he hemos estado juntos con mi novia por un largo tiempo, es casi como si estuvieramos casados. Mi padre y mi hermana menor est\u00e1n en Hong Kong. Mi hermana cuida de mi padre. El tiene la presi\u00f3n arterial alta, diabetes y demencia. Mi pobre hermana! Ella est\u00e1 muy ocupada. Pero yo estoy aqu\u00ed, qu\u00e9 puedo hacer? Yo pienso que soy una mala hija.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-18\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"18\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d670ed6d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d670ed6d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670ed6d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670ed6d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_8_1_10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 8 (1:10) \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d670ed6d-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670ed6d-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670ed6d-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-19\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-8.mp3?_=19\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-8.mp3?_=19\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-8.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-8.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d670ed6d-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d670ed6d-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello, everyone! My name is Junko. You spell it like \"Junk\" with an O at the end. I am from Japan. I grew up in Osaka but I now live near Yokohama. I am not really old but I\u2019m not really young either. I am married and have two boys. One is 21 and the other is 13. I lived in Austin, Texas about 25 years ago when my husband was working as a researcher at a university. In the US, I studied to be a Japanese teacher.\u00a0 In Japan I used to teach Japanese to foreigners for many years. I also like to volunteer. In Japan I volunteer with an organization that helps the blind. I read to them and help them fill out documents and other things. I don\u2019t volunteer in the US but I want to try. Another thing about me is that I love to cook. I can make very good sushi, tempura and okonomiyaki. If you don't know what okonomiyaki is, ask me after class and I will be so happy to tell you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola a todos! Mi nombre es Junko. Se deletrea como \"Junk\" con una O al final. Yo soy de Jap\u00f3n. Yo crec\u00ed en Osaka pero ahora vivo cerca a Yokohama. Yo no estoy realmente vieja pero tampoco soy joven.\u00a0 Yo estoy casada y tengo dos hijos. Uno tiene 21 a\u00f1os y el otro 13. Yo viv\u00ed en Austin, Texas hace casi 25 a\u00f1os cuando mi esposo estaba trabajando como investigador en una Universidad. En Estados Unidos yo estudi\u00e9 c\u00f3mo ser una maestra de Japon\u00e9s.\u00a0 En Jap\u00f3n yo ense\u00f1\u00e9 Japon\u00e9s a los extranjeros por muchos a\u00f1os. Tambi\u00e9n me gusta ser voluntaria. En Ja\u00f3n yo era voluntaria en una organizaci\u00f3n que ayuda a los ciegos.\u00a0 Yo les le\u00eda y les ayudaba a llenar documentos y otras cosas. Yo no soy voluntaria en Estados Unidos pero quiero intentar. Otra cosa acerca de m\u00ed es que me encanta cocinar. Yo puedo preparar muy buen sushi, tempura y okonomiyaki. Si no sabe qu\u00e9 es okonomiyaki, preg\u00fanteme despu\u00e9s de clase y con gusto le dir\u00e9 qu\u00e9 es.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-19\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"19\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c2d6712a5e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6712a5e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6712a5e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6712a5e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Self-introduction_9_1_19\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-introduction 9 (1:19)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c2d6712a5e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6712a5e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6712a5e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-20\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-9.mp3?_=20\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-9.mp3?_=20\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-9.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Self-Intro-9.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c2d6712a5e-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c2d6712a5e-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Hi, my name is Zhang Wei, but you can call me Jason. I'm from Shenzhen, China. I bet you don't know where Shenzhen is. It's in southern China, near the border with Hong Kong. I'm 19 and I love everything to do with cellphones. See my phone here? It's the latest iPhone. I made it by myself. I bought all the parts at a big electronics market in Shenzhen and learned how to put them together by watching YouTube. I can make almost anything. I really want to go into business with my father. He runs a big factory in China. But my father wants me to study in the US and get a degree. My older brother gets to do business with my father. I don't think it's fair. Sorry for telling you my life story. I hope you can help me learn English quickly so I can finish my degree and go back home.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola, mi nombre es Zhang Wei, pero me pueden llamar Jason. Yo soy de Shenzhen, China. Les apuesto que no saben d\u00f3nde est\u00e1 Shenzhen. Est\u00e1 en el sur de China, cerca a la frontera con Hong Kong. Yo tengo 19 a\u00f1os y me encanta todo lo que tiene que ver con tel\u00e9fonos celulares.\u00a0 Ven mi tel\u00e9fono aqu\u00ed? Este es el ultimo iPhone. Yo mismo lo hice. Yo compr\u00e9 todas las partes en una gran tienda de electr\u00f3nicos en Shenzhen y aprend\u00ed c\u00f3mo ponerlas juntas viendo YouTube. Yo puedo hacer casi cualquier cosa. Yo realmente quiero hacer negocios con mi padre. El maneja una gran f\u00e1brica pero mi padre quiere que yo estudie en Estados Unidos y obtenga un t\u00edtulo, Mi hermano mayor hace negogios con mi padre. Yo no creo que eso sea justo. Disculpen por contarles la historia de mi vida. Yo espero que ustedes me puedan ayudar a aprender Ingl\u00e9s r\u00e1pidamente as\u00ed yo puedo terminar mi Carrera y regresar a casa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-20\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"20\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342d9855d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9855d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9855d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9855d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talking_with_the_Doctor_1_4_08\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTalking with the Doctor 1 (4:08)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9855d-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9855d-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9855d-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-21\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-1.mp3?_=21\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-1.mp3?_=21\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9855d-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9855d-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctor: So nice to meet you Mrs. Sanchez. I\u2019m Dr. Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Nice to meet you, too, Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: You can call me Judy if you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Okay, Dr. Judy.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Just Judy is okay, but Dr. Judy is fine as well. From your records, I see you are a new patient. Do you have any questions before we begin your exam?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Yes, I do. I had a hard time filling out the patient form since I don\u2019t read English very well.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Oh, I\u2019m sorry no one helped you with that. You can always ask one of our bilingual nurses to help you translate.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Uh, I was kind of embarrassed to ask. Usually my daughter helps me.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Oh, no need to be embarrassed! Some of those words are very hard to understand. Let\u2019s see if I can be of any help.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, I don\u2019t want to waste your time, Doctor Judy!<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Don\u2019t worry. Getting to know my patients is part of my job. Let me pull up your form and we can take a look at it together. Okay, I see some questions left blank. Shall we look at these first?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Okay, Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Let me take a quick look. So, for \u201cLiving situation\u201d you left it blank.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: I didn\u2019t know which one to put. I live with my boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: You can check \u201cPartner\u201d which is a word we use for both men and women.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Okay. Underneath there is a question about social security number. I..I don\u2019t have one yet.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: No problem. You can skip that one.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Thank you, Doctor. Uh, for \u201cEducational background\u201d, I\u2019m not sure what that means. What did I study at school? I only finished 6th grade in my country, so I don\u2019t know what to put.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Well, you can put\u2026here I can help you: Completed 6<sup>th<\/sup> grade in home country.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Is that all?<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Yes, the office just wants to know how much education you\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, I see.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: It\u2019s blank after \u201cDate of Mammogram\u201d? You don\u2019t remember?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: No.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Last year or maybe a few years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: A few years ago I think.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Perfect. I see you checked yes for \u201cColonoscopy\u201d and \u201cBone density test\u201d but you didn\u2019t provide dates.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Uh, to tell the truth, I\u2019m not sure what those are.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Well, a colonoscopy is procedure where we use a special camera to look at your colon to see if there are any problems. We usually recommend a colonoscopy when a patient is around 50, but you are only, let\u2019s see, 29, so I doubt if you\u2019ve had one.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Is that where they put a tube up your\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Yes, that\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, not yet.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: As for the \u201cBone density test,\u201d we especially ask women to take this test to check for osteoporosis. Do you know what that is?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Yes! It\u2019s almost the same word in my language. So, no, I didn\u2019t take this test for osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Great, so we can uncheck that one as well. Let\u2019s see what else you had trouble with\u2026Under \u201cDietary restrictions and preferences\u201d you didn\u2019t include anything. So, you have no trouble eating or drinking any particular type of food or beverage?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, so that\u2019s what it means. I can\u2019t drink too much milk. I get stomach aches.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: You may be lactose intolerant. Anything else?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Hmm\u2026I think that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: I also see you didn\u2019t write anything for the Family History section.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: I\u2019m sorry, but I don\u2019t know very much. No one ever tells old histories in my family.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: I see. By \u201cFamily History\u201d we mean: what medical problems does or did your family have? For examples, did anyone in your family have heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, addictions\u2026?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, I think I know what you mean. Can I fill in that part later? I\u2019ll call my parents this weekend and ask them.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: That would be perfect. \u00a0Okay, the last section is on your \u201cGynecological History.\u201d Do you want to go over that together?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Please! It\u2019s kind of hard for me to talk about that kind of stuff. But with you being a woman doctor, it will be much easier.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: Well, that\u2019s why I\u2019m here: to help you get well and stay well.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Encantada de conocerla Sra. S\u00e1nchez. Soy la Dra. Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Tambi\u00e9n es un placer conocerla, doctora.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Puedes llamarme Judy si quieres.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Muy bien, Dra. Judy.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Solo Judy est\u00e1 bien, pero Dra. Judy tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 bien. De tus registros, veo que eres una nueva paciente. \u00bfTienes alguna pregunta antes de comenzar tu examen?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: S\u00ed, tengo una pregunta. Me cost\u00f3 llenar el formulario para el paciente ya que no leo muy bien el ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Oh, lo siento, \u00bfnadie te ayud\u00f3 con eso? \u00a0Siempre puedes pedirle a una de nuestras enfermeras biling\u00fces que te ayude a traducir.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, me avergonzaba preguntar. Normalmente mi hija me ayuda.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: \u00a1Oh, no hay que avergonzarse! Algunas de esas palabras son muy dif\u00edciles de entender. A ver si puedo ser de alguna ayuda.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00a1Oh, no quiero hacerle perder su tiempo, doctora Judy!<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: No te preocupes. Conocer a mis pacientes es parte de mi trabajo. D\u00e9jame mostrarte tu formulario y podemos echarle un vistazo juntas. Est\u00e1 bien, veo algunas preguntas en blanco. \u00bfNos fijamos en estas primero?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Est\u00e1 bien, doctora.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: D\u00e9jame echar un vistazo r\u00e1pido. Entonces, para \"Situaci\u00f3n de vida\" lo dejaste en blanco.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: No sab\u00eda cu\u00e1l poner. Yo vivo con mi novio.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Puedes marcar \"Socio\", que es una palabra que usamos tanto para hombres como para mujeres.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: est\u00e1 bien. Debajo hay una pregunta sobre el n\u00famero de la seguridad social. Yo ... no tengo uno todav\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor: No hay problema. Puedes saltarte eso.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Gracias, doctora. Oh, para \"antecedentes educativos\", no estoy segura de lo que eso significa. \u00bfQu\u00e9 estudi\u00e9 en la escuela? Solo termin\u00e9 el sexto grado en mi pa\u00eds, as\u00ed que no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 poner.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Bueno, puede poner ... aqu\u00ed puedo ayudarla: complet\u00e9 el sexto grado en el pa\u00eds de origen.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00bfEso es todo?<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: S\u00ed, la oficina solo quiere saber cu\u00e1nta educaci\u00f3n ha tenido.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, ya veo.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: \u00bfEst\u00e1 en blanco despu\u00e9s de la \"Fecha de la mamograf\u00eda\"? No te acuerdas?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: No.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: \u00bfEl a\u00f1o pasado o quiz\u00e1s hace algunos a\u00f1os?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Hace unos a\u00f1os, creo.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: perfecto Veo que marc\u00f3 s\u00ed en \"Colonoscopia\" y \"Prueba de densidad \u00f3sea\", pero no proporcion\u00f3 fechas.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, a decir verdad, no estoy segura de lo que son.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Bueno, una colonoscopia es un procedimiento en el que usamos una c\u00e1mara especial para observar su colon para ver si hay alg\u00fan problema. Por lo general, recomendamos una colonoscopia cuando el paciente tiene alrededor de 50 a\u00f1os, pero solo tiene, veamos, 29, as\u00ed que dudo que haya tenido uno.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Es ah\u00ed donde ponen un tubo arriba de tu ...<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: \u00a1S\u00ed, eso es todo!<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, todav\u00eda no.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: En cuanto a la \"Prueba de densidad \u00f3sea\", le pedimos especialmente a las mujeres que tomen esta prueba para detectar osteoporosis. \u00bfSabes qu\u00e9 es eso?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00a1S\u00ed! Es casi la misma palabra en mi idioma. Entonces, no, no tom\u00e9 esta prueba para la osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Qu\u00e9 bueno, as\u00ed que tambi\u00e9n podemos desmarcarlo. Veamos en qu\u00e9 m\u00e1s tuviste problemas ... En \"Restricciones y preferencias diet\u00e9ticas\" no incluiste nada. Entonces, \u00bfno tienes problemas para comer o beber alg\u00fan tipo particular de comida o bebida?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, \u00bfeso es lo que significa? No puedo tomar mucha leche. Me duele el est\u00f3mago.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: T\u00fa puedes ser intolerante a la lactosa. \u00bfAlgo m\u00e1s?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Hmm ... creo que eso es todo.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Tambi\u00e9n veo que no escribiste nada para la secci\u00f3n de Historia Familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Lo siento, pero no s\u00e9 mucho. Nadie cuenta historias antiguas en mi familia.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Ya veo. Por \"Historia familiar\" queremos decir: \u00bfqu\u00e9 problemas m\u00e9dicos tiene o tuvo tu familia? Por ejemplo, \u00bfalguien en tu familia tiene una enfermedad card\u00edaca, c\u00e1ncer, diabetes, presi\u00f3n arterial alta, adicciones ...?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, creo que s\u00e9 lo que quiere decir. \u00bfPuedo completar esa parte m\u00e1s tarde? Llamar\u00e9 a mis padres este fin de semana y les preguntar\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Eso ser\u00eda perfecto. Bueno, la \u00faltima secci\u00f3n est\u00e1 en tu \"Historia ginecol\u00f3gica\". \u00bfQuieres repasar eso juntas?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00a1Por favor! Es un poco dif\u00edcil para m\u00ed hablar de ese tipo de cosas. Pero siendo usted una doctora, ser\u00e1 mucho m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil.<\/p>\n<p>Doctora: Bueno, es por eso que estoy aqu\u00ed: para ayudarte a mejorar y mantenerte bien.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-21\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"21\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342d9c252\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9c252-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9c252-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9c252-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talking_with_the_Doctor_2_2_40\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTalking with the Doctor 2 (2:40)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9c252-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9c252-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9c252-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-22\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-2.mp3?_=22\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-2.mp3?_=22\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Talking-with-the-Doctor-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9c252-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9c252-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nurse: Mr. Arreola?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Yes, that\u2019s me.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: The doctor is will be ready to see you soon. But, we need to get your height and weight first. Can you follow me?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Okay.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Please step on the scale.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Should I take off my shoes?<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Yes, that would be good. Okay, you are 157 pounds and your height is 5 feet ten inches. You can step off the scale and put your shoes back on. And when you\u2019re ready, I can take you to your room.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: All set!<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Alright, you will be in room #3. Why don\u2019t you put your backpack on the chair in the corner and you can sit on the table, okay?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Okay. Do I need to take off my shirt?<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: That won\u2019t be necessary. I\u2019m going to take your vital signs right now so I\u2019ll need you to roll up your sleeve on your left arm.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: This arm?<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: No, your other left arm. There you go. Okay, I\u2019m going to take your blood pressure. Just relax. 115 over 70.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Is that good or bad?<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Well, those numbers look good to me, but the doctor will talk to you more about that. Now, I need to take your temperature. Open wide please\u2026this will go under your tongue. Great, your temperature is normal. The doctor wants me to run some blood tests today, so we\u2019re going to take a blood sample. Are you good with that?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: No problem.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Are you allergic to latex or iodine?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: I\u2019m not sure what those are.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Latex, you know like \u201crubber gloves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, no, I\u2019m not allergic to rubber.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: And iodine is the red solution people sometimes use to disinfect a wound. We use it here to clean the area where we will draw your blood.<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Oh, yeah, I mean I know what it is and no, I\u2019m not allergic to it either.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Alrighty. Which do you prefer: your left or your right arm?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: How about my left since my sleeve is already rolled up.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Perfect. Can you take this ball and squeeze and hold it while I find a vein?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Sure.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Perfect. Ah, I found one. You have good veins. Now, you can squeeze the ball again until I tell you to release?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Do you want to watch or would you rather look away?<\/p>\n<p>Patient: I want to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse: Brave man!\u00a0 Okay, you\u2019re going to feel a little pinch and \u2026. all done!\u00a0 Let me bandage you up a bit. You can put some pressure on this gauze while I get some tape. Alright, you\u2019re all set. Please keep the bandage on until this evening. And avoid heavy lifting and drinking alcohol for 24 hours. I\u2019ll let the doctor know you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Sr. Arreola?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: S\u00ed, ese soy yo.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: El m\u00e9dico estar\u00e1 listo para verlo pronto pero, necesitamos obtener su altura y peso primero. \u00bfPuede seguirme?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Est\u00e1 bien.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Por favor p\u00e1rese sobre la balanza la balanza<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00bfDebo quitarme los zapatos?<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: S\u00ed, eso ser\u00eda bueno. Bien, pesa 157 libras y su altura es de 5.10 pies. Puede bajarse de la balanza y volver a ponerse los zapatos. Y cuando est\u00e9 lista, puedo llevarla a su habitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00a1Todo listo!<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Muy bien, estar\u00e1 en la sala # 3. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no pones su mochila en la silla de la esquina y se puede sentar en la mesa, est\u00e1 bien?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Est\u00e1 bien. \u00bfNecesito quitarme la camisa?<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Eso no ser\u00e1 necesario. Voy a tomar sus signos vitales en este momento, as\u00ed que necesitar\u00e9 que se arremangue la camisa del brazo izquierdo.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00bfEste brazo?<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: No, su otro brazo, el izquierdo. Ah\u00ed est\u00e1 bien, voy a tomar su presi\u00f3n arterial.<\/p>\n<p>Rel\u00e1jese. 115 sobre 70.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00bfEso es bueno o malo?<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Bueno, esos n\u00fameros me parecen bien, pero el m\u00e9dico le hablar\u00e1 m\u00e1s sobre eso.<\/p>\n<p>Ahora, necesito tomar su temperatura. Abra de par en par por favor ... esto ir\u00e1 debajo de su lengua. Genial, su temperatura es normal. El m\u00e9dico quiere realizar algunos an\u00e1lisis de sangre hoy, por lo que vamos a tomar una muestra de sangre. \u00bfEs bueno con eso?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: No hay problema.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Bueno \u00bfEs al\u00e9rgico al l\u00e1tex o al yodo?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: No estoy seguro de lo que son.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Latex, ya sabe como \"guantes de goma\".<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, no, no soy al\u00e9rgico al caucho.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Y el yodo es la soluci\u00f3n roja que las personas a veces usan para desinfectar una herida. Lo usamos aqu\u00ed para limpiar el \u00e1rea donde extraeremos su sangre.<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Oh, s\u00ed, quiero decir, s\u00e9 lo que es y no, tampoco soy al\u00e9rgico.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Muy bien. \u00bfCu\u00e1l prefieres: su brazo izquierdo o derecho?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal el izquierdo ya que mi manga ya est\u00e1 enrollada?<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Perfecto. \u00bfPuede tomar esta pelota y apretarla y sostenerla mientras encuentro una vena?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Claro.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: Perfecto. Ah, encontr\u00e9 una. Tiene buenas venas. Ahora, \u00bfpuede apretar la pelota otra vez hasta que le diga que la suelte?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: S\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: \u00bfQuiere mirar o prefiere mirar hacia otro lado?<\/p>\n<p>Paciente: Quiero ver.<\/p>\n<p>Enfermera: \u00a1Hombre valiente! De acuerdo, va a sentir un peque\u00f1o pellizco y ... \u00a1todo listo! D\u00e9jeme vendarle un poco. Puede poner algo de presi\u00f3n en esta gasa mientras obtengo algo de cinta. Muy bien, ya est\u00e1 todo listo. Por favor, mantenga el vendaje hasta esta noche. Y evite levantar objetos pesados \u200b\u200by beber alcohol durante 24 horas. Le har\u00e9 saber al doctor que est\u00e1 listo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-22\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"22\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342d9ff46\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9ff46-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9ff46-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9ff46-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tamales_for_Navidad_1_6_40\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTamales for Navidad 1 (6:40)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342d9ff46-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9ff46-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9ff46-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-23\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-1.mp3?_=23\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-1.mp3?_=23\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342d9ff46-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342d9ff46-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tamales for Navidad - Christmas tamales. This will be in three parts. The first part will on preparing the meat. The second part will be on preparing the sauce. And the third and final part will be on preparing the corn husks and spreading the tamales and steaming them. Okay, here\u2019s the disclaimer:\u00a0 There are many ways to make tamales.\u00a0 Different countries make tamales in a different way.\u00a0 And different places in Mexico make tamales differently.\u00a0 This is how my mom taught me to make them.\u00a0 So, don\u2019t know which is right or wrong, but this is the way that I was taught. When making tamales, measurements are all kind of \u2018sketchy\u2019.\u00a0 I have found that there is no exact measurement and a lot happens by taste as you make it and you mix the ingredients.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been making tamales now for Christmas, for Navidad, for about 15 years.\u00a0 My wife and I we make about 200, roughly. So, it\u2019s usually a little bit more. \u00a0\u00a0The amount is split into like three parts.\u00a0 Christmas day is celebrated with my wife\u2019s side of the family, so we take about a third of the tamales there.\u00a0 Christmas Eve is spent with my side of the family.\u00a0 And then the last third of the tamales that we make made goes to friends.\u00a0 These \u2018select\u2019 friends that make it onto our \u201cTamal list\u201d receive anywhere from two to four tamales wrapped in aluminum foil with their names written on it.\u00a0 If we are not able to see the friends within a week of making the tamales, they are frozen.\u00a0 They can still be thawed and steamed.\u00a0 And we have kept them in a freezer for over six months and we still receive positive comments about the tamales once they are eaten by our friends.<\/p>\n<p>So this is how you make the pork tamales. With pork tamales we use pork shoulder or butt and we purchase about 8 to 10 pounds. I\u2019ve usually gone with 9 pounds to stay right in the middle. We use about 25 pounds of prepared masa.\u00a0 Prepared masa is, theoretically, masa that is ready to spread onto the corn husks without doing anything.\u00a0 We have never found this to be the case for the consistency that we want our masa to look and feel like. So we always add things to it. We\u2019ll talk more about that later.<\/p>\n<p>We use one pound of tomatillos for every three pounds of meat. (So, if I have 9 pounds of meat\u2026so if I\u2019m cooking 9 pounds of meat, then I will have three pounds of tomatillos.\u00a0 We use three different types of chilies. We use chile de arbol. Another is called California or Anaheim chile and the third one is called guajillo. I\u2019ll talk more about that when we get to the sauce.<\/p>\n<p>So to prepare the meat, the meat should be cut up into small 1 to 2 inch squares.\u00a0 And that\u2019s just a rough estimate. It really doesn\u2019t matter because you\u2019re going to just be putting them all in a big pot. But the smaller the pieces, the quicker they will cook. I peel one or two small medium brown or yellow onions and we quarter them and we cut them. So we place the meat and the onions in a large pot and you add plenty of salt.\u00a0 Again, taste \u2013 it just has to be salty. You cover the meat and bring it to a boil. When the water boils with the meat, you turn down the heat.\u00a0 The water should be brought down to a simmer.\u00a0 Not a very low, low simmer.\u00a0 But again, not a hard boil either. So just like a medium simmer. It\u2019s going to be cooking for a long time, so it\u2019s going to take you about two to three hours of just simmering time.\u00a0 The meat that you purchase will have bones attached to it.\u00a0 This means that some of the chunks of meat will stay on the bone, so a good way to know when the meat is done is the meat, when it\u2019s really tender, it will just fall off the bone when you push the meat off with like a fork.\u00a0 Then the meat it will just \u201cglide\u201d off the bone. Then you\u2019ll know, okay, it\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n<p>Then what you will need to do is cool off the meat.\u00a0 To cool off the meat we use a cookie baking sheet.\u00a0 And we place wax paper on the sheet and we take the pieces of meat from the pot and we place them on the sheet. You have to wait for the meat to cool because the next part that you\u2019re going to do is you\u2019re going to shred the meat because you\u2019re taking off as much of the fat, and the nerves and bones from the meat.\u00a0 So, you\u2019re going to separate the meat into what you\u2019re going to use and then what you toss, so you can just toss the pieces of nerves and other fat that you\u2019re not going to use.<\/p>\n<p>After this, you will need to save the broth that the meat was cooked in because you\u2019re going to be using that later. You\u2019re going to strain the broth to remove as much fat as possible.\u00a0 A lot of the fat floats to the top.\u00a0 We use a spoon to try to skim and toss as much of this fat as possible.\u00a0 Then we use a strainer to try to remove even more because we\u2019re just going to strain the broth into another pot. \u00a0And then we remove as much fat and loose meat as possible.\u00a0 We\u2019re going to be using this broth when we get to the masa because sometimes the masa is thick and we use this to soften it. And that is the preparation of the meat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tamales para Navidad. Esto estar\u00e1 dividido en tres partes. La primera parte ser\u00e1 sobre la preparaci\u00f3n de la carne. La segunda parte ser\u00e1 sobre la preparaci\u00f3n de la salsa. Y la tercera y \u00faltima parte ser\u00e1 preparar las hojas de ma\u00edz, esparcir los tamales y cocerlos al vapor. Bueno, aqu\u00ed est\u00e1 el descargo de responsabilidad: hay muchas maneras de hacer tamales. Diferentes pa\u00edses hacen tamales de una manera diferente. Y diferentes lugares en M\u00e9xico hacen tamales de manera diferente. As\u00ed es como mi mam\u00e1 me ense\u00f1\u00f3 a hacerlos. Entonces, no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 es correcto o incorrecto, pero esta es la forma en que me ense\u00f1aron. Al hacer tamales, las medidas son aproximadas. Descubr\u00ed que no hay una medida exacta y que el sabor cambia a medida que se mezclan los ingredientes. Ya llevamos cerca de 15 a\u00f1os haciendo tamales para Navidad. Mi esposa y yo hacemos aproximadamente 200 tamales. Por lo general son un poco m\u00e1s. La cantidad se divide en tres partes. El d\u00eda de Navidad se celebra con la familia de mi esposa, as\u00ed que llevamos alrededor de un tercio de los tamales all\u00ed. La Nochebuena se pasa con mi familia. Y el \u00faltimo tercio de los tamales que elaboramos es para los amigos. Estos amigos \"selectos\" que ingresan a nuestra \"Lista de Tamales\" reciben de dos a cuatro tamales envueltos en papel de aluminio con sus nombres escritos en \u00e9l. Si no podemos ver a los amigos dentro de una semana despu\u00e9s de haber hecho los tamales, se congelan. Todav\u00eda se pueden descongelar y cocer al vapor. Y los hemos mantenido en un congelador durante m\u00e1s de seis meses y a\u00fan recibimos comentarios positivos sobre los tamales, una vez que nuestros amigos los comen.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00ed es como se hacen los tamales de cerdo. Con los tamales de carne de cerdo, usamos costillas o cola cerdo y compramos entre 8 y 10 libras. Por lo general, uso 9 libras para permanecer justo en el medio. Utilizamos alrededor de 25 libras de masa preparada. La masa preparada es, en teor\u00eda, masa que est\u00e1 lista para extenderse sobre las hojas de ma\u00edz sin hacer nada. Nunca hemos encontrado que este sea el caso de la consistencia con la que queremos que se vea y se sienta nuestra masa. As\u00ed que siempre le a\u00f1adimos cosas. Hablaremos m\u00e1s sobre eso m\u00e1s adelante.<\/p>\n<p>Usamos una libra de tomatillos por cada tres libras de carne. (Entonces, si tengo 9 libras de carne... si estoy cocinando 9 libras de carne, entonces tendr\u00e9 tres libras de tomatillos. Usamos tres tipos diferentes de chiles. Usamos chile de \u00e1rbol. Otro se llama California o Anaheim Chile y el tercero se llama guajillo. Hablar\u00e9 m\u00e1s sobre eso cuando lleguemos a la salsa.<\/p>\n<p>Para preparar la carne, la carne debe cortarse en peque\u00f1os cuadrados de 1 a 2 pulgadas. Y eso es s\u00f3lo una estimado aproximado. Realmente no importa porque solo los vas a poner en una olla grande. Pero cuanto m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as sean las piezas, m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido cocinar\u00e1n. Pelo una o dos cebollas peque\u00f1as, medianas, o amarillas, las cortamos en cuartos. As\u00ed que colocamos la carne y las cebollas en una olla grande y agregas mucha sal. Una vez m\u00e1s, al gusto - solo tiene que ser un poco salado. Tapas la carne y la hierves. Cuando el agua hierve con la carne, baja el fuego. El agua debe ser llevada a fuego lento. No muy baja, baja a fuego lento. Pero una vez m\u00e1s, tampoco debe hervir fuerte. As\u00ed que un fuego lento est\u00e1 bien. Se va a cocinar por mucho tiempo, por lo que te llevar\u00e1 entre dos y tres horas de cocci\u00f3n a fuego lento. La carne que compres tendr\u00e1 huesos adheridos. Esto significa que algunos de los trozos de carne permanecer\u00e1n en el hueso, por lo que una buena manera de saber cu\u00e1ndo est\u00e1 lista la carne, cuando la est\u00e1 realmente tierna, simplemente se desprender\u00e1 del hueso cuando se empuja la carne con un tenedor. Luego la carne simplemente se \"deslizar\u00e1\" fuera del hueso. Entonces lo sabr\u00e1s, est\u00e1 bien, est\u00e1 listo.<\/p>\n<p>Entonces, lo que tendr\u00e1s que hacer es enfriar la carne. Para enfriar la carne utilizamos una bandeja para hornear galletas. Y colocamos papel de cera en la hoja y tomamos los trozos de carne de la olla y los colocamos en la hoja. Tienes que esperar a que la carne se enfr\u00ede porque la siguiente parte que har\u00e1s es que la carne se triturar\u00e1 porque est\u00e1s quitando la mayor cantidad de grasa y los nervios y huesos de la carne. Entonces, vas a separar la carne en lo que vas a usar y luego a lo que tiras, para que puedas tirar los nervios y otras grasas que no vas a usar.<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de esto, tendr\u00e1s que guardar el caldo en el que se cocin\u00f3 la carne porque la usar\u00e1s m\u00e1s adelante. Vas a colar el caldo para eliminar la mayor cantidad de grasa posible. Una gran parte de la grasa flota en la parte superior. Usamos una cuchara para tratar de remover y tirar la mayor cantidad de grasa posible. Luego usamos un colador para tratar de eliminar a\u00fan m\u00e1s porque solo vamos a colar el caldo en otra olla. Y luego eliminamos la mayor cantidad posible de grasa y carne suelta. Vamos a usar este caldo cuando lleguemos a la masa porque a veces la masa es gruesa y la usamos para ablandarla. Y esa es la preparaci\u00f3n de la carne.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-23\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"23\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342da3c3b\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342da3c3b-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da3c3b-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da3c3b-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tamales_for_Natividad_2_5_27\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTamales for Natividad 2 (5:27)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342da3c3b-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da3c3b-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da3c3b-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-24\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-2.mp3?_=24\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-2.mp3?_=24\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da3c3b-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da3c3b-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>And now we\u2019ll go on to the sauce. For the sauce, you will peel the tomatillos and place them in a pot filled with water. You will boil the tomatillos until they are tender. They will pucker up.\u00a0 The tomatillos will be used when you add chilies to make the sauce. Once the tomatillos are ready, after they\u2019ve boiled and they\u2019re puckered up, you will remove them from the water.\u00a0 But, don\u2019t toss the water because you\u2019re going to need that water when you blend the chilies.\u00a0 So hold on to the water.<\/p>\n<p>When you make the sauce, while the tomatillos are boiling, you might want to work on the chilies. Again there\u2019s three different types: chile de arbol, and guajillo, and California or Anaheim chile. And what you are going to do for the chilies is you will cut off the stem and, you\u2019re basically going to slice them open.\u00a0 So like you\u2019re going to open them in half. You will be taking out all of the seeds. You will need to do this for both of the chilies: guajillo and the California\/Anaheim chile. The small chiles de arbol you\u2019re going just take the stem off because those are too small to seed.<\/p>\n<p>So now what you\u2019re going to do is you\u2019re going to toast the chilies.\u00a0 So, basically you have a sheet of , because you\u2019ve taken the seeds out of the chile. So you have a sheet of chile and you\u2019re going to toast these. I use a flat cast iron grill.\u00a0 This is like the kind of grill you would make pancakes on.\u00a0 And you place the chilies on a low to medium heat.\u00a0 And you will place a small amount of chilies so that can cover the surface.<\/p>\n<p>You will be starting to flip the chilies over with your fingers.\u00a0 It\u2019s just easier that way. They will be hot so you\u2019re going to kind of burn your fingers so you\u2019re going to have to do it quickly. You will notice the chilies start shriveling up a bit because of the heat.\u00a0 And that\u2019s how you will know that they are toasting. You can\u2019t let them get too toasted or too black because they will start tasting bitter.<\/p>\n<p>After you\u2019ve toasted the chilies, you will need to let them cool off. Then you\u2019re going to take the tomatillos and you\u2019re going to put them in a blender.\u00a0 And you\u2019re going to turn on the blender to liquefy all of the tomatillos.\u00a0 And once you\u2019re doing that, you will be tearing pieces of the chilies, you will be shredding pieces of chile little by little and putting them into the blender. You can\u2019t put all of the chile skins in all at the same time because it will be too thick and it\u2019s not going to let your blender work well. So you have to do it little by little. And you need a strong blender, too.\u00a0 And so after you have put in the little pieces, then you will start, if you need to, that\u2019s where you use the broth from the tomatillos to help liquefy the chile sauce. Otherwise it gets too thick. \u00a0\u00a0And so you add the broth from the tomatillos and then you will also be adding the chile de arbol that you toasted.\u00a0 Those are the very small ones, very spicy. And everything you\u2019re just going to be tasting it until it tastes very spicy.<\/p>\n<p>Then after that, so this is going to be a slow process as you mix the chilies into the blender and the tomatillos, okay, but this is what makes the meat tasty and spicy.\u00a0 As you make this sauce, you should taste it again to make sure it\u2019s not too spicy or if you want it spicier.\u00a0 Once this cooks into the meat and the tamales are cooked, it will not be as spicy. So once the process is done, it\u2019s not going to be as spicy as when you first tasted it from the blender. So once this sauce is prepared with the correct consistency and spiciness, it\u2019s time to add it to the meat.<\/p>\n<p>So, you\u2019re going to place all of the meat in a pot and you\u2019re going to add the sauce that you have just made in the blender. If the meat and the sauce is too thick, you\u2019re going to use some of the broth from the meat to bring it to a consistency that you like. You\u2019re going to bring the meat to a boil again and then you\u2019re going to simmer it. It could be a low to medium simmer for about 30 minutes. This is just to cook the meat and the chile together. And now we are ready to get to the prepared masa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Y ahora vamos a la salsa. Para la salsa, pelar\u00e1s los tomatillos y los colocar\u00e1s en una olla llena de agua. Cocer\u00e1s los tomatillos hasta que est\u00e9n tiernos. Ellos se arrugar\u00e1n. Los tomatillos se utilizar\u00e1n cuando agregues chiles para hacer la salsa. Una vez que los tomatillos est\u00e9n listos, despu\u00e9s de que hayan hervido y se hayan arrugado, los sacar\u00e1s del agua. Pero, no tires el agua porque vas a necesitar esa agua cuando mezcles los chiles. As\u00ed que conserva el agua.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando hagas la salsa, mientras los tomatillos est\u00e1n hirviendo, es posible que desees trabajar con los chiles. Nuevamente hay tres tipos diferentes: chile de \u00e1rbol, guajillo y chile de California o Anaheim. Y lo que vas a hacer con los chiles es cortar el tallo y, b\u00e1sicamente, vas a abrirlos por la mitad. Quitar\u00e1s todas las semillas. Tendr\u00e1s\u00a0 que hacer esto con dos de los chiles: el guajillo y el chile California \/ Anaheim. A los chiles de \u00e1rbol peque\u00f1os simplemente les quitas el tallo porque son demasiado peque\u00f1os para removerles las semillas.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00ed que ahora lo que vas a hacer es tostar los chiles. Entonces, b\u00e1sicamente tienes una hoja de\u2026, porque has sacado las semillas del chile. As\u00ed que tienes una hoja de chile y las vas a tostar. Yo uso una parrilla plana de hierro fundido. Esto es como el tipo de parrilla en la que har\u00edas panqueques. Y colocas los chiles a fuego medio o bajo. Y colocar\u00e1s una peque\u00f1a cantidad de chiles para que puedan cubrir la superficie.<\/p>\n<p>Comenzar\u00e1s a voltear los chiles con tus dedos. Es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil as\u00ed. Estar\u00e1n calientes, as\u00ed que te vas a quemar los dedos y tendr\u00e1s que hacerlo r\u00e1pidamente. Notar\u00e1s que los chiles empiezan a encogerse un poco debido al calor. Y as\u00ed sabr\u00e1s que est\u00e1n tostando. No puedes dejar que se pongan demasiado tostados o demasiado negros porque comenzar\u00e1n a tener un sabor amargo.<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de tostar los chiles, deber\u00e1s dejar que se enfr\u00eden. Luego vas a tomar los tomatillos y los vas a poner en una licuadora. Y vas a encender la licuadora para licuar todos los tomatillos. Y una vez que est\u00e9s haciendo eso, estar\u00e1s rasgando trozos de los chiles, ir\u00e1s cortando trozos de chile poco a poco y poni\u00e9ndolos en la licuadora. No puedes poner todas las pieles de chile al mismo tiempo porque ser\u00e1 demasiado gruesa y no permitir\u00e1 que tu licuadora funcione bien. As\u00ed que hay que hacerlo poco a poco. Y tambi\u00e9n necesitas una licuadora fuerte. Y luego de haber puesto los trozos peque\u00f1os, comenzar\u00e1s, si es necesario, all\u00ed es donde usar\u00e1s el caldo de los tomatillos para ayudar a licuar la salsa de chile. De lo contrario, se vuelve demasiado espesa. Y entonces agregas el caldo de los tomatillos y luego tambi\u00e9n agregar\u00e1s el chile de \u00e1rbol que tostaste. Esos son los muy peque\u00f1os, muy picantes. Y vas a probar todo hasta que sepa muy picante.<\/p>\n<p>Luego, despu\u00e9s de eso, ser\u00e1 un proceso lento cuando mezcles los chiles con la licuadora y los tomatillos; esto es lo que hace que la carne sea sabrosa y picante, de acuerdo? Cuando prepares esta salsa, debes probarla nuevamente para asegurarte que no sea demasiado picante o si deseas que sea m\u00e1s picante. Una vez que esto se cocina en la carne y los tamales se cocinan, no ser\u00e1 tan picante. As\u00ed que una vez que el proceso haya terminado, no ser\u00e1 tan picante como cuando lo probaste por primera vez en la licuadora. Una vez que esta salsa est\u00e9 preparada con la consistencia y el sabor correctos, es hora de agregarla a la carne.<\/p>\n<p>Entonces, colocar\u00e1s toda la carne en una olla y agregar\u00e1s la salsa que acabas de hacer en la licuadora. Si la carne y la salsa son demasiado espesas, vas a usar un poco del caldo de la carne para darle una consistencia que te guste. Volver\u00e1s a hervir la carne y luego la cocer\u00e1s a fuego lento. Puede ser una cocci\u00f3n lenta a media durante unos 30 minutos. Esto es solo para cocinar la carne y el chile juntos. Y ahora estamos listos para la masa preparada.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-24\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"24\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342da7930\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342da7930-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da7930-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da7930-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tamales_for_Natividad_3_11_50\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTamales for Natividad 3 (11:50)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342da7930-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da7930-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da7930-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-25\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-3.mp3?_=25\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-3.mp3?_=25\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Tamales-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342da7930-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342da7930-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re now ready for the third part where you\u2019re going to prepare the masa and then start making the tamales and steaming the tamales. Preparing the prepared masa \u2013 theoretically, again the prepared masa should be ready to use, but we have always had to make changes to make it better for how we want it. This prepared masa should already be ready, right, but it never is. And so what we do is we will add a teaspoon of baking powder to every time we add masa and mix it. If we buy 25 pounds, I break it up into three different sections, so roughly you divide 25, so roughly what 8 pounds \u2013 8, 16, 24 \u2013 yeah, 8 pounds. And you add a teaspoon of baking powder and this will help the masa to rise, to puff up a bit more when it\u2019s being steamed.<\/p>\n<p>We will also add some of the meat broth to the masa in order for it to have a smoother consistency. So, that when we\u2019re spreading the masa on to the corn husk, it\u2019s easier. Again this is just a preference, but this is what we use.<\/p>\n<p>So now to prepare the corn husks: the corn husks should be pliable in your hand. So when we buy them from the store, they\u2019re dry and they\u2019re very hard so in order for them to be soft so that we can work and spread them, we put them in water. And we get a big pot, and we fill it up with hot water and then we put all the leaves that we can fit in there. And they\u2019re just in there and they just soak. And they stay in the pot as we use them.<\/p>\n<p>And so what you are going to do with them is you\u2019re going to place the masa onto the spread, you\u2019re going to spread the masa onto the corn husk and then you\u2019re going to put the meat onto it and then you\u2019re going to wrap it. That\u2019s in essence what you\u2019re going to do.<br \/>\nSo placing the meat in the corn husks, this part takes a lot of practice and patience. And one of the most important things that I learned from my Mom about this part is that a tamal does not have to look perfect. They will be, when you make them, it depends on the corn husk \u2013 how big they are. And so they will be made according to the size of the corn husk and also how well the person can spread the masa onto the corn husk. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect. In all the years of making these, I have never had anyone complain about how any tamal looks. If they are small, they can always get another tamal. If the tamal is big, well, then they may not even be able to eat two of them. There\u2019s a certain freedom when making tamales and knowing that a tamal does not have to be perfect and this has helped me so much in making the tamales \u2013 that is doesn\u2019t have to be perfect because once they\u2019re cooked, it\u2019s all about the taste and the presentation, it doesn\u2019t matter. People will just eat it and they will enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>So, your next step. You have a corn husk and the corn husk is shaped like a fan, like a fan that you fan yourself with. And you take the husk out of the pot where it was filled with water and you squeeze off any excess water from the corn husk. And you place the husk in the middle of your hand. And this is tricky because it takes practice. It takes time to get used to it. Even if the person has a small hand, they can still do it. It just takes time and practice because as you\u2019re spreading the masa, the corn husk tends to move. And so you have to get it to be able to spread the masa onto the corn husk without the corn husk falling off of your hand. So it takes practice and it takes patience, but again even anybody with a small hand can do this. So, little kids can do it. It\u2019s just practice.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so to spread the masa, it just depends. Different people use different techniques. I like to use a large table spoon and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always used. My wife likes to use a large wooden spatula that she uses. That\u2019s her thing. Again different people use different things. I\u2019m happy with a large spoon. Whatever works for you. So what you will be doing in this step is spreading the prepared masa onto the corn husk. And this is not a science. The best way that I can explain this is that you will put a large tablespoon or two of masa onto the leaf. You place it on the palm of your hand. And you will now use the bottom of the spoon to smooth out a thin layer of masa. This is not a \u201cpaper thin\u201d layer of masa, nor is it really thick. What you should remember is that it\u2019s a layer of masa that is going to be folded and so the fold is going to puff up. And that\u2019 going to be the outside of the tamal. So as long as it\u2019s a thin layer and once it gets folded, it will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your layer of masa, you will now add a small amount of meat onto the masa. Keep in mind that once the tamal is folded, that layer again of masa should surround the amount of meat that you placed in the middle. The masa will cook around the meat and the meat will stay inside of the cooked masa and corn husk. To fold the tamal, you have the bottom part of the corn husk, of the fan, and you fold it upwards. And again, this is not perfect. Practice and practice. The bottom part of the corn husk is going to hold the tamal from falling out. So you fold the bottom upwards and then you fold the ends, each end, inward. Okay, so again the purpose of the bottom being flipped up is to create a bottom part of the masa to keep the meat from spilling out. Okay, you fold the left part in and you fold the right part in of the fan.<\/p>\n<p>In order to keep this shape, some people actually use pieces of the other corn husks to bind it, to tie it. What we use to keep it together is we use wax paper that is like a 10 by 10 inch piece of wax paper and then we wrap that tamal inside of that. So the tamal is wrapped in the corn husk and then the corn husk is wrapped in wax paper. And this is what keeps it all together and when you steam it, that\u2019s how you are going to steam it.<\/p>\n<p>So depending on how many tamales you would like to steam or cook at the same time, you will need an appropriate pot. Because we are making so many, we use a large steaming pot. It\u2019s like the pot that they use in restaurants, like if they\u2019re going to steam a crab or a lobster, so it\u2019s big. And then we place as many tamales as we can around the bottom. Sometimes I will add another small layer on the top, not completely full like the bottom. Just a few more that are standing on top so you have them stand along the edges of the pot.<br \/>\nAnd then once you have placed the tamales, they all have to be vertical, standing up, you can place the pot on the burners. And remember that you can\u2019t pack the tamales too tight. Otherwise, they don\u2019t have room to expand as they cook and steam. So, don\u2019t pack them too tight.<\/p>\n<p>My mom told me to add more salt to the water at the very bottom of the pot that is going to be used for steaming because as it steams, it releases more salt. But, this is up to you if you want to add more salt. Finally, you\u2019re going to bring the pot with the tamales, the pot has water at the bottom and you\u2019re going to bring that to a hard boil. And then you\u2019re going to maintain that hard boil for the duration of the cooking. The more tamales you are steaming in a batch, the longer it will take. Again when we use that big steamer, it fits maybe seventy tamales, maybe even more. And it takes about four hours of steaming time. Again it\u2019s a hard steam. Because it\u2019s a large steamer, you can put a lot of water in there, so you don\u2019t have to add water and that water, it just steams. It just constantly steams. And it takes about four hours for it to cook in there. If you have a smaller container, it\u2019s obviously going to take a smaller amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>How you will know when the tamales are done? You will take one of them. You will unravel and it should be able to peel from the corn husk. If the tamal is not ready, the masa will be kind of sticky and it will be difficult to peel from the corn husk. And you can see it. If the masa is not puffy, you will see that it\u2019s not ready. And after that, you can let them cool or you can eat them right away. And that is it!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ahora estamos listos para la tercera parte donde vas a preparar la masa y luego comenzar\u00e1s a hacer los tamales y a cocerlos al vapor los tamales. Preparaci\u00f3n de la masa preparada: te\u00f3ricamente, una vez m\u00e1s, la masa preparada debe estar lista para usarse, pero siempre hemos tenido que hacer cambios para mejorar la forma en que la queremos. Esta masa preparada ya deber\u00eda estar lista, cierto, pero nunca lo est\u00e1. Y entonces, lo que hacemos es agregar una cucharadita de polvo de hornear cada vez que agregamos masa y la mezclamos. Si compramos 25 libras, lo divido en tres secciones diferentes, as\u00ed que aproximadamente se dividen 25, as\u00ed que aproximadamente 8 libras - 8, 16, 24 - s\u00ed, 8 libras. Y agregas una cucharadita de polvo de hornear y esto ayudar\u00e1 a que la masa aumente, para que se levante un poco m\u00e1s cuando se cuece al vapor.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n agregaremos un poco de caldo de carne a la masa para que tenga una consistencia m\u00e1s suave. Entonces, cuando estamos extendiendo la masa sobre la hoja de ma\u00edz, es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil. De nuevo, esto es solo una preferencia, pero esto es lo que usamos.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00ed que ahora, para preparar las hojas de ma\u00edz: las hojas de ma\u00edz deben ser flexibles en tu mano. Entonces, cuando las compramos en la tienda, est\u00e1n secas y muy duras; para que est\u00e9n blandas y as\u00ed podamos trabajar y esparcirlos, los ponemos en agua. Y conseguimos una olla grande, la llenamos con agua caliente y luego ponemos todas las hojas que podemos colocar all\u00ed. Y solo est\u00e1n ah\u00ed y se empapan. Y se quedan en la olla a medida que los usamos.<\/p>\n<p>Y, entonces, lo que vas a hacer con ellas es colocar la masa en la hoja, esparcir la masa en la hoja de ma\u00edz y luego poner la carne en ella y luego vamos a envolverlo. Eso es, en esencia, lo que vas a hacer.<\/p>\n<p>Ahora, al colocar la carne en las hojas de ma\u00edz, esta parte requiere mucha pr\u00e1ctica y paciencia. Y una de las cosas m\u00e1s importantes que aprend\u00ed de mi madre sobre esta parte es que un tamal no tiene que verse perfecto. Lo ser\u00e1n, cuando los hagas, depender\u00e1 de la hoja de ma\u00edz, de cu\u00e1n grandes sean. Y as\u00ed se har\u00e1n de acuerdo con el tama\u00f1o de la hoja de ma\u00edz y tambi\u00e9n la forma en que la persona puede extender la masa sobre la hoja de ma\u00edz. No tiene que ser perfecto. En todos los a\u00f1os de haber hecho esto, nunca he tenido a nadie que se haya quejado de c\u00f3mo se ve el tamal. Si son peque\u00f1os, siempre pueden obtener otro tamal. Si el tamal es grande, bueno, es posible que ni siquiera puedan comer dos de ellos. Hay una cierta libertad al hacer tamales y saber que un tamal no tiene que ser perfecto y esto me ha ayudado mucho a hacer los tamales. Eso no tiene que ser perfecto porque una vez que est\u00e1n cocidos, todo se trata del gusto y la presentaci\u00f3n, no importa. La gente simplemente los comer\u00e1n y los disfrutar\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>Ahora, tu pr\u00f3ximo paso. Tienes una hoja de ma\u00edz y la hoja de ma\u00edz tiene la forma de un abanico, como un abanico con el que te abanicas. Y saca la hoja de la olla donde estaba llena de agua y exprime el exceso de agua de la hoja de ma\u00edz. Y colocas la hoja en medio de tu mano. Y esto es complicado porque requiere pr\u00e1ctica. Se necesita tiempo para acostumbrarse. Incluso si la persona tiene una mano peque\u00f1a, todav\u00eda puede hacerlo. Solo toma tiempo y pr\u00e1ctica porque a medida que esparce la masa, la hoja de ma\u00edz tiende a moverse. Y as\u00ed tienes que conseguirlo para poder esparcir la masa sobre la hoja de ma\u00edz sin que la hoja de ma\u00edz se caiga de tu mano. Por lo tanto, se necesita pr\u00e1ctica y paciencia, pero nuevamente, incluso cualquier persona con una peque\u00f1a mano puede hacer esto. As\u00ed que, los ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os pueden hacerlo. Es s\u00f3lo pr\u00e1ctica.<\/p>\n<p>Bueno, para esparcir la masa, todo depende. Diferentes personas utilizan diferentes t\u00e9cnicas. Me gusta usar una cuchara grande de mesa y eso es lo que siempre he usado. A mi esposa le gusta usar una esp\u00e1tula de madera grande que ella usa. Eso es lo suyo. De nuevo, diferentes personas usan diferentes cosas. Yo me siento bien usando una cuchara grande. Lo que funcione para ti. Entonces, lo que har\u00e1s en este paso es esparcir la masa preparada sobre la hoja de ma\u00edz. Y esto no es una ciencia. La mejor manera de explicar esto es que t\u00fa pondr\u00e1s una cucharada grande o dos de masa en la hoja. Lo pones en la palma de tu mano. Y ahora utilizar\u00e1s la parte inferior de la cuchara para suavizar una fina capa de masa. Esta no es una capa de masa \u201cdelgada como el papel\u201d, ni es realmente gruesa. Lo que debes recordar es que es una capa de masa que se doblar\u00e1 y por lo tanto el pliegue se va a levantar. Y eso va a ser el exterior del tamal. Entonces, siempre que sea una capa delgada y una vez que se pliegue, estar\u00e1 bien.<\/p>\n<p>Una vez que tengas tu capa de masa, ahora agregar\u00e1s una peque\u00f1a cantidad de carne a la masa. Ten en cuenta que una vez que se dobla el tamal, esa capa de masa debe rodear la cantidad de carne que colocaste en el medio. La masa se cocinar\u00e1 alrededor de la carne y la carne permanecer\u00e1 dentro de la masa cocida y la hoja de ma\u00edz. Para doblar el tamal, tienes la parte inferior de la hoja de ma\u00edz, del abanico, y la doblas hacia arriba. Y de nuevo, esto no es perfecto. Practica y practica. La parte inferior de la hoja de ma\u00edz va a impedir que se caiga el tamal. As\u00ed que doblas la parte inferior hacia arriba y luego doblas los extremos, cada extremo hacia adentro. De acuerdo, una vez m\u00e1s, el prop\u00f3sito de la parte inferior invertida es crear una parte inferior de la masa para evitar que la carne se derrame. De acuerdo, doblas la parte izquierda y la parte derecha del ventilador.<\/p>\n<p>Para mantener esta forma, algunas personas realmente usan pedazos de las otras hojas de ma\u00edz para atarlo. Lo que utilizamos para mantenerlo unido es que usamos papel encerado que es como un trozo de papel encerado de 10 por 10 pulgadas y luego envolvemos ese tamal dentro. Entonces, el tamal se envuelve en la hoja de ma\u00edz y luego la hoja de ma\u00edz se envuelve en papel encerado. Y esto es lo que lo mantiene todo junto y cuando lo cueces, as\u00ed es como lo vas a cocer al vapor.<\/p>\n<p>Entonces, dependiendo de cu\u00e1ntos tamales te gustar\u00eda cocinar al vapor o cocinar al mismo tiempo, necesitar\u00e1s una olla apropiada. Debido a que estamos haciendo muchos, usamos una olla grande al vapor. Es como la olla que usan en los restaurantes, como si van a cocinar un cangrejo o una langosta al vapor, as\u00ed que es grande. Luego colocamos tantos tamales como podamos alrededor del fondo. Algunas veces agregar\u00e1s otra capa peque\u00f1a en la parte superior, no completamente llena como la parte inferior. Solo unos pocos m\u00e1s que se encuentran en la parte superior para que los tengas a lo largo de los bordes de la olla.<\/p>\n<p>Y luego, una vez que hayas colocado los tamales, todos deben estar en posici\u00f3n vertical, de pie, puedes colocar la olla en los quemadores. Y recuerda que no puedes poner los tamales demasiado apretados. De lo contrario, no tienen espacio para expandirse a medida que se cocinan y se cuecen al vapor. Entonces, no los empaques muy apretados<\/p>\n<p>Mi mam\u00e1 me dijo que agregue m\u00e1s sal al agua en el fondo de la olla que se usar\u00e1 para cocinar al vapor porque, al vaporizar, libera m\u00e1s sal. Pero, esto depende de ti si deseas agregar m\u00e1s sal. Finalmente, vas a traer la olla con los tamales, la olla tiene agua en el fondo y la vas a hervir. Y luego vas a mantener ese hervor fuerte durante la cocci\u00f3n. Cuantos m\u00e1s tamales se est\u00e9n cocinando al vapor, m\u00e1s tiempo tomar\u00e1. Nuevamente, cuando usamos ese gran vaporizador, caben tal vez unos setenta tamales, tal vez incluso m\u00e1s. Y toma alrededor de cuatro horas de tiempo de vapor. Nuevamente es un vapor duro. Debido a que es un vaporizador grande, puedes poner mucha agua all\u00ed, as\u00ed que no tienes que agregar agua y esa agua, simplemente se vaporiza. Se vaporiza constantemente. Y toma alrededor de cuatro horas cocinarlos all\u00ed. Si tienes un recipiente m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o, obviamente va a tomar una cantidad de tiempo menor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfC\u00f3mo sabr\u00e1s cu\u00e1ndo est\u00e1n listos los tamales? Tomar\u00e1s uno de ellos. Deber\u00e1s abrirlo y deber\u00eda poder retirar de la hoja de ma\u00edz. Si el tamal no est\u00e1 listo, la masa estar\u00e1 pegajosa y ser\u00e1 dif\u00edcil despegarla de la hoja de ma\u00edz. Y puedes verlo. Si la masa no est\u00e1 hinchada, ver\u00e1s que no est\u00e1 lista. Y despu\u00e9s de eso, puedes dejar que se enfr\u00eden o puedes comerlos de inmediato. \u00a1Y eso es todo!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-25\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"25\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dab624\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dab624-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dab624-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dab624-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Teacher-Talk.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Teacher-Talk.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dab624-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dab624-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>At the beginning of class<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Please take your seats.<\/li>\n<li>Please say \u201cHere\u201d or \u201cPresent\u201d when I call your name.<\/li>\n<li>Please stand up and say your name and where you come from.<\/li>\n<li>Please introduce yourself to five people.<\/li>\n<li>Please pass your homework forward.<\/li>\n<li>Please hand in your homework.<\/li>\n<li>Please take a handout and pass the rest back.<\/li>\n<li>Please raise your hand if you have a question.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Taking a test<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>Please close your books.<\/li>\n<li>Please clear off your desk.<\/li>\n<li>Please take everything off your desk.<\/li>\n<li>Please remove everything from the top of your desk.<\/li>\n<li>Please take out a clean sheet of paper.<\/li>\n<li>Please write your name and today\u2019s date on your paper.<\/li>\n<li>Please number your paper from one to ten.<\/li>\n<li>Please skip lines.<\/li>\n<li>Please double space.<\/li>\n<li>Please write on only one side of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Please turn your paper over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Working in groups<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"20\">\n<li>Please turn to your classmates around you and ask them a question.<\/li>\n<li>Please find a partner to work with.<\/li>\n<li>Please take turns asking and answering the questions.<\/li>\n<li>Please share your answers with a partner.<\/li>\n<li>Change partners.<\/li>\n<li>Get into groups of four and arrange your desks in a circle.<\/li>\n<li>Please move your desks into a circle.<\/li>\n<li>Please return to your seats.<\/li>\n<li>Please return your desks to where they were.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Working on an assignment<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"29\">\n<li>Please open your book to page 13.<\/li>\n<li>Please read your answer out loud.<\/li>\n<li>Please read out your answer.<\/li>\n<li>Circle the right answer.<\/li>\n<li>Underline the correct answer.<\/li>\n<li>Put a checkmark next to wrong answer.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to put your name on your work before you turn it in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Housekeeping Language<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"36\">\n<li>Quiet, please.<\/li>\n<li>Attention everyone.<\/li>\n<li>Please speak English.<\/li>\n<li>Does anyone have a question?<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you don\u2019t leave anything behind.<\/li>\n<li>Can I talk with you for a minute?<\/li>\n<li>Can I have a word with you?<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s talk after class.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Al comienzo de la clase<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Por favor, tomen sus asientos.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor diga \"Aqu\u00ed\" o \"Presente\" cuando llame su nombre.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, lev\u00e1ntese y diga su nombre y de d\u00f3nde viene.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor pres\u00e9ntese a cinco personas.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor pase su tarea hacia adelante.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor entregue su tarea.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor tome un folleto y devuelva el resto.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor levante la mano si tiene alguna pregunta.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Tomando una prueba<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>Por favor, cierre sus libros.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, despeje su escritorio.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, saque todo de su escritorio.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, retire todo de la parte superior de su escritorio.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor saque una hoja de papel limpia.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor escriba su nombre y la fecha de hoy en su papel.<\/li>\n<li>Enumere su papel del uno al diez.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor salte las l\u00edneas.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, use doble espacio.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor escriba en un solo lado del papel.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, d\u00e9 vuelta a su papel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Trabajando en grupos<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"20\">\n<li>Dir\u00edjase a sus compa\u00f1eros de clase a su alrededor y h\u00e1gales una pregunta.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, busque un compa\u00f1ero para trabajar.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, tome turnos para preguntar y responder las preguntas.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor comparta sus respuestas con un compa\u00f1ero.<\/li>\n<li>Cambiar compa\u00f1eros.<\/li>\n<li>Forme grupos de cuatro y organicen sus escritorios en un c\u00edrculo.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor muevan sus escritorios en un c\u00edrculo.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor, vuelvan a sus asientos.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor devuelvan sus escritorios a donde estaban.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Trabajando en una tarea<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"29\">\n<li>Por favor, abra su libro en la p\u00e1gina 13.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor lea su respuesta en voz alta.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor lea su respuesta.<\/li>\n<li>Haga un c\u00edrculo alrededor de la respuesta correcta.<\/li>\n<li>Subraye la respuesta correcta.<\/li>\n<li>Ponga una marca de verificaci\u00f3n junto a la respuesta incorrecta.<\/li>\n<li>Aseg\u00farese de poner su nombre en su trabajo antes de entregarlo.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><u>Lenguaje de limpieza<\/u><\/p>\n<ol start=\"36\">\n<li>Silencio, por favor.<\/li>\n<li>Atenci\u00f3n a todos.<\/li>\n<li>Por favor hable ingl\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfAlguien tiene una pregunta?<\/li>\n<li>Aseg\u00farese de no olvidar nada en el sal\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfPuedo hablar con usted un minuto?<\/li>\n<li>\u00bfPuedo hablar con usted?<\/li>\n<li>Hablemos despu\u00e9s de clas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-26\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"26\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342daf319\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342daf319-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342daf319-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342daf319-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welcome_to_Class_1_1_20\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome to Class! 1 (1:20)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342daf319-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342daf319-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342daf319-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-27\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-CLass-1.mp3?_=27\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-CLass-1.mp3?_=27\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-CLass-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-CLass-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342daf319-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342daf319-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi, welcome to class! I am very happy to see so many new faces this semester. For those of you who just came in, you can take a seat anywhere. My name is Gary Sosa. You can call me by my first name \u2013 Gary. That\u2019s G-A-R-Y. Or you can call me by my last name: Sosa, S-O-S-A. But please don\u2019t just call me SOSA. If you do, it sounds like I\u2019m one of your soccer buddies. \u201cHey Sosa, pass me the ball!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I know some of you like to call your teacher \u201cteacher.\u201d\u00a0 I kind of like that, too. It makes me feel important! I know some of you come from cultures where it\u2019s not polite to call your teachers by their first names. So, sometimes students call me Mr. Gary. I think that\u2019s kind of cute, so if you really want to call me that, please go ahead. But just to let you know, most American students would never call me Mr. Gary, but instead, Gary or Mr. Sosa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hola, bienvenido a clase! Estoy muy feliz de ver tantas caras nuevas este semestre. Para aquellos de ustedes que acaban de llegar, pueden tomar asiento en cualquier lugar. Mi nombre es Gary Sosa. Pueden llamarme por mi nombre, Gary. Eso es G-A-R-Y. O pueden llamarme por mi apellido: Sosa, S-O-S-A. Pero por favor no me llamen SOSA. Si lo hacen, me parece que soy uno de sus amigos de f\u00fatbol. \"Oye Sosa, p\u00e1same la pelota!\"<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9 que a algunos de ustedes les gusta llamar \"maestro\" a su profesor. Tambi\u00e9n me gusta eso. \u00a1Me hace sentir importante! S\u00e9 que algunos de ustedes provienen de culturas en las que no es educado llamar a sus maestros por su nombre. Entonces, a veces los estudiantes me llaman Sr. Gary. Creo que eso es algo bonito, as\u00ed que si realmente quiere llamarme as\u00ed, por favor, adelante. Pero solo para hacerle saber, la mayor\u00eda de los estudiantes estadounidenses nunca me llamar\u00e1n Sr. Gary, sino Gary o el Sr. Sosa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-27\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"27\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342db300e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342db300e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db300e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db300e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welcome_to_Class_2_2_42\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome to Class! 2 (2:42)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342db300e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db300e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db300e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-28\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-Class-2.mp3?_=28\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-Class-2.mp3?_=28\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-Class-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Welcome-to-Class-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db300e-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db300e-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I would like to discuss with you some of the important rules in my class. First, class begins at 8:30 am and you are expected to be here on time. I understand that some of you need to take your children to school or have to take public transportation and will sometimes be late, but I hope you will try your best to be on time every day.<\/p>\n<p>Second, if you know you will be absent, please leave me a message. My office number and my email address are at the top of the syllabus. I want you to treat class like it is your job. Okay, I don\u2019t pay you to come to school, but when you enroll as a college student, you have the responsibility to attend every class.\u00a0 And like a job, if you can\u2019t make it to work, you need to give your employer a call, letting him or her know that you will be absent.<\/p>\n<p>Third, please do not use your cell phone in class to make unnecessary calls or texts.\u00a0 If you have to make or answer an emergency call, please let me know and then step outside to deal with your call. As for texting, please wait until break time to check and send messages. I know you all have busy lives and sometimes need to communicate with family members or your employers. Even your teacher has to occasionally respond to emergencies. All I am trying to say is to not let your phone become a distraction to your learning and to the learning of others.<\/p>\n<p>The last important rule is to show respect to all of your classmates. Each person deserves to be treated politely and in a friendly manner. As you know, the world outside can be hard, especially to new immigrants who are learning English. When you come to class, it is important that you know that no one will make fun of you or threaten you in any way. You are all here to learn and learning takes place best in a safe, welcoming environment.<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone have questions about the class rules?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Me gustar\u00eda discutir con ustedes algunas de las reglas importantes en mi clase. Primero, la clase comienza a las 8:30 am y se espera que lleguen a tiempo. Entiendo que algunos de ustedes deben llevar a sus hijos a la escuela o tienen que tomar el transporte p\u00fablico y, en ocasiones, llegar\u00e1n tarde, pero espero que hagan todo lo posible para llegar a tiempo todos los d\u00edas.<\/p>\n<p>Segundo, si saben que estar\u00e1n ausente, por favor d\u00e9jenme un mensaje. El n\u00famero de mi oficina y mi direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico est\u00e1n en la parte superior del programa de estudios. Quiero que traten la clase como si fuera su trabajo. De acuerdo, no les pago para que vengan a la escuela, pero cuando se inscriben como estudiantes universitarios, tienen la responsabilidad de asistir a todas las clases. Y como en un trabajo, si no pueden ir al trabajo, deben llamar a su empleador, avis\u00e1ndole que estar\u00e1n ausentes.<\/p>\n<p>En tercer lugar, no utilicen su tel\u00e9fono celular en clase para hacer llamadas o mensajes de texto innecesarios. Si tienen que hacer o contestar una llamada de emergencia, av\u00edsenme y luego salgan para atender su llamada. En cuanto a los mensajes de texto, esperen hasta el receso para revisar y enviar mensajes. S\u00e9 que todos tienen vidas ocupadas y, a veces, necesitan comunicarse con miembros de la familia o sus empleadores. Incluso su profesor tiene que responder ocasionalmente a emergencias. Todo lo que trato de decir es no permitir que su tel\u00e9fono se convierta en una distracci\u00f3n para su aprendizaje y para el aprendizaje de los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>La \u00faltima regla importante es mostrar respeto a todos sus compa\u00f1eros de clase. Cada persona merece ser tratada cort\u00e9smente y de manera amistosa. Como saben, el mundo exterior puede ser dif\u00edcil, especialmente para los nuevos inmigrantes que est\u00e1n aprendiendo ingl\u00e9s. Cuando vienen a clase, es importante que sepan que nadie se burlar\u00e1 de ustedes ni los amenazar\u00e1 de ninguna manera. Todos ustedes est\u00e1n aqu\u00ed para aprender y el aprendizaje se lleva a cabo mejor en un ambiente seguro y acogedor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfAlguien tiene preguntas sobre las reglas de la clase?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-28\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"28\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342db6d02\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342db6d02-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db6d02-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db6d02-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_1_0_44\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do you want to learn English? 1 (0:44)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342db6d02-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db6d02-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db6d02-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-29\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-1.mp3?_=29\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-1.mp3?_=29\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342db6d02-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342db6d02-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want to learn English to help my children. My daughter\u2019s teacher told me that my little girl needs help with her reading and writing. Before I always told Carmen, \u201cMijia, mama\u2019s English is no good. You have to ask your teacher and study hard by yourself.\u201d But after the teacher talked to me, I realized it is my job to help her with homework. The teacher doesn\u2019t have time to help all the children in class. Yeah, I\u2019m busy, too, but I am the best person to help my daughter. I want Carmen to look up to her mama and tell everyone, \u201cMy mama knows English very well!\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quiero aprender ingl\u00e9s para ayudar a mis hijos. La maestra de mi hija me dijo que mi ni\u00f1a necesita ayuda para leer y escribir. Antes siempre le dec\u00eda a C\u00e1rmen: \"Mijia, el ingl\u00e9s de mam\u00e1 no es bueno. Tienes que preguntarle a tu maestra y estudiar mucho por tu cuenta \u201d. Pero despu\u00e9s de que la maestra me habl\u00f3, me di cuenta de que es mi trabajo ayudarla con la tarea. La maestra no tiene tiempo para ayudar a todos los ni\u00f1os en la clase. S\u00ed, yo tambi\u00e9n estoy ocupada pero soy la mejor persona para ayudar a mi hija. Quiero que C\u00e1rmen admire a su mam\u00e1 y les diga a todos: \"\u00a1Mi mam\u00e1 sabe muy bien el ingl\u00e9s!\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-29\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"29\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dba9f7\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dba9f7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_2_1_27\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do you want to learn English? 2 (1:27)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dba9f7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-30\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-2.mp3?_=30\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-2.mp3?_=30\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want to learn English \u2013 no, I need to learn English to find a better job. I can speak alright but I don\u2019t know how to read or write very well. I worked hard all my life. In my country I worked on a farm beginning when I was a little boy, so I didn\u2019t go to school. Sometimes I feel stupid, but I never had the chance to learn. I don\u2019t even know how to use my own language very well. So, now I live in the US and have a family. Life is expensive here, but all I know how to do is use my hands to make money.\u00a0 How much can you make using only your muscles? Let me tell you: not very much! I need to learn to speak better, listen better, read better and write better so I can get a certificate from school to prove that I can do more than dig holes and feed horses. Also, my back hurts all the time. What will happen if I can\u2019t get out of bed and earn money for my family?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quiero aprender ingl\u00e9s, no, necesito aprender ingl\u00e9s para encontrar un trabajo mejor. Puedo hablar bien, pero no s\u00e9 leer ni escribir muy bien. Trabaj\u00e9 duro toda mi vida. En mi pa\u00eds trabaj\u00e9 en una granja desde que era peque\u00f1o, as\u00ed que no fui a la escuela. A veces me siento est\u00fapido, pero nunca tuve la oportunidad de aprender. Ni siquiera s\u00e9 c\u00f3mo usar mi propio idioma muy bien. Entonces, ahora vivo en los Estados Unidos y tengo una familia. La vida es cara aqu\u00ed, pero todo lo que s\u00e9 hacer es usar mis manos para ganar dinero. \u00bfCu\u00e1nto puedes ganar usando solo sus m\u00fasculos? D\u00e9jeme decirte que no mucho! Necesito aprender a leer mejor y escribir mejor para poder obtener un certificado de la escuela que demuestre que puedo hacer m\u00e1s que cavar hoyos y alimentar a los caballos. Adem\u00e1s, ahora me duele la espalda todo el tiempo. \u00bfQu\u00e9 pasar\u00e1 si no puedo levantarme de la cama y ganar dinero para mi familia?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-30\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"30\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dba9f7\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dba9f7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_3_1_04\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do you want to learn English? 3 (1:04)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dba9f7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-31\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-3.mp3?_=31\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-3.mp3?_=31\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dba9f7-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want to learn English to make myself feel better. Right now I feel like a failure, like I\u2019m nothing. Do you know I graduated from college in my country? Yes, I had a good job, too, working in a big company. Now, I don\u2019t work and just stay at home waiting for my visa. I cook. I clean and I wait. That\u2019s it. Oh, I read every day in English. I understand a lot of words, but I never have an opportunity to use them. I\u2019ve been in this country for already one year but I feel my English is so bad that I\u2019m afraid to say \u201cHi\u201d to my neighbors. When I go to the grocery store, I don\u2019t open my mouth if I don\u2019t have to. When someone calls, I never answer the phone. If my husband is home, I make him answer it. You know what\u2019s funny? My English is ten times better than his. I need to improve my English to build up my confidence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quiero aprender ingl\u00e9s para sentirme mejor. En este momento me siento como un fracaso, como si no fuera nada. \u00bfSabe que me gradu\u00e9 de la universidad en mi pa\u00eds? S\u00ed, tambi\u00e9n tuve un buen trabajo, trabajando en una gran empresa. Ahora no trabajo Me quedo en casa esperando mi visa de trabajo. Yo cocino. Yo limpio y espero. Eso es. Oh, leo todos los d\u00edas en ingl\u00e9s. Entiendo muchas palabras, pero nunca tengo la oportunidad de usarlas. Hace un a\u00f1o que estoy en este pa\u00eds, pero siento que mi ingl\u00e9s es tan malo que tengo miedo de decir \"Hola\" a mis vecinos. Cuando voy a la tienda de comestibles, no abro la boca si no tengo que hacerlo. Cuando alguien llama, nunca contesto el tel\u00e9fono. Si mi esposo est\u00e1 en casa, le hago responder. \u00bfSabe lo que es gracioso? Mi ingl\u00e9s es diez veces mejor que el suyo. Necesito mejorar mi ingl\u00e9s para aumentar mi confianza.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-31\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"31\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dbe6ec\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dbe6ec-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dbe6ec-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dbe6ec-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_want_to_learn_English_4_1_12\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do you want to learn English? 4 (1:12)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dbe6ec-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dbe6ec-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dbe6ec-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-32\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-4.mp3?_=32\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-4.mp3?_=32\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-4.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Do-You-Want-to-Learn-English-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dbe6ec-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dbe6ec-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want to learn English really well so I can have a good future. I finished high school last year but I didn\u2019t get my diploma. It\u2019s a long story. Anyway, now I work at a cellphone store and I\u2019m pretty good at it. I know how to talk to people and make them feel comfortable. My boss gave me a raise last week. So, I\u2019m doing okay, but do I make enough money to move out and rent my own place? No. Do I want to sell phones for the rest of my life? No. You think I speak English pretty well, right? Well, every day at work and at home I mostly use my native language \u2013 and not English. Actually, I get nervous and make a lot of mistakes when I\u2019m around people who only speak English. I always got bad grades in English in high school. If I wrote something in English for you right now, you would laugh \u2013 so many mistakes! I know I can learn \u2013 but I know I am also very lazy.\u00a0 What do you think I should do?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quiero aprender ingl\u00e9s muy bien para tener un buen futuro. Termin\u00e9 la escuela secundaria el a\u00f1o pasado, pero no obtuve mi diploma. Es una larga historia. De todos modos, ahora trabajo en una tienda de tel\u00e9fonos celulares y soy bastante bueno en eso. S\u00e9 c\u00f3mo hablar con las personas y hacer que se sientan c\u00f3modas. Mi jefe me dio un aumento la semana pasada. Entonces, estoy bien, pero \u00bfgano el dinero suficiente para mudarme y alquilar mi propio lugar? No. \u00bfQuiero vender tel\u00e9fonos por el resto de mi vida? No. \u00bfCree que hablo ingl\u00e9s bastante bien, verdad? Bueno, todos los d\u00edas en el trabajo y en casa utilizo principalmente mi idioma nativo, y no el ingl\u00e9s. En realidad, me pongo nervioso y cometo muchos errores cuando estoy cerca de personas que solo hablan ingl\u00e9s. Siempre tengo malas notas en ingl\u00e9s en la escuela. Si escribiera algo en ingl\u00e9s para ustedes en este momento, se reir\u00edan, \u00a1tantos errores! S\u00e9 que puedo aprender, pero s\u00e9 que tambi\u00e9n soy muy vago. \u00bfQue creesn que deberia hacer?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-32\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"32\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dc23e1\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc23e1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc23e1-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc23e1-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_1_0_26\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 1 (0:26)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc23e1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc23e1-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc23e1-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-33\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-1.mp3?_=33\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-1.mp3?_=33\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc23e1-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc23e1-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Hi, teacher, this is Adriana in your class in Escondido. I won\u2019t be able to go to school tomorrow because my daughter has a dental appointment in the morning. She has to get two cavities filled. I\u2019ll call one of my classmates to find out what the homework is. I hope you have a nice day, teacher. Bye.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Hola maestra, esta es Adriana de su clase en Escondido. Ma\u00f1ana no podr\u00e9 ir a la escuela porque mi hija tiene una cita al dentista por la ma\u00f1ana. Le tienen que rellenar dos cavidades. Llamar\u00e9 a uno de mis compa\u00f1eros para averiguar cu\u00e1l es la tarea. Espero que tenga un buen d\u00eda, maestra. Adi\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-33\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"33\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dc60d5\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc60d5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc60d5-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc60d5-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_2_0_59\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 2 (0:59)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc60d5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc60d5-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc60d5-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-34\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-2.mp3?_=34\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-2.mp3?_=34\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc60d5-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc60d5-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Hi teacher, I\u2019m Roberto. You remember me? I\u2019m your best student in the evening class. (Ha ha ha) I missed class today. Maybe you were a little sad - or happy. I know I talk too much sometimes.\u00a0 Anyway, I just want to let you know that I had to work overtime. I told my boss that I have class but he said that I had to choose: school or a paycheck. That sucks\u2026oh, sorry, teacher, I know you don\u2019t like me to say that. But my boss makes me mad. It\u2019s not right.\u00a0 As soon as I finish your class, teacher, I\u2019m going find a better job. I\u2019ll see you tomorrow night, teacher. Thank you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Hola maestro soy Roberto \u00bfSe acuerda de m\u00ed? Soy su mejor estudiante en la clase de la tarde. (Ja ja ja) me perd\u00ed clase de hoy. Tal vez usted estuvo un poco triste, o tal vez estuvo feliz, \u00bfah? S\u00e9 que hablo demasiado a veces. De todos modos, solo quiero hacerle saber que tuve que trabajar horas extras. Le dije a mi jefe que tengo clase pero \u00e9l dijo que ten\u00eda que elegir: la escuela o un cheque de pago. Me saca de casillas ... oh, lo siento, maestro, s\u00e9 que no le gusta que diga eso. Pero mi jefe me vuelve loco. No est\u00e1 bien. Tan pronto como termine su clase, maestro, voy a encontrar un trabajo mejor. Lo ver\u00e9 ma\u00f1ana por la noche. Gracias.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-34\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"34\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dc9dca\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc9dca-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc9dca-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc9dca-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_3_0_57\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 3 (0:57)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dc9dca-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc9dca-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc9dca-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-35\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-3.mp3?_=35\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-3.mp3?_=35\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dc9dca-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dc9dca-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Natalie, turn down the TV! Papa\u2019s making a phone call\u2026Hi, teacher, this is Lucio in your morning Level 2 class. I want to let you know that I can\u2019t attend class next week. My daughter has spring vacation and my wife can\u2019t watch her because she works during the day. I asked her if she can take off work for a week, but she says she can\u2019t. My wife had to take off a lot of days when she went back to her country for her father\u2019s funeral. So now her supervisor says that if she misses another day of work this year, he\u2019ll fire her. So, I\u2019m stuck. I know it\u2019s not good to miss class for a week, but I\u2019ll work hard when I go back. Thanks, teacher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Natalie, b\u00e1jale a la tele! Pap\u00e1 est\u00e1 haciendo una llamada ... Hola, maestro, este es Lucio de su clase de la ma\u00f1ana del Nivel 2. Quiero hacerle saber que no puedo ir a la escuela la pr\u00f3xima semana. Mi hija tiene vacaciones de primavera y mi esposa no puede cuidarla porque trabaja durante el d\u00eda. Le pregunt\u00e9 si pod\u00eda salir del trabajo por una semana, pero ella dice que no puede. Mi esposa tuvo que faltar muchos d\u00edas a su trabajo cuando regres\u00f3 a su pa\u00eds para el funeral de su padre. As\u00ed que ahora su supervisor dice que si ella pierde otro d\u00eda de trabajo este a\u00f1o, la despedir\u00e1. Por lo tanto, estoy en una situaci\u00f3n sin salida. S\u00e9 que no es bueno faltar a clases durante una semana, pero trabajar\u00e9 duro cuando regrese. Gracias, maestro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-35\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"35\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dcdabf\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dcdabf-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dcdabf-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dcdabf-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_4_0_27\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 4 (0:27)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dcdabf-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dcdabf-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dcdabf-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-36\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-4.mp3?_=36\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-4.mp3?_=36\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-4.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dcdabf-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dcdabf-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Hi, teacher, this is Amelia. I\u2019m calling from the Sprinter Station in Oceanside. I think there was some kind of accident or something because there was an announcement saying the train would be late. I\u2019ve already been waiting for 35 minutes and still nothing. If the train comes in the next 15 minutes, I\u2019ll try to make it before the class ends. Sorry, teacher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Hola maestro esta es Amelia. \u00a0Llamo desde la estaci\u00f3n Sprinter en Oceanside. Creo que hubo alg\u00fan tipo de accidente o algo as\u00ed porque hubo un anuncio que dec\u00eda que el tren iba a llegar tarde. Ya llevo 35 minutos esperando y todav\u00eda nada. Si el tren llega en los pr\u00f3ximos 15 minutos, intentar\u00e9 llegar antes de que termine la clase. Perd\u00f3n maestro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-36\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"36\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dd17b3\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd17b3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd17b3-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd17b3-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_5_0_25\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 5 (0:25)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd17b3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd17b3-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd17b3-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-37\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-5.mp3?_=37\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-5.mp3?_=37\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-5.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-5.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd17b3-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd17b3-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Good morning, teacher. My name is Hoa. I\u2019m a new student. I enrolled yesterday. I\u2019m sorry that I can\u2019t go to your class today. I need to take my mother to her doctor\u2019s appointment. She doesn\u2019t speak English so I have to translate for her. I\u2019ll go to school tomorrow. I promise. Bye bye, teacher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Buenos d\u00edas profesor. Mi nombre es Hoa. Soy un nuevo estudiante. Me inscrib\u00ed ayer. Lamento no poder ir a su clase hoy. Necesito llevar a mi madre a la consulta de su m\u00e9dico. Ella no habla ingl\u00e9s, as\u00ed que tengo que traducir para ella. Voy a ir a la escuela ma\u00f1ana. Lo prometo. Adi\u00f3s, maestro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-37\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"37\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dd54a8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd54a8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_6_0_38\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 6 (0:38)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd54a8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-38\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-6.mp3?_=38\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-6.mp3?_=38\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-6.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-6.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Good afternoon, teacher!\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t in class today because I had a parent-teacher conference at my daughter\u2019s school. I want to tell you something: I had a hard time understanding my daughter\u2019s teacher. She spoke so fast\u2026I really need to improve my listening skills. How can I practice? Can I go to your office tomorrow to ask you? Thanks, teacher.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Buenas tardes profesor! No estuve en clase hoy porque tuve una conferencia de padres y maestros en la escuela de mi hija. Quiero decirle algo: me cost\u00f3 entender a la maestra de mi hija. Ella habl\u00f3 muy r\u00e1pido ... Realmente necesito mejorar mis habilidades de escucha. \u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo practicar? \u00bfPuedo ir a su oficina ma\u00f1ana para preguntarle? Gracias, profesor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-38\" class=\"so-panel widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"38\" ><div id=\"pl-w5d8c342dd54a8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd54a8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-1b412d7a9c90\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Were_You_Absent_7_0_42\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Were You Absent? 7 (0:42)\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d8c342dd54a8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2-39\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-7.mp3?_=39\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-7.mp3?_=39\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-7.mp3\">https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/Why-Were-You-Absent-7.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5d8c342dd54a8-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9ab81f6899c1\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"1\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transcript-english\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript (English)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transcript-english\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Please leave a message at the sound of the beep.]<\/p>\n<p>Hey, teacher. This is Caesar. My grandma passed away last night so I have to go to Tijuana today to help my family with all the arrangements. My grandma raised me after my mom died, so she was everything to me. I\u2019m so sad\u2026..I\u2019m sorry, teacher. I\u2019ll try to be back next week if everything goes okay. The border is crazy right now. Bye.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"translation-spanish\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslation (Spanish)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-translation-spanish\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(<\/em><em>Esta no es una traducci\u00f3n exacta palabra por palabra. Por favor use esta traducci\u00f3n para ayudarlo a entender el original en ingl\u00e9s.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Por favor deje un mensaje despu\u00e9s del tono. ]<\/p>\n<p>Oiga \u00a0maestro. Este es C\u00e9sar. Mi abuela falleci\u00f3 anoche, as\u00ed que tengo que ir a Tijuana hoy para ayudar a mi familia con todos los arreglos. Mi abuela me cri\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de que mi madre muriera, as\u00ed que ella fue todo para m\u00ed. Estoy tan triste ... lo siento, maestro. Intentar\u00e9 volver la pr\u00f3xima semana si todo va bien. La frontera es una locura en este momento. Adi\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>911 Call (1:36) https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/englishlisteningpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/09\/911-Call.mp3 Transcript (English) Operator: 911, what is your emergency? Caller: I want to report an accident. 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