Practice English Speaking&Listening with: #099 English podcast - Renting a car in English - ESL (rep)
welcome to speak English now podcast
with your host Georgiana the podcast
that will help you to speak English
fluently with no grammar and no
textbooks hi everyone I'm Georgiana
founder of speak English podcast comm
and my mission is to help you to speak
English fluently and with confidence
today I'll be teaching you how to rent a
car in English the lesson is simple and
to the point so it'll save you a lot of
time when you really need to rent a
vehicle and in the next section you'll
practice your English speaking with a
funny mini story today's story is about
Brian a middle-aged man who wants to go
out with hot chicks it's summer again
and many of you are seeking a holiday
gateway so today I'll be teaching you
how to rent a car first of all you
should start by comparing prices online
consider doing your research by checking
travel websites like Expedia kayak or
Hotwire some of the most popular car
hire agencies are Alamo Avis and Hertz
before deciding or an agency asked about
the additional charges because these
charges will help you to figure out
which is the best deal some common rates
include underage driver fees which means
that the agency charges an additional
fee for a driver under 25 Airport
surcharges this charge will make a big
difference in the total amount basically
the agency will charge you a supplement
for picking up a rental car at the
airport and also additional charges per
driver you'll need to pay extra for
having more than one person driving the
rental it's also a great idea to book a
flight and rent a car together doing so
will often save you money since you'll
get better deals when you're renting a
car you can either pay in advance or
just make the reservation and
pay when you pick up the vehicle many
rental car companies will hold your
reservation without any form of payment
whereas others will demand a credit-card
number and if you didn't pay in advance
online then you have to make the payment
when you get to the pickup point be
ready to provide your reservation number
as well as your driver's license and
credit card before leaving the parking
lot inspect the vehicle carefully you
want to make sure that whatever problems
you encounter are well documented so
that you don't take responsibility for
them when you return the car you want to
look for major and minor problems check
that the windows are working properly
make sure there are no loose or
malfunctioning parts leaks or any other
damages should you find any anomalies
record and take a picture or a video of
them don't forget to fill up your gas
tank although some agencies give you the
option to return the vehicle without a
full tank they will usually charge you
extra before leaving the vehicle at the
drop-off point be sure to check the
front and rear seats carefully and
remove all your belongings to avoid
being charged an extra fee when you
return the car to the rental agencies
don't be late because some agencies will
charge you for another business day if
you return the vehicle even 30 minutes
after scheduled date and time also be
careful because some car hire agencies
will even charge a fee when you return
the vehicle too early the last step is
to hand over the keys and wait for your
receipt if you want to pay with a
different card or with cash make sure
they take the charge of the card you
initially used I really hope that you're
enjoying yourself now it's time to move
on to the next section this week I've
created a funny mini story about a guy
named Brian he wants to go up with hot
chicks so he's got a brilliant idea all
he needs is to drive a luxury car I'm
sure you're getting
sorry about the story but first let's
see how a mini story works I'll start by
giving you some information a phrase or
two and then I'll ask simple questions
after each question there will be some
seconds of silence now it's your turn to
answer the question just give an easy
and a short answer not a complex one and
after you answer I'll give you a correct
answer this process will continue and
I'll gradually tell you a story with
questions and answers okay let's get
started
Brian is an unattractive short
middle-aged accountant who wants to
impress hot chicks
Brian are you a middle-aged man yeah
I'm a middle-aged man I just turned 47
yesterday are you at all attractive man
no no I'm not tall or attractive in fact
I'm assured unattractive man what do you
do for a living are you a doctor no no
I'm not a doctor I'm just an accountant
I wish I were a doctor do you want to
impress hot dogs
no not hotdogs
I don't want to impress food what I want
is to impress hot chicks
brian is convinced that he can go up
with hot chicks if he drives a new
luxury car Brian are you convinced that
you can go out with grandmothers no no
not with grandmothers I want to go out
with hot chicks do you want to drive a
car from the junkyard
no not from the junkyard I can't find
any new luxury cars out there would you
like to drive an old used car no no I
don't want to drive an old used car I
want to drive a new luxury car
Brian dreams of driving a red Ferrari or
at least a yellow Lamborghini reaching
220 miles per hour
are you dreaming of driving a Ford
Fiesta no no I'm not dreaming of driving
a Ford Fiesta I wanna drive a Ferrari or
at least a Lamborghini Bryan do you
dream of driving a harley-davidson no I
don't dream of driving a harley-davidson
I'm just scared to drive a motorcycle is
your dream to drive a red Lamborghini no
no I don't dream to drive a red
Lamborghini I want to drive a yellow
Lamborghini or a red Ferrari and would
you like to drive a Ferrari at 220 miles
per hour yeah I'd like to drive a
Ferrari at 220 miles per hour that would
be awesome
anyway brian has a big problem he can't
afford to buy a car
not even a secondhand one Brian do you
have a small problem no my problem isn't
small at all I have a big problem can
you afford to buy 10 cars
no no I can't afford to buy 10 cars as a
matter of fact I can't even buy one car
can you buy a brand-new car
no I can't buy a brand-new car I can
even buy a second-hand car so let me get
this straight
you can't afford to buy any cars right
yeah you're right
I can't afford to buy any cars now Brian
intends to rent a Ferrari and is
checking prices at the most reliable car
hire agencies
do you intend to rent or to buy a
Ferrari no no I can't buy a Ferrari but
do you know that already
what I intend is to rent a Ferrari Brian
will you rent a Ferrari or a Ford
no I don't wanna rent a Ford I'll rent a
Ferrari of course
are the car hire agencies unreliable now
no the car hire agencies aren't are
reliable there are in fact the most
reliable agencies
where are you checking prices is it at a
real-estate agency not at a real-estate
agency
I'm not looking for a house I check out
prices at the car hire agencies
sadly Brian can't rent a Ferrari either
so he gets pissed off so Brian can you
rent a Fiat yeah I can rent a Fiat but I
wanna rent a Ferrari remember are you
happy knowing that you can't hire a
Ferrari no no I'm not happy at all in
fact I'm pissed off I'm furious are you
pissed off right now yes I'm pissed off
Brian gets so mad that he robs a bank to
buy 98 Ferraris Brian are you mad right
now
yes I'm mad I'm pissed off or furious
however you want to call it
are you robbing a bank yeah right now
I'm in the bank and I'm robbing plenty
of money what do you want to do with the
money you robbed will you buy a house no
no I'm not robbing a bank just to buy a
house I want to buy 98 Ferraris how many
Ferraris do you want to buy 99 Ferraris
let's not push it I'm not gonna buy 99
Ferraris I'm just gonna buy 98 Ferraris
and that's the end of this funny mini
story I guess that Brian is really mad
by the way when we say that someone is
mad we may understand that this person
is angry or that they are crazy in this
case I think Brian's gone crazy Brian
has gone completely mad who buys 98
Ferraris would you buy Nadia Ferraris I
really hope that you've enjoyed today's
mini story can you see how many
questions you can answer it's like
having a conversation with another
person in English so now imagine a whole
story told this way it's amazing how
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