{"id":18983,"date":"2021-06-30T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18983"},"modified":"2021-07-07T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T07:09:22","slug":"roadside-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/06\/roadside-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadside Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of any driver&#8217;s worst nightmares is to be stuck in middle of nowhere because their car broke down. It&#8217;s a good thing there is roadside assistance to help you out in this situation. This service, however, isn&#8217;t free. In most cases, this service is covered by your car insurance package. If it isn&#8217;t, there are always companies willing to give you a hand for a price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and read the transcript on roadside assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab wp-block-embed-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lovrjKEiBp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/intermediate\/roadside-assistance\/\">Roadside Assistance<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Roadside Assistance&#8221; &#8212; Randall&#039;s ESL Cyber Listening Lab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/intermediate\/roadside-assistance\/embed\/#?secret=nGL0nmMXly#?secret=lovrjKEiBp\" data-secret=\"lovrjKEiBp\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who is the man calling and what is the reason for his call?<\/li><li>What information did the operator ask from the caller?<\/li><li>Have you ever needed roadside assistance before? 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