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ESLPodcast496–DrivingaCompanyCar

GLOSSARY

Shallwe?–apolite,formalphraseusedtoasksomeonewhetherheorshe

wouldliketojoinoneinwhatoneisdoing;usedtoasksomeonetodosomething

withoneself

*Thisisoneofmyfavoritesongs!Shallwedance?

companycar–acarownedbyabusiness,butthatisusedmostlyoronlyby

oneemployee,andisusuallydriventothatemployee’shomeeachnight

*I’dletyouborrowmycar,butit’sacompanycarandI’mtheonlywho’s

supposedtodriveit.

perk–somethingthatonereceivesfromone’sjobinadditiontomoney

*Thiscompanyofferssomeniceperks,includingfreeparking,freecoffee,and

freegymmemberships.

tocallfor–toneed;torequire

*Hernewjobcallsforalotofeveningandweekendmeetings.

regional–coveringalargearea

*ThecompanyusedtohavearegionalofficeinthePacificNorthwest,butitwas

closedlastyear.

tocover(anareaorplace)–toberesponsibleforacertainarea;toaffecta

particulararea

*He’saofficerwhocoversdowntownandthenorthernpartofthecity.

territory–anareathatisassignedtooneorgroup;anareathatisthe

responsibilityofoneorgroup

*Ifyoudoyourjobwell,we’llconsidergivingyoualargerterritorynextyear.

affiliate–a,business,ororganizationthatisconnectedwithanother

,business,ororganizationinsomeway,butnotnecessarilypartofit

*Thecompany’sAlaskanaffiliateisopeninganewofficenextmonth.

officialbusiness–somethingthatisrequiredbyone’sjobanddirectly

connectedtoone’swork;notal

*Thecompanypaysallourexpenseswhenwe’retravelingonofficialbusiness.

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