【2008-03-24，一】ESL Podcast 358 – Surfing the Internet

Learn how to talk about using the Internet at work in this episode. Tags: Business, Entertainment Audio Index: Slow dialogue: 1:25 Explanations: 3:19 Fast dialogue: 14:34 Isaiah: Aren’t you supposed to be working? Nancy: I just thought I would take a break and surf the web a little. Isaiah: You’d better be careful which sites you visit. You know that Big Brother is watching. Nancy: The boss told us that, but I don’t believe it. They’re not going to care if I read a blog or check out a forum once in a while. Isaiah: That may be, but I would suggest clearing your history and your cache after you do that. You never know when someone is going to be checking up on you. Nancy: Listen, I’ve installed plug-ins and downloaded programs I’m not supposed to onto this computer, and I’ve never gotten into trouble. I think the boss is just using scare tactics to keep us from messing around when we’re supposed to be working. Isaiah: Like I said, you can dig your own grave if you want to. Vivian was shopping on the Internet on her work computer a couple of weeks ago, and some questionable pop-ups opened when she moved to a new tab. She didn’t notice it, and when the boss went onto her computer to get a document while she was at lunch, he saw it. She was in hot water. Nancy: Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. I know how to cover my tracks. Script by Dr. Lucy Tse