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'Hear English' is a blog that provides podcasts and transcripts to help people learn English, find us at http://hearenglishhere.blogspot.com/.Free image courtesy of 'stockfreeimages.com'The Water Cooler (Slow)Too slow? Try the faster version in the next post. They may look like busy professionals, but the staff at Colourful Solutions Ltd (Colsol), aren’t always as serious or hardworking as they appear, and we find out what mischief they’ve been up to as they talk around the water cooler.Click above to listen. You can get the mp3. here.Episode 5 - Root Vegetable Crisps (Slow) Too slow? Try the faster version in the next post. Featuring the vocal talents of Sophie Iafrate (Susan). (Free sound effects courtesy of 'Soundjay.com'), Susan: Hey Keith, could you do me a favour? I’ve got to photocopy this handout for a presentation with a potential client and they’re going to be here in five minutes and I’ve not arranged the meeting room. Could you set up the projector and arrange some sandwiches nicely on plates, make sure there’s a jug of something to drink and stick the crisps in a bowl?Keith: No problem Susan, you know I’m always happy to help! Which meeting room is it?Susan: Meeting room 2, you know, the one with the strange smell. Great, thanks a bunch Keith, I owe you one.… later …Susan: They’re here! Thanks so much for sorting out the room Keith.Keith (with mouth full): Glad I could be of assistance.Susan: And I suppose you earned the crisps you’re eating … wait a second … You greedy thing, you’ve eaten all the crisps in the bowl. Keith (still with mouth full): Sorry, but they’re my favourite flavour. I couldn’t resist.Susan: You aren’t half annoying sometimes Keith.Keith: I said I’m sorry, but it’s your own fault really, if you got flavours I didn’t like then I wouldn’t be tempted.Susan: Next time, that’s exactly what I’ll do. You don’t like those root vegetable crisps do you?Keith: Oh, with beetroot and carrot? No, that stuff’s not for me, I like my crisps to be made of potato.Susan: Then from now on, I’ll get them instead.… later …Keith: Hi Janet, how did Susan’s presentation go?Janet: It went really well, they liked what she showed them and they’ve just emailed to say they want to commission us for the job. Keith: Fantastic, so they weren’t put off by the strange smell?Janet: Nope … but they were impressed with how well arranged everything was, and Susan tells me that you set up the meeting room, so thank you for that. In fact, there’s another meeting to finalise a few details at 5. Would you be able to set the room up again?Keith: Yeah, of course.… later …Susan: Thanks Keith, the room looks great!Keith: You’re welcome.Susan: Right Janet, I think we’re ready.Janet: Not quite, I filled up the bowl in the middle of the table, but for some reason it’s empty again.Susan: Oh Keith, I can’t believe you ate the root-vegetable crisps…you don’t even like them.Janet: You mean…you ate everything in that bowl?Keith: Err, yeah, I’m sorry, it was a bad joke. I’ll get some more root-vegetable crisps from the canteen for you right away.Janet: Keith, to refill the bowl, you don’t need to go to the kitchen, you need to go to the stock cupboard, and then maybe you should go home early via the doctors. The bowl wasn’t full of root-vegetable crisps. Because of the strange smell, I had filled it with pot-pourri.