Pain in the neck

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com
0:15.0	Hello and B. B.C. learning English. I'm Neil.
0:19.0	And I'm Helen.
0:20.0	Helen.
0:21.0	Helen.
0:22.0	Oh, you look upset. I'm Helen. Helen. Helen?
0:23.0	You look upset.
0:25.0	What's the matter?
0:26.0	Have I done something wrong?
0:28.0	Oh, it's not you.
0:30.0	It's my mobile phone company. I stopped my contract three months ago and they're still
0:37.1	taking money out of my bank account and it's impossible to get through to customer service.
0:43.6	Oh no, I know what you mean.
0:45.8	These mobile phone companies are a nightmare to deal with.
0:49.3	Ah, they're a real pain in the neck.
0:52.3	Pain in your neck?
0:54.0	Are you okay?
0:55.0	You don't look so comfortable sitting in that chair.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.