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[English]

Village Police Department yeah hi look

I'm calling from Paris I have a son

who's home alone our phones there are

out of order so I'd like somebody to go

over to our house tell them that we're

coming home to get him okay let me

connect you with family crisis

intervention no it's not a family crisis

hold

on Larry can you pick up there's some

lady on hold sounds kind of hyper what

line Rose uh

two family crisis intervention Sergeant

Balzac I'm calling from Paris I have a

son who's home alone has a child been

involved in a violent altercation with

drunken and or mentally ill member of

his immediate family no has he been

involved in a household accident I don't

know I don't I I I hope not as a child

ingested any poison and or any other

object that has become lodged in his

throat no he's just home alone and I

would like somebody to go over to the

house and see that he's all right just

to check on him you want us to go to

your house just to check on him

yes let me connect you with the police

department no they just transferred me

to you Rose yeah hyper on too hang hold

on please no please don't hang up please

no any

luck no I couldn't get anybody asley I'm

sorry Kate nothing but a bunch of

answering

machines somebody pick up pick up oh hi

ma'am it's you again yeah hi look I'm

calling from Paris I have a son who's

home alone and I okay okay we'll send a

policeman over to your house to check on

your son

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there's no one home the house looks

secure I'm to count their kids

again I can't believe that you can't

bump somebody or ask somebody or I'm

sorry but there's no way I can do that

what wasn't there way like if you ask

somebody I mean if you brought somebody

up here and you explain to them this is

I cannot ask somebody they sending a

policeman over to the house to check on

cev well that's some relief everything

here is book there's nothing to Chicago

there's nothing to Chicago New York

Nashville you name it everything's

gone what about a private plan no I'm

sorry we don't do that the only thing

they have is a booking for all of this

on Friday morning Friday that's 2 days

away look honey the kids are exhausted

you are exhausted there's absolutely

nothing more that we can do in this

airport now I say we go over to robs and

that way we can call the police again

and they can get back to us Kevin is

home all by himself I'm not leaving here

unless it's on an airplane Madam we are

doing everything we can now if you want

to stay at the airport maybe we can get

you on standby it is possibility that

seat will open

up okay yes I wait bills will be

ringing the glare glad news bye you oh

what a

Christmas to have the BL you get

lost Please Come Home for

Christmas please come home for Christmas

cuz I'll be happy

Christmas once again

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
intervention ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən B2	noun - the action or process of intervening in a situation to help or improve it
altercation ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃən C1	noun - a noisy argument or fight
ingested ɪnˈdʒɛstɪd B2	verb - to take something into the body by eating or drinking
lodged lɒdʒd B1	verb - to become stuck in a place
exhausted ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd A2	adjective - extremely tired
standby ˈstændbaɪ A2	noun - a person or thing ready to take the place of another if necessary
secure sɪˈkjʊər A2	adjective - protected from danger or threats
relief rɪˈliːf A2	noun - a feeling of reassurance and relaxation after stress or tension
booking ˈbʊkɪŋ A1	noun - a reservation or arrangement for a service
possibility ˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪti A2	noun - a chance that something may happen or be true
hyper ˈhaɪpər A2	adjective - overly active or excited
transfer trænsˈfɜːr A2	verb - to move something or someone from one place to another
exhausted ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd A2	adjective - extremely tired
standby ˈstændbaɪ A2	noun - a person or thing ready to take the place of another if necessary
relief rɪˈliːf A2	noun - a feeling of reassurance and relaxation after stress or tension