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Lost and Found

Todd talks about how he was lost his wallet four times.
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I'm going to talk a little bit about an embarrassing situation. In Japan, I've lost my wallet four times. The first time I lost my wallet I was in a taxi cab going home late at night and my wallet slipped out of my pocket and I didn't notice.

The second time I lost my wallet I went to a night club with my friends and I drank too much and I wasn't paying attention and I left my wallet on the counter of the bar. The third time I lost my wallet, I was hiking in a mountain region in Japan and I went into a small convenience store on the way home and I bought an ice-cream and I left my wallet on the counter and forgot about it. The fourth time I lost my wallet, I was in Ueno station, a really, really busy station in Tokyo and I left my wallet on the counter at a supermarket, and the most amazing thing is that I still have the same wallet.

In each of these instances I got my wallet back. In two of the cases, the person at the store called me and I just had to go back to the store and get it. In one instance, the person that ran the convenient store in the mountains mailed me my wallet, and another time I had to go to the police station and pick it up, but I think that says a lot about Japanese people. They're very, very honest and sometimes I think maybe Japan is the only country in the world where you could lose your wallet four times and still get it back.

Learn vocabulary from the lesson!

slipped out of

My wallet slipped out of my pocket.

The verb phrase to slip out of  means for something to fall from its place accidentally.  Notice the following:

  1. My ticket slipped out of my pocket, so I had to pay the fare again.
  2. His pencil slipped out of his bag when he stood up.

the most amazing thing

The most amazing thing is that I still have the same wallet.

Here, the phrase the most amazing thing refers to the most special quality about something. Notice the following:

  1. The most amazing things about the desert is the nature.
  2. The most amazing thing about college was all the friends I made.

instance

In each of these instances I got my wallet back.

An instance refers to a time that something happened.  Notice the following:

  1. We have embarrassing instances we would like to forget.
  2. Can you give me an instance of when that might happen?

run the store

The person that ran the convenient store mailed me my wallet.

Here, to run something means to manage it.  Notice the following:

  1. She runs a shoe shop.
  2. I used to run a clothing factory.

pick it up

I had to go to the police station and pick it up.

To pick something up means collect it.  Notice the following:

  1. I have to pick up my dry cleaning.
  2. I picked up some dinner on the way home.

Vocabulary Quiz

slipped • amazing • instance
runs • pick it up
  1. My sister a small flower shop.
  2. In one he fell asleep at his desk.
  3. I ordered pizza. Can you  ?
  4. The most thing about the movie was the special effects.
  5. My keys  out of my jacket at the mall.
Answer these questions about the interview.

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