Surf Shop San Diego

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[EP 78] In this episode of Unexpected English, we visit a surf shop in San Diego. Why not take five minutes to listen just for fun, and practice your listening skills at the same time? There is a TRANSCRIPTION below to help you!

[INTRO ... then music, then let's go!]

So was driving down the street and I saw sign that said surf... surf shop, and I thought: Surf! This is California, surf! Surfboards! Let's go in and see what's going on. So here we are, uh, what's going on?
We're taking boards and fixing them up and get them back out to people.
So you're saying this is a surfboard repair shop.
Yes, so when a board gets dinged or broken we fix it so it can go back in the water.
How do surfboards get broken?
Rocks, waves, people, surfboards -- all kinds of things.
OK, so there's like accidents out there in the ocean that can happen.
Exactly, accidents do happen all the time. OK, accidents happen.
And if uhh.. OK I brought in my board ... I guess it depends on the kind of damage... what kind of what kind of things can happen?
Fin boxes can break... Fin boxes? Is that the fin that sticks up? Yes, glass can crack, fins can get stuck in boards.. pretty much anything you can imagine.
Fins can get stuck in boards? That sounds like ... dangerous!
Yeah, so-so, as long as it's not you. [laughter]
OK, so just out of curiosity, what does... I know you don’t sell new... you sell used surfboards here?
Yes, boards that Joe repairs or people left behind.
All right, so I'm like, you know, thinking of taking it up. I just need like an entry-level surfboard, what's it gonna sent me back?
Anywhere from 100 to 300 bucks, depending.
OK a couple hundred dollars and I’ve got myself a surfboard to start learning to surf.
Yeah, pretty much. What are the high end, I mean, not super high-end, what is like a higher end board go for?
Anywhere from $800 to $5000.
Five thousand? Yeah, I’ve got one of those... OK let me think... what else was I missing here... what else...
Uhh, certain surf essentials.
Essentials, what are the essentials? Fins, leashes, wax... OK, hold on. You wax your board before you get in the water? Yes. And that's so it’s... So ypu don’t slip off.
Oh, you wax it for you, not for the water side? No, not the water side, the deck side.
OH, you wax it to make it sticky so you're like ... on the board! Exactly. All right. Well, what other tricks should I know to like, stay on the board. Take it one step at a time. Get the basics first.
Alright that sounds like good advice, that sounds like good advice. So there you go, people, people you’ve had your advice here on how to get started, you know what it's gonna cost, and I'm just saying anytime you're here in beautiful San Diego... oh, where are the good spots here in San Diego? Anywhere! Up and down the beach.
Up and down the beach! You can be surfing up and down the beach, anywhere in beautiful San Diego! That's it, thanks a lot, thanks for your time.
[Surfing outro]
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