
← TingMate · English Learning25 jul · 9 min
Day 62 · Unexpected Item
<p><br></p><p>📝 Today's sentences</p><p>① I was at the store today, using self-checkout.</p><p>② I scanned a few things and bagged them.</p><p>③ Then the machine started beeping at me.</p><p>④ It kept saying, unexpected item in the bagging area.</p><p>⑤ But I didn't do anything wrong.</p><p>⑥ I took it out and put it back.</p><p>⑦ It still wouldn't work.</p><p>⑧ The line behind me kept getting longer.</p><p>⑨ I felt like everyone was staring at me.</p><p>⑩ I was so embarrassed.</p><p>⑪ Finally, I had to wave down an employee.</p><p>⑫ She tapped one button, and it was fine.</p><p>⑬ Next time, I'm just going with a real cashier.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• self-checkout /self ˈtʃekaʊt/</p><p>• put it back /pʊt ɪt bæk/</p><p>• wouldn't work /ˈwʊdnt wɜːrk/</p><p>• kept getting longer /kept ˈɡetɪŋ ˈlɒŋɡər/</p><p>• staring at me /ˈsterɪŋ ət miː/</p><p>• embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/</p><p>• wave down /weɪv daʊn/</p><p>• a real cashier /ə riːl ˈkæʃɪr/</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.</p><p><br></p>