English conversation practice : Listening and Speaking Practice 2 hours (part8)

Hello English learners, welcome back. We are here at EnglishPod. I am joined with Erica and my partner in crime, Marco. Alright, so today we're gonna be talking about a really great topic. One of my favorites beer. Beer. So beer is a very popular drink, especially in bars and when you go out. Yes, it's very common with students, I think. Yes, and it's also not very strong like a vodka or whiskey. Yes. Okay, so we are going to be at a bar today and we're going to be looking at some of this vocabulary that you would find. Yes, I mean, you've got to know this beer vocabulary. Okay, so let's listen to a dialogue for the first time and then we'll come back and look at these words. Hey man, what do you have on top? Heineken and Budweiser. We have a two for one happy hour special. Cool, give me a pun of Heineken and half a pun of Bud. Okay. Heineken, half pun of Bud for table six. What about some appetizers? Sure, let's have some nachos and mozzarella sticks. Okay, that'll be 80 bucks. What? What? Well, it's pretty expensive for two beers and some food. Yes. Well, it happens sometimes you go to these very exclusive bars and they charge you like if it was gold. I mean, that's crazy. Well, let's take a look at some of these great words that we saw in language takeaway. Language takeaway. Our first word is on tap. On tap. So he asked, what do you have on tap? Now, this is a strange sentence. What exactly does it mean? Okay, well, he's asking about what beers the bar has. But not in a bottle or not in a can, right? Right. So you know, in a bar, there's often this machine, right? That will pour very fresh beer right directly into the glass. Into the glass. This is a very popular thing because like you say, it's fresh beer. Yeah, it tastes better. It tastes better. Okay, so what do you have on tap? What do you have on tap? All right, let's take a look at our second word. Happy hour. Happy hour. Happy hour. Now, this is very common and popular with bars. Yes. What is it when they have a happy hour? Okay, a happy hour is a period of time where the drinks are very cheap. Okay. So happy hour could be from 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. 50% off. So if the drink is $4, then it is now $2 in a happy hour. Perfect. And this brings us to our third word, a special. A special. A special. A special. So this is a noun. And what does it mean when a restaurant or a bar has a special? It's like they're having a sale. A sale. So things are cheaper. So it could be, for example, a Monday night special. Or like in the dialogue, a happy hour special. Okay. So it is a promotion. Yes. All right, very good. And now they ordered a pint of Heineken and half a pint of Budweiser. This is a very, very special beer word. So a pint is the size of your glass. Okay. So we understand how much a pint is. What is, what would be the equivalent in leaders? A pint is 0.4 liters. Okay. So almost half a liter is one pint. Yes. Okay. It is very common. When you go into a bar, you can order a pint of beer. Yes. Exactly. In English, we don't say I'll have half a liter of beer. Right. Right. So let's take a look at our next word on language takeaway. Apatizers. Apatizers. Apatizers. Okay. So what is an appetizer? Well, it is food you eat before your dinner or before your lunch. Okay. So it's usually maybe like a salad or a soup or something small that you can eat right before your big meal. Okay. So some common appetizers at a bar and we saw them in our dialogue. Nachos and mozzarella sticks. Nachos. Nachos. Nachos. Nachos. So nachos are little chips, right? Yeah. Corn chips. And it has cheese and maybe some tomatoes and maybe some beans. Okay. So those are nachos. They're very common in the United States. Yes. Yeah. And what about mozzarella sticks? It has a real estate, a travesty on the world and humanity and everyone's arteries. Well, mozzarella is a cheese, right? Mm-hmm. mozzarella cheese and this cheese is, what is it? How is it prepared? You put it in some bread crumbs and then you fry it in oil. You deep fry it. And you don't like this. No, this is terrible. Well, hi, they're so good. Oh my God. And then you can dip it in a little sauce. Oh, Mark, there are so many reasons why this is wrong. All right. Well, mozzarella sticks are very popular bar food. All right. Well, why don't we listen to a dialogue again and we'll be able to hear these words in context at a slower speed. Hey, man. What do you have on top? Cool. Give me a pint of Heineken and half a pint of Bud. Okay. Pint of Heineken, half pint of Bud for table six. Sure. Let's have some nachos and mozzarella sticks. Okay. That'll be 80 bucks. What? What? Okay. So we saw some really good vocabulary words there and now let's take a look at putting it together. Putting it together. Well, in this lesson, we are going to look at one phrase that sometimes causes problems. So let's listen to this phrase that we're talking about. Okay. So this phrase, what about? Yeah. I often hear people use it to ask a question. So a common mistake is asking what about your weekend? What about your new job? Now, this is incorrect, right? You cannot use the phrase, what about to ask a question about information? So it cannot ask for information. Okay. Because in our dialogue, the bartender said, "And what about some appetizers?" Right. Because he is making a suggestion. Right. So he's saying, "Well, why don't you have some food?" Yes. The phrase, "What about can be used to make a suggestion?" Okay. So I can say, "What about going to the movies?" You know what? Let's hear a few more examples of this because I think it's really useful. Example 1. What about these dirty clothes? You said you would wash them days ago. Example 2. What about going to the mall instead? I'm tired of going to the movies. Example 3. What about a pizza instead of noodles? Alright, so really good examples and the same thing we can apply to how about? Exactly. So again, how about cannot ask for information? Okay. So you can't say how about your boss? Alright, perfect. Okay, so let's listen to this dialogue one last time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more about ours and beers. Kind of candy and Budweiser. We have a 2 for 1 happy hour special. Cool. Give me a pint of honey candy and half a pint of bud. Okay. Pint of honey candy and half pint of bud for table 6. Sure. Okay. That'll be 80 bucks. What? What? Marco, I know you're a big fan of beer and actually I think everyone here at Paxes is a big beer drinker. And this is the perfect opportunity to tell everyone about the world renowned beer shake. Oh my god. Okay, Marco. Alright, so everyone that listens to this recipe is a non-believer. They say that it is not possible for it to taste good. Okay, but here's the recipe. You take a liter of beer or maybe half a liter. So a pint, a pint or a pint and a half and you put it in the blender. Okay. Alright. Now you take two eggs. Okay, not cold. to not boil anything. You take two eggs and put them in the blender. It could be one or two. Okay. And then you take about half a cup of sugar, put it in the blender. What? And you mix all that together and you get this really good foamy, delicious beer shake. So a beer milkshake. Well it has no milk. Okay. But it's actually really good. I've prepared it for some people they're like, "No, that's not possible. It can't taste good." And in the end they're like, "Wow, this is actually pretty good." So did you invent this recipe? It's actually really common in Ecuador and Peru. I've even seen it in Chile, usually with a dark beer. Okay. Right? So like a Guinness or it could be a Guinness or yeah, if it's that a dark beer is a little bit sweeter. So you wouldn't add so much sugar. But if you have another beer like a like a logger or a stout, you could still do it, but just add a little bit more sugar because that beer's a little bit more bitter. Okay. Well, I am not going to try this recipe, but maybe you guys are. You should try it out and let me know how it works. Yeah, you can tell us all about it on our website, EnglishPod.com. Yeah. And we're definitely there to answer all your questions. And I'll be posting the recipe as well on the website. All right. Well, we're out of time for today, but thanks for listening. And until next time, bye. Hello, English learners. Welcome back to English. Todd, my name is Marco. And I'm Erica. And today we're bringing you a great office lesson. That's right. But actually, I hope this situation never happens to any of our listeners. Exactly. Today we are firing somebody. So it is a little bit complicated, but maybe you're an HR manager, maybe you are a supervisor and that you'll have to do this one day. So gotta learn how, right? Exactly. All right. Well, why don't we get started then as we listen to Isabelle and Anthony? Hey, Isabelle, you wanted to see me? Yes, Anthony. Come on in and have a seat. Is everything okay? You seem a bit preoccupied. Well, Anthony, this is not going to be an easy conversation. The company has made some decisions, which will have a direct impact on your employment. Okay. I don't want to beat around the bush. So I'm just going to come out with it. We're going to have to let you go. What? Why? I mean, just like that, I'm fired. I'm sorry, but to be honest, you're a terrible employee. What? I resent that. Anthony, you were caught making international calls from the office phone. You called in sick eight times this month and you smell like alcohol. He did sound a little bit like he had too much to drink. I know. He had that kind of slur. Yeah, yeah, that's a slow way of talking that made him seem a little bit drunk. Well, that's definitely something you don't want to do is show up to work with alcohol in your breath. Exactly. But you know what? There's a lot of great language in this dialogue. So why don't we take a look at it now in language takeaway? Language takeaway. All right. Well, I want to look at three words here. Now the first one Anthony said that Isabel was preoccupied. Preoccupied. Preoccupied. Okay, so if somebody is preoccupied, they're not focused. Maybe they're a little bit worried. Yeah, they're thinking of something else. Okay. Why don't we take a listen to a few examples of how this word is used? Example one. James is really preoccupied. I think he's having some family problems. Example two. Oh, were you talking to me, honey? I'm sorry. I'm just really preoccupied with work. All right. So very clear now preoccupied. Let's move on to our next word. Direct impact. Direct impact. A direct impact. All right. So again, Isabel told Anthony that the decision will have a direct impact on his career. It will have a noticeable or impact or effect on his career. Okay, so a direct impact. And what about our last word? Well, Anthony said, I resent that. Resent. Resent. Okay. Now this is spelled exactly like recent, like with an S, right? That's right. R-E-S-E-N-T. But you pronounce it like a Z. Resent. Resent that. So what does it mean if you say I resent that? It means I find that insulting. I find that to be not true. Yes. Okay. I resent. All right, Marco, well, how do you use this word? Well, if somebody tells you you're lazy. Okay. Right. Then you might say, hey, I resent that. Right. I do a lot of work. I'm not lazy. Yeah. So it's always something that you use after someone insults you. Right. Or says something that you find to be not true. Okay. Resent that. And I guess with this, it's time for us to listen to this dialogue again. And then we'll come back and look at some great phrases. Hi, Isabel. You wanted to see me? Yes, Anthony. Is everything okay? The company has made some decisions which will have a direct impact on your employment. Okay. What? Why? What? I resent that. You called in sick eight times this month. And you smell like alcohol. Yeah, there's some wonderful language in here that you can use when you have to have a difficult conversation with somebody. Right. So let's take a look at these phrases in Fluency Builder. Fluency Builder. We have three phrases here. And the first one is to beat around the bush. Okay, beat around the bush. Beat around the bush. Okay. So this is an idiomatic phrase. So before we explain it, let's listen to somebody beating around the bush. Okay. The one thing that I want to tell you, it's so important that I don't like they I always sometimes when all right, here's a deal. This is it. Specifically, it's not this, it's not that. It's not you. It's not me. It's everyone. It's everything. Do you understand what I'm saying? So as you can tell, the person has something to say, but they're taking a long time to say it. Right, you're kind of looking for the right or maybe more polite words to say something. Exactly. So that is to beat around the bush. Now the opposite of to beat around the bush is to come out with it. Okay, come out with it. Come out with it. So maybe you're talking to your friend and he's beating around the bush so you can just say, hey, come out with it. Tell me. Tell me just what is it? Exactly. Right. Come out with it. Be direct. When Isabelle finally came out with it, she told Anthony that we're going to have to let you go. Let you go. Let you go. So this is actually a nicer way of saying you're fired. Yeah, it's a little bit more polite, isn't it? Right. We're going to have to let you go or Oh, I was let go from my company. Right. So assume them for to be fired. Exactly. Okay, so let's listen to Anthony getting fired one more time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more about this difficult situation. Yes, Anthony. Is everything okay? Okay. I don't want to beat around the bush so I'm just going to come out with it. What? Why? What? I resent that. So Erica, have you ever fired anyone? I have fired a lot of people. Oh wow. You are a mean person. Oh yeah, well, you know, there are some people who really do silly things like come to work drunk. And if you do that, you're obviously going to get fired. Yeah. But in the United States, actually there is an interesting way of firing people. They get a pink slip. Oh yeah. But I guess this is just a little bit different than getting fired. This is, you get a pink slip when you get laid off. Right. I mean, if you come to work drunk, you get fired immediately, right? Yes. But when you get a pink slip, so it's basically a little pink paper that tells you that you have been laid off. Yeah. And so when you hear somebody say, we send out, yeah, so when you hear somebody talk about pink slips, like we send, like our company sent out 500 pink slips, you know that means that 500 people got laid off. Or I got a pink slip today. That means you got laid off. Right. That's actually interesting because I don't know any other country that actually has this of special color, special color for firing people. Yeah. How about in your country? Is there a special color for pink slips? If you guys have any stories as well, maybe about being fired or maybe you've had to fire somebody, come to our website and tell us about it. Right. EnglishPod.com. There you can leave your questions and comments. And I are always there trying to answer your questions and also our great community is there. They will also help you. Okay, guys, we'll work out of time for today. But until next time. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to EnglishPod. My name is Marco. And I'm Erica. And today we're at a wedding ceremony. All right. Nice. Another nice wedding. Yeah. But of course, it wouldn't be EnglishPod unless we have something unexpected happening at this wedding. Okay, so we're going to be talking about hands. Oh, but Marco, what is there to say about a hand? Well, as you may or may not know, each finger has a name on your hand. Okay. So we're going to learn how, so we're going to learn what those names are in English. Perfect. And also we're going to learn about some common phrases that you might hear in an English wedding. Exactly because I think, exactly because usually it's old English. Maybe English that's not used anymore. All right. Well, I'm excited to find out what this unexpected event is. So let's listen to our dialogue for the first time. The rings, please. May this ring be blessed. So he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace and continue in love until life's end. With this ring, I be wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment. Honey, that's my pinky. That ring goes on the ring finger. That's one. That's my index finger. No, right. This one, right? That's the thumb, make. Okay, I got it. This is the ring finger. That's my middle finger, Nick. This is my ring finger. All right, embarrassing moments for the groom. Yes. Confusing the fingers in front of all his friends and family. Not good. So I mentioned before that we're going to learn the names of each finger in your hand. So let's get started. Let's take a look at these in language takeaway. All right, well, why don't we start with the smallest finger on your hand? The smallest finger on your hand. That's called the pinky. Pinky. Sometimes people call it the little finger. Yes. Right? So the pinky and the next finger is the one the groom couldn't find. Okay. The ring finger. The ring finger. So this is of course like the name says where the wedding ring is usually placed. Exactly. Now the next one is a controversial finger. That must be the middle finger. Okay. Easy. Middle finger. So why isn't controversial? Well, you know, if you put your middle finger up and you put all your finger right now to me, I'm sorry, Marco. I'll do it this way. And all other fingers down. You are making a very rude gesture, a rude sign. So what would you call that? I would call that giving the middle finger. Giving the middle finger. Or I've also heard the phrase flip someone off. Yes. Or also flip the bird. Flip the bird exactly. Or give him the bird. Yes. So all phrases that you can use when you are showing only your middle finger to somebody. It's not very polite. No, don't do it. Don't do it. Unless somebody deserves it, I guess. Well, we won't talk about that. But what we will talk about is the next finger. The index finger. The index finger. Index finger. So this is the finger you use to point. Right. The index finger. Any idea why they call it the index finger? Because when you're looking through the index of a book, you always use this finger. Right. I think you also use this finger to pass pages on a book, right? Yeah. Okay. Don't believe anything. I just don't know. Well, we're not sure. Maybe you guys know the real answer to this. And our last finger, the most important one, the thumb. Thumb. Thumb. Thumb. Okay. So that's the short but fat finger. The very movable one. The movable one. The one that you use to play PlayStation. Video game. Yeah. Okay. So the pronunciation here, do you say the B at the end of this word? No. I will actually only pronounce the M. Yes. The thumb. Yeah. You wouldn't say the thumb. No. Okay. Now that we're clear on all five fingers, let's listen to our dialogue again. And then we'll come back and talk about these difficult phrases that the priest used. The rings, please. So he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace and continue in love until lives end with this ring. I V. Wedd. Where it is a symbol of our love and commitment. Their ring goes on the ring finger. That's one. No, right. This one, right? That's the thumb, Nick. Okay. I got it. Well, this is really common wedding speak, isn't it? Yeah, it's really common. That's what usually the priest or the person who is marrying somebody would say. Well, why don't we look at some of these phrases now because it's really interesting to talk about their meaning. So the first one, may this ring be blessed. So what does it mean when you bless something or someone? Well, usually the religious leader does this, right? And he's giving good wishes to that thing. Could be for an object or to a person, right? You can be blessed as well. And so these good wishes usually come from God. Okay. Great. So what about our next phrase? Abide in peace. Abide in peace. Abide in peace. Wow. Abide. It means to live. To live. To be. To be in peace. Yeah. But it's very fancy. And I don't know if you use it anymore. No, I think you would never use this word in conversation or even very rarely in writing. It's quite old. Yes, definitely. I would agree. So, abide in peace. Mm-hmm. Okay. What about our next phrase? I like this and it's the common phrase you'll hear in all movies and in all marriages. Yeah. Next ring, I-V-Wed. With this ring, I-V-Wed. Okay. We've got two words in here that are also older English words. So, the-the-th-e-e. Th-e-e-e-d. So this is a middle English term for you. You. Right. So, I would say, I love the-you could. That would be very romantic. But also inappropriate for the office. But it's very old. I guess you would-if you're reading Shakespeare, you would definitely come upon this, right? Yes. Yes. And what about Wed? This is also an old word for an old verb for the action of marrying someone. So, I can say we will be Wed next year. But don't say that now because you'll sound quite silly. Yeah. It's too old-fashioned. Yeah, I guess so. But it's good to know if-specialty if you guys are reading something a little bit more classical. Or you plan to get married to an English person. Alright. And our last phrase. Wear it as a symbol of our- love and commitment. Where it is a symbol of our love and commitments. So now he's referring to the rings, right? Where the ring has a symbol, a sign, a representation of love and commitment. So why would you wear a ring as a symbol of something? Well obviously, you know, love, you can't see it, you can't touch it. Right. So you need something to show you that it's there. So you need a sign of that love. Something that you can see. So that's what the ring represents. Yeah. But how about this word commitment? The commitment is a strong promise. So you promise to love that person to take care of them. Yes. Okay, great. So now we are a little bit more familiar with some of the language you hear in a wedding ceremony. And we also know all of the names of the fingers. Exactly. So why don't we listen to the dialogue one more time to hear these all in contact? The rings, please. I be wed where it is a symbol of our love and commitment. That's one? No, right. This one, right? Let's become make. Okay, I got it. All right. So now it's perfectly clear and a romantic dialogue in the end. Yeah, very romantic. Although a little bit embarrassing. Yeah. So what about wedding rings? Now we have different types of rings. Right? We have the wedding ring, the one that we just heard. Yeah. But we also have an engagement ring. Yes. Yeah. In most English speaking countries, the woman is very, very lucky because she gets too rings. Right. So when the man asks her to marry him, he gives her a diamond. A diamond ring. Yeah. That is usually that's the engagement ring. And it's really, really important that he does this. And it's also really important that he spends a lot of money on the end of the diamonds. Yeah, I know about this. Diamonds are forever. Yes. And the tradition is you must spend at least one month salary. Wow. Yeah. So the girl gets a diamond engagement ring. And then on wedding day, she gets the wedding ring. Yes. And usually will she wear both of them? Yeah. She always wear both of them. So the engagement ring goes closest to you and then the wedding ring on top. And the engagement ring, it represents the commitment to marry her. So the commitment from the man to marry her. Okay. So that it's a symbol that they will get married. Yes. It's a symbol of the promise. Now what happens if they break up and they don't get married? Does he get the ring back? I don't know. Okay. Here's the rule. If he was a jerk, no. But if it was sort of like a happy breakup, then okay. Okay. I guess it's a big risk, right? All right. So that's all for today guys. Let us know if you guys have any interesting wedding stories. I know that sometimes weddings can be embarrassing. People, I don't know, objecting. Maybe I've seen the groom faint or even fallen a pool. Falling a pool. So if you have any stories, please share them with us. Come to EnglishPod.com. And also if you have any questions or doubts, Eric and I are always there to answer them. Well, thanks for listening to this lesson everyone. And until next time. Goodbye. Hello English learners. My name is Marco. And I'm Erica. Today we're bringing you an upper intermediate lesson and something that we all do. Right. Talking to ourselves. Talking to ourselves, right? Yeah. I think everyone does it. You think to yourself or you talk to yourself. Yep. And we're going to be doing that today. But we're going to be looking at some specific vocabulary. Erica, why don't you tell us about that? Well, unfortunately we're going to be following a guy as he's in a really embarrassing situation. And we're going to hear him call himself some bad names in his mind. So he's a little bit nervous and he thinks he is not very smart, right? That's right. Okay. So before we start with this dialogue, there are a couple of words that we should look at in vocabulary preview. Very vocabulary preview. All right. We're going to hear both of these words in the dialogue. And the first one is famished. Famished. Famished. Okay. So famished is an adjective. That's right. Meaning very, very, very hungry. Very, very hungry. Okay. So just very hungry. Very easy. Yes. Famished. Now what about our next one? Sexist. Sexist. Sexist. Another adjective to describe a person, right? Right. Or a thing, I guess. So like, yeah, an idea. Okay. So a sexist person would be somebody who judges people by their sex. Okay. So like all women are stupid, for example. Which is not true, of course. No, of course not. Right. So sexist works both ways. A woman can be sexist. A man could be sexist. Exactly. Meaning the women thinks all men are stupid. Which is also not true. Yes. Let's just be clear about that. All right. So now that we've taken a look at these two phrases, let's start with our dialogue. And we'll be back to talk about all the great words. Miss Yor Salad. Hmm. Looks good. Impositively famished. And for you, sir. Thank you. Enjoy. Thank you. I can't believe she's on a date with me. I'm so lucky. I must be the luckiest guy in the world. I want to scream at the time of my lungs. I'm the luckiest dude in the world. Oh, shut up. Don't be such dumbass. She's so hot. Wait, I can't say that. Good sexist. She's so hot. She's making me sexist. Oh my god. I'm such a tool. Okay. Give it to the other. Oh, she's eating salad. All right. Never salad. No crap. Which fork do I use? Damn it. She's going to think I'm a moron. What the hell are these forks for? Which one do you use? Okay, chill. You all. Just take a fork. Eat your salad. Um. Mm-hmm. Sorry. What were you saying? You're eating my salad. Oh, yes. It's delicious. Okay. Embarrassing per state, huh? Yeah. I mean, I really do feel sorry for this guy. Well, it happens to us. Sometimes we are in the company of a very beautiful girl and we just get really nervous. All right. Well, I mean, psychologists call this negative self-talk. Really? Yeah. This is sort of calling yourself names and talking negatively about yourself. But actually, you can use some of this language to talk negatively about others. Yeah. So why don't we look now at this language in language takeaway? Language takeaway. So on language takeaway today, we have five words. Let's start with our first one. Dumas. Dumas. Dumas. Okay. Now, this isn't a very polite word I would say. Definitely not polite. Okay. But what is a dumbass? Well, it's obviously a dumb, stupid idiot. Okay. So it's a person that is not very intelligent. And our next word is also quite similar. Moron. Moron. Moron. A moron. If a person is a dumbass or a person is a moron, what's the difference? Um, well, basically a moron is someone who is not smart, who is very unintelligent. Okay. So they don't know what one plus one is. Okay. All right. But a dumbass is a person who does stupid things. Okay. So maybe a dumbass like you're planning a bank robbery and the dumbass forgets to bring the gun. Okay. That is a dumbass. Yeah. So maybe moron is a little bit less offensive. And it's actually you'll find it in the dictionary, right? Yeah. Where is a dumbass? I don't think you'll find it. Yeah, it's slang. It's slang, exactly. Now what about this next? It's also a negative name. You can call people a tool. Tool. Tool. This is very strange because I don't know how a tool can be something negative towards a person. Yeah. But it actually means the opposite, right? If a person is called a tool, it means they are useless, right? Yeah. So if you ever call the tool, they're saying that you're useless. You're good for nothing. All right. Well, these are three interesting words. So why don't we hear some examples of each of these words in use? Example one. I hate Tom. He's such a dumbass. Last week he borrowed my mobile phone and dropped it in the pool. Example 2 I don't like Kevin very much. He can be a real moron at times Example 3 It was lucky for a job, but he didn't even have a resume prepared. He's such a tool Okay, so great examples and here at English pod we're bringing you real street talk Exactly language as it is spoken by today's youth. Okay. Now let's take a look at our last two words All right, well these phrases you can use when you're trying to calm yourself down and make yourself relax a little bit right? Right, let's take a look at the next one chill chill. Okay chill chill So again relax calm down. Yeah, you need to chill. Yes And then you also need to be cool be cool be cool Now if you can tell the pattern is related to temperature right chill is cold cool is similar to cold Yeah, so again, that's what it means to relax to calm down your emotions right make your emotions not so hot Exactly. Yeah, all right, so chill be cool exactly and you use them together like that don't you? Yeah Yeah, now chill also has another another way of using it right exactly you can say I'm chilling with my friends Yeah, we're chilling here in the English pod studio Which means we're just relaxing. Yeah, you're just having fun. Yeah, not doing anything right exactly But you can't say chilling. Yeah, you have to you have to drop the G Yeah, you have to try right you can't say I'm chilling. Yeah, I'm chilling. I'm chilling Okay, so that's all for language takeaway, but now let's take a look at some of the really useful phrases that we saw in this dialogue in fluency builder Fluency builder Okay, so this guy is so happy he's on this date that he wants to scream at the top of his lungs scream at the top of my lungs scream at the top of my lungs So basically he just wants to like scream to shout really loudly really loudly. Yeah, he's so excited right exactly Okay, so for example sometimes you're at a concert Yeah, and you need to talk to your friend and you're like screaming at the top of your lungs because the other person can't hear you exactly Or maybe you're lost in the woods and you need to scream at the top of your lungs so that someone will hear you and find you all right Very good. Okay, so scream at the top of my lungs. Mm-hmm our next phrase Get it together get it together get it together So if I tell you Erica you need to get it together Basically, you're telling me to calm down relax. So pull your emotions together Yeah, get your idea straight right So it kind of gives you this idea that you got to pull like you said pull your emotions together in a little box and tie them up All right, so get it together. Yeah, so Marco when would you use this phrase get it together? I guess when somebody is either very emotional maybe crying very nervous You know you tell a person oh get get it together. You know relax. Yeah, or when somebody maybe is not doing something good in their life Yeah, you know like making bad decisions or not being responsible You tell that person you need to get it together exactly right exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself Okay, so now why don't we move on to our next phrase and this is really really high frequency I think you would hear it all the time all right So what the hell what the hell what the hell so why would you say what the hell well? Obviously you're asking a question right because you got your your W You got your what but when you say the hell you're putting emphasis on the what so you're asking a really strong question right, but it's not polite. It's not polite. Yep. Okay. So if I say what the hell is going on? What's happening really really what's happening? Right. Yeah, so and we can change it a little bit We can replace the what with another WH like yeah why how how where where or when yeah, okay? So why don't we hear some examples of how this expression is used using different WH words Example one Where the hell are you I've been waiting for hours Example two How the hell did you do that that was amazing Example three When the hell are you going to find a job I'm tired of pay for everything Example full Who the hell are you I don't know you All right now our final word also a little bit strong um but pretty high frequency. Oh yeah very high frequency Oh crap. Oh crap. Oh crap So It's a little bit strong but less strong than maybe saying a really bad word right? Yes, but it's definitely saying Like you made a mistake right yeah, it's like a really strong oh no. Oh no exactly a really strong oh no Yeah, but I guess not many people say oh no Yeah, oh no, I just lost 10 million dollars exactly right you would not say that yeah, so it's a very strong oh no But it's not as strong as it could be there are other words out there that are stronger But we are not going to go into the here, but maybe you guys know so let us know yeah who can definitely keep a eye out on the comment section, but don't write the words in the comments section Okay, so we saw some really great phrases some really great words a lot of informal language But it's very high frequency and you'll use that with your friends or you'll see it in movies tv shows Really common in movies and then tv shows exactly So let's listen to this dialogue one more time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more Miss your salad Hmm looks good and positively famished and for you sir Thank you Enjoy Thank you I can't believe she's on a date with me I'm so lucky I must be the luckiest guy in the world I want to scream at the time I'm lungs I'm luckiest dude in the world. Oh shut up. Don't be such a mess She's so hot wait I can't say that good sexist She's so hot she's making me sexist. Oh my god. I'm such a tool. Okay, get it the other Oh, she's eating salad. All right. Never salad No crap which fork do I use damn it? She's gonna think I'm a moron. What the hell are all these ports for? Which one did she use? Okay chill You all you all just take it for a Your salad Um mm-hmm Oh sorry what were you saying you're eating my salad. Oh yes, it's delicious So these slang words they're actually very common right yeah, I think like you said you it's not likely that you'll find them in a dictionary Of course, and you can find them in movies or sometimes when you're having a conversation and very informal conversation with a native speaker Yeah, these words will slip out and these slang terms will come up exactly and you know what there's a great resource out there for wonderful English slang terms Called urban dictionary.com exactly if you ever see a word that maybe you can find in the conventional dictionary You're probably gonna find it there. Yeah, we'll put a link up to it on the site. All right So also if you have any questions or comments be sure to come to our website englishpod.com Marco and I are there to answer all your questions and we also got lots of resources like links to urban dictionary Right and also if you have any questions on any other slang terms that you may have heard or how to use them Be sure to post it on the comment section Well guys, thanks for listening to this lesson and until next time bye You Hello, everyone. Welcome back to english pod my name is Marco and i'm Erica and today we're gonna be going to one of the least favorite places of many many people So it must be the dentist exactly that place where you have to go every six months, but you probably don't go You probably don't i know i don't go every six months. So yeah, we're gonna be going to the dentist and of course We're gonna be looking at a lot of great vocabulary related to teeth and all that crazy stuff dentist do yes, and we'll also learn some really interesting phrases um so Marco Let's get started with our vocabulary preview vocabulary preview Okay, I'm vocabulary preview today. We have two words. Let's take a look at the first one tooth ache tooth ache tooth ache tooth ache Okay, so we've seen before this uh This ending ache right right? Right it means it hurts exactly. So again a tooth ache would be a hurting tooth Not hurting tooth. Yes, we can also say stomach ache. Mm-hmm. Head ache. Yep pretty much everything can ache ache Okay, so our next word x-ray x-ray x-ray x-hyphen r-a-y okay pretty easy word So when you go to the doctor many times you'll get an x-ray. It is a picture of your bones. Right. So that's an X-ray. Alright, well we're going to hear both of these words in the dialogue. So why don't we listen as Gary visits his dentist? Hey Gary, great to see you again. Please have a seat. So tell me what seems to be the problem. Thanks Doc. I've got a really bad toothache. I can't eat anything and look my face is all swollen. I think it might be my wisdom teeth. Well, let's have a look. Open wide. Hmm, this doesn't look good. Well, it looks like you have a cavity and your crown is loose. So? We'll need to put in a filling before it gets any worse. And the crown probably needs to be refitted. I'm going to order some X-rays. Is it going to hurt? No, not at all. Just lay back and relax. Okay, spit. Okay, that always happens. The dentist says, "No, it's not going to hurt. Don't worry about it." But it always hurts much more than he says. Exactly. So in this dialogue, we saw some interesting words when the dentist was describing what problems Gary had. Yes. So why don't we look at those now in language takeaway? Language takeaway. All right, let's take a look at our first word. So, Gary said that his face was all swollen. Swollen. Swollen. Swollen. So swollen is an adjective, right Marco? Right. So his face is or was swollen. It was bigger. Yeah, his face was bigger than normal. Yes. Often when you hurt yourself, that part of your body becomes swollen. Swollen, right? So you have to put some ice on it usually and then the swelling will go down. And that's the now, the swelling. Right. The swelling. And well, the verb "to swell." All right, three words for the price of one. So let's listen to some examples of how we would use the swelling, swollen, and to swell. Example one. My nose is swollen. It's the size of a football. Example two. Put some ice on your foot and the swelling will go down. Example three. I got bitten by a spider and my hand is swelling up. All right. So Gary's face was swollen and he thought that it was his wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth. Okay. So this is interesting. Wisdom is like wise. Yeah, knowledge. So these teeth, they're not knowledgeable, but they're called wisdom teeth. They're the teeth that grow last in your mouth, right? Right. They are the last teeth at the very end of your mouth. Yes. And usually you get them when you're about 20. And since they come out at this age, sometimes they interfere. They hurt a little bit. So you have to get them taken out. Yes. All right. Wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth. Okay. Now for our next word and something that we all got as children, cavity. A cavity. A cavity. A cavity. It's a hole in your tooth. A hole in your tooth. And it's caused by too much sugar. Too much sugar, right? Or not brushing your teeth enough. Yeah. So that's why everyone had it. I think as children, cavities. I never had a cavity. Really? Yeah. Wow. Didn't have much sugar. I guess that was a bit of a health net when I was a kid. No, no. I wasn't. My mom was. No, I guess not. All right. But enough about my eating habits, let's talk about our next word. Crown. Crown. Crown. So a crown. This is interesting. We're not talking kings and queens. Right. That's the first thing that comes to mind, right? Yeah. No. A crown is actually the visible part of your teeth. Okay. So there's one part of your tooth that's inside that you can't see, right? That's called the root. Yes. So when he said your crown is loose, what's he talking really about the actual tooth? So sometimes people will lose a tooth or have a really bad cavity. So the dentist needs to make a new crown or a new visible part of the tooth for you. So sometimes it'll be made of gold or porcelain. Porcelain, exactly. So a crown. It's like a really, really, really big filling. A crown. So his crown needed to be refitted or put back into place. Yes. Now our final word, a filling. Filling. A filling. So I just said this word previously. Now when you have a cavity, you need to fill it in. Right. You need to fill it with something. Yes. It's usually some sort of paste. And it gets really hard. And it gets like your tooth. Exactly. So then it covers up this cavity. Filling. A filling. I have many fillings. I wasn't very healthy as a kid. All right. Not a good toothbrush or. Exactly. So why don't we listen to this dialogue again and then we'll come back and talk a little bit about some of the interesting phrases that the doctor used. Please have a seat. Thanks Doc. I can't eat anything and look, my face is also all in. Open wide. This doesn't look good. Is it going to hurt? No, not at all. Okay, spit. Well, the dentist used three really interesting phrases and I want to look at the first one. What seems to be the problem? Okay. Very easy little sentence to ask somebody what's wrong. Exactly. Right. And I mean, these are small easy words, but when you put them together, they sound really natural and really fluent. So if you ask somebody what seems to be the problem, it's very polite. Yep. And it's a very good way of asking what's wrong. Yes. All right. Our next phrase also made up of simple words. Let's have a look. Let's have a look. Let's have a look. So this is a phrase that maybe your mechanic or your dentist or your doctor will say or anyone. Right. Let's have a look. Let's look at it and see what the problem is. Okay. Let's have a look. Okay. And our final phrase, it doesn't look good. It doesn't look good. So I can use this phrase for an object, right? Yeah. Like this house doesn't look good. Yes. But here it's used a little bit differently. So why don't we listen to some examples to help us understand the meaning? Example one. John told me it doesn't look good for me. I probably won't get the job. Example two. It doesn't look good for Michael Jackson. He's in a lot of debt. Example three. You know, the economy doesn't look very good. Okay. So in the examples, we can see that they are using it for the situation. Yeah. It looks maybe problematic. Yeah. So when you say it doesn't look good, you basically mean there are going to be problems. All right. Yeah. Okay. So great phrases, great words. Let's listen to our Gary at the dentist one more time. And then we'll come back and talk a little bit more. Please have a seat. Things Doc, I've got a really bad toothache. I can't eat anything and look, my face is all swollen. Open wide. (cow mooing) (cow mooing) Hmm, this doesn't look good. Oh. (cow mooing) Is it going to hurt? No, not at all. (cow mooing) (cow mooing) Okay, spit. Well, Marco, speaking of dentists, have you ever had an experience like this where you spat out a tooth of a dentist? Well, nothing so serious as this, but actually recently when I was in Cambodia. All right, you called us to in Cambodia. Yeah. Well, our taxi driver offered us to have some local food. And he said, "Well, we're going to have dog." So that was interesting. Actually, it wasn't that bad. It was pretty good, but if you get around the fact that it's a dog. So what does this have to do with your teeth? I was eating it and I bit a bone that was hidden. And I chipped my tooth. So you broke part of your tooth? Yeah, like half of it. Which I had already chipped before. So I had to go to the dentist. And so the dentist created a new crown with not with gold or porcelain, actually with a paste. Oh. And then it becomes hard and it just looks normal. It doesn't even look like I have a fake crown, so to say. But dentists can be really expensive. So how much did this cost? Well, this was for the bargain price of $10. $10? $10. That's how much it cost. So we should all go to Cambodia for dentistry. But yeah, because actually, he was pretty good. He looked really young, though. I was kind of scared because when he walked in, he looked like he was 19. But I asked him his aging. He was like 30. OK. Well, you're very trusting. Yeah. So I imagine that you guys maybe have some dental experiences. So why don't you come to our website and tell us all about it? Yeah. Visit us at EnglishPod.com. And you can find lots more resources for learning English there. Well, guys, thanks for listening. Bye. [MUSIC PLAYING] Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another lesson with us here at EnglishPod. My name is Marco. And I'm Erica. And today we're going back to school. That's right. We're talking about my least favorite subject. That would be math. That's right. OK. So we're going to be talking about math. Now, I know that many of you, of course, know math. Right. But do you know the operations in English? Many people find it hard to find the right words to talk about math in English. Right? So that's what we're going to be looking at today. And we'll also look at some names that you can call people who are really, really, really smart. And then we'll come back and look at those math words. [MUSIC PLAYING] All right, children. Let's review. Tommy, pay attention. Sorry, Miss Cadillac. OK, Crystal. Now tell me. What's 4 plus 11? 15. Miss Cadillac always has Crystal. She's such a teacher's pet. OK. And what about 56 and minus 60? Negative 4. Very good. 12 times 12? Very good. So good. 1, 24. 0 divided by 1? 0. How did you know that? OK, smarty pants. The square root of 2. It's you not going to get that one do it all. 1.4, 1.4, 2.1, 5. [MUSIC PLAYING] All right, so that's one smart little girl, huh? Yeah, pretty smart, actually smarter than me. All right, so let's take a look at some of those words that the teacher used to ask her about certain operations in language takeaway. Language takeaway. OK, so like we said, you guys know how to do math. And you know the words in your language. But maybe in English, it's a little bit harder to find the right words. So let's look at those now. OK, so let's look at the first question that she asked. What's 4 plus 11? 4 plus 11. OK, plus. Plus. All right, so 4 plus 11, Erica is-- Let me take a look at here. 15. 15, OK, so we are adding, right? Yes. So that's how you would say, let's go with an easy one. 2 plus 2, 4, 4, right? Or 5 plus 5. 10. 10, OK. You're really testing my skills. So that's how you would add numbers. Now what about taking away numbers? OK, so taking away or subtracting. All right, let's test you again. In the dialogue, she said 56 minus 60. 56 minus 60 equals negative 4. OK, minus. So that's negative, right? Minus. So-- and of course, if you have 56 apples and you take away 60, you are left with-- negative 4-- negative 4. Well, actually, you're left with 0 apples. Exactly. Now that answer is also interesting, negative 4. Negative 4. That means minus 4, right? 4 less than 0. 4 less than 0. Very good. Negative 4. OK, so now for our next operation. 12 times 12. 12 times 12. 12 times 12. No, Marco, don't ask me the answer. All right, 12 times 12 equals 144. Now that's multiplying. Right, for multiplication. Multiplication. OK, so this time's part, it's very easy to remember because, for example, 4 times 4. You can just say 4, the number 4, and you add it, right? 4 times. 4 times 4 plus 4 plus 4 plus 4. Right, so times times. Now the opposite of times. All right, the opposite of multiplication is division. Division. OK, so in our dialogue, the teacher said 0 divided by 1. 0 divided by 1. 0 divided by 1. Any number divided by 0 is 0. All right, so let's give another example. 15 divided by 3. All right, so 15 divided by 3 equals 5. 5. Exactly. So divided by. 5 divided by. Very good. So after division, the teacher was very impressed, and now she asks a very hard mathematical operation, especially for a girl at this age. The square root of square root. So let's give some examples to show what is the square root. OK, so if I ask you the square root of 9. 3. 3, right? So let's give the square root of 4. 2. 2. OK, so now one more. The square root of 16. 4. 4. OK, so you notice the pattern, right? And I'm sure everyone knows this in their own language, how you would get a square root. Exactly. So this language is pretty simple. You all know it in your own language, but let's hear it again in English one more time with the dialogue. Alright, children, let's review. OK, Crystal, now tell me. What's 4? Plus 11. 15. OK, and what about 56 minus 60? Negative 4. Very good. 12 times 12. Very good. Suck up. 144. 0 divided by 1. 0. OK, smarty pants. But you're not going to get that one. Do it all. Um, um, 1.4. 1.4. 2.1.5. OK, so we understand the math. We understand the mathematical operations that we saw here very easy. But now there was another little kid in there who was very, I think, envious or jealous. Yeah, Tommy. Tommy, right? Mm-hmm. So he called her a couple of different names. Well, let's look at those now in Fluency Builder. Fluency Builder. Okay, so the first one that he called Crystal, the little girl, he called her a Teacher's Pet. Teacher's Pet. Teacher's Pet. Teacher's Pet. Teacher's Pet. So, Erika, what exactly is a Teacher's Pet? It is the favorite student the teacher has in that class. Alright, so it's always a student that's helping the teacher. Yeah, the smartest student. Yeah, the teacher's pet. Yeah, and it has a negative meaning in English. Yeah, I wouldn't say that it's a good thing to be the Teacher's Pet. Like the teacher thinks it's good. Yeah. But all of the friends and the classmates, they think it's bad. Yeah, exactly. Teacher's Pet. And similar to Teacher's Pet is a suck up. Suck up. Suck up. Suck up. Again, suck up. What is this? What is a suck up? A suck up is a person who tries really, really hard to make the teacher like him. Okay, now we can also use it outside of the classroom, right? Yeah, at work, maybe. Okay, there is always at work. There is always one person who is the suck up, right? Yes. Now, again, this has a negative meaning in English. Yeah, I guess in the workplace, the rest of your colleagues don't really like that person who is considered to be the suck up, who is always trying to please the boss. Exactly. All right. All right, so the teacher calls Crystal a Smarty Pants. Smarty Pants. Smarty Pants. Okay, so this is also a little name calling, right? So what is a Smarty Pants? Somebody who is too smart. Too smart. Who tries too hard to be smart. Now, this is only for little kids, right? I wouldn't call you a Smarty Pants. No, it's definitely for children. Adults don't say this. Unless maybe you are joking or having fun with someone. Yeah, but if you say it, you are suggesting that you're being like a child. Right. Okay, Smarty Pants. And our last one, and this is also a very good phrase and a way to describe someone. Know it all. Know it all. Know it all. I know it all. Sometimes you say Mr. Know it all, right? Yeah, that's right. Okay, so what is a Know it all? Somebody who tries to show everyone that they know it all. They know everything. Yeah, they're so smart. They have the answers, everything. But they really, really try and show everyone that they know everything. These people can be sometimes a little bit irritating, right? Yeah, very, very annoying. Knowing. All right, so it's not a good thing to be a Know it all all the time. Yeah, actually all of these phrases are not good things to be. Okay, so let's listen to our dialogue one more time and then we're going to come back and Eric is going to tell us how much she hates math. All right, children. Let's review. Okay, Crystal. Now, tell me. What's four plus 11? 15. Miss Cadillac always asks Crystal. Okay, and what about 56 minus 60? Negative four. Very good. 12 times 12? Very good. So good. 144. Zero divided by one? Zero. Okay, Smarty Pants. The square root of two. Do it all. 1.4, 1.4, 2.1.5. All right, so, Erica, you were telling me that you hated math or you still do? Well, yes. I really do hate math and even doing a simple, you know, like 16 plus 32 is too hard for me. So you were never really that type of person that's good with numbers? No, I'm terrible with numbers. I can't even remember my own phone number. Really? That's true. Like, I really, if someone asked me for my phone number, I have to look on my phone in the address book to find it. Well, yeah, sometimes numbers can be difficult. I kind of liked math when I was younger. It's just made sense. Well, I guess there's a reason why I'm an English teacher and I'm a math teacher. And I was actually not very good at language. But here you are. Exactly. Well, I mean in Spanish, I'd like grammar, not very good at all those rules. Yeah, but you're pretty good at English. Oh, that's all right, that's all right. What about you guys? Tell us what your favorite subject or your least favorite subject in school was. What about you? Do you have any favorite subject? Don't did you have a favorite subject? History. Yeah. Okay. I liked chemistry for a while. Oh, God. Chemistry involves numbers. Well, a little bit, but it was interesting as well. Come to the website, everyone, EnglishPod.com. And you can find lots of other resources there. And also be sure to check out our activity stream where you can answer and ask very quick questions depending on your level. So you can choose if you're an elementary student, then you would be talking to other elementary's. That's right. Well, thanks for downloading this lesson and until next time. Goodbye. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another great lesson here with us at EnglishPod. My name is Marco. And I'm Erica. And today we're going to be in one of my favorite sporting events, which is. F1? F1 racing. All right. So yeah, we're going to be talking about racing, specifically F1, which is a very popular sport all over the world. Yeah, I think maybe it's like number two in popularity after soccer. Yeah, I think so. I have no numbers to back that up. Well, they do travel everywhere. They have races all over the world and just people love it. Well, it is kind of a cool thing. It will. Going 300 kilometers per hour in a car is pretty cool. All right. So let's not delay this any longer. Let's listen to our dialogue for the first time. Welcome back racing fans. My name is Rick Fields. And as always, I'm joined by my partner in crime, Bob Copeland. We're in the last stretch of this very exciting race. And Kimmy Rikonen is leading the pack with only four laps to go. They're heading to turn three and Lewis Hamilton tries to pass Rikonen. It's a close one and oh no! Hamilton hits the wall. He came into fast. Jammed on the brakes and spun out. We have yellow flag and the pace car is making its way out of the track. The cleanup crew is towing the heavily damaged car and the green flag drops. Rikonen is still in the lead with only two laps to go. Smoke is coming out of his car. He seems to be having engine trouble. He makes his way out of the pit. And for none, no one else will take the lead. How unlucky for Rikonen and this race is over, ladies and gentlemen. Alonzo takes the checkered flag. What an exciting race. I always love a good crash when it comes to car races. I think many people go to races expecting to see a crash. They don't want to see people getting hurt. No, but a little bit of. The emotion of just car crashes and. Yeah, a little explosion here and there. Alright, so now we saw some really exciting language related to racing. So why don't we look at that now in language takeaway? Language takeaway. Alright, so we were talking about that crash and I think what led to the crash was the driver jammed on the brakes. Right, he jammed on the brakes. To jam on the brakes. Okay, now if I jam on the brakes. You push the brakes really, really hard and really quickly and really suddenly. Right, so you jam on the brakes and you stop very quickly. So Lewis Hamilton jammed on the brakes and consequently spun out. To spin out. Okay, in the present it would be spin out. Spin out. Okay, so imagine yourselves driving your car on a very wet road. And then you jam on the brakes. Right, so then the car you kind of lose control of the car and it starts to spin. It goes in circles. That would be to spin out. This has actually happened to me more than once. Really? Yeah. Were you okay? Yeah, I was fine, I was fine. Okay, so the car spun out. Now in racing you always see this really cool car come out and be of head of everyone when there's an accident. Right, that's called the pace car. The pace car. Pace car. Now why is it called the pace car? Because it sets the pace. Okay, the pace or the speed. The pace mean speed. Uh huh. So this car comes out and no other car can pass it. Everyone must go at the same speed. Right, the pace car. The pace car. Alright, so after there's an accident the cleanup crew must come out. Okay, cleanup crew. Clean up crew. Alright, so crew, this is an interesting word. Mmm hmm. When we talk about a crew, we talk about a group of people who work together. Okay. But for example in an office can I have a crew? Not really. Not commonly right? Yeah, it's people who work together and they use their hands to work. They do manual labor. Okay, so I can say for example a construction crew. That's right. Or maybe the ground crew. with the airport. - Okay. - Or the flight crew. - Also at the airport. - All right. - Well, in the airplane. - So that's a crew. - So clean up crew. - Clean up crew. Now, they came out to take that car away, that broken or damaged vehicle. So they were towing it. - Toe. - Okay, the verb to toe. - To toe. - So what does it mean when you toe something? Or you toe a car? - You pull something behind you. So if you're a truck, that might pull a car behind you. That's a toe truck. - A toe truck. Now this happens commonly if you park your vehicle where you are not supposed to. - That's right. And your car will get towed. - Your car gets towed. Very good. All right, so we saw five really great words related to racing. And now why don't we listen to our dialogue again? And then we'll look at some other interesting phrases. (upbeat music) - Welcome back race fans. - We're in the last stretch of this very exciting race. And Kimmy Rikonin is leading the pack with only four laps to go. They're heading to turn three and Lewis Hamilton tries to pass Rikonin. It's a close one and oh no, Hamilton hits the wall. - He came in too fast, jammed on the brakes and spun out. We have a yellow flag and the pace car is making its way onto the track. - The cleanup crew is towing the heavily damaged car and the green flag drops. Rikonin is still in the lead with only two laps to go. - Smoke is coming out of his car. He makes his way into the pit and Fernando Alonso takes the lead. - How unlucky for Rikonin. And this race is over, ladies and gentlemen. Alonso takes the checkered flag. - Okay, so now we're back. And I think it's time for us to take a look at some phrases in Fluency Builder. - Fluency Builder. - Well, even though we're talking about F1 racing, a lot of the language can be used in many different situations. So let's look at some of those phrases now. When Rikfields introduced his co-host, he said, "My partner in crime." - Partner in crime. - Partner in crime. - Now, it's not that they're actually committing a crime. - No, they're not actually bank robbers. - But it's a very common and friendly way of saying, "My good friend or my. " - The person I do everything with. - Ride my coworker for that, boy. - But a coworker who's a really, really good friend, you spend a lot of time with. - Okay, so that's your partner in crime. It's just a metaphor, right? So partner in crime. Now, what about the next phrase? - The last stretch. - The last stretch. - Last stretch. - Okay, before we explain this word, let's listen to some examples and then we'll come back and talk about it. - Example one. We have finally in the last stretch of a very long week. I can't wait to go home. - Example two. - He's in the last stretch of his college years and soon he'll graduate. - Okay, so I understand that to mean like the final length of time, right? The last or final moments before an ending. - All right, so the last stretch. - The last stretch. - Now when you're on the last stretch, you just have a few minutes to go. - To go. - Yeah, to go. Now this preposition two and the verb go is very easy, right? - Right. - But if you say five minutes to go, what does that mean? - Five minutes left. - Left. - Yeah. - It doesn't mean it's five minutes to actually leave, right? - Right. No, it means you must complete five minutes before you can be finished. - Okay. - So it's not about exiting. - Right, I have five days to go before I go on vacation. - So it's not about you actually going on the vacation. It's about you passing those five days. Can you give us another example? - How about we have 45 minutes to go before the end of the day? - That's right. So to go, left. - Exactly, to go. All right, now let's take a look at our last phrase. Close one. - A close one. - A close one. - All right, another interesting phrase made up of simple words. So let's listen to some examples to help us understand it. - Example one. - That was a close one. The teacher almost caught me cheating. Example two. - It's a close one. We are tied and the game is almost over. - Example three. - My girlfriend almost found the presence I hit under the bed. It was a close one. - Okay, so a close one, it means a situation that is almost dangerous, but wasn't. - Yeah. - Exactly. That was a close one. - Mm-hmm. - Okay, so very good phrases. I think we can take a lot from this and apply it outside of F1, right? - Yeah. - All right, so let's listen to the dialogue for the last time and then we'll come back and talk about this great sport. (upbeat music) - Welcome back, racing fans. My name is Rick Field and as always, I'm joined by my partner in crime, Bob Cobland. - We're in the last stretch of this very exciting race and Kimmy Rikonin is leading the pack with only four laps to go. - He came into fast, jammed on the brakes and spun out. He makes his way out of the pit and for none, no one else will take the lead. - How unlucky for Rikonin and this race is over ladies and gentlemen, Alonzo takes the checkered flag. (upbeat music) - All right, so F1 racing, Erica, do you like it, do you watch it? - Yeah, F1's pretty neat. Cars that drive fast, that's pretty interesting. - Well for some people it isn't right, like why do I want to go to a race and just see fast cars? - Okay, I would never go to a race but I think it's, I would maybe watch the highlights on TV. - Well actually this year it's really exciting because again we're gonna have a night race. I think it's in Malaysia or somewhere in Asia that they're gonna race at night. So that's pretty special, huh? - Well, it's like harder to see and you're going really fast, you're legend. - All right, so I hear you're going to the F1 this year. - Yes, this year I'm gonna go to the Shanghai Circuit to watch the F1 race so I'm really excited about that. I haven't ever been to one so it should be fun. - All right, well I hope you get to see some interesting things like car crashes and pace cars. - Yeah, yeah. - What about you guys, our listeners, are you fans of F1? Have you ever been to an F1 race? - Exactly, send us your questions and comments and also your stories. I think we have listeners from all over the world. We have a lot of listeners in Brazil and I know that there is a grand prix there. So tell us how did it go, do you like it? - You can visit us at englishpod.com where Marco and I are around to answer your questions. - All right, any Canadian race car drivers? - Oh, yeah, there was one recently. Someone, some, something. - All right, maybe their users know which one is the Canadian. So we'll see you guys there. - Thanks for listening. - Bye. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Hello everyone, welcome back to English. Pod, my name is Marco. - And I'm Erica. - And today we're bringing you again our romantic dramatic suspense series. I'm sorry, I love you part seven. - So we're gonna find out what's happening with Steven and Veronica. - Right, in the last episode, Veronica was at the doctors. She was pregnant. - But then the doctor told her it was a lie and he made it up and she wasn't even pregnant. - Exactly. So now let's see what Veronica and Steven are gonna say to each other. Maybe they will break up. - I don't know, I don't think so. But let's listen. (upbeat music) - Thank God you showed up when you did. - He's insane. Do you think we should call the police? - No, don't worry about it. I'll call my friend and have him take care of it. I can't believe he was talking to you all these years. What a nut job. - I know. Well, he said I'm not pregnant. I'm sorry if I got you all worked up over nothing. I want you to know that I didn't do it on purpose. - Don't apologize. From the moment I met you, not a day has gone by when I haven't thought of you. And now that I'm with you again, I'm just, I'm just scared Veronica. The closer I get to you, the worse it gets. The thought of not being with you. I mean, I just can't handle it. We were made for each other Veronica. You're my everything, my soulmate. What can I do? - Just hold me. I'll always be here for you no matter what. And together, we can tackle whatever life throws at us. I believe in us, Steven. - I'm so happy. I'm happy to hear that. I know we belong together. I love you so much. Ah, it was such a romantic moment and now what happened? Somebody got shot. Oh my God. I don't know. This is like so big. I can't believe this is happening. Well, it's a very intense drama, but we saw some great words and a lot of great phrases in there when Stephen was telling her all these beautiful words, right? That's right. So why don't we look at some of these words now in language takeaway? Language takeaway. Veronica was glad or wish she was very happy that Stephen showed up. That's right. Showed up. So to show up. Right. To come to a place. Okay, or to arrive. That's right. So let's listen to some examples of how we can use show up in different contexts. Example 1. We were waiting for you like an hour and you never showed up. Example 2. I didn't invite him to the party. Just simply showed up. I invited. Example 3. After months of being lost, my dog finally showed up with a family. All right. So I think it's pretty clear now the verb show up. And I think this verb is a little bit informal, isn't it? Yes, you wouldn't really tell your boss, hey, I'm waiting for you to show up. Yeah, yeah, it's a bit too informal. As you know, the doctor, he was stalking Veronica. That's right. So that's our next word. Stock. To stock somebody. S-T-A-L-K. Okay, stock. Now this isn't a good thing, right? No, this is bad. So what happens when you stalk someone? You follow them secretly for a long time. And then maybe you watch them and. Yeah, like you're standing outside their window, watching them get on dress or something. Okay, so many famous people have stalkers, right? Yeah, which is the noun. The noun form, except. So if I am stalking somebody, I am considered to be a stalker. Yes, so to stock. So don't do this. So Steven, describe this stalker as a nut job. A nut job. A nut job. A nut job. Okay, very, very informal and it doesn't really mean anything literally, but it's crazy. Yes, it means a crazy person. A crazy person. What a nut job. He's a nut job. Okay, so would you really call this to someone like to their face? No, no, definitely not. It's definitely in polite. Right, you can't say to someone, "Oh, you're a nut job." Yeah, but it's not a swear word. No, but it's a little bit insulting, right? That's right. It's saying you're crazy. Yeah. But stronger. He was a nut job. He was stalking her and she apologized to Steven for getting him worked up. Worked up. So, work up. To be worked up. When you get worked up, what happens? You get really emotional and usually angry or sad or upset, but a negative emotion. Okay, so you got worked up. So it's always used with the verb to get. So to get worked up. Okay, you get worked up. You got worked up. Okay, very good. And, well, Steven got worked up over nothing, but he didn't mind. He said she is his love and he called her his soulmate. His soulmate. Soulmate. That's right, a very romantic word, meaning the perfect person for you. Right, your other half. Yes. Okay, so your soulmate is that perfect compliment for you. And it's usually romantic, right? Usually romantic, but sometimes you might use it with your very, very, very best friend. Okay, because you understand each other. Yeah, you know what the other one's thinking. You're the perfect fit together. Okay, soulmate. Very good. Well, we've seen some really interesting words, so why don't we listen to a dialogue again? And then we'll come back and look at some of the phrases that were used. Thank God you showed up when you did. He's insane. No, don't worry about it. What a nut job. I know. Don't apologize. And now that I'm with you again, I'm just scared, Veronica. We were made for each other, Veronica. What can I do? Just hold me. I'll always be here for you, no matter what. I believe in us, Stephen. I'm so happy to hear that. I love you so much. That was a little bit more clear this time, but now I want to look at some phrases in the dialogue and see how they can be put together. Putting it together. So Veronica apologized to Stephen for getting him worked up over nothing. Over nothing. Over nothing. Now it's the complete sentence. I'm sorry for getting you worked up over nothing. So over nothing means for no reason, right? Right, exactly. So why don't we listen to some other examples of how we can use over nothing? Example one. You always get angry over nothing. You have such a bad temper. Example two. I called the police last night over nothing. I thought I had a thief in my house. Example three. Let's not fight over nothing. Let's just have dinner and peace. Okay, so we see you can use many different verbs together with over nothing. So get excited over nothing, get angry over nothing, get upset over nothing. Exactly. Very good. So over nothing. And out for our next phrase. So when Stephen was telling Veronica how much he loved her, he told her, "Not a day has gone by when I haven't thought of you." So not a day has gone by? So that part of the sentence, not a day has gone by. What does he mean by that? He means basically every day I think of you. There hasn't been a moment that I haven't thought of you. Now how can we change it a little bit? What can we change within this phrase? Well, you can put in different times. So not a day has gone by. Not an hour has gone by. Not a moment has gone by. Not a month, not a year. Exactly. Okay, so you can use different times in that phrase. But an important thing is that the compliment is always negative, right? That's right. So it's always followed by a negative. Not a day has gone by that I haven't wished you were here. Okay, so it's followed by a negative. That's right. Maybe one more. Not a second has gone by that I haven't missed you. Okay, very good examples. Very romantic. Oh, Marco. All right. And now our last phrase, he told her, I'll always be here for you, no matter what. No matter what. No matter what. No matter what. Well, regardless of, or, you know, nothing's going to stop me. Okay, so if I want to get that job, I'm going to get it no matter what. So nothing's going to stop you. Now, we can change the WH word of what at the end, right? Yeah. Other ones. Exactly. So no matter where. No matter where you are, I will find you. Yeah. No matter when. No matter when your birthday is, I will be there. That's right. You can see how you can use different WH words here. Okay, very good. And it's a very common phrase, right? Yeah. No matter what. No matter where. No matter when. No matter why. No matter how. Yeah, no matter how. Okay, so those were some really great phrases. And I think you can play with them a little bit, change some things, and then you can use them in your everyday life. That's right. But why don't we hear them again one more time in context with the dialogue? He's insane. What a nut job. I know. Don't apologize. And now that I'm with you again, I'm just. I'm just scared Veronica. You're my. Everything, my soulmate, what can I do? Just hold me. I love you so much. [Music] Okay, Erica, so who do you think got shot? I don't know, but I'm starting to think this story is becoming a soap opera. [Laughs] Well, it certainly is, and what do you guys think happened? Or who do you think got shot? Who did the shooting? Who shot who? Maybe. Wasn't even a gunshot! Maybe it was just the car. The tire could have popped. I don't know. So, well, come to our website, tell us what you think happens, or what you would like to happen. Because I know many people, I are expecting a little bit more romance, maybe, unless it's drama. But if you have any questions about the language in this lesson, please visit the website at englishpod.com. Exactly, Erica and I are always there to answer your questions, and well, anything you guys need. Anything? Anything. Thanks for listening to this lesson, and until next time. Goodbye. [Music] Hello, everyone. And I'm Erica. And today we're bringing you an advanced lesson for all of our advanced learners out there. That's right, and in this lesson, we're visiting a history class. Yes, we're going to be talking about a very interesting topic that's known around the world, which is International Workers Day. That's right. And we're going to learn a little bit about the history of the Workers Movement in the United States. Right, but we're also going to be taking a look at some great words. And of course, a little bit more advanced or complicated structures. That's right. So, I guess without further ado, we can get started with the dialogue. [Music] All right, everyone, settle down. Let's get started. As you know, an important aspect of becoming a good citizen is understanding the genesis of our legal system. It's not enough to simply memorize our laws. It's necessary that we can't be hen, why, and how they were formed. This brings me to our topic for today. Does anyone know what we celebrate on May 1st? Synchro de Mayo. [Laughter] No, that's. that's May 5th in Spanish, James. No wonder you're failing my Spanish class. No, May 1st is International Workers Day. Do we get it off from school, then? No. It is not considered to be a national holiday here in the US, but in other countries it is. Oh, man. In the 19th century, working conditions were appalling, with workers being forced to work 10, 12 and 14 hours a day. Support for the 8-hour work day movement was growing rapidly, despite the indifference and hostility of many union leaders. And by April 1886, 250,000 workers were involved in the May Day movement. Previous legislative attempts to improve working conditions had failed, so labor organizers took drastic measures. They passed a resolution stating that 8 hours would constitute a legal day's work. And on May 1st, 1886, the resolution took effect. Cool. Is that why we only work 8 hours now? Yes. But the happy ending came at a high price. On May 3rd, 1886, police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McCormick Reaper Works Factory, killing four and wounding many. A mass meeting was called for the next day to protest the brutality. And then what happened? Well, as we say, the rest is history. All right, so we were in a history class and we learned something new, something interesting, right? Yeah, international workers day. It's not celebrated in the US, but in many other countries it is. May 1st, a lot of people have a day off, so that's always good. Yes. All right, so why don't we take a look at some of the words that we saw in this dialogue, which were maybe a little bit different or difficult in language takeaway? Language takeaway. All right, we're just going to look at five words here and the first one. We talked about the genesis of the movement. Right, genesis. Genesis. Okay, so many of you may know that genesis is a book in the Bible, right? That's right, that's where this word comes from. It's the first book in the Bible. So it's the beginning or the origin. Origin. So that's a genesis. So the genesis of our legal system, you would say. Right, or the genesis of this problem. So it's the origin. Yeah, it's a little bit of a formal word, isn't it? Yeah, I guess maybe you can say the origin or the beginning. Yeah, but maybe in an academic setting, you can talk about the genesis. Yes. Very good. All right, what do we have next? Well, one of the reasons why the workers movement got started was because of the appalling working conditions. Uh-huh, appalling. Appalling. If something is appalling. It's shockingly bad. It's very, very bad. Yeah. So now if something is appalling, like the working conditions were appalling. That's right. You would feel appalled. Exactly. I'm appalled that your behavior. Okay, so it's almost like you are disgusted. Yeah, that's right. Very, very strong word. Yeah, very strong. Okay, okay. So the working conditions were appalling and people were setting up this movement. Mm-hmm. Right? But what happened? They met some hostility. Hostility. Hostility. Hostility from the police, right? That's right. So what is hostility? Hostility is the state of receiving an unfriendly reaction. Okay. They acted in a very unfriendly way and it also suggests a hint of violence. Okay. Yeah, yeah. If somebody is hostile, they can maybe be aggressive and maybe to a point violent. That's right. Okay. So a hostile person. Yeah, or a hostile environment, dangerous environment. Okay. Hostility, hostile. Very good. Yeah. Now because of these appalling working conditions, the labor movement decided to take drastic measures. Drastic measures. Yeah, drastic measures. This is a really wonderful phrase. And I think it would help us to listen to a few examples of this phrase in use. Example one. The president was faced with some difficult decisions and was forced to take drastic measures to solve the crisis. Example two. The police took very drastic measures to control the protesters outside the government palace. So we understand drastic measures as extreme actions or decisions, right? Yeah, exactly. I think there's a saying that says, "Despite times call for drastic measures." No, desperate times call for desperate measures. Well, okay. But it goes around there somewhere, right? Something like that. So if you really have an emergency, you need to do something drastic. You have to take drastic measures or you can even say take drastic action. Okay. Very good. The protests ended in violence. People started to get angry because of the brutality the police showed. Okay. Brutality. Brutality. So again, maybe brutality and hostility are maybe similar, right? A little bit similar. So brutality is the state of being harsh or very forceful. Okay. So brutality. Now, we also use the word brutal. Right. So that means harsh or very forceful. Now, sometimes we can use that word but not in a harsh or forceful way, right? Yeah. And it's quite, yeah. I might say something like, "Oh my God, that test was brutal." Uh-huh. It was brutal over. So it was really hard, really difficult. Right. So that's what you're saying with this word that it's very hard or it was very intense. Yeah. Maybe one more example. Okay. So for example, I can say, "Oh, I went for a run today and it was brutal. So tired." So it was really difficult. Yeah. And Marco, is this something that's used by everyone? That phrase, brutal, using in that context would be for younger people maybe. Not really, you wouldn't really hear older people using it. So it's a little bit slangy. Yeah. Okay. All right. Great. Great. So those are five interesting vocabulary words. As Marco mentioned, we want to look at some more difficult structures now in fluency builder. Fluency builder. Okay. So we have some phrases that we saw in this dialogue. And well, let's start with the first one. Well, the teacher opens his discussion by talking about how an understanding of the legal system is an important aspect of being a good citizen. Okay. An important aspect. An important aspect. So well, maybe we know the word important, right? So what's his aspect? A part of something, an important part of something. Okay. So the teacher started with an important aspect of and then specify the idea or what part it belongs to. Right. So it usually follows this form. Noun is an important aspect of noun. Okay. So for example, quality control is an important aspect of keeping customers happy. Okay. Perfect. A part of. - The aspect sounds a little bit more formal or just a lot more intelligent, right? - Yeah, professional. And actually, it's a wonderful way of setting up your idea. - So the teacher said that it's an important aspect of understanding the legal system was understanding its origins or its genesis. And then she moved on and said that it's not enough to simply memorize laws. - That's right, it's not enough to simply do something. - Okay, so the beginning of this sentence, it is not enough to simply something. By starting a sentence like this, you are indicating that more is required, right? - So here, it's not enough to simply memorize the laws. We're saying that most people just memorize the laws, but they need to go further. - And understand them. - Exactly. - Another example would be, it's not enough to simply pass your exams. You must get good grades as well. - Right, or maybe in a business context. It's not enough to simply satisfy your customers. You must impress them. - Okay, very good. So that's a very good way of starting out this idea of more is required. - That's right, more is required. - All right. - All right, well, I wanna move on to one final point here. I found this sentence to be really, really interesting. They passed a resolution stating that eight hours would constitute a legal day's work. - Okay, so why is this interesting? - Well, I found that, you know, there's two verbs going on here. They passed a resolution that eight hours would constitute a legal day's work. So we've got two verb times going on here at the same time. And I'm wondering about this one would. - Okay, so what's happening here? Obviously this happened in the past, it's like about a hundred years ago, right? - Right, so the resolution was passed a hundred years ago. - Right, so this is going on in the past. - Right. - But there was a future action that was going to happen in consequence of this. - Right, so the rest of the time, the resolution stated that eight hours would constitute. So that's like the primary action was the passing of the resolution. And the result is this sort of, this event that happens in the past but is a future event to the first primary event. Does that make any sense at all? - So this is called the future in the past, right? - That's right. - Okay, so it's a grammar structure. Many of you maybe know the simple present or the future tenses, but this is a little strange one. And as we said, so maybe it's a little bit difficult to understand the grammar in general. So why don't we take a look at some more examples of how we would use this future in the past. - Example one. The president said that he would cut taxes by five percent. Example two. - I made a promise that I would not smoke anymore. Example three. Carl told me he would buy a new car. - Okay, so now I think it's clear this whole idea of the future in the past and we'll also be answering any questions on the site if you have any problems, right? - That's right. - Okay, so why don't we listen to the dialogue one more time and then we'll come back and talk about this holiday which is the International Workers' Day. (upbeat music) (audience chattering) - All right, everyone, settle down. Let's get started. It's necessary that we comprehend why and how they were formed. - Synchro de Mayo. (laughing) - No, that's May 5th in Spanish, James. No, May 1st is International Workers' Day. - Do we get it off of school then? - No, it is not considered to be a national holiday here in the US, but in other countries it is. - Oh man. - In the 19th century, working conditions were appalling with workers being forced to work 10, 12 and 14 hours a day. Support for the eight hour work day movement was growing rapidly, despite the indifference and hostility of many union leaders. They passed the resolution stating that eight hours would constitute a legal day's work. - Cool. Is that why we only work eight hours now? - Yes, but the happy ending came at a high price. - And then what happened? - Well, as we say, the rest is history. (upbeat music) - All right, so Erica, in Canada, do you celebrate this? - We do, but not on May 1st. - Oh really, when is it? - The first weekend in September. - Oh really, and why? - I am not 100% sure. (laughing) I think it's because we already have a long weekend in May, because we sell it, 'cause on the 24th of May is the Queen Victoria's birthdays. We have to celebrate that. - Oh really? - Yeah, it can have two vacations in the same month. - Oh wow. Well yeah, I mean, it's not productive, right? - Exactly, what about an Ecuador? - Yeah, we do, on May 1st, it's a holiday, and we actually have two holidays in May as well, because on the 24th, we actually celebrate the battle of Pichincha, which is one of the decisive battles for the independence of Ecuador. So we don't mind having two holidays in the same month. - Well, it sounds like Ecuador is a better holiday in Canada, so yeah. - What I do. - So yeah, on May 1st, people take vacations and our companies, usually on May 1st, will do something special for their employees. - Oh, that's kind of a nice gesture, isn't it? - Yeah, so it's like, it's workers day, so they'll set up maybe a barbecue or a trip or something like that, so that's what usually happens on May 1st. - Great, well, what about in your countries listeners? Do you celebrate May Day? - May Day. - Yeah. - May 1st, right? And if you do, we'll let us know, come to our website www.englishpod.com and leave your questions and comments there as well. - That's right, well, thanks for downloading this lesson, and until next time, bye. - Bye. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Hello, English learners, welcome back to EnglishPod. My name is Marco. - And I'm Erica. - And today we have a special lesson for our our sci-fi or science fiction fans. - Yes, and actually one special user was the inspiration for this lesson. - Right. - So Wolfgang, this one is for you. - Well, sci-fi is very popular, star trek, star wars. - Yep. - And well, there are some really interesting words that maybe you wouldn't use in real life or in normal circumstances, but you do want to understand these movies or why they say these words, right? - So we're gonna look at some sci-fi language in this lesson. But before we start, let's look at vocabulary preview. - Vocabulary preview. - And in vocabulary preview today, we have one phrase only. - That's right. Unidentified spacecraft. - Unidentified spacecraft. - Okay, so unidentified. - You don't know which one it is. - You don't know the name. - Yeah. - You don't know the identity. - Yes. - Okay. And a spacecraft. - A spacecraft is a vehicle that travels in space. - Okay. Also known as a spaceship. - That's right. Actually, this is interesting because you know the word UFO. - Yes. - That comes from. - Unidentified flying object. - Exactly. - So unidentified spacecraft and an unknown vehicle flying in space. - Right, a UFO. Have you ever seen a UFO? - No. - Oh, that's too bad. - Have you? - Of course, hasn't anyone. - All right, well, I think the people in our dialogue may or may not have seen a UFO. So why don't we take a listen? (upbeat music) (thunder rumbling) They are breaking through. Search for blasters to full power. (thunder rumbling) (thunder rumbling) (thunder rumbling) - Excellent job. Search the ship. She's gotta be in here somewhere. Bring her to me. (thunder rumbling) Lord, hey, we have a survivor here. - Where is she? Don't make me destroy you. Tell me where she is. - Not so fast. - She will no longer be your prisoner. It's time you and I settled this once and for all. - You are unwise, I think you can defeat me. You know nothing of the power of your scare side. (dramatic music) (thunder rumbling) (dramatic music) (thunder rumbling) (thunder rumbling) - We will stop you. (thunder rumbling) Lord Hector, we have an unidentified spacecraft taking off from the rear dock. They somehow manage to escape our trick-or-beam. After them! They're accelerating towards the speed of light. We lost them, sir! Okay, so a really cool Lord Hector, huh? The music and everything. Well, you may have noticed that it's similar to a certain movie out there. I don't know! I mean, seems quite original to me. But everything for educational purposes. That's right. Okay, so we saw some words that were maybe a little bit difficult, so let's take a look at these now in Language Takeaway. Language Takeaway. Well, I guess in the dialogue, the bad guys were breaking through. Breaking through. Breaking through. In the simple present, it would be to break through. Okay, break through. And what does that mean? Well, let's listen to some examples to help us find out. Example 1. After 15 minutes, the workers broke through the wall and rescued everyone from the fire. Example 2. He is such a good player. He broke through the entire defense. Example 3. They are breaking through our impenetrable wall! Run! Alright, so it's kind of like to enter by force somewhere. Yeah, to maybe break some glass and come into a room or something like that. Break through. Yeah. Alright, so Lord Heter had a fight with his enemy and he said he wants to settle this. To settle this. Settle. So what do you do when you settle something? Well, when you settle something is you end a fight or a dispute or an argument. Or an argument or a problem. Yeah, when you settle an argument, does everyone always agree? No, not always, right? Right. Sometimes you are forced to agree. Okay. Not everyone agrees, but you have no other choice. So it's a little bit different from reaching an agreement because there's usually a winner and a loser. Right, exactly. Well, now another very popular word and with Insyfy is this word "trackter beam". Tractor beam. A tractor beam. Tractor beam. Now, I'm not sure if this really exists in real life. Well, I've never heard of it. But a tractor beam in sci-fi movies is like this invisible force. Uh-huh. That grabs an object and doesn't let it escape and brings it towards another spaceship. So it's like almost like a rope that you can't see. Right. And it brings it in. So the spaceship managed to escape their tractor beam. Okay, I think that is definitely not true. Well, maybe. I don't know. But in sci-fi, you will always hear this tractor beam. Okay. Now, let's move on to our final word. The spaceship was accelerating towards the speed of light. So, accelerating. Accelerating. To accelerate. That's right. So, that means to increase speed, right? Yeah, just to go faster. To go faster. So, if you are in your car, you want to accelerate so you can pass another car. Okay. Or even when you stop at a red light and it turns green, you got to accelerate. Okay. To accelerate. Let's listen to our dialogue again and then we'll come back and take a look at some of the phrases that came up in this dialogue. They are breaking through. Such a blast. There's the full power. Excellent job. Search the ship. She's got to be in here somewhere. Bring her to me. Lauren Hater. We have a survivor here. Where is she? Not so fast. She will no longer be a prisoner. Next time you and I settled this once and for all. You are unwise to think you can defeat me. You know nothing of the power of the obscure side. We will stop you. Lauren Hater. We have an unidentified spacecraft taking off from the rear dock. They somehow managed to escape our tractor beam. After them, they're accelerating towards a speed of light. We lost them, sir. Well, great. Well, great. I think that's a little bit more clear this time. But like Marco said, I want to look at now some phrases that you might hear in a sci-fi context. Fluency Builder. The first phrase that we can take a look at, and maybe it looks a little bit strange. He said she will no longer be your prisoner. No longer be. No longer be. So what does he mean by no longer? Any more. Any more, right? So you will not be my prisoner anymore. Okay. So how would I use it in this form no longer be? You've always got to use it in the future tense. Okay. So she'll no longer be your prisoner. I will no longer be your employee. Okay. Or I can say I will no longer be your boyfriend. Okay. So it always will no longer be. It's always in the future. Okay. One more thing, Marco. Is this quite commonly used or maybe a little bit formal? I think it's a little bit formal. And it's very, I don't know, to a certain point poetic. Yeah. Which I think is why we hear it a little bit more often in sci-fi and movies. All right. So no longer be. Okay. You know nothing of. You know nothing of. So again, it's very poetic. Yeah. You don't think. Basically meaning you don't know about. You don't know about. Yeah. So again, let's take a look at how you would use it. You know nothing of and then. Science fiction. You know nothing of science fiction. Yeah. So you would use a noun afterwards. Exactly. Okay. So interesting phrases. Again, formal and probably quite often used in science fiction movies. But now you can understand when they use some of these words that maybe are a little bit difficult and very common in these types of movies. Now let's go to our last phrase. Then this one actually can be used in many different circumstances. Let's settle this once and for all. Okay. So we saw the verb. So we saw the word settle already. Now let's settle this once and for all. Mm-hmm. Once and for all. So what does that mean? Finally. That's right. Forever. Okay. So once and for all forever. So why don't we listen to some other examples of how we can use this phrase once and for all in different contexts? Example one. I'm fed up with arguing about this. Let's just settle the argument once and for all. Number two. He claims his photographs prove once and for all that UFOs do exist. Example three. I told him once and for all that I don't want to be his girlfriend anymore. Okay. So now I think it's clear we've seen a lot of words. We've seen a lot of phrases. Let's listen to our dialogue one more time. They are breaking through such oblastos to full power. Excellent job. Search the ship. Bring her to me. Lord, hey, we have a survivor here. Where is she? Not so fast. She will no longer be your prisoner. This time you and I settled this once and for all. You are unwise. I think you can defeat me. You know nothing of the power of your skier side. So we will stop you. Morning, we have an unidentified spacecraft taking off from the rear dock. After them. We lost them, sir. Okay, so are you a big sci-fi fan? I think as you can tell, no. Actually, I've seen some of the Star Wars movies, but everyone that I've watched, I've fallen asleep in the middle of. Really? Yeah, even in the movie theater, I fell asleep in the movie theater watching Star Wars. Wow, was it too boring? It was too boring. Oh, you're not really into the fantasy side. No, I just, I'm, the whole time I'm sitting there going, this cannot happen. Well, that's why it's called science fiction, right? Yes. But it is interesting to some people and well, behind Star Wars, there is a huge culture. Even some people know some of the languages or symbols that are used in it, or the names of some of the robots and models of spacecraft. Well, maybe we'll have to come up with Star Wars Pod. Exactly. Well, that's all for today, guys. I hope you enjoyed our lesson. And of course, if you have questions or comments, you can leave them in a comment section on our website, EnglishPod.com. 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