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lt's a perfect day for tidying up!
l enjoy putting the house in order when the weather is bad.
By the way, look at the mess!
We don't often get a chance to clean up together...
You're joking, right?! l hate cleaning the house!
Don't you have any better ideas, Anne?
Just a little bit of tidying-up.
Anyway, it was just an idea... And not a bad idea at that... ln my opinion!
Sorry, that idea is bad. What else do you suggest?
Personally, l enjoy doing something more exciting
than vacuuming and doing the dusting.
- Why don't we play a game? - What kind of game?
- How about playing cards?
No! l hate playing cards, it's so boring!
Let's see what's on tv...
Hmm... Cartoons, soap operas, political talk shows...
- There's nothing interesting on. - Shall we go for a walk?
l like walking in the rain.
Why don't we take a walk to the new bakery in Piccadilly?
- What do you say? - Are you crazy?! lt's raining out!
Well, you know what the traffic's like when it rains...
l certainly don't wanna get stuck in a traffic jam on a Sunday!
That happens every day
when l drive to work and when l drive back home.
Okay, okay! So... What shall we do?
lf you want, l can read your fortunes using the tarot cards.
Aren't you interested in what the future holds?
That's your favourite hobby! No, thanks, Alice!
Let's not think about the future.
l prefer the future to remain a mystery!
Well, l prefer to be prepared if something is going to happen.
- l don't like surprises... - So, sit here!
l'll tell you who you are and what your future holds!
You know what l like to do on days like this?
Nothing!
Totally relaxing doing nothing!
l agree with you, Jack. Total relaxation.
Now, that's a great idea!
... And maybe eating something nice and tasty...
Hem, Anne, why don't you
prepare us one of your lovely lunches?
No way, guys! You don't
want to go out, you hate cleaning the house,
you don't like playing games...
So in other words, you want
to do nothing while l have to cook?!?
And you know what l say? l also enjoy doing nothing!
That's what l'm going to do.
Watch out couch! Here l come!
Hello and welcome back to 'English 2day',
that live TV programme where you can learn the English language.
And in this lesson l want to do some revision on the things that people
don't like about the English language: the auxiliaries!
Now, the exercise is simple:
we're going to look at some of the auxiliaries
that we've learned up to now, what are they?
Well... we have learned 'am', 'is', 'are', 'do', 'does' and 'did'.
When do we use them?
We use them in questions!
This is the exercise.
l have here some sentences in the positive form
and l want you to make questions using these auxiliaries, ok?
So l'll give you an example,
l say 'He likes wine', you start the question with 'What', 'What...',
'He likes wine', now this is the simple present tense,
so which of those auxiliaries do we need?
'Am', 'is', 'are', 'do', 'does', or 'did'?
Simple present tense... exactly we need 'do' or 'does'.
Now l said 'He likes wine', third person, so which one?
'Does!' Exactly!
Good, so the question is 'What does he like?'.
Get the idea? Great! Let's continue, number two,
'l play tennis', 'l play tennis', 'What sport...?'
all right 'do l play?', very good...
'l play' simple present tense, we need 'do' or 'does', the subject 'l',
so 'What sport do l play?'.
Great! Next one, 'They're coming at seven o'clock',
'They're coming at seven o'clock'.
'What time...?', 'They are coming', present continuous, auxiliary?
That's it! Fantastic, 'What time are they coming?'
Alright? Present continuous, auxiliary 'to be'.
Next one, 'She went to the cinema yesterday',
'She went to the cinema',
'Where...' alright, simple past tense, what do we need?
We need 'did', so 'Where did she go?'.
Excellent! Very good, you see?
Getting better.
Next one, 'We had an ice cream after dinner',
'We had an ice cream after dinner',
'What... had we?' simple past... did! That's it!
'What did we have?',
remember that the verb 'have' always takes an auxiliary,
so 'What did we have?', great!
Next one 'She's painting the front door',
'She's painting the front door', which tense?
Present continuous,
so 'What...' third person 'is she painting?', very good.
Next one 'l was at home on Saturday', this is difficult...
'l was at home...'
remember the verb 'to be' is an exception,
'l was', is the past tense of the verb 'to be' and it doesn't take an auxiliary,
so we don't need an auxiliary, the question is 'Where... were you?',
that's difficult, 'Where were you?', the verb 'to be' no auxiliary, ok?
'They work in Paris', what's the tense?
Simple present, good 'Where... do they work?'
Excellent! And the last one 'l'm living in Florence',
'l'm living in Florence', 'Where are you living?', fantastic!
You're getting better all the time, you see?
lt's just a question of practice.
So now let's look at the screen and see those written
just to remind you once more, ok?
So, 'He likes wine', 'What does he like?',
'l play tennis', 'What sport do you play',
'They're coming at seven', 'What time are they coming?',
present continuous, 'She went to the cinema yesterday',
'Where did she go?', simple past,
'We had an ice cream after dinner', 'What did we have?',
simple past, after dinner, remember, 'have', you need the auxiliaries,
'She's painting the front door', present continuous,
'What is she painting?'.
So... that's it, keep practising with your auxiliaries
they will be easier and easier.
Now let's go back to our friends,
where Alice is reading Sharon's tarot cards, let's see what comes up,
see you later, bye!
Yeah... l see...
You are very shy and sweet-tempered...
Yet you are somewhat moody and
sometimes it seems you prefer to stay by yourself...
Yeah, that's right! Sometimes l enjoy solitude,
just me and my thoughts...
Yes, indeed,
l see that you are worried about something...
But that's not clear... l think it has something to do with a boy... Or...
Or?
Or maybe it has something to do with your job...
Yes! Maybe you are going to get a new job!
Wow, definitely l like the second options much better!
But... l don't know... Actually this
card means that love troubles are on their way...
Sorry Peter, but l see the shadow
of another boy in your Sharon's heart!
Don't be silly Alice! Tell me more about this job instead!
Okay, if you like... So, you are very careful in your work,
even if it seems you don't like it that much.
Yeah, that's right!
l like doing things right.
lf l can't work well l prefer doing nothing at all.
What's more l'm very punctual, l hate being late!
- Yes, and you are also very modest... - Thanks Alice!
Well, actually l can't stand people who show off, they make me uneasy...
Your tarot cards seem to know me very well!!
Well, you know... Tarot cards never lie!
That's why l want to investigate more about this mysterious boy!
Come on, darling, they don't... They aren't always right, are they?!
Yes they are! l swear it! They always tell the truth!
Oh, come on girls, stop it!
How can you spend the whole afternoon talking nonsense?!
Why don't we do something more interesting?
Why don't we all stop doing nothing and, and go out?!
Look, it has just stopped raining! How about strolling in the park?
Yeah! That's a great idea! Let's, let's go!
Hello again and welcome back!
l want to continue doing some work on auxiliaries...
Do you believe in tarot cards?
l don't.
Now, that's sort of an example of what l'd like to teach you now:
short answers in English.
Usually in other languages when you ask a question like
'Do you believe in tarot cards',
people say 'Yes' or 'No'.
ln English it's a little bit more complicated, l can say for example,
'Do you believe in tarot cards?',
'Yes, l do', 'No, l don't'.
So we take the auxiliary and we repeat it in the positive or the negative,
so that's really quite strange, other languages don't do that.
As it's complicated l want to go to the screen now
and we could look at it written, it'll be easier for you.
Very common, you'll hear it all the time.
So, look at the example: 'Does he like wine?',
instead of just saying 'Yes' or 'No',
we take the auxiliary of the question and we say
'Yes, he does' or 'No, he doesn't'. You see that?
We repeat the auxiliary, very unusual.
'Do you play tennis?' 'Do' is the auxiliary,
'Yes, l do', 'No, l don't', the negative, alright?
So we always take the auxiliary of the question.
Next one, 'Are they coming at seven o'clock?',
we've changed tense, it's the present continuous,
the auxiliary 'to be', so 'Yes, they are' or 'No, they aren't'.
'Are they coming at seven o'clock?',
'Yes, they are', 'No, they aren't'.
Next, 'Did she go to the cinema yesterday?',
'did', simple past, repeat,
'Yes, she did', 'No, she didn't', ok? Next one,
'Did you have an ice cream after dinner?',
'Yes, we did', 'No, we didn't'.
'ls she painting the front door?' 'ls'...
'Yes, she is', ' No, she isn't'.
'Were you at home on Saturday?'
Now listen to this...
'Yes, l was', you take the verb 'to be'
and you put it in the correct form so
'Were you... ?', 'Yes, l was', 'No, l wasn't', ok?
'ls she in the bathroom?' 'ls...?'
'Yes, she is', 'No, she isn't'. 'Do they work in Paris?',
'Yes, they do', 'No, they don't'. 'Are you living in Florence?',
'Yes, l am', verb 'to be', 'Are you... ?', Yes, l am', 'No, l'm not'.
So you see, it's really quite unusual, isn't it?
And it's not easy, it's not a spontaneous thing,
you have to practise.
So, 'Do you understand?' 'Yes, l do', 'No, l don't'.
Alright? So, those are your short answers,
have some fun with them, keep practising them,
and l'll see you in our next lesson, ok? Bye!
Hello, this is Anne Baxter from Red Bear Publishing.
l'm looking for accommodation for an American writer and his agent.
They're coming to London in two weeks' time.
Hmmm... Could you tell me a little bit about your hotel, please?
Hum, our, our clients are used to the very best.
And do you also have a swimming pool?
Oh... A sauna? Great!
And as far as entertainment is concerned,
do you have a lounge with live music?
Could you hold a moment, please?
Sharon, stop humming, please!
l can't hear anything!
Hmm... Ok, well... Thank you very much for your help,
l'll let you know as soon as possible. Right. Good bye.
What are you doing, Anne?
My boss asked me to book two rooms for two of our most demanding clients.
They would like a quiet hotel, near our publishing house,
and, of course, with all the creature-comforts.
So l'm making a few telephone calls.
Anne, listen to this song for a moment.
lt's Ray Charles' last recording... lt's fantastic!
l've got a lot to do, Sharon!
Just for one minute, Anne... Come on!
l'm afraid l can't now.
Why don't you go over to Alice's ?
She's having a shower...
You know... When Alice gets in the bathroom she takes at least two hours!
Well, do whatever you want...
Just please, get out of this room!
Anne, what's the matter today? Why are you treating me so badly?
That's enough Sharon! l know everything about it!
- Everything about what? - ...That you've got a lover!
A lover?? Are you going crazy, Anne?
Oh, don't try and pretend with me, Sharon!
- And l call you a friend! - But it's the truth!
And who is my romantic lover, by the way?!
You know... l'm talking about Jack!
- Jack? What are you talking about? - The photograph...
The one where you and Jack are kissing!
lt's not what you think, Anne!
A-ha... So you tell me! You know, a picture says more
than a thousand words!
That photo is from three years ago. We were engaged.
Oh, what? You and Jack were engaged?
l know, l know... l wanted to avoid stupid gossip...
And also because of Peter.
So now you're telling me... Well... l can't believe it!
l know, l didn't wanna hurt your feelings.
See, now you are angry with me! That's why!
Well you're right, Sharon! l am mad at you! And now l look like a fool!
- l'm sorry Anne, really! - Oh, my hair!!...
- What's going on?! lt's Alice... - Oh, my God!!...
Come on, let's go see what's happening!
Hello again and welcome back to 'English 2day'.
Did you see that last episode of 'That's life!'?
Poor Anne! Well, sometimes the truth is difficult to hear, isn't it?
Yeah... sorry, sorry l've got to turn my phone off!
This is live television programme... just, just one moment.
Hello? This is Louise speaking, Pablo?
l'm afraid he's not here at the moment...
yes, but just one moment, just one moment,
l'll find... l'll try and find out, ok. Put it on hold...
Hello? Yes hello, could l speak to Pablo please?
Well could you put me through to him?
No... Ok, yes, l understand, no, no it's not important don't worry,
alright thank you very much, thank you, yes alright, bye!
Hello? Yes hello l'm afraid, he's not available at the moment...
Yes, would you like to leave a message?
Sharon called, ok, would you like him to call you back?
Yeah, alright, ok, yes, l'll tell him, right, thank you,
thank you very much, goodbye, goodbye!
Sharon? Who's Sharon? Where were we?
Ah, yes, interesting, l wanted to talk to you about telephone language.
Now, l used some phrases there,
which are quite useful to you and l want to go to the screen,
so that we can see those written together,
and look at how the phrases work, ok?
Now, look at these situations:
when you don't understand someone on the telephone,
what do you say? 'Can you repeat please?'
No... no! lf you ask somebody,
'Can you repeat, please?' lt's like asking them to... vomit, why?
Because there is a small word missing,
a very important one, in English you must say
'Can you repeat that, please?',
very important, many, many, many, many people
make that mistake and they ask everybody to vomit on the telephone,
so remember, 'Can you repeat that, please?', good.
Next, when, for example, imagine that you are on the telephone
and you want to write something down when the person is speaking,
so you want them to... Ok, good so you stop them,
'Just a minute'...
This is difficult, we say in English 'l'll make a note of that',
'Just a minute, l'll make a note of that',
'l'll make a note of that', snap decision, alright?
Next one, imagine you're on the telephone
and somebody knocks at the door when you're speaking.
Now, you have to say... What can you say?
Yeah, so, 'Just a minute', we say 'l'll be right back'.
Now, that means that you're going somewhere
and coming back then quickly, so,
'Just a minute, l'll be right back',
l'll be right back', ok? Useful, that phrase.
Now, you return to the phone, ok?
And the other person has been waiting for you,
so, you need to apologize for the inconvenience, so you can say,
'Sorry', we say in English, 'Sorry to keep you waiting',
'Sorry to keep you waiting'. So, you say, 'Just a minute,
l'll be right back'... Music, and you say,
'Sorry to keep you waiting' alright?
Great, next thing, you're speaking to somebody,
and suddenly the other person disappears because... disappears.
Now, how do you say that?
ln English we say, 'Sorry, we were cut off,
we don't talk about the telephone line,
we say 'Sorry, we were cut, we were cut off, ok?
Great, now, when the line is bad, you know,
with mobile phones often you can't hear properly,
especially when you're on the train,
sometimes when you're in the mountain and you hear...
Do you know what you can say?
We say in English, 'Hello, you're breaking up',
'You're breaking', 'You're breaking up, l'll call you back',
'l'll call you back'.
So, 'You're breaking up, l'll call you back',
or 'Can you call me back?' Alright?
So, those are some of the most important phrases
when you're speaking on the phone
but we will be looking at more telephone language,
because it's very useful for you and it's a bit unusual,
you need to practise it a lot,
practise in the bath for example 'l'll be right back',
'l'll be right back'.
So that way you don't panic when you answer in English, alright?
Great! So l'll see you in the next lesson
and we'll look at some more telephone language, bye!
- What's happening? - Alice, why are you screaming?
My hair... Look!
lt's... lt looks... Your hair is... Green!
- l know!! - But how?
Okay, imagine this:
l'm washing my hair... Well, colouring my hair, actually.
l want to change my look... My mobile rings... lt's Tom...
He's telling me all about this great party yesterday evening...
l'm listening to his story and l don't realise that time flies!
More than an hour!
lt's always the same old story Alice!
Anyway... Green suits you...
lt looks, it looks very original, very unique... Just like you!
Well, Alice, don't be offended, but...
You look like a frog!
Thanks Anne, that's the nicest compliment!
What shall l do?
Well... Why don't you...
Call a hairdresser and make an appointment?
And, in future, try to avoid changing your look!
Hello again and welcome back to your live TV programme
where you learn English, and in this lesson
l want to go back to look at some more telephone English,
because it's really not that simple, we have special phrases
that we use when we speak on the telephone in English.
So to help us let's go and look at those on the language screen, ok?
Now, the first thing is when you introduce yourself on the telephone,
we don't say 'l am Louise' we say this,
we say 'This is Louise', or 'This is Mr Smith',
now that's really quite unusual and different to other languages,
so 'Hello, this is Mr Smith' or we can say
'Hello, Tom speaking', 'Tom speaking',
'Louise speaking', ok? So don't say
'Hello, l'm Louise', we only use that when you do,
for example, a sales presentation on the telephone, alright?
Good, then asking who the other person is, you can say
'Hello, is that Mr Jackson?', 'ls that Mr Jackson?', so it's like,
'This is...', 'ls that Mr Jackson?',
'Hello, is that Peter speaking?'
and not 'Hello, are you Peter?', ok? 'ls that', good.
Now you want to ask to speak to another person,
so what can you say?
Well, you can say 'Hello, l'd like to speak to John, please',
'l'd like to speak to John' or you can ask the questions,
'Can l speak...', 'Could l speak...',
'May l speak to the managing director?'
Now remember 'may' is very polite,
'could' is neutral and 'can' is more informal, alright?
Then we can also say,
'Good morning, could you please put me through to Mr Smith?'
Now 'put me through to' which is difficult to say,
'put me through to', is like saying in American English,
'Could you connect me to...?', alright?
So that's connecting people.
Now, when you connect the person you can say,
'Just a moment, l'll put you through to him',
'l'll put you through to him', you need to practise that a lot,
'l'll put you through to him',
or 'Yes, Mr Smith is in, l'm trying to connect you now',
'connect' is the other word, and you can say,
'Hold on...', 'Just a moment please',
that's to ask people to wait, ok? Good.
Then, leaving a message, you could say, you could ask,
'Could you take a message, please?',
'Could you take a message?' or 'Can l leave a message?',
then you could say, 'Could you ask him, or her, to call me back?',
'Could you ask him to call me back?', alright?
Then the last thing is taking a message, you can ask,
'Can l take a message?',
or 'Would you like to leave a message?',
alright so there are some more fundamental
and essential English language phrases
that you use on the telephone and l think you'll find them very useful,
so experiment, and l'll see you again very soon, bye!
Good morning, everybody!
CAN l ask you a question? Yesterday evening, l got...
Sorry, Jack! l CAN'T listen now... l'VE GOT to get to work.
l have a meeting at 9.3o with my editor and l'm late.
But l only need a minute. lt's important...
Nothing is more important than this meeting.
lf l arrive late, my boss will kill me.
Ring me later if you want! Bye bye...
Great. Alice... Alice!
CAN l ask you a question? Yesterday evening...
No, Jack, l CAN'T! l'm really sorry, but l HAVE TO get going too...
But you never leave before 1 1 in the morning!
Why are you in such a hurry today?
l'm starting a new yoga course this morning...
My horoscope says l HAVE TO do some exercise!
Well, if your horoscope says so... Anyway, l only need a second...
No, Jack! My teacher told me not to be late!
You CAN give me a call later!
But Alice, wait! lt's important!
What a bunch of nuts! l wonder what my aunt will think...
Hi again! Did you hear what Jack said?
He said 'what a bunch of nuts'.
Do you know that expression in English?
'Cause 'nuts' has a couple of meanings,
'nuts' are the things that you have in an aperitif,
but it's also a way of calling somebody a crazy person,
you say 'You're a nut!', means 'You're crazy!', ok?
l just wanted to clarify that for you.
He also said, 'Can l ask you something?',
'May l ask you something?',
he wanted the girls to listen to him
and they weren't paying any attention.
And l want to talk to you about these words which are 'may',
'could', and 'can' because they are the three forms
that we use when we ask for permission,
so what's the difference between them?
Now, if l say, 'Excuse me, may l open the window
because it's hot in here', 'may' is used in more formal situations.
lf l use 'could' it can be used in any situation it's neutral,
so for example, 'Could you lend me your pen?'.
And 'can' is used in more informal situations,
imagine you're at home, you're having dinner,
you want the salt, so you can ask, 'Can l have the salt?', less formal.
So let's go to the screen and see those written.
See the differences.
We talked about it already actually
when we looked at telephone conversations.
So, formal situations, 'May l...'
and we can also say, 'May we...',
'May l... May we...', 'May l ask you a question?',
'May l offer you something?',
and 'May l have this dance?'
So remember, 'may' for formal situations, it's very polite, ok?
Then 'could' for neutral situations,
which means you can use it in any situation really,
'Could l use your phone, please?',
'Could l change the appointment?',
and 'Could we meet later?', alright?
So very useful verb, it's good in all situations, and then 'can',
'Can you pass me the salt, please?'
more informal, with your friends, your family,
people you know well 'Can l have some wine, please?'
and 'Can l borrow the car tonight?'.
So those are the examples, alright?
'May', 'could' and 'can', so remember,
depending on who you are talking to make that choice 'may',
'could' or 'can'.
Let's go back to 'That's life!',
the girls are exhausted and Jack has a surprise for them,
let's see what it is... bye.
What a day! l'm exhausted!
Me too, all of my muscles are killing me!
What is there to eat, Anne?
Well, we CAN make a sandwich, that's about it.
The fridge is practically empty!
Jack? ls that you?
Who's that with him?
Hi everybody. This is my aunt Carolina!
She came all the way from Bologna to see me.
She'd like to see how l'm getting along...
Well... Good evening!
Jack, why didn't you say anything? l SHOULD clean up! Look at the mess!
Well, everybody was in such a hurry this morning!
l tried to telephone you but your mobile was off.
And Alice's mobile just rang and rang...
l imagine you left it at home again, as usual, Alice...
Well, l guess so! Good evening. lt's a pleasure to meet you!
Well, well! Only girls, huh?
So, you are Alice... Alice, the 'interesting' one of the house...
And you are Anne, the house-keeper.
Please, aunt Carolina...
So that's how you describe us!
Come on, aunt Carolina is only joking. Right?
- And this is the wonderful house... - Hmmm, well, yes!
But it's usually tidy...
- lt's still very charming! - Thank you!
Well... May l offer you something?
Would you like to have a glass of wine maybe?
Yes, thank you. l would.
Alice, COULD you get a bottle of wine, please?
There isn't any wine!
Anne there isn't any wine, there isn't any beer.
We HAVE to do the shopping!
Umm, l'm terribly sorry... lt's not usually like this...
But today was very busy!
Do you know what?! Let's go out for dinner!
What do you say, aunt Carolina?
That sounds good to me!
Excuse me... Do you go out dressed like that?
Maybe you SHOULD get cleaned up a bit?
- Yeah, you're absolutely right! - Let's get ready to go out on the town!
- MAY l ask you a question, Jack? - Well, of course, aunt Carolina. Shoot!
Do you really think it's such a good idea to live together
with all these women?
Well hello Mr Monkey and how are we feeling today?
Let's check the thermometer,
l know you're not well, let's have a look... good!
Yes the temperature has gone down, that's good news!
Now, Mr Monkey you don't have to stay in bed any longer, ok?
Because your temperature has gone down
but you can't go out monkeying, not yet,
you must stay in doors for another three days
because you're not strong enough to go out yet, alright?
You mustn't be too energetic,
you can have relaxing baths and you can eat whatever
you want but you mustn't have any alcohol, ok?
Because you haven't finished your antibiotics
and it could have a disastrous effect on you, alright?
So, you must finish your cycle of tablets, now let's see,
what else... Oh yes, and you must drink a lot of water,
maybe five litres a day if you can manage that, ok?
Good, so, and you don't have to pay me
until you're better Mr Monkey?
So, take very good care of yourself
and l will come back tomorrow and check on your condition again, ok?
So goodbye Mr Monkey see you tomorrow.
l became a nurse to show you other ways of using 'modal verbs',
now, so far we have studied 'can', 'could' and 'may'
and these are verbs which help to change the meaning of the verb
which comes after, they're called 'modal verbs'
and here we were using verbs of obligation, very interesting,
let's look at the screen and see those.
Now, let's first go back to permission, remember,
we talked about 'can', is a form of expressing permission,
and l was giving him permission to do things, for example,
'You can eat whatever you want', 'You can go for walks'
and 'You can't', however, that's not giving permission
'You can't go monkeying' or 'You can't go to work', alright?
Then l talked about obligation and this is very interesting,
l used the verb 'must'. 'Must' followed by an infinitive without 'to',
so for example, 'You must finish the tablets',
'You must relax', 'You must stay at home for three days'
and 'You must look after yourself.'
Now that in English is how you express obligation,
something which you are obliged, forced, to do, alright?
lt's a strong verb in English.
Now the opposite 'mustn't' means prohibition, if you do that... Ok?
So very strong verb 'You mustn't drink alcohol',
'You mustn't do anything energetic'
and 'You mustn't jump about', alright?
So 'must' and 'mustn't', 'must' obligation, 'mustn't' prohibition.
Then l said something else,
l said 'You don't' have to stay in bed'.
Now that's very interesting because that's optional obligation,
and it's the same as saying 'You don't need to stay in bed',
'You don't have to stay in bed', it's optional,
or 'You don't have to stay indoors',
l also said 'You don't have to pay me', it means it's not necessary,
so that's optional, optional obligation with 'have to'.
So that's an important lesson, 'must', 'mustn't'
and 'have to' as different ways of expressing obligation.
Great! So now you have to study more English,
you must read and read and watch and watch your English lessons.
And l must see you again next time, ok then, goodbye.
Good evening. Welcome to this week's edition of 'Let's talk',
our discussion programme with our commentators Tom and Marie.
How are you?
Fine Eric.
Fine, good to see you again.
Well, did you have a good weekend?
Very good, thanks! l relaxed in the country.
l have a house there, it's so peaceful!
A healthy weekend! And you Tom?
Well, l had a great weekend too!
l stayed in the city and it wasn't peaceful,
l went out a lot and made some new friends.
Sounds like a good weekend to me!
So... the same old story, a relaxing, peaceful life in the country
compared with an exciting life in the city.
Where's the best place to be? ln the city or in the country?
Let's discuss this more.
Sure! l'll convince you that gardening's more interesting
than the pollution and chaos of the city.
l'm not so sure about that!
Last weekend l went to the cinema, a rock concert and two parties,
gardening isn't for me!
Really? Your weekend certainly wasn't relaxing, don't you feel tired?
Maybe a little, yes, but l love city life.
The city offers so many things, it's fantastic!
l don't agree with you! Life in the city's too stressful.
You rush around all day long.
And then there's the traffic and finding a parking space!
Walking in the woods is far better than being stuck in traffic jams!
l'm really thinking of moving to the country.
Well, l don't think l could ever live in the country,
l'd die of boredom! lt would be a problem for my work too.
You're wrong, Tom! You can work from home!
A friend of mine does this!
He works from home, he uses the lnternet for e-mail
and virtual meetings.
He goes to the office in the city two or three times a month.
He's got three children and life in the country is great for the family.
And he loves gardening, too!
And gardening is difficult in the city, isn't it?
Sure, but country life is so isolating, you don't meet new people.
Well, ok the city is more polluted, more stressful...
But country life is so boring!
l like meeting new people making new friends
and in the city it's easy to meet new people.
l'm not so sure about that!
Whenever l'm in the country lots of my friends come to visit me.
They all complain about the stress of city life
and they really enjoy the peace and quiet of the country!
l'm sure that sooner or later you'll arrive, too!
Let's bet on it!
But if l do come l'll bring a few friends
and maybe we'll have a party!
Ok, l'll be waiting for you!
Of course you're invited too, Eric!
Thanks Marie!
Ok, this is a good compromise!
A less stressful weekend for Tom and a more exciting one for Marie!
Well, the city or the country?
l think it's difficult to say where it's best to live!
lt depends upon your taste,
the country life is more relaxing whereas the city life is more exciting!
Well, time to say goodbye!
Goodbye Marie and goodbye Tom.
- Goodbye Eric.
And goodbye to you.
And see you again next time on 'Let's talk'!
Did you notice how we call life in the city? 'City life'.
And life in the country? 'Country life'.
City life is more exciting but also quite 'stressful'.
We say something is stressful when it makes you nervous.
The traffic in the city is stressful.
'Traffic' is the word we use for cars, buses, trucks,
everything on the roads.
When the traffic moves slowly or stops, we say there is a 'traffic jam'.
Parking in the city is also stressful.
lt's often difficult to find a parking space to park your car.
Notice the verb is 'to park'
and a place where you can leave your car is called
'a parking space'.
Usually in cities there are car parks.
A car park is a big area with lots of parking spaces for many cars.
Another problem in the city is the 'pollution'.
Pollution is the contamination of the environment,
for example the traffic makes the air dirty.
ln the country the air is clean and it's easy to park
but Tom says it's 'boring' to live in the country
because there's nothing to do.
'Boring' means that it's not interesting.
Marie says it's 'relaxing' to live in the country.
'Relaxing' means it makes you feel relaxed.
Notice that often the adjectives we use to describe things,
places or people end with lNG.
The city is exciting.
The country is relaxing but boring.
Adjectives that describe how a person feels often end with ED.
Tom is bored in the country.
Marie is relaxed in the country and stressed in the city.
Marie said that at city you rush around all day.
'Rush around' means to go everywhere e and do everything very quickly.
But in the country you can go for walks in the woods
and do the gardening.
A 'wood' is an area with lots of trees.
The 'gardening' is the work you do in your garden,
like watering the plants or cutting the grass.
Well, see you!
Welcome to 'Cooking Today'!
Today l'd like to introduce you to a very special guest, Lisa French.
She's the popular author of the bestseller
'A PhD in Homemaking'.
Lisa, thank you so much for inviting us into your home.
lt's my pleasure.
lf you're wondering what to make for lunch,
if you have to prepare a last-minute dinner,
then, Lisa is the person to ask for help.
Listen Lisa, l'm having a dinner on Saturday.
Could you give me a tip on a quick and tasty dessert?
Of course.
You can prepare an easy-to-make dish with fresh strawberries.
The strawberries season only lasts a few weeks,
so it's worthwhile making the best of in-season berries.
And it can be made in a jiffy.
Oh! Strawberries! l absolutely go mad about strawberries!
So, let's get started, just the idea
of strawberries makes my mouth water.
First wash, drain and hull strawberries for four servings,
then, mash them to a pulp.
All of them?
No. You have to put aside some good ones for decoration.
Ok, then what?
Next, whip about half a pint of cream,
then whisk two egg whites stiffly and fold into the cream.
Add the strawberries pulp
and stir in two tablespoons of castor sugar.
Does it need cooking?
No. All you need to do is pour the mixture into individual goblets.
ls that all?
Don't forget to decorate each one with a bit of whipped cream
and the whole strawberries you put aside.
Now your dessert's ready to serve!
Oh, it looks delicious! Let me have a taste right now!
Yummy! This is sensational!
lf any of you have a request regarding homemaking,
then please contact us at our studio:
8oo 33 22 1 1 or send an e-mail to
cookingtoday@homemakingTV.com
Thank you Lisa we have so much to learn from you.
Thank you for coming!
Have you enjoyed the recipe?
Well, now let's go over the language used in the interview.
First of all, let's explain what a homemaker is.
A homemaker is an expert in all matters concerning administration
and running of a household, cooking, budgeting, sewing etc.
Lisa used some typical culinary terms:
'drain' means eliminating excess water
from food after washing or boiling.
You drain pasta, vegetables, and so on.
'Hull' means removing inedible parts from food,
like peas, beans, or strawberries, 'mash' means crushing some food,
such as potatoes or carrots, into a paste,
'whip' means beating to a fluffy consistency, as in whipping cream,
'whisk' means whipping, egg whites for example,
to a froth, incorporating air, or until firm: we say 'whisking stiffly'.
'Stir' is moving a spoon around a liquid;
when we add one ingredient to another
and mix them together's when we say 'stir in'.
'Fold in' means blending other ingredients
to a whipped mixture stirring gently,
'pour' means adding a liquid into a mixture
or serving tea, coffee, water...
Lisa also mentioned a 'goblet',
which is a small cup with stem to serve fruit salad or ice cream,
a 'pint', which is a unit of liquid measure equivalent to 568 ml,
a UK pint, or 55o ml, a US pint.
A 'tablespoon' is also used as a unit of measure.
ln order to express appreciation about food,
we say 'tasty', 'delicious', 'yummy', 'mouth-watering'.
Lisa said 'in-season berries', to mean fresh fruit.
Otheruise we say 'out of season'.
Not to be confused with the word 'seasoning',
which means adding salt, pepper and other spices to food.
A 'berry' is a small fruit, such as a strawberry,
blackberry, raspberry, blueberry.
Another useful term is 'serving', you can also say 'helping',
it refers to individual portions of food.
Well, l hope you've had a good time and l'll see you next time!
Now let's watch the whole episode together,
watch the subtitles carefully
because the language points that we've studied together
are highlighted, ok? Enjoy your viewing!
Hello and welcome to 'English today',
this is DVD nine and it's the first DVD of your lower intermediate level.
And in this DVD we'll begin with another three episodes
of our story 'That's life!',
followed by our special TV programmes,
where there will be a debate about where to live,
the city or the countryside?
Then we'll learn how to make
strawberry whip in the cooking section.
Then in the grammar section we will study
how to use the English auxiliaries,
we'll also look at how to ask for permission
and express obligation using 'must' and 'have to'.
You'll also learn some important phrases for talking on the telephone,
ok? So happy viewing!