EnglishPod - I'm Sorry I love You IV
M: Hello English learners! Welcome back to EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
M: And today we're bringing you part four of our romantic series called I'm Sorry, I Love You.
E: Yeah, and today we've got some drama, don't we?
M: We got a lot of drama and we got a lot of useful language.
E: Yeah, we're gonna learn, um, some phrases we can use to describe a mistake.
M: Uhu.
E: And, uh, we're also going to learn how we can comfort someone, we can make them feel better.
M: Okay, exactly, so, in our dialogue today Veronica and her boyfriend are on a break.
E: Right.
M: So, what does it mean to be on a break?
E: Well, it means you stop having a romantic relationship for a short time.
M: So, you can say “We are on a break”.
E: But…
M: Oh…
M: Oh… Hehe. Or we could say “Let's take a break”.
E: Right, so, we've got this state on a break and the action take a break.
E: Uhu.
M: Okay, let's take a break. Okay, so, let's listen to our dialogue and it's gonna be a little bit fast and the girl, I think, she's crying, so, it'll be a little bit difficult to understand.
E: But Marco and I will come back in a minute and we'll talk about some of the difficult language here.
M: Wow, that's a romantic boyfriend singing in the street.
E: Yeah, yeah, that's amazing. Have you… Have you ever done that for a girl?
E: Hehe. Well, have you… have you ever sung to a girl on KTV.
M: I've sung to a girl on KTV.
E: Yeah.
M: So, but not so much as on… on the street with all the neighbors coming out to see me.
E: Well, okay, well, I don't blame you.
M: Hehe. Alright, let's take a look at the language that we saw in our dialogue on “language takeaway”.
M: Alright, so, let's take a look at our first word – seeing someone.
E: Yeah.
M: I'm frequently going out with that person.
E: Right.
M: So, but it's not very serious.
M: But not really, it's more of a casual thing. It's not very exclusive.
E: So… So, if you're seeing someone, then you can also s… see another person.
M: Maybe.
E: Hm.
M: Hehe.
E: Well, I think sometimes seeing someone can mean actually they're your boyfriend or girlfriend. Like, I'm seeing John, he is my boyfriend.
M: Okay, yeah, see, this is the difficult thing about seeing someone is that for some people it means it's really serious, while for other people it means it's more casual.
E: I guess it's important that you and your boyfriend of girlfriend share the same view on the meaning of this word.
M: Alright. Have to agree on what seeing someone means.
E: Okay, well, what's our next word, Marco?
M: Okay, so, if you're cheating on someone…
E: Then you are like kissing or even having sex with someone, who's not your boyfriend or your husband, or your girlfriend or your wife.
E: Yeah.
M: If I say “She cheated on me”…
E: Uhu.
M: That means that my girlfriend kissed of had sex with another guy.
E: Right.
M: But if I say “She cheated me”…
E: It's different. Maybe she sold you something for a really high price.
E: Yeah.
M: Or maybe she sold me something that was fake.
E: Or, yeah… or broken or something.
E: Yeah.
E: So, cheated on is really different from cheated.
M: Okay, let's take a look at our next word – messed this up.
E: Messed this up. So, Marco, this is a phrasal verb, um, and that means we can sort of switch it around a little bit, right?
M: Exactly, why don't we listen to some examples and then we can come back and talk some more.
A: I messed up on the examen and now I passed my class.
B: When I'm cooking I always mess up and burn the rice.
M: Okay, so, messed up, it's pretty clear I think.
E: Yeah.
M: Alright, let's take a look at our next word – amateur.
E: Amateur.
M: Amateur.
E: Amateur.
M: So, when someone is amateur…
E: They're acting really young.
E: Yeah.
M: But it's not a very good thing to be amateur.
E: No, it's… it has a negative meaning.
M: Right, it's normal for children to be amateur.
E: Yes.
M: Okay.
E: So, we've got some examples that will help you to understand this word a little bit better.
A: Your toilet jokes are not funny. Stop being so amateur.
B: Jenny acts like she's sixteen. She's so amateur.
C: God, you and your friends always act so amateur.
M: Alright, so, amateur. Now, let's take a look at our next word – selfish.
E: Selfish.
M: Selfish.
E: Selfish.
E: Is a person, who only thinks about themselves.
M: Okay, so, I only think about me.
E: Uhu.
E: Yeah, you don't care about other people's feelings.
M: Okay. So, it's not a good think to be amateur or selfish.
E: Exactly.
M: Okay, so, I think it's time for us to listen to our dialogue again. We're gonna slow it down a little bit.
E: And this will help you to understand these phrases a little bit more clearly.
M: Okay, so, we saw Veronica's friend trying to calm her down, right?
E: Yeah, trying to comfort her.
M: Okay, to make her feel better.
E: Uhu.
M: Let's take a look at some of the phrases she used in “fluency builder”.
M: Okay, so, what was the first phrase that she said?
E: Everything is going to work out just fine.
M: Everything is going to work out just fine.
E: Everything is gonna work out just fine.
M: It's going to be okay, right?
E: Yeah, the problem will be solved.
M: Okay, so, if somebody's worried or somebody is crying, you…
E: Yeah.
M: You can say “Oh, don't worry, everything is going to work out just fine”.
E: Uhu.
M: Okay. Okay, let's look at the next one - pull yourself together.
M: So, what does that mean, exactly? It sounds kind of weird.
E: I know, I guess it… it just means stop crying, relax and, you know, take a deep breath.
E: Yeah-yeah-yeah.
M: With your ideas and your thoughts.
E: Yeah. So, you can think of maybe somebody, who's got tears down their face and everything is sort of in a mess.
M: Uhu.
E: If you pull it together, they clean up and they…
M: Okay.
M: Okay. Pull yourself together.
E: Uhu.
M: Alright, and the last phrase that we saw – it's going to be alright.
M: So, it's going to be alright means everything is going to be okay.
E: Yeah, it's going to be fine.
M: You…
M: Maybe you can even say “It'll be alright”.
E: Yeah. These are three really helpful phrases that you can use when you wanna say something nice to a friend or a colleague, who… who has a problem.
M: Okay, exactly, very useful language. So, let's listen to some more examples.
A: Don't worry, everything is going to work out just fine. I'm sure he still loves you.
B: Everything is gonna be alright. We'll find your puppy. Don't worry!
M: Okay, great examples and I think it's clear now.
E: Uhu.
M: So, let's listen to our dialogue again and then we'll come back and talk some more.
M: Okay, I really like this dialogue. It's so romantic.
E: Yeah.
M: It's drama, but at the same time romantic.
E: Uhu.
M: So, we want to know what you think will happen next?
E: Yeah, will they get back together?
M: Maybe they'll break up for ever.
E: Maybe she'll move halfway across the world.
M: Hehe. Anything can happen, so, let us know what you think will happen.
E: Uhu, come to our website at englishpod.com and leave your comments on the lesson page.
M: Exactly, and maybe you'll be right.
M: Okay. So, we're out of time for today. I hope you guys had fun and we'll see you next time. Until then it's…
M: Bye!