English Conversation 28 | Everyday English | Funny English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.[Music] it's a big day today we have a new neighbor and we're all very excited [Music] well jane and i certainly are [Music] [Applause] you ready let's call it seven what time does the film start half past seven okay he's nice he's very nice but not good looking he is good looking hmm it's nearly ten to seven who's that new neighbor that's a nice car i bet it's fast that thing that's slow it's very expensive it's cheap is it oh yeah and it's horrible let's say hello now yes hello hi i'm helen i'm simon and i'm jane hi jane come in and meet the others okay this is matt hi i'm simon hello and i'm david hi would you like some tea or coffee oh yes coffee please matt can you what oh yeah sure milk no sugar right let me give you a hand have a seat thanks so where are you from simon newcastle david's from manchester oh i'm from london i'm from brighton and matt comes from birmingham what do you do i'm a marketing assistant for mcdougall's the publishing company i'm a drama teacher david's a lawyer and matt runs a computer game shop what about you i'm a journalist really where do you work i work in london for a sports magazine do you know work out know it i buy it really sometimes hate being late for films biscuits no i go to the office most days but on wednesdays and fridays i work from home here's your coffee oh thank you the film starts at 7 30

2.oh i'm sorry i didn't really don't worry the cinema is only 10 minutes away come on matt let's wait in the car bye bye hi nice to meet you tell us about your job simon okay the film starts in quarter of an hour where are they what do you do at weekends i play tennis watch football go to the cinema go to clubs do you have a girlfriend cheering it's okay no i don't actually more coffee jane [Music] hang on i've got an idea [Music] he doesn't have a girlfriend he likes tennis but he also likes football and going to the cinema it's david the film starts in 10 minutes say goodbye to your big boring boyfriend and hurry up just a moment helen it's david [Music] [Applause] [Music] i really like simon unfortunately jane likes him too breakfast is usually a quiet time in our house but not always good morning morning what oh sorry morning where's matt in bed why he owes me 10 pounds oh he doesn't start work until one today oh yeah okay see you later you need some breakfast have a slice of toast good idea can i thanks hey it's my toast bye bye enjoy my breakfast [Music] oh no so hello math it's jane hello matt it's jane hi listen matt i need your help i can't find my purse and it has my cash card and everything in it i think it's in the kitchen could you look for it okay hold on okay i'm in the kitchen can you see it no sorry is there anything on the table there are some plates there's helen's mug but no purse how about on the work surfaces i can't see it there's only the newspaper could you look under it okay i've got it oh thanks matt i was really worried can you put it on the kitchen table i can pick it up later okay bye bye [Music] my keys i don't believe it matt answer the door please tenant and low david price speaking oh david thank heavens you're there jay what's wrong everything first i couldn't find my purse so i couldn't get any money from the bank and now i'm outside the house and i can't find my keys where's matt he was at home before but he's not here now i can't get away at the moment but i'll try to come back in about 20 minutes is that okay that's brilliant thanks david no problem see you later bye [Music] are you okay jay oh simon hi what's the problem i don't have my keys they're in the house but i think i can get in through that window no you can't it's too dangerous i'll do it okay thanks be careful hi jane hi matt matt where were you i was here couldn't you hear me sorry it's okay simon matt's here he was at home all the time you can come down now no i can't i think i'm stuck hello simon you're right no i'm not oh dear can somebody help me please [Music] david and matt rescued simon in the end but we didn't see simon for a few days after that i think he was a bit embarrassed [Applause] david's preparing a romantic dinner for his girlfriend julia unfortunately he isn't the world's most confident cook what is it it's thai chicken with chili i like thai food look julia will be here soon aren't you going out it's not very hot what do you mean i put lots of chilli in it here let me i'll get that matt's right it needs more chili powder so hey it is julia julia's already at the station she's early matt no hey give that to me david don't what's wrong i put some more chilli powder in so did i hmm too hot of course it's too hot julia can't eat this and she'll be here in quarter of an hour i can't cook anything in 15 minutes jane can she's a fantastic cook matt jane isn't here then phone her hello jane it's helen we need your help what's wrong julie is coming to dinner and matt we're in david's delicious thai chicken oh dear what can you think of something is there any pasta in the cupboard pasta pasta yes it's in pasta how much is there half a kilo that's plenty what about tuna there are two small tins matt are there any mushrooms and onions yes there are we've got everything okay matt boil some water can i do anything it can't be her it's only 10 to 8

3.don't worry we can do this what next david go this is nice here sit down [Music] would you like some wine yes please why don't you sit down i can't first course oh good i'm really hungry fry the onions yep mmm that was delicious what's the main course i can't wait uh it's a surprise oh have some more wine thank you i had a really busy day today didn't have time for lunch it's lovely to be here and have a quiet dinner and simply relax i'll just get the main course great here you are thank you so much thank jane jane hi jane you're wonderful no problem how exciting what is it it's called pasta smells very good oh hang on i forgot the sound this is much nicer than a restaurant it's more romantic and is the food better too possibly oh thanks david this is absolutely delicious can you give me the recipe the recipe i can but um but what it's a family secret david really [Music] matt jane and i did a good job for david maybe we could open a restaurant [Music] our favorite bar is freud's we go there a lot especially on friday and saturday evenings [Music] what time are helen and david coming a half past eight right hey guess what i saw simon last week really that isn't very strange he lives next door oh ha-ha very funny no i saw him in here he has very good taste you know i think he really likes what's wrong but the bar don't look who hi danny [Music] who is she matt she was my girlfriend really really how long were you together a month only a month it was a very long month right when did you last see her about three years ago she moved to london but she sometimes rings me at work so she still likes you unfortunately yes [Music] oh jane help how marvelous oh dead how long is it three yes you still have beautiful eyes [Music] you are happy to see me aren't you matty hello my name's jane sorry uh jane is my fiance pleased to meet you beyonce i didn't know you were engaged when did you get engaged about six six weeks ago months ago where did you meet on the club we met in a chat room on the internet and then we met face to face at a club yeah uh right yes that's right it was at a club and we fell in love didn't we matt yes we did i was very shy at first but matt was wonderful and when did he get engaged on the 18th of march uh no it was on the 19th don't you remember oh yes you're right darling where's the room sorry didn't you buy an engagement ring for jane he did i did i did but i don't wear it because it's a secret nobody knows we're engaged now who wants a drink no thank you same again please darling matt i can't believe it you're engaged i thought that yeah sorry about that deb don't tell anybody about jane it is a secret oh no what is it look at matt he's with deb paul matt he really didn't want to see her again yeah format come on let's go and help him david he needs our help hello deb how are you hello uh helen hi did you tell deb our news what news matt matt i are engaged [Music] what is it [Music] hi everybody what's the matter there's something wrong darling so you're engaged to matt and jane is jane's with me but i thought uh would anyone like a drink jane and i told matt it's okay to have two fiances but he can only marry one of us so where are we having a party on a boat you're joking jane's sister alison is staying for the weekend she's going to an engagement party for tom and zoe two old friends of hers sounds like fun what are you going to wear i bought a new dress it's really lovely can we see it sure oh that's beautiful do you really think so you're going to look fantastic oh thanks oh gosh i've got to get a move on where are you going i'm going into town to buy a present for tom and zoey what are you going to get them i've no idea something romantic see you later bye what are you doing hi hi is that another new dress it's not mine who's is it it's alison's it's quite nice quite nice it's wonderful what's it made of matt what's that ball oh it's no good i'm afraid the stains not coming out what am i gonna do alison's gonna be really upset buy another dress what does the label say new york paris milan i think it's very expensive why never mind okay let's go and get another dress all of us this is an emergency mat [Music] okay jane you go with matt take the shops on the left i'll go with david we'll take the shops on the right have you got all the details hi everyone alison oh hi what's she doing we're um we're planning our shopping okay see you back at the house yeah right bye bye bye have you got your mobiles luck any news from jane and matt this is hopeless what about this one it's too small this one looks bigger it's the one kind of white the wrong kind of white david look that dress is almost exactly the same as alison's excuse me oh no she's going to buy it hang on can i help you yes can i try this on please excuse me i don't think it's white enough i'm sorry i think this one's much better oh really yeah really it's very nice can you try it on oh yes the changing room's up there i'll take it phone the others okay how much is it 250 pounds can i pay by american express of course jay we got one yes we're going home now see you later wow that's perfect how much was it 250 pounds 250 pounds it's alison hi hi what's wrong uh i had an accident with your dress so i bought another one for you for tonight oh thank you it's almost the same as yours oh this dress is much more beautiful it's gorgeous the other one only cost 10 pounds 10 pounds yes i got it second hand from a charity shop next time helen forget paris milan and new york head straight for a charity shop on sunday mornings we usually just sit around and read the papers it's so relaxing after a busy week this is good a weekend in barcelona including flights and hotel 120 pounds that's cheap i went to barcelona about three years ago did you have a good time it was brilliant the food was wonderful and the nightlife how long did you stay for a week we stayed in a four-star hotel we who did you go with a friend have you ever been to barcelona no i haven't here's another one paris 190 pounds paris is fantastic i went there when i was a student i went when i was at school so romantic so you've been to paris too then of course i have where else have you been rome prague i love prague new york new york's great what about you where have you been matt well nowhere nowhere i've been to scotland that's astonishing do you mean to say you've never been abroad only scotland you poor thing why don't you go to barcelona it's really cheap and you haven't had a holiday this year no i went home to birmingham birmingham's not exactly exotic why don't you go no reason how about next weekend i could do i suppose come on let's book your ticket all right how on the internet of course there flight jm 514 to barcelona friday the 23rd of may at 9 00 in the evening check in at 7 30

4.what do i do between half past seven and nine o'clock you get your boarding pass and you wait in the departure lounge hang on haven't you ever flown before no i've never been on an airplane actually i'm a bit uh nervous terrified oh matt don't be silly flying's really exciting [Music] [Applause] what about this one that was a holiday in l.a i had a girlfriend there how long um we were together for about six months no i mean how long did the flight take about 10 hours 10 hours what did you do for 10 hours watch films eight slept anyway your flight's only two hours have you packed yet no i haven't it might be a good idea all right [Music] have you packed everything yes i have passport yes suntan cream yes your toothbrush i've packed everything have your phone for a taxi yet i did it 15 minutes ago that's it well go on where are you off to barcelona oh have fun have a great time matt thanks bye safe journey hello no i haven't that's impossible i've just taken it out of my pocket i've got it here oh no i've taken yours [Music] matt had a wonderful time in barcelona and the flight he loved it in fact he's thinking about taking flying lessons father father dad dad mother mother mom mom parents parents brother brother sister sister younger brother younger sister older brother older sister elder sister elder brother sibling sibling husband husband wife wife son daughter or daughter child children children kid how many people are there in your family how many people are there in your family there are six people in my family there are six people in my family do you have any brothers and sisters do you have any brothers and sisters yes i do i have two sisters and one brother yes i do i have two sisters and one brother do you have any brothers and sisters no i don't i'm the only child no i don't i'm the only child number three what does your son do what is this and do what does your son do sorry with s and y here actually you can say uh nurse here is now is okay when's and why act together you can say this is okay what does your what does your son do what does your son do he's an engineer he's an engineer okay so that's all for today i will come back with part two of the topic family soon see you bye