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Hello everyone, and welcome back to another lesson here at English Pod.

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another lesson here at English Pod.

My name is Marco.

My name is Marco.

and my name is Catherine.

and my name is Catherine.

And today, Marco, you and I are talking about movies.

And today, Marco, you and I are talking about movies.

right?

right?

We are talking a little bit about movies, but mostly we are having a big argument.

We are talking a little bit about movies, but mostly we are having a big argument.

Okay, I kind of like arguments.

Okay, I kind of like arguments.

Lots of great words and phrases for you to learn here in English.

Lots of great words and phrases for you to learn here in English.

But we have got an upper intermediate level lesson with some people who are not getting along very well.

But we have got an upper intermediate level lesson with some people who are not getting along very well.

So it is a couple — a guy and a girl — and they are having a fight as couples do.

So it is a couple — a guy and a girl — and they are having a fight as couples do.

So we're gonna be learning a lot of the different language that they are using in this very heated debate.

So we're gonna be learning a lot of the different language that they are using in this very heated debate.

Uh, so let's listen to this dialogue for the first time, and then we'll be right back.

Uh, so let's listen to this dialogue for the first time, and then we'll be right back.

Wow, that terrible movie is finally over.

Wow, that terrible movie is finally over.

Next time i'm picking the film because i don't want to end up seeing a chick flick.

Next time i'm picking the film because i don't want to end up seeing a chick flick.

Well, you should have picked in the end.

Well, you should have picked in the end.

You always complain about everything.

You always complain about everything.

not everything, just this film.

not everything, just this film.

Even the title was ridiculous and it's so long.

Even the title was ridiculous and it's so long.

Those are the two and a half most wasted hours of my life so much so that i'm thinking about asking them to give me my money back.

Those are the two and a half most wasted hours of my life so much so that i'm thinking about asking them to give me my money back.

I'm thinking of taking you back home.

I'm thinking of taking you back home.

I thought we could have a nice evening, but you're always so negative.

I thought we could have a nice evening, but you're always so negative.

I'm only complaining about a movie that I could have rented or bought and then thrown in the garbage.

I'm only complaining about a movie that I could have rented or bought and then thrown in the garbage.

You see, that's what I'm talking about.

You see, that's what I'm talking about.

I can't stand your sarcastic jokes anymore.

I can't stand your sarcastic jokes anymore.

Next time go with your gay friend who is more in touch with his feelings.

Next time go with your gay friend who is more in touch with his feelings.

Well, he's more of a man than you are.

Well, he's more of a man than you are.

At least he appreciates love stories.

At least he appreciates love stories.

Love stories more like one night stands.

Love stories more like one night stands.

don't criticize mario or else i'll start on those fat drunk friends of yours they're no.

don't criticize mario or else i'll start on those fat drunk friends of yours they're no.

saints my friends fat what about those whales you call.

saints my friends fat what about those whales you call.

friends you're unbearable you can walk home i'm leaving.

friends you're unbearable you can walk home i'm leaving.

fine 哼。

fine 哼。

I think the guy was exaggerating a little bit.

I think the guy was exaggerating a little bit.

What do you think?

What do you think?

I think they were both exaggerating, you know, by the end of an argument, both people are saying things that maybe they don't mean.

I think they were both exaggerating, you know, by the end of an argument, both people are saying things that maybe they don't mean.

I think we'll talk a little bit more about this towards the end of the show, but now why don't we take a look at language takeaway?

I think we'll talk a little bit more about this towards the end of the show, but now why don't we take a look at language takeaway?

Language takeaway.

Language takeaway.

All right, on language takeaway today we have four words, and the first one that you probably saw in the very first sentence is a chick flick.

All right, on language takeaway today we have four words, and the first one that you probably saw in the very first sentence is a chick flick.

Chick flick.

Chick flick.

So first of all, the word chick means a woman.

So first of all, the word chick means a woman.

It's slang and it's not very nice.

It's slang and it's not very nice.

It's not very nice, you know?

It's not very nice, you know?

Well, I mean between guys, you would use it as like 'oh this chick' or 'that chick', but you wouldn't really walk up to a girl and call her a chick right now.

Well, I mean between guys, you would use it as like 'oh this chick' or 'that chick', but you wouldn't really walk up to a girl and call her a chick right now.

You wouldn't say 'hey chick, what's up?

You wouldn't say 'hey chick, what's up?

' That's not something you want to say.

' That's not something you want to say.

So chick is a slang word for a girl or a woman, and a chick flick is a girl's movie.

So chick is a slang word for a girl or a woman, and a chick flick is a girl's movie.

So a flick is a movie.

So a flick is a movie.

Another slang word.

Another slang word.

Exactly.

Exactly.

So this is the slang phrase for flick.

So this is the slang phrase for flick.

So hey, marco, what flicks are showing at the movie theater?

So hey, marco, what flicks are showing at the movie theater?

All right.

All right.

Yeah, so movies.

Yeah, so movies.

So in the chick flick is usually a romantic movie, a drama, something that's very.

So in the chick flick is usually a romantic movie, a drama, something that's very.

like beaches.

like beaches.

Beaches is a chick flick.

Beaches is a chick flick.

I don't know if they were seen that.

I don't know if they were seen that.

I've never seen.

I've never seen.

So he's just not that into you is one of those new chick flicks.

So he's just not that into you is one of those new chick flicks.

I like how to lose a guy in 10 days.

I like how to lose a guy in 10 days.

Yeah, how to lose a guy in 10 days or the devil wears prada.

Yeah, how to lose a guy in 10 days or the devil wears prada.

bride wars, bride wars.

bride wars, bride wars.

Wow, lots of chicks.

Wow, lots of chicks.

I've actually never seen any one of these except how to lose a guy in 10 days.

I've actually never seen any one of these except how to lose a guy in 10 days.

I've actually only seen that one.

I've actually only seen that one.

All right, so.

All right, so.

Chick flick is a girl's or women's movie.

Chick flick is a girl's or women's movie.

And next up, we have a word sarcastic.

And next up, we have a word sarcastic.

We're talking about sarcastic jokes.

We're talking about sarcastic jokes.

So sarcastic jokes or somebody being sarcastic.

So sarcastic jokes or somebody being sarcastic.

God, marco, you're always so sarcastic.

God, marco, you're always so sarcastic.

So what would sarcasm sound like?

So what would sarcasm sound like?

Yeah, he's really funny.

Yeah, he's really funny.

All right, so it's not really what you're saying.

All right, so it's not really what you're saying.

It's kind of how you're saying it.

It's kind of how you're saying it.

right?

right?

So it's kind of like by saying he's really funny, you're saying 'yeah, he's a funny guy', but if I say 'oh, he's really funny', I'm saying he's not funny.

So it's kind of like by saying he's really funny, you're saying 'yeah, he's a funny guy', but if I say 'oh, he's really funny', I'm saying he's not funny.

He's being mean or he's a jerk.

He's being mean or he's a jerk.

He's a jerk.

He's a jerk.

Sarcasm is kind of one of those things that it's a little bit difficult to learn how to do or to actually get it right.

Sarcasm is kind of one of those things that it's a little bit difficult to learn how to do or to actually get it right.

Especially in English.

Especially in English.

right?

right?

Yeah, Marco, great explanation.

Yeah, Marco, great explanation.

Exactly, that's the way it goes.

Exactly, that's the way it goes.

Oh, yeah, you're so funny.

Oh, yeah, you're so funny.

So, oh, yeah, you're amazing.

So, oh, yeah, you're amazing.

You should go to you went to sarcasm school.

You should go to you went to sarcasm school.

So my parents can be really.

So my parents can be really.

mean.

mean.

Sorry, just kidding.

Sorry, just kidding.

All right, so apart from being sarcastic, you can criticize someone.

All right, so apart from being sarcastic, you can criticize someone.

like you're ever critical.

like you're ever critical.

All right, sorry, I'll stop.

All right, sorry, I'll stop.

You're really into character right now.

You're really into character right now.

All right, so critical to criticize someone is to complain about them or to say that the things that they do are not very good.

All right, so critical to criticize someone is to complain about them or to say that the things that they do are not very good.

So you can criticize a person or a movie.

So you can criticize a person or a movie.

Yeah, so this movie wasn't very good.

Yeah, so this movie wasn't very good.

It wasn't funny.

It wasn't funny.

The actors were bad.

The actors were bad.

It was really long.

It was really long.

These are criticisms.

These are criticisms.

criticisms.

criticisms.

All right, well, and then moving on, the girl was finally tired of the guy and his complaints, and she said he's unbearable.

All right, well, and then moving on, the girl was finally tired of the guy and his complaints, and she said he's unbearable.

Gosh, you're unbearable.

Gosh, you're unbearable.

So the root of this word is to be able to like to stand something, to bear it.

So the root of this word is to be able to like to stand something, to bear it.

And so if you're unbearable, something is unbearable, you just can't stand it.

And so if you're unbearable, something is unbearable, you just can't stand it.

All right, so you're tired of it, you can't stand it.

All right, so you're tired of it, you can't stand it.

She thinks he's so unbearable, she makes him get out of the car and she leaves.

She thinks he's so unbearable, she makes him get out of the car and she leaves.

Yeah, she says you can walk home.

Yeah, she says you can walk home.

All right, so that's an unbearable person, right?

All right, so that's an unbearable person, right?

Okay, so we took a look at those four main words here in our dialogue.

Okay, so we took a look at those four main words here in our dialogue.

Let's move on now to some of the phrases that we found in fluency builder.

Let's move on now to some of the phrases that we found in fluency builder.

Fluency builder.

Fluency builder.

This first one's a common one, especially when we talk about women and men, and the relationship between women and men, we say about men that maybe they should be more in touch with their feelings or their feminine side.

This first one's a common one, especially when we talk about women and men, and the relationship between women and men, we say about men that maybe they should be more in touch with their feelings or their feminine side.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Ok, so if you're saying to be more in touch with your feminine side, what exactly are you saying?

Ok, so if you're saying to be more in touch with your feminine side, what exactly are you saying?

It's a good question.

It's a good question.

Well, what you're saying is that you want to be able to express your feelings more, or you want to be able to understand more about your your feminine side or something like this.

Well, what you're saying is that you want to be able to express your feelings more, or you want to be able to understand more about your your feminine side or something like this.

So, to be in touch with is is more about yourself, it's about self-reflection and self understanding.

So, to be in touch with is is more about yourself, it's about self-reflection and self understanding.

So, so you could say i'm a very serious person, but i want to make some changes in my life, so i'm trying to be more in touch with my inner child.

So, so you could say i'm a very serious person, but i want to make some changes in my life, so i'm trying to be more in touch with my inner child.

Your inner child.

Your inner child.

All right, so to be in touch with.

All right, so to be in touch with.

And it's usually related to feelings to something intangible.

And it's usually related to feelings to something intangible.

or to behavior.

or to behavior.

Yeah, behavior.

Yeah, behavior.

All right, moving on now a heated phrase, a one-night stand.

All right, moving on now a heated phrase, a one-night stand.

Oh, i'll let you explain this one.

Oh, i'll let you explain this one.

marco.

marco.

All right, so a one-night stand is a casual and very quick temporal encounter.

All right, so a one-night stand is a casual and very quick temporal encounter.

That's usually sexual encounter.

That's usually sexual encounter.

It's romantic, right?

It's romantic, right?

So it can be between.

So it can be between.

Um, two different people, they meet each other one night, they have a relationship for one night only and then they never see each other again.

Um, two different people, they meet each other one night, they have a relationship for one night only and then they never see each other again.

So it's it's casual, it's casual, very good.

So it's it's casual, it's casual, very good.

So yeah, you would see this.

So yeah, you would see this.

You see this a lot in shows like, you know, sex in the city and yeah.

You see this a lot in shows like, you know, sex in the city and yeah.

they have a lot of one night stands in that show.

they have a lot of one night stands in that show.

All right, so a one night stand and well related to this, the girl was criticizing his friends and she said they're no saints.

All right, so a one night stand and well related to this, the girl was criticizing his friends and she said they're no saints.

Okay, so you could say this in many different ways: he's no saint, she's no saint, or I'm no saint.

Okay, so you could say this in many different ways: he's no saint, she's no saint, or I'm no saint.

You're no saint.

You're no saint.

So a saint is a good person.

So a saint is a good person.

It's... ah... it's a word that we use in religion to say someone who's like Mother Teresa or someone who's just really good and kind and doesn't commit any sins exactly.

It's... ah... it's a word that we use in religion to say someone who's like Mother Teresa or someone who's just really good and kind and doesn't commit any sins exactly.

And so to say I'm no saint is to say well I do bad things or I say bad things.

And so to say I'm no saint is to say well I do bad things or I say bad things.

I'm not perfect.

I'm not perfect.

Okay?

Okay?

So he or they they're no saints.

So he or they they're no saints.

They do bad stuff too.

They do bad stuff too.

Yeah, very good.

Yeah, very good.

So that's the way that you would use.

So that's the way that you would use.

He's no saints.

He's no saints.

They're no saints.

They're no saints.

UM, ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK NOW WE SHOULD LISTEN TO OUR DIALOGUE FOR THE LAST TIME, AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

UM, ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK NOW WE SHOULD LISTEN TO OUR DIALOGUE FOR THE LAST TIME, AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Wow, that terrible movie is finally over.

Wow, that terrible movie is finally over.

Next time i'm picking the film because i don't want to end up seeing a chick flick.

Next time i'm picking the film because i don't want to end up seeing a chick flick.

Well, you should have picked in the end.

Well, you should have picked in the end.

You always complain about everything.

You always complain about everything.

not everything, just this film.

not everything, just this film.

Even the title was ridiculous and it's so long.

Even the title was ridiculous and it's so long.

Those are the two and a half most wasted hours of my life so much so that i'm thinking about asking them to give me my money back.

Those are the two and a half most wasted hours of my life so much so that i'm thinking about asking them to give me my money back.

I'm thinking of taking you back home.

I'm thinking of taking you back home.

I thought we could have a nice evening, but you're always so negative.

I thought we could have a nice evening, but you're always so negative.

I'm only complaining about a movie that I could have rented or bought and then thrown in the garbage.

I'm only complaining about a movie that I could have rented or bought and then thrown in the garbage.

You see.

You see.

that's what I'm talking about.

that's what I'm talking about.

I can't stand your sarcastic jokes anymore.

I can't stand your sarcastic jokes anymore.

Next time, go with your gay friend who is more in touch with his feelings.

Next time, go with your gay friend who is more in touch with his feelings.

Well, he's more of a man than you are.

Well, he's more of a man than you are.

At least he appreciates love stories.

At least he appreciates love stories.

Love stories more like one night stands.

Love stories more like one night stands.

Don't criticize Mario, or else I'll start on those fat drunk friends of yours.

Don't criticize Mario, or else I'll start on those fat drunk friends of yours.

They're no saints.

They're no saints.

My friends, fat?

My friends, fat?

What about those whales you call friends?

What about those whales you call friends?

You're unbearable.

You're unbearable.

You can walk home.

You can walk home.

I'm leaving.

I'm leaving.

Fine.

Fine.

All right, so Catherine, is this an argument that you would say is typical among couples or maybe people that are probably about to break up?

All right, so Catherine, is this an argument that you would say is typical among couples or maybe people that are probably about to break up?

Right?

Right?

Not couples that are happy, I would say.

Not couples that are happy, I would say.

But yeah, you definitely have people who are... Well, I guess it's kind of the battle of the sexes, right?

But yeah, you definitely have people who are... Well, I guess it's kind of the battle of the sexes, right?

You have people who are different genders and so they don't always understand each other.

You have people who are different genders and so they don't always understand each other.

You know, you want to have your girlfriends as a girl and your girlfriends behave and talk in a certain way together, and guys do the same thing but with their friends.

You know, you want to have your girlfriends as a girl and your girlfriends behave and talk in a certain way together, and guys do the same thing but with their friends.

And so sometimes you have these clashes, these.

And so sometimes you have these clashes, these.

Interactions that are negative and you know, when people are upset with each other, they say mean.

Interactions that are negative and you know, when people are upset with each other, they say mean.

things and especially i think in this case, they don't really like each other's friends.

things and especially i think in this case, they don't really like each other's friends.

Exactly.

Exactly.

And that's a kind of a common thing.

And that's a kind of a common thing.

Like a guy doesn't like his his girlfriend's friends because maybe they gossip too much or something like that.

Like a guy doesn't like his his girlfriend's friends because maybe they gossip too much or something like that.

And the same thing with the girls, right?

And the same thing with the girls, right?

Because a guy's friends may be.

Because a guy's friends may be.

drink too much, played so many car games single.

drink too much, played so many car games single.

So I think a lot of times, these problems also have to do with the fact that, like, when a girl is with her girlfriends, she maybe acts differently; or when a guy is with his guy friends, and so that is weird sometimes for the relationship because you see your partner acting differently with other people.

So I think a lot of times, these problems also have to do with the fact that, like, when a girl is with her girlfriends, she maybe acts differently; or when a guy is with his guy friends, and so that is weird sometimes for the relationship because you see your partner acting differently with other people.

Right?

Right?

Do you like your boyfriend or girlfriend's friends?

Do you like your boyfriend or girlfriend's friends?

Do you get in fights about this kind of stuff?

Do you get in fights about this kind of stuff?

Or you know what the in-laws...

Or you know what the in-laws...

Ooh, that is a whole nother situation.

Ooh, that is a whole nother situation.

That is a whole nother situation.

That is a whole nother situation.

Absolutely!

Absolutely!

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