Practice English Speaking&Listening with: If Google Was a Guy: Quarantine Edition

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(cheerful instrumental music)

- [Google] Next.

(door squeaks)

- Google.

- Six feet away, please.

- Am I glad to see you.

- I'm sure you have questions

about the pandemic. (paper rustles)

- Are rhinos elephants?

- Are what? (hand thuds)

- Toilet paper in bulk.

- Sold out, sorry.

- Ah, paper towel in bulk.

- Sold out, too.

- Tissue paper in bulk.

- Sold out.

You know, in olden days we just used rags.

- Underwear in bulk.

- Very gross. (hands tap)

- How do I Zoom?

- Video conferencing (paper rustles)

is a great way to stay connected.

- Do I Zoom on Facebook?

- Where to begin. (paper rustles)

- How do I Facebook?

- How islands stay put?

- Nothing about coronavirus.

The quarantine.

- Islands have anchors?

- Mojito recipe.

- So you're going to (paper rustles)

need mint.

- Don't have it.

- Lime. - Don't have it.

- Club soda.

- Don't have it.

- And rum. (paper rustles)

- Woo, mojitos. (rum splashes)

- Online yoga class.

- Good for you (paper rustles)

staying in shape.

- Online Zumba class.

- Regular exercise (paper rustles)

is a great stress reliever.

- Online crossfit class.

- Just be careful to-- (paper rustles)

- Online chiropractor class.

- Pace yourself. (paper rustles)

The rate of spread in foreign countries.

The U.S. government response.

- Exclamation point

but for quiet. (hand taps)

- Chicken.

- A lot of grocery stores are sold out

so you're gonna need (paper rustles)

to get creative.

- Farms near me.

- Good thinking.

Some farms will deliver vegetables right to your door.

- Stealing chickens.

- Uh, not that creative.

- How to wash hands--

- Soap is one of the best (paper rustles)

weapons we have against the virus.

- Memes.

- Ugh, these are pretty funny, actually.

- Jewel's "Hands" but for how to wash hands.

- Ah, she didn't.

- Calculate volume sphere.

- Why not ask a parent for some homeschooling?

- Uh, calculate volume sphere.

These hands are washed like so

With water first

And then with soap

- This slaps.

- Dow Jones.

- Bad news. (paper rustles)

- S&P 500.

- Ooh, yikes.

- NASDAQ.

- Sorry.

- Animal Crossing real estate.

- Not a real thing.

- Dollar to turnip exchange rate.

- How long quarantine?

- This says two months. (paper rustles)

- Months.

- This says six months.

- Oh my God.

- And this says 2021.

I have longer, if you want. (hand taps)

- Animal shelter.

- Animal shelters are struggling right now

so it's a great time (paper rustles)

to bring home a quarantine buddy.

- Adopting a chicken.

- Not that creative. (paper rustles)

- Time of day.

- 4 p.m.

- Day of week.

- Thursday.

- Month of year.

- April.

- 2020 can suck my-- (feet thud)

- Ah, so you know the year.

- What do I do?

- Do the five. (paper rustles)

Wash your hands often, (hands clack)

cough into your elbow,

don't touch your face,

keep a safe distance from others,

and stay home.

You're touching your face.

- I suddenly can't stop.

- Flat curve theory.

- Finally.

(chart clacks) Flatten the curve means

that if we practice social distancing

we can control the spread of the virus over time,

keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed

and saving lives.

- Sorry, flat earth theory.

- Oh God, I need a mojito. (rum splashes)

- Miami beach parties.

(hand taps) - You realize

how irresponsible this is.

- I'm 22.

- You could still give the virus to someone older than you

or someone immunocompromised or die from it yourself.

No one is completely safe.

- Sexy HAZMAT suit.

- Stay home.

- How to feel normal?

- Look, it's normal (melancholy music)

to not feel normal.

We've never gone through anything like this

as a modern society so go easy on yourself

and look for pleasant distractions.

- Exclamation point but for quiet.

(Google chuckles)

(fist thuds)

- Let's find out.

(paper rustles)

These hands are washed liked so

With water first

And then with soap

Scrub back and forth

And to and fro

For at least 30 seconds

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