Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Learn how to talk to your boss - Learn English with Hot Fuzz | eJOY English
Hello lovely people. I hope you are feeling great today.
In this video, we're going to study Hot Fuzz, a movie from 2007
it is a buddy cop action comedy movie, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
Pegg and Frost play police officers attempting to solve a series of mysterious deaths in Sandford,
a "peaceful" village in the West of England.
Before being transferred to Sandford, Pegg was a police officer in London.
Let's see what we can learn from the meeting between Pegg and the Chief Inspector .
Before we start, keep in mind that we're going to follow the 4 steps to learning English through video:
Step 1: watch the video.
Step 2: look up new words and phrases, making sure that you understand the video
Step 3: do exercises with the video
and Step 4: review words and phrases that you've learned from the video
Firstly, watch the video with subtitles to get a general idea about the scene
- Hello, Nicholas. How's the hand? - Still a bit stiff.
Chief Inspector. Keep your seat
Now l know what you're going to say
but the fact is you've been making us all look bad
l'm sorry sir. Of course we all appreciate your efforts
but you've been rather Ietting the side down
lt's all about being a team player Nicholas
You can't be the Sheriff of London
lf we let you carry on running round town
you'll continue to be exceptional and we can't have that
You'll put us all out of a job
With respect sir
You can't iust make people disappear
Yes l can l'm the Chief Inspector
Well however you spin this there's one thing you haven't taken into account
And that's what the ''team'' is gonna make of this
Secondly, let's take a closer look at some of the interesting phrases
- Hello, Nicholas. How's the hand? - Still a bit stiff.
Chief Inspector Keep your seat
Now l know what you're going to say
but the fact is you've been making us all look bad
To make someone look bad
This phrase can mean two different things:
To do something stupid or embarrassing which makes the people who are associated with you ashamed
For example : Sit down and behave yourself! You're making us look bad.
2. To do something so well
that other people's accomplishments don't seem very impressive in comparison
For example: Slow down. You're making me look bad.
The first one is usually used seriously.
The second one is normally used as a joke.
However, in the clip, this phrase holds the second meaning but is used seriously.
l'm sorry sir. Of course we all appreciate your efforts.
but you've been rather Ietting the side down
Letting the side down
This phrase is mainly used in the UK, it means to behave in a way that embarrasses or disappoints
a group of people that you are apart of
For example: I'm a horrible football player, so I'd rather not play than let the side down.
lt's all about being a team player Nicholas
You can't be the Sheriff of London
Team player: This noun phrase doesn't simply mean a player in a team.
If someone is a team player, he or she is good at working closely with other people.
For example: Dr. Strange? He is a brilliant doctor, but he’s not really a team player.
If you are not quite sure about the usage,
eJOY can help you to find out more contexts in which team player is used.
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Quite interesting right?
lf we let you carry on running round town
you'll continue to be exceptional and we can't have that
You'll put us all out of a job
we can't have that
this is a short way of saying "we can't stand or accept someone or something in regards to a specific action".
For example:- He's gonna bring his new girlfriend to my party?
Sorry, I can't have that.
In this particular context, it means we can't accept the fact
that you'll continue to be exceptional and put us all out of a job".
With respect sir
You can't iust make people disappear
Yes l can l'm the Chief Inspector
Well however you spin this there's one thing you haven't taken into account
And that's what the ''team'' is gonna make of this
Take into account
or usually taking (something) into account
This means to consider or remember something when judging a situation
Here are some examples:
- A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings.
- I hope you will take your children into account before signing the divorce papers.
Well done, we've gone through the first two steps.
In the third step: you're going do some exercises with the video.
You can choose to do quizzes to improve listening comprehension,
Practice listening skills and listen closely for details
And of course, practice speaking skills
You can practice more with the full clip on the Movie Training on eJOY Go website.
All the links you're gonna need can be found in the description section below.
Finally, remember that just because you understand all of the video,
that doesn't mean you have remembered all the new words you learned from it.
In the fourth step, you'll have to review this vocabulary every day to ingrain them to your long term memory.
So, review them on eJOY App or eJOY extension.
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