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Do you think that you have really good English?
Let's put that to the test.
Today I've prepared clips from four of my favorite television shows and we're gonna see if you know the phrases in the show.
But don't worry if you don't know, if you don't feel advanced.
You're going to learn a lot from this lesson because it's gonna feel really easy.
It's gonna feel just like binge watching your favorite television shows.
And if you haven't checked these out already, I'll put the list on screen at the end so you can check them out.
All right, let's get started with this lesson.
One of the most popular shows in the United States in the last decade was Modern Family.
It's such a great sitcom.
They're really short, funny episodes.
I'm sure you've maybe watched it before.
And in this episode, two of the family members are fighting in school.
So let's take a look and we'll review some phrases.
I bet I was the darkest kid.
I hate that kid.
You probably jumped on Luke and Luke just fought back.
Kid's a menace.
I made fun of my hair once.
The first phrase in this clip from Modern Family is the kid's a menace.
The kid's a menace.
Menace.
A long time ago, there was a movie called Dennis the Menace.
It was about this little kid that just terrorized his next door neighbor.
He was really just kind of troublemaking.
He was always trying to pull pranks on him and just cause trouble.
So if you call typically a child a menace, it means they're wild, they cause trouble or any sort of problems on purpose.
So usually this phrase can be used in a kind of serious way, but more in a joking, lighthearted way as well, because obviously we wouldn't be so mean to a child or even like an adult.
Sometimes in sports, if they kind of mess with the other team, you could say oh, he's totally a menace.
He's trying to cause problems.
What are you doing here?
These two knuckleheads were fighting each other.
What?
Could have been worse.
I was not ready to face Dirkus today.
So what happened?
Well, apparently there was some name calling and shoving on the playground.
By the time a teacher separated them, Luke was sitting on Manny's chest.
Luke, that's not like you.
If you want to say that you are surprised that somebody is acting in a way that's not typically the way that they act.
It's kind of strange behavior for them.
You could say that's not like you.
That's not like you.
Like in this clip.
They say that's not like you, because usually you don't fight or you don't get in trouble at school.
Typically we say this when we're kind of disappointed in somebody's actions or behavior, like they lie or they steal.
And we just say that we're surprised because typically they are an honorable, honest person.
When one of my kids is sick and they have really low energy, but I just don't quite know if they're sick yet I'll say it's not like you to be so tired.
It means that typically they have a lot of energy and I'm suspicious that they're sick because they're kind of tired or low energy.
Not like them, that's not like you.
Wait a minute.
You're luke's father grandfather, so manny's father is Javier.
Crazy guy.
That's where he gets his fire.
Okay, you're... He's our son.
And my grandson.
I'm his daughter.
So you're... His uncle.
Stop saying that or I'll sit on your chest again.
Oh, wait a second.
Is that what this was all about?
He keeps calling me his nephew.
You are my nephew.
Shut up.
Okay, okay.
I'm getting the sense that you're all related.
Somehow.
So it's probably best if you work this out at home so the boys can go back to class, okay?
But we're not happy about this, boys.
This is not how mature young men behave.
Here's your note from Miss Passwater.
Hmm.
So this clip is obviously from a really early episode in the television series Modern Family.
As you can tell, because the kids are so young and they grow up as the series keeps going.
But what is so interesting about their family is the two kids.
Instead of being cousins, they are nephew and uncle in a weird way.
So it's a weird family dynamic, but it's a modern family dynamic and it happens all the time.
So the principal at first doesn't understand the family dynamic.
But as everyone starts talking, even though it's chaotic and they're not explaining things very well, he says I'm starting to get the sense.
I'm starting to get the sense that we're all related to here.
So instead of just saying I'm starting to understand, or it seems like you say I'm starting to get the sense.
So you're kind of making an assumption based on everything that you're hearing in a situation like this.
I'm starting to get the sense.
Maybe you are at somebody's house and it seems like they don't want to have you over as a guest anymore.
You might say, I'm starting to get the sense that they want us to leave.
So you're trying not to be rude, you're trying to kind of soften what you say and you're saying your suspicion or your assumption based on the evidence or the things that are happening.
So the principle in this clip says that they should go work this out at home.
Work something out means to solve a problem or have a solution to a problem.
Work out can be used as a phrasal verb to mean that everything is okay, a problem is solved and there's going to be no more issues.
Any sort of problem or conflict that gets solved, you can use the phrase, it's going to work out.
There's going to be a solution or everything's going to be fine at the end.
Or if you're having a negotiation with someone and you want to get the deal done, you could say let's work out a deal.
It means let's solve a way that we can both get what we want here.
The next clip we're going to look at is from the show New Girl, one of my all-time favorite shows.
Again, another sitcom, so the episodes are super short.
If you haven't already seen them, they have a lot of American culture lessons in them and just quick, funny dialogue.
So Zooey Deschanel, the main character, her name in the series is Jess.
She responds to a Craigslist ad online for roommates.
So they're looking for a new roommate and in this clip She is, you know, trying to explain why she needs a place to live.
Let's just watch.
So you know in horror movies when the girl's like, oh my God, there's something in the basement.
Let me just run down there in my underwear and see what's going on in the dark.
And you're like, what is your problem?
Call the police.
And she's like, okay, but it's too late because she's already getting murdered.
Well, my story is kind of like that.
So you will hear Americans say, what's your problem?
What's your problem?
And it's used in so many different ways, so it's important to understand the context of this phrase.
In this case, Jess, the main character, she's kind of an airhead, as we would say.
Like, a lot of times she's just saying whatever comes to her mind.
She's not necessarily stupid, but she, you know, talks in a way that's just...
Very happy-go-lucky, very positive.
You know, she assumes that people will always like her.
This is the character.
She's a very likable character.
But she's saying, like, what's your problem?
She's saying, like, what's wrong with you or why are you doing this bad behavior?
So a lot of times people will say this in a rude way to say why are you behaving so badly or rudely?
Like, what's your problem?
What's your problem, man?
And sometimes we just say this in a way like, like, why would you do that?
What's your problem?
So this phrase can come off as pretty frustrated or aggressive when you say, what's your problem?
Let's keep watching.
You know what's funny?
When I saw your ad on Craigslist, I thought you were women.
Why would you think that?
That's crazy.
I mean, Schmidt wrote the ad.
Oh, I guess it was something about the words he used.
It was like, uh, like, sun-soaked and beige-y.
What are you doing?
What about these?
These look beige-y to you?
Sorry.
Jess says, you know, it's funny.
You know, it's funny.
Try using that phrase.
You know, it's funny.
We use this in English to introduce something.
That's not necessarily funny, but it can be strange, interesting or just kind of ironic.
So here it's kind of ironic because she responded to the ad for roommates thinking that the roommates were all females or women, but it turns out they're all guys.
So she's saying, it's kind of ironic because I thought you guys were girls and you're guys.
And they're saying, well, why did you think that?
Why did you think that?
So she's saying, you know, the language that they used was really kind of feminine.
So she said, it's something about the words you use.
There's something about it.
There's something about it.
Americans use this phrase all the time as well in their English.
It's kind of like saying I can't put my finger on why it is, it's just like it gives you a vibe.
I'm not sure why, but there's something about the words that you use that came off as feminine and i think, just because they use such descriptive language and they were talking about the aesthetics of the apartment, which usually men don't care about as much, she thought it was a woman posting the ad.
Let's move on to the last part of this clip.
Beautiful, it's so much light.
Spencer hated light.
It's hard to say his name, It's okay.
Nick knows.
He got dumped.
Dumped.
Yeah, I got dumped.
I can't hear you.
That means we're not breaking up.
Yes, we're breaking up.
I'm breaking up with you.
I need some time away.
Yeah, I got dumped.
She dumped me and I'm over it.
Okay, it was six months ago, guys.
Get past it.
I don't even know why we're still talking about it.
Why is everybody looking at me?
So in that clip, Jess and Nick find out that they have something in common, that they have both been dumped.
Dumped.
Have you ever been dumped?
When you are dating someone and they break up with you sometimes in a negative way, in a bad way, in kind of a way that isn't very nice we say that they dumped us, they dumped us or i'm going to dump him because he was cheating on me.
So this is used in a really informal and slang way just to say like a breakup, but not a very nice one.
Usually, if you say you got dumped, you were very heartbroken and not very happy about that breakup.
So the next clip that we're going to watch is from another show that I really like.
And that's really great for learning English, especially if you're an advanced speaker.
The show is Suits.
If you like learning about law, lawyers, attorneys, and you like some drama, this show is for you.
The episodes are a little bit longer, but they have a really fast moving storyline.
So it stays very interesting.
So Mike is going to interview for a job that he's not qualified for.
He's very, very smart, but he does not actually have a law degree and he's never actually passed the bar under his own name.
You'll learn more if you've seen the series or if you watch it in the future.
Harvey is interviewing him for a job, and things get kind of interesting here.
Let's watch.
So Chip, what makes you think that I'm going to let the whitest man that I have ever seen interview for our firm?
Because I have an appointment.
Thanks.
Thanks.
So first we have Chip coming in for an interview.
He's not really a main character or a reoccurring character at all in the show.
But the receptionist says, what makes you think?
What makes you think I'm going to let you in?
So the show, all of the characters are very quick-witted.
You know, they're very snappy.
They're very intelligent.
They have a lot of attitude because, you know, the show has to be entertaining.
So if you want to kind of challenge why someone believes something and you're kind of giving attitude, you can say what makes you think that.
What makes you think I'm just going to let you in?
So it can be an actual curious question.
What makes you think that?
Or it can be confrontational.
What makes you think you're so special?
So it just depends on the tone and the context when you use the phrase, what makes you think?
We should hire you.
Jesus, I'd give you the 25 grand as a signing bonus.
I'll take it.
Unfortunately, we only hire from Harvard.
And you not only did not go to Harvard Law School, you haven't even gone to any law school.
What if I told you that I consume knowledge like no one you've ever met, and I've actually passed the bar.
I'd say you're full of crap.
That's a Barbary legal handbook right there, right?
Open it up.
Read me something.
Anything.
Civil liability associated with agency is based on several factors, including the deviation of the agent from his path, the reasonable inference of agency on behalf of the plaintiff and the nature of the damages themselves.
How did you know that?
So now this clip gets into two main characters of the show, Mike and Harvey.
Mike is an unlikely, really smart person.
He has, you know, kind of a shady past, but here he fell into a weird situation where he has an opportunity to actually work for Harvey, who's a really well-respected but kind of unconventional attorney.
And here he's saying, what if I told you?
So he's trying to convince him to hire him as an attorney, even though he's not qualified, as we found out.
And so in this clip, he's saying, what if I told you I'm one of the smartest people ever?
Not the exact words, but Here, if you're trying to convince someone of something and you're not being very successful and you think of a good reason that would help them, you know, come to your side.
You can say what if I told you this?
It introduces a really convincing point.
A lot of times you will hear salespeople using this phrase to try to convince someone to buy something like what if I told you this product could make your life 10 times easier?
So it's, you know, a really good phrase for storytelling or just any sort of convincing that you need to do.
What if I told you, have you heard this English phrase before?
You are full of crap.
It means I think you're lying.
I think you're saying things are totally not true.
Of course, this is really informal slang in English.
And a lot of times it's used in a very heated way conversation or in a joking matter to like.
You are so full of crap.
That means I think you're lying or I think you're being very exaggerating to tell a story or prove a point.
Have you watched Stranger Things?
That's the next show on my list for you today.
It's set in 1980s Hawkins, Indiana, good old middle America.
And honestly, people love this show because it's so nostalgic of the 80s.
Even if you didn't grow up in the 80s, it just feels like fun to see.
And the costumes are great.
And the actors in this show have become stars, so famous as children and growing up filming this show.
It's just a fun show to watch, especially around halloween, because it has some spooky themes and in the show you know there's a government um experimental facility nearby and a lot of mystery surrounding that.
So let's review some clips and learn some phrases from stranger things.
Treated you like garbage.
You're gonna treat him like garbage.
Give him a taste of his own medicine.
Give him the medicine.
So in this show, Elle, she is totally clueless.
So she doesn't understand every single English idiom.
So she's often kind of confused by the things that normal teenagers her age say.
So in this clip, she says, give him a taste of his own medicine.
If you know this idiom, it means treat this person the exact same way that they're treating you.
And usually it means in a bad way.
So when someone is very fed up with behavior that they're being treated by, they might say I'm going to give you a taste of your own medicine.
That means I'm going to treat you badly too.
I'm not going to be nice anymore.
We gotta do this?
Not right now.
We look like morons.
Maybe she likes Ghostbusters.
Of course she likes Ghostbusters, but that's not the point.
The point is, we're dressed up and she isn't.
Well, I didn't bring regular clothes, did you?
No?
Then we have no choice.
We gotta do this.
Now or never.
Right.
Let's engage.
We could ask her after class.
In this clip, the boys from Stranger Things show up to school dressed as the Ghostbusters for Halloween, even though they are a bit too old to be dressing up anymore and none of the other kids at school dressed up.
So they feel kind of embarrassed, but they're still trying to approach some girls to ask them to the dance.
So this phrase that's not the point is used really casually here to say like that doesn't matter, like forget that.
And here he's saying you know, everybody likes Ghostbusters, but I'm embarrassed that we're dressed as the Ghostbusters at school.
So they're trying to work up the courage to ask this girl to the dance.
When you want to steer a conversation or you know whatever topic of conversation, back to the main idea, you say well, that's not the point right now.
That's not the point.
That means it doesn't matter.
That's not what we're talking about.
It's not important.
Another great phrase, especially if you're learning how to speak fast English is now or never.
It's one of those phrases that has an alliteration.
So two of the words start with the same letter or the same sound.
Now or never.
Never.
Now or never.
It's just easy to say.
It means like this is the time to act.
Don't delay your actions.
Don't procrastinate.
Now or never.
If you enjoyed these shows, I'll put the list on screen.
Go watch some more episodes.
They're available on all sorts of streaming platforms.
I really think it's a great way to improve English and just enjoy your time learning.
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