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Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast. My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 28, Day 2 of Your English Five A Day – the second season.
This is the podcast that you come to on a regular basis in order to slowly but surely grow in confidence and and start to feel more like yourself when communicating in English.
All you have to do is turn up and listen.
I'm recording all of the vocabulary for you in our Vocabulary Vault, which is a database of all the words covered in the entire series with the definitions and example sentences.
You can dip into this whenever you like by clicking on the link in the show notes.
But now let's begin, as we always do, with a snapshot.
When Lisa and Mark decided to tie the knot, they wanted a simple wedding in the local church. However, Lisa's mother insisted on planning an over -the -top ceremony with golden decorations, a 12 -piece orchestra and a five -tier cake covered in real diamonds.
This is far too extravagant, Lisa whispered to Mark as they watched six white horses pull up to carry them to the reception.
All right, let's dive into today's vocabulary, starting with the adjective over the top.
Over the top. Three words separated by hyphens.
We have over, O -V -E -R, hyphen, the, T -H -E, hyphen top, T -O -P.
Over the top. If something is described as over the top, then it's too extreme or exaggerated.
It's more than what is usual or more than what is necessary, more than what's needed.
It's over the top. For example, someone's reaction may be over the top.
Like if I tell my partner that we are going to go out for dinner tonight, he might start jumping around and whooping and doing a little dance because he's so excited.
And I'd say, well, that's a bit over the top.
And then I'll tell him it's a relaxed dinner.
We're just going to meet some friends and we're just going to go to the local pub for some pub grub.
and he should just wear something casual.
But he comes down in a three -piece suit with a bow tie and some braces and a hat.
And I'd be like, whoa, that's a bit over the top.
Your outfit is over the top.
It's too much. Go and get changed.
Put on some jeans and a t -shirt.
Here's another example.
They had an over -the -top wedding with fireworks and a live band.
What would you describe as being over -the -top?
Next we have the noun wedding.
Nice and easy. Wedding.
W -E -D -D -I -N -G. A wedding is a ceremony where two people get married.
A wedding. The wedding took place in a small church by the sea.
How many weddings have you attended?
What was your favourite wedding?
Are you married? Did you have a nice wedding?
Or if you're not married and you intend to marry one day or you hope to marry one day, what kind of wedding will you have?
Next, we have the idiom tie the knot.
Three words. Tie. T -I -E.
The knot. K -N -O -T. Notice the K is silent.
Tie the knot. This idiom is just another way of saying to get married.
You're going to tie the knot.
So So, here's an example.
They're planning to tie the knot next summer in Italy.
Where would you tie the knot if you could choose any place on Earth?
Or maybe you have already tied the knot.
Where did you tie the knot?
Next, we have the adjective extravagant.
Extravagant. We spell this E -X -T -R -A -V -A -G -A -N -T.
Extravagant. If something is extravagant, then it's something that requires you to spend too much money or it's using more than is needed.
needed. They threw an extravagant party with champagne and a band.
So extravagant is quite similar to over the top, although over the top is definitely too extreme where extravagant is about spending more than is needed or using more than is needed.
Okay, so an over the top outfit is something that's way, way, way too much. It's maybe too formal for a casual event.
But an extravagant outfit is an outfit that perhaps you spent a lot of money on.
It might be suitable for the event, but just extremely and obviously quite expensive.
Okay, so there's that difference between over -the -top and extravagant.
Last on our list today is the noun ceremony.
Ceremony. We spell this C -E -R -E -M -O -N -Y.
Ceremony. A ceremony is a formal event with special actions, often for celebration or tradition.
So when there's a wedding, there's always a ceremony.
And after the ceremony, there will be a party of some sort.
So here's an example sentence.
The opening ceremony included music and speeches.
So a long time ago, I used to do odd singing jobs.
And one of my jobs was being a wedding singer.
I would sing before or during a ceremony.
So I'd often sing as the bride walked down the aisle or for the guests as they entered the church or the event venue.
And sometimes I would sing during the signing of the register.
Okay, so that's our five.
Let's do a quick recap.
We started with the adjective over the top, which means too extreme or exaggerated when there's more than what is usual or more than is needed.
Over the top. We had the noun wedding, which is a ceremony where two people get married.
A wedding. We had the idiom tie the knot, which is to get married, the act of marrying.
Tie the knot. We had the adjective extravagant, which is spending too much money or using more than is needed.
It's extravagant. And finally, the noun ceremony, which is a formal event with special actions, often for celebration or tradition, a ceremony.
All right, now it's your turn.
Let's do this for pronunciation purposes.
Please repeat after me.
Over the top. Over the top.
Wedding. wedding tie the knot extravagant ceremony Fantastic!
Fantastic. Okay, let me test your memory.
What do we call a formal event with special actions?
A ceremony. What would you call the ceremony where two people get married?
A wedding. Yes, the wedding ceremony.
And when two people do get married, what idiom could you use to describe this action?
They tie the knot. Fantastic.
If the bride would like a ceremony where they spend a lot of money and they use more than what is needed, what kind of wedding is she looking to have?
What adjective? An extravagant wedding.
Yes, but if they go too far, if they are too extravagant, too extreme and it's really unnecessary.
What adjective would we use instead?
Over the top is too much. Yes, over the top.
Very good. OK, let's now revisit our snapshot.
When Lisa and Mark decided to tie the knot, they wanted a simple wedding in the local church. However, Lisa's mother insisted on planning an over -the -top ceremony with golden decorations, a twelve -piece orchestra and a five -tier cake covered in real diamonds.
This is far too extravagant, Lisa whispered to Mark as they watched six white horses pull up to carry them to the reception.
Okay, now it's time to listen out for our target vocabulary once more as we head into story time.
I should have known this wedding would be a disaster the moment I received the invitation.
It arrived in a golden envelope with my name written in fancy letters that looked like they belonged in a museum.
The invitation itself was heavier than most books, complete with ribbons and small diamonds glued to the corners.
Who puts real diamonds on a wedding invitation?
Now here I am, sitting in an uncomfortable chair that probably costs more than my monthly flea salary watching my cousin Rebecca and her fiancé David tie the knot in what can only be described as the most over -the -top ceremony I've ever witnessed.
There are white doves flying around the venue, actual living birds and a string quartet playing music that sounds like it belongs in a royal palace.
The bride's dress has a train so long that it takes three people to carry it.
Three people! I counted them.
The groom is wearing a suit that looks like it was made for a Hollywood film star, complete with golden buttons and silk embroidery.
Even the flowers look extravagant.
Enormous arrangements of roses, orchids and other blooms I can't even even identify, all flown in specially from some exotic location, according to the chattering aunts beside me.
The worst part is the guest list. There are celebrities here I recognise from television, sitting next to distant relatives who clearly feel as out of place as I do.
Everyone is trying to look impressed, but I can see the shock in their eyes when they They glance at the ice sculptures of two swans that's melting slowly in the corner or the champagne fountain that's taller than most Christmas trees.
The ceremony itself lasted nearly two hours.
Two hours? Most people can barely concentrate for 20 minutes, but we had to endure endless readings, multiple ring exchanges and even a theatrical performance by professional dancers.
I kept checking my watch, wondering if this was some sort of endurance test. Now we're at the reception and things have somehow become even more ridiculous.
The dinner menu is printed on actual gold paper and there are seven courses planned.
Seven? The wedding cake is a towering creation that looks more like a piece of architecture than something you're supposed to eat.
It has real flowers cascading down the side and what appears to be actual pearls decorating each layer.
I watch Rebecca and David pose for photographs with one of their professional photographers.
Yes, they have three photographers and two videographers and I can't help but wonder if they've forgotten what this day is actually supposed to be about.
Marriage is meant to be about love and commitment, not about showing off to everyone you know.
The band starts playing, a full orchestra, naturally, and I settle in for what promises to be a very long evening.
At least the food will probably be good, though I suspect it will be served on plates worth more than my car?
Sometimes simple is better.
And that brings us to the end of today's episode.
I do hope that you enjoyed it and of course found it useful.
Until tomorrow, take very good care and goodbye.
