Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA-certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
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I will be going back to Valencia in one week.
I am very excited, but also a little stressed out, because I found out there's something wrong with my wisdom tooth.
They did something funny to me the last time I went to the dentist's office.
And now I am freaked out because I'm afraid, you know, I have to stay here in Milan one more week.
And I think I got to get it fixed here because it hurts so bad.
So bad.
Anyway, we're not talking about teeth today because we're talking about smoke.
Let's listen to the story.
So what do you want to do?
Want to play video games?
I've got something better in mind.
Want to smoke?
Smoke?
Yeah, come on.
Open that drawer.
The cigarettes are there.
Whose cigarettes are these?
My dad's.
Do your parents know you smoke?
What?
No, of course not.
Are you kidding me?
I'm 13.
They would kill me.
You should try it.
Who, me?
Nah, I don't think... Come on, grab the ashtray over there.
Come on, quick.
My parents will be home soon.
Oh my gosh.
Look at all these cigarette butts.
Did you smoke all of them?
No, that was my dad.
He's a chain smoker.
Okay, here, come on, try it.
I don't know.
Will you stop it?
Just one puff.
Just try it.
Shoot.
Put it out.
My mom's coming.
Hey, Mom.
Hey, sweetie.
Hello, Jimmy.
Jimmy?
Jimmy, say hi to my mom.
Hello, Mrs. Williams.
What in the world?
Oh, somebody got caught.
Okay, here we go with the expressions.
Ashtray.
Come on, grab the ashtray over there.
How is an ashtray shaped?
Like a plate or like a vase?
Most of the times it's shaped like a little plate.
And when do you need an ashtray?
Before, during or after smoking?
You need an ashtray while you are smoking.
And what goes into the ashtray?
I would say two things.
First of all, the ash.
So that gray powder that you've got at the end of the cigarette when you smoke it.
And then obviously what is left of the cigarette when you're done smoking it.
That's where you leave it.
Do you have any ashtrays at home?
Actually, I don't think we do.
I don't smoke and neither does Marcos.
So we don't need ashtrays.
Well, I guess some of these friends do smoke because there's a lot of people that smoke in Spain.
It's quite popular.
But actually I don't know what they do, because they do come over sometimes and they go out onto the balcony and they smoke.
But now that I think of it, I don't know what they do with the ash.
I don't know where they throw it.
I'm hoping they're not using the neighbor's balcony as an ashtray, but I'm going to have to ask and investigate because I'm not sure.
Expression number two, cigarette butt.
Oh my gosh, look at all these cigarette butts.
How big is a cigarette butt usually?
I think, I'm no expert, but I think about an inch maybe because it's what you've got left.
Once you're done smoking the whole cigarette, you still got a little bit left.
And that's what the cigarette butt is.
So I think it depends on the cigarette, but maybe I want to say an inch, maybe a little more.
Where should you put a cigarette butt?
The nice thing to do is, once you're done smoking and you are left with your cigarette butt, is to either put it in an ashtray that you got there or throw it in the trash.
What would you do if you saw someone throw a cigarette butt to the ground?
So...
Let me first say that I hate this.
I hate when people do that.
You know that it's really bad for the environment.
And it's also kind of disgusting.
But there's actually, at least in Spain and in Italy as well, there's a lot of people that do do it.
They're done with their cigarette.
They're walking around.
They don't want to carry around their cigarette butt with them until they find a trash can.
And so they just throw it to the ground.
I am ashamed to say that I don't say anything to them.
I wish I had the courage, but I'm always so afraid to start a fight with a stranger that I usually just don't say anything.
But I am kind of ashamed to admit that because I think we should all speak up and I wish I had the courage.
And you know what?
I'm going to try and say something next time I see someone do it and throw a cigarette butt to the ground.
And hopefully you will too.
Expression number three, chain smoker.
No, that was my dad.
He's a chain smoker.
Is a chain smoker someone who smokes only every now and then or someone who smokes a lot?
A chain smoker is someone who smokes a lot.
Is there someone you know who is a chain smoker?
No.
My friends, I don't have a lot of friends that smoke.
So that's good, I guess.
But my grandma, oh boy, I do not remember a time when she wouldn't have a cigarette in her hand.
It was crazy.
It was just like She was smoking all the time, all the time between her and my, her husband who's not my, my grandfather but between the two of them in the same house.
It was crazy.
Like there's always someone smoking.
So definitely both of them, my grandma and her husband, they were both chain smokers.
Expression number four, puff.
Just one puff, just to try it.
If you take a puff on a cigarette, how much smoke goes into your mouth?
If you take a puff, a little bit of smoke goes into your mouth.
Not a lot, just a little bit.
How many puffs does it take to finish a cigarette?
I had to So I googled it and it turns out 8 to 12 puffs.
That's how long it takes for you to finish a cigarette.
Have you ever taken a puff on a cigarette?
Well, mom, don't listen.
I'm just kidding.
I haven't actually.
I've never taken a puff on a cigarette.
Never, ever, ever in my life.
I am glad I haven't.
Never say never.
I don't know.
Maybe I will change my mind at some point and become a chain smoker.
Hopefully not.
But up until now, no.
Not even one puff.
I swear to God.
So my mom can be proud of me.
Expression number five.
Put out a cigarette.
Oh, shoot.
Put it out.
My mom's coming.
When do you put out a cigarette?
When you want to start smoking it or when you want to stop smoking it.
Put out a cigarette when you want to stop smoking it.
I mean, technically you can put out a cigarette in a lot of different ways.
You could put it in your mouth, the entire thing, and you will put it out.
But the most common way to do it is to either press it against a surface like an ashtray or a trash can.
Some people step on it, but then that's the problem, because then they step on it and a lot of times they don't pick it up.
And some people, if they have like a cup of water in their hands, they might throw the cigarette in the water and that's how they put it out.
The important thing in that case is to remember not to drink the water afterwards.
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