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Level Up Your Vocabulary | Game of Thrones: POWER IS POWER

Hi there, and welcome to Watch And Learn English lesson. Today's new words are: wonder if, seem to, locate, escaped, negotiate, whoever, debt, and many others.

Queen Cersei and Lord Baelish (Littlefinger) start their conversation very polite and formal. Let's see what words and expressions they used. 

Move on!

Part 1

"wonder if" is used in phrases, at the beginning of a request, to make it more formal and polite.

"seem to" is an colocation that is used to give the effect of being; to appear to be a certain way or do a certain thing.

"locate" means to find or discover the exact position of something.

"escaped" means having gotten free, successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or bad situation.

"logical" means reasonable and based on good judgment.

What phrase is used at the beginning of a request, to make it more formal and polite?
Right, "wonder if". Now, just watch and listen to this segment without subtitles.

Excellent, lesson first part is complete. Now, let's continue to the second part. Firstly, watch the next segment with subtitles.

Part 2

They keep talking about finding Arya Stark. And we continue to learn new words.

"negotiate" means to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them.

"whoever" means any person who, used in place of "who" for emphasis.

"debt" means something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something.

The phrase "whether you believe it..." is used to introduce something that might be hard to believe. Lord Baelish uses this to express his own surprise or to challenge the Cersei's beliefs.

"mockingbird" is any of various types of North American or Australian birds that copy the sounds made by other birds.

Which word means something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something?
Right, "debt". Now, just watch and listen to this segment without subtitles.

That's great, the second part of the lesson is done. We will continue with the third part now. Firstly, watch the next segment with subtitles.

Part 3

Lord Baelish should continue talking to Cersei. And each of them starts looking for a way to win in this conversation. And we continue to learn new words.

#3 learn

"sigil" means a special symbol that is used to identify something and is believed to have magical power.

"appropriate" means suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion.

"self-made" means rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money.

"fortunate" means lucky, receiving or bringing a good thing that was uncertain or unexpected.

"modest" means not large in size or amount, or not expensive.

"prominent" means very well known and important.

#3 test

Which word means rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money?
Right, "self-made". Now, just watch and listen to this segment without subtitles.

Cersei continues to manipulate Lord Baelish, encouraging him to speak more openly. Let's see what happened next.

Part 4

So, Lord Baelish revealed his intention to blackmail Cersei with the information he had. And we continue learning vocabulary.

#4 learn

"had eyes for another" is an idiom that means to be romantically interested in someone other than the person you are currently with.

"awkward" means difficult to deal with, causing problems, worry, or embarrassment.

"arise" means to start to happen or exist.

"affections" means feelings of liking or love.

"indeed" means really or certainly, often used to emphasize something.

#4 test

Which word means difficult to deal with, causing problems, worry, or embarrassment?
Right, "awkward". Now, just watch and listen to this part without subtitles.

All the words were said, it's time for the main moment of the scene. What will Cersei do about Bailish's threat? Find out right now.

Part 5 & 6

Finally, Queen Cersei shows how dangerous she is by taking Bailish using sudden force: seize him! There are no difficult words in this part of the clip. So, just watch the video and enjoy. See you next lesson.

** Lesson description:
In this  lesson, you'll learn some useful English vocabulary words and expressions such as: wonder if, seem to, locate, escaped, negotiate, whoever, debt, and many others with an unpredictable conversation with Lord Bailish♟️ and  Queen Cersei👑 from Game of Thrones S02E01.



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