Watch a humorous scene from the Sex Education show (S01E04) where Otis and Maeve talk about Maeve's relationship with boyfriends. This can help you learn more English words. As always, all intermediate and advanced vocabulary will be explained in the lesson.
"We have loads of sex". Maeve uses the idiom "loads of something" which means a large amount of something, both positive and negative.
For example, someone might say that they have "loads of money" if they are wealthy, or, in negative sence, that they have "loads of problems" if they are going through a difficult time.
Today we're learning English with Sex Education (S01E04). In case you are new here, our method is really comfy. Each part of the clip we watch, firstly, with subtitles, secondly, at slower speed and vocabulary explanations, thirdly, without subtitles.
New words and phrases
Part 1
The phrase "How's it going?" usually used as a casual greeting. But here, Otis uses it to show his interest in another person's life, and to begins a more detailed conversation.
The phrase "seem to be" means to appear to be or to give the impression of being. It is used to express uncertainty or possibility. Here, Otis is not sure for certain whether Maeve is spending a lot of time with her frind Jackson or not.
"Care" means the process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or thing needs.
The phrase "what do you care?" is a rhetorical question that means "why should you worry about it?". It is used both: to show that you don't think someone has a right to be involved in a situation, or you are simply curious about their reasons for asking.
Here, Maeve says "what do you care?" to Otis as friend who is asking her about a new relationship. In this case, she is simply curious about Otis's reasons for asking.
"Keen" means very interested, eager, or wanting to do something very much.
"hang out" is a phrasal verb that means to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone.
The phrase "I don't get it" used more in speech than in writing, and is a way of saying "I don't understand". It is typically used to express confusion or frustration with something that has been said or done. For example, here, Maeve says "I don't get it" becouse she don't understand why Jackson is behaving a certain way.
Ok, you've learned most important vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation from the first part of the clip. Now you can test you listening skills by watching this part without subtitles.
Part 2
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So, Otis and Maeve continue to discuss Jackson's behavior and Maeve's feelings about having a boyfriend. Meanwhile, we will continue to learn new words.
"complicate" means to make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand.
"rom com" is an abbreviation for romantic comedy: a movie or TV program about love that is intended to make you laugh.
"turn up" is a phrasal verb that used informally and means to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned.
"boom box" means a large radio and CD player you can carry with you.
"blast" here means to make a very loud and unpleasant noise, or to make something do this.
"swoon" means to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone.
Fantastic, guys. Now, it's time to test your listening skills again by watching this part of the clip without subtitles. Let's do it.
Part 3
Alright, in the next part of the clip, we finally find out what Maeve thinks about boyfriends. Moreover, she humorously demonstrates to Otis what is really going on with such a relationship. There are no difficult words in this segment. So, just watch the video and enjoy. See you next lesson.