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A Life Story: English Lesson with THE IDEA OF YOU

In this English lesson, we will watch a scene from the movie "The Idea of You". It's a conversation between Solène and Hayes. We explored vocabulary related to relationships, emotions, and personal experiences. Additionally, we practiced using phrasal verbs like "warm up" and "open up" to better understand how they're used in context. As always, at the end of the lesson, you will have a listening practice.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the English lesson with the movie THE IDEA OF YOU. New words for today are: softball question, warm up, art scene, can afford, trust issues, open up, and many others. Let's watch and learn.

"really?" is a way to express surprise or disbelief in response to something that has been said. It's like asking for confirmation or seeking more information about what was just mentioned.

"softball question" is an easy question asked to start a conversation or discussion. It's like gently tossing a softball to someone, making it easy for them to catch and respond.

"warm up" is a phrasal verb that means to begin or prepare for something, by doing easy tasks before doing something more difficult. In the clip, Solène suggests starting with an easy question before discussing something more serious.

In the clip, two characters, Hayes and Solène, are having a conversation. Solène talks about her ex-husband, Daniel, and what happened between them. Let's continue to watch the next segment of the conversation.

Now, we'll look closer at this part of the clip and learn new words and expressions.

"art scene" means a community of people involved in all aspects of the art world, from creation to selling and buying art. In the clip, Solène talks about wanting to be part of the "art scene" in Downtown New York, she wanted to be involved in the artistic community there.

"can afford" means to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money. In the scene, Solène explains that she could only afford to be in Downtown L.A., meaning she had enough money to live there comfortably.

Now we'll continue, and watch the next part of this conversation.

Now, we will look closer at this part and learn more new words.

The phrase "we're just talking" means that people are having a conversation casually or informally, without any specific purpose. Hayes says to Solène that they're having a casual conversation without any deeper intentions or expectations.

"trust issues" means having difficulty trusting other people because of past experience. In the clip, Solène talks about being hurt by her ex-husband, and it can be difficult for her to trust people again.

"open up" is a phrasal verb that means to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings. Hayes encourages Solène to "open up" by telling him her story about her ex-husband.

Let's continue to watch the next segment of the conversation.

Here are some interesting words related to relationship, that we will learn now.

"outgoing" means friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others.

"driven" is used to describe someone who is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all of their behavior is directed toward this aim.

"get" is used in phrases like "got together", "got married", and "got pregnant" to show a change in someone's situation or status. It's like saying they reached or achieved a new state or condition. For example, "got together" means they started a relationship, "got married" means they officially became husband and wife, and "got pregnant" means they found out they were expecting a baby.

Good job. Let's move on to the next part of the conversation.

Now let's pay attention and learn new words and expressions.

"put our heads down" means to focus and work hard on something without getting distracted.

"crush it" means to do something extremely well or successfully.

"distance" means the amount of space between two things or people. In the clip, Solène means there was a growing emotional space between her and her ex-husband, which made their relationship feel far apart.

"drift" means to slowly move away or become disconnected as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction.

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