Hello everyone, and welcome to the English lesson with the movie ANYONE BUT YOU. New words for today are: ask someone out, cool down, negligence, breach, habeas corpus, noble, and many others. Let's watch and learn.
"ask someone out" is a phrasal verb that means to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the movies or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship.
In the clip, we'll see how Bea and Ben meet each other for the first time. Ben wants to ask Bea out on a date, and they have a funny conversation to get to know each other better. Let's continue to watch the next segment of the conversation.
Now, we'll look closer at this part of the clip and learn vocabulary and grammar.
"so, if we were getting attacked by giant spiders, you would not be able to protect us". This is a conditional sentence. It is used to talk about hypothetical situations or events, that depend on certain conditions.
A sentence like this has two parts: the condition, 'if', and the result, 'would'. Here, the condition is "if we were getting attacked by giant spiders". It is an unreal or unlikely situation in the future. And, the result is "you would not be able to protect us", That is what would happen in that situation.
Nice work, now we'll watch the next part of this conversation.
Now, we will look closer at this part and learn more new words.
"cool down" is a phrasal verb that means to become less hot. For example, in the clip, when Ben says, "Wait to cool down," he's asking Bea to wait until the food cools off before eating it.
"take off" is a phrasal verb that means to remove something quickly. In the scene, when Ben says, "... take it off the burning stove," he's referring to removing something from the stove quickly to prevent it from burning.
"negligence" means the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something.
"breach" means an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship.
"habeas corpus" means the right of someone who is in prison to appear in court so that a judge can decide whether that person is being kept in prison legally.
"noble" means having high moral qualities or showing honor and honesty. In the clip, when Ben says, "... to choose a more noble profession," he's suggesting that there are professions that are more honorable or honest than being a lawyer.
Good job, let's move on to the next part of the conversation.
There are some interesting idiomatic expressions in this part, and we will learn them now.Now we will continue and watch the next part of the conversation.
"stick with it" is an idiom that means to continue doing something even if it's difficult or challenging. In the clip, when Ben says, "Stick with it" he's encouraging Bea to keep trying to become a lawyer even if it's difficult.
When someone says "my life is a disaster", it means they feel like everything is going wrong or chaotic. In the scene, Bea says 'my life is a disaster' to express that she feels overwhelmed by problems or difficulties.
'turn the corner' is an idiom that means to start getting better or improving after a difficult time. For instance, in the scene, Ben mentions 'turning the corner' to say that things might start improving for Bea after they've met.
Now we will continue and watch the next part of the conversation.