1.1.20 English

Transcript:

Hi, Grandma. Well, you're right on time. Yeah, yeah, no traffic at all. I can't tell you what a treat it is to have you girls here. Oh, well, we're excited, too. Is that a collector's cup or can I throw it away for you? In the kitchen, please. -Sorry. So, I want to hear all about Chilton. Well, I haven't actually started yet. Richard, look who's here. Rory. You're tall.  I guess. What's your height? - Five-seven. That's tall. She's tall. Hi, Dad. Lorelai, your daughter's tall. Oh, I know. It's freakish. We're thinking of having her studied at M.I.T. huh? - Champagne, anyone? - That's fancy. Well, it's not every day that I have my girls here for dinner on a day the banks are open. A toast.To Rory entering Chilton and an existing new phase in her life. Here, here. Mmm. Well, let's sit everyone. This is just wonderful. An education is the most important thing, next to family. And pie.

Vocabs


collector noun [ C ] uk ​ /kəˈlek.tər/ us ​ /kəˈlek.tɚ/


collector noun [ C ] (HOBBY)
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B2 someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting:
a keen stamp/antiques collector
a collector of modern art


collector noun [ C ] (JOB)
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someone whose job is to collect tickets or money from people:
a tax/ticket collector

garbage collector noun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ kəˌlek.tər/ us ​ /ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ kəˌlek.tɚ/ US

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a dustman

dustman noun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈdʌst.mən/ us ​ /ˈdʌst.mən/ plural -men uk ​ /-mən/ us ​ UK US garbageman, UK formal refuse collector

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a person whose job is to empty people's dustbins and take the rubbish away

cup
noun UK ​ /kʌp/ US ​ /kʌp/ (kkarp)
cup noun (DRINKING CONTAINER)

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cup

ʌ is a short vowel as compared to  / ɑ: /.
ʌ > tongue stays in a relaxed position. 
For both sounds, lips are open.

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A1 [ C ] a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc.:
a cup and saucer
a plastic/paper cup
a coffee cup/teacup

under
preposition UK ​ /ˈʌn.dər/ US ​ /ˈʌn.dɚ/

enter
verb UK ​ /ˈen.tər/ US ​ /ˈen.t̬ɚ/
enter verb (PLACE)

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enter?q=entering

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A2 [ I or T ] to come or go into a particular place:
The police entered (the building) through/by the side door.
You will begin to feel sleepy as the drug enters the bloodstream.

-ing
suffix UK ​ / -ɪŋ/ US ​ / -ɪŋ/  (Inn nga)
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used to form the present participle of regular verbs:
calling
asking

pie
noun [ C or U ] UK ​ /paɪ/ US ​ /paɪ/ (Pai ai i)

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pie
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B1 a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked:
Would you like some more steak pie?
a pecan pie
More examples

The apple pie was as good as the one my grandmother used to make.
He polished off the whole pie.
steak and kidney pie
lemon meringue pie
Do you want this pie hot?

Steak Pie (pic below)



Tart Cranberry Pie
Tart Cranberry Pie (pic below)


Homemade Blueberry Pie

1.1.19

Okay, fine. We always had a democracy in this house. We never did anything unless we both agreed. But now I guess I'm going to have to play the mom card. You’re going to Chilton whether you want to or not. Monday morning, you will be there, end of story. - We’ll see. Yeah we will.

Games, changes and fears.  Games, changes and fears.  When will they go from here.  When will they stop. I believe that fate...  'Okay. One, two.. Oh, jeez. I swear I don’t know what happened. It’s not important. I made that dish a hundred times. It never exploded. Please, forget it. Oh, God, I killed a Viking, you should fire me or make me pay the cost of a new stove out of my paycheck. - Whatever you want. - Can’t afford a new stove! Those things are expensive. Sookie, please.  I am begging you, pull yourself together, okay? I got no sleep last night and I put my contacts in backwards. Rory’s still mad at you, huh? Hey, I'm not so crazy about her either. It was a fight. Mothers and daughters fight. No, we don’t fight. We never fight. You told me to tell you when your daughter arrived. She’s here and she’s sitting in my chair. Hold on just a minute. And you are the one left standing. That is a funny, funny thing, no? Hey, no muumuu today. You know what's weird, I kind of miss it. You left a note to meet here. - Thought you might wanna work. - Make a little extra cash. - Fine.  You’re not giving me the "Mommy Dearest" treatment ever, are ya?

You wanted me here, I’m here. Should I do something or what? Yeah, go home. Dinner’s at seven. Be ready to go. - Fine. - Fine. Ah, my chair. So, do we go in or do we just stand here reenacting 'The Little Match Girl'? Okay, look, I know you and me are having a thing here. And I know you hate me but I need you to be civil. At least through dinner, on the way home you can pull Menendez. - Deal? - Fine. 


Vocabs

pull a Menendez

Killing parents, matricide or patricide.

Based on the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, who killed their parents in 1989 with shotguns. They were not originally suspects until their lack of grief and spending almost $1 million in the first six months after their parents death became suspicious.

"My mother said she will ground me if I don't clean my room tonight. I swear to God I am about to pull a Menendez."

#patricide#matricide#homicide#parents#teen angst

fate
noun UK ​ /feɪt/ US ​ /feɪt/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fate
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B2 [ C usually singular ] what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat:
We want to decide our own fate.
His fate is now in the hands of the jury.
The disciples were terrified that they would suffer/meet the same fate as Jesus.
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B2 [ U ] a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen:
When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate.
Fate has brought us together.

say
verb UK ​ /seɪ/ US ​ /seɪ/ said, said

fail
verb UK ​ /feɪl/ US ​ /feɪl/
fail verb (NOT SUCCEED)

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B2 [ I ] to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do:
She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.

ate
verb UK ​ /et/ (at) /eɪt/ US ​ /et/ /eɪt/
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past simple of eat


at
preposition weak /ət/ UK ​ strong /æt/ weak /ət/ US ​ strong /æt/

made
verb UK ​ /meɪd/ US ​ /meɪd/
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past simple and past participle of make :
He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.

dish
noun UK ​ /dɪʃ/ US ​ /dɪʃ/
dish noun (FOOD)

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A2 [ C ] food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal:
a chicken/vegetarian dish

"The Little Match Girl" (Danish: Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, meaning "The little girl with the matchsticks") is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's dreams and hope, was first published in 1845.


reenact

verb [ T ] US ​ /ˌri·əˈnækt/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reenact


to repeat the actions of an event that happened in the past as a hobby or as a performance:

The show reenacts medical emergencies.

WHEN SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND 😱😱😱😱😱

Listening exercise 4.

Listen to the stress patterns in the first name and family names from the greetings and introductions.

Mark the stress patterns.
Mark the schwa / / when you hear it.
Write the number of syllables pronounced.

Look at the examples:
                                                          / ə / 
Frist names:     Pat (1)            Margaret (2)                 Denise (  )

                         Peter (  )         Colin     ( )

Family* names: Spencer ( )     Williams (  )               Phillips (  )
                           Edwards (  )

Which is the most common stress pattern?
What did you notice about the pronunciation of Margaret?

Check your answers with the Answers Key.

*family name = surname

Answers:

                         / ə /
Frist names:     Denise ( 2 )

                             / ə /                    / ə /
                         Peter (2  )         Colin     (2 )
                                   / ə /                 / ə /                              / ə /
Family* names: Spencer ( 2)     Williams ( 2 )               Phillips ( 2 )
                                 / ə /
                           Edwards (2  )

The most common patern in 2 syllable names is_.
The second syllable usually has a schwa / ə /.
Margaret has 3 syllables in writing: Mar gar et but only 2 syllables in pronunciation: /'ma grət/.

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op-shop noun [ C ] UK ​ /ˈɒp.ʃɒp/ //awp shop// US ​ /ˈɑːp.ʃɑːp/ australian english

informal for opportunity shop

opportunity shop noun [ C ] UK ​ /ɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti ˌʃɒp/ US ​ /ɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i ˌʃɑːp/ informal op-shopaustralian english

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a shop in which a charity sells all types of used goods that are given by the public, or in which they sell new goods, to make money for the work of the charity

charity shop noun [ C ] UK ​ /ˈtʃær.ɪ.ti ˌʃɒp/ US ​ /ˈtʃer.ɪ.t̬i ˌʃɑːp/ uk

a shop in which a charity sells all types of used goods that are given by thepublic, or in which they sell new goods, to make money for the work of the charity

woolly adjective US also wooly uk ​ /ˈwʊl.i/ //'wuul.i/ us ​ /ˈwʊl.i/

woolly adjective (OF WOOL)
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› made of wool, or made of something that looks like wool:
a woolly hat/jumper

thermal noun (CLOTHES)

thermals [ plural ]

› informal for thermal underwear


thermal underwear noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˌθɜː.məl ˈʌn.də.weər/ us ​ /ˌθɝː.məl ˈʌn.dɚ.wer/ informal thermals
  
         ​ › underwear that has been specially designed to keep you warm


underwear noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈʌn.də.weər/ us ​ /ˈʌn.dɚ.wer/

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B1 clothes worn next to the skin, under other clothes

Examples

• lacy underwear
• I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination.

rug noun [ C ] uk ​ /rʌɡ/ //rraagg/ us ​ /rʌɡ/
      
B1 a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration:
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
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› a soft cover that keeps you warm or comfortable
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› slang for toupée

More examples
The floor was partly covered with a dirty old rug.
She tripped over the rug.

jumper noun [ C ] uk ​ /ˈdʒʌm.pər/ us ​ /ˈdʒʌm.pɚ/

jumper noun [ C ] (CLOTHES)
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A2 UK a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is usually made from wool, is worn on the upper part of the body and does not open at the front:
a red woolly jumper

Compare
sweater

sweater noun [ C ] uk ​ /ˈswet.ər/ us ​ /ˈswet̬.ɚ/
  
         
A2 UK also jumper a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves and made from wool, that is worn on the upper part of the body:
Put a sweater on if you're cold.
a V-necked sweater

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