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LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐
obsession
[ uhb-ˈsesh-uhn ]
noun
She has an obsession with chocolate and eats it every day.
fatigue
[ fuh-ˈteeg ]
noun
After a long day at work, she felt a lot of fatigue and went to bed early.
cupboard
[ ˈkuhb-erd ]
noun
She put the plates back in the cupboard after washing them.
household
[ ˈhous-ˌhohld ]
noun
Everyone in the household has chores to do every week.
dunk
[ duhngk ]
verb
He likes to dunk his cookies in milk before eating them.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]
What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.
1. It is usual for Brits to always carry an umbrella with them when they go out.
2. The number one alcoholic drink of choice for British women is beer.
3. Tea is considered the best drink of the day in Great Britain, with most people consuming between 2 and 5 cups per day.
4. Brits famously take their holidays in the sunny Mediterranean only to complain about the heat, sweat, and sunburn.
LET'S PRACTICE- FIRST CUT
Script Completion
Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.
⏱ 00:05 - 01:17
Bowler hats, pointy umbrellas, Sunday roasts, cups of tea, football (NOT soccer!), quaint houses in sleepy (1) , the Royal Family, Brits—they're more than just good old fish and chips. Rain or shine, and let's be honest, it's mostly rain. The Brits are famous for their (2) with the weather. It is almost always the first topic of the conversation once the (3) daily greetings are done. It's either too cold or too hot, too wet, too windy, too (4) . They (5) take their holidays in the sunny Mediterranean only to: a) complain about the heat, sweat and sunburn and b) constantly check in on how the weather is back home; there's no pleasing them! It is a (6) though, that they always carry an umbrella with them. In reality, it is usual for a household to own a (7) full of umbrellas, but often risk a trip out without one, as it's (8) to carry or store!
LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT
Script Completion
Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.
⏱ 01:18 - 02:47
A cupboard full of shopping bags is also a very British (1) , by the way. Tea is considered the best drink of the day in Great Britain. Like coffee in the US. It kicks off the morning for most people and it is not unusual to (2) between 2 and 5 cups (or 'cuppas', as they're affectionately known here) per day - in times of fatigue, comfort, (3) or celebration, you will hear the flick of the kettle go. In fact, 100 million cups of tea are drunk per day in the UK, that's around 36 billion cups per year. Don't be surprised to see (4) being dunked in the tea, that's another very British custom. With (5) and beer houses being such a huge part of British life, "It goes without saying that beer is the number one alcoholic drink of choice."A perfect poured (6) of beer is the highlight of most working men's weekends. Statistics show British women prefer wine or cocktails) and usually enjoyed with one of the following popular dishes - roast beef, (7) & mash (that's sausage and mashed potato) or fish & chips. (8) sauce is almost always offered with every dish!
LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP
Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.
⏱ 01:18 - 02:47
1. What do Brits famously complain about during their holidays in the Mediterranean?
a. The food
b. The heat, sweat, and sunburn
c. The beaches
2. How many cups of tea are consumed per day in the UK?
a. 10 million
b. 50 million
c. 100 million
3. What is a very British custom to do with tea?
a. Adding honey
b. Dunking biscuits
c. Drinking it cold
4. What is the number one alcoholic drink of choice in British pubs?
a. Wine
b. Cocktails
c. Beer
5. What is a typical British dish often enjoyed with beer?
a. Roast beef
b. Steak
c. Pie