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News Review from BBC Learning English.
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Hello and welcome to News Review,
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the programme where we give you the words and phrases you need to talk about the news.
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Hello, I'm Neil and joining me today is Finn.
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Hi there, Finn.
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Hi, Neil.
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What story have you got today?
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Let me give you a little hint.
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Today's story is about an English football team who have done very well, very unexpectedly.
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OK, well let's hear more about that from this BBC World Service News bulletin.
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Leicester City Football Club, whose entire squad cost less than a single player at some of its better-known rivals,
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have won the English Premier League.
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Leicester were 5,000 to 1 outsiders to win at the start of the season,
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meaning bookmakers considered it more likely that Elvis Presley would be found alive.
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So there we go.
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The story's not about Elvis Presley,
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it's about Leicester City Football Club.
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They're a team who've never won the Premier League.
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Last year they were almost relegated from the Premier League.
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Their team cost very little in comparison to other teams in that division,
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but they've won the league this year.
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So it's a really popular and interesting result.
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It's amazing, isn't it?
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And Finn, you've been looking at this story across the media.
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What are the words and phrases that are jumping out at you?
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OK, here we go.
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First one is fairy tale.
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And then we've got two very similar expressions,
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nuts and bonkers and finally a one-off.
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OK, so a little definition here.
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Fairy tale in this sense meaning unreal or incredible, unbelievable.
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We have nuts or bonkers,
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simply meaning crazy, uncontrolled, wild.
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And then we have this expression a one-off which is used to describe something which will only happen once.
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So, Finn, how are these words and expressions appearing appearing in the headlines?
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OK, I've got a few headlines for you here.
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Firstly, in the BBC Sport we have BBC Football Daily.
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Leicester City's Premier League fairy tale comes true.
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And a similar one, I'll take them together.
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In The Telegraph, Leicester City are champions after fairy tale season,
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achieving greatest sporting upset of all time.
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So, fairy tale, here we go.
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As Neil said, fairy tale in this sense describes something that's incredible or amazing.
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Yeah.
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But the original meaning of a fairy tale is something a little bit different, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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It's a story.
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Cinderella.
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Cinderella.
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Sleeping Beauty.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
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These are fairy tales.
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These are stories that are.. they're stories for kids with a strong moral message,
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where good generally triumphs.
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It defeats evil at the end.
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We're not using it in quite the same way here, are we?
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It's a story where Leicester City were not expected to win,
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but you know what?
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Everyone wanted them to win.
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They did by the end,
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even people who couldn't care less about Leicester City.
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Apart from Spurs fans, who were their rivals perhaps.
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But yes, people in general were very,
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very excited about this and it has a fairytale ending
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because it's seen as something with a very happy ending that everybody wanted.
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And the right thing happened.
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The right ending, exactly.
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What's next?
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So, next up we have two related expressions.
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Firstly, in the Huffington Post,
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Leicester City win the Premiership, team go absolutely nuts.
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To go nuts.
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To go nuts.
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Nuts, of course, you eat them.
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Yep.
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Not here.
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Nuts here means crazy in the sense of being wild,
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uncontrolled, out of control.
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Yeah.
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It can sometimes mean angry,
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but it doesn't mean that here.
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No. If you go nuts,
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their team win the Premiership, they're very, very excited.
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They're probably celebrating very wildly.
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Uncontrolled joy.
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Absolutely.
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And another expression which means something very similar is bonkers.
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So in the last headline we had the team going nuts,
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this time in The Mirror,
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which is a newspaper in the UK.
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The city of Leicester goes utterly bonkers in support of Leicester City.
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So this is the whole city going bonkers, going crazy, going nuts.
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It's a good thing in this sense.
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They are very excited, they're not controlling their emotions.
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It's a very British expression.
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It is, isn't it?
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Bonkers.
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So Neil, I've never seen you go completely bonkers during a programme, which is good.
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I would tell you, if I was a Leicester City fan,
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I would be going absolutely bonkers right now.
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And that's it.
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We often use it with the verb go. To go.
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To go bonkers.
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To go nuts.
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To go crazy.
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There we are.
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Next we have a headline in The Independent.
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Gary Lineker interview.
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Gary Lineker is a famous English striker.
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Used to play for Leicester.
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Is from Leicester and used to play for Leicester and is a big Leicester fan.
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Leicester's season is bonkers.
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There's that bonkers again.
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But we're focusing on the next expression.
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It'll be a one-off, but who cares?
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So this is this expression, one-off.
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Something that happens only once,
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or very, very, very rarely.
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For example, Leicester City winning the Premier League.
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Exactly.
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So it's.. it's.. it's.. they might win it again,
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but it will be a one-off that they win it like this.
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Yeah.
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As for the first time against everyone's expectations.
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So how else might we hear this expression being used?
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Sometimes, you know, old rock bands who've been around for a long time,
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they go their separate ways and they come together again for a one-off.
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Yeah, a one-off concert.
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A one-off gig, a one-off concert.
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Do you remember that band that we used to be in, Finn?
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Well, we did have a bit of a BBC Learning English jam session, didn't we?
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One time, maybe for the fans,
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we could have a one-off reunion concert.
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Neil, I think that's a wonderful idea.
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Let's do it.
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A one-off gig.
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Just like Leicester City's win.
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Well, on that note, and talking about one-offs,
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let's listen to a report from the BBC's Dan Rowan.
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Manager Claudio Ranieri showed just what was possible,
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the likeable Italian maintaining composure and forging a skilful,
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resolute team that confounded those who expected its challenge to fade.
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But for all the talent,
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timing was also key, this a season when the biggest clubs faltered.
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Leicester City took full advantage,
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and sport will now wait to see whether the club's very first title was a one-off
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or a sign that the modern game isn't quite as predictable as previously thought.
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The BBC's Dan Rowan there, using that expression, one-off.
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Now it's time for our Facebook challenge,
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and we thought that this week we'd do something connected to the pronunciation of place names in England.
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Now, Leicester is one of those names that's difficult to know how to say because its spelling and pronunciation are very different.
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It's spelt L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R but pronounced Lester.
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Lester, yep.
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Which doesn't look like it should be.
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You don't think so, would you?
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Another one is Worcester, famous sauce,
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Worcestersauce, spelt very differently to how it sounds.
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Now, here's a challenge for our Facebook followers.
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We wanted to know how they think,
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or you think, this place name,
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which looks like it should be pronounced God-Manchester.
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How is it actually pronounced?
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So there's a name of a place,
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it looks like God-Manchester, but how is it pronounced?
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Is it A.
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God-Manchester, B.
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God-chester, or C.
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Gum-ster?
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Neil, I like this question.
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We had a great response on Facebook as always,
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and I think there's a clue in your question.
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It's probably not A.
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But we had a couple of people who said A.
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Chali Mala, I guess A.
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God Manchester, sadly, not right.
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B was Godchester.
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Himani Sharma said B.
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Godchester.
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Not right, though, is it?
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Sadly, not right either.
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But a few people got it right.
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Nasreen Ahmad said the correct answer is gumster, which it indeed is.
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Did you know this before Neil?
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I know this because I had to read that name out on the radio once and I got it wrong.
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Oh no!
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So you'll never forget.
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So yes, people listening to us,
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don't worry if you find it difficult to know the pronunciation of English place names because sometimes they're just completely bonkers.
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Well, I think whatever happens,
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many more people will know how to say Lester after this story around the world.
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Finn, can you just give us a quick summary of the language we've looked at in this programme?
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OK, so our first one was fairy tale,
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which means unreal or incredible when it's used as an adjective.
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Then we had nuts and bonkers.
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They kind of go together.
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They both mean crazy or wild or uncontrolled.
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And finally, a one-off, which is something that happens only once.
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Well, thank you for joining us.
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If you want help with your English,
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go to our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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Just time now to say goodbye.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Por que praticar a fala com este vídeo?
Este vídeo da BBC Learning English oferece uma oportunidade única para melhorar sua prática de conversação em inglês. A história surpreendente do Leicester City, que venceu a Premier League de forma inesperada, não só cativa, mas também fornece um contexto rico para a aprendizagem. Ao ouvir a narrativa, você poderá praticar a shadow speech — uma técnica que envolve repetir as falas dos falantes nativos, ajudando a aprimorar sua pronúncia e fluência.
Quando você utiliza vídeos como este, você não apenas aprende novas palavras e expressões, mas também como usá-las em situações reais. Conseguir discutir eventos atuais, como as conquistas esportivas, é uma maneira eficaz de expandir seu vocabulário e confiança na fala.
Gramática e Expressões em Contexto
Durante a análise do vídeo, algumas estruturas e expressões se destacam. Aqui estão três delas:
- Fairy tale - Usada para descrever algo incrível ou inesperado, essa expressão está frequentemente ligada a histórias de superação. No contexto, refere-se à vitória inesperada do Leicester City.
- Nuts ou Bonkers - Esses termos informais indicam algo louco ou fora do comum, proporcionando um toque de informalidade à conversa e mostrando a riqueza do inglês coloquial.
- A one-off - Este termo é utilizado para descrever algo que ocorre apenas uma vez, importante para entender eventos únicos e suas implicações.
Incorporar estas expressões à sua prática de conversação em inglês garantirá que você esteja mais preparado para interagir em diálogos sobre eventos emocionantes e culturais.
Armadilhas Comuns de Pronúncia
Pronunciar corretamente algumas palavras e expressões pode ser desafiador, especialmente para falantes não nativos. No vídeo, você encontrará termos que podem ser difíceis:
- Leicester - A pronúncia correta é 'les-ter', o que pode surpreender aqueles que tentam ler a palavra. Essa cidade é conhecida por ser um exemplo perfeito de como a escrita não é sempre fiel à pronúncia.
- Premier League - Muitas vezes, pode ser falado rapidamente, tornando difícil a compreensão. Tente praticar a separação das sílabas para uma melhor clareza.
Incorporar o shadowing em inglês pode ser particularmente útil aqui; ao repetir o que você escuta, você não só melhora sua pronúncia, mas também sua intonação e ritmo.
A prática regular de shadow speak com vídeos informativos como este irá solidificar sua confiança na fala e contribuir para um inglês mais natural e fluido.
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