Episode 0030
Summary
Two women are invited to dinner by Armand. While one woman, identified as Speaker 1, is enthusiastic about the invitation, Ellen (Speaker 2) expresses strong reluctance and discomfort, finding Armand creepy. Despite her apprehension and questions about why the invitation was accepted, Speaker 1 insists it would be rude to decline. Upon arrival, Armand greets them with a somewhat unsettling welcome, which further solidifies Ellen's regret about attending.
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Oh, Armand, thank you for such a thoughtful invitation. It's really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner. Don't you think so, Ellen?
Oh, yeah, yes, of course. We'd love to come over. Can I bring anything?
No. Don't worry about it. I'll take care of everything.
I'll see you tonight, come with an appetite. I know I will.
I don't want to go over to his place for dinner. He gives me the creeps. Why on earth did you accept?
Oh, come on, Ellen. It'll be nice to get to know him. Besides, he's new to the neighborhood, and it'll be rude to decline his invitation.
I guess so. You always rope me into things like this.
Ladies.
Thank you for coming. You look delicious. I mean beautiful. Please, come in.
Oh, Armand, you are too kind.
How did I get myself into this?
Summary
This audio is an English lesson from EnglishPod, hosted by Marco and Erica. They introduce "The New Guy in Town Part 2," a dialogue that explores a "creepy" dinner invitation from Armond to Doris and Ellen. The hosts then play the dialogue three times, where Doris expresses discomfort with Armond but is persuaded by Ellen to accept the invitation. Armond's creepy demeanor is highlighted as he welcomes them. Following the dialogue, Marco and Erica break down key vocabulary: "thoughtful" (kind/considerate), "give me the creeps" (make uncomfortable/scared), "rope me into" (convince unwillingly), "appetite" (desire for food), "get to know" (become familiar with), and "why on earth" (expression of surprise). The episode concludes by inviting listeners to submit their ideas for the continuation of the story for Part 3.
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Hello, English learners, welcome back to English Pod. My name is Marco.
And I'm Erica.
Today, we're bringing you part two of another great lesson that we had.
Yes, New Guy in Town.
The New Guy in Town. Part two.
Part two.
Kind of a creepy story.
Yes.
Yeah, and this one is also a little bit strange, a little bit weird.
Yeah, unusual outcome, unusual ending.
But it has to do a lot with invitations.
That's right. So an invitation is when you ask somebody to do something with you.
Right. A dinner invitation.
So we're going to be talking about invitations and inviting people to do things.
Okay.
Well with that, let's listen to the dialogue for the first time.
Oh, Armond, thank you for such a thoughtful invitation. It's really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner. Don't you think so, Ellen?
Oh, yeah, yes, of course. We'd love to come over. Can I bring anything?
No. Don't worry about it. I'll take care of everything.
I'll see you tonight. Come with an appetite.
I know I will.
I don't want to go over to his place for dinner. He gives me the creeps. Why on earth did you accept?
Oh, come on, Ellen. It'll be nice to get to know him. Besides, he's new to the neighborhood, and it'll be rude to decline his invitation.
I guess so. You always wrote me into things like this.
Ladies. Thank you for coming. You looked delicious. I mean beautiful. Please come in.
Oh, Armond, you are too kind.
How did I get myself into this?
Wow, I'm really anxious to see what happens in this dinner party.
Yeah, I guess we'll have to stay tuned and find out.
For part three. All right, well, we have some really great vocabulary, so I guess we can start with language takeaway.
Language Takeaway.
All right, on language takeaway today, we have three great words. Erica, why don't you start us off with the first one?
The first word is thoughtful.
Thoughtful.
Thoughtful.
Thoughtful.
So when you're thoughtful, you're kind, right?
You're kind, you're considerate.
Yes.
To other people.
You think about what the other person would like. And you do that thing.
It's so thoughtful of you.
Yeah.
Our second phrase, give me the creeps.
Give me the creeps.
Give me the creeps.
This is kind of a funny phrase, but I think if we listen to some examples, we'll understand the meaning.
Example one.
Horror movies give me the creeps.
Example two.
Stop it, you're giving me the creeps.
Example three.
I saw this really scary clown, it gave me the creeps.
So I can see this one means to make me feel uncomfortable.
Right, it makes me feel
Like strange. Yeah, scared.
Give me the creeps.
Mhm.
And our last phrase for language takeaway, rope me into.
Rope me into something.
Rope me into something.
Mhm.
So if you rope me into something, it's
It's like you convince me to do something that I don't really want to do.
Right. So I roped you into lending me your car.
Yes.
That was a bad idea.
And you wrote me into going out for beers after work.
Yeah, that was a great idea.
Mhm.
All right, so rope me into, convince.
Yeah.
All righty, so I guess we could listen to our dialogue again.
This time a little bit slower, and you'll be able to understand the language a little bit more clearly.
Oh, Armond, thank you for such a thoughtful invitation. It's really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner. Don't you think so, Ellen?
Oh, yes, of course. We'd love to come over. Can I bring anything?
No, don't worry about it. I'll take care of everything.
I'll see you tonight. Come with an appetite.
I know I will.
I don't want to go over to his place for dinner. He gives me the creeps. Why on earth did you accept?
Oh, come on, Ellen. It will be nice to get to know him. Besides, he's new to the neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline his invitation.
I guess so. You always wrote me into things like this.
Ladies. Thank you for coming. You looked delicious. I mean, beautiful. Please come in. Come in.
Oh, Armond, you are too kind.
How did I get myself into this?
Well, I guess that's a lot more clear and with that, we can start putting it together today.
Putting it together.
Today, we've got three words and phrases that we want to show you how you can put together and use differently.
The first one is appetite.
Appetite.
Appetite.
Appetite.
So appetite is like a a strong desire for food, right?
Right. An appetite.
We've got some examples that show you how to use this phrase. Let's listen.
Example one.
Dinner smells so good. It's giving me an appetite.
Example two.
You're sure eating a lot. You must have a big appetite.
Example three.
I'm getting sick. I have a fever and I've lost my appetite.
Okay, so we saw some great examples of appetite. You can lose your appetite.
That's right.
You have a big appetite.
Mhm.
Small appetite.
A healthy appetite.
Right. So it just means
A desire for food, hunger for food. Yeah.
Okay. Great. What's our second phrase for today?
Get to know someone.
Get to know.
Get to know.
So when you get to know someone is you talk to them and you find out what they do.
Yeah, you get more familiar with them.
More familiar, right?
For example, we can say, I got to know her in Spanish class and she's a really nice person.
Yeah, or you can say Armond, Ellen and Doris got to know each other at a dinner party.
Right. Or you can say, if you get to know me, you'll see that I'm not a bad guy.
Yeah.
That's true. Okay, get to know.
And our third phrase is, why on earth?
Why on earth?
Why on earth?
Why on earth? This is like a saying.
Yeah, an expression.
You can use it in a lot of different ways. So we've got some examples for you. Let's listen.
Example one.
Where on earth is my phone?
Example two.
How on earth did you learn English in one month?
Example three.
What on earth is it?
So when you ask a question with on earth, so why on earth, how on earth, what on earth, it's like you're showing a lot of surprise.
Okay, great stuff. So let's just listen to our dialogue a third time.
Oh, Armond, thank you for such a thoughtful invitation. It's really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner. Don't you think so, Ellen?
Oh, yeah, yes, of course. We'd love to come over. Can I bring anything?
No. Don't worry about it. I'll take care of everything.
I'll see you tonight. Come with an appetite.
I know I will.
I don't want to go over to his place for dinner. He gives me the creeps. Why on earth did you accept?
Oh, come on, Ellen. It'll be nice to get to know him. Besides, he's new to the neighborhood, and it'll be rude to decline his invitation.
I guess so. You always wrote me into things like this.
Ladies. Thank you for coming. You looked delicious. I mean beautiful. Please come in.
Oh, Armond, you are too kind.
How did I get myself into this?
We want to know what you think happens next.
Yes, what happens in this dialogue next?
So we want you to send us your idea of what happens next and we're going to choose the best one.
That's right. Marco and I will choose the best continuation of this story and we'll use that in part three of the new guy in town.
That's right. So you can give it any direction you want.
That's right.
And of course, we'll publish the name of the author.
Mhm.
With the lesson.
Yes.
I'm really anxious to see what ideas come up and how we can end this dialogue.
I know, we've got a lot of really creative users out there, so I'm really looking forward to this.
That's right, that's right. So be sure to send us your ideas, either a private message or you can post it on the comment section of this lesson.
That's right.
And any other questions or doubts, go to Englishpod.com and you can leave them there.
Yes, Marco and I are always happy to answer your questions.
Okay, folks, so until then, it's goodbye.
Goodbye.
Summary
The audio provides a vocabulary review, presenting definitions and then the corresponding vocabulary words. It then uses these words in various example sentences, often repeating the word before and after the sentence. The vocabulary covered includes terms like "thoughtful," "appetite," "give the creeps," "get to know," "on earth," "decline," "rope into," "make yourself at home," "hospitable," "potluck," and "housewarming."
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English Pod audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Showing concern for the needs and feelings of other people.
Thoughtful.
A physical desire of food.
Appetite.
Make someone to feel scared and uncomfortable.
Give the creeps.
Start to know, become familiar with someone.
Get to know.
Expression to emphasize surprise or frustration.
On Earth.
Say you will not or cannot do something.
Decline.
Rope into.
Polite way to ask guests to make themselves comfortable.
Make yourself at home.
Being a friendly and caring host to the guests.
Hospitable.
Pot luck.
A party to celebrate moving into a new house.
Housewarming.
Let's try that faster.
Say you will not or cannot do something.
Decline.
Being a friendly and caring host to the guests.
Hospitable.
Polite way to ask guests to make themselves comfortable.
Make yourself at home.
A physical desire of food.
Appetite.
A party to celebrate moving into a new house.
Housewarming.
Start to know, become familiar with someone.
Get to know.
Showing concern for the needs and feelings of other people.
Thoughtful.
Make someone to feel scared and uncomfortable.
Give the creeps.
Pot luck.
Expression to emphasize surprise or frustration.
On Earth.
Rope into.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Thoughtful.
Thanks for the Christmas gift. It's exactly what I want. You're so thoughtf[ul].
Thoughtful.
This is very thoughtful of you to help me out.
Thoughtful.
Thank you for being so thoughtful.
Appetite.
Mmm, dinner smells so good. It's giving me an appetite.
Appetite.
You're sure eating a lot. You must have a big appetite.
Appetite.
I'm getting sick. I have a fever and I've lost my appetite.
Give the creeps.
Horror movies give me the creeps.
Give the creeps.
Stop showing these images to me. They are giving me the creep.
Give the creeps.
I saw this really scary clown. It gave me the creep.
Where on Earth is my phone?
How on Earth did you learn English in one month?
What on Earth is it?
Decline.
It's not polite to decline Molly and Jim's dinner invitation.
Decline.
Unfortunately, I'm going to have to decline the invitation to your party. I'm busy that day.
Decline.
Everyone is going to attend the wedding. No one declined our invitation.
Last night, Pete roped me into going for a drink after work.
Renee is always roping me into doing her work for her.
You're not going to rope me into spending the whole day shopping?
Get to know.
Karen and Victor got to know each other in university.
Get to know.
After you get to know him, Allen is a really nice guy.
Get to know.
I'm spending some time getting to know my team.