Episode 0036
Summary
A heated argument between Veronica and Stephen. Veronica is angry because Stephen stood her up for a dinner reservation for the fifth time in two weeks, leaving her waiting for three hours without a call. She accuses him of prioritizing his job. Stephen attempts to explain there was a fire alarm at his office, but Veronica cuts him off, suggesting they take a break from their relationship, which is then interrupted by an alarm sound.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Stephen, where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you for hours!
I, uh, there was an emergency at work, so...
I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours, and you didn't even have the decency to call me. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?
Honey, I promise this won't happen again. It's just that I...
Yeah, right. I've heard it all before. I'm not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the fifth time you stood me up in two weeks. You need to get your priorities straight.
I'm tired of you putting your job first all the time.
Come on, Veronica, that's not fair. I do care about you a lot, you know that. I try to...
You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.
But Veronica, would you listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today, and I was...
Summary
The audio features Marco and Erica from EnglishPod discussing the third part of their romantic series "I'm Sorry, I Love You," which focuses on an argument between a couple, Stephen and Veronica. They introduce vocabulary and phrases related to arguments, such as "get a hold," "stood me up," "priorities," "heading," "Do you have any idea?", "I've heard it all before," and "take a break." A dialogue is presented where Veronica is angry with Stephen for being late and not calling, accusing him of prioritizing work over her. Stephen explains he was delayed by a work emergency, but Veronica, upset that he has stood her up multiple times, suggests they take a break to re-evaluate their relationship. Marco and Erica later discuss the nuances of "taking a break," particularly referencing the famous 'Friends' episode where Ross and Rachel were 'on a break'.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Hello English learners, welcome back to EnglishPod. My name is Marco.
And I'm Erica. And today we're bringing you the third part of this series that we've created called I'm sorry, I love you.
That's right, the third part in our story about our EnglishPod couple.
Yeah, it's a romantic series, but today we're bringing you an argument.
That's right. Like in every relationship, you have fights, you have discussions, so we're going to teach you how to do that in English.
That's right. In today's lesson, you'll learn some great language that people use when they get into an argument with their boyfriend or girlfriend.
Right, so why don't we take a look at vocabulary preview?
Vocabulary preview.
We have one phrase today.
Get a hold.
Get a hold.
Get a hold.
To get a hold.
To get a hold of someone means to try and communicate with that person.
Exactly. So to try and call that person.
For example, I can say I've been calling his phone all day, but I can't get a hold of him.
Or I could say, finally, Marco, I got a hold of you. Where have you been all day?
Exactly. Mhm.
Now we're going to listen to our dialogue, and as always, it's going to be at a normal pace, but you don't have to worry about it.
We'll come back and teach you all of the important words.
Stephen, where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you for hours.
I, uh, there was an emergency at work, so.
I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours and you didn't even have the decency to call me. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?
Honey, I promise this won't happen again. It's just that I
Yeah, right. I've heard it all before. I'm not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the fifth time you stood me up in two weeks. You need to get your priorities straight. I'm tired of you putting your job first all the time.
Come on, Veronica, that's not fair. I do care about you a lot. You know that. I try to
You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.
But, Veronica, would you listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today, and I was
Okay, so a little bit of trouble in the relationship.
Yeah, that's too bad.
Yeah, well, I think, um, she's overreacting.
You do?
We'll talk about that later on. But we saw some great words and phrases here, so it's time for language takeaway.
Language Takeaway.
Today on language takeaway, we're bringing you three words.
The first word is stood me up.
Stood me up.
Stood me up.
Stood me up.
The phrase stand someone up. When do we use this?
If, for example, you have a date and you don't go.
Okay. So let's say you and I were supposed to have dinner together and you just didn't come.
And didn't call. Right. So I stood you up.
Yeah. Okay. Stand someone up.
Our next word, priorities.
Priorities. Priorities.
So priorities are something that's really important in your life.
That's right, like family or maybe work or making a lot of money, or whatever it is.
What what are your priorities in life, right?
Right. Yeah. Okay.
And our last word for language takeaway heading.
Heading.
Heading.
Heading. This is a bit of a funny verb. So let's listen to a couple of examples of how it's used so we can understand its meaning.
Example one.
I don't know where our relationship is heading.
Example two.
Where is this bus heading?
Example three.
Where is this project heading?
So basically heading means going.
Exactly.
Heading is where you're going.
Yep. Okay. Easy word and interesting.
Okay, so now it's time for us to listen to the dialogue a second time. It's going to be slower, so now we can understand the words that we just talked about.
Stephen, where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you for hours.
I, um, there was an emergency at work, so.
I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours, and you didn't even have the decency to call me. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?
Honey, I promise this won't happen again. It's just that I
Yeah, right. I've heard it all before. I'm not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the fifth time you've stood me up in two weeks. You need to get your priorities straight. I'm tired of you putting your job first all the time.
Come on, Veronica, that's not fair. I do care about you, a lot. You know that. I tried to
You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.
But, Veronica, would you just listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today, and I was stuck
Okay, now we saw some interesting phrases and dialogue.
Yeah, we saw some great phrases that people use when they're getting in a fight.
Right. Why don't we take a look at some of them in fluency builder?
Fluency builder.
The first phrase that I want to take a look at today is, do you have any idea?
Do you have any idea?
Do you have any idea?
This is a great way to set up an argument.
So, let's listen to some examples of how you would set up an argument using this phrase.
Example one.
You forgot my birthday. Do you have any idea how angry I am?
Example two.
Julie kissed my boyfriend. Does she have any idea how mean that was?
Example three.
I just broke up with my boyfriend. Don't you have any idea how sad I am?
So it's a great phrase to make that person understand that you were really worried or
Really angry. Really angry.
Yeah. Okay. And now the second phrase that we can take a look at is I've heard it all before.
I heard it all before.
I've heard it all before.
I've heard it all before.
So this is a great phrase of just saying, you don't have to give me an excuse. I know what you're going to say.
Exactly. And our last phrase today, take a break.
Take a break.
Take a break.
So when a couple takes a break, they sort of stop their relationship, right? They're breaking up. Yeah, but it's, is it really like forever, like a a breakup that lasts forever?
Not well, maybe, it could be forever, but they're saying let's just take some time away from each other for a couple of days or weeks.
Yeah, yeah. And see what happens.
Yes. Take a break. Take a break.
Okay, so our happy couple is going to take a break.
Well, I guess they're not that happy then, hey?
Yeah. Okay. So, let's listen to our dialogue again, and then we'll come back and talk some more.
Stephen, where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you for hours.
I, uh, there was an emergency at work, so.
I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours and you didn't even have the decency to call me. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?
Honey, I promise this won't happen again. It's just that I
Yeah, right. I've heard it all before. I'm not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the fifth time you stood me up in two weeks. You need to get your priorities straight. I'm tired of you putting your job first all the time.
Come on, Veronica, that's not fair. I do care about you a lot. You know that. I try to
You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.
But, Veronica, would you listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today, and I was
So Marco, this phrase to take a break, really reminds me of a Friends episode.
Yeah, that really famous Friends episode when Ross and Rachel were on a break. And and Ross like went with another girl, right?
Yeah. And then they definitely broke up after that.
Yeah. So that's one of the key issues, right? If you're taking a break, can you start to date someone else?
I've got to agree with Rachel.
Really? Yeah, no, you can't. You can't. You can't. So what's the point of taking a break? Just, you need some time away. You need some time to think.
But you're not really broken up.
Exactly. That's convenient. I don't know. They were on a break. I agree with Ross.
Well, you would, wouldn't you?
All right, guys. We're out of time today. Hope you enjoyed our lesson. And be sure to listen next time because we will definitely have a part four of this.
Yes. Coming out soon. Yep.
And also come to our website at Englishpod.com and leave all your questions and comments.
Yeah, Marco and I are always happy to hear from you and we love answering your questions.
Right, and maybe you can tell us what you think happens in the fourth part.
Yeah. Okay. Well, until then, it's goodbye.
Bye.
Summary
This audio features an English vocabulary review, where a speaker first presents the meaning of a word or phrase, then states the word itself, and finally provides example sentences to illustrate its usage. Key phrases covered include 'get a hold of', 'decency', 'do you have any idea', 'stand someone up', 'get your priorities straight', and 'head'. The review also includes faster repetitions of the words and meanings, and examples with emotional tones like anger.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English Pod Audio Review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Find or contact someone.
Get a hold of.
Polite or moral behavior.
Decency.
Do you know?
Do you have any idea?
Fail to keep the appointment to meet someone.
Stand someone up.
Realize what is more important.
Get your priorities straight.
Go towards a specified direction or place.
Head.
Let's try that faster.
Do you know?
Do you have any idea?
Polite or moral behavior.
Decency.
Find or contact someone.
Get a hold of.
Fail to keep the appointment to meet someone.
Stand someone up.
Find or contact someone.
Get a hold of.
Realize what is more important.
Get your priority straight.
Polite or moral behavior.
Decency.
Realize what is more important.
Get your priority straight.
Go towards a specified direction or place.
Head.
Do you know?
Do you have any idea?
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Head.
I don't know where our relationship is heading.
Do you have any idea?
You forgot my birthday. Do you have any idea how angry I am?
Decency.
If you can't attend the meeting, please have the decency to call me beforehand.
Stand someone up.
Why did you stand me up again last night?
Get your priority straight.
You have to get your priority straight. Is your job more important than our relationship?
Head.
I don't know where our relationship is heading.
Do you have any idea?
You forgot my birthday. Do you have any idea how angry I am?
Decency.
If you can't attend the meeting, please have the decency to call me beforehand.
Stand someone up.
Why did you stand me up again last night?
Get your priority straight.
You have to get your priority straight. Is your job more important than our relationship?
The English Pod Audio Review.