Episode 0056
Summary
The audio describes a plan for a bank heist or similar operation. The leader (Speaker 1) instructs Mr. Rabbit (Speaker 2) and Mr. Fox (Speaker 3) on how to enter the bank using fake uniforms and how to handle security checks by impersonating a transport company, whose phones have been tapped. They are warned not to get greedy.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Alright, so this is what we're gonna do. I've carefully mapped this out, so don't screw it up.
Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into the bank wearing these uniforms.
We've managed to get replicas of the one the guards wear for when they pick up the money.
Got it.
No problem, boss.
When you get inside, tell them that you're filling in for Carl and Tom and say that they're on another route today.
Don't lose your cool. Just act natural.
What if they want to call and confirm?
You let them.
What?
Don't worry. We have the phones tapped, so the call will be patched through to me, and I'll pretend to be the transport company.
You're so clever, boss.
Okay, shut up.
Only take as much money as you can fit in these bags.
Don't get greedy.
Are you ready? Let's go.
Summary
The audio features a discussion between two hosts, Marco and Erica, about a bank robbery scenario. They introduce and explain English vocabulary and phrases related to planning and crime, such as "filling in," "replicas," "tapped," "patch through," "clever," and "greedy," providing real-life examples. A dialogue depicting the bank robbery plan is played multiple times throughout the episode. The hosts also explain how a real-life non-violent bank robbery was executed, highlighting its cleverness, and conclude with a reminder not to attempt such actions.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
[Intro Music]
Hello everyone, welcome back to English Pod. My name is Marco.
And I'm Erica.
And today we're going to be bringing you a great lesson that's talking about a bank robbery.
Yes, and this is an important lesson for all of our, you know, future bank robbers out there.
Yeah, we are going to teach you some words that you would use for planning a bank robbery, but you can apply them to other situations, hopefully not.
I, yeah, I hope you apply them to other situations.
Hopefully you won't rob a bank. We don't want to be responsible for any crimes you've been commit.
Yes. Yep.
All right, so why don't we start by looking at some of the vocabulary in vocabulary preview?
Vocabulary preview
We have one word for you today that you'll hear in the dialogue and it is 'filling in'.
Filling in.
Filling in.
So, to fill in for somebody, right?
Yeah.
That means that you are replacing them.
Yes, so if Marco can't host the show today, maybe Dany will fill in.
Okay, so to take the place of someone.
Exactly.
All right. Okay, so now let's listen to our dialogue. Let's listen to this bank robbery and let's see what happens.
[Music and sound effects]
All right, so this is what we're going to do. I've carefully mapped this out, so don't screw it up. Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into the bank wearing these uniforms. We've managed to get replicas of the one the guards wear for when they pick up the money.
Got it.
No problem, boss.
When you get inside, tell them that you're filling in for Carl and Tom and say that they're on another route today. Don't lose your cool. Just act natural.
What if they want to call and confirm?
You let them.
What?
Don't worry, we have the phones tapped, so the call will be patched through to me and I'll pretend to be the transport company.
You're so clever, boss.
Okay, shut up. Only take as much money as you can fit in these bags. Don't get greedy. Are you ready? Let's go.
[Music and sound effects]
Well, it sounds like a pretty interesting plan.
It does sound like a plan. Do you think it'll work?
Um, I don't know. I guess we'll have to, uh, maybe talk a little bit about that later.
Okay.
Yeah.
Let's take a look at the language that we saw in language takeaway.
Language Takeaway
Okay, we heard five really great words in this dialogue that I'd like to look at now in language takeaway. So let's go to the first one. Um, now we heard the boss say that they got replicas of the uniforms.
Right, replicas.
Replicas. Replicas.
So it's this is really easy. Something that's a replica is a copy.
Exactly. Right?
So for example, in Las Vegas, there's a replica of the Eiffel Tower of Paris.
Yes, actually, I lived in a small city where there was also a replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Oh, really?
Yeah, in France. Um, that is kind of weird, you know.
Well, there are a lot of replicas even now on the street, maybe you can see replica watches, right, that supposedly are Rolex, but they're not.
Uh huh. Yeah.
Yeah. Uh, and many, many other things. So, copies.
Yes. Not the real thing.
Not the real thing. All right, so let's take a look at the next word. Tapped.
We have the phones tapped.
We have the phones tapped. Tapped.
So, if you tap someone's phone, you do something to the telephone line so that you can hear their conversations, right?
Right. And and actually the police do this sometimes, right? They tap.
Right. You see it in movies all the time.
Yeah, yeah. You connect a wire to the phone so you can listen to the conversation.
Exactly. So, you tap the telephone line.
So in our dialogue, they tapped the bank's phones, right? And he said if they make a call, he will patch the call through.
Yes.
To him.
Yes, right.
So patch through. Patch through. Yeah, patch a call through.
Patch through.
Patch a call through.
Now, we still use this today, like if you call an office, right? And you say, oh, can you patch me through to Carol?
Yes, right.
So, can you connect me to another phone line?
Connect me. Yeah, right?
All right. Now let's take a look at our next words. Clever.
Yes, the boss is very clever. The boss is very clever.
The boss is very clever.
All right, so if you're clever, you're you're smart.
Yeah. You're really smart.
Yeah. Right, simple. So the boss is quite clever and this is a clever plan.
Clever plan. Exactly.
Now, let's take a look at our last word. Don't be greedy.
Greedy. Greedy.
Greedy.
Greedy. To be greedy is a bad thing. Right. Um, you want everything.
You want everything for you.
Yes.
You don't share.
Yes.
So, like at lunch today, when you had that cake.
And I didn't share. Yeah.
I was very greedy.
Uh huh.
Yes, with food, I am greedy.
All right. So these are some great words. And I think, um, you know, if we listen to the dialogue another time, um, a little bit more slowly, we'll be able to hear them a little bit better.
[Music and sound effects]
All right, so this is what we're going to do. I've carefully mapped this out, so don't screw it up. Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into the bank wearing these uniforms. We've managed to get replicas of the one the guards wear when they pick up the money.
Got it.
No problem, boss.
When you get inside, tell them that you're filling in for Carl and Tom and say that they're on another route today. Don't lose your cool. Just act natural.
What if they want to call and confirm?
You let them.
What?
Don't worry, we have the phones tapped, so the call will be patched through to me and I'll pretend to be the transport company.
You're so clever, boss.
Okay, shut up. Only take as much money as you can fit into these bags. Don't get greedy. Are you ready? Let's go.
[Music]
Okay, so now we understand these words that we talked about in language takeaway. So now let's take a look at some of these great phrases in fluency builder.
Fluency Builder
We've got three phrases for you here, um, and these are all phrases you might use when you're planning something.
Mhm.
So the first one, mapped out.
I've carefully mapped this out.
Mapped out.
To map out.
So when you map something out, what do you do?
Well, you literally create a plan. You draw a map of what you're going to do.
So here is it only for like travel or?
No, no, no. It's like, for example, if we're starting a new project in the company, you can map out the project, what you're gonna do this month, next month, so it's a plan.
So you draw every step in the plan.
Every step, right? So you said, well, I've mapped out this plan for a new project.
Okay, interesting word. I think we should hear some examples of how it's used.
Example one.
So, I have the future all mapped out. Well, you'll get a job as a waiter, then we'll get married, and two years later, we'll start having kids.
Example two.
We're mapping out the marketing plan at the meeting today.
Example three.
Okay. I've mapped out our trip and it should take about 10 hours.
All right, so mapped out, really, really clear now.
Mhm.
Let's take a look at our next word.
All right, so if you've mapped out a plan, you don't want to screw it up.
Right. Screw it up.
Screw it up.
Or screw up.
Yep.
So to screw something up means that you made a mistake on something.
Or you did something wrong.
You did it wrong. Yeah.
Okay, so for example, if I'm taking an exam and I make a mistake, I screwed up on the exam.
Exactly. Or for example, here, when we're recording, Marco and I make mistakes a lot. Maybe more me than Marco.
We always screw up. Yeah.
Exactly. So, to make a mistake. It's a really informal word, but very, very common.
Yeah, you know, it sounds really, really natural when people use this.
All right, so now let's take a look at our last word. Lose your cool.
Lose your cool.
Don't lose your cool.
So what is this? To lose your cool? So weird expression.
It's a weird expression. Why don't we just give you an example of a person that loses his or her cool?
[Sound effect]
What do you mean you're not ready to go? It's time to go! We have to go now! Bo, Nina, I thought we were supposed to leave! Puta, now we're sitting here again! I'm going to wait for you, Bo, Nina!
Okay, so basically you lose your temper, you become irritated.
You lose control of your emotions. Right.
So, Marco, when you lose your cool, is it always that you get angry?
You don't always get angry. Maybe you get irritated or impatient, or even nervous.
Nervous.
Right? So basically you're not in control of your emotions.
Okay, so we've looked at a lot of great phrases, a lot of great words.
So we can listen to our dialogue now for the third time and then we'll come back and talk about this bank robbery business.
[Music and sound effects]
All right, so this is what we're going to do. I've carefully mapped this out, so don't screw it up. Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into the bank wearing these uniforms. We've managed to get replicas of the one the guards wear for when they pick up the money.
Got it.
No problem, boss.
When you get inside, tell them that you're filling in for Carl and Tom and say that they're on another route today. Don't lose your cool. Just act natural.
What if they want to call and confirm?
You let them.
What?
Don't worry, we have the phones tapped, so the call will be patched through to me and I'll pretend to be the transport company.
You're so clever, boss.
Okay, shut up. Only take as much money as you can fit in these bags. Don't get greedy. Are you ready? Let's go.
[Music and sound effects]
So there's a lot of movies about bank robberies, but obviously, they happen in real life. So this dialogue is actually based on real events, right?
Yeah, this actually happened in real life and so it's actually a very creative and non-violent way of robbing a bank.
Okay, so what happened?
Basically, this guy went to a bank dressed up as one of those security guards that transport the money from the bank to another safe place. He had fake credentials or replica credentials and.
So fake ID.
Yeah, he had a replica of the uniform.
Wow.
And he walked in, he took all these bags, him and his partner, and they took them to the truck and drove off and the bank didn't realize that they had been robbed. They thought it was a routine thing. Three or four hours later, the the real security guard shows up. They were long gone and they still can't find them.
Really? So a very clever plan.
Very clever and very effective. I think they stole over half a million dollars.
Okay. Well, guys, don't try this at home.
Don't try this at home, but real life, real English, right?
Exactly.
Okay, so, uh, come to our website, leave your questions and comments, tell us what do you think will happen with these guys? Do you think they'll be successful? Do you think they'll get caught?
Yeah, they might end up in jail. Who knows?
Maybe somebody will lose their cool and get caught, right?
Well, thanks for listening, guys, and until next time, goodbye.
[Outro Music]
Summary
This audio provides an English vocabulary review, where a male speaker defines words or phrases, and a female speaker states the corresponding vocabulary term or provides example sentences. The session covers various words and phrases such as 'replica', 'clever', 'map out', 'tap', and 'patch through', demonstrating their usage in different contexts, sometimes with emotional expressions like happiness, anger, or disappointment.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English Pot audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
A reproduction or copy of a product.
Replica.
Smart, intelligent.
Clever.
To not control your feelings or emotions.
Lose someone's cool.
Want too much, always wanting more.
Greedy.
Attach a device to a phone line to listen secretly.
Tap.
Connect or communicate over the telephone.
Patch someone through.
Planned, thought of.
Map out.
Mess up, make a mistake, fail.
Screw up.
Heist.
An event where the police catch people doing a crime.
Bust.
Criminal who attacks and steals from people who travel.
Bandit.
Illegally entering a house or building to steal.
Burglary.
A planned way of going from one place to another and escaping.
Escape route.
Let's try that faster.
Planned, thought of.
Map out.
Heist.
Attach a device to a phone line to listen secretly.
Tap.
Mess up, make a mistake, fail.
Screw up.
Illegally entering a house or building to steal.
Burglary.
An event where the police catch people doing a crime.
Bust.
Criminal who attacks and steals from people who travel.
Bandit.
To not control your feelings or emotions.
Lose someone's cool.
Want too much, always wanting more.
Greedy.
Smart, intelligent.
Clever.
A planned way of going from one place to another and escaping.
Escape route.
A reproduction or copy of a product.
Replica.
Connect or communicate over the telephone.
Patch someone through.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Patch someone through.
Bob's not in the office. Can you patch me through to his mobile?
Patch someone through.
I'll patch you through to his voicemail.
Patch someone through.
No, I don't want to be patched through. I want to speak to someone now!
Map out.
So, I have the future all mapped out. You'll get a job as a waiter, then we'll get married, and two years later we'll start having kids.
Map out.
We're mapping out the marketing plan at the meeting.
Map out.
Okay, I've mapped out our trip and it should take about 10 hours.
Replica.
This is a replica of the Ferrari F1.
Replica.
I built a replica of the building so that you can see what it's going to look like.
Replica.
I thought it was a Ming vase, but it was only a replica.
Norman really lost his cool at the meeting. He started screaming when he saw the sales figures.
If you do that one more time, I'm really going to lose my cool.
Don't lose your cool and yell at me.
Tap.
The police caught the drug dealers by tapping their phone line.
Tap.
Don't say anything on the phone. I think my line might be tapped.
Tap.
Don't worry about it. The police are not gonna tap our phone.