Episode 0115

And today we don't feel very good.

That's right. Um, actually in this lesson, we're talking about a hangover.

A hangover. Wow, that's a that's an interesting word. What is that mean?

Well, when you when you drink beer or wine or vodka, you drink too much of it. The next morning you have a hangover.

Uh huh, okay, so a lot of our listeners have probably experienced a hangover before.

It's very likely.

But the problem is when you have to go to work the next day.

Yes, um, and you might need to actually miss work, but you need some good um, words and phrases to describe how bad you feel.

Okay, so let's listen to this dialogue for the first time. We have a guy describing his hangover and why he missed work that day.

Are you okay, man? You don't look very well.

Nice. So where did you guys go?

We hit up a couple of local bars and met up with some friends. Everything was cool until Mike came along and it turned out that it was his birthday yesterday.

Oh no. Mike's birthday is a drink fest for sure.

Tell me about it. We drank everything in the bar.

Is that why you missed work today?

Ew.

Too bad, man.

Tonight is Tracy's going away party and she asked if you were going to go.

All right, so he's never drinking again, but then at the next chance for a party, he's already ready to go.

I think that's the typical lie of every person that drinks.

They say I'll never drink again, but a week later or a month later, they they are again.

Or a day later.

All right, so we saw some great vocab here, so let's look at it now in language takeaway.

Language takeaway.

We're going to look at five words here. Now, the first one, um, they talked about how Mike's birthday is a drink fest.

A drink fest.

It's a drink fest.

All right, so we have this word drink fest. Now, what is this fest part?

Well, maybe you recognize the word Oktoberfest.

Okay, or festival.

So fest is like a party. There's lots of food, there's lots of drink. A drink fest is an event where there's a lot of drinks.

Okay. So can I have different types of fests?

So there are a lot of puppies.

Uh huh.

Or I can say like a fast food fest.

Okay, so you're eating a lot of fast food.

There's a lot of fast food.

Yeah.

All right, so fest, interesting.

Now, when he was describing his hangover, he said that he felt really nauseous.

Nauseous.

Nauseous.

Now, I always have a hard time spelling this word, so N A U S E O U S, nauseous.

Nauseous.

It kind of seems like you should say nauseous.

Right, but

But you say nauseous.

Yeah. Okay, so when you're feeling nauseous, what do you feel like?

So you feel dizzy, you don't feel very well.

Like your stomach hurts.

Yeah, and your head is kind of spinning.

Okay, and you feel like you might throw up.

Right, exactly. Now, this word that you just mentioned, throw up, is actually our next word and, well, we're not going to describe it. Why don't we just listen to a person throwing up?

ugh

Oh, Marco, that was horrible.

Well, that's the only way we could actually explain throw up. I mean, it's kind of a hard word to explain, but I'm sure everyone understands now what it means, right?

Okay, the the word is to throw up.

To throw up.

To throw up.

Our next word. Now, our guy who's hungover, he said, I was so dehydrated.

Dehydrated.

To be dehydrated.

So this is an adjective and it means that I have no water in my body.

Exactly.

Okay, so I am dehydrated. I need water.

Yeah, common feeling after drinking too much beer, huh?

Exactly.

Now our final word, he he said he had a headache and he said, my head's been pounding all day.

Okay, so his head has been pounding all day.

Uh huh. Now this verb pounding, it sounds like this.

thump thump thump

All right, so a clear example of what your head feels like when you have this very bad headache.

You can also say I have a pounding headache.

I have a pounding headache, exactly.

Or my head is pounding.

All right, so five great words that we just looked at right now. So why don't we listen to our dialogue a second time? Let's slow it down just a little bit and then we'll come back and take a look at some phrases.

Are you okay, man? You don't look very well.

Nice. So where did you guys go?

We hit up a couple of local bars and met up with some friends. Everything was cool until Mike came along and it turned out that it was his birthday yesterday.

Oh no. Mike's birthday is a drink fest for sure.

Tell me about it. We drank everything in the bar.

Is that why you missed work today?

Ew.

Too bad, man.

Tonight is Tracy's going away party and she asked if you were going to go.

All right, well, that was a little easier to understand this time. Now, you mentioned that we've got some great phrases, so let's go to them now in fluency builder.

Fluency builder.

All right, so as we heard in the dialogue, the party was I think it was a great party, right?

Well, it sounds like it was fantastic.

Well, apparently, it was a great party and he said that he went out with Trevor and things got a little out of hand.

Things got a little out of hand.

Right, so things got a little out of hand.

Now to get out of hand, what's that mean?

Well, we have some examples. So let's listen to a couple of them before we explain it.

Example one.

Example two.

Guys, this argument is getting out of hand. Let's all calm down.

Example three.

The party last night got out of hand. The neighbors called the police.

Okay, so when things get out of hand, um, you lose control.

Exactly. They get out of control just a little bit, maybe.

Yeah, go a little crazy.

All right, so things got a little out of hand. Now, the opposite of this was everything was cool.

Everything was cool.

So everything was cool.

So basically, everything was okay, everything was relaxed, everything was going fine.

Exactly. And then Mike came along and then things got a little out of hand.

Oh, that Mike.

And now for our last phrase, he was describing that Mike's birthday party was a drink fest, right?

Uh huh. And then his friend agreed, he said, tell me about it.

Tell me about it.

Tell me about it.

Now, what does this mean exactly when he says tell me about it?

Basically, it means, I completely understand.

I completely agree with you.

Yeah.

Okay.

So I could say, oh my God, Marco, it's so hot outside today.

Right, and I would say, oh, I know, tell me about it.

Uh huh.

Right? So I'm saying, yeah, I agree with you, you are right.

Yeah.

Very good. So these phrases, okay, so three great phrases that we just looked at. Let's listen to our dialogue for the last time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more.

Are you okay, man? You don't look very well.

Nice. So where did you guys go?

We hit up a couple of local bars and met up with some friends. Everything was cool until Mike came along and it turned out that it was his birthday yesterday.

Oh no. Mike's birthday is a drink fest for sure.

Tell me about it. We drank everything in the bar.

Is that why you missed work today?

Ew.

Too bad, man.

Tonight is Tracy's going away party and she asked if you were going to go.

So it sounds like these guys sure like to go out and have a few drinks, don't they?

Yeah, exactly. And I think this is a very common thing among, well, young people, usually in the United States, you know, after uh, after a day at the office or something, they'll go or even Europe, they'll go to the pub, right?

Yeah. But the thing is, uh, that in America and Canada, we're very careful about alcohol and young people, right?

Yeah, exactly. The legal drinking age in the most part of the United States is 21 years of age.

Uh huh. And really many um, parents or families will never let their children drink alcohol until they're 21.

Right. And also the laws that control alcohol, like for example, on television, if you notice a TV commercial with a beer or a wine, you will never see the person actually drinking it. It's illegal.

Oh yeah, that's true.

Well, in other countries it's okay, you'll see people drinking it, having fun. In these commercials, they can only maybe put them close to their lips but not drink it.

Interesting. And you know, another weird thing is that, um, you know, sometimes you might want to sit in your backyard or out on your your your porch and have a beer after work, right? But in places it's totally illegal to do that. You can't be outside with alcohol.

Right, you can't be seen drinking or you can't be on the sidewalk or on a bus drinking.

Well, in other places you can, right?

You can just have a beer on the subway.

So it's a little bit different policies on alcohol control. What do you guys think about it? Do you think it's correct or do you think maybe it's a little bit too exaggerated?

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Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.

Become out of control.

Got a little out of hand.

Very drunk.

Wasted.

To go to a place.

Hit.

To vomit.

Barf.

To happen a certain way.

Turned out.

Medicine you take to cure a headache.

Painkillers.

I agree, I understand.

Tell me about it.

I feel very bad.

I feel like death.

Feel like you are going to vomit.

Nauseous.

Drink alcohol when you have a hangover to cure it.

Hair of the dog.

Vomit.

Throw up.

Lacking water.

Dehydrated.

To beat loudly and quickly.

Pounding.

Let's try that faster.

To beat loudly and quickly.

Pounding.

Feel like you are going to vomit.

Nauseous.

Drink alcohol when you have a hangover to cure it.

Hair of the dog.

To happen a certain way.

Turned out.

To go to a place.

Hit.

I agree, I understand.

Tell me about it.

Lacking water.

Dehydrated.

Vomit.

Throw up.

Very drunk.

Wasted.

Become out of control.

Got a little out of hand.

Medicine you take to cure a headache.

Painkillers.

To vomit.

Barf.

I feel very bad.

I feel like death.

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

Got a little out of hand.

Honey, the kids are getting a little out of hand. Can you do something?

Got a little out of hand.

Guys, this argument is getting out of hand. Let's all calm down.

Got a little out of hand.

The party last night got out of hand. The neighbors called the police.

Nauseous.

It's normal to feel nauseous sometimes during a pregnancy.

Nauseous.

Every time I get on a boat, I feel really nauseous.

Nauseous.

If you get nauseous on the plane, take two of these pills.

Throw up.

Carl got on the roller coaster and threw up all over me!

Throw up.

If you feel like you are going to throw up, be sure to tell me so I can pull over.

Throw up.

If you have too much to drink, you will throw up later.

Pounding.

I have a pounding pain in my head. Do you have any aspirin?

Pounding.

Pounding.

My head started pounding the moment I saw my ex-girlfriend.