The Flatmates episode 27 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 27: The hungry cat
Tim:	I don't believe it! Kitty's just eaten my dinner. I was putting the kettle on and I turned round and there she was, eating my chicken. That cat's a pain in the neck.
Alice:	Oh calm down.
Tim:	It drives me mad! I'm starving, I've been slaving away in that dusty old stockroom all day. I hate work just now and then this happens! The cat's got to go or be put down.
Helen:	Don't be horrible. You can buy something else to eat.
Tim:	We're not all as rich as you, you know, daddy's girl!
Helen:	How dare you Tim! I didn't eat your chicken. You drive me up the wall sometimes.
Alice:	Hey guys, chill out.

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Vocabulary:

believe (verb) - to accept or regard (something) as true,  to accept the truth of what is said by (someone)

I don't believe it (phrase) - used for emphasis in phrases that express certainty, surprise, annoyance, etc.

kettle (noun) - a container used for heating or boiling liquid such as water

turn around and (do something) (phrase) - to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)

It's a pain in the neck (idiom) - It's very annoying

calm down (verb) - o become or to cause (someone) to become less upset, emotional, excited, etc.

horrible (adjective) -  causing horror, very shocking and upsetting, very bad or unpleasant

drive (someone) mad (phrase) - to cause (someone) to become mentally ill,  to annoy or bother (someone) very much

I'm starving  (phrase) - I'm very hungry

slave (verb) - to work very hard

dusty (adjective) - filled or covered with dust

stockroom (noun) - a storage area for the supplies and goods that are used or sold in a business

got to go (phrase) - have to go, to be given up, thrown away, etc.

to put an animal down  (idiom) - to kill an animal, usually because it is old or ill

a daddy's girl (idiom) - A woman who isn't independent but is spoilt and looked after by her father (or other father-like figure)

how dare you (phrase)  - used in speech to show that you are angry about what someone has done or said

drive (someone) up a/the wall (idiom) - to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy

chill out (idiom) - to relax, esp after energetic dancing or a spell of hard work

The Flatmates episode 26 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 26: Planning a meal
Michal:	Alice was only helping me!
Helen:	I'm sorry Michal, I didn't mean to fly off the handle. What's wrong?
Michal:	I was just telling Alice I wanted to eat better but that I didn't know how to cook any of my favourite dishes.
Helen:	Mm, let's think about this. I know! Chinese New Year is coming up soon. Why don't we make a special Chinese-Polish dinner together! We'll both do research, find typical recipes, buy all the ingredients.
Michal:	And cook a meal together! You do the main course, and I'll make the pudding!
Helen:	Sounds like a perfect second date, don't you think?

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 Vocabulary:

 to fly off the handle (verb-phrase) - to be very angry, to lose control of your emotions

 dish (noun) - food that is prepared in a particular way

Chinese New Year (noun) - also called Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th.

lunar month (noun) - is one moth of the lunar calendar which is based on cycles of the moon phase also used as traditional Chinese calendar.

research  (noun) - careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something

typical (adjective) - normal for a person, thing, or group : average or usual,  happening in the usual way

recipe (noun) - a set of instructions for making food, a way of doing something that will produce a particular result

ingredient  (noun) - one of the things that are used to make a food, product, etc, a quality or characteristic that makes something possible

 meal (noun) - the foods eaten or prepared for eating at one time, a time or occasion when food is eaten, the act or time of eating a meal

course (noun) -  a part of a meal that is served separately from other parts

pudding (noun) -  a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal, a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc. British - a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it

USA national anthem (Video/Lyrics/Vocabulary)

(First Verse out of The Star Spangled Banner)
[more at the Smithsonian Institution]
(Francis Scott Key, 1814)

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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Vocabulary:

spangle (verb) -  to decorate or cover (something) with many small, shiny objects —usually used as (be) spangled

banner (noun) -  a flag or  a large strip of cloth with a design, picture, or writing on it

dawn (noun) - the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear

proudly  (adverb) - causing someone to feel very happy and pleased, causing a feeling of pride

hail (noun) - a large number of small hard objects (such as bullets or stones) flying or falling

twilight (noun) -  the light from the sky at the end of the day when night is just beginning,the period when day is ending and night is beginning

gleam (verb) -  to shine brightly

rampart (noun) - a tall, thick stone or dirt wall that is built around a castle, town, etc., to protect it from attacks

broad   (adjective) - large from one side to the other side, wide

perilous (adjective) - full of danger, dangerous

gallantly (adverb) - showing courage, very brave

streaming (verb) - to move in a steady flow, to come or flow continuously to a place in large numbers

glare (verb) - to shine with a harsh, bright light

burst (verb) - to break open or into pieces in a sudden and violent way, exploding

proof (noun) -  something which shows that something else is true or correct

yet  (adverb) - until now, so far

wave (verb) - to float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind

brave (adjective) - feeling or showing no fear,  not afraid

the brave (noun) - brave people

the free (noun) - free people not slaves  or owned by anyone

The Flatmates episode 25 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 25: Fast food
Alice:	Ooh, what's that smell? Do I detect cheeseburger and fries? Michal, you disappoint me. What happened to all your resolve at New Year?
Michal:	I'm trying to give up fast food but it's just so easy and cheap. I'm really beginning to run out of money so I can't afford better food and I'm really missing my mum's cooking and I don't know how to cook the way she does and I miss my friends and I don't have a job.
Alice:	Oh Michal, don't cry. Come here pet, let me give you a hug.
Helen:	Michal! Alice! What the hell do think you're doing?

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Vocabulary:

smell (noun) - the quality of a thing that you can sense with your nose

detect (verb) - to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)

cheeseburger (noun) - a hamburger with a piece of cheese on top of the meat

fries (noun) - another name for French fried potatoes or french fries

french fries (noun) - Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular cross-section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil

disappoint (verb) - to make (someone) unhappy by not being as good as expected or by not doing something that was hoped for or expected

to give up (verb) - to stop having, doing, or using

fast food (noun) - food that is prepared and served quickly, food from a restaurant that makes and serves food very quickly

cheap (adjective) - not costing a lot of money,charging low prices

to run out of something (idiom) - to not have any more of something

to afford  (verb) - to be able to pay for (something)

pet (adjective) term of endearment. If people know each other very well or if one person is much older than the other one, they might address each other informally using pet, love, dear or hen 

hug (noun) - the act of putting your arms around someone or something as a way of showing love or friendship

The Flatmates episode 24 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 24: The Stockroom
Manager:	Morning Tim, you look very well turned out today.
Tim:	Thank you. It's a new suit for the New Year. I like to look smart for the customers.
Manager:	Yes. Erm, I need to talk to you about something. I'd like you to work in the stockroom.
Tim:	The stockroom! But...
Manager:	I know, I know. But don't forget the jewellery department will need an assistant manager soon.
Tim:	I don't understand.
Manager:	Well, if you do this for me, I'll make sure you get an interview for the position.
Tim:	Right, so if I work in the stockroom...
Manager:	You'll have a chance of promotion. No guarantees of course.
Tim:	Hmm.can I think about it?

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Vocabulary:

a stockroom (noun) - a storage area for the supplies and goods that are used or sold in a business

well-turned (adjective) - expressed in a proper or skillful way

a suit (noun) - a set of clothes that usually consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of pants that are made out of the same material

New Year (noun) - the first day of the year celebrated as a holiday

to look smart or to be well turned out (phrase) - to wear good clothes and to have tidy hair

jewelery (British: jewellery) (noun) - decorative objects (such as rings, necklaces, and earrings) that people wear on their body

a department (noun) - one of the major parts of a company, organization, government, or school

assistant (adjective ) - having the job of helping someone to do work having a lower rank or position than others in a group, organization, etc

a position (noun) - the rank or role of someone or something in an organization or society

a manager (noun) - someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc

an interview (noun) - a meeting at which people talk to each other in order to ask questions and get information, such as, a formal meeting with someone who is being considered for a job or other position

a promotion (noun)>the act of promoting someone or something, such as, the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization

a guarantee (noun) - a promise that something will happen or be done, a usually written promise

no guarantees (phrase) - no definite promises, nothing is certain

of course (noun) - used to show that what is being said is very obvious or already generally known, used informally to give permission or say yes in a way that shows you are very certain

Barbra Streisand: The Way We Were (Video/Lyrics/Vocabulary)

Mmm Mmm
Memories
Like the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were

Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me - would we? Or, could we?

Memories
May be beautiful and yet
Whats too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget

So it is the laughter
The laughter we will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
The way we were....

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Vocabulary:

memory (noun) - the power or process of remembering what has been learned

corner (noun) -  the point or area where two lines, edges, or sides of something meet

mind (noun) - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels, and remembers

misty (adjective) - full of mist, not clearly seen or remembered

mist (noun) - water in the form of very small drops floating in the air or falling as rain, something that makes understanding difficult

watercolor  (noun) - a type of paint that is mixed with water, a picture painted with watercolors

 scattered  (adjective) - placed or found far apart

rewritten  (past tense of rewrite) (verb) - to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information

painful (adjective) -causing emotional pain, causing pain to your body

forget (verb) - to be unable to think of or remember (something)

laughter  (noun) - the action or sound of laughing

The Flatmates episode 23 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 23: New Year's resolutions
Alice:	Oh it's nearly the New Year. Has everyone got their champagne glasses ready? There's still time to think about our New Year's resolutions. Tim, you go first.
Tim:	OK, this year I'm going to work really hard and try and get promoted! What about you, cousin Michal?
Michal:	I'm going to give up fast food and be much more healthy. Helen?
Helen:	I've got to start really studying. My finals will be here before I know it. Alice?
Alice:	My resolution is to find love. I want to meet someone who's gorgeous, funny and rich! Look look, look, it's almost midnight! Let's start counting down: five, four...
All:	Three, two, one. Cheers, cheers. Happy New Year everyone!
Tim:	Marvellous..

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 Vocabulary:

nearly (adverb) -not completely, almost but not quite

champagne (noun) - a French white wine that has many bubbles and that people often drink on special occasions

 resolutions (noun) - a promise to yourself that you will make a serious effort to do something that you should do

a New Year's resolution (noun) - a promise we make at New Year to improve ourselves

promote (verb) - to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one

give up (verb) - to surrender, to abandon what one is doing or planning to do,  to desist from; stop

fast food (noun) - inexpensive food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, prepared and served quickly

finals  (noun) - the examinations that happen at the end of a class, term, or course of study, (US) an examination at the end of a class

healthy (adjective) -  having good health, not sick or injured

gorgeous (adjective) - very beautiful or attractive

midnight (noun) - the middle of the night, 12 o'clock at night

count down  (verb) - to recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown

 cheers (interjection) - used as a toast to wish everyone happiness,  but in British: used as an informal way to say “thank you”  or used as an informal way to say “goodbye”

interjection (noun) -  in grammar it is a spoken word, phrase, or sound that expresses sudden or strong feeling

(US) marvelous or (Brit.) marvellous  (adjective) -extremely good or enjoyable or wonderful