The Flatmates episode 34 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 34: Helen to the rescue
Michal:	I told you so!
Tim:	Hurry up, I'm getting soaked!
Helen:	What's going on here? What a mess! Dad'll kill me.
Michal:	It's the water. Tim didn't turn off it before trying to fix the tap.
Helen:	Honestly Tim! You're as thick as two short planks sometimes. Michal, turn the water off. Tim, give me the spanner. I'll soon have this sorted.
Tim:	What shall I do?
Helen:	Get the mop, of course! I want this floor as dry as a bone now! Dad's coming round later to check the flat.
Tim:	Is he?
Tim and Michal:	Oh no!
Helen:	No, I'm just winding you up!

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Vocabulary:

rescue (noun) -  an act of saving someone or something from danger, harm, or trouble

soaked (adjective) - made completely wet by water or another liquid

to get soaked (verb phrase) -  to get very wet, often in heavy rain

honestly (adverb) - without cheating or lying : in an honest way, in a genuine way, without pretending, used to stress that a statement is true 

as thick as two short planks (idiom) - not clever

to sort (someone) out (verb phrase) - to solve the problems of (someone), to deal with (someone who is causing problems) in a forceful way

mop (noun) -  similar to a broom but for cleaning a floor with water, a tool for cleaning floors that has a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge attached to a long handle

as dry as a bone (phrase) - [also bone-dry] extremely dry

to wind someone up (verb phrase) -  to tell someone something that's not true, as a joke

The Flatmates episode 33 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 33: The dripping tap
Michal:	Hey Tim, what are you doing?
Tim:	I'm fixing this tap. I can't put up with that drip-drip noise anymore.
Michal:	Have you turned off the water?
Tim:	I told you. That's what I'm working on.
Michal:	I mean the main water supply? Have you cut it off?
Tim:	No, I haven't. Stop worrying and let me get on with this.
Michal:	I don't think you should carry on doing that!
Tim:	It's okay, just one more turn of the spanner.
Michal:	I really think you should stop.
Tim:	Oh, go away Michal. You're putting me off. One more turn and then ... aaaaaargh! Oh no! Michal! Help! Stop the water! Aaaaaargh!

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Vocabulary:

 
to drip (verb) - to fall in drops, to let drops of (a liquid) fall

tap (noun) - the thing you turn to let water run into a sink

to fix (verb) -  to make (something) whole or able to work properly again , to repair (something)

to put up with (something or someone) (verb phrase) - to allow (someone or something unpleasant or annoying) to exist or happen, to tolerate

noise (noun) - a loud or unpleasant sound

to turn off (verb) -  to stop the operation or flow of (something) by pressing a button, moving a switch, etc.

to work on (verb) - to be in the process of making, doing (something), etc.

main  (adjective) -   most important

supply (noun) -  the amount of something that is available to be used, things (such as food, equipment, fuel, etc.) that are needed for a particular purpose  

to cut something off (verb phrase) - to stop the supply of something, to disconnect something  

to get on with something (verb phrase) - to do something without delay

to carry on (verb) - to continue to do what you have been doing, to continue despite problems  

to turn (verb) - to move around a central point  

spanner (noun) - British for wrench, a tool consisting of a handle with one end designed to hold, twist, or turn an object (such as a bolt or nut)  

to put someone off (verb phrase) -  to distract someone, to cause (someone) to stop thinking about or paying attention to someone or something and to think about or pay attention to someone or something else instead, to take (attention) away from someone or something

The Flatmates episode 32 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 32: Baby talk
Dr. Laver:	Okay, well in this room we monitor the babies overnight. Now, the important thing is to talk to them.
Alice:	Talk to them? What do I say?
Dr. Laver:	Well, watch me. Hello, you are a handsome boy aren't you? You're gorgeous. Now you try. Speak to the baby next to you.
Alice:	Oh, okay. Hello little one! Who's a handsome boy then?
Dr. Laver:	Erm, that's a girl.
Alice:	Oh! Who's a pretty little girl? What a lovely smile! Aren't you lovely? Oh, oh, oh!
Dr. Laver:	Excellent, excellent - you're a natural. You'll make a very good nurse here and a lovely mother one day I'm sure.

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Vocabulary:

monitor (verb) - to watch, observe, listen to, or check (something) for a special purpose over a period of time

overnight (adverb) - for or during the entire night

important   (adjective) - deserving or requiring serious attention

gorgeous (adjective) - very beautiful or attractive

lovely   (adjective) - attractive or beautiful especially in a graceful way
  
excellent  (adjective) - extremely good

you're a natural (phrase) - you're really suited (to nursing), you have a natural ability (for nursing)

The Flatmates episode 31 (including Video/Vocabulary)

Episode 31: The photocopier
John:	Hey, Helen, look what I've found on the photocopier - the answers for next week's test!
Helen:	The answers? You'd better hand them in to the office.
John:	You're kidding, aren't you? I think you should wise up.
Helen:	What do you mean?
John:	We've both been struggling with the work this term; here's our chance to pass with flying colours. If I were you, I 'd make the most of it.
Helen:	What? Cheat? We can't do that!
John:	Why not? Do you want to fail? Your parents won't like it if you do.
Helen:	No, I don't want to fail. But, if we get caught.
John:	We won't get caught. Come on, what do you say?
Helen:	Well, I'm not sure..

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Vocabulary:

photocopier (noun) - a machine that makes paper copies of printed pages, pictures, etc. —called also copy machine, copier, or  photocopy machine

had better (adverbial phrase) - if you had better do something, you should do it

hand (something) in (idiom) - return them , to give (something) to a person who will review or accept it

kidding (verb) - to speak to (someone) in a way that is not serious : to say things that are not true to (someone) in a joking way

wise up (verb) - stop being stupid, stop being naive or too innocent about life

struggle (verb) - to try very hard to do, achieve, or deal with something that is difficult,  to be doing something without success

term (noun) -  one of the parts of the school year

chance  (noun) - an opportunity to do something : an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done

pass with flying colors (phrase) - do very well in a test or exam

make the most of it (phrase) - take advantage of a given situation

cheat (verb) - to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something

fail (verb) -  to not succeed, to end without success

get caught  (phrase) -  to be discovered doing something wrong or not legal