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The Flatmates episode 45 (including Video/Vocabulary)



Episode 45: Packing
Tim: Hurry up Alice!
Alice: I'm going as fast as I can.
Tim: The plane's going to take off without us at this rate. You've not even finished packing yet!
Alice: Don't hassle me! I couldn't just walk out in the middle of an emergency. I'm a nurse. These things happen. I got here as fast as I could.
Tim: Look, have you got the most important things?
Alice: Tickets, money, passport - yes they're all here.
Tim: OK, grab what you've got and let's go.
Alice: Oh Tim, hang on! Have you got the football tickets?
Tim: Yes! They're right here... Where are they?
Alice: Just relax. When did you last see them?
Tim: Yesterday, today, oh, I don't know. Where are they?

Vocabulary:
packing (noun) - the act or process of putting things into bags or boxes

hurry  (verb) - to move, act, or go quickly

take off   (verb) - the moment when an airplane, helicopter, etc., leaves the ground and begins to fly

at this rate (idiom) - in this way or at this speed

to hassle someone (informal) (idiom) - to annoy or bother someone

ticket (noun) - a piece of paper that allows you to see a show, participate in an event, travel on a vehicle, etc.

passport   (noun) - an official document issued by the government of a country that identifies someone as a citizen of that country and that is usually necessary when entering or leaving a country

to grab something (idiom)  -  to take hold of something quickly and strongly

hang on (phrasal verb) - wait, to keep happening or continuing

relax (verb) -  to stop feeling nervous or worried

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