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The Flatmates episode 46 (including Video/Vocabulary)



Episode 46: A day at the beach
Michal: I'm so glad we decided to come to Brighton!
Helen: Yeah, so much better than going to the poxy World Cup in Germany.
Michal: Let's sit here on the beach. What a perfect spot for an ice-cream!
Helen: Oh, look at that guy over there. He looks nice ...tall and handsome.
Michal: Ahem, I thought you were here with me!
Man: Excuse me.
Helen: Oh, hello can we help you?
Man: I wonder if you could tell me where Brighton Pier is?
Michal: It's right over there!
Man: Oh, course it is, silly me. Thanks, bye.
Michal: Helen, how about that ice cream now?
Helen: Oh no! I can't find my purse!
Michal: It must have been that man!
Helen: Oi you! Stop!
Vocabulary:
a beach (noun) - an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake

glad (adjective) - very willing to do something, causing happiness and joy

decide (verb) - to make a choice about (something), to choose (something) after thinking about it

Brighton (noun: geographical name)  - town in England, in East Sussex on the south coast of Great Britain with a population of 155,919.

 poxy (British English Slang) - not important, having little value, rubbish, not good

 a spot (noun) - a place, a small area of a surface that is different from other areas

a guy   (noun)  - a man or person

ahem (interjection) -used to attract attention or to express doubt or warning, used in writing to represent a sound that is like a quiet cough that people make especially to attract attention or to express disapproval or embarrassment

a pier (noun) - a structure that goes out from a shore into the water, Piers are typically used as a place for ships to load and unload people or things or as a place where people can walk.

silly (adjective) - having or showing a lack of thought, understanding, or good judgment, foolish or stupid

a purse (noun) -  a usually leather or cloth bag used by women for carrying money and personal things handbag,  (chiefly in British English) a change purse

oi (informal  British English)  -  used to get the attention of someone or to express disapproval
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