Saturday Morning Lesson #152

Today we’re traveling to the sunny Corfu. Our final clip (with 5 new, interesting words) comes from the HBO series “The Durrells in Corfu,” which is a must-watch if you want to polish your British accent and get some positive, summer vibes. It’s light, funny, and absolutely charming. Enjoy the lesson!

PS  This week, but only until Friday, the door to my Speaking Club is open. Join AKCJA START and practice speaking! 

Our word #1 infuriating

adjective

: extremely annoying:

It’s infuriating when people talk loudly on their phones in public places.

Please take a look at this example and repeat it out loud:

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Our world #2 is sodding

adjective, always used before a noun 

British, informal + impolite

: used to show that you are angry, annoyed, or surprised:

The sodding [=damn] thing broke again!

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Please take a look at this example and repeat it out loud:

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Our world #3 is unlikely

adjective

: not probable or likely to happen:

It’s pretty unlikely (that) they’ll turn up now – it’s nearly ten o’clock.

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Our world #4 is spinster

noun [ C ]   old-fashioned

: a woman who is not married, especially a woman who is no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry:

Being called a spinster didn’t bother her; she was too busy living life on her own terms.

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Please take a look at this example and repeat it out loud:

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Our word #5 is to shower someone with something

noun [T]

: to give a lot of something to someone:

His family showers him with love.

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Please take a look at this example and repeat it out loud:

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Please fill in the blanks out loud with our word/phrase #1, 2, 3, 4, or 5:

Time for our final clip. Watch the clips first, and then fill in the blanks out loud.

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Reference: “The Durrells in Corfu, Season 3: Episode 1 Scene.” Masterpiece PBS. YouTube, Sep 25, 2018

That’s all for today 🙂

See you next Saturday,

Ela Augustyniak