Show 1039 Sunday 26 April 2009 Watch today's show at YouTube or BlipTV. Sunday Kitchen #137 Off
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Show 1037 Friday 24 April Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.
Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.
Today we’re studying a song called We Didn't Start the Fire which is by Billy Joel. It came out in 1989 and it’s like a list of events that happened in his lifetime up to that point – from 1949 to 1989.
The first line is: Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray.
Those are references to important people or events in 1949.
Harry Truman became the US president. Doris Day and Johnnie Ray are both American entertainers and Red China …the Communist Party of China wins the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People's Republic of China. That’s from Wikipedia.
Wikipedia has a good page on this song – it explains every event and has links so you can easily go and find more. This could be a fun way to learn a bit of history, especially American history during that time.
Some of the stuff in the song, I’d heard of, like British Beatlemania and Woodstock. But there’s lots of stuff that I’d never heard of like: Hypodermics on the shores.
In Wikipedia it says there was something called Syringe Tide which happened between 1987 and 1988.
Syringe Tide: Medical waste was found washed up on beaches in New Jersey after being illegally dumped at sea. Before this event, waste dumped in the oceans was an "out of sight, out of mind" affair. This has been cited as one of the crucial turning points in popular opinion on environmentalism.
SMAP is a group of five men who sing, dance and star in TV shows, commercials and movies. They’re one of the most famous groups in Japan. One of the members is called Kusanagi. He’s 34 and he likes speaking Korean. The other day Kusanagi had a few drinks in Akasaka. At around 2 o’clock in the morning, after leaving his friends, he decided to strip off his clothes and frolic in the park near his apartment. One of his neighbours didn’t think it was such a good idea and called the police. According to news reports, Kusanagi was arrested at around 3am. When police tried to arrest him, he said: “What’s wrong with being naked?” Police said they wrapped him in a plastic sheet and took him to the station.
And that was Stick News for Friday the 24th of April. Kia ora.
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I really like this video. I think it’s really well done. They’ve made a song out of the typical ridiculous things that some people say on the internet. The stupid comments that people make and the typical complaints they make. There’s a lot of really offensive language in it, but I think they somehow pull it off because they’re really just showing how ridiculous all these comments are.
Do you know what a flame war is? I think it’s basically just people typing stupid insults at each other.
Every year at Acadia University, there’s an event called the Snowball Formal. And there’s a video of this year’s event on the Acadia channel.
So what’s a formal? You probably know the adjective formal. But what does the noun mean.
It says here: North American, an occasion on which evening dress is worn.
So it’s an event where you dress up in suits and dresses basically and you can’t wear casual clothes like tracksuits or jeans.
It’s like a prom, which is also American English – but I think a prom is usually at high school. In New Zealand, at the high school I went to anyway, we called it a ball. And I also went to one in my first year of university– it was just for the people who lived in my hall – and we called that a ball too.
Shane (* should be "Steve") Donnelly is an Australian man who owns a motel in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Shane said that over a six-month period three groups of people from Wainuiomata caused trouble at the motel. Their bad behaviour included: spitting on the pavement, flirting with girls and swearing, So he has decided to ban everyone from Wainuiomata.
And that was Stick News for Thursday the 23rd of April. Kia ora.
TDES Niseko Snow Report in Hirafu
with Keita Nakamura * Keita was a guest on Show 1033
What do you like about Niseko?
Many things. And they have four seasons, so I can’t say one things, but … that’s the thing I like, the four seasons. Lots of snows and nature and … um, international culture. But still … a lot of thing is moving here, so that’s interesting.
What are the snow conditions like in Niseko compared to other mountains in Hokkaido?
There are so many places you can have powder, but, ah, you have to hike up and … yeah you have to hike up. But this ski resort is really easy to get fresh powder all day. Easy.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is prove.
v. to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that sth is true
This is from today’s video: if ur gonna call bullshit post a link to prove it. (From 1:18)
Someone had said the photo that they are commenting on, was stolen from another website. And this person is saying: If you’re going to accuse someone of doing something, then you should post a link to prove it – to show that what you’re saying is true.
conversations withsarah #654 What does bone mean?
Step 1: Repeat Mari’s lines. Step 2: Read Mari’s lines and talk to Sarah.
Mari What does bone mean?
Sarah Bone means to have sex.
Mari Like make love?
Sarah Yeah, except that bone isn’t very romantic.
Mari When do you use that word?
Sarah Well, I never use it. But … I guess it would be teenage boys. Maybe writing comments on the internet like in that song.
We Didn’t Start The Flame War - Lyrics/Transcript
Jeff Rubin is typing a message Jeff Rubin @ 3:31pm says: posted that pic Streeter Seidell @3:31pm says people like it? Jeff Rubin is typing a message Jeff Rubin @ 3:31pm says: Check out the comments
First post! fucking gay Second post! go away! stupid picture Simpsons did it south park did it too. ROFL copter ! ! ! Really Stupid I dunno, I kinda like it I hate Mindy (http://www.ihatemindy.com/4c7e234) I hate Cindy (http://www.ihatecindy.com/4c7e234) I hate fags and jews Who’s the girl in that pic? I want her to show her tits So gross, I wonder why girls don’t come to this site! This picture FTW I’d bone the girl in it I’d bone your mom u bone your palm oh snap, epic Pwnage! We didn’t start the flame war Peeps were hatin’ on it ‘fore I left my comment We didn’t start the flame war Let the whole wide world know I’m a big old asshole Saw this on another site. Photoshop’d, Am I right? hard to see, but I agree dugg down cuz it sucks! How’d this garbage make it to the front page? users from their site came and dugg it up Stolen from XKCD Buried for inaccuracy if ur gonna call bullshit post a link to prove it Ron Paul 2012!!! he can’t win, don’t jizz yourself He’s got a chance Yeah, in France - bet you’d vote for Palin! We didn’t start the Flame War Peeps were hatin’ on it ‘fore I left my comment We didn’t start the flame war Let the whole wide world know I’m a big old asshole Who wants a free iPod? Just follow this link God, Spammers in this thread are such massive dickheads Oh my god, watch my vid - crazy funny fat kid Eat my ass you fucking troll what an asshole! Rick roll’d! Gay-ay-ay You guys know who I hate? people who are mixed race also mexicans red heads, and asians why r u guys so racist why r u guys so racist double post, my bad this kid’s a noob fag what’s your problem douchebag? ur the ass, fucking fag! your a fag! You’re a BITCH! All of you can suck my dick! 8==0 We didn’t start the Flame War Peeps were hatin’ on it ‘fore I left my comment We didn’t start the flame war Let the whole wide world know I’m a big old asshole asshole asshole asshole asshole asshole
Nanoob? On Mar 15,2009 Gaaaaay!
filming notes
The ending shot was filmed on 23rd April 2009 at 7:50am in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan. Keita's interview was filmed on 29th March 2009 at Powderlife Cafe in Hirafu.
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As it says on the site, you can: Listen to New Zealand news, spoken slowly and clearly, using easy vocabulary.
So it’s a great site for people studying English in New Zealand – or for people who are interested in New Zealand news. The news is rewritten in simple English and there are audio files so you can listen and read along.
The two biggest islands of New Zealand are usually called the North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui and the South Island or Te Wai Pounamu.But the New Zealand Geographic Board recently discovered they had no formal names.According to the New Zealand Herald before officially christening the islands, the board will consult the public and iwi on what each island should officially be called.
And that was Stick News for Wednesday 22nd of April. Kia ora.
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So a woman has run into her ex-boyfriend in the street and they’re having some small talk.
And the ex-boyfriend has had two kids with his new partner and he says: I just happened to have photographs.
What does happen to have mean?
happen v. to do or be sth by chance
For example: She happened to be out when we called.
In this situation it’s funny because it’s not really by chance that he has photos. He’s obviously so proud of his kids that he carries around photos of them all the time. And him using the phrase happen to have emphasizes his eagerness to grab any opportunity to talk about his kids.
And the woman says: Oh, they’re beautiful. They don’t look like you.
And he says: Thanks!
Because if you say, they’re beautiful, they don’t look like you, it kind of sounds like you mean, you are not beautiful – even though that’s not what she means.
And he knows that and he’s only pretending to be offended when he says: Thanks!
This is quite a common response if someone says something offensive by the way. You can say “thanks” in an offended or sarcastic tone. This works both if you really are offended. Thanks. And if you’re really not offended … you’re just joking. Thanks.
According to Wikipedia, Eskimos are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia, across Alaska and Canada, and all of Greenland. There are also lollies in New Zealand called Eskimos. A 21-year-old Canadian tourist said she was shocked when she found the lollies for sale last week. She said the word Eskimo was unacceptable in Canada and carried with it negative racial connotations.
And that was Stick News for Tuesday the 21st of April. Kia ora.
Boots are very, very important. And if you’re looking to buy your own boots, the best thing to do is to go and make sure that you see somebody who is, um, has got a lot of experience. Um, ski boot fitting is actually a, um, a very … takes a long time to qualify for as a master boot fitter. It can be five years to, to qualify for. And so if you, um, are going to buy a pair of boots, the best thing to do is to get a referral from a friend. Or have a look on the websites to see who’s recommended as a boot fitter. Once you’ve done that, then you can go and, you know, you’ll speak to them. And different models, different makes, for instance, Salomon, ah, Atomic, and Nordica … they’re all, you know, they’re all good boot manufacturers. But a good boot … a good boot fitter will be able to tell you that a certain boot is right for you because of the shape of your foot. Um, so, it’s … best advice on that is to go, to go to a good boot fitter.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is gobsmacked.
Gobsmacked is a word that Susan Boyle used to describe her reaction to her sudden worldwide fame.
Gobsmacked means very surprised.
I guess it comes from the word gob and smacked. Gob is an informal word for mouth. So when you’re so surprised that you don’t know what to say … it’s kind of like someone has smacked your mouth.
conversations withsarah #653 How’s your dad?
Step 1: Repeat Ben’s lines. Step 2: Read Ben’s lines and talk to Gracie.
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Show 1033 Monday 27 April Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.
Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show. Today’s guest is Keita. He’s a ski instructor who has worked in Niseko for the last two seasons. And he happened to walk into Powderlife Café when we were setting up for Nick’s interview. I’d never met him before but I asked him if he’d be keen to do an interview and he said when I said today if you don’t mind … and he said yes … which was great and it turned out to be really interesting interview.
I started by asking Keita how long he has been a ski instructor.
I did two years before. One years … was in Rusutsu. And last year here.
Twitter is a website where users send tweets and have followers. The first person to ever have 1 million followers was an American actor called Ashton. He said he originally used Twitter as a tool to feed his ego but then he realized he could use the service to make a difference and “effectively change the world”.
And that was Stick News for Monday 20th of April. Kia ora.
conversations with sarah #652 How did you learn English?
with Keita Nakamura
Step 1: Repeat Sarah’s lines. Step 2: Read Sarah’s lines and talk to Keita.
Sarah What do you enjoy about your job?
Keita I don’t know. People can get happy and I started by my own so I can learn, um, about the business, like, yeah, from the beginning to teach … that’s good experience for everything, to start my own business.
Sarah How do you find customers?
Keita I have some friends who works in a lodge so I can put my stuff there or I can give my card to my friend if my friend recommend me, ah, introduce me to some people who wants to learn ski and snowboarding. Um, I pay some commission to my friends or lodge, and … yeah many … Or I put my card to some place and somebody just pick, pick it up and call me.
Sarah Do you teach in English as well as Japanese?
Keita Yeah.
Sarah Is that difficult?
Keita That was difficult but I did last year so I have some experience.
Sarah How did you learn English?
Keita Ah, I was in Australia for a year. I studied three months in, in a school. But, ah, I’m not good at sitting on chair long time, so I didn’t learn a lot of English there. But after three months I started working on a farm and, um, in a farm I don’t, I didn’t understand what they were talking about because they speak so fast … and Australian accent. So … but after I finished farming, um, I went back to city and my ears got used to listen the language, English in the city. So picking up little by little.
Sarah What kind of farm was it?
Keita Ah, so many things, olives, and, ah, planting trees and banana farms and yeah …
Sarah Where did you go in Australia?
Keita Started from Perth and went up to Broome, and Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane, and Sydney.
Sarah Have you spent time in any other countries?
Keita Yeah, ah, last year I went to India. Ah, no, two years before. India and Thailand for three months. And last year I went to United States, Tennessee – where Jack Daniel's from.
Sarah Why Tennessee?
Keita Because my ex-girlfriend was there. I stayed their family, with their family.
Sarah Did you notice a big difference between the English in Australia and America?
Keita Yeah, I had some confidence to speak some English but the people in Tennessee I couldn’t understand at all. But I got used to.
Sarah How long did you stay there?
Keita Three months.
Sarah Do you have any advice for people who are learning English?
Keita Just, ah, try to communicate whatever, eye to eye. If you don’t … give up, you get it.
Sarah What helped your English the most?
Keita What I did at first is listening to the tapes from movie. When I was in Australia my friend gave me advice to listen the tapes from movie. I used to listen Notting Hill, like, when I sleep every night. Then, um, yeah, I started picking up one word and next time another word, next time another word. And I was excited to watch the movie because all the time, I was imagine what the scene is and yeah …
Sarah Why did you choose Notting Hill?
Keita Because the guy who recommend me to listen the tape used to listen, listen the Notting Hill and I like Julia Roberts and I like the movie, so …
filming notes
Today's interview was filmed on Sunday 29th March 2009 at Powderlife Cafe, in Hirafu, Japan.
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Show 1030 Friday 17 April Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.
Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.
Today we’re studying a song called I Dreamed a Dream which is from one of the most famous musicals in the world. And of course everybody’s been talking about it a lot recently because of Susan Boyle’s performance.
So, what is the song about? Well, in the musical it’s sung by a character called Fantine … I don’t know if that’s how you pronounce it.
This is from Wikipedia: The lyrics are about lost innocence and broken dreams. Fantine is abandoned by her lover, gives birth to a daughter, Cosette, out of wedlock, is wrongly dismissed from a desperately-needed job, and forced into prostitution to survive and (to) support her daughter.
Pretty sad.
And these are the lyrics from the end of the song:
I had a dream my life would beSo different from this hell I'm livingSo different now from what it seemsNow life has killedThe dream I dreamed
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One of the expressions you can hear in the clip is: without a doubt.
Without a doubt is an idiom which is used to emphasize the point that you’re making.
It’s often used with superlatives, if something is the best, biggest, longest, worst ….
Without a doubt that was the worst movie I’ve ever seen.
And on the show one of the judges said: Without a doubt, that was the biggest surprise I’ve had in three years on this show.
Another judge used the expression:a wake-up call.
You probably know a wake-up call is a phone call you get in a hotel to wake you up. But it’s also an idiom which means: an event that warns someone that they need to deal with an urgent or dangerous problem.
For example: His health scare was a wake-up call for him. He knew he had to start taking care of himself or he would die.
I think the way the judge used the expression was slightly odd, but anyway it was clear what she meant.
She said: I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being very cynical, and I think that's the biggest wake-up call ever.
So I think what she was saying was that it was a good reminder to everybody that you just because someone isn’t particularly attractive, doesn’t mean they aren’t talented.
UPDATE: Use of "wake-up call" in recent news article here.
Today I’d like to introduce a video from an event that was held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first woman to graduate from Acadia University. She was also the second woman to graduate from a university in the Commonwealth. I don’t know who the first person was. Google failed me on that.
This was also the first time that the new president spoke at an event representing Acadia University and he mentioned that 56% of the students at Acadia are women.
There’s a script for that video on The Daily English Show blog so go and check that out.
I like this quote from the woman in the video. She says: I believe our next drive and effort has to be to hold what we’ve earned and to move on from token participation to push for true equality in all walks of life.
0:22
I am proud of the early commitment that Acadia extended to education for women and which we celebrate today. When you think, as President Ivany said, the significance of that year, giving the first degree to a woman from Acadia. I believe our next drive and effort has to be to hold what we’ve earned and to move on from token participation to push for true equality in all walks of life. We have to be like Clara Bell Marshall. She didn’t get that walk across that stage and get her degree, without a lot of effort, the marks … and building the support to get it. We must, must move forward. I hope those young women that are at Acadia today, in the 56% , are going to be in that drive to make the difference. I do think it’s important for everyone to recognise these kind of historical events, because they did shape, big time, what … the future of women in this country. Now Acadia family, the bigger Acadia family, has always played a major role in my life. And the personal friendships that I made at Acadia and … have enriched my life and continue with me today.
1:49
It is a real pleasure and an honour to, ah, be with you today. I wanted to be here, ah, in many ways, ah, as my first public, ah, event, ah, representing Acadia University. Um, and I consider it, ah, an honour to, ah, to do so. Just as I, I would thank, you know, Clara Bell Marshall if I could today, for what she did today and that that spirit is still alive. I also want to thank each and every one of you. Because you did a version of that as well. And I’ve heard some stories as I’ve talked to people today, right?, about, you know, early on, still breaking new ground for women at Acadia. And the reason why the institution is as strong as it is today, is very much the product of the work that you and others, ah, have put forward.
I think for each and every one of you, if you think of your mothers or daughters or sisters, ah, aunts and nieces, the other women that have been important in your lives and reflect upon what her experience must have been like, as that, that first woman, ah, through the institution … and again to draw the link to what makes institutions last this long in our society in general. What makes Acadia University special is that, I can tell you today that about 56% of our student body today are women. It’s a long, long …
Acadia’s commitment to a personalized education that touched everyone in this room, their commitment to using the institution to help you get where you were trying to go, or discover where you wanted to go … And to be concerned about the development of you as a human being, not just as a student, not just academically, but on many other dimentions as well. Acadia’s been, been a wonderful university, ah, in this country long before I was born. It will be a wonderful university in this country, long after I’m gone. And, ah, and we have to treat it respectfully and give it our greatest care during the time that we’re there and I give you my personal pledge today that I will do that, so thank you.
And that was Stick News for Thursday the 16th of April.
Kia ora.
TDES Niseko Snow Report in Kutchan
This is looking at the mountain in the afternoon from the road near my apartment.
And this is a bit later the same day from in front of the gym.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: tosh.
n. (old-fashioned, BrE, slang) nonsense
After Susan Boyle performed, everyone was clearly shocked that she was so good. And the first two judges said they were shocked and surprised. But the last judge, Simon, said: Susan, I knew the minute you walked out on that stage we were going to hear something extraordinary. And I was right.
He was clearly joking, which is why everyone laughed. And one of the guys on stage looked at the camera and said: What a load of tosh.
conversations withsarah #650 What’s the dream?
Step 1: Repeat the judge’s lines.
Step 2: Read the judge’s lines and talk to Susan.
Full transcript from this video. (All videos on YouTube apart from the official video have embedding disabled).
Hello, there.
Hello, how you doing?
I’m good. How are you?
My name is Susan Boyle, I’m nearly 48, currently unemployed, but still looking and I’m going to sing for you on Britain’s Got Talent today.
A little nervous?
Yeah, sure (?) eh.
Yeah, well, that's, that’s not surprising.
I’ve got fighting (?)
I’ve never been married. Never been kissed. Oh, shame. But it’s not an advert.
Have you done this for many a year?
Since I was twelve.
Since you were twelve.
I’ve always wanted to perform in front of a large audience. I’m going to make that audience rock.
All right, what’s your name, darling? My name is Susan Boyle. OK, ah, Susan, where you from? I’m from Blackburn, near Bathgate, West Lothian. That’s a big town? It’s a, sort of, collection of … It’s a collection of, ah … villages. I had to think there. And how old are you Susan? I am 47. And that’s just one side of me. OK. What’s the dream? I … I’m trying to be a professional singer. And why hasn’t it worked out so far, Susan? Well, I’ve never been given the chance before. But here’s hoping it’ll change. OK, and who would you like to be as successful as? Elaine Page, somebody like that. Elaine Page. What are you going to sign tonight? I’m going to sing I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. OK. Big song.
Yeah? Yeah.
Oi!
Hello?
Hey, come back here!
Stay there! Stay there! Stay there!
Thank you very much, ah, Susan. Piers.
Without a doubt, that was the biggest surprise I’ve had in three years on this show. When you stood there with that cheeky grin and said I, I want to be like Elaine Page, everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was stunning. An incredible performance. Amazing! I’m reeling from shock. I don’t know about you two. But … I can’t believe it.
I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being very cynical, and I think that's the biggest wake-up call ever. And I just want to say that it was a complete privilege listening to that. It was … brilliant.
Susan, I knew the minute you walked out …
Oh, Simon!
… on that stage we were going to hear something extraordinary. And I was right.
What a lot of tosh.
Susan, you are a little tiger, aren’t you?
I don’t know about that.
You are.
I don’t know about that.
OK, moment of truth. Piers, yes or no?
The biggest yes I have ever given anybody.
Yes, definitely.
Susan Boyle, you can go back to the village with your head held high – it’s three yeses.
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