There is a knock on the door but it is not Hector it is Nick, the boy next door who fancies Bridget and will not be happy to hear that he has new competition. When Hector does arrive, at first he doesn’t look very attractive. He is dressed very strangely and acts very strangely. This lesson contains a video, a full transcript of the dialogues, some new expressions with their pronunciation, and a progress test to check your understanding.
Video lesson 6:01, comprehension test 5:00
Annie: Ooh, a Latin American here, ooh, like Ricky Martin! Tall, handsome, rich! So [erm] when is he coming? BRIDGET Oh [erm] let me see. It says ‘November 5th.’
Annie: Oh, November 5th. But that’s …
Bridget: … Today!
Sound of knocking on door
Bridget: and Annie: Aaaah!!!
Bridget: Oh, oh it’s you Nick!
Nick: Hi, babes!
Annie: Hello Nick. How are you?
Nick: Gr-eat. Nice muscles. Here’s your milk.
Bridget: Our milk. You mean our milk you borrowed three weeks ago.
Annie: Oh, thanks Nick.
Nick: [Speaking in a mock Italian accent] I forget nothing!
Annie: Would you like a drink, Nick? Would you like a drink, Nick?
Telephone rings
Nick: Uhh.
Annie: I said, would you like a drink, Nick?
Nick: Oh! Sorry. No thanks.
Annie: Oh, erm, Bridget’s friend is coming.
Nick: Oh yeah.
Annie: Aha. From Argentina.
Nick: Wow! From Argentina! What’s she like?
Annie: She is a he!
Nick: Huh?
Annie: Not a girl, a boy.
Nick: Oh. Tough guy, ay! Why don’t I show you how to do it properly!
Bridget: Nick, I’ve told you before, nobody uses my bike, nobody, is that clear?
Nick: Why not?
Bridget: Why not?!! If you touch my bike again, you are out – O-U-T, out. Clear?!
Nick: What?
Sound of door slamming
Sound of knocking on door
Bridget: I said …
Hector: Hello.
Annie: Hello.
Hector: I am called Argentina. I am from Hector.
Annie: You mean ‘I am called Hector.’
Hector: You are called Hector?
Annie: Oh, no, no, no, I am called Annie.
Hector: I am called Annie.
Bridget: No! She means ‘I am called Hector, I am from Argentina.’
Hector: You are from Argentina!
Bridget: Oh, come in!
Annie: [sending email] ‘Hi Nadia. Bridget’s pen pal arrived this morning.’
Hector: Hello.
Annie: [sending email] ‘He is, mmm, strange.’
Nick: Hi babes!
Annie: Hello Nick!
[sending email] ‘Oh and Nick from next door is so funny! He brought our milk back from three weeks ago.’
Nick: I forget nothing!
Bridget: [sending email] ‘Chrissy! Nick is so stupid, he touched my bike. Men!’
Bridget: Nobody uses my bike, nobody, is that clear?
Nick: Why not!
Bridget: Why not?!!
Bridget: [sending email] ‘Also, Hector is here from Argentina. His English is not very good.’
Hector: I am called Argentina. I am from Hector.
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS |
DEFINITION + EXAMPLES |
| A Latin American like Ricky Martin! |
like: If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features.
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| Tall, handsome, rich! |
handsome: A man who is physically attractive
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| Hi, babes! |
a babe: UK informal: a sexuallyattractiveyoung person
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| Tough guy, ay! |
tough: a strong man who is not easily injured and is able to deal with difficult or violent situations.
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| You are out. |
to be out: not to be welcome anymore
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| Oh, come in! |
to come in: (phrasal verb) to enter a room or a building
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