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Corso Completo di Inglese Intermedio B1/B2 LESSON 5 – Good morning,Hector!

Bridget and Annie are trying to wake up Hector. When they finally manage they discover that he is wearing old-fashioned pyjamas. The girls don’t seem to be very pleased. Nick arrives and is also very amused by Hector’s look. He tries to explain to Hector that his style is quite out of date.This lesson contains a video, a full transcript of the dialogues, some new expressions with their pronunciation, and a progress test to check your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 4:17, comprehension test 5:00

Problemi di Comprensione? Leggi la trascrizione completa della storia. 

Annie: [reading email message/replying to email] ‘What’s he like?’ Oh. ‘Argentinian …tall … handsome.’

‘Oh, wow, fantastic! A new boyfriend for you maybe!’

[Laughs/sneezes] ‘Maybe, but don’t tell Bridget!’

Bridget: Hector please, call me Gigi.

Annie: Oh Hector, call me Gigi. Oh. [sending email] ‘Must go. More news later. A.’

Bridget: Is Hector still asleep?

Annie: Yep.

Bridget: Aah. Hector, wakey-wakey. Come on, rise and shine.

Hector makes snoring noises

Annie: Sweet!

Bridget: Oh, good morning. [Sneezes]

Hector: Oh, good morning. [Sneezes]

Annie: Uh, no, no, no, good morning, ah-ah-ah.

Hector: Good morning, ah-ah-ah.

Annie: No Hector, I have a cold.

Bridget: And so have I.

Hector: Oh you have a cold, Bridget.

Bridget: Yes, I have a cold.

Annie: Yes, we have a cold, so let’s begin again. Good morning.

Hector: Good morning.

Bridget:  Oh never mind. Hector, would you like some … … New pyjamas?

Hector: Mmm?

Bridget: Hector, please excuse me for a moment. Annie:, bathroom. Now!

Hector: Good morning.

Nick: Good morning. Is it fancy dress?

Hector: Fancy dress? Yes.

Nick: Oh, nice. Hey, nice car, ay.

Hector: I have this car at home.

Nick: Wow, you have this car at home.

Hector: Ahm.

Nick: Girls must love you.

Hector: Girls, no.

Nick: No? Hector, can I tell you something?

Hector: OK.

Nick: The car looks good.

Hector: Ah-ay.

Nick: Ay. So you must look good too! Ha-hmm?

Hector: I look good!

Nick: No. You don’t look good. But I can help.

Hector: OK!

Nick: OK!

 

New Words and Expressions

NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

DEFINITION + EXAMPLES

  Hector, wakey-wakey.  

wakey-wakey: Said to someone in order to wake them up

  • Wakey-wakey! Time to get up!
  Come on, rise and shine.  

rise and shine: Used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

  • Rise and shine! A new day has begun!
  No Hector, I have a cold 

to have a cold: a common infection, especially in the nose and throat that causes you to cough and sneeze and your nose to run

  • I don’t feel well. I think I have a cold
  Oh never mind. 

never mind: used to tell someone not to worry about something because it is not important

  • “I don’t have any sugar left.” “Never mind, I can easily buy it.”
  Hector, please excuse me for a moment.  

excuse me for a moment: used for politely telling someone you are leaving

  • Excuse me for a moment. I need to make a phone call.
  I look good!  

to look good: to be visually appealing or attractive

  • Megan Fox looks good.



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