Learn English quickly with Smart Podcast | Episode 4

hello English Learners and welcome to English pod my name is Marco and I'm Erica Erica today we are really excited right yeah we've got a great lesson today all about real English exactly English that you hear in movies and TV shows yeah speaking of movies today's podcast takes place at the movies exactly and that's why it's so fun today uh-huh okay great so before we listen to our dialogue let's take a look at our our vocabulary preview vocabulary preview in today's vocabulary preview we have two words and the first word is inconsiderate inconsiderate inconsiderate so

Erica what is it when someone is inconsiderate if someone's inconsiderate they're not thinking about the feelings of other people right so for example yesterday I was on the subway and it was full right and an old lady was standing there and no one got up to give her their seat that was pretty inconsiderate great so now let's take a look at our second word and it's keep it down keep it down keep it down keep it down so why don't we listen to some examples on how we use keep it down so we can understand

example [Music] one excuse me do you mind keeping it down it's after midnight okay [Music] sorry example two I'm trying to study do you mind keeping it down example three you mind keeping it down I'm trying to watch the game so that means be quiet yes don't make so much noise I used to hear this one all the time from my mother I think we all did when we were children y okay so now let's listen to the dialogue for the first time it's going to be kind of fast but don't worry about it if

you can't understand everything by the end of today's lesson you will understand this dialog [Music] so what do you yourself got make those people in front of us are making so much noise it's so inconsiderate don't worry about it it's not such a big deal I can't hear the thing excuse me can you keep it down sure sorry about that [Music] someone's phone is ringing honey I think it's your phone did you forget to switch it off Oh no you're right that's so embarrassing do you mind keeping it down I'm trying to watch a movie

[Music] here well I hate it when people's phones ring when I'm watching a movie I think everyone gets kind of angry but we're going to talk about this a little bit later why don't we take a look now at our language takeaway language takeaway so the language takeaway is our most important words for today's lesson and our first word today is not such a big deal not such a big deal not such a big deal so when something is not a big deal it's not a big problem it's not important right exactly Okay let's listen

to some examples example one I can't get these files to you by tomorrow that's okay it's not such a big deal example two uh I'm really sorry I'm going to be 10 minutes late for the meeting it's not such a big deal Peter and Liam are late too now let's look at our second word and it's switch it off switch it off switch it off switch it off so this word means to turn it off to turn something off now we can use it in three different ways yeah this one is a little bit complicated

because it changes a little bit depending on how you use it so Marco I think you've got some examples for us right so for for example I can say did you switch off your phone or you could say did you switch your phone off right or simply you can ask did you switch it off I think this one is a little bit hard let's look at a couple more examples okay so I can say for example switch off the TV switch the TV off or switch it off yeah I think that's a little bit more

clear but you know what we even had trouble with that one didn't we yeah we had to do it a couple of times okay now let's look at our last word and it's can't hear a thing can't hear a thing I can't hear a thing can't hear a thing okay we have some examples for this phrase so let's listen example one what's going on in there I don't know I can't hear a thing example two what I'm sorry this music is too loud I can't hear a thing so that's like saying I can't hear exactly

I can't hear anything it's too loud right so now we are ready to listen to our dialogue a second time it's going to be slower this time listen for some of the key words we were [Music] explaining those people in front of us are making so much noise it's so inconsiderate don't worry about it it's not such a big deal I can't hear a thing excuse me can you keep it down sure sorry about that someone's phone is ringing honey I think it's your phone did you forget to switch it off Oh no you're right

that's so embarrassing do you mind keeping it down I'm trying to watch a movie here okay great now with the dialogue slower it's really understandable yeah I think you could catch those keywords a lot better perfect so now we are ready to look at putting it together putting it together so in putting it together we help you use a great phrase in different ways and today's phrase is do you mind do you mind do you mind okay so let's listen to some examples on how you can use this phrase in different situations example one do

you mind holding my coat for me example two oh I forgot my wallet do you mind paying for dinner example three do you mind turning off your phone so this phrase is usually pretty polite I could say to you Marco do you mind holding my coat for me and that's really polite yeah so would you mind do you mind are very polite phrases but depending on your voice and how you use your tone it could be a little bit sarcastic right yeah it could be a little bit rude if you say would you mind keeping

it down exactly like we heard in our dialogue yeah so that's not so polite yeah exactly I mean in English you have to be careful because your tone of voice tells the other person how you're feeling if you're angry sad or just like in any other language yeah that's true so I mean using a phrase like do you mind is a great phrase but make sure you keep a positive tone in your voice exactly so now that we've talked about all these great things we can listen to the dialogue a third time but it'll be

at its normal speed do you an got make those people in front of us are making so much noise it's so inconsiderate don't worry about it it's not such a big deal I can't hear the thing excuse me can you keep it down sure sorry about that someone's phone is ringing honey I think it's your phone did you forget to switch it off Oh no you're right that's so embarrassing do you mind keeping it down I'm trying to watch a movie here so I know that in different countries there are different habits about watching movies

yeah that's definitely true Erica what's it like in Canada well in Canada it's really common to eat popcorn and candy and U maybe chips while you're watching a movie but if your phone rings in the movie theater this is a big problem I imagine it is I mean I would be upset also what about in Ecuador well in Ecuador and in South America usually people can bring in food from the outside really yeah so it's not really uncommon depending on the city um to find people bringing in chicken or some sort of like really smelly

food no way so you get either really hungry or really upset but that's what happens you know I used to live in Switzerland and in Switzerland you would have to eat before you watch the movie there was no popcorn no soda no candy inside the movie theater can you imagine that I could not live with that because the whole purpose of going to the movies is to have some popcorn and relax and have a good time you can't have a movie without popcorn exactly Okay so we've talked a lot about how to ask someone to

be quiet today and I hope that you'll go out and try a few of these phrases in your daily life yes and I hope also that you visit our website at English pod.com and leave all your questions and comments Marco and I are there every day so we'll be happy to answer your question questions but until next time bye [Music] bye the English pod audio review listen to the meaning then say the vocabulary word not thinking of the feelings of other people not thoughtful inconsiderate not a big problem not such a big deal unable to

hear can't hear a thing be quiet keep it down turn off switch off could you please do you mind very [Music] loud noisy impolite rude to interrupt bother or upset to disturb to speak or make noise when someone else is speaking to interrupt to speak very softly to whisper let's try that faster to speak or make noise when someone else is speaking to interrupt impolite rude not a big problem not such a big deal not thinking of the feelings of other people not thoughtful inconsiderate unable to hear can't hear a thing to speak very softly

to whisper to interrupt bother or upset to disturb be quiet keep it down could you please do you mind turn off switch off very [Music] loud noisy now say the word and hear it in a sentence inconsiderate stop being so inconsiderate and turn down the TV I'm trying to sleep inconsiderate it was inconsiderate of you to make me wait 25 minutes inconsiderate Aaron is so inconsiderate she's always late for meetings not such a big deal it won't be such a big deal if you forget to wash the dishes tonight not such a big deal I

don't think it will be such a big deal if you're 5 minutes late tomorrow not such a big deal I just made one small mistake it's not such a big deal can you speak louder I can't hear a thing what I'm sorry I can't hear a thing this music is too loud something's wrong with my phone I couldn't hear a thing when you called keep it down it's 4 in the morning can you keep it down keep it down keep it down I'm on the phone keep it down can you keep it down I'm trying

to get some work done switch off remember remember to switch off your mobile phone before class switch off can you switch the lights off before you leave the office switch off oh no the TV's still on I forgot to switch it off do you mind do you mind holding my coat for me do you mind I forgot my wallet do you mind paying for dinner do you mind do you mind turning off your phone [Music]