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Upstairs Dom hunts for a key. Downstairs Yas tells the aunties she only stayed because she heard him cry. He hears every word, then she admits the interview slid because the day was too good to collect another no.
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00:02 Oh, okay. 00:07 Do you want another piece of chicken? 00:08 Yeah. 00:18 So, Peter. My guy. [chuckles] Like I was saying a second ago , um, we just need to get into Jules's flat for like a quick minute. 00:27 To, uh, liberate Yas's vinyl ? [grunts] 00:33 - Yeah. - Hmm. 00:34 See? [clicks tongue] You get it. 00:36 You're old school . 00:39 - Old. - Good old. 00:42 You know what? 00:45 I think I remember Tanice mentioning somewhere special they keep valuables and keys and such. Huh? [laughs] 01:04 - That marga boy you brought round... - [Yas] Oh, here you go again, Auntie. 01:07 He ain't your type, baby. 01:10 Nah, he ain't. 01:22 - Give us a hand . - Oh, don't-- don't worry. 01:24 - I'll take it in for you. - Oh. Aw. 01:27 - Let's go. - Okay. 01:35 The fuck am I doin' ? 01:42 There must be some way you and Jules can work things out . 01:46 It's never gonna happen, Aunties. 01:48 - I'm sorry. - [Tanice] Oh. But why? 01:49 - [Janet] But you were so good together. - [Tanice] Go on. Yeah. 01:52 Oh, I see. So you've set your sights elsewhere . 01:55 You guys are funny. I've known him for, like, a day. 01:58 The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' , and I felt sorry for him . That's it. 02:02 What? 02:04 I really think you should. 02:06 - What the hell do you think you're doing? - Uh, no, I wasn't-- Um-- It-- - Tanice. - I totally get how this must-- - [Tanice] Yes, babes. - Uh, but... [sighs] - Peter said-- but, nah-- Auntie. - [Tanice] What's going on, babes? 02:16 I caught this boy going through your knicker drawer. 02:18 What? See, I knew there was something off about you, ya little perv . 02:24 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That is not what I was doing at all. 02:26 See, I was trying to find the key. 02:27 What key? 02:31 What have you done? 02:36 Wow, so that got... 02:38 - Real. - Yeah. 02:40 Sorry. 02:41 No, it's-- it's cool. 02:43 It actually was my fault. I was trying to steal some of Tanice's pants. 02:45 I knew it. [chuckles] 02:49 We were so close. 02:50 Like, so close. 02:52 - I really thought we were gonna-- - All right, I heard you, okay? 02:56 Hmm? 02:57 When I was upstairs, I heard you chattin'. 02:59 That was you in the toilet back at Nathan's thing? 03:02 And that's why we're hanging out today, 'cause you felt sorry for me. 03:05 No. 03:07 Uh, kind of. 03:08 That makes so much sense. 03:09 But that wasn't the only reason . 03:12 I had an interview this afternoon for a job doing costume on a low-budget film . 03:20 I didn't know whether I wanted to go. 03:22 And then they called me to push it back , and we were having such a nice time, so I thought-- Wait, wait, wait, wait. 03:27 Why wouldn't you wanna go? 03:29 A film? That's amazing. 03:32 Well, this would be my fifth interview since I finished my course. 03:37 I guess I wasn't really in the mood for another no. 03:39 Well, it might've been a yes. 03:41 Maybe. 03:46 So, are we cool ? With the whole... 03:49 Crying thing? 03:54 Hey, listen, if I, um-- If I get your number, maybe we can chill again sometime or... 04:00 Definitely. 04:03 Next time, Laser Quest though. 04:04 Oh, you didn't enjoy kicking it at my ex's mums' gaff , no? Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 28 Collocation 16 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 5
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:18 a second ago a second ago
a moment earlier So, Peter. My guy. [chuckles] Like I was saying a second ago , um, we just need to get into Jules's flat for like a quick minute. P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:18 get into somewhere get into somewhere
gain entry to a place So, Peter. My guy. [chuckles] Like I was saying a second ago , um, we just need to get into Jules's flat for like a quick minute. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:27 liberate something liberate something
take it back as a rescue
steal the record back To, uh, liberate Yas's vinyl ? [grunts] P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:36 old school old school
old-fashioned, approvingly You're old school . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:04 marga skinny — Caribbean; not a neutral description. - That marga boy you brought round... - [Yas] Oh, here you go again, Auntie. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:22 give someone a hand give someone a hand
help for a moment - Give us a hand . - Oh, don't-- don't worry. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:35 am I doin' Practice a dropped g; we have not verified the take. The fuck am I doin' ? ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:35 The fuck what the hell — Even self-directed, keep it off formal talk. The fuck am I doin' ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:42 work things out work things out
repair a relationship There must be some way you and Jules can work things out . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:52 set one's sights elsewhere set one's sights elsewhere
aim at someone new Oh, I see. So you've set your sights elsewhere . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:52 you've set your sights elsewhere present perfect: The perfect treats the new crush as already decided. Oh, I see. So you've set your sights elsewhere . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:58 hang out hang out
spending time together The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' , and I felt sorry for him . That's it. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:58 feel sorry for someone feel sorry for someone
pity someone The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' , and I felt sorry for him . That's it. G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:58 The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' identifying clause: The structure presents pity as the whole explanation. The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' , and I felt sorry for him . That's it. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:58 sorry for him Keep for weak; this is practice, not a claimed recording note. The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin' , and I felt sorry for him . That's it. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:18 something off about someone something off about someone
something not right about them What? See, I knew there was something off about you, ya little perv . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 02:18 perv pervert — A serious accusation, even as a joke. What? See, I knew there was something off about you, ya little perv . P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:09 the only reason the only reason
the single explanation But that wasn't the only reason . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:12 a low-budget film a low-budget film
a cheaply made film I had an interview this afternoon for a job doing costume on a low-budget film . G Grammar B1 ↩ 03:12 an interview this afternoon for a job doing costume reduced relative: Doing costume names the job without which is. I had an interview this afternoon for a job doing costume on a low-budget film . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:22 push something back push something back
postpone it And then they called me to push it back , and we were having such a nice time, so I thought-- Wait, wait, wait, wait. P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:37 in the mood for something in the mood for something
wanting that now I guess I wasn't really in the mood for another no. S Pronunciation ↩ 03:37 mood for another Link mood for; do not claim we heard the actor's join. I guess I wasn't really in the mood for another no. P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:46 are we cool are we cool
are we okay after that So, are we cool ? With the whole... P Collocation B1 ↩ 04:04 kick it somewhere kick it somewhere
hanging out there Oh, you didn't enjoy kicking it at my ex's mums' gaff , no? S Pronunciation ↩ 04:04 kicking it at Treat kicking it as one unit in practice. Oh, you didn't enjoy kicking it at my ex's mums' gaff , no? ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 04:04 kicking it hanging out — Casual hangout talk only. Oh, you didn't enjoy kicking it at my ex's mums' gaff , no? ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 04:04 gaff place — London informal, not for forms. Oh, you didn't enjoy kicking it at my ex's mums' gaff , no?
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:58 felt sorry for him pitied him auto-pauses In the scene Yas tells the aunties pity is the only reason she is with Dom.I only stayed because I felt sorry for him, and he heard that. In daily life Don't tell people you felt sorry for me. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:52 set your sights elsewhere aimed your interest at someone new above my level In the scene Janet reads Yas's no to Jules as proof she has chosen Dom.They think I've set my sights elsewhere because I brought a friend. In daily life I haven't set my sights on anyone. We just met. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:42 work things out repair the relationship auto-pauses In the scene Tanice pushes for a reconciliation Yas has already refused.There isn't a way to work things out if one person is done. In daily life I don't want to work things out. I want my record back. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 00:36 old school old-fashioned in a good way auto-pauses In the scene Dom praises the parrot as old school while outlining the vinyl heist.You still buy vinyl. That's old school in the best way. In daily life He showed up on time. Old school. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 01:35 the fuck what on earth am I doing above my level In the scene Alone upstairs, Dom swears at himself before anyone catches him.Halfway through the cupboard I thought, the fuck am I doing? In daily life Standing in someone else's hallway: the fuck am I doing? ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 03:37 in the mood for wanting that feeling now auto-pauses In the scene Yas explains she skipped the interview to avoid another rejection.I'm not in the mood for another no from that company. In daily life Not this week. I'm not in the mood for another no. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 03:08 so much sense it fits, and that is the hurt above my level In the scene Dom treats her pity as the missing explanation for the whole day.You felt sorry for me. Yeah, that makes so much sense. In daily life So I was the crying project. That makes so much sense. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 04:04 kicking it hanging out somewhere auto-pauses In the scene Yas teases Dom for not enjoying hanging out at her ex's mums' place.Next time we can kick it somewhere that isn't my ex's house. In daily life We can kick it at the park, no aunties.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “The only reason we're hanging out is because I heard him cryin', and I felt sorry for him. That's it.”
Why it's great
She shrinks the day to pity, and he is on the stairs.
Use it yourself
The only reason we're talking is the lift broke. That's it.
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“I guess I wasn't really in the mood for another no.”
Why it's great
She finally names the fear under the reschedule.
Use it yourself
I'm not in the mood for another no this week.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Pity explained to aunties can humiliate the listener. Another no is why the interview was easy to drop. Are we cool tries to reopen the day after the bruise. Sights elsewhere is an auntie plot, not a fact.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does Dom hear from upstairs? That pity is the only reason they hung out. Then he is caught.
Why does 'that makes so much sense' sting? It recodes the whole day as charity, not company.
What does Yas add after the pity line? The interview she delayed because she feared another no.
What is 'are we cool' trying to repair? The crying thing: whether he can still be around her after being pitied.
