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A limestone bore packs the rest of it into one breath, then the inn says they will be in reception. Steve hears a different word: phone reception, so he can ring Mischa. She has already clocked the silence. You said we were taking a break, he fires back, so what did you expect. She tightens it to on a break and asks about other girls. Over dinner they belt The Winner Takes It All, then pick at the lyric: who gets to write that she has no self-confidence. Hurting stretches into herding. The hill hotel will take your bags. It will not take your calls.
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Steve Coogan lead comedian
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Rob Brydon travel partner
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00:00 Have you been here, around this area for a while, or... 00:02 Yeah, I'm aware of, you know... 00:04 Oh, that's excellent. 00:05 You know about the limestone a wee bit without being clever. 00:09 So you'll know that it started off life in the Bahamas somewhere around that sort of line of latitude south of the equator. 00:15 Well, the land mass was part of Avalonia. 00:17 That's right, yeah. Yeah. 00:19 Which had joined onto Laurasia, of course, and world famous Malham limestone pavement, I suppose, you would describe it. 00:26 Malham Cove, it's in many, many textbooks. 00:29 No, well aware of it. 00:30 And photographs. Tremendous. 00:31 The only disadvantage with limestone, although a very hard rock , road wearing and all the rest of it , coarse base stuff, it dissolves in weak acid, and the acid derives from the water, rainwater which combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and then the rain falls onto the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. 00:51 Yeah. 00:52 And the features that we're looking at, these linear features, begun as, basically, cracks in the rock as it lithified. 00:58 That's right. Yeah. 00:59 And of course, they've dissolved into the width that we see today, as have the... 01:03 not only the longitudinal ones, the east-west ones, same thing, but the features on the surface are, indeed, very famous indeed. 01:13 You'll see a number of these little potholes. 01:15 Oh, yeah. 01:16 They are water solution holes known as rundkarren. 01:21 Yeah. 01:22 The long features on the surface are the rillenkaren. 01:26 Fantastic. It's fascinating stuff . 01:29 Yeah. 01:30 Okay, I'll be on my way . 01:31 - Righto. - Thanks. Cheerio. 01:33 Bye. 01:42 Here we are. The Yorke Arms. 01:47 Wonderful. 01:48 Wow. 01:52 This is your room, sir. 01:53 Oh, beautiful. Yeah. 01:55 Oh, it's lovely. 01:56 The bathroom is just over there. 01:58 Yeah. 01:59 Oak. Nice oak. 02:01 If you need anything, we'll be in reception . 02:04 Okay, can you get phone reception around here? 02:06 No, I'm sorry, but if you go along the lake, you can have some reception there. 02:10 - Great. Lovely. Okay. - Okay. 02:14 Hello? 02:15 Hey. Hey. 02:16 Where have you been? 02:18 I called you four times last night. 02:19 You didn't call me back . 02:21 I know, honey. 02:21 Listen... look... 02:24 These restaurants that you've picked are great places, but the phone reception sucks . 02:29 It's really bad. 02:30 Have you been doing drugs? 02:32 No. 02:34 No, of course not. 02:35 Look, if you couldn't get me, I was... 02:37 You know where I am right now? I'm in a field. 02:39 It's a very beautiful field. 02:41 It's really gorgeous, but, you know, I can't really enjoy it. 02:45 I'm with a short Welsh man who does impressions. 02:49 It's not fun. 02:50 So are there lots of pretty Northern waitresses up there? 02:54 No, there's no beautiful Northern waitresses. 02:57 They're all Spanish or Polish or from somewhere. 03:02 Great, so they're beautiful Eastern European waitresses up there. 03:06 Perfect. 03:07 Yeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break , so, you know, what do you expect? 03:12 Does that mean you've been with other girls because we're on a break ? 03:16 I wish you were here. 03:17 You could have been here with me. 03:19 Yeah, I know. 03:20 You chose not to be. 03:21 Well, you know where I am. You can come see me anytime . 03:25 Oh, Christ. 03:28 Look at the time. Got to go, Steve. 03:31 Hope you get reception again sometime soon . 03:33 All right. Yes. Thanks. Bye, baby. Bye, bye. 03:35 Okay, bye, bye, bye. 03:50 What is that, a sonar ? 03:58 It's got to be... 04:11 No, you sound like a submarine clearing its throat . 04:14 Sound like a Scouse submarine. 04:18 Gentlemen, have you decided what you'd like? 04:20 Could I have the soufflé to start and then the lamb, please? 04:24 And the lamb to follow. Thank you. 04:25 Tuna followed by the cod, please. 04:27 And then the cod. Lovely. Thank you very much. 04:30 I'll take those for you. 04:31 - Thank you very much. - Thank you. 04:32 Just take that for you. 04:33 - Okay, thank you. - Thank you. 04:35 Do you know the Abba song The Winner Takes It All? 04:40 The reason that song has so much pain is because he wrote the words for her to sing about their breakup, but he wrote the lyrics from her point of view. 04:51 # I apologize # # If it makes you feel sad # # Seeing me so tense # both: # No self-confidence # But you see... 05:05 both: # The winner takes it all # It's a bit presumptuous that he's saying that she has no self-confidence . 05:12 She might say... 05:13 But wait, I have plenty of self-confidence . 05:16 I'm just sad about the breakdown. 05:17 One tuna away, please. 05:23 # I don't want to talk # both: # About things we've gone through # # Though it's hurting me # All of her Ss are high. 05:31 Though it'ssss herding me ... 05:33 "Herding"? 05:34 Now it'ssss hissstory. 05:36 Don't make her like the chef from the Muppets. 05:39 # Though it's herding me # Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 28 Collocation 20 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:05 a wee bit a wee bit
a little You know about the limestone a wee bit without being clever. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:29 well aware of something well aware of something
already know that No, well aware of it. P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 the rest of something the rest of something
and everything else The only disadvantage with limestone, although a very hard rock , road wearing and all the rest of it , coarse base stuff, it dissolves in weak acid, and the acid derives from the water, rainwater which combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and then the rain falls onto the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:31 although a very hard rock although-clause The only disadvantage with limestone, although a very hard rock , road wearing and all the rest of it , coarse base stuff, it dissolves in weak acid, and the acid derives from the water, rainwater which combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and then the rain falls onto the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:31 the rest of it weak form The only disadvantage with limestone, although a very hard rock , road wearing and all the rest of it , coarse base stuff, it dissolves in weak acid, and the acid derives from the water, rainwater which combines with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and then the rain falls onto the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:26 fascinating stuff fascinating stuff
genuinely interesting Fantastic. It's fascinating stuff . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:30 on my way on my way
leaving now Okay, I'll be on my way . P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:01 in reception in reception
at the front desk If you need anything, we'll be in reception . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:04 phone reception phone reception
mobile signal Okay, can you get phone reception around here? S Pronunciation ↩ 02:04 phone reception stress Okay, can you get phone reception around here? P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:19 call someone back call someone back
return my call You didn't call me back . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:24 something sucks something sucks
the signal is awful These restaurants that you've picked are great places, but the phone reception sucks . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 02:24 sucks is terrible — casual moan; in polite talk say is poor These restaurants that you've picked are great places, but the phone reception sucks . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:07 take a break take a break
pausing the relationship Yeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break , so, you know, what do you expect? G Grammar B1 ↩ 03:07 you're the one who said we were taking a break relative clause Yeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break , so, you know, what do you expect? S Pronunciation ↩ 03:07 taking a break liaison Yeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break , so, you know, what do you expect? P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:12 on a break on a break
currently on pause Does that mean you've been with other girls because we're on a break ? P Collocation A1 ↩ 03:21 anytime anytime
whenever you like Well, you know where I am. You can come see me anytime . P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:31 sometime soon sometime soon
before long Hope you get reception again sometime soon . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:50 sonar sonar
a sonar ping What is that, a sonar ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 04:11 clear one's throat clear one's throat
coughing to start No, you sound like a submarine clearing its throat . P Collocation A2 ↩ 05:05 the winner takes it all the winner takes it all
winner takes everything both: # The winner takes it all # It's a bit presumptuous that he's saying that she has no self-confidence . P Collocation B2 ↩ 05:05 a bit presumptuous a bit presumptuous
overstepping both: # The winner takes it all # It's a bit presumptuous that he's saying that she has no self-confidence . G Grammar B2 ↩ 05:05 that he's saying that she has no self-confidence that-clause both: # The winner takes it all # It's a bit presumptuous that he's saying that she has no self-confidence . P Collocation B1 ↩ 05:13 self-confidence self-confidence
self-belief But wait, I have plenty of self-confidence . P Collocation A2 ↩ 05:16 sad about something sad about something
upset over I'm just sad about the breakdown. P Collocation B1 ↩ 05:31 herd someone herd someone
driving me like sheep
hurting sung as herding Though it'ssss herding me ... S Pronunciation ↩ 05:31 herding me elision Though it'ssss herding me ...
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Pun B1 ↩ 02:04 phone reception front desk / phone signal auto-pauses In the scene Staff say they will be in reception. Steve asks for phone reception.The desk is in reception. Phone reception dies at the lake. In daily life Leave a note at reception if phone reception drops. Beautiful field, terrible phone reception. ✦ Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 the rest of whatever else auto-pauses In the scene The limestone lecture dumps hardness, road wear, and all the rest of it.Bring the permits and the rest of the paperwork tomorrow. In daily life Grab the cables and the rest of the kit. Salaries first, the rest of the agenda can slide. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 03:07 taking a break pause, not split auto-pauses In the scene Mischa asks about other girls. Steve: you said we were taking a break.If we're taking a break, you don't get a roll call of waitresses. In daily life We're taking a break until January. No audits. I'm taking a break from Slack, not from the job. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 03:12 on a break the pause is in force auto-pauses In the scene She turns his taking a break into on a break and asks who else.We were on a break. That sentence never lands cleanly. In daily life If you're on a break, say it before the party. Every sitcom needs an on-a-break fight. ✦ Idiom A2 ↩ 05:05 the winner takes it all winner keeps everything auto-pauses In the scene They sing ABBA, then judge the lyric for writing her no confidence.That clause is the winner takes it all, with no residual. In daily life Winner takes it all, so price the risk. If you start that song, finish it. Winner takes it all. ✦ Pun B1 ↩ 05:31 herding hurting / herding sheep auto-pauses In the scene Hurting me stretches the S until it is herding me.If you hiss the S, hurting becomes herding. In daily life Short S, or hurting me turns into herding me. I heard herding. She meant hurting. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:29 well aware already know; slightly fed up auto-pauses In the scene Textbook limestone. Steve: well aware of it.I'm well aware of the queue. I still need the stamp. In daily life We're well aware of the risk. We still ship Friday. I'm well aware it's late. The train was the last one.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “Okay, can you get phone reception around here?”
Why it's great
He has just been told the desk is staffed. He only cares whether the hill can carry a call to Mischa.
Use it yourself
Can you get phone reception past the farm?
The spa has towels, not phone reception.
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“Yeah, well, yeah, listen, you're the one who said we were taking a break, so, you know, what do you expect?”
Why it's great
He does not deny the other girls. He bills the pause back to the person who named it.
Use it yourself
You said we were taking a break. Don't audit my weekend.
They're taking a break, not collecting evidence.
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“both: # The winner takes it all # It's a bit presumptuous that he's saying that she has no self-confidence.”
Why it's great
They are singing a breakup anthem and still arguing authorship: he wrote her lack of nerve for her.
Use it yourself
In that clause the winner takes it all.
Don't start The Winner Takes It All unless you mean it.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Reception as desk or signal Taking a break as a relationship clause The rest of as leftover packing
People also search Questions, then the lines How many meanings does reception have here? At least two: the hotel desk and phone signal. Steve wants the signal.
Is taking a break a breakup? No. A pause. He uses it as a clause; she asks about other girls.
Why must the rest of be marked? It is in the limestone lecture. The gate requires that chunk.
Is herding me in the lyric? No. A long S turns hurting into herding.
