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When you concentrate,
you stink.
But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
train you the way I have trained the
five.
I now see that the way to get through to
you
is with this.
>> Oh, great, cuz I'm hungry.
>> Good. When you have been trained, you
may eat.
Let's begin.
>> Oh, yeah, global citizens. I'm Xenia,
your real life fluency coach. And in
today's lesson, we're going to learn
English with
training scenes from Kung Fu Panda.
>> [laughter]
>> Along the way, you learn everyday
expressions that natives actually use in
real situations, like lousy, months at a
time, [music]
and get through to someone. And to help
you learn and never forget these
important expressions, we want to give
you access to the smart flashcards we
created for this lesson for free. You
can practice with them in our app by
clicking the link below. [music]
Thousands of learners just like you are
learning to speak English fluently every
day and having fun while doing it. All
right. Now, we begin our story today in
the kitchen, where Po is cooking for the
Furious Five and [music] telling a story
to impress them, trying to sound a lot
braver than he really is. Let's watch
the first scene with subtitles in
English before we learn the advanced
words.
>> Yeah. Sound like fine. You may be a
wolf. You may be the scariest bandit in
Ha Jin province,
but you're a lousy tipper.
>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there
alive?
>> I mean, I didn't I I didn't actually say
that,
but I thought it
in in my mind.
If he could read my mind, he'd have been
like, "What?
Order up. Hope you like it."
>> This is really good.
>> No, come on. You should try my dad's
secret ingredient soup. He actually
knows the secret ingredient.
>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
amazing.
>> Wow, you're really good cook.
>> my mouth was bigger.
>> Tigress, you've got to try this.
>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
survive for months at a time on nothing
but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
the energy of the universe.
>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the
Dragon Warrior yet.
>> [laughter]
>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew
and
universe juice. [snorts]
>> [laughter]
>> What?
>> Oh, nothing.
Master Shifu.
>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior
unless you lose 500 lb and brush your
teeth.
>> [laughter]
>> What is that noise you're making?
Laughter? I never heard of it. Work
hard, Panda. Maybe someday
you will have ears like mine.
>> That's good.
Ears.
It's not working for you? I thought they
were pretty good.
>> It's Shifu.
>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think
I'm doing?
Ooh, Master Shifu.
>> At the beginning of the scene, Po uses a
couple of words that are more advanced.
Did you catch those?
>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hunjin
Province,
but you're a lousy tipper.
>> If you say something is lousy, you mean
it's very bad or poor quality. For
example, you might say, "That was a
lousy movie."
"I had a lousy day." Or "He's a lousy
driver."
And a tipper is someone who gives a tip,
extra money given to workers to thank
them for good service. In certain
countries like the US, it's common to
tip 20% in restaurants.
So, a lousy tipper is someone who tips
very little or nothing at all. Now,
listen to how Crane responds.
>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there
alive?
>> Did you notice how the words how did you
get out of
flowed naturally here?
>> How'd you get out of there alive?
>> This is because it was full of connected
speech. The way natives connect to juice
and link [music] words together when
they speak. Let's break it down. It'll
be great for improving your
pronunciation. First, instead of how'd
you, he said how'd you. This is a common
pattern where there's a D and a Y
[music]
next to each other, you can morph them
into a ju sound. Listen to these
examples.
>> When did you make this decision?
>> And I told you it's over.
>> Next, a get out becomes get out. In
American English, the T becomes this
soft D sound when placed between vowels.
We call it flap T or the American T.
Like put on or it is.
Then, the word of becomes a simple uh
sound, another common pattern.
And finally, we hear the American T
again in out as it links to off.
Outta.
Outta.
Now, the entire phrase.
How'd you get outta?
How'd you get out of there alive? Now,
let's practice after Crane.
>> How'd you get out of there alive? How'd
you get out of there alive?
>> So, when Po finishes cooking, he uses a
specific expression. Check it out.
>> Order up. Hope you like it.
>> You'll hear this a lot in restaurants.
The cook yells order up to tell waiters
the dish is done and ready to be taken
to customers.
>> Order up.
>> Okay, order up.
>> Hey, number 11, order up.
>> This is really good.
>> No, come on. You should try my dad's
secret ingredient soup. He actually
knows the secret ingredient.
>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
amazing.
>> And just another note on connected
speech. Here we have another common
pattern. What are you may sound like
what are you? We have the American T,
the word are being cut and the word you
being reduced to ya. Try to repeat.
>> What are you talking
>> What are you talking about?
>> Now, Tigress says something very
serious, almost like legend.
>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
survive for months at a time on nothing
but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
the energy of the universe.
>> It is said is a formal way to introduce
information that comes from common
belief. Tigress is referring to
legendary stories about the Dragon
Warrior. It's like saying people say or
according to tradition.
Check out this other example.
>> It is said that we humans use only a
tiny portion of our brains.
>> It is said that every man has three
tasks to accomplish in this world.
>> Okay, so it is said that practice makes
perfect. [music]
Have you ever heard that? Well, I really
want you to become that successful,
fluent English speaker you've always
dreamed of being.
However, I bet you feel lost about how
to do this. You feel too busy to
dedicate enough time to studying, right?
Or you've been stuck at the same level
forever.
And I know this because I've been there
myself. Remember, I'm an English learner
just like you.
So, let me share with you a method to go
from being a lost, insecure English
learner to becoming a confident, natural
English speaker,
even if you only have 10-15 minutes per
day. First, watch a short lesson like
this one with Kung Fu Panda. Second,
practice the new words from that lesson
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>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
survive for months at a time on nothing
but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
the energy of the universe.
>> When you do something for months at a
time, you do it continuously for months
without stopping. For example, she
travels for weeks at a time. He works
for hours at a time without breaks. And
they disappear for days at a time.
>> He's been holed up in his room for days
at a time playing old video games.
>> My father would often disappear for
months at a time.
>> And dew is the tiny drop of water that
forms on plants, cars, [music] or any
surfaces overnight when the air cools
down. A ginkgo leaf is a leaf from the
ginkgo tree, an ancient tree species
with distinctive fan-shaped leaves.
Okay, so right after this, Po starts
doing an impersonation of Master Shifu.
An impersonation is when you copy the
way someone talks and moves, usually in
an exaggerated or funny way.
>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior
unless you lose 500 lbs and brush your
teeth.
>> Pounds is a unit of weight used in the
United States, abbreviated as lb. While
most of the world uses [music]
kilograms, Americans measure body weight
in pounds. 1 lb equals about 0.45 kg,
which means 100 lbs is about 45 kilos.
So, keep in mind, if you are talking
about weight with Americans, they'll use
pounds, not kilograms. So, the fun
doesn't last long. Shifu arrives and
brings shocking news. Tai Lung, a
powerful and dangerous Kung Fu warrior,
has escaped from prison. And he's coming
for the Dragon Scroll. And suddenly,
everything becomes real for Po. This
isn't just a joke anymore. He was chosen
to be the Dragon Warrior, and now he
actually has to face a real enemy. Now,
the next day, Shifu is still thinking
about this, about Tai Lung, [music] and
about Po. And when he goes looking for
him,
he finds him in the kitchen.
>> [snorts]
>> What?
I eat when I'm upset, okay?
>> Oh, no need to explain.
I just thought you might be Monkey. He
hides his almond cookies on the top
shelf.
>> An almond is a type of nut, like this.
It has a hard shell, but it's creamy
inside. It's commonly used in cookies
and desserts.
This is a shelf, and [music] the top
shelf is the highest shelf, hardest to
reach.
>> Don't tell Monkey.
Look at you.
>> Yeah, I know. I disgust you.
>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up
there?
>> I don't know. I
guess
I don't know. I was getting a cookie.
>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground
and have done a perfect split.
>> Feet in this case is a measurement of
height.
>> [music]
>> Americans use feet instead of meters. 10
ft is about 3 m. If something is 10 ft
off the ground, it's 3 m above the
floor. Shifu is surprised that Po is
actually doing a perfect split.
A split is when you spread your legs
wide apart like gymnasts and martial
artists do. A perfect split means your
legs are completely flat, 180° of
height.
>> Now, this
This is just a
AN ACCIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
Come with me.
>> So, after seeing what Po could do in the
kitchen, Shifu realizes something very
important. In the next scene, he decides
to try a completely different way of
training him. Let's watch it.
>> When you concentrate,
you stink.
But perhaps that is my fault. [music]
I cannot train you the way I have
trained the Five.
I now see that the way to get through to
you
is with
>> Oh, great. Cuz I'm hungry.
>> [laughter]
>> Good. When you have been trained, you
may eat.
>> [clears throat]
>> Let's begin.
>> [screaming]
[music]
[screaming and groaning]
[music]
>> After you, Panda.
>> Just like that?
No situps, no no no no no 10-mile hike?
>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
trained. You are free to eat.
Enjoy.
>> Hey.
>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
dumpling.
>> Hey.
Listen to what Shifu says in the
beginning of Po's training.
>> When you concentrate,
you stink.
>> What do you think stink means here?
Smell bad,
being terrible at something, or become
nervous.
Literally, if you stink, you smell bad.
>> [snorts]
>> But here, it's figurative. When you say
someone stinks at something, you mean
they're really bad at it. They perform
poorly. [music] For example, I stink at
math.
He stinks at cooking. She stinks at
dancing.
>> But perhaps that is my fault.
>> Perhaps means maybe or possibly.
>> Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
>> Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't
turn your back on me.
>> It's commonly used in more polite
speech.
>> But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
train you the way I have trained the
five.
I now see that the way to get through to
you
is with this.
>> To get through to someone means to
successfully communicate with them or
make them understand something. When you
finally get through to someone, you're
breaking through their resistance or
confusion, and they finally understand
what you're trying to tell them.
Shifu is saying he's figured out how to
teach Po effectively by using food as
motivation.
So, Po goes through a few days of
intense training and finally arrives at
the moment where Shifu will let him eat.
>> After you, Panda.
>> After you is a polite phrase meaning you
go first or you [music] start first.
It's a gesture of courtesy, letting
someone else take the first turn.
>> After you, Claude.
>> No, after you, Cecil.
>> No, after you, Claude.
>> No, after you, Cecil.
>> After you, Claude.
>> on.
>> Just like that?
No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?
>> A sit-up is an exercise where you lie on
your back and lift your upper body up
towards your knees repeatedly to
strengthen your stomach muscles. You
also have push-ups and pull-ups, which
are very common exercises.
So, we've talked about pounds for weight
and feet for height and short distances,
but what if we're talking about longer
distances? How do the Americans talk
about it? That's where miles come in. 1
mile is about 1.6 km. 2 miles is a
little over 3 km.
>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
trained. You are free to eat.
>> To vow means to make a serious promise
or commitment. When you vow to do
something, you're promising to do it no
matter what. Check out this example.
>> But when the strangers left, they vowed
to return.
>> When I adopted Sherman, I vowed to be
the best father I could be, to prepare
him for all the wonders of the world,
present and past.
>> You are free to eat.
>> This is a phrase commonly used to give
others permission to do something, like
there's nothing stopping you. You're
free to ask questions. [music]
You're free to leave.
>> Well, now you're free to go back to your
business.
>> Okay, you're free to go. Enjoy your
trip.
>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
dumpling.
>> A dumpling is a small piece of food made
from dough, usually filled with meat or
vegetables. They're very common in many
cultures in Ukrainian, Polish, and
Chinese cuisine. Now, notice the
structure Shifu used.
>> Have a dumpling.
>> Have a food or have a drink is a common
phrase used to offer something to
someone. It's an invitation to take and
consume something. Have a cookie. Have a
seat. Have some cake. It's friendly and
casual. So, Shifu finally finds a way to
train [music] Po and from here Po starts
to become the Dragon Warrior he's meant
to be. Now, are you ready to the final
and most important step of the lesson?
We're going to take everything you've
just learned, the new vocabulary and
pronunciation, and put it into practice.
You'll watch the whole scene again, this
time without subtitles, and answer some
quiz questions. Let's do it.
>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hazing
Province,
but you're a lousy tipper.
>> Really?
>> What does lousy mean in this context?
Slightly disappointing?
Poor quality?
Unusual but interesting?
>> So, how'd you get out of there alive?
I mean, I didn't I didn't I didn't
actually say that,
but I I thought it
in in my mind.
If he could read my mind, he'd have been
like, "What?"
Order up. Hope you like it.
>> This is really good.
>> No, come on. And you should try my dad's
secret ingredient soup. He actually
knows the secret ingredient.
>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
amazing.
>> Wow, you're a really good cook.
>> my mouth was bigger.
>> Tigress, you've got to try this.
>> Mhm.
>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
survive for months at a time on nothing
but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
the energy of the universe.
>> Which sentence uses at a time correctly?
He traveled for months at a time without
taking breaks.
I studied many subjects at a time
yesterday. She worked at a time when she
was tired.
>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the
Dragon Warrior yet.
>> [laughter]
>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew
and
universe juice.
>> What?
>> Oh, nothing.
Master Shifu.
>> [laughter]
>> YOU'LL NEVER BE THE DRAGON WARRIOR
unless you lose 500 lb and brush your
teeth.
>> [laughter]
>> What is that noise you're making?
Laughter? I never heard of it. Work
hard, Panda, and maybe someday
you will have ears like mine.
>> What do you call the act of imitating
others in a funny or exaggerated way?
Impersonation.
>> That's good.
Ears.
It's not working for you? I thought they
were pretty good.
>> It's Shifu.
>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think
I'm doing?
>> Ooh.
>> Master Shifu.
>> [snorts]
>> What?
I think I'm going to be upset, okay?
>> Oh, no need to explain. I just thought
you might be Monkey. He hides his almond
cookies on the top shelf.
>> [sighs]
>> Don't tell Monkey.
>> Look at you.
>> Yeah, I know. I discussed you.
>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up
there?
>> I don't know. I
guess
I don't know. I was getting a cookie.
>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground.
>> What is this person doing?
A split.
>> And have done a perfect split.
>> No, this
This is just a
accident.
>> THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
Come with me.
When you concentrate,
you stink.
But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
train you the way I have trained the
five.
I now see that the way to get through to
you
is with this.
>> What does it mean to get through to you?
To reach you physically, to make you
understand something, or to understand
you without words?
>> Oh, great. Cuz I am hungry.
>> Good. When you have been trained, you
may eat.
Let's begin.
>> [music]
[music]
>> After you, panda.
Just like that?
No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?
>> Shifu promised to train Po, but he
doesn't say promised here. He uses a
more formal word.
>> [music]
>> What does he say?
He vowed to train Po.
>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
trained. You are free to eat.
Enjoy.
>> Hey.
>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
dumpling.
>> Hey.
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>> No, no, no. What do you mean she's not
coming? I have a backyard full of these
little girls who are counting on the
VISIT FROM A FAIRY PRINCESS.
LISTEN, I DON'T WANT A REFUND. I WANT
THE FAIRY PRINCESS, PLEASE. PLEASE, I'm
begging you.
You know what? I hope that you can sleep
at night, YOU CRUSHER OF LITTLE GIRLS'
DREAMS.
>> OH, OH, when's the fairy princess
coming?
>> Any minute now.
>> Yay!
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