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[English]

WE ARE NOW STRANDED ON THIS DESERTED

ISLAND IN the middle of the ocean. And

we're going to be stranded here for the

next 7 days. And that boat that just

left was our only way out of here. Why

do we keep doing this? I thought it'd be

fun. Despite its beauty, civilization

has not been able to survive on this

island for over 250 years. But for the

next 7 days, we're going to try to. And

we only have around 4 hours UNTIL IT

GETS DARK. It's hot out here. We need to

build a shelter immediately.

>> I mean, why don't we just camp here?

This spot looks pretty good. So, I say

we kick things off by us going and

looking for wood. And you two, we'll

prep camp.

>> Yes. Have fun with that. Come on, Sean.

Come on, Chandler.

>> How do we prep camp?

>> You know, I don't know.

>> Ah, yeah. I'm Izzy, your real life

English fluency coach. And Jimmy, who's

also known as Mr. Beast, is a famous

YouTuber who does all these crazy

challenges. And right now he and his

friends are about to spend a week on an

island with basically nothing. So no

hotels, no restaurants, no way to call

for help. They're completely stuck out

there. And that's what we call being

stranded. When you're stranded

somewhere, you're trapped there with no

way to escape or get help. Now

throughout this challenge, you're going

to learn tons of other useful English

expressions about facing dangerous

situations, dealing with problems, and

building solutions. So, I highly

recommend that you use the Real Life

English app to save all these words and

make sure you never forget them and

really expand your vocabulary forever.

The link to download the app for free is

in the description and I'll tell you

more about it in a little bit. Now,

let's dive in and see how they survived

their first day.

So, we immediately got to work, but we

had to be careful because above you is

the most dangerous tree on Earth. It

contains poisonous tree sap that could

literally kill you.

>> Why are we still standing here?

>> And meanwhile, Nolan and Mac were making

a fire pit.

>> I'd say it's a pretty good fire, would

you say?

>> Well, it's not a fire yet.

>> Well, I'd say it's a pretty good

fireplace.

>> And Sean started constructing the frame

for our shelter. Are you sure that's not

going to fall on us?

>> Yep.

>> Feel like Sean's like our survival dad.

It's been called worse.

>> And while gathering some more materials,

we came across some wildlife on the

island. Oh, look at these chickens over

here. Hey, wait. Stop running away. And

it wasn't long until I found out why the

chickens were afraid of us.

>> Hey, what are we doing over here?

>> Ah!

>> Wait, what is that?

>> Uh oh. It's a knife.

>> Were you going to try to kill one of

those chickens?

>> Please let me eat a chicken.

>> We don't kill chickens.

>> Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner

before you got here?

>> Don't ask. We spent the rest of day one

preparing our camp, which was pretty

simple. I'm going to show you guys

around the camp. This is the fire and

we're going to make food. Come over

here.

And this is where we sleep. That

concludes the tour. We pulled over our

survival crate, which contains food,

water, and most importantly, a flare in

case someone gets hurt. And by the time

the sun went down, we had everything

figured out except one thing.

Wait, hold up. Isn't sunscreen

flammable?

>> It's the end of day one and I'm already

starting to get a little sunburned.

>> I'm hoping to get some good sleep

tonight

>> and I hope it doesn't rain.

>> Tomorrow we need to build a bigger

shelter. And by we, I mean dad over

there is going to build a bigger

shelter.

>> I got you.

>> I got Oh.

>> Oh. Oh,

>> Jimmy, you're like mom. Sean's dad.

>> I'm just gonna go to bed. I'll see you

on day two.

>> During the first night of sleep, we

tossed and turned a lot. And by we, I

mean me. So, it was a good thing we were

fixing this the next day.

All right. Now, let's learn all the

advanced expressions that we just saw.

And by the end of this video, I bet that

you'll be more capable of understanding

the full video from Mr. beast without

subtitles. So, in the clip we watched in

the beginning of the lesson, we saw that

Jimmy and his friends are stranded on

this island because they're both left.

But you could use this expression

stranded in other situations, too. Like

if your car breaks down in the middle of

nowhere or if you miss the last train

home at night. Now, notice how he

describes the island.

>> Despite its beauty, civilization has not

been able to survive on this island for

over 250 years. Despite is a function

word used for showing contrast. For

example, you could say that Cristiano

Ronaldo remains a great football player

despite being already 40 years old. So,

what Mr. Beast is saying here is, yes,

the island is beautiful, but

civilization still can survive here. The

beauty didn't help.

>> We only have around 4 hours until it

gets dark. It's hot out here. We need to

build a shelter immediately. I mean, why

don't we just camp here? This spot looks

pretty good. A shelter is any structure

that protects you from the weather, from

rain, sun, wind, or cold. It could be a

tent, a house, or in this case,

something they'll build from materials

on the island.

>> So, I say we kick things off by us going

and looking for wood, and you two, we'll

prep camp.

>> Yes.

>> To kick things off means to begin

something. It's a casual, more energetic

way to say, "Let's get this started," or

"Let's get this going." Check out this

other example. But first, we're going to

kick things off with everyone's favorite

Navy rock and roll trumpet band, Take It

Away, Brass Kissers.

>> And so, we immediately got to work, but

we had to be careful because above you

is the most dangerous tree on Earth. It

contains poisonous tree sap that could

literally kill you.

>> Sap is a sticky liquid that comes out of

plants. If you've ever touched a tree

and gotten something sticky on your

hands, that's sap. Apparently, this tree

has poisonous sap that's dangerous to

touch.

>> And meanwhile, Nolan and Mac were making

a fire pit.

I'd say it's a pretty good fire. Would

you say?

>> Well, it's not a fire yet.

>> Well, I'd say it's a pretty good

fireplace.

>> Meanwhile is a transition word that

means while this was happening. It helps

us understand that two things are

happening at the same time, but in

different places. So while some of the

guys were collecting wood at the same

time or meanwhile Nolan and Mac were

making a fire pit. A fireplace on the

other hand usually refers to the

structure inside a house where you build

fires with walls around it in a chimney.

>> And Sean started constructing the frame

for our shelter. Are you sure that's not

going to fall on us?

>> Yep.

>> In his context, the frame is the basic

structure of something you're building.

Think of it like the skeleton of the

shelter, the poles that hold everything

up. Later, you add walls and a roof to

the frame.

>> While gathering some more materials, we

came across some wildlife on the island.

>> When you come across something, it means

you find it by chance or by accident.

You weren't looking for it specifically,

but suddenly there it is. Like when you

clean your room and come across some old

photos. See this other example.

>> Still, when you come across a person

who's lost something that really

matters, you have to answer the call.

>> And it wasn't long until I found out why

the chickens were afraid of us. If you

say it wasn't long until something

happened, you mean it happened quickly.

For example, if you have the habit of

falling asleep when watching movies, you

could tell a friend about it by saying,

"I started a movie and it wasn't long

until I fell asleep." So, Mr. Beast is

saying, "Not much time passed before he

discovered the reason the chickens were

afraid of them."

>> Hey, what are we doing over here?

>> Ah,

>> wait, what is that?

>> Uh, oh, it's a knife.

>> Were you going to try to kill one of

those chickens?

>> Please let me eat a chicken.

>> We don't kill chickens.

>> Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner

before you got here? The way Mac

pronounced that entire sentence was

pretty fast. But did you notice how he

also linked different words? There was

one particular example of connected

speech I think it's important to

analyze. Listen to how he said the

words, "What did you eat?"

>> Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner

before you got here?

>> Let's see. First, you should know that

when we have a word that ends in a D

sound, like did followed by a word that

starts with a Y like you, natives will

often change that D sound for a J. So,

did you? And because the word did gets

contracted here, merging into what, what

we hear is what you what you eat. What'd

you eat for dinner?

Let's practice by repeating after Mac.

>> Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner?

Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner?

>> All right, great job if you just

practice that phrase. Cuz you know using

connected speech is one of the things

that separate advanced speakers from

beginners. And also I would say using

everyday expressions like kick things

off or come across is fundamental. It's

essential for achieving confident

natural fluency in English. But here's

the problem. If you don't practice these

expressions until they become automatic,

they'll just vanish from your memory in

days or even hours. And that is exactly

why you should try our flash cards for

this lesson. And the good news is

actually everything here is good news.

But what's also good news is that

they're completely free to start. You'll

see for yourself that our flash cards

work like magic because the app uses

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forget them. So by simply practicing 10

to 15 minutes a day, you see that these

expressions will become a part of your

natural vocabulary forever. So, I'm

inviting you to not just watch this

lesson with Mr. Beast, but experience

it, but actually experience it on the

real life app. Just tap the link in the

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right away.

>> I'm going to show you guys around the

camp. This is the fire and where we're

going to make food. Come over here.

And this is where we sleep. That

concludes the tour.

>> To conclude something means to finish.

You might hear this expression at the

end of business presentations or

official tours. So Jimmy's being funny

here because it was a very short tour,

so there wasn't much to show.

>> We pulled over our survival crate, which

contains food, water, and most

importantly, a flare in case someone

gets hurt.

>> A crate is a large container, often made

of wood, like this. And a flare is a

device that produces a very bright

light. People use flares in emergencies

to signal for help. When you set it off,

it shoots up into the sky and creates a

bright light that can be seen from far

away.

>> Wait, hold up. Isn't sunscreen

flammable?

It's the end of day one and I'm already

starting to get a little sunburn.

>> Sunscreen or sunblock is a cream or oil

you put on your skin to protect it from

the sun's rays. It helps prevent

sunburns when your skin turns red and

painful because you spend too much time

in the sun. So, as they try to start a

fire, they remember that sunscreen is

actually flammable, meaning it can

easily catch fire. Like gasoline, for

example, is highly flammable.

>> I'm just going to go to bed. I'll see

you on day two. During the first night

of sleep, we tossed and turned a lot.

>> When you toss and turn, it means you

can't sleep well. You keep moving around

in bed, rolling from one side to the

other, trying to get comfortable. I know

when the room is too hot or I'm anxious

about something, I'll find myself

tossing and turning at night. So, after

their first night on the island, the

group realized that actually their

shelter that they had built wouldn't

survive the week. So on day two, they

got to work building a bigger, stronger

camp, one that could keep out the rain

and bugs. By day three, the nights were

getting worse. The island was crawling

with insects, and everyone was covered

in bug bites. Later that day, they swam

to a nearby rock island just for fun,

but dark clouds soon appeared on the

horizon. They rushed back and reinforced

their shelter before the storm rolled

in. Luckily, the rain passed them that

night. On day four, tired of eating the

same bagged meals, they decided to go

fishing. So Mac pulled the others into

deep water with a rope. And after hours

of struggling, they caught just one

fish, but it was the best meal they'd

had all week. Then came day five when a

team set out to explore some old ruins

high up in island hills. The view from

the top was amazing, but getting back

wasn't so easy. As it got dark, they

lost their way in the jungle, ran into

cactus thorns, and got caught in the

rain. They eventually made it back to

camp, tired, wet, and ready to rest.

Let's see what happened then in the next

clip.

>> But unexpectedly, around the corner was

something we've been fearing this entire

challenge.

>> You feel that,

>> guys? Bad news. There's a ton of water

on the top of our shelter. I just don't

know if that's going to be safe for us

to be under it.

>> Despite our efforts from earlier to make

the shelter better, water was beginning

to pull up on our roof from the storm.

>> All this water on top of us. Is there a

world that could bring our structure

down?

>> And even though all we wanted at this

point was a night of sleep, we had to

get up and deal with it.

>> Oh my god, we are absolutely screwed.

I'm just getting destroyed and pummeled

by rain all night. And after 2 hours of

rain, a damaged shelter, and soaking wet

beds, there was no chance any of us were

going to sleep that night. Raining on

you at night. The worst experience you

can have on these. I'm so tired.

Hopefully, it just passes over.

>> And even though this was an all-time

low, our only option was to wait this

thing out.

>> I'm not going to lie, the rain last

night was pretty brutal.

>> I don't know if I've ever been that cold

uh ever.

>> What do you want to do today, Dylan?

>> I don't know. Absolutely nothing. I just

can't wait to get out of here.

But unexpectedly, around the corner was

something we've been fearing this entire

challenge.

Literally, around the corner means just

past the corner of a building or street.

But we also use it figuratively to talk

about time and events. In this sense,

when something is around the corner, it

means it's coming very soon. It's about

to happen. Like, if it's the end of

November, you could say that Christmas

is just around the corner. Despite our

efforts from earlier to make the shelter

better, water was beginning to pull up

on our roof from the storm.

>> When water pulls up, it collects in one

place and forms a puddle or a pool.

Instead of draining away, it just sits

there and accumulates.

>> Oh my god, we are absolutely screwed.

I'm just getting destroyed and pummeled

by rain all night.

>> Screwed is a link expression that means

you're in serious trouble or in a really

bad situation. It's pretty informal, so

you wouldn't use it in professional

settings, but it's very common in casual

conversation. See this example?

>> Can it be repaired, little miss?

>> No, it can't. You're screwed.

>> So, Jimmy says they were getting

destroyed and pummeled by rain all

night. To pummel means to hit repeatedly

and hard. Usually, we use it to talk

about physical punches, like in a

fighting sport, but here it's used

figuratively. The rain was hitting them

hard and constantly.

>> And after two hours of rain, a damaged

shelter, and soaking wet beds, there was

no chance any of us were going to sleep

that night.

>> If something's soaked, it is completely

wet like this. In other words, it is

soaking wet. Like if you fall into a

pool with all your clothes on, you'll be

soaking wet.

>> And even though this was an all-time

low, our only option was to wait this

thing out.

Which of these best describes an

all-time low? A moment when things are

difficult. The worst point in a

situation, a time when you're feeling

tired.

An all-time low is the worst point or

the lowest moment in a situation. When

things can't get any worse, that's an

all-time low. You could also call this

rock bottom. Now, to wait something out

means to stay where you are and wait

patiently until something bad passes or

ends. You're not trying to escape or fix

it. You're just enduring it until it's

over. For example, you might wait out a

storm in your house or wait out a boring

meeting until it finally ends.

>> I don't know if I've ever been that cold

uh ever. What do you want to do today,

Dolan?

>> And here's another instance of advanced

connected speech. Listen to how he

pronounced all those T and D sounds.

What do you want to do today, Dolan?

>> Let's try to catch everything he's doing

there. First, the words what do merge.

We drop the t sound and make the d sound

faster. What do what do you?

Next, want to becomes w to. This is a

common pattern and you're probably

already familiar with it. So, what do

you w to? Then he finishes the phrase

with do today sounding like do today. Do

today. What do you want to do today?

Cool. Right now, let's practice by

repeating.

>> What do you want to do today, Don? What

do you want to do today, Don?

So, after a long stormy night, everyone

is exhausted and cold. The camp was

soaked, their shelter was damaged, and

their spirits were low. But the next

morning, Jamie decided to change her

attitude and make the best of what they

had left. Let's watch today's final

clip.

So, in an effort to turn things around,

we treated ourselves to canned cobbler

for breakfast. Pretty

>> good. Not bad. Yeah,

>> can

>> And with the help of this unorthodox

breakfast,

>> we were beginning to return back to

normal. And it became clear how exactly

we were going to survive day six

>> by having fun with each other.

And I began to realize

>> even though we've all done a lot of

suffering,

>> why'd we pick the heaviest seat in

existence,

>> this whole trip has been filled with a

lot of fun.

>> Cheers, boys.

>> And adventure.

>> We did it.

>> Moments like these are hard to find. And

when I look back on this challenge, we

probably won't remember the bad times as

much as we will the good.

>> It's kind of cool.

So, in an effort to turn things around,

we treated ourselves to canned cobbler

for breakfast. Pretty

>> good. Not bad. Yeah, for

>> a can.

>> To turn things around means to change a

bad situation into a good one. To

reverse the direction things are going.

For example, when Steve Jobs came back

to Apple in the 1990s, the company was

almost going bankrupt, but it turned

things around with a new strategy

focused on the iMac, iPod, and iPhone.

So, let's hear what Jimmy says they did

to turn things around that morning.

>> We treated ourselves to canned cobbler

for breakfast. Pretty

>> good. Not bad.

>> Yeah, for can.

>> To treat yourself means to do something

special for yourself, usually as a

reward or to make yourself feel better,

like going to a spa if you're stressed

out or rewarding yourself with an ice

cream if you pass an exam. And cobbler

is a type of dessert, sort of like a

fruit pie with a crumbly topping. When

food comes in a can like the cobbler

they're eating, we call it canned food,

like canned soup or canned beans. And

with the help of this unorthodox

breakfast, we were beginning to return

back to normal.

>> Unorthodox means unusual or different

from what's normally done. Like it's not

the traditional or expected way. Eating

dessert for breakfast is definitely

unorthodox. Most people eat cereal,

eggs, or toast for breakfast, not

cobbler.

>> This whole trip has been filled with a

lot of fun.

>> Cheers, boys. and adventure.

>> We did it.

>> Moments like these are hard to find. And

when I look back on this challenge, we

probably won't remember the bad times as

much as we will the good. It's kind of

cool. Nice reflection there by Jimmy.

And that's how they closed their 7-day

adventure on this island. But we're not

done yet because we're going to move on

now to the test. We're going to watch

all the clips again without any

subtitles this time. And I'm going to

ask you some quiz questions to check how

well you've understood everything. Are

you ready?

We are now STRANDED ON THIS DESERTED

ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. And

we're going to be stranded here for the

next 7 days. And that boat that just

left was our only way out of here. Why

do we keep doing this?

>> I thought it'd be fun.

>> Despite its beauty, civilization has not

been able to survive on this island for

over 250 years. But for the next 7 days,

we're going to try to. And we only have

around four hours until it gets dark.

>> It's hot out here. We need to build a

shelter immediately.

>> I mean, why don't we just camp here?

This spot looks pretty good. So, I say

we kick things off by us going and

looking for wood. And you two, we'll

prep camp.

>> Yes. Have fun with that. Come on, Sean.

Come on, Chandler.

>> How do we prep camp?

>> You know, I don't know. And so, we

immediately got to work, but we had to

be careful because above you is the most

dangerous tree on Earth. It contains

poisonous tree sap that could literally

kill you. Why are we still standing

here?

>> And meanwhile, Nolan and Mac were making

a fire pit.

>> I'd say it's a pretty good fire. Would

you say?

>> Well, it's not a fire yet. Well, I'd say

it's a pretty good fireplace.

>> And Sean started constructing the frame

for our shelter. Are you sure that's not

going to fall on us?

>> Yep.

>> Feel like Sean's like our survival dad.

It's been called worse.

>> And while gathering some more materials,

we came across some wildlife on the

island.

>> What does come across mean in this

context? They hunted and caught the

chickens. They found the chickens by

accident. They prepared a place for the

chickens to stay.

Oh, look at these chickens over here.

Hey, wait. Stop running away. And it

wasn't long until I found out why the

chickens were afraid of us.

>> Hey, what are we doing over here?

>> Ah,

>> wait. What is that?

>> Oh, it's a knife.

>> Were you going to try to kill one of

those chickens?

>> Please let me eat a chicken.

>> We don't kill chickens.

>> Jimmy, what did you eat for dinner

before you got here?

>> Don't ask. We spent the rest of day one

preparing our camp, which was pretty

simple. I'm going to show you guys

around the camp. This is the fire and

where we're going to make food. Come

over here.

And this is where we sleep. That

concludes the tour. We pulled over our

survival crate, which contains food,

water, and most importantly, a flare in

case someone gets hurt. And by the time

the sun went down, we had everything

figured out except one thing.

Wait, hold up. Isn't sunscreen

flammable?

It's the end of day one and I'm already

starting to get a little sunburn.

>> I'm hoping to get some good sleep

tonight.

>> And I hope it doesn't rain.

>> Tomorrow we need to build a bigger

shelter. And by we, I mean dad over

there is going to build a bigger

shelter.

>> I got Oh.

>> Oh.

>> Oh.

>> Jimmy, you're like mom. Sean's dad.

>> I'm just going to go to bed. I'll see

you on day two.

>> During the first night of sleep, we

tossed and turned a lot. And by we, I

mean me. So, it was a good thing we were

fixing this the next day.

But unexpectedly, around the corner was

something we've been fearing this entire

challenge.

>> You feel that,

>> guys? Bad news. There's a ton of water

on the top of our shelter. I just don't

know if that's going to be safe for us

to be under it.

>> Despite our efforts from earlier to make

the shelter better, water was beginning

to pull up on our roof from the storm.

>> All this water on top of this, is there

a world that could bring our structure

down? And even though all we wanted at

this point was a night of sleep, we had

to get up and deal with it.

>> Oh my god, we are absolutely screwed.

I'm just getting destroyed and pummeled

by rain all night. And after 2 hours of

rain, a damaged shelter, and soaking wet

beds. There was no chance any of us were

going to sleep that night. Raining on

you at night. The worst experience you

can have on these. I'm so tired.

Hopefully it just passes over. And even

though this was an all-time low, our

only option was to wait this thing out.

>> What does wait it out mean here? To fix

the problem immediately before it gets

worse. To go out of the shelter and find

a better place to stay. To endure the

situation until it ends.

I'm not going to lie, the rain last

night was pretty brutal. I don't know if

I've ever been that cold uh ever.

>> What do you want to do today, Nolan?

>> I don't know.

>> Absolutely nothing. I just can't wait to

get out of here.

>> So, in an effort to turn things around,

we treated ourselves to canned cobbler

for breakfast.

>> Pretty good.

>> How about can

>> And with the help of this unorthodox

breakfast.

>> What does unorthodox mean? Expensive and

hard to find. Different from what's

normally done? Something that tastes

great and everyone loves it.

We were beginning to return back to

normal and it became clear how exactly

we were going to survive day six

>> by having fun with each other. It's

awesome.

>> And I began to realize

>> even though we've all done a lot of

suffering.

>> Why did we pick the heaviest seat in

existence?

>> This whole trip has been filled with a

lot of fun.

>> Cheers, boys.

>> And adventure. We did it.

>> Moments like these are hard to find. And

when I look back on this challenge, we

probably won't remember the bad times as

much as we will the good.

It's kind of cool. Hi, guys. Great job.

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>> DO SOMETHING. DON'T JUST STAND THERE. I

NEED YOU TO INTERVENE.

>> YOU WANT ME to intervene?

>> Okay, I'm intervening. I'M INTERVENING.

>> LET GO OF your brother.

>> Get the door.

>> Hey, Lucious.

>> Hey, Speedo. Hey, Helen. Bye, Jack.

Jack.

>> Nice of you to drop by.

>> Never heard that one before.

>> Whoa.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stranded /ˈstrændɪd/ B2	adjective - left without the means to move from somewhere
civilization /ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ B2	noun - the stage of human social and cultural development
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B1	noun - a place giving temporary protection from bad weather
poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ B1	adjective - containing or producing poison
sap /sæp/ C1	noun - the fluid, chiefly water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts, that circulates in the vascular system of a plant
construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ B2	verb - to build or erect
crate /kreɪt/ B2	noun - a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods
flare /fler/ B2	noun - a device that produces a bright flame for signaling
flammable /ˈflæməbl/ B2	adjective - easily set on fire
brutal /ˈbruːtl/ B2	adjective - savagely violent or very difficult/unpleasant
unorthodox /ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/ C1	adjective - contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted
intervene /ˌɪntərˈviːn/ C1	verb - to come between so as to prevent or alter a result
pummel /ˈpʌml/ C2	verb - to strike repeatedly with the fists
cobbler /ˈkɑːblər/ C2	noun - a fruit dessert with a biscuit-like topping