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[Music] 00:00
do you want to say something no you say 00:03
something what why me 00:06
because just do it someone has to 00:08
mention the elephant in the room fine 00:10
fine fine fine 00:12
um 00:16
just one question 00:17
why did we order hamburgers to our vegan 00:19
club meeting 00:21
[Music] 00:25
hi everyone i'm alex and i'm gina from 00:33
cake and today we're going to talk about 00:36
the elephant in the room 00:39
alex stop there's not really an elephant 00:42
in ah right 00:45
today's expression the elephant in the 00:47
room 00:49
the elephant in the room refers to the 00:50
problem or issue that everyone is 00:52
thinking about but no one is talking 00:55
about 00:57
imagine there's an elephant in the room 00:58
and all the people in the room are just 01:01
pretending that the elephant isn't there 01:04
you might use this expression when 01:07
whispering to your friend 01:09
hey gina 01:11
why isn't anyone talking about the 01:13
elephant in the room 01:15
it's awkward 01:17
but isn't it weird that the groom is 01:18
marrying his ex-wife's sister fairy 01:20
but you might also use it to bring up an 01:25
awkward topic 01:28
hey everyone i think we should talk 01:30
about the elephant in the room 01:32
like that 01:35
can you think of a time recently when 01:37
there was an elephant in the room a 01:39
problem no one wanted to talk about 01:41
well that's it for today did you enjoy 01:45
today's lesson gina and i have a lot 01:47
more fun expressions you can use in your 01:50
daily life coming up so stay tuned for 01:52
more and we'll see you next time goodbye 01:55
let's talk about the elephant in the 01:59
room 02:01
some of you haven't downloaded the cake 02:02
app yet what have you got to lose cake 02:04
makes learning english fun 02:07

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[English]
[Music]
do you want to say something no you say
something what why me
because just do it someone has to
mention the elephant in the room fine
fine fine fine
um
just one question
why did we order hamburgers to our vegan
club meeting
[Music]
hi everyone i'm alex and i'm gina from
cake and today we're going to talk about
the elephant in the room
alex stop there's not really an elephant
in ah right
today's expression the elephant in the
room
the elephant in the room refers to the
problem or issue that everyone is
thinking about but no one is talking
about
imagine there's an elephant in the room
and all the people in the room are just
pretending that the elephant isn't there
you might use this expression when
whispering to your friend
hey gina
why isn't anyone talking about the
elephant in the room
it's awkward
but isn't it weird that the groom is
marrying his ex-wife's sister fairy
but you might also use it to bring up an
awkward topic
hey everyone i think we should talk
about the elephant in the room
like that
can you think of a time recently when
there was an elephant in the room a
problem no one wanted to talk about
well that's it for today did you enjoy
today's lesson gina and i have a lot
more fun expressions you can use in your
daily life coming up so stay tuned for
more and we'll see you next time goodbye
let's talk about the elephant in the
room
some of you haven't downloaded the cake
app yet what have you got to lose cake
makes learning english fun

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

say

/seɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to utter words

mention

/ˈmenʃən/

B1
  • verb
  • - to refer to something

elephant

/ˈelɪfənt/

A2
  • noun
  • - a large mammal with a trunk
  • noun
  • - a significant problem or issue that everyone avoids discussing.

order

/ˈɔːrdər/

A2
  • verb
  • - to request something

vegan

/ˈviːɡən/

B1
  • adjective
  • - relating to or practicing veganism

club

/klʌb/

A2
  • noun
  • - an association of people with a common interest

expression

/ɪkˈspreʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a word or phrase used to convey meaning

awkward

/ˈɔːkwərd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with

marrying

/ˈmæriɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to become husband or wife

ex-wife

/ˌeksˈwaɪf/

B1
  • noun
  • - a former wife

sister

/ˈsɪstər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a female sibling

topic

/ˈtɒpɪk/

A2
  • noun
  • - a subject of conversation

recently

/ˈriːsəntli/

A2
  • adverb
  • - in the recent past

problem

/ˈprɒbləm/

A2
  • noun
  • - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful

downloaded

/ˌdaʊnˈloʊdɪd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to copy data from one computer to another

fun

/fʌn/

A1
  • adjective
  • - enjoyable

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