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today we're learning English with a

princess diaries a shy awkward teenager

who feels invisible at her High School

in San

Francisco oops I'm sorry I didn't see

you um I was

thinking suddenly finds out that her

father is the next king of Genovia a

small European Kingdom her life takes a

dramatic turn and since needs to become

a princess there are some certain rules

she has to follow in the clip we brought

for you today her grandmother the queen

is helping Mia with a royal makeover and

teaching her some princess manners Mia

isn't used to those fancy rules so

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so please welcome princess

Mia Amelia Circle slowly so I can

evaluate the work to be done

Amelia does your bad posture affect your

hearing well Carriage obviously

hairstyle

complexion

stop eyes

lovely but hidden beneath Bushman

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eyebrows the neck is seamly and you will

wear stockings not tights not socks and

I never want to see those shoes again

again when walking in a crowd one is

under scrutiny all the

time so we don't slump like this we drop

the shoulders we think

tall we tuck under and we transfer the

weight from one foot to why don't you

just tuck one ankle behind the other and

place the hands gracefully on the

knees as a mother to a daughter this

scene worries me a little bit as it may

be misleading for young girls so-called

beauty standards and being judged by

their looks can make girls doubt

themselves and feel pressured to change

to fit in instead I hope you take away a

lesson in valuing individuality for

instance when Clarice says Mia's eyes

are lovely eyes lovely

it's a reminder that certain qualities

are worth celebrating everyone has a

unique quality to carry with pride as we

see later in the movie now before we

dive into today's lesson and learn some

really great English Expressions I

thought you might enjoy hearing an

Hathaway's reflection on the film

looking back over her acting career this

was the film that changed my life like

it's so weird to watch it I haven't seen

this movie in maybe 20 years and

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I it's a it's a little I'm a little bit

speechless with this one this is it's

actually it's um it's very emotional to

see it she says she's speechless because

the movie proved to be so important in

her career that she finds herself

overwhelmed with emotion so it's hard to

find words to express yourself we will

return to an Hathaway but now let's

learn English with Mia and her

grandmother the queen Amelia Circle

slowly so I can evaluate the work to be

done Amelia does your bad posture affect

your hearing turn oh sorry no no no

slowly turn slowly you I already used

the word to judge earlier and evaluate

would be a more formal word to say that

you want to judge or assess someone's

looks Behavior performance or a

situation in general hold up you

evaluating us think about it how a

baseball team get better they evaluate

performance this is just an informal yet

permanent record of who's contributing

one yeah why don't we evaluate you

evaluate me yeah yeah you know what I

already

did Amelia does your bad posture affect

your hearing turn oh sorry no no no

slowly turn slowly you well Carriage

obviously posture is how you hold your

body and like body language it can say a

lot about a person whether you're

confident shy or afraid of something in

this scene the word carriage is used as

a more formal somewhat old-fashioned

word to refer to me as posture Carriage

is related to the word carry and the

phrase to carry yourself is still in use

in Modern English and it means how you

present yourself in terms of confidence

and elegance it's an attitude Greg it's

a confidence it's the way you carry

yourself that lets the world know that

the buck stops with

you

hairstyle

complexion stop when you want to talk

about someone's skin tone or Texture you

will use the word complexion the word

complexion is often collocated with

adjectives like clear Fair dark healthy

or glowing when referring to skin check

out these examples any more information

I should know yes but not about this

we're doctors uh we like to give out

health tips you should wear sunscreen

even with your dark complexion nice save

mhm more concealing cream your

complexion is so

fair now this has a touch of lavender in

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now eyes

lovely but hidden beneath Bushman

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eyebrows the neck is seamly is

like her father her comment about Mia's

eyebrows was not nice at all and not

politically correct so I would suggest

that you avoid any comments like that

but let me explain what she means here

this is the bush people also known as

the S people the indigenous hunter

gatherers traditionally living in

southern Africa when the queen says Mia

has Bushman eyebrows she means they are

very thick in everyday English we

usually describe thick eyebrows as Bush

Bush which comes from the word Bush

bushes are plants usually shorter than

trees and often have a rounded thick

appearance bushie can also describe

thick messy hair or beard what's that

sir a great big bushy beard come on

let's have a mosy

around the neck is seamly

is like her father seemly is an uncommon

word meaning a appropriate or proper so

she says Mia's neck is appropriate or

presentable looking neat who has nails

like these everybody well tomorrow I

would like to see clean fingers and you

will wear stockings not tights not socks

and I never want to see those shoes

again these are

stockings tights and socks sometimes

it's really hard to differentiate

between socks and stockings right so

just look at them again and try to

remember interesting fact stockings were

first used in medieval times when leg

coverings were essential for both warmth

and modesty and they were worn by men

and women and this is a Christmas

stocking they can hold more candies and

presents than socks so maybe it helps

you remember the difference and I never

want to see those shoes again let's

break down the connected speech in this

phrase and I I never want to see those

shoes again what happens here is we drop

the D sound from and and Link three

words together and I never and I never

want to see has awah sound want to want

to see and it can even be reduced to

want to see want to see listen to this

part again those shoes again those shoes

again you can't hear the the sound from

those because it merges into the Sho

sound from shoes those shoes those shoes

again the words shoes and again are

linked together with a schw sound from

again again shoes again shoes again now

listen again and repeat the whole

phrase and I never want to see those

shoes again and I never want to see

those shoes again and I never want see

those shoes

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again when walking in a crowd one is

under scrutiny all the

time so we don't schlump like this under

scrutiny means that someone's actions

are being watched very closely often to

check if they're doing things right or

if there are any mistakes it's like

having a spotlight on you where people

are paying extra attention to what you

do it is a Wonder then that feet do not

Tire or heaven forbid trip under the

scrutiny of all those attentive eyes

keeping close watch

indeed so we don't schlump like

this the word schlump refers to a poor

posture it originates from Yiddish and

is used primarily in American English

especially in casual or humorous

settings a more common word would be

slump it means to sit lean or fall

heavily often due to tiredness laziness

or discouragement so imagine you've had

a very long day and you slump into your

chair too tired to even take off your

shoes you passed out over his arm and

slumped onto the floor to the Bone show

we tuck under and we transfer the weight

from one foot

to no princesses never cross their legs

in public why don't you just tuck one

ankle behind the other and place the

hands gracefully on the knees tuck under

means to pull or position something

close to the body often to create a neat

compact shape it's straightening your

posture she then teaches Mia not to

cross her legs but to tuck one ankle

behind the other here tuck suggests

making a small movement to keep the legs

together in a graceful way you can often

hear the phrase tuck in your shirt

meaning to neatly place the bottom of

your shirt inside your pants or skirt so

it looks tidy and doesn't hang Loosely

like here in this example oh thank you

well I don't tuck in that much see golf

makes me tuck in you could tuck I'm

rarely tucked in no princesses never

cross their legs in public why don't you

just tuck one ankle behind the other and

place the hands gracefully on the

knees the word gracefully relates to

Elegance it's commonly used with verbs

that reflect movement Behavior or

response for example move gracefully

speak gracefully and you can picture a

pair of swans swimming gracefully on the

lake and finally there's some gram

structure I wanted to comment on the

queen says why don't you tuck one ankle

behind the other that sounds different

from her more direct instructions like

we don't schlump like this or princesses

never cross their legs if you want to

give instruction or advice while

sounding friendly and polite start your

sentence with this phrase why don't you

and if it is a suggestion rather than a

question we don't always need a question

mark at the end why don't you just tuck

one ankle behind the other you can also

practice the connected speech with this

phrase the combination of the letters t

plus y gives us a CH sound why don't you

why don't you listen and

repeat why don't you just talk why don't

you just

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talk in this next scene you'll see a

humorous makeover session where Paulo

The Stylist is helping Mia to get ready

for State dinner

let the work begin ah of course where is

the beautiful girl my granddaughter

Amilia she is gorgeous let us take a

closer look buzy busy dizzy in the best

sense oh he's all

right do you wear contact lens well I

have them but I don't really like to

wear them that much now you

do I love your eyebrows we'll call them

Freda and

col you want to know a big secret tell

me the Cucumber does

nothing this is something we make

up Majesty a princess

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she is gorgeous let us take a closer

look Paulo we have a limited number of

days before the state dinner Rizzy busy

dizzy in the best sense so Pao is

Italian you can hear he uses the wrong

pronunciation of the word gorgeous you

may want to repeat after me

gorgeous gorgeous means very beautiful

and attractive free busy dizzy it may

sound like gibberish a random set of

words but actually it's a playful

rhyming phrase used by Paulo to describe

Mia's Untamed hair Untamed means wild

uncontrolled or not managed it often

describes something natural or rough

that hasn't been shaped groomed or

organized so let's break down these

words one by one freezy when said about

hair it means wild Cur or

Untamed I need you what should we do

about my hair that lady called it frizzy

your hair is Flawless byy normally means

having a lot to do but here it likely

refers to her hair being messy or full

of texture as if there is a lot going on

and finally DIY describes feeling a

light-headed that sensation of spinning

around and losing one's balance but here

it humorously suggests her hair is

chaotic or out of

control do you wear contact lens well I

have them but I don't really like to

wear them that much now you

do you broke my glasses you broke my

brush you see Mia wearing glasses when

you have poor eyesight an alternative to

wearing glasses could be wearing contact

lenses transparent plastic lenses worn

on the surface of the eye

I love your eyebrows we'll call them

Freda and Kal Paulo humorously names

Mia's eyebrows Freda and Koo referencing

Freda koo's iconic look Freda Koo was a

Mexican painter known for her deeply

personal and surreal

self-portraits now I promised you to

come back to an Hathaway here's how she

commented on this part of the clip

so he really had to break the brush in

this they pre- broke the brush and it

was supposed to break kind of easily but

it didn't quite happen so that's me and

Larry I'm kind of improving trying to

get it to go and I don't remember if the

ow was real or if I was just buying him

some

time to buy some time means to create a

delay to give some extra time somebody

needs for something like in this case

they had to improvise to save the scene

and actually break the

brush you want to know what biggest

secret tell me the Cucumber does

nothing this is something we make up

makeup means to create or invent

something especially story or an idea

that didn't happen or isn't

true Majesty Paulo is exhausted because

Majesty only Paulo can take this and

this and give you a

princess when you are exhausted you're

extremely tired or worn out with no

energy left do you remember the word you

can used to describe collapsing onto the

couch when you are completely exhausted

let's find out because now it's time for

a

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test Amelia Circle slowly so I can

evaluate the work to be

done Amelia does your bad posture affect

your hearing

turn oh sorry no no no slowly turn

slowly thank you what is a

posture the way you hold your body how

fast you move your tone of voice your

energy

[Music]

level well Carriage obviously

hairstyle complexion

[Music]

stop eyes

lovely but hidden beneath Bushman

eyebrows what would be the opposite of

bushy eyebrows thin eyebrows sparse

eyebrows thick eyebrows bushy eyebrows

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the neck is seamly

is like her

father really they are oh my who has

nails like these everybody well tomorrow

I would like to see clean fingers and

you will wear stockings not tights not

socks and I never want to see those

shoes again when walking in a crowd one

is under scrutiny all the time

what does it mean to be under

[Music]

scrutiny to be under scrutiny means

being closely watched or examined often

to check for mistakes or

problems let the work begin ah of course

where is the beautiful girl my

granddaughter

Amelia she is gorgeous let us take a

closer look Paulo we have a limited

number of days before the state dinner

what does gorgeous mean very beautiful

or

attractive graceful like a swan calm and

peaceful very

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unattractive you want to know a biggest

secret tell me the Cucumber does

nothing this is something we make

up in this context what does the phrasal

verb makeup mean use

Cosmetics use it for

eating invent something

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next did you know she was lady

witha you spoke with panopy this morning

yes she is devastated about Miss cper

coming

forward tell me you did not

know no not about cresa

the friendship was already souring but

this Caper may be the final straw I

should hope

so I suppose it would be nonsensical for

you to have befriended her if you knew

considering everything she's written

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
evaluate /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ B2	verb - to form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess
posture /ˈpɒstʃər/ B2	noun - the position in which someone holds their body
carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ C1	noun - the way in which a person holds and moves their body
complexion /kəmˈplekʃən/ B2	noun - the natural color, texture, and appearance of a person's skin
bushy /ˈbʊʃi/ B2	adjective - growing thickly or untidily
seemly /ˈsiːmli/ C2	adjective - conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste
scrutiny /ˈskruːtəni/ C1	noun - critical observation or examination
slump /slʌmp/ B2	verb - sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply
gracefully /ˈɡreɪsfəli/ B2	adjective - in a way that shows elegance or beauty of movement
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ A2	adjective - beautiful; very attractive
untamed /ʌnˈteɪmd/ C1	adjective - not domesticated or disciplined; wild
improvise /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ C1	verb - create and perform spontaneously
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	verb - invent (a story or excuse)
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B1	adjective - drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired
devastated /ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling very shocked and upset

Key Grammar Structures

• Why don't you just tuck one ankle behind the other?

  ➔ Why don't you + base verb (Suggestion form)

  ➔ Using "Why don't you" is a polite, indirect way to give instructions or make suggestions.

• When walking in a crowd, one is under scrutiny all the time.

  ➔ Impersonal pronoun 'one'

  ➔ The pronoun "one" is used here to make a general statement about people.

• This is something we make up.

  ➔ Phrasal verb (Verb + Preposition/Adverb)

  ➔ To "make up" means to invent a story or idea that isn't true.

• I haven't seen this movie in maybe 20 years.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The Present Perfect is used here to describe an action that hasn't happened throughout a period of time.

• This was the film that changed my life.

  ➔ Relative Clause (Defining)

  ➔ "That changed my life" identifies exactly which film is being discussed.

• I never want to see those shoes again.

  ➔ Adverb of frequency 'never'

  ➔ "Never" is used to strongly express a desire that something does not happen in the future.

• I'm a little bit speechless with this one.

  ➔ Modifier 'a little bit'

  ➔ "A little bit" softens the adjective "speechless".

• I am looking back over her acting career.

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'look back over'

  ➔ "Look back over" means to review or think about past events.