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and I understand that you know you 00:00
booked online did you all book online 00:01
that's what you do now it's a movie well 00:03
it's not easy to book online it's 00:05
supposed to be easy easier than the past 00:07
will you be on the phone or queuing in 00:09
person now after book online and of 00:11
course it's a little bit easier good you 00:13
can do it from home but there are 00:14
aspects of booking online that make no 00:15
sense to me what is that little 00:17
challenge you have to go through before 00:18
we even get to the tickets that we like 00:21
a collection of out-of-focus wavy 00:23
letters behind each other coming out 00:26
from the P hello 00:32
it says can you read these legends why 00:36
am I doing this challenge I don't know 00:39
this is no fun 00:40
her you press send ago snow try these 00:43
why the [ __ ] am I doing this 00:47
by the tickets then you have to register 00:51
that's been put it everything you do now 00:55
online it balls me doesn't it when you 00:57
realize I've got to register now you see 00:59
that big registration form even I went 01:00
to the cinema the other day 01:03
let me see I don't know with my kids 01:04
Despicable Me 2 you have to register all 01:05
your information to join the views 01:08
cinema Finchley Road which is like a 01:09
mile and a half from my house you have 01:11
to put your name in your address I don't 01:13
even know why I'm giving them my address 01:16
anyway I mean I thought it would be best 01:17
that I came to you to watch the movie I 01:18
don't have you don't really need my 01:21
address I just need to know where you 01:23
are 01:25
towards Despicable Me 2 don't come to my 01:25
I have nothing I have Despicable Me 1 on 01:27
DVD 01:30
but they do have to put your address in 01:33
then you click country of your address 01:35
and every country in the world comes up 01:36
this huge big list of nations it's a 01:40
local cinema because I live in England 01:43
and you think let's hope he is there 01:49
because that's near the top but often 01:51
isn't there then you think oh it must be 01:53
Great Britain yes sometimes Great 01:55
Britain isn't even there and you think 02:00
ah [ __ ] it's the United Kingdom all the 02:01
way to you which is at the end of the 02:06
alphabet to find sometimes United 02:07
Kingdom isn't even there and they've 02:09
actually left it at the top but you 02:10
didn't realise 02:11
two minutes is what repetitive straining 02:17
syndrome just to tell them which country 02:19
you're in I'm obviously in England in 02:22
London 02:25
it's a cinema a mile and a half from my 02:26
house is coming from Uzbekistan for 02:28
example is the first one on the list 02:32
there people in Angola going I am so 02:37
sick of my local multiplex today we 02:39
should say towers - not London 02:45
they want your email address that's very 02:57
important isn't it the email address can 02:59
you confirm the email address they need 03:01
to check that you know your own email 03:03
address that's because they're so 03:04
desperate to get your email address so 03:05
they can harass you with little sales 03:07
promotions that you don't want and they 03:09
know you don't want it that's why they 03:11
make it very difficult for you to know 03:13
whether you're supposed to tick or not 03:14
tick the box which basically tells them 03:15
to leave you alone it'll say something 03:18
like if you do not want it not not not 03:20
to receive endless emails with the rest 03:22
of your life from the lives of your 03:24
children please remember to forget to 03:26
remember to run check check the non 03:27
check man check check check 03:29
launching tick box 03:30
[Applause] 03:33
transverses ooh it's the 50/50 darling 03:38
what do I do 03:41
do I check it or not ticket I've just 03:42
spent 45 minutes getting yangu 72 03:44
scrolling through every nation on earth 03:49
now I have a 50/50 by the time you get 03:51
to terms and conditions you just tick 03:56
them because let's be honest who has the 03:57
time 04:00
have you ever clicked on terms and 04:00
conditions I don't have a fortnight to 04:02
do legal reading you've missed the film 04:04
it's not even in the cinema anymore so 04:09
you just click it and hope that 04:12
everything's going to be okay but I 04:13
always get a flutter of panic I don't 04:15
know what I'm agreeing to in terms of 04:16
conditions I'm slightly worried that in 04:17
five years time or something iTunes 04:19
aren't gonna show up on my doorstep and 04:21
go we own this house now when you bought 04:22
the second series of Breaking Bad 04:27
who knew Lee passwords of authority do 04:29
you remember when you just had one 04:35
password well no I have certainly 04:36
passwords in my mind I have no idea I 04:38
have no idea when I'm confronted with me 04:40
basically I've got my original password 04:42
but now I've got variations of it 04:43
I've got like hyphens in it and numbers 04:45
at the end of it and big capitals but no 04:47
creases I hate is when you give them a 04:49
password because they want you to have a 04:51
password you suggest one and it'll go 04:53
weak [ __ ] off 04:55
that's my children's names 05:00
what's up don't you forget your password 05:04
you didn't even know you join there's a 05:07
bit forgotten 05:09
click here if you've forgotten go on 05:10
take if we forgot and you don't know 05:12
dear you've tried three times you're 05:13
locked out you're not even coming in 05:15
thinking about it five minutes think 05:16
about it come back they start asking you 05:18
questions about your life you don't even 05:21
remember giving them that information 05:23
what is your favorite dog company if I 05:25
chose a favorite mom can you throw me 05:28
back with your major name I'm trying to 05:36
go to the city but when you've done it 05:37
you feel so proud of yourself to here 05:42
with you you filled everything you look 05:43
at your registration form everything's 05:45
filled in all the little Asterix is and 05:46
you've got yes I've done it now it was 05:48
hard but I got there and you clicked 05:50
next with confidence then everything 05:52
comes back in red you [ __ ] this up 05:54
we've taken all your credit card details 05:58
away for no reason 06:00
sometimes you get time dance who the 06:03
[ __ ] am i racing against Angola going 06:06
I'll beat you come on kids you must get 06:10
to the airport 06:14
you 06:26

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[English]
and I understand that you know you
booked online did you all book online
that's what you do now it's a movie well
it's not easy to book online it's
supposed to be easy easier than the past
will you be on the phone or queuing in
person now after book online and of
course it's a little bit easier good you
can do it from home but there are
aspects of booking online that make no
sense to me what is that little
challenge you have to go through before
we even get to the tickets that we like
a collection of out-of-focus wavy
letters behind each other coming out
from the P hello
it says can you read these legends why
am I doing this challenge I don't know
this is no fun
her you press send ago snow try these
why the [ __ ] am I doing this
by the tickets then you have to register
that's been put it everything you do now
online it balls me doesn't it when you
realize I've got to register now you see
that big registration form even I went
to the cinema the other day
let me see I don't know with my kids
Despicable Me 2 you have to register all
your information to join the views
cinema Finchley Road which is like a
mile and a half from my house you have
to put your name in your address I don't
even know why I'm giving them my address
anyway I mean I thought it would be best
that I came to you to watch the movie I
don't have you don't really need my
address I just need to know where you
are
towards Despicable Me 2 don't come to my
I have nothing I have Despicable Me 1 on
DVD
but they do have to put your address in
then you click country of your address
and every country in the world comes up
this huge big list of nations it's a
local cinema because I live in England
and you think let's hope he is there
because that's near the top but often
isn't there then you think oh it must be
Great Britain yes sometimes Great
Britain isn't even there and you think
ah [ __ ] it's the United Kingdom all the
way to you which is at the end of the
alphabet to find sometimes United
Kingdom isn't even there and they've
actually left it at the top but you
didn't realise
two minutes is what repetitive straining
syndrome just to tell them which country
you're in I'm obviously in England in
London
it's a cinema a mile and a half from my
house is coming from Uzbekistan for
example is the first one on the list
there people in Angola going I am so
sick of my local multiplex today we
should say towers - not London
they want your email address that's very
important isn't it the email address can
you confirm the email address they need
to check that you know your own email
address that's because they're so
desperate to get your email address so
they can harass you with little sales
promotions that you don't want and they
know you don't want it that's why they
make it very difficult for you to know
whether you're supposed to tick or not
tick the box which basically tells them
to leave you alone it'll say something
like if you do not want it not not not
to receive endless emails with the rest
of your life from the lives of your
children please remember to forget to
remember to run check check the non
check man check check check
launching tick box
[Applause]
transverses ooh it's the 50/50 darling
what do I do
do I check it or not ticket I've just
spent 45 minutes getting yangu 72
scrolling through every nation on earth
now I have a 50/50 by the time you get
to terms and conditions you just tick
them because let's be honest who has the
time
have you ever clicked on terms and
conditions I don't have a fortnight to
do legal reading you've missed the film
it's not even in the cinema anymore so
you just click it and hope that
everything's going to be okay but I
always get a flutter of panic I don't
know what I'm agreeing to in terms of
conditions I'm slightly worried that in
five years time or something iTunes
aren't gonna show up on my doorstep and
go we own this house now when you bought
the second series of Breaking Bad
who knew Lee passwords of authority do
you remember when you just had one
password well no I have certainly
passwords in my mind I have no idea I
have no idea when I'm confronted with me
basically I've got my original password
but now I've got variations of it
I've got like hyphens in it and numbers
at the end of it and big capitals but no
creases I hate is when you give them a
password because they want you to have a
password you suggest one and it'll go
weak [ __ ] off
that's my children's names
what's up don't you forget your password
you didn't even know you join there's a
bit forgotten
click here if you've forgotten go on
take if we forgot and you don't know
dear you've tried three times you're
locked out you're not even coming in
thinking about it five minutes think
about it come back they start asking you
questions about your life you don't even
remember giving them that information
what is your favorite dog company if I
chose a favorite mom can you throw me
back with your major name I'm trying to
go to the city but when you've done it
you feel so proud of yourself to here
with you you filled everything you look
at your registration form everything's
filled in all the little Asterix is and
you've got yes I've done it now it was
hard but I got there and you clicked
next with confidence then everything
comes back in red you [ __ ] this up
we've taken all your credit card details
away for no reason
sometimes you get time dance who the
[ __ ] am i racing against Angola going
I'll beat you come on kids you must get
to the airport
you

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

book

bʊk

A1
  • verb
  • - to reserve or arrange something in advance

online

ɒnˈlaɪn

A1
  • adjective
  • - connected to or accessible via the internet

challenge

ˈtʃælɪndʒ

A2
  • noun
  • - a difficult task or problem

register

ˈrɛdʒɪstər

A2
  • verb
  • - to sign up or provide information officially

address

əˈdrɛs

A1
  • noun
  • - the place where someone lives or an organization is located

confirm

kənˈfɜːrm

A2
  • verb
  • - to verify or assure something is correct

harass

həˈræs

B1
  • verb
  • - to bother or disturb repeatedly

promotion

prəˈmoʊʃən

A2
  • noun
  • - an activity to encourage sales or interest

tick

tɪk

A1
  • verb
  • - to mark or select with a checkmark

terms

tɜːrmz

A2
  • noun
  • - conditions or rules of an agreement

password

ˈpæsˌwɜːrd

A1
  • noun
  • - a secret word or code to access something

variation

vɛəˈreɪʃən

B1
  • noun
  • - a change or difference in form or detail

hyphen

ˈhaɪfən

B1
  • noun
  • - a short line (-) used to join words or numbers

capital

ˈkæpɪtl

A1
  • adjective
  • - uppercase letters in writing

proud

praʊd

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction

credit

ˈkrɛdɪt

A2
  • noun
  • - money lent or borrowed

repetitive

rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv

B1
  • adjective
  • - repeated or monotonous

strain

streɪn

B1
  • noun
  • - a force or pressure causing stress

multiplex

ˈmʌltɪplɛks

B2
  • noun
  • - a cinema with several screens

flutter

ˈflʌtər

B1
  • noun
  • - a state of nervous excitement

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Key Grammar Structures

  • that's what you do now it's a movie well

    ➔ Present Simple with 'now' for current habits

    ➔ The phrase 'that's what you do now' uses the Present Simple to describe a current habit, emphasized by 'now'.

  • it's not easy to book online it's supposed to be easy

    ➔ Contrast using 'it's not... it's supposed to...'

    ➔ The sentence contrasts the reality ('it's not easy') with the expectation ('it's supposed to be easy') using parallel structures.

  • why am I doing this challenge I don't know

    ➔ Present Continuous for actions in progress

    ➔ 'Why am I doing this challenge' uses the Present Continuous to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking.

  • you have to register all your information to join the views

    ➔ Modal verb 'have to' for obligation

    ➔ 'You have to register' uses the modal verb 'have to' to express a necessity or obligation.

  • I don't even know why I'm giving them my address

    ➔ Present Continuous with 'even' for emphasis

    ➔ The use of 'even' with the Present Continuous ('I don't even know') adds emphasis to the speaker's confusion.

  • they make it very difficult for you to know whether you're supposed to tick or not tick the box

    ➔ Passive voice for emphasis on the action

    ➔ The passive voice ('they make it very difficult') emphasizes the action rather than the doer, highlighting the difficulty imposed on the user.

  • who has the time to click on terms and conditions

    ➔ Relative clause with 'who' for indirect questions

    ➔ The relative clause ('who has the time') is used to form an indirect question, expressing doubt or disbelief.

  • I've got my original password but now I've got variations of it

    ➔ Present Perfect for past actions with present relevance

    ➔ The Present Perfect ('I've got') is used to describe past actions that have a connection to the present situation.

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