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Well, let's uh dig a little bit deeper

into that because some people might be

listening to this and thinking bonfire

night. What are you on about? So, Steve,

what is bonfire night?

Oh, it's so good. It's so good. And it's

uniquely British. So hundreds of years

ago,

some people who I guess these days would

be called terrorists

decided to blow up the government and

they got some barrels of gunpowder and

went to the Houses of Parliament in

London. That's next to Big Ben,

obviously the famous Clark, and they hid

away and they were going to blow up

Parliament, but they were caught. One of

the main people involved was called Guy

Forks

and he was caught and he was hung. And

the king said, "We're going to celebrate

the fact that he was caught on November

the 5th every year and we're going to

have big bonfires and we're going to set

up fireworks."

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Hello. Hello everybody. Good morning,

good afternoon, good evening and good

night. And we are back for another

little chinwag, another little chitchat

to use some British English slang

phrases and just provide you with some

comprehensible input and English

listening practice between two Brits.

So, he needs no introduction. You know

who he is. Steve, how are you and

welcome back.

I'm not too bad, thanks Lewis, and

thanks for having me on your podcast.

>> It's a pleasure. You know, we had our

last little chat a few months ago. So,

tell us what's new and how's life?

>> Um, fair to middling, I think, is the

right English expression. Fair to

middling. Um,

I'm just doing fine, Lewis. I'm not the

best and I'm not the worst at being fair

to middling. It's a It's a nice

expression. Exactly. I mean, we're

recording this in November. It's getting

a little bit colder. The days are

getting a little bit shorter as well.

It's a moment of the year where

personally I take advantage of the fact

that days are shorter to kind of like

hibernate a little bit. It's like I'm a

bear and I'm going into hiding over

winter where I'll just sit back, watch

series, stay at home, save a little bit

of money, and prepare myself to come out

and reappear when days start to get a

little bit longer.

I've always suspected that you were part

because you have all the hairy chest.

I'm a little jealous for your hairy

chest because I hadn't got one. Well, I

was suspected you were part there,

Lewis.

>> There you have the proof, the

confirmation.

But yeah, do you do a similar thing in

winter? Do you kind of like go out less,

chill out more?

No. To be honest, I I love My favorite

day is in November, and my favorite day

is today. I love bonfire night. I'm

obsessed with Bonfire Night ever since I

was a child. I've done videos on my

channel about Bonfire Night and how much

I love it. And tonight is the night.

>> Okay. Well, let's uh dig a little bit

deeper into that because some people

might be listening to this and thinking,

"Bonfire night? What are you on about?"

So, Steve, what is bonfire night?

Oh, it's so good. It's so good. And it's

uniquely British. So hundreds of years

ago,

some people who I guess these days would

be called terrorists

decided to blow up the government and

they got some barrels of gunpowder and

went to the Houses of Parliament in

London. that's next to Big Ben, which

obviously the famous Clark and they hid

away and they were going to blow up

Parliament, but they were caught and one

of the main people involved was called

Guy Forks

and he was caught and he was hung and

the king said, "We're going to celebrate

the fact that he was caught on November

the 5th every year and we're going to

have big bonfires. is and we're going to

set up fireworks and we're going to

create a model. Craig Red's an effigy of

this man called Guy Forks

and we're going to throw him on the

bonfire and he's going to burn, which is

a bit gruesome really. It's a bit like

Halloween,

but it's even better. And um ever since

I was a child, we've always had bonfires

in our back garden or went to organized

displays. We saved our pocket money and

bought fireworks, which is only legal

around this time of year in the UK. And

it's become legal around Christmas as

well, but mainly it's bonfire night. All

the supermarkets and shops are full of

these fireworks, and we all let them off

tonight. It's such a good party

atmosphere.

>> And usually in every town and city,

they'll have different places where

you'll gather. Everybody will get

together. You'll have some kind of like

food trucks as well. And everybody will

go out. Usually, it's a little bit

chilly. It's a bit nippy, a bit cold.

And then you just go look up at the sky,

see all of these fireworks going off,

and then you might be able to get a

little bit closer to the bonfire to, you

know, warm yourself up a little bit. And

in fact, knowing that you are from

Liverpool, I think maybe the last

bonfire night that I went to was in

Septton Park. I think uh it was because

that was my last year of university. And

Sept Park, for those of you who don't

know, is I'd say the main park, the

biggest park in Liverpool. And there

they have different events. And one of

these events was to celebrate Bonfire

Night. And since then, I don't think

I've been in the UK for the 5th of

November because I'll tend to go back

home for Christmas, for Easter, for

summer, for quite a while. But

November's never a moment to go back

home. At least not in my family. So

[snorts] now you're saying it, I kind of

miss it. I wish I was there today.

It's I tell I because of the jobs that

we that we both do. We speak to people

all around the world, you know, teaching

them English. And often, I'm sure like

me, you get asked when's the best time

to visit? And I always say, make sure

you come the end of October, early

November, so that you can experience

Bonfire Night. I'm like a big child when

it comes to it. I absolutely love it.

And some of, as you quite rightly say,

some of the the displays that are put

on, of course, there's private little

bonfires in people's gardens, but some

of the displays that the towns and the

cities put on are spectacular.

Just spectacular. Um, oh, it's well

worth visiting the UK on November the

5th.

>> Okay. And another thing that I'm

thinking about now is toffee apples

because of course you'll have lots of

little goodies and sweets and things you

can eat. And I believe that toffee

apples are very very typical at this

time of year. So then you've got an

apple which is on a stick and it's

covered in toffee. So it's a little bit

complicated to eat at first until you

start like licking it and then it starts

melting a bit. But the idea of already

something naturally sweet in an apple

and then covering it with like

artificial sweet stuff,

you'd be absolutely buzzing just licking

your toffee apple.

>> Absolutely. And

my favorite is to um we go out top the

apples, we walk to the local park or we

walk to the waterfront at Liverpool.

Sometimes they put on a display of

fireworks as well. And on the way home,

we always walk cuz on the way home,

we'll stop in a chippy, buy a bag of

chips, and we're walking back eating

chips and we see all the fireworks going

off from all the displays all over the

city. Spectacular.

Clay, perfect. And by the way, a chippy

is a fish and chip shop. And some people

sometimes ask me, uh, you know, fish and

chips, what what fish do you have? You

just say fish. So, it's usually two main

fish and um you either have hadock or

cod. Personally, I always go for hadock

if I've got the choice. Steve, would you

also go for hadock or cod?

>> No, I'd go for cod to be honest.

>> Um, when I was young, I'm showing my age

now. When I was young, fish and chips

was a cheap meal.

So I would be given money by my mom to

go up to the local fish and chip shop,

the local chippy, and I would buy a

large chips for us all and maybe two

fish that would be split because they

were always enormous. Um,

but now, not that long ago, I was in the

the city center and I made the mistake

of going to a well-known tourist area

called Albert Dock and they have a

chippy and I went in there and fish and

chips were £14.

Fish and chips £14. I couldn't believe

it. So, it's become an expensive treat

now. Even though that was a touristy

area, it's still, you know, it's just

become expensive.

Inflation. Everything's going up, right?

Everything's getting more expensive.

>> Yes.

Everything's going up except our wages.

>> Exactly. What a time to be alive.

[laughter]

Awesome. So, we've already used a couple

of nice phrases related to British

slang, but let's keep doing it. So, as

I've been doing in a few recent

conversations, I'm going to keep sharing

and stopping sharing a list of random

conversation questions which each

include something British, whether

that's a bit of slang, a phrasal verb,

an expression, and we'll take it in

turns to ask an answer. And because we

haven't prepared this, we might end up

making up some answers and telling a few

white lies, you know, stretching the

truth slightly. But I'll kick off with

the first one. And I'm curious. Um,

this one, the second question, Steve, do

you know anyone who's a bit of a chatter

box? And if so, if they're so chatty, so

talkative, how do you handle them?

Let's be honest, Louis, we both know

that hammer chat box

is you're not going to meet someone that

likes a natter, which is another word

for chat, more than me.

However,

I love chatter boxes. I don't like

people who are quiet. I like

conversation.

Um, having said that, a few weeks ago,

I made a video and it was about how to

politely stop someone interrupting you

or stopping them chat if you need to say

something back to them. And I think

there was three or four techniques that

I explained in the video of how to do

this. And my favorite one by far is if

someone is talking nonstop at you and

you can't get a word in edgewise, which

is another phrase we use when someone's

speaking and you and you're like that.

My best advice is say the person's name.

So if you're talking to me all the time,

we like hearing our own name and it will

stop us. So, if you're talking

and I just say, "Lewis, can I just ask

you?" You will stop as soon as you hear

your name. It's a great technique for

dealing with chatter boxes.

>> Okay. So, somebody will just not shut

up. They're going on and on and on.

>> See, [laughter]

it worked wonders. It worked to

perfection.

>> So, in that case, this is the way to

handle a chatter box if they're getting

on your nerves. If they're winding you

up a little bit, if you just can't

handle it anymore and it's like going on

and on, say the name,

>> you know, you know the song.

>> Say my name. Say my name.

>> If you need to reinforce it, do what I

did there. Hold your hand up. Body

language is so important in

communication.

So Lewis, if they carry on, Lewis,

stop sign. They will stop every time. It

never fails.

But like I say, I quite like I I quite

like chatting. I quite like having a

nata. I I people can talk to me as much

as they want. It's my turn to ask you a

question. Perfect. I like it. Well,

Steve,

>> hold on. [laughter]

>> Here we have the list. So, take your

pick. Have a look. Okay, I'm going for

the top of the shop.

>> I'm going for the very top one. When was

the last time you were absolutely gutted

about something?

Maybe you heard something or maybe you

did something or something went wrong

that you were trying to do.

Great. Okay, I've got one. I've got an

answer. Uh because uh it's funny, we

actually mentioned this adjective the

last time we had a chat because we were

describing when you're really really sad

or disappointed. You've been gutted,

like your guts have been taken out. And

I'm very rarely gutted. Sometimes I can

be a bit down. Sometimes I can be a

little bit pissed off, but I don't often

show it. I kind of keep myself to myself

and I don't open up about my feelings.

But there was a time related to YouTube

and content when I was a little bit

gutted. And it was a couple of months

ago because when I was back home over

August,

I made a few videos quite a lot to try

and get ahead with content, which is a

nice technique that I use to try and

avoid being stressed. But one of them I

recorded was like a house tour of my

parents' house. And uh I thought, "Oh,

this is a nice video." You know,

comprehensible input, lots of

vocabulary. My parents' house is quite

nice as well. And I scheduled it. Uh it

went live. It was doing quite well. And

then after a few hours, first my sister

messaged me and was like, "Lewis, I

don't know how mom and dad are gonna

feel about this video. You know, it's

quite personal. Did you ask permission?"

I was like, "No, but I I didn't do

anything wrong. It's absolutely fine.

I'm just showing the house." And then

she was like, "You should probably tell

them and ask them if um they want you to

delete it or not." So then I asked them

and they were like, "Louis, it's

absolutely fine, but you know, for our

own privacy, it's maybe better that you

don't show certain rooms or certain

things." So I was like, "Ah, you know,

you're the boss. You're in charge. No

worries." So I had to take down the

video. And of course, it's no big deal.

I wasn't absolutely devastated, but it

was a Sunday. I was a bit hung over as

well. while I was watching TV and I was

getting excited about a successful video

and then I was like going to have to

delete it, aren't I? So, at that moment

when I made that tough decision, I was

gutted like all that work for nothing.

>> I feel for you. I totally feel that.

It's it's like in Spanish they have a

great expression, the loiento, I feel it

in my heart, you know, I feel it. You've

just reminded me of one.

>> Okay. YouTube as well. It's

>> to do with YouTube and it's sort of your

fault why I was gutted.

>> Okay.

>> Um I watched a video you did where you

looked around your flat and you stole or

at least you were wearing your

girlfriend's slippers.

>> Uhhuh.

>> Right. And I was inspired. I thought

this is a really nice video. It's it's

showing how people really live and you

learn English in the best possible way.

You know, the technical phrase I think

as you've used is comprehensible input.

That's a great way of learning a

language. And I thought, I wonder if I

could do something like this.

Now, quite famously,

I'm probably the only adult in the world

that doesn't have a mobile phone.

>> Okay? So, I know that you use your phone

to record. I don't have a phone to

record.

And my camera, the one I'm using now,

well, I record it in my house so I can

move it around literally attached to my

laptop if I want to record something.

>> I thought I need a video camera that I

can go around.

>> So, I treated myself. I'd had a good

month on YouTube, so I treated myself

and I bought

this.

>> Okay. Looks fancy.

>> So, to put it in perspective, this is

the size against my hand.

>> Uh-huh.

>> Okay. But it's got a trick.

So,

this is the part that it works from.

>> Mhm. And you should see

so you should be able to see yourself

now what I can see. So you can see all

my messy room. You can see over. So if I

go over there,

>> you can see around my room and it's all

coming from this.

Great. Does great video. Everything was

marvelous and no one really notices it.

So, I thought I'll go out in public

and no one will even know. I'll just

walk around like Lewis did in his flat

and say, "Here is a tree. This is a post

box. Watch me cross the road."

So difficult. So difficult to walk and

talk at the same time, but I was

determined. So, let me take this off.

It's magnetic. Um,

so and of course you can stick it on

things like lamposts and just talk to

the lampost. So good. Love my little

toy.

So I thought what I'll do is I'll talk

about clothes.

I'll make a video about clothing.

>> Mhm. And the best place that I could

think to do this where there would be

lots of clothes was in Markx and

Spencer, the famous British clothes

store. And in Liverpool we have a

massive Marks and Spencer store.

So outside

they had a shelter for bicycles and I

stuck the little camera on

and I started. Today I'm going to tell

you all about British phrases for

clothing when I go into the most famous

clothes store in England, Marks and

Spencer, and you're going to come with

me. Hi, I'm Steve. And I did a nice

introduction, took it off, stuck it on,

in I went. I was in that store for an

hour. I No problem going through the

men's clothes. So, this is a shirt,

different sizes. This is a rail. I'm

putting it on the rail. I even went into

the changing room. I asked the assistant

and it's got a microphone built in. It

was great. So, can you tell me where the

changing room is? I knew, but I wanted

her to speak. Oh, yeah. The changing

room's that way. Thanks very much. Off I

went.

>> Mhm.

>> Ladies, I wasn't so good at walking

around because I'm a man walking saying,

"And this is a lady's bra." And that was

horrible. But I did it

and I finished and I got back in my car

and I thought, "Oh, this is going to be

so good."

>> And you never press record.

>> Got to press record.

>> I have to press record. I was gutted.

>> I was totally gutted.

>> Or are you going to redo it?

Yeah, but I've I've funny enough I've

just put one up about walking around a

supermarket. So, I went to a local

supermarket and just did one for 10

minutes

>> just to see how it all worked. And it's

okay. It's not my best. There's a skill,

isn't there, to what you do in terms of

the walking and the talking and taking

your time as you walk. And I I I rushed,

I think. So, I need to learn that skill.

But anyway, I'll put one up today about

going around a supermarket, which I

think I think it'll certainly teach

people English or help them learn

English and they get to see a bit of

British life. I'll remember to press

record next time.

>> I mean, that's one of the most

frustrating things ever. Whenever you

spend a lot of time doing anything, it

could be making a video or anything else

for that matter, and then realizing that

there was a little technical issue,

maybe you forgot to do something, you

click the wrong button, and it's like,

seriously, I just [laughter] wasted that

time for nothing. And it's so

frustrating. I'd say it's like equally

frustrating to when maybe you're at an

airport and you have a canceled flight

or a delayed flight. It's like

>> now what am I going to do?

>> Yep. Yep.

>> And you just do that sigh, don't you?

You do that little sigh that

>> it's very British.

>> And I mean, you can't do anything about

it. I mean, everybody should just think,

okay, it is what it is. But it's much

easier said than done. You know, it's

much harder to actually do it than to

say it.

>> Yes, perfect news.

>> Yeah, that was my example of being

gutted.

>> And I do blame you, [laughter]

>> just so you know.

>> It's all right. It's all right. I will

take it on the chin, which is a nice way

of saying like I'll accept this little

bit of criticism, this little joke, and

move on. I'm just going to take it on

the chin. I'll I'll own up to it. I hold

my hands up. [laughter]

It's not your fault. It's mine. I'm just

looking to place the blame.

>> Place the blame. Blame someone else but

me when it's me. Because I'm a muppet.

A muppet. Lovely phrase. A muppet. Um,

what does it mean? A muppet.

>> Are you Are you really that young that

you don't remember the Muppets?

>> No, no, of course. I I mean, I'm not

that young anymore. I feel like I'm

getting on, you know? I'm getting a bit

old, but of course I remember the

Muppets. And

>> I presume it's com It comes from that,

doesn't it? The expression of Muppets.

>> I think so. And it's interesting that u

one of these questions actually includes

the word muppet. So um a muppet is

basically an an idiot, a stupid person.

>> Yeah,

>> we've got loads of alternatives,

but I'm curious, Steve. Um tell me who's

the biggest muppet you've ever worked

with? And you don't have to name any

names. This person can stay anonymous,

but yeah. Have you ever worked with any

muppets? And in what way were they a

muppet?

For 30 years I worked for the government

and I had an interesting job. My job

basically was to help people and solve

problems.

And sometimes that work brought me into

contact with members of parliament.

These are the people who are elected to

run the country. The people who Guy

Forks tried to blow up.

And

I remember the very first MP I ever met,

I went into her office. It was a woman.

And when I came out, I couldn't believe

that this person was such a muppet. They

had no conception of the real world and

they were basically stupid.

And although I you can't stereotype

people, I hate that. But

it it struck me as an average

The people who are running the country

aren't really that bright. They're very

good at getting votes [snorts] but not

actually very intellectual.

And I remember once the then not now

stressed not now but the then leader of

the opposition party was in my house.

>> Okay. And

when he left and I said, "Okay, see you.

Bye." Um, I I found myself thinking,

"This is a person who wants to be the

prime minister, the top job, the person

who will decide how we all live our

lives." And he is an absolute

idiot, an absolute muppet.

>> Did he ever get elected? Did he ever

become the prime minister?

>> He did not.

>> I mean, that's a relief, but I I guess

the comparison, the alternative probably

isn't much brighter.

>> Seriously, he was a grown man and he

wore his baseball cap backwards.

He was supposed to be the prime minister

and he walked in with a baseball cap on

backwards. Who does that? He's a

grownup. Children do that. No. Tell me

yours. Who have you met who's a Muppet?

>> Um, well, it's funny because I've been

uh well, I was re-watching slashwatching

um a program. It's kind of like a

documentary program from like 12 years

ago. And because I'm from Yorkshire and

um I'm going back this weekend and my

fiance always wants to brush up on her

Yorkshire accent when she comes back and

sees my family. I was like, "Oh, let's

watch this documentary. It's called

Educating Yorkshire."

And it basically shows what uh secondary

schools are like around the UK. And

specifically, it's a secondary school in

Jewsbury, which is near to Leadeds. And

watching it, seeing what kids were like

back then was kind of bringing back

memories. And I started thinking like,

"Oh, wow. It was really like that." I

remember when I was at school and this

happened and I was thinking of muppets

who I knew from school because they'd

focus on like maybe the bullies, the

people who would misbehave quite a lot.

And it got me thinking like, "Oh, I knew

someone exactly like that. I know

someone knew someone exactly like that

as well." And it was these muppets who

were usually showing off, trying to get

attention without realizing that

they're not doing themselves any favors,

that they're only making life harder for

themselves. And there was a guy I was

friends with back in secondary school

and kind of started hanging around with

the wrong people. He was a nice guy at

heart, but you know, he got in with the

wrong crowd. So, their bad behavior kind

of rubbed off on him and like he started

to behave like this and started, you

know, making a scene in front of

teachers, getting a bit aggressive and I

was thinking, "Oh, what a muppet." you

know, he had his life ahead of himself

and then he decided to

>> absolutely

>> kind of go off the rails really to go

down a wrong path and yeah, I don't know

what he's doing nowadays, but watching

this program educating Yorkshire made me

think, that guy, what a muppet he was.

>> Yeah.

Did was bullying a big problem? I I've

got to say in my school bullying at

least I wasn't affect I'm sure it went

on but I never personally got affected

by it. Uh I certainly was never a bully

and I hope even at the young age I would

stand up to a bully but it just it just

wasn't in my circle you know. I I was

lucky I avoided that whole that whole

thing really. Was it a a problem in

yours?

I'd say not so much. Like of course

these things always happen, but it was

never like in a very very cruel way. So

if there was some bullying, it was like

minor stuff of people calling each other

names and stuff like that, but there was

never any serious bullying that you

might see from films or series of people

like

>> having fights in toilets and putting

their head down the toilet. I never

witnessed anything like that. It was

just kind of name calling and like

little insignificant things. Maybe like

a slight bit of intimidation to maybe

have like the bigger kids getting what

they want from the smaller kids like

jumping in the line or maybe stealing

insignificant things. So, of course, it

happened. It was a thing. Luckily, I

didn't really get bullied, but you'd see

certain things that were not nice, and

I'd like to think that bullying isn't an

issue today, but I've got no idea to be

honest.

>> I'm I'm sure it goes on. It's

unfortunate. You know, some people get

bullied and get picked on picked on. Um,

but yeah, it's a horrible thing. It's a

horrible thing. On a lighter note, let's

lighten it up because that's quite a

serious subject.

>> You mentioned Yorkshire and one of my

favorite places in the whole world is in

Yorkshire

and

it's called Malum. Do you know Malum?

>> Yeah. Yeah.

>> I love Malum. I I couldn't I first went

there with the school on a school trip,

a day trip to learn all about the

geography because it's such a strange

place with the limestone

>> and the cove and the limestone

>> and subsequently I've been back lots of

times just because you know I've I've

stayed over in this little tiny village

but the way it was explained to me was

it's where the ice age which was when

the world started getting covered in

ice. It's where it stopped. And because

all that ice stopped right on this

little town of Malum, obviously other

towns as well, but this town, um, the

ice melted and dropped all its rocks

that it had gathered as it was going

around the world. And as a result, it's

this it's the most spectacular

countryside I think I've ever seen in

the world. I think it's an amazing place

that hardly anyone seems to know about.

Okay. Now, I've been a few times as

well. Uh, going to Malum. It's kind of a

a commonish thing to do because it's

like less than an hour's drive away, so

you can get there 45 minutes or

something like that. And they've got

like little waterfalls as well. And the

cove where you can walk up onto the top

and you've got all of these limestones

that are together. You've got to kind of

like jump from one to another. And then

you've got this wonderful view where you

can see all across the horizon of like

rolling Yorkshire hills. So it is one of

the most beautiful places in the dales

in the Yorkshire Dales.

>> We should be sponsored by Malum Tourist

Board because everyone in the world

needs to go to Malum and see it with

their own eyes because it is so

spectacular and it's like a outside of

Yorkshire. It's almost a secret.

Maybe that's something we can do next

time. We can discuss some hidden gems

around the United Kingdom that people

don't really know a lot about, but they

should know more about. And we can

prepare some images as well, so then I

can show them so everybody can really

>> appreciate the beauty with your own

eyes.

>> Such a good idea.

>> Now, uh, let's do one final question

because then I've got to call it a day

and move on to my next class. But we've

got time for five minutes for one final

question and I'm going to ask you.

>> Can I choose it?

>> Yeah, sure.

Take your pick.

>> I've noticed one at the bottom on the

screen that I can see now. And when I

glanced it, when you put the questions

up before, I thought, "When's the last

time you had to le it?" Meaning to run

away.

And I thought, "I haven't got an answer.

I hope he never asks me that question

because I genuinely can't remember ever

running away. I run towards things and I

don't remember ever running away and

then just as you were talking it came to

me.

I did once have to leg it

and it's another story. I'm sorry about

this but it's another of my story. And

was it from the police? Did you leg it

from the police or what? The police were

involved.

I lived for a while in nice countryside

and close by the police had a school for

their for training their dogs.

You know the police dogs

>> and I've always loved dogs. I've always

had dogs. Love them. And they asked for

volunteers to go and help them train the

dogs. So this one Sunday, I think it was

the springtime, I remember it was wet

because I was wearing Wellington boots.

Wellington boots shortened usually to

Wellies, rubber boots that are

waterproof.

And um I turned up there and they said,

"Oh, you're just the person we need.

Come with me." So this big policeman

took me to the middle of this field

and he said, "Right, I'm going to lead

you in the middle of this field and a

policeman with a dog is going to come at

the end of that field and he is going to

shout to you. As soon as he starts

shouting to you,

I want you to turn around and leg it

that way. Run as fast as you can. The

policeman will send his dog and the dog

will stop you.

I thought I would just be walking the

dogs or, you know, helping, you know, I

would hide and they would sniff and find

me. No. So, I said, "Well, that's going

to hurt." [laughter]

And he said, "No, you'll get

protection."

So, I looked around and I didn't see any

big suits. I thought I would have a big

padded suit.

And instead,

from behind his back, he pulled a small

piece of carpet, maybe this big, and he

wrapped it around my arm and got some

tape and taped it just there.

And I'm looking at it and thinking,

"That's is that it?" And he went,

"You'll be fine. Run. The dog will grab

your arm.

bring you down and then the the

policeman will come and get the dog off

you. Don't worry, you'll be fine.

I was nervous, but I'm good with dogs.

So, he goes off and I'm stood in the

middle of a field in the countryside and

sure enough, this policeman comes with

this wolf. It's not It's not a dog. It's

a wolf. It's like something out of Game

of Thrones. this beast on a lead and it

smells dinner. It smells its dinner and

it's dinner is me. So the police the the

policeman shouts, "Oi, I want a word

with you." And as soon as I heard that,

I turned and there was a gate and it was

about 100 meters away

and I thought, "I'm off." So I start

legging it away from the dog.

And I just hear in the distance please

say if you don't stop I'll release my

dog.

>> Oh, I'm not stopping for anyone. I'm I'm

going. So the next thing I hear and

remember I'm in my wellies. These are

not like training shoes, running shoes.

These are wellies. And I'm in a muddy

field and I'm going as fast as I can. I

can hear the dog. I can hear its breath

and its paws as it pounds on the field

towards me. My heart's racing and I'm

thinking, "This is going to be bad." And

suddenly it takes my arm.

It takes my arm and drags me to the

floor.

And it's

and I thought, "None of the rest of me

is protected. Stay on that." And I hear

the policeman coming off and he's

running up like that and the dogs really

angry like big eyes and I'm like and I'm

going good boy good boy [laughter]

like this and the policeman comes gives

the command that the dog releases and

goes and sits by him like that and I sat

there like that and the policeman said

are you all right? And he went and I

said

yeah I I think I'm fine. You know, that

was that was terrifying but exciting at

the same time. And he went, "Go and give

him a kiss." And this big dog just run

over and starts licking my face. A

[gasps and laughter]

>> So yes, that's the time I've legged it

in my life. I ran [snorts] away from a a

monster.

I mean, I don't think I'd be able to do

that. I imagine it was cool and of

course a nice story to tell, but uh I'm

a coward. I mention it many times. I'm

an absolute chicken. So, if I saw this

big dog coming towards me, I think I

would actually poo myself. [laughter]

>> It would be slipping

trying to get [laughter]

>> That's like the distraction. So,

hopefully then the dog goes for the poo.

[laughter]

>> I never did it again. Can I just say it

was a one-off experience and I'm glad I

did it. And it was looking back now,

like you say, it's a funny story,

but at the time I remember my heart

racing as this thing was coming towards

me and he was beautiful, you know, but

holy moly, he was fast and he was

powerful.

>> It's the importance of having dogs on

your side. Don't get on the wrong side

of them. Stay on their side.

>> Perfect. All right. Well, I've got a

head. I've got to go, in other words.

But, uh, Steve, an absolute pleasure as

always. And, uh, as we said, maybe the

next time we can go over some hidden

gems or places off the beaten track in

the United Kingdom. We can prepare some

photos and discuss where people should

go outside of the typical cities and

tourist attractions. I reckon like it

sounds like a good idea. So, I think

that would be marvelous for people who

are coming to England. I don't know

about you, but all my students say the

same thing. Well, I'm coming I'm coming

to the UK. Where you going? London.

Well, where else are you going? Nowhere.

I'm going to London. Seeing Big Ben,

Buckingham Palace, Traval Square, and

then I'm flying out and such a shame. UK

is beautiful. So many interesting

things. Think it's a great idea, Lewis.

>> Awesome. Well, uh, we can shake on that.

And, um, thank you everybody for

joining, for watching, for tuning in. If

you like this, leave a like, follow us

both, and, uh, yeah, we'll see you next

time. So, thanks Steve, and thank you

everybody. You're very welcome. Cheerio.

Bye.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bonfire ˈbɒn.faɪə A2	noun - a large fire built outside, often for celebration or disposal of waste
uniquely juːˈniːk.li B1	adverb - in a way that is special or different from others
gunpowder ˈɡʌn.paʊ.dər A2	noun - an explosive powder used in firearms and fireworks
fireworks ˈfaɪə.wɜːrks A1	noun - devices that produce a display of colored lights and sounds when ignited
effigy ˈef.ɪ.dʒi B2	noun - a representation or image, especially of a person, often used symbolically
gruesome ˈɡruː.səm B1	adjective - causing horror or disgust, especially due to blood or violence
chippy ˈtʃɪ.pi A2	noun - a fish and chip shop
hadock ˈhæ.dək B1	noun - a type of fish often used in fish and chips
gutted ˈɡʌt.ɪd B1	adjective - extremely sad or disappointed
muppet ˈmʌp.ɪt A2	noun - a foolish or stupid person
leg it lɛɡ ɪt A2	phrasal verb - to run away quickly

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not the best and I'm not the worst at being fair to middling.

  ➔ Correlative conjunction with *not … and not …* to express a contrast between two extremes.

  ➔ I'm "not" the best and I'm "not" the worst at being fair to middling.

• I've been obsessed with Bonfire Night ever since I was a child.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (*have/has been + -ing*) to talk about an activity that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ I "have been" obsessed with Bonfire Night ever since I was a child.

• They were going to blow up Parliament, but they were caught.

  ➔ Past progressive of *be going to* (was/were going to + infinitive) to express a planned action in the past that did not happen.

  ➔ They "were going to" blow up Parliament, but they "were" caught.

• We'll have big bonfires and we'll set up fireworks.

  ➔ Future simple with *will* for a definite plan or prediction.

  ➔ "We'll" have big bonfires and "we'll" set up fireworks.

• If you need to reinforce it, do what I did there.

  ➔ First conditional (If + present simple, … will) – here the main clause is an imperative, showing a real possibility.

  ➔ "If" you need to reinforce it, "do" what I did there.

• You will stop as soon as you hear your name.

  ➔ Zero conditional with future simple (will) to describe a cause‑effect that is always true in the future.

  ➔ You "will" stop as soon as you "hear" your name.

• The video was taken down.

  ➔ Passive voice (was + past participle) to focus on the action rather than the doer.

  ➔ The video "was" taken down.

• Take it on the chin.

  ➔ Idiomatic expression meaning to accept criticism or a setback without complaining; used as an imperative.

  ➔ "Take" it on the chin.