– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- Time to go.

See you later, kids.

- [Kid] See you later. - Say goodbye,

- [Kid] Bye bye. - see you in a week.

- [Kid] Bye bye, Daddy, I saw that.

- [Kid] Bye bye.

- See you in a week. - Bye!

(upbeat rock music)

- Time to check in.

Check in done, passport control, done,

it is now time to have a second breakfast

and then get on the plane, I've got about an hour,

which is pretty good going, I think.

Well, I'm on the plane, so far, so good.

Finally I'm in Amsterdam.

(upbeat pop music)

I have arrived

soaking wet, it's absolutely tipping it down

with rain outside, seriously, it is raining cats and dogs,

it is pissing it down outside.

I am here, but soaked.

Good morning, I slept, I slept amazingly well last night,

all things considered, I'm jet lagged to hell,

my head has got that horrible, swampy feeling,

that comes from well, jet lag (laughs),

but I've gotten up, I've had breakfast, I've had coffee

and now it's time to get out and do stuff.

(upbeat pop music)

(roaring tram)

Here is the big, National Gallery,

Regency Museum, I can't remember the name,

I will be paying a visit to here tomorrow, I think.

I am off to see my friend

and longtime EES member, Marco,

Marco actually lives in Brussels,

but he is driving up to Amsterdam for the day

and we are gonna go to the Heineken Experience,

exciting stuff, it'll be the first time

I actually meet Marco in person,

so I'm very excited about that.

(upbeat pop music)

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hello everyone.

- We are at the Heineken Experience.

(upbeat rock music)

(beeping scanner)

- Thank you.

How is it?

Oh, okay, I think it's a little bit better

after the rest of the steps, isn't it?

Tax free, yes,

step one, prepare, step two, pour,

step three, skim,

check, serve.

- [Marco] Oh no. - What can I say,

I poured the perfect beer.

Oh, it's just tied on.

(upbeat rock music)

Beer time.

- Three, two, one, start!

(upbeat rock music)

I think we have a winner as well,

you won this round, give it up for the contestants today.

(applauding)

- But it's not on the horizontal line. (laughs)

What can I say?

(upbeat rock music)

Cheers. - Cheers again.

- Cheers again.

I can't do it, my hand's in the way.

(laughing)

Time for a boat ride.

(upbeat rock music)

Where are we now?

I'm actually not too sure where we are now.

I didn't meet a single person in Holland,

who's English wasn't absolutely, bloody amazing,

the question is however,

is your English absolutely, bloody amazing?

Because if it's not, you my friend,

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
passport /ˈpæspɔːrt/ B1	noun - official document that allows a person to travel abroad
plane /pleɪn/ A2	noun - aircraft that flies in the sky
Amsterdam /ˈæmstərˌdæm/ A1	noun - capital city of the Netherlands
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - precipitation in liquid form verb - to fall as rain
soaked /soʊkt/ B1	adjective - completely wet verb - to make something extremely wet
jetlag /ˈdʒɛtˌlæɡ/ B2	noun - fatigue caused by crossing time zones
gallery /ˈɡæl(ə)ri/ B1	noun - a room or building for showing artwork
museum /mjuˈziːəm/ A2	noun - building where historical, scientific, or artistic objects are displayed
Heineken /ˈhaɪnɪkən/ A1	noun - brand name of a Dutch lager beer
experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ B2	noun - the process of doing and seeing things and learning from them
beer /bɪər/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented barley
pour /pɔːr/ B1	verb - to cause liquid to flow from a container
skim /skɪm/ C1	verb - to remove or gather the substance floating on the surface of a liquid
horizontal /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒn.təl/ C1	adjective - parallel to the horizon; side‑to‑side
boat /boʊt/ A2	noun - a small vessel for traveling on water
Holland /ˈhɒlənd/ A1	noun - informal name for the Netherlands, especially its western region
master /ˈmæstər/ B2	verb - to become highly skilled at something
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	noun - a person or book that gives advice or information
improvement /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ B2	noun - the process of making something better
step /stɛp/ A2	noun - a stage in a process; a movement made by lifting a foot

Key Grammar Structures

• I've got about an hour, which is pretty good going, I think.

  ➔ Present Perfect + Present Continuous

  ➔ “I've got” uses the present perfect to indicate a recent action with present relevance. “Is going” uses the present continuous to describe an action in progress.

• I am here, but soaked.

  ➔ Present Simple + Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ “Am” is in the present simple tense. “Soaked” is the past participle of ‘soak’ used as an adjective to describe the state of being wet.

• I'm jet lagged to hell, my head has got that horrible, swampy feeling.

  ➔ Present Continuous + Present Perfect

  ➔ “I'm jet lagged” uses the present continuous to describe a temporary state. “Has got” uses the present perfect to indicate a recent acquisition of the feeling.

• I poured the perfect beer.

  ➔ Past Simple with Adjective

  ➔ “Poured” is in the past simple tense. “Perfect” is an adjective describing the quality of the beer.

• Because if it's not, you my friend, need to get your hands on a copy of my book.

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ “If it's not” introduces a condition, followed by the result “need to get.” This is a Type 1 conditional, used for likely or real situations.