The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang - AIRC105

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In this episode: The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang (we're going to help you.....)

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Listen to the Eastenders TV series for examples of the London cockney accent: https://www.youtube.com/user/EastEnders

Cockney Rhyming slang - A type of slang in which a words are replaced by a words or phrases they rhyme with.

Apple and pears = stairs

To hide meaning from the law and/or to exclude outsiders

List of slang:

( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Cockney_rhyming_slang  )
( http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/  )
( http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/slang_to_english.htm  )

to have a butcher's (hook) = a look

She's brown bread = She's dead

(Aunt) Joanna - piano

Boat race - face

North and South = mouth

Ruby Murray (popular singer in the 1950s born in Belfast) = curry

Rub-a-dub-dub = pub (public house)

pig's ear = beer

George Raft = draught

Gregory Peck = neck

plates of meat = feet

Pen and Ink = stink

Porky = pork pie = lie, e.g. "He's telling porkies!

jam jar = car

jugs (of beer) = ears

Adam and Eve = believe = as in "would you Adam and Eve it?"

dog and bone = phone

whistle (and flute) = suit

trouble (and strife) = wife

Tom and Dick = sick

china (plate) = mate

Tea leaf = thief

Rosie = Rosie Lee = tea e.g. "Have a cup of Rosie"

Brahms and Liszt = “pissed” = drunk

Would you Adam and Eve it, I was down the rub-a-dub-dub with the trouble having a couple of pigs when a tea leaf nicked my wallet!

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There’s a bit of rhyming slang outside London in the UK, but it’s almost not known at all outside its own environment. For example:

BELFAST-
corn beef = “deef” = deaf ('mutton' or 'Mutt and Jeff' = 'deaf' in cockney rhyming slang)

tatie bread = dead (tatie bread is potato bread)

mince pies = eyes

a wee duke = a quick look

NEWCASTLE-
a deek = a quick peek

MANCHESTER-
Newtons = teeth (from “Newton Heath”, rhymes with “teeth”). In London they use 'Hampstead Heath' as rhyming slang for teeth.

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In this episode: The top ten things to do when you go to London

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The Top Ten Things To Do In London

1. Take the Tour bus Hop-on, Hop-off ( http://www.hop-on-hop-off-bus.com/london-bus-tours?rmsrc=1&_$ja=tsid:36801|cid:84561677|agid:3254651717|tid:kwd-575308100|crid:74449058957|nw:g|rnd:17010139799610906521|dvc:c|adp:1t3&gclid=CjwKEAjw6sC5BRCogcaY_dKZ2nESJABsZihxnh1rMbQv-z-4HfLbzTLx48xSgGSzSUv6sismqITnRhoC3U7w_wcB )
1 day 28 euros
bus + boat combo 38 euros
guide in different languages
9am - 5.30pm (summer)

2. Have lunch in a London Pub
The 10 best London pubs for food: ( http://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/10-best-london-pubs-food )
Sunday roasts - lunch not dinner
Around 7,000 pubs in the London area try real ale. Pay for the drinks at the bar. Buy rounds. It's not custonmary to tip the barstaff

3. Have a picnic in Hyde Park
Not far from Buckingham Palace (Tube: Hyde Park Corner)
You can visit the state rooms in Buckingham palace: ( https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/buckinghampalace/plan-your-visit/how-to-get-there )

Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line)
Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line)
Queensway (Central line)
Lancaster Gate (Central line)
Marble Arch (Central line)

Speaker's corner and The Serpentine lake

Also Green Park (Green Park Tube) Have tea at the Ritz!
St.James's Park: (St James's Park Tube / Westminster) - Prettiest Park
Kensington gardens (next to Hyde Park): (High Street Kensington Tube)
Regent's Park - famous for roses and landscaping. Originally Henry Vlll's hunting grounds: Baker Street / Great Portland Street Tube

4. London Eye
Fast Track: 28 pounds or buy a combo ticket. Book in advance ( https://www.londoneye.com/ ) Open 10am until 9.30pm
Closest tube: Waterloo station. Near Westminster Bridge on the South Bank.

5. Covent Garden
Tube: Covent Garden
Open Mon-Fri 10am - 8pm
Sat 9am-8pm
Sun. Midday-6pm
Pubs after work, market, street performers, shelter from the rain, ballet. Close to Leicester Square and Soho

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6. Visit The British Museum. A huge collection from around the world. It’s free. ( http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/homepage-experiments/8-support-the-museum.aspx?e=8&utm_expid=58524307-0.A2aqN-2GSXSlctAnOitE8A.8&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.es%2F )

7. Go on a literary tour. eg. Follow the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Charles Dickens, etc.

Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7uAimpx3k

London walks and literary tours:
http://www.walks.com/standalone/literary_london_walks/default.aspx

Free Tours by Foot: http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/literary-london-self-guided-tour/

8. According to Reza’s parents, Horniman Museum. (http://www.horniman.ac.uk/about) Reza hasn’t been yet, but plans to. They’ve always raved about its quirkiness and it’s free. A lesser-known gem.

How to get around the city: walking - the tube/underground (Oyster card cheaper than a travel card - Tube, DLR, MBNA Thames Clippers river bus service, London Overground and most National Rail services in London.
3 pounds (non-refundable) have special offers for tourists and promotions. You can add more credit. Normal oyster cards cost 5 pounds (refundable)
( http://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/getting-around-london/oyster?ref=mosaic#RscIe3vcbwMebLH1.97 )

A one day off-peak travel card (by zones) after 9.30 Mon-Fri, all day sat and Sun.

Time Out London: ( http://www.timeout.com/london )
Trip Advisor: ( https://www.tripadvisor.es/ )

destinoreinounido.com - Beatriz Ramírez: ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/14/mansion-interviews-beatriz-ramirez-from-destinoreinounido-com/ )

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On next week's episode: The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang

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In this episode: we're going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words

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More mispronounced words
inglespodcast.com/94
( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ )

dubbed - doblado
nurse - enfermera
surgeon - cirujano
judge - juez, juzgar
patient - paciente
lively - animado/a, alegre
sociable - sociable
beard - barba
moustache - bigote
chemist - farmacia, farmacéutico/a / chemistry - química
butcher - carnicero/a
weird - raro/a, extraño/a (That's weird! - ¡Qué raro!) 'He's a wierdo'
mechanic - mecánico
cough - tos, toser
headache - dolor de cabeza
drought - sequía (flood - inundación )
hitch hiking - autostop, a dedo

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Urban slang

chillax - calm down and relax (chill + relax)
Selfie - a picture one takes of herself or himself, usually with a camera phone, and often with the purpose of uploading it to social media sites
to freak out - to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement
A crapella — singing (badly) while listening to music through headphones
Amazeballs — something that is amazing or unbelievable
Askhole — an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior)
Awesome sauce — something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce)
Beer me — please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker)
Cougar — an older woman who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men (sugar daddy)
Ego surfing — using a search engine to look for references about yourself
F-bomb — using the word f*** in an inappropriate setting
Fanboy/fangirl — refers to a devotee of a particular product/company/person (i.e., Apple fanboi,
Foodie — someone who enjoys food for pleasure; gastronome
Frankenfood — genetically modified or otherwise processed food that isn't found in nature
Fro-yo — frozen yogurt
Man cave — a room or other space set aside for a man where he can decorate and behave (with or without his friends) as he sees fit
Ninja sex — silent sexual intercourse in order to avoid awaking a sleeping roommate
Snail mail — the use of the regular postal service rather than email
Sniff test — an olfactory exam of a previously worn (dirty) item of clothing to determine whether it's acceptable to wear again
Sweet — an intensive that expresses satisfaction or indicates awesomeness (usually with a prolonged vowel sound)
YOLO — (you only live once) an initialism used to express a carpe diem (seize the day) sentiment in relation to a silly, stupid or irresponsible act (e.g., I'm wearing two different colored socks because YOLO)

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Lifestyles and classroom language- AIRC102

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In this episode: Lifestyles and classroom language (we're going to help you with useful classroom expressions and talk about different lifestyles and ways of living, social groups etc)

Listener Feedback: Manuel - Paterna (Valencia)
Hi Craig, Hi Reza:
I've been listening to your podcast many months ago (for many months) while I'm doing my house-work, at the gym, in the garden.....
It's a wonderful way to improve English and I hope you'll reach at least one thousand episodes and I could stand listening to.
I'd like, if you don't mind, to hear about how to use "thank" in English, the noun and the verb because It's a bit confuse (confusing) to me.
Thanks for your time and go on!
Manuel

to thank (verb) - agradecer a alguien por algo (thank you for the coffee)
To say thank you to someone - thank you for listening to this podcast and writing a review on iTunes!
thanks - gracias (informal) cheers! (UK)
to give thanks for something - We give thanks for the love of our family. - Damos gracias por el amor de nuestra familia.
Thanksgiving - Día de Acción de Gracias

Ironic use: Who do we have to thank for this mess? - ¿A quién debemos dar las gracias por este desastre? / Thanks a lot!

Thank you so much. (Many thanks) - muchísimas gracias
thank you very much (many thanks) - muchas gracias
Thank you for all your help. - Le agradezco toda su ayuda.
I can't thank you enough. I can never thank you enough. A big/huge thank you!
Do British people say thank you more than the Spanish?

Classroom language – What does this mean?
How do you say _____ in English?
How do you spell it? How do you pronounce it? How do you pronounce/translate ____?
What’s the difference between ______ and ________?
Could you tell me ____? Can you explain _____?
Could you write it, please?

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LIFESTYLE

Nuclear family - A nuclear family or elementary family is a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children.
This is in contrast to a single-parent family, to the larger extended family, and to a family with more than two parents.

Modern family - When my parents were married, the ideal family consisted of a mother, father, two kids and a house in the suburbs.
The traditional family unit has evolved with extended families, single parents, gay parents, adoption and no children.

Jet setter - The definition of a jet setter is a person who travels frequently - Someone in high society with a glamorous life.
An example of a jet setter is someone who flies off to Paris to shop.

Millennials – Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) follow Generation X.
There are no precise dates for when the generation starts and ends; most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to around 2000.

Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom.
Most demographers and commentators use birth dates ranging from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.

Yuppies - A yuppie - short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional") is defined by one source as being "a young college-educated adult who has a job that pays a lot of money and who lives and works in or near a large city".
This acronym first came into use in the early 1980s.

Dot-commer - a person who owns or works for a dot-com

Nouveau riche - people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste.
New money / old money

Social climber - a person who is anxious to gain a higher social status.

Social misfit - A social misfit is generally thought of as someone who has different views on culture and doesn't fit in with most others in society.

Benefits, dole, scrounger/sponger - a person who borrows from or lives off others.
On the dole - to be unemployed

Jailbird - a person who often ends up in prison

A good for nothing - un gandul

Opportunist - a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle.

happy-go-lucky - not worried about anything, laid back, easy going

A traditionalist - Adherence to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practice.

hipster - Members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as hipsters, and the word hipster is often used as a pejorative to describe someone who is pretentious and overly trendy.
(hip – adjective) - en la onda de.

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Cars and Driving - AIRC101

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In this episode: Cars and driving (we're going to help you expand your vocabulary)

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Listener Feedback: Nelson Garanhani, Brazil

Dear Craig and Reza. I come from Brazil and I started to learn English two years ago.
I’m a doctor and I have a son that is veterinarian. Yesterday, after listening to this episode, inglespodcast.com/97
I sent it to him and later he told me that the podcast was really interesting, useful and he had fun, too!
I’m feeling happy for having (to have) the opportunity to listen to your brilliants (brilliant) podcasts.
Many thanks!
Nelson, Garanhani, Brazil
p.s. Sorry (for) my mistakes

Audio Feedback Antonio (for the 100th episode)
I Xmust toX say (I must say)
I want to Xmake you a questionX (ask you a question)
Will handwriting disappear in 60, 70 years from now?

Cars and driving

driving license (driver's license US) - to take/pass a driving test
brake, handbrake, clutch - embrague, accelerator, gas pedal (US), baby seat, seatbelt, boot (UK)/trunk (US), bonnet (UK)/hood (US), steering Wheel - volante,
windscreen (UK)/windshield (US), rear window, rear-view mirror, wing mirror, number plate (UK)/license plate (US), jack - gato, puncture - pinchazo, tyre (UK)/tire (US) - neumático, airbags, GPS (Global Positioning System)
bumper (UK)/fender (US) - parachoques/paragolpes, to reverse - dar marcha atrás, to put it in gear, gears, stick shift (US) - cambio manual, exhaust (pipe) - tubo de escape,
(spare) tyre, headlights - faros, indicator - intermitente, car horn/hooter - claxon

to double park
To give someone a lift/ride
to run someone to the station/To run someone over
Back seat driver
To put the peddle to the metal – to put your foot down – to step on the gas - to sink the boot - to give it some wellie

Expressions with drive:
To drive someone round the bend/mad - up the wall!
to drive a hard bargain
to drive the price up/down

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to drive a point home
to be the driving force (the community of inglespodcast is the driving force behind our podcasts)
What are you driving at?
to be in the driving seat
drive the porcelain bus - To vomit profusely into the toilet, usually as the result of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol.
"John was driving the porcelain bus for the rest of the night after his seventh tequila shot."
"My wife drove me to drink and I didn't have the decency to thank her!" - WC Fields

Discussion
How old were you when you got your licence? - How long have you been driving?
What do you remember about your driving test?
Have you ever had an accident?
Which countries drive on the left? India, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Malta (more than 50!)
Romans drove on the left. France changed to the right first. The British Empire influence many countries to drive on the left.

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On next week's episode: Lifestyles

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