Series 1 Episode 10 - You'll be a shoo-in!
Preparation
Before you listen
Do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar in Tasks 2, and 3. You can read the transcript at any stage if you want.
Listen
Listen to the audio
Task
Comprehension task
Complete this exercise to check how much you understand.
Task 2
Vocabulary
The following common expressions all occurred in this episode.
Can you match the two halves of the expressions?
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Exercise 3
Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
Exercise
Transcript
Audio script
Olivia: How’s the leg Johnny?
Johnny: A bit better thanks...I’ve got the plaster off it now, but I still need the crutch.
Olivia: Good to hear...
Johnny: Your nephew young Joe didn’t help...he’s not here today is he? I need to recover!
Olivia: No, don’t worry...I’m not looking after him today. He’s with my sister.
Harry: Hello there!
Olivia: Hi Harry!
Johnny: Hi there workmate!
Olivia: How’s it going, Harry?
Harry: Erm...not bad...
Olivia: You don’t sound so sure...
Harry: No, really, everything’s fine...
Johnny: Everything ok at work? I don’t get to see you much...
Harry: Well, I’m always busy, you know...
Johnny: Oh yeah, I know...busy busy busy. That’s me, too! Got to go right now...just to the doctor’s though, he’s having another look at my leg, making sure it’s ok...
Olivia: Bye then Johnny! Hope it goes well!
Johnny: Me too! Whoops.......Magda! Watch out!
Magda: Oh, sorry Johnny!
Johnny: Owwww!
All: Oh no!
Magda: Oh! I stepped on your toe!
Johnny: Don’t worry...never mind...nothing serious...I’ll get better! Good job I’m going to the doctor’s right now! Bye!
Magda: Oh no! I feel so bad!
Harry: Don’t worry about it, he’s not really that bad! He hasn’t broken any bones or anything.
Olivia: He’s just a bit of an actor, that’s all...
Harry: Tell me about it...he’s terrible at work! I try and avoid him...
Olivia: Oh no! Why?
Harry: He just talks about his work all the time, about how important he is, and how rich he’s going to be...it gets boring...
Olivia: But are you getting on with him ok, otherwise?
Harry: Yeah, I guess so...they really make me work hard for my money though...
Olivia: Do you think you’ll stay with that job?
Harry: For a bit, I guess. I’ll have to see how it goes, long term...
Magda: Isn’t anyone going to ask about my interview?!
Olivia: Oh yes...sorry! Of course..so, how did it go?
Magda: I’m not sure...ok I think...it’s difficult to say...
Harry: What questions did they ask you?
Magda: The usual ones...why I want this job, what I can bring to their company...
Olivia: Did you answer all the questions?
Magda: Sure...yes.
Harry: Did you ask a question?
Magda: Yes...I only got a chance to ask one, so I asked them how far I’d be free to follow my own projects as part of the job.
Olivia: Good question.
Harry: What did you wear?
Magda: A suit, like Johnny told me to! Black jacket, trousers...
Olivia: Did you arrive on time?
Magda: I was perfectly punctual!
Harry: You’ll be a shoo-in!
Magda: Sorry? A what?
Harry: A shoo-in! It means you’re certain to get the job!
Magda: Well, I hope so.......Oh no! It’s them...they’ll be calling to tell me if I got the job or not....
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Comments
hey frndz this is so interesting and i like it
hi i'm koushik.
Hi,
Does anyone do me a favor? I don't know the meaning of “ a bit of an actor"
Thanks a lot
Hi Helian,
Have you looked up 'actor' in our online dictionary?
Who is Olivia calling 'a bit of an actor'? How did this person react when someone slightly hurt him? Do you think his reaction was real?
Let me know if these questions help you!
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
hello every body
in this lesson i still confuse to use preposition in the sentence , any body help me or advice on my problem ?
Hello bbcnugraha!
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with prepositions! If it makes you feel better, my students also find them difficult – and so do many other students of English!
These prepositions all tell us where things are, when they happen, or in what order. Examples include 'in the box', 'on Monday' and 'after lunch'. These are called prepositional phrases.
Good luck -
Jeremy Bee
The Learn English Team
Hello ,
Please ,can somebody translate into French for my the sentence:but are you getting on with him,otherwise?
Thank
Hello Siguin,
I'm afraid that it isn't possible, because the House Rules say that comments in LearnEnglish can only be in English.
Try putting 'get on' and 'otherwise' into the Cambridge Dictionaries Online box at the right-hand side of the page. That should give you a good idea of the meaning. If you have more questions, ask them here and we'll try to answer!
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello, my name is Carmen, it's the first time I connect with you. I'd like this way to learn English.
I have a question about the expression : You'll be shoo-in, I don't know what's the meaning in Spanish.
Any teacher could help me?
Thank you and my apologize for my English.
Regards,
Carmen
Hello Carmen,
Welcome to the site!
I'm afraid my Spanish isn't good enough to give you a good translation, but you can try to understand the phrase shoo-in by looking at the last few lines of the transcript.
Alternatively, type shoo in in the Cambridge Dictionaries Online search box, on the right of this page. You'll find a definition there.
Regards,
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team