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Feifei: Morning Neil. In a rush today, were you?
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Neil: Just a bit, Feifei. You know, kids,
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breakfast, commute. The usual. Why?
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Feifei: Well - I noticed your shirt isn't ironed.
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Neil: Very attentive of you.
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Feifei: And your shirt has ... ketchup on it?
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Neil: Oops, yes - beans for breakfast.
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Feifei: And you haven't shaved, have you?
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Neil: Well, no. Erm...
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Feifei: You really do need to make more of an effort.
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Neil: Feifei, why are you having a go at me?
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Feifei: Relax, Neil. I'm just giving you the opportunity
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to use the phrase, we are teaching which is: 'have a go'!
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Neil: Well that's a relief.
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Feifei: 'To have a go at someone', as we've just seen,
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means to criticise someone.
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Neil: That's right. Here are some examples.
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Examples: The boss really had a go at Michaela
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after she offended our clients.
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Susie had a go at her husband last night.
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He'd forgotten all about her birthday.
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Why do you always have a go at me?
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Why can't you say something nice?
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Feifei: That's our phrase.
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'To have a go at someone' - which means
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to criticise someone.
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Neil: There. Can we be nice to each other now?
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Feifei: Well, we can have a go!
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Neil: Ah, very clever.
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'To have a go' has another meaning - 'to try'.
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Feifei: Yes - if you have a go at something, you try it.
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Neil: Why don't you have a go at
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making an example sentence, Feifei?
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Feifei: Ok then. I'm going to have a go at
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cooking a Thai curry from scratch.
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Neil: Tasty. 'To have a go' meaning 'to try'.
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And one last thing, Feifei.
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Do I really look scruffy?
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Feifei: Not at all.
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Though you could shave once in a while.
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Neil: I'll have a go. Just for you Feifei.
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Feifei + Neil: Bye.
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