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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We
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Speak. I'm Feifei.
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Neil: And I'm Neil. Hey Feifei, shouldn't
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we be celebrating?
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Feifei: Why?
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Neil: Haven't we presented a hundred of these
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The English We Speak
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programmes together?
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Feifei: A hundred? Oh no, we've done way more
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than that. I could
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present these programmes
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standing on my head!
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Neil: That I would love to see!
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Feifei: Not literally. I mean do it easily
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- without difficulty.
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Neil: I know that Feifei – but you probably
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could present this programme standing on your
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head because you're an old hand at this.
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Feifei: Excuse me? I may have presented this
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programme for many years but I do NOT have
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old hands. How rude!
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Neil: Don't worry, I wasn't referring to your
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hands – they look lovely. If you are an
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old hand at doing something, it means you
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are very skilled and experienced. It was a
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compliment!
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Feifei: Oh right. Thanks. Let's hear some
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examples of this phrase in action…
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Examples: Let's get Mike in to solve our IT
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problem, shall we? He's an old hand
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at fixing computers.
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Miguel is an old hand at map reading, so let's
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make him the leader on
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our mountain trek.
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I can see you're an old
hand at project management;
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it would have taken me days
to create a spreadsheet
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like that!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and
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we're learning about
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the phrase 'an old hand', which describes
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someone who is skilled and
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experienced at
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doing something.
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Neil: It's a handy phrase, isn't it! But come
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on Feifei, as you are such 'an old hand',
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why not have a go at really presenting
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standing on your head?
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Feifei: OK Neil, as you're paying me a
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compliment. Here goes… give a hand…
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Feifei: Ouch!
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Neil: Are you OK? I think you should stick
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to doing what you are most
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skilled and experienced at.
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Feifei: You mean not listening to
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your silly suggestions.
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Neil: I'm an old hand at
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making silly suggestions, Feifei!
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Feifei: Hmmm, let's forget our celebration
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shall we? Bye!
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Neil: Bye.
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