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Feifei: Hello I'm Feifei and this is
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The English We Speak.
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Rob: And hello, this is Rob. And it's an
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important day in the office today, isn't it Feifei?
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Feifei: Err, is it?
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Rob: Yes, it is! Remember that big project
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we've all been working on?
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Feifei: Errr. A big project?
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Rob: Yes, well it's crunch time.
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Feifei: Oh great – I'm starving. I'll get my crisps.
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Rob: No, I didn't say 'lunch time'.
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Feifei: I know. You said 'crunch time' –
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time to start crunching these delicious
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crisps. I love crisps.
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Rob: No, no – I didn't mean it's time to crunch
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crisps. Crunch time is an important or
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critical time when a decisive or difficult
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decision has to be made. And it's crunch
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time for our big project.
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Feifei: If you say so, Rob. Why don't I
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finish these crisps while we hear some
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examples of the expression 'crunch time'?
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We've reached crunch time in our
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relationship – I'm going to ask my
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boyfriend to move in with me. I wonder
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what he'll say?
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The team are doing well but come crunch
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time, will they score that vital goal?
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It's crunch time for us tomorrow – that's
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when we find out if our building plans
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have been approved.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English. We're finding out
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about the expression 'crunch time', which
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describes an important moment in a
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situation where a difficult or
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decisive decision has to be made.
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But, Rob, I'm still not clear why it's crunch
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time for our big office project?
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Rob: Come on, Feifei, you know –
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the project we've been working on for
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months.
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Feifei: Oh, you mean the biscuit project?
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Rob: Exactly! We have to decide today
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which biscuits we're going to buy for our
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meetings. And if we don't order them
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today, we won't have anything
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to eat in tomorrow's meeting.
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Feifei: So, Rob, your crunch time is just
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about what you'll be crunching tomorrow.
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You really need to change your priorities.
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I think I've reached 'crunch time' in this
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programme.
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Rob: What's that? You've got a big
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decision to make?
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Feifei: Yes - to finish this programme or
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finish my crisps?
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Rob: Shall we just eat the crisps?
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Feifei: OK. Bye.
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Rob: Bye. Pass them over then!
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