' PLAYING THE FOOL ' and other 'play' phrases / Learn English - LIVE - with Mr Duncan in England

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Looking through the window of love,
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the window of love.
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Here we go again. Yes, we are back. Hello, everyone.
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It is another beautiful day
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here in England, as you can see out of the window right now.
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We are looking across the landscape
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of Shropshire, which is the area in which I live.
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Yes, it is English addict coming to you live and direct
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from the birthplace of English, which just happens to be.
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Oh, I think you know where it is.
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Yes, it is England.
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They believe it to.
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It's a hot one, babe.
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It is really, really hot today.
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It is very hot in the studio.
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My poor computer. He's making some very strange noises.
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I think it might burst into flames any second now.
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Sue, have I suddenly disappeared?
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If I suddenly vanish from YouTube, you will know why.
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Hi, everybody.
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Shall we do it?
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This is Mr. Duncan in England.
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How are you today?
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Are you okay? I hope so.
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Are you happy?
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Are you feeling happy today?
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I hope you are feeling good.
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I hope you're feeling as happy as can be.
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As happy as Larry.
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I'm not quite sure who Larry is,
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but I have heard he is a very happy man.
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Here we go, then. Yes, my name is Duncan.
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I talk about the English language.
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You might say that I am one of those up there.
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I am an English addict.
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And I have a feeling, a little feeling going down my left leg
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that you might also be an English addict as well.
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So that's me.
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That's it, really.
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That's all I need to say.
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I suppose I could give you some other information as well.
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I am just over six foot tall.
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Is that interesting?
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Do you feel better now that you know that?
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I have size nine feet.
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Size nine.
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I have very big feet. And Mr.
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Steve always makes fun of my feet.
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He says my toes are too long.
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Is there any part of your body?
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Maybe I shouldn't do this.
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Should I do it?
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Is there any part of your body that is unusual?
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I, you know, I'm in trouble already.
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Already? I am in trouble.
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I've only been on for 5 minutes,
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and already I'm in big trouble.
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So my feet are rather unusual.
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They're long, slim.
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But also my toes are almost like fingers.
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That's what Mr. Steve often says.
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He says, My feet are very similar to the Pink Panther.
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A cartoon character.
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Have you ever seen The Pink Panther?
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He has very large feet.
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And Mr.
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Steve says that my feet are very similar to the pink Panther because they're long,
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but they're not pink, fortunately.
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Well, not today anyway.
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So, yes, we have made it all the way to the middle of the week and also
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almost not quite the middle of
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the week and the month as well,
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because it is Wednesday.
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Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
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Do you do
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my feet?
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Oh, big size nine.
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Now, I'm sure there are people out there who have even larger feet.
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I bet your feet are larger than mine.
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Is it unusual for a woman to have big feet?
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I wonder, is that a personal question?
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I wonder what the average size
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of a woman's foot actually is.
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Because many years ago I know I've told you this before, but not for a long time.
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Many years ago I was working in sales
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and for a short time I worked in a shoe shop.
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Can you believe it?
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Can you imagine me bending down
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and handling people's stinky feet?
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I used to do it a very long time ago in my youth
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when things were tough and I had to do
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whatever it took to get on in this world.
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So yes, I did work in a shoe shop and for a while I was on the ladies department
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and I noticed that ladies
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women often have small feet.
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And also the way in which women's feet are
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measured is slightly different from men's.
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Men's feet, of course, quite often large.
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I would say the average size of a man's foot
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is maybe eight or eight and a half.
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That is I think that is 42 in European size.
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So that's the other problem.
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When you are measuring a person's feet, the measurements in different countries
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are slightly different.
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So here in the UK we say size nine.
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However, on the continent it is size 43,
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which is quite confusing when you think about it.
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But I think women's feet generally are smaller than men's feet,
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more dainty.
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I definitely don't have dainty feet.
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If there is one part of my body that I am ashamed of.
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Okay, maybe two parts of my body that I'm ashamed of.
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If we are going to get personal today, I'm willing to do it.
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No problem.
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My feet.
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I would like to change my feet.
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I would like my feet to be a little bit more pretty and attractive,
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rather like my hands as well, because I have very long fingers.
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My fingers are long as you can see.
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Hello to the live chat.
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Already I am getting some really interesting questions concerning feet.
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I wasn't expecting to talk about that today, but we are
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and we will talk about anything really, I suppose, if you want to.
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It's not a problem. Oh, as a way of
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as a way of distracting you from that subject.
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Look outside.
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It's a very, very nice day today.
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Another hot one.
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And yes, the sun is out.
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You can see the blue sky.
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There are some small clouds flying overhead, but
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generally it is another hot day.
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And guess what?
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On Sunday, sun that is coming.
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It is going to be.
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They think the weather forecast
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has predicted that next Sunday
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is going to be the hottest day
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ever on Sunday.
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And guess what?
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We are here on Sunday as well live.
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So you can join me on Sunday live.
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And together we can share the hottest day ever
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in the UK.
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They think it might reach as high as 38
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Celsius
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or maybe even 40 on Sunday.
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So please think of me on Sunday because I will be here in the studio.
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No doubt I will be baking like a fresh scone.
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I think so.
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So that's what I'm doing this week.
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Oh, another thing I'm doing this week.
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Have you noticed?
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I've started doing some special videos on my Instagram account.
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Many people surprised to find out that now I have Instagram.
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I will put the address on the screen there.
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You can see some of the posts from my Instagram
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and here is well, here is the main profile
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and you can see the details there.
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So there is the name of my Instagram account
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and there is my lovely face staring at you with a big smile.
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So at the moment I have around
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1047 followers on Instagram,
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and I've started putting some new videos on there every day.
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In fact, as soon as I finish this,
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I am going to go into the garden
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and I will go over to Instagram
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to make a new short lesson on there.
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So I am keeping myself rather busy this week.
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There it is for a few more moments on the screen.
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The real Mr. Duncan.
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That's me, by the way.
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Another thing to mention this week,
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I've been doing some special live streams, short
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live streams on my mobile phone, and here it is in my hand right now.
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I'm not doing it today.
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Of course I'm not, because today I'm with you in my studio.
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So I don't need to use this, but I have been coming onto YouTube
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and doing some short livestreams.
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What do you think? Is it a good idea?
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Is it a good idea if I come on from time to time and say hello?
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Normally I will be using my mobile phone.
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So if you think it's a good idea, I might do it more often.
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Please let me know if you would like to do that and if you would like to watch
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some spontaneous live streams as well.
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Please let me know
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and I will do it just for you.
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Hello to the live chat.
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Oh, very interesting.
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We have a very intriguing situation
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taking place on the live chat.
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Oh, the champion is back.
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He's back.
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Congratulations, Vitesse.
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Congratulations to you.
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You are first on today's live chat.
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It's too hot.
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It's too hot to give applause.
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I'm hot already.
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My poor computer is now running at at around
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89 degrees, which I think might be too hot.
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So if I suddenly disappear today, you will know why.
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You will know that I.
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My computer has burst into flames and I would not be surprised if that happened.
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Hello. Also Zika.
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We also have Claudia. Hello, Claudia.
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I hope you are keeping well there as well.
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Magdalena, hello to you.
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Thank you for joining me again.
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Yes, we do have I think we have to
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Magda Lena's watching.
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I think we might have to. Hmm.
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Very interesting.
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So hello to Magdalena P.
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Thank you very much for joining me again today.
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We also have Paolo.
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Paolo. Mm.
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Nice to see you here.
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Would you like to see something that Paolo has sent
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and he has also posted it on his YouTube channel.
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So, Paolo.
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Hello, Paolo. So I hope you are watching.
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Here is the song
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that Paolo has decided to sing all about
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Me. Hello, Mr.
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like twice a week is to feel for me and for all your viewers.
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I think so. Please.
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Three times a week it would be better.
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Much better. I think so.
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When I give you this song, this second song for you,
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I get a little satisfaction
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when watching.
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Was having this lesson.
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Don't you go to your
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anybody.
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This is evocative.
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I like my life
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and that drive and I like
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without you.
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My God, no
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reminder.
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And like, with all this time,
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I got to know.
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I don't know. Does
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thank you very much to Paolo for that.
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And what a brilliant song all about my live lessons.
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But also I believe you are singing about the fact
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that you want more of this.
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Really? Well, guess what?
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At the moment I am with you almost every day doing my normal live streams
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and also doing some extra live streams as well on my phone.
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So thank you very much, Paolo, and thank you for your song
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dedicated to my lessons and how much you appreciate them.
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Thank you very much. I am I moved, actually.
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And can I say that you play the guitar very well indeed.
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Yes, a few years ago.
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Well, when I say a few, I mean around about 30 years ago,
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I used to work in a shoe shop
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and I had to spend every day
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handling touching people's feet.
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And to be honest with you, at first I did not enjoy it.
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I didn't like it at all.
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But of course, if you are doing a job that you don't really want to
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do, then
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you have no choice.
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You have to do it.
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I didn't like it at first, especially men,
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when I had to serve men
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and they would take their shoes off
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quite often they would be quite stinky women.
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No, I don't know why, but I never noticed
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whether a woman had smelly feet or not.
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But definitely men.
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Quite often they would come in on a very hot day
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like today, and they would want a new pair of shoes
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and they would take their shoes off and oh dear, oh dear.
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It was as if someone had left cheese
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outside in the hot sunlight.
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Not a
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pleasant thing, to be honest, but this is much better.
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I enjoy this much more.
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There are no terrible smells in this job.
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Unless Mr. Steve is here, of course.
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And maybe he lets out a little Pete.
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A little beep beep, beep, beep, beep.
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Hmm. Maybe.
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Can I say hello to Mondo?
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Hello.
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Yes, it is hot today.
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It is around about
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I think it's about 26, maybe 27 Celsius today.
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So it is warm.
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However, down south in the south of England,
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it is around 30 degrees, maybe even 31.
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So on the south east coast, that is where it is
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the warmest and it is very hot at the moment
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here in the UK and it's going to get hotter.
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So on Sunday we can share together
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the hottest day ever that's ever, ever happened.
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On Sunday.
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Coming up today, we have lots of things to show you.
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I suppose I might show you something unusual here.
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Now, this is something that I don't
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normally do, but I'm going to do it now.
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Would you like to have a
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look at the cameras that I use?
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So these are the cameras that I'm using today to bring all of the images.
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Here they are.
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So here is the first camera
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that I'm using today and you can see the view.
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So that is the main view looking out of the window.
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A lot of people don't believe that these cameras are actually live, but they are.
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And here is the other camera.
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This one is a much smaller camera.
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This is my old canon camera.
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And there you can see today's view on the screen
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right now.
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And then
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my big main camera,
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which is showing the the background behind me.
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So there they are just to prove
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that I do use three cameras
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during my live streams to show the view.
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There is the proof.
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I don't know why people doubt me.
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Shouldn't really.
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It's rude.
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And there it is. You can see today's view behind me.
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That is live.
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Looking out of the window, I believe a helicopter just went past.
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Did you see the helicopter?
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A helicopter just went by.
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I don't know what it was doing. Very unusual.
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Hello to can I say hello to.
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Okay. Okay. Hello, Octo.
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Nice to see you here today.
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A lot of new names joining me today.
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We have beyond Awake.
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We also have 100 day OBE as well.
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Yes, I agree with you.
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Paolo is very good at playing the guitar.
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I think so.
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Hello to Morale.
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Or should I say morale?
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Morale
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near or far.
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There will always be
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morale.
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Morale boost.
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Hello, Mama Wah, who apparently has dainty feet.
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Dainty? It's a nice word, isn't it?
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If something is dainty, it is small and well-formed,
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sometimes fragile.
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So maybe a fragile thing, something that might easily break,
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can also be described as dainty, small, perfectly formed.
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So apparently Marwa has
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dainty feet. Very nice.
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I wish my feet were dainty, but they're not my feet
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long and weird and I have big
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toes that look like fingers.
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I think so.
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Very useful for hanging upside down from branches, I believe.
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Hello, sunshine.
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Hello to you as well.
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Nice to see you here.
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Hello to modern bar.
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When the humidity is 70 and the temperature
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is between 50 and 55 Celsius,
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come and tell me that the weather is hot because you are now living in bliss.
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You are in paradise.
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Yes, I suppose so.
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But you have to remember something
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here in Britain, the UK or here
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in England, we are quite often
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annoyed by the weather.
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Always, I think I mentioned this yesterday.
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We are always annoyed by the weather.
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We always complain about the weather.
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Either too hot, too cold, too wet, too windy.
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So whatever the weather is doing, whatever the weather
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is doing on that particular day
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here in the UK, people will complain.
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They will always say, Oh, it's too heart, it's too hot,
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or maybe it's too cold.
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So yes, so it doesn't have to be very hot
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here for people to complain.
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So I don't know what's going to happen on Sunday
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when apparently we are going to reach maybe 39
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or 40 Celsius here in the UK.
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It's never happened before, ever.
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In history it's never happened.
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Hello, Dave Newberg.
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Hello, Dave.
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You are apparently watching in a very hot Air France.
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It is amazing how many people watch in France.
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And I'm always happy to see you here.
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Very nice.
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Hello.
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Can Chan Can Chan Kumara.
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Hello to you.
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Nice to see you here.
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27:42
Have you put my photograph on your profile?
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Because that looks like me.
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Either that or you are my twin
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Can Chan, I think you.
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You might be my long lost twin.
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I think so.
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Hello.
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Also to can I say hello to.
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Oh Vittoria is here.
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Thank you very much for joining me as well.
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We have a lot of things to talk about today.
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We are looking at words and phrases connected to play the word play
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and we will be going through all of the uses of the word play as well.
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And let's just say there are many uses of the word play
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and we will be looking at that a little bit later on.
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But first, actually, I have a lot of nature to show you today as well.
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I've just realised lots of things connected to nature.
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Two nights
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ago I decided to go outside and do a little bit of filming.
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As many of the farmers around here are preparing
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and some of them have already started their summer harvest.
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So I thought it would be nice to have a look at a video
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that I filmed two days ago
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as one farmer was beginning
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to collect
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and bring in the summer harvest.
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I hope you enjoyed that.
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A beautiful sight from my window the other night, just two nights ago.
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And yes, it would appear that the summer harvest
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has begun
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to do pretty deep.
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It's heart.
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I'm sure you are becoming annoyed, maybe
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tired, maybe you don't want to hear me say it.
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But it is hot.
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Very hot, incredibly hot here in the studio
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because I have to have the windows closed because the flies are coming in.
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And then also I have to keep the door closed because Mr.
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Steve is doing things.
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He came back from work at the very same moment
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that I started my live stream so I could hear Mr.
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Steve entering the house.
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Hello? 100.
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Debbie, those cameras seem very expensive, but of course, they are necessary
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to to create the find videos like this.
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Yes, I have a few cameras.
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Some of them are not good quality whilst others are professional quality.
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So they all have their own uses.
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But yes, you are right.
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In fact, just as a matter of interest for those
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who are interested, the camera that is showing me
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is a Nikon DSLR.
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It's a Nikon DE 600,
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which is actually photographing me
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behind me.
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That is something else.
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That is a Panasonic camera for those who are interested.
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Hello, Mondo.
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You have a very good nature.
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And if I was an elder, I suppose I can visit this beautiful nature.
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But unfortunately, I am too young.
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Well, maybe one day that one of the things to have, if you are young,
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is to have plans for your future.
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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Make a list of the things you would like to do in your life
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and then try to do them
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something very strange happened yesterday.
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I was in my conservatory and I noticed a small insect on the window
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and then I realised what it was.
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It was actually a grasshopper.
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Would you like to have a look at it?
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So there it is that that is the actual grasshopper
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that was on my window yesterday.
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I took a photograph with my mobile phone.
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But the strange thing is, if you look closely,
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it actually looks as if it's smiling.
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It looks as if it has a smile on its face, which I love.
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I think I think that's quite nice.
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35:58
I actually thought maybe the grasshopper was smiling for me
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because I was taking its photograph, so I thought that was rather nice.
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A little strange moment of nature yesterday with a grasshopper.
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And yes, we do get grasshoppers here
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in the UK and this time of year you can find them in many places,
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including sometimes inside your house as well.
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So there it was, some more nature coming up in a few moments.
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36:30
We have
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a baby blackbird
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learning to drink water
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coming up.
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Also, we have baby pigeons as well.
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Have you ever seen a baby pigeon?
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36:44
Well, guess what?
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You are going to see one today right here on the live stream.
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36:50
Can I say happy birthday, by the way?
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Happy birthday to two famous actors
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celebrating their birthdays today.
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Happy birthday to Harrison Ford
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and also Patrick Stewart.
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They are both celebrating their birthdays.
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Harrison Ford is 80 today.
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Can you believe it?
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37:15
Indiana Jones is 80.
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That's incredible.
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And he has been filming a new movie,
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a new Indiana Jones movie.
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Interesting.
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And also, Patrick Stewart is 82 today.
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So happy birthday to those two guys.
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Both of them, of course, connected to science fiction,
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Harrison Ford, Star Wars and Blade Runner.
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And of course, Patrick Stewart connected to Star Trek
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and also X-Men as well.
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I'm not sure is X-Men.
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Science fiction.
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I want to say it is,
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but I'm sure someone, one of those comic book geeks
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will write to me and say, Hello, Mr.
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Duncan.
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We would like to say that you are wrong.
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The X-Men is not science fiction.
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It is actually a superhero.
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The classification is superhero comic book
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superpowers.
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Heroes.
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Mr. Duncan.
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Okay. Okay, that's fine.
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If you want to say that to me, you can't.
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Anyway, happy birthday to those two actors.
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Anyway, thank you very, very much.
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Also, we have. Oh, Christina is here.
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Hello, Van.
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Vanke.
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Who says Mr. Duncan.
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38:49
What are they harvesting?
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38:52
They are harvesting wheat
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at the moment.
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38:57
So they have been harvesting wheat over the past couple of days.
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But also, we have other fields
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nearby that have barley as well.
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So this year it would appear that many farmers
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are actually growing barley and wheat
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at this time of year.
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Vitesse asks, Was that a locust or a grasshopper?
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It's actually a grasshopper.
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We don't get locusts in this country.
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Fortune Alley.
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But we do get grasshoppers, which are much smaller.
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But they also can be annoying as well,
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especially when they're in your house and you are trying to catch them.
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Very, very difficult.
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Hello.
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Also to
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English nerd.
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Hello, English nerd.
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Thank you very much.
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39:53
Thank you very much for that. Yes, hello.
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Also to
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we have some very interesting messages today coming through.
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Thank you very much.
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I won't answer all of them, but I always try my best to.
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Anyway, coming up in a few moments, we are looking at words
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and phrases connected to the word play.
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Play to play.
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And also, I will be explaining and expressing
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all of the different uses as well of the word play.
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But first of all, would you like to see a baby pitch in?
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Have you ever seen a baby pigeon ever in your life?
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Well, guess what?
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In a few moments, in fact, a few seconds from now,
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you are going to see one in my garden.
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Oh, there
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are many baby pigeons around at the moment.
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And there you can see one of them that has been in my garden.
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In fact, there are one or two, although I have to say, sadly, this year
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there aren't as many as last year.
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And the reason is, I think lots of predators
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have been coming into the garden and they've been taking the eggs.
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And I know this for a fact, because I found lots of shells in the garden.
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Small shells that have been broken open
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by predators such as magpies.
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In fact, quite often magpies will rob
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from other birds nests.
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Unfortunately, and they will break the eggs
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and eat what is inside.
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But we have I think we have about two at the moment.
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We have two baby pigeons that are in the garden and they they look very
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what's the word?
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They seem bewildered by the environment around them.
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Because what you have to remember.
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Baby pigeons will actually stay in the nest until they are fully grown.
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So they don't fledge.
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They don't leave the nest until they are actually fully grown.
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They are almost adult size.
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So that's why you never see
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very small pigeons or baby pigeons.
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You never see them because quite often they will stay in the nest until they are fully grown.
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Palmira is here.
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Oh, Mr.
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Duncan, I am following more than three months
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of a family of seagulls near my window on the roof.
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My mother.
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Oh, the mum, the dad and the newborn baby.
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It is very interesting.
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There is something fascinating and magical
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about being very close to something happening in nature.
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So I agree with you.
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I think it's amazing.
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I think it's one of the most amazing things.
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If you can actually be in a place where something
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maybe unusual or something connected with nature is actually occurring.
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So thank you, Palmira. And please
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keep us notified
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of what is happening with the baby
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seagull
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outside your window.
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Quite amazing.
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It is amazing also if you go abroad.
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I remember one time, Mr.
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Steve and myself, we went to where was it?
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We went to Madeira and there was one particular place
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we visited and there were lots of tiny,
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tiny little lizards running around.
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And then they would if you if you put your hand on the ground,
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they would go on to your hand and they would start biting your hand.
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But it felt very strange.
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It wasn't painful, and they didn't draw blood.
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But I think they were just interested
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in the new experience of walking around on your hand.
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So quite, quite interesting. Yes.
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If you visit other countries, other places that you've never been before,
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you might find that you will come across unusual insects
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or animals.
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So today we are looking very briefly at
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words and phrases connected to play.
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It is a common word in the English language,
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one that is used quite a lot,
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but it also has lots of different uses as well,
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lots of different ways of being expressed.
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So I thought very briefly we would go through
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most of the definitions of the word play.
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So first of all, first of all, number one
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play means to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
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rather than a serious or practical purpose.
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So something that is being done, but it's not being done in a serious way,
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maybe some of recreation is often
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described as play
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to also a verb.
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Play means with an object engage
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in a game or activity for enjoyment.
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Of course, quite often we will talk about sports.
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Different types of sport where you are
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maybe kicking a ball or maybe you are hitting a ball.
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You are using something to play
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a sport.
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Another verb
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play can also mean to amuse oneself
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by engaging in imaginative pretence at play.
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To imagine, to daydream, to wonder off in your thoughts.
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You amuse yourself as a way of passing the time.
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And there are many ways of doing that.
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Many ways.
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Another verb play can also mean when used with an object,
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it can mean represent a character
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in a theatrical performance or a film.
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So you might play a part,
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the part or the role of a certain character in a movie or
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a theatre production.
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Once again, we have another verb.
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Play can also mean to make a move in a game.
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Maybe you show a card
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if you are playing a card game, or maybe you move a piece.
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If you are playing chess or dominoes
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or maybe checkers.
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Here's another one,
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another verb.
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The word play to cause music or other sounds to be heard
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through the use of a device is play.
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So you might play some music on your phone
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for other people to listen to.
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Or maybe you listen to it by yourself.
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You play some music.
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You are listening to the music,
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which means that you are playing the music.
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Another verb the word play
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a position being held by someone taking part
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in a sporting event is play.
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We might also say position.
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So a person is playing in a certain position in
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or a certain role whilst
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doing a sport
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or taking part in a sport.
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Another one.
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Number eight, another verb without an object to move lightly
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and appear to dance around is play.
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So maybe the sun light is shining through the leaves on a tree.
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And you might say that the sunlight light is playing with the leaves,
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the light is shimmering.
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Or maybe something appears to be moving
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in a very attractive way.
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Another one,
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another verb, as you can see
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there are many uses of the word play.
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To perform on a musical instrument is play.
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Of course you might play guitar like Paolo did earlier on
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number ten.
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To be at play is self amusement.
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So maybe you are doing something to occupy yourself
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in in a fun way or an amusing way.
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You play, you are at play.
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So that is a noun.
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We are using that as a noun,
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another noun connected to play
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the conducting of a sporting match.
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It is the second day of play.
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So you are saying that that sporting
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the thing is still carrying on.
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It is the second day of play.
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A sporting event is being held.
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Number 12, a pre rehearsed
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theatrical performance is play.
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You put on a play once again, we are using this as a noun.
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Mr. Steve will be appearing
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in a play this weekend
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and I will be going along to see it on Saturday.
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Another noun play
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a button or switch used to activate a device.
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So perhaps you might press
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a play button.
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The play button is something you press.
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It is an actual thing.
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It is an object.
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The thing you press
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is the play button.
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And now
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we have some phrases connected to play.
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Here is a well-known expression a person who likes to play dangerously
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or do things that might be risky or dangerous.
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We might say that a person will play with fire,
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so that describes
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the action of doing something dangerous,
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doing something that might bring harm to you.
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You play with fire.
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You are doing something risky or dangerous.
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It might bring harm your way.
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A person might play hard to get.
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Maybe a person is interested
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or attracted to another, but that person
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pretends not to be interested.
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They are pretending not to care,
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even though they also would like
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to get to know that person much better.
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So if you play hard to get, you are pretending to be distant
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and uninterested, especially
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if someone is pursuing your relationship with you.
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You play hard to get.
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Here is something that I am often accused of.
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People accuse me of playing the fool.
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If you play the fool, it means you act in a silly or childish way.
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Mr. Duncan.
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He always likes to play the fool.
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He pretends to be silly and childish.
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Or maybe he pretends to be stupid.
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He likes to play the fool.
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Play around.
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Oh, now, this is a very interesting phrase that is often used in English.
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If someone likes to play around,
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it means they don't want to stay loyal to one person.
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They want to have as many experi ences as possible.
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Quite often used when we are talking about relationships.
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So maybe a man who likes to have lots of different girlfriends.
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We might say that he likes to play around.
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Or maybe
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if a man is in a relationship or a woman, maybe in a marriage,
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and maybe that person likes to go and look for other people outside the relationship.
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We might say that that person likes to play around.
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Naughty.
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Here's another one. Play dead.
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A person might play dead.
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Quite often in nature, an insect
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or an animal will pretend to be dead
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to put off the predator.
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So maybe if a predator comes down and the insect is aware of it,
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it will pretend to be dead.
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And then the bird
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or the predator will fly away or move away.
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Play dead.
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So to pretend to be dead,
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you act as if you are dead.
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And quite often this is used as a defence mechanism in nature
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to play up.
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Oh, if something plays up,
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it means it is not acting or behaving in the way that it should.
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Maybe a child will play up.
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They are being really annoying.
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They are making a noise or a mess.
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They play up or if something is not working,
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maybe your television or your mobile phone is not working properly.
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We can say that your phone is playing up.
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It is not working properly.
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Here's another one.
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Play out.
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To finish or to continue a story.
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Maybe you want to see how a story ends.
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You want to see how that story will play out.
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Also, something you are doing towards the end of an event.
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Maybe you play a piece of music at the very end of a show or a live stream.
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You play out.
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You are finishing with that thing.
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So if you want to see how something will play out, you want to see how it will end,
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how it will finish.
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When one person is chasing another person.
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You might say that they are playing cat and mouse.
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One person is pursuing or following
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and the other one is trying to avoid that person.
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They are playing
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cat and mouse.
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One person is pursuing another.
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You play cat and mouse.
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If you play down something to play down
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something is to pretend
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that something is not as serious as it really is.
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So if you play down something,
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it means you are pretending that something is not serious.
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Maybe You play down an injury.
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Maybe you've injured yourself, but you don't want other people to know
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you play down your injury.
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You pretend that everything is all right.
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Here's another one
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to be played. Mhm.
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Now this is an interesting one.
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To be fooled or deceived by another person.
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We might say that you have been played.
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You have been fooled or cheated or used by another person
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to be played.
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And finally,
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this is quite a good one as we are running out of time.
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You might play for time.
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If a person decides to play for time, then
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you will notice that a person
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is trying to delay something
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or to make something last longer than it should or it needs to.
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You play for time.
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You are hesitating.
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You are causing a delay for a certain reason.
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You play for time.
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Quite often a person will play for time when something bad is about to happen.
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Maybe they don't want to do something.
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Maybe a thing is about to happen.
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But they try to play for time to keep
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that thing from happening.
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59:55
You are doing something to distract from that event.
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You are trying to extend your moment of comfort.
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You play for time
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and that is it.
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I hope you enjoyed that list, that big, long list of words
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and phrases connected to play.
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And of course, you can watch this again and again
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with captions as well later on.
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So if there is anything you missed, anything you didn't understand, don't worry.
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You can watch all of it again on YouTube.
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I hope you've enjoyed today's live stream.
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One thing that I'm going to leave you with before I go.
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Yesterday evening I was in the garden and I noticed
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there were lots of young black birds flying around.
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And there was one blackbird that caught my eye
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because it was sitting on the Big Bird pack
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61:00
and it was trying to drink.
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But I think this particular bird
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was actually new to the world
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because it seemed to be having a few difficulties.
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Here it is.
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So this is a baby blackbird, a very young blackbird,
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61:17
and it's trying to drink some water.
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But the only problem is it is distracted by its own reflection.
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So what is actually doing is it's looking at the water, but it can see itself.
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It can see its own reflection.
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61:34
And it's slightly confused.
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It doesn't understand why.
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It can see another blackbird
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staring back.
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And it also seems slightly afraid of the water.
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So this little black bird who has probably
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only been flying around for maybe a day or two,
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is now trying to drink some water.
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But it doesn't really know what it is doing.
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It is trying to learn how to do it, but it looks as if
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it looks
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as if it's becoming a little bit more comfortable now with the situation.
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Go on, have a little drink.
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It's all right.
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It's only your own reflection that you don't realise.
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But that is you.
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You're looking at.
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It seems a lot more comfortable now.
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So this particular bird is has only left the nest
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maybe a couple of days before.
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So this young blackbird bird
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is learning
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how to feed
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and how to drink.
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But it's also learning how to scratch as well.
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I think it has a little itch.
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Isn't that gorgeous?
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Isn't that absolutely beautiful?
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A baby blackbird.
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And that's where we are going to end today.
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I hope you enjoy today's live stream.
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I hope you have enjoyed everything today.
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And yes, maybe tomorrow I might do a short live stream tomorrow on my mobile phone.
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We will see what happens. I'm not making any promises.
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I am now going over to Instagram because I'm going to film
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a new word of the day on there as well.
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If you want to follow me on Instagram, my details are on the screen now.
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That is the name of my Instagram page.
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And yes, I do have around 1047
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followers on there, so you can catch me on there as well.
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There is a new word being posted on Instagram.
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Every single day. Thanks for joining me.
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It's time for me to go now.
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I hope you enjoy today's live stream.
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If I'm
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not with you tomorrow, I will be back on Sunday with Mr.
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Steve as well.
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We will be here. Enjoy the rest of your day.
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Stay happy.
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Keep that smile upon your face
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as you move amongst the human race.
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And I will see you right here very soon.
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And of course, until the next time we meet here, you know what's coming next?
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Yes, you do.
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Of course you do.
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ta ta for now.
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