0:00 When you concentrate, you stink.
0:04 But perhaps that is my fault.
0:05 I cannot train you the way I have trained the five.
0:09 I now see that the way to get through to you is with this.
0:13 >> Oh, great, cuz I'm hungry.
0:17 >> Good.
0:18 When you have been trained, you may eat.
0:22 Let's begin.
0:27 >> Oh, yeah, global citizens.
0:29 I'm Xenia, your real life fluency coach.
0:32 And in today's lesson,
0:34 we're going to learn English with training scenes from Kung Fu Panda.
0:41 >> >> Along the way, you learn everyday expressions that natives actually use in real situations,
0:49 like lousy, months at a time, and get through to someone.
0:55 And to help you learn and never forget these important expressions,
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1:17 All right.
1:18 Now, we begin our story today in the kitchen,
1:21 where Po is cooking for the Furious Five
1:24 and telling a story to impress them,
1:26 trying to sound a lot braver than he really is.
1:30 Let's watch the first scene with subtitles in English before we learn the advanced
1:41 words.
1:41 >> Yeah.
1:41 Sound like fine.
1:42 You may be a wolf.
1:44 You may be the scariest bandit in Ha Jin province,
1:47 but you're a lousy tipper.
1:49 >> Really?
1:49 So, how'd you get out of there alive?
1:53 >> I mean, I didn't I I didn't actually say that,
1:56 but I thought it in in my mind.
1:59 If he could read my mind, he'd have been like, "What?
2:02 Order up.
2:03 Hope you like it."
2:07 >> This is really good.
2:09 >> No, come on.
2:09 You should try my dad's secret ingredient soup.
2:11 He actually knows the secret ingredient.
2:14 >> What are you talking about?
2:15 Oh, this is amazing.
2:16 >> Wow, you're really good cook. >> my mouth was bigger.
2:19 >> Tigress, you've got to try this.
2:22 >> It is said
2:22 that the Dragon Warrior can survive for months at a time on nothing
2:26 but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf
2:28 and the energy of the universe.
2:31 >> I guess my body doesn't know it's the Dragon Warrior yet.
2:35 >> >> I'm going to need a lot more than dew and universe juice.
2:45 >> >> What?
2:45 >> Oh, nothing.
2:46 Master Shifu.
2:51 >> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior unless you lose 500 lb
2:54 and brush your teeth.
2:56 >> >> What is that noise you're making?
2:57 Laughter?
2:58 I never heard of it.
2:59 Work hard, Panda.
3:00 Maybe someday you will have ears like mine.
3:06 >> That's good.
3:09 Ears.
3:09 It's not working for you?
3:10 I thought they were pretty good.
3:11 >> It's Shifu.
3:13 >> Of course it's Shifu.
3:13 What do you think I'm doing?
3:17 Ooh, Master Shifu.
3:23 >> At the beginning of the scene,
3:25 Po uses a couple of words that are more advanced.
3:28 Did you catch those?
3:29 >> You may be the scariest bandit in Hunjin Province, but you're a lousy tipper.
3:34 >> If you say something is lousy, you mean it's very bad or poor quality.
3:40 For example, you might say, "That was a lousy movie."
3:44 "I had a lousy day."
3:46 Or "He's a lousy driver."
3:49 And a tipper is someone who gives a tip,
3:52 extra money given to workers to thank them for good service.
3:57 In certain countries like the US, it's common to tip 20% in restaurants.
4:03 So, a lousy tipper is someone who tips very little or nothing at all.
4:08 Now, listen to how Crane responds.
4:10 >> Really?
4:11 So, how'd you get out of there alive?
4:14 >> Did you notice how the words how did you get out of flowed
4:19 naturally here?
4:21 >> How'd you get out of there alive?
4:22 >> This is because it was full of connected speech.
4:25 The way natives connect to juice and link words together when they speak.
4:29 Let's break it down.
4:30 It'll be great for improving your pronunciation.
4:33 First, instead of how'd you, he said how'd you.
4:37 This is a common pattern where there's a D
4:39 and a Y next to each other,
4:41 you can morph them into a ju sound.
4:43 Listen to these examples.
4:45 >> When did you make this decision?
4:47 >> And I told you it's over.
4:48 >> Next, a get out becomes get out.
4:51 In American English, the T becomes this soft D sound when placed between vowels.
4:57 We call it flap T or the American T.
5:00 Like put on or it is.
5:04 Then, the word of becomes a simple uh sound, another common pattern.
5:09 And finally, we hear the American T again in out
5:13 as it links to off.
5:17 Outta.
5:17 Outta.
5:17 Now, the entire phrase.
5:19 How'd you get outta?
5:21 How'd you get out of there alive?
5:22 Now, let's practice after Crane.
5:25 >> How'd you get out of there alive?
5:26 How'd you get out of there alive?
5:33 >> So, when Po finishes cooking, he uses a specific expression.
5:37 Check it out.
5:38 >> Order up.
5:39 Hope you like it.
5:41 >> You'll hear this a lot in restaurants.
5:43 The cook yells order up to tell waiters the dish is done
5:47 and ready to be taken to customers.
5:49 >> Order up.
5:50 >> Okay, order up.
5:53 >> Hey, number 11, order up.
5:55 >> This is really good.
5:57 >> No, come on.
5:58 You should try my dad's secret ingredient soup.
6:00 He actually knows the secret ingredient.
6:03 >> What are you talking about?
6:04 Oh, this is amazing.
6:05 >> And just another note on connected speech.
6:07 Here we have another common pattern.
6:10 What are you may sound like what are you?
6:13 We have the American T,
6:14 the word are being cut and the word you being reduced to ya.
6:19 Try to repeat.
6:20 >> What are you talking >> What are you talking about?
6:27 >> Now, Tigress says something very serious, almost like legend.
6:31 >> It is said
6:32 that the Dragon Warrior can survive for months at a time on nothing
6:35 but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf
6:37 and the energy of the universe.
6:40 >> It is said is a formal way to introduce information
6:43 that comes from common belief.
6:46 Tigress is referring to legendary stories about the Dragon Warrior.
6:50 It's like saying people say or according to tradition.
6:55 Check out this other example.
6:56 >> It is said that we humans use only a tiny portion of our brains.
7:00 >> It is said that every man has three tasks to accomplish in this world.
7:05 >> Okay, so it is said that practice makes perfect.
7:10 Have you ever heard that?
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8:43 >> It is said
8:44 that the Dragon Warrior can survive for months at a time on nothing
8:47 but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf
8:49 and the energy of the universe.
8:51 >> When you do something for months at a time,
8:55 you do it continuously for months without stopping.
8:58 For example, she travels for weeks at a time.
9:02 He works for hours at a time without breaks.
9:05 And they disappear for days at a time.
9:08 >> He's been holed up in his room for days at a time playing
9:11 old video games.
9:12 >> My father would often disappear for months at a time.
9:15 >> And dew is the tiny drop of water that forms on plants, cars,
9:20 or any surfaces overnight when the air cools down.
9:24 A ginkgo leaf is a leaf from the ginkgo tree,
9:27 an ancient tree species with distinctive fan-shaped leaves.
9:31 Okay, so right after this, Po starts doing an impersonation of Master Shifu.
9:37 An impersonation is when you copy the way someone talks and moves,
9:41 usually in an exaggerated or funny way.
9:44 >> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior unless you lose 500 lbs
9:47 and brush your teeth.
9:49 >> Pounds is a unit of weight used in the United States, abbreviated as lb.
9:54 While most of the world uses kilograms,
9:57 Americans measure body weight in pounds. 1 lb equals about 0.45 kg,
10:05 which means 100 lbs is about 45 kilos.
10:10 So, keep in mind, if you are talking about weight with Americans,
10:13 they'll use pounds, not kilograms.
10:16 So, the fun doesn't last long.
10:19 Shifu arrives and brings shocking news.
10:23 Tai Lung, a powerful and dangerous Kung Fu warrior, has escaped from prison.
10:28 And he's coming for the Dragon Scroll.
10:31 And suddenly, everything becomes real for Po.
10:35 This isn't just a joke anymore.
10:37 He was chosen to be the Dragon Warrior,
10:40 and now he actually has to face a real enemy.
10:44 Now, the next day, Shifu is still thinking about this, about Tai Lung,
10:48 and about Po.
10:50 And when he goes looking for him, he finds him in the kitchen.
11:36 >> >> What?
11:36 I eat when I'm upset, okay?
11:39 >> Oh, no need to explain.
11:41 I just thought you might be Monkey.
11:42 He hides his almond cookies on the top shelf.
11:45 >> An almond is a type of nut, like this.
11:48 It has a hard shell, but it's creamy inside.
11:51 It's commonly used in cookies and desserts.
11:54 This is a shelf, and the top shelf is the highest shelf,
11:58 hardest to reach.
12:20 >> Don't tell Monkey.
12:22 Look at you.
12:23 >> Yeah, I know.
12:24 I disgust you.
12:25 >> No, no.
12:26 I mean, how did you get up there?
12:28 >> I don't know.
12:29 I guess I don't know.
12:32 I was getting a cookie.
12:34 >> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground
12:37 and have done a perfect split.
12:39 >> Feet in this case is a measurement of height.
12:42 >> >> Americans use feet instead of meters. 10 ft is about 3 m.
12:47 If something is 10 ft off the ground, it's 3 m above the floor.
12:52 Shifu is surprised that Po is actually doing a perfect split.
12:57 A split is when you spread your legs wide apart like gymnasts
13:01 and martial artists do.
13:03 A perfect split means your legs are completely flat, 180° of height.
13:10 >> Now, this This is just a AN ACCIDENT.
13:19 THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
13:22 Come with me.
13:24 >> So, after seeing what Po could do in the kitchen,
13:28 Shifu realizes something very important.
13:31 In the next scene,
13:32 he decides to try a completely different way of training him.
13:36 Let's watch it.
13:42 >> When you concentrate, you stink.
13:46 But perhaps that is my fault.
13:47 I cannot train you the way I have trained the Five.
13:51 I now see that the way to get through to you is with >> Oh,
13:56 great.
13:57 Cuz I'm hungry.
14:00 >> >> Good.
14:00 When you have been trained, you may eat.
14:04 >> >> Let's begin.
14:59 >> >> After you, Panda.
15:01 >> Just like that?
15:03 No situps, no no no no no 10-mile hike?
15:06 >> I vowed to train you, and you have been trained.
15:09 You are free to eat.
15:21 Enjoy.
15:21 >> Hey.
15:21 >> I said you are free to eat.
15:23 Have a dumpling.
15:35 >> Hey.
15:35 Listen to what Shifu says in the beginning of Po's training.
15:39 >> When you concentrate, you stink.
15:43 >> What do you think stink means here?
15:46 Smell bad, being terrible at something, or become nervous.
16:00 Literally, if you stink, you smell bad.
16:04 >> >> But here, it's figurative.
16:06 When you say someone stinks at something, you mean they're really bad at it.
16:12 They perform poorly.
16:13 For example, I stink at math.
16:17 He stinks at cooking.
16:19 She stinks at dancing.
16:21 >> But perhaps that is my fault.
16:22 >> Perhaps means maybe or possibly.
16:26 >> Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
16:28 >> Oh, no, Mufasa.
16:30 Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
16:33 >> It's commonly used in more polite speech.
16:36 >> But perhaps that is my fault.
16:37 I cannot train you the way I have trained the five.
16:41 I now see that the way to get through to you is with this.
16:45 >> To get through to someone means to successfully communicate with them
16:49 or make them understand something.
16:52 When you finally get through to someone, you're breaking through their resistance or confusion,
16:58 and they finally understand what you're trying to tell them.
17:02 Shifu is saying he's figured out how to teach Po effectively by using food
17:07 as motivation.
17:09 So, Po goes through a few days of intense training
17:12 and finally arrives at the moment where Shifu will let him eat.
17:17 >> After you, Panda.
17:18 >> After you is a polite phrase meaning you go first or you start first.
17:24 It's a gesture of courtesy, letting someone else take the first turn.
17:29 >> After you, Claude.
17:30 >> No, after you, Cecil.
17:31 >> No, after you, Claude.
17:32 >> No, after you, Cecil.
17:33 >> After you, Claude. >> on.
17:35 >> Just like that?
17:36 No sit-ups?
17:37 No No No No No 10-mile hike?
17:40 >> A sit-up is an exercise where you lie on your back
17:43 and lift your upper body up towards your knees repeatedly to strengthen your stomach
17:49 muscles.
17:50 You also have push-ups and pull-ups, which are very common exercises.
17:55 So, we've talked about pounds for weight and feet for height and short distances,
18:01 but what if we're talking about longer distances?
18:04 How do the Americans talk about it?
18:06 That's where miles come in. 1 mile is about 1.6 km. 2 miles is
18:13 a little over 3 km.
18:15 >> I vowed to train you, and you have been trained.
18:18 You are free to eat.
18:21 >> To vow means to make a serious promise or commitment.
18:25 When you vow to do something, you're promising to do it no matter what.
18:30 Check out this example.
18:31 >> But when the strangers left, they vowed to return.
18:35 >> When I adopted Sherman, I vowed to be the best father I could be,
18:38 to prepare him for all the wonders of the world, present and past.
18:43 >> You are free to eat.
18:45 >> This is a phrase commonly used to give others permission to do something,
18:50 like there's nothing stopping you.
18:52 You're free to ask questions.
18:54 You're free to leave.
18:55 >> Well, now you're free to go back to your business.
18:59 >> Okay, you're free to go.
19:00 Enjoy your trip.
19:01 >> I said you are free to eat.
19:03 Have a dumpling.
19:05 >> A dumpling is a small piece of food made from dough,
19:07 usually filled with meat or vegetables.
19:10 They're very common in many cultures in Ukrainian, Polish, and Chinese cuisine.
19:15 Now, notice the structure Shifu used.
19:18 >> Have a dumpling.
19:19 >> Have a food
19:20 or have a drink is a common phrase used to offer something to someone.
19:25 It's an invitation to take and consume something.
19:28 Have a cookie.
19:29 Have a seat.
19:30 Have some cake.
19:31 It's friendly and casual.
19:33 So, Shifu finally finds a way to train Po
19:36 and from here Po starts to become the Dragon Warrior he's meant to be.
19:42 Now, are you ready to the final and most important step of the lesson?
19:46 We're going to take everything you've just learned, the new vocabulary and pronunciation,
19:51 and put it into practice.
19:53 You'll watch the whole scene again, this time without subtitles,
19:57 and answer some quiz questions.
19:59 Let's do it.
20:06 >> You may be the scariest bandit in Hazing Province, but you're a lousy tipper.
20:12 >> Really?
20:12 >> What does lousy mean in this context?
20:15 Slightly disappointing?
20:17 Poor quality?
20:18 Unusual but interesting?
20:29 >> So, how'd you get out of there alive?
20:32 I mean, I didn't I didn't I didn't actually say that,
20:35 but I I thought it in in my mind.
20:38 If he could read my mind, he'd have been like, "What?"
20:42 Order up.
20:43 Hope you like it.
20:46 >> This is really good.
20:48 >> No, come on.
20:49 And you should try my dad's secret ingredient soup.
20:51 He actually knows the secret ingredient.
20:54 >> What are you talking about?
20:55 Oh, this is amazing.
20:56 >> Wow, you're a really good cook. >> my mouth was bigger.
20:59 >> Tigress, you've got to try this.
21:01 >> Mhm.
21:01 >> It is said
21:02 that the Dragon Warrior can survive for months at a time on nothing
21:05 but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf
21:07 and the energy of the universe.
21:10 >> Which sentence uses at a time correctly?
21:13 He traveled for months at a time without taking breaks.
21:17 I studied many subjects at a time yesterday.
21:20 She worked at a time when she was tired.
21:32 >> I guess my body doesn't know it's the Dragon Warrior yet.
21:36 >> >> I'm going to need a lot more than dew and universe juice.
21:46 >> What?
21:46 >> Oh, nothing.
21:47 Master Shifu.
21:51 >> >> YOU'LL NEVER BE THE DRAGON WARRIOR unless you lose 500 lb
21:54 and brush your teeth.
21:56 >> >> What is that noise you're making?
21:58 Laughter?
21:59 I never heard of it.
22:00 Work hard, Panda, and maybe someday you will have ears like mine.
22:06 >> What do you call the act of imitating others in a funny
22:09 or exaggerated way?
22:21 Impersonation.
22:21 >> That's good.
22:25 Ears.
22:25 It's not working for you?
22:26 I thought they were pretty good.
22:27 >> It's Shifu.
22:28 >> Of course it's Shifu.
22:29 What do you think I'm doing?
22:33 >> Ooh.
22:33 >> Master Shifu.
23:03 >> >> What?
23:03 I think I'm going to be upset, okay?
23:06 >> Oh, no need to explain.
23:07 I just thought you might be Monkey.
23:09 He hides his almond cookies on the top shelf.
23:32 >> >> Don't tell Monkey.
23:34 >> Look at you.
23:35 >> Yeah, I know.
23:36 I discussed you.
23:38 >> No, no.
23:38 I mean, how did you get up there?
23:40 >> I don't know.
23:41 I guess I don't know.
23:44 I was getting a cookie.
23:46 >> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground.
23:49 >> What is this person doing?
23:59 A split.
24:01 >> And have done a perfect split.
24:03 >> No, this This is just a accident.
24:12 >> THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
24:16 Come with me.
24:18 When you concentrate, you stink.
24:22 But perhaps that is my fault.
24:24 I cannot train you the way I have trained the five.
24:27 I now see that the way to get through to you is with this.
24:31 >> What does it mean to get through to you?
24:35 To reach you physically, to make you understand something,
24:38 or to understand you without words?
24:50 >> Oh, great.
24:51 Cuz I am hungry.
24:54 >> Good.
24:54 When you have been trained, you may eat.
24:59 Let's begin.
25:31 >> >> After you, panda.
25:32 Just like that?
25:34 No sit-ups?
25:35 No No No No No 10-mile hike?
25:38 >> Shifu promised to train Po, but he doesn't say promised here.
25:42 He uses a more formal word.
25:43 >> >> What does he say?
25:51 He vowed to train Po.
25:54 >> I vowed to train you, and you have been trained.
25:56 You are free to eat.
26:08 Enjoy.
26:08 >> Hey.
26:08 >> I said you are free to eat.
26:10 Have a dumpling.
26:19 >> Hey.
26:19 >> Aw, yeah.
26:20 Amazing job, guys.
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26:58 >> No, no, no.
26:59 What do you mean she's not coming?
27:01 I have a backyard full of these little girls who are counting on the
27:05 VISIT FROM A FAIRY PRINCESS.
27:15 LISTEN, I DON'T WANT A REFUND.
27:17 I WANT THE FAIRY PRINCESS, PLEASE.
27:20 PLEASE, I'm begging you.
27:22 You know what?
27:23 I hope that you can sleep at night, YOU CRUSHER OF LITTLE GIRLS' DREAMS.
27:27 >> OH, OH, when's the fairy princess coming?
27:31 >> Any minute now.
27:31 >> Yay!
