Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I'm Feifei.
And I'm Roy! I'm so excited!
You made me so happy when
you messaged me what
we're doing today!
What?! We are about to go
into one of the most intense
and important meetings of our lives.
Why are you happy about that?
I thought we were playing a selection
of classic board games!?
I brought my favourite game.
Why on earth would you bring
a selection of board games
to a huge meeting?
You told me in your message
to bring a game! You were very clear!
No, Roy! I said bring your A game!
Not bring a game! Your A game
is your best performance - and
that's what we need in this meeting.
Right, well clearly I have brought
my A game - and a great board
game that we can play after
we are successful in the meeting!
Roy, if you manage to convince
everyone of my plan, I'll play your
stupid game! Let's listen to these
examples while we have a meeting.
Claus brought his A game to the
meeting and sealed the deal.
That team won the match easily.
They brought their A game.
Erica didn't bring her A game to
the quiz, and we lost by a point.
This is The English We Speak from BBC
Learning English, and we're talking about
the expression 'A game'. Your A game
is your best or highest level
of performance.
Yes, it's commonly used with
the verb 'bring' and a possessive
pronoun like 'your'. You're very lucky
that I brought my A game to the
meeting - but it really didn't seem
like that a truly vital and
important meeting.
It was for me. I'm just really
happy you managed to convince
them that I needed an indoor golf
course in the office! And now I believe
I owe you something!
Yes, you promised to play the
board game I brought
with me today!
No, not that - it looks boring,
and I don't want to fall asleep.
I was thinking of playing
some golf.
Well, OK. I like golf, I'm not
very good at it, so I'll have to
bring my A game if I want to
beat you.
You're not playing.
I'll let you carry my clubs while
I play as a reward for your hard
work in the meeting. So, don't worry
about bringing your A game.
Bye!