oh yeah what is up I'm Ethan your
real-life English fluency coach and
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from one of my personal favorites modern
family and in this scene we will see the
Gloria is an awful awful singer probably
a lot like myself but you know I know
I'm a horrible singer Gloria doesn't hot
and we will see what happens
when her husband tells her the cold
honest truth
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alright let's jump in to the scene from
Modern Family pop it by 10 Diamond rings
they get that Mockingbird - shut the
hell up
but I wasn't gonna fill Gloria she was a
terrible singer that's just taking a
bath with a toaster still the thought of
that poor little thing stuck in there
like a hostage listening to that racket
days on end I just couldn't take it and
the Billy got the one boos really go
I'll tell you what pop was gonna do he's
gonna take a turn on that mic it's a
chance to bond I should take it alright
Jay that's great I think that the sound
of my boys shouldn't be the only thing
that the baby should hear same page
breaker breaker big J baby what's your
20 over that's so cute you sound like
smoke in there and eat alone gone hi kid
this your dad Jay Pritchett we're all
pretty excited to meet you just a heads
up I might be a few years older than
you're expecting but on the plus side
we're very comfortable
what's that nothing tough foon are you
doing there you sleeping
[Music]
leaving 17 dead and thousands without
power please such terrible things turn
worse
Jay do you know a good one our dry
cleaner and I don't mean the must be in
by 10:00 only on weekdays you need a
coupon a kind I mean a hard one our this
conversation feels like a hard one hour
and what do you need to clean for it's
spotless
there's mustard here from Rubens Ruben
and that's what happens when you put a
narcissist in charge a snack day okay
he's my turn again baby he's joy more
than I am oh yeah
why don't we give him a break he
probably needs a minute because he just
learned about a deadly tornado
okay stop calling him a he what if he
says she and you're making her upset I
told you that's just the shorthand I'm
using don't you do you really want your
unborn baby to hear you fighting like
this studies show it's unhealthy for
fetus to be exposed to a stressful
environment studies your 13 read a comic
book what time is your game start I have
to be there at 3:00 for hitting practice
batting practice not for me
Jay I don't want our baby to think that
he's coming into an unhappy home let's
promise that we're never ever going to
fight in front of him no fighting in
front of the baby okay good twinkle
twinkle
[Music]
stop no more singing why because you
think you're a terrible singer come on
let's get some lunch there no no no
fighting in front of the baby we just
made a deal so fair because I am always
in front of the baby you're as close to
perfect this woman gets nothing wrong
with one tiny little flaw yours is when
you start to sing it sounds like
something got stuck in the vacuum
cleaner on that it's just your stupid
stupid opine E&J but I am very angry at
you and I am gonna make a list of all
the things that I am going to scream at
you as soon as this baby's out of me
I didn't think it all the way through
please rise for the national anthem I'm
gonna show you who can sing for it
this can be rough despite all the
evidence of the country
oh say can you see by the dawn's early
light which I guess isn't so bad all I'm
saying is I hope that God you don't have
your mother's singing voice but man I
hope you get her self-confidence try to
get some sleep I'll talk to the wife
[Music]
oh don't say the word but the bad you a
mockingbird hush used to tell someone to
be quiet calm or still example she was
trying to hush her baby Mockingbird an
American bird they copies the sounds
made by other birds pop it by 10 diamond
rings they get that Mockingbird - shut
the hell up shut the hell up shut up is
used to tell someone to stop talking
north of this often is said with an
angry tone and shouldn't be used if you
want to communicate with a respectful
manner shut the hell up is an even more
aggressive way to say the same thing
example John was about to spill the
beans when I told him to shut the hell
up
here Jay is making a play on words with
the famous nursery rhyme that Gloria is
singing but I wasn't gonna fill Gloria
she was a terrible singer
that's just taking a bath with a toaster
by this Jay is basically saying it is a
suicidal act or a very bad idea this
comes from the concept of committing
suicide by electrocuting yourself taking
a bath with a toaster still the thought
of that poor little thing stuck in there
like a hostage listening to that racket
days on end I just couldn't take it
stuck in there like a hostage to be
stuck is to be in a position where you
can't move example he thought he could
fit through the hole but now his head is
stuck and a hostage is a person who is
captured by someone who demands certain
things to be done before letting them
free example the robbers took several
hostages in the bank
listening to that racket aloud
unpleasant noise or person making such a
noise example when the neighbors threw a
party he hated the late-night racket so
much that he called the police
days on end on end means to be happening
for several days in a row this has also
said as hours weeks or years on end
example when he got his PlayStation 4 he
played on that thing for days on end I
just couldn't take it if you say you
can't take something it means you can't
tolerate it example I used to be okay
with her negative attitude but I can't
take it anymore
by the way on end is
super common expression in English can
you think of an example why don't you
pause the video write that down in the
comments below
okay did you do it then let's get back
to the lesson and the Billy got the 1
push Billy go a male go here Gloria is
making up new lyrics it is funny because
a nursery rhyme would not end with
killing an animal but it is making fun
of her Colombian roots gonna do he's
gonna take a turn on that might take a
turn on the mic to take turns is to
alternate doing something with somebody
else so Jay is saying that he's going to
take a turn on the mic the shortened
word for microphone in order to talk to
the baby and prevent Gloria from singing
yeah it's a chance to bond I should take
to bond to become close to another
person by getting to know them and
having things in common example in the
beginning I didn't like Aaron to be
honest but later on in the year we
started to bond I think that the sound
of my boys shouldn't be the only thing
that the baby should hear same page to
be on the same page if you're on the
same page or someone it means you agree
with them or are thinking the same thing
example after some initial disagreement
we got on the same page as far as what
name to give our baby breaker breaker
big J baby what's your 20 over breaker
this is a popular term in truck driver
talk from the famous 1977 action comedy
movie Smokey and the Bandit which Gloria
mentions when she says Smokey and the
Bandit oh vendido is Spanish for Bandit
for truckers breaker breaker is used to
start a communication Jay does this for
fun because the machine they use to talk
to the baby seems like a trucks intercom
what's your 20
used to say what's your location this is
most commonly used in radio
communication you're just a heads up I
might be a few years older than you're
expecting but on the plus side we're
very comfortable a heads up if you give
someone a heads up you warn that person
about something before it happens
example my friend gave me the heads-up
that I should take warm clothes when I
visit her in her town on the plus side
used to introduce the favorable view or
perspective of something that also has
an egg
aspect example the team ended up losing
but on the plus side we got to watch the
game live and had a good time with
friends what's that
nothing tough tough wound when a
comedian or entertainer performs in
front of an audience and they don't
react positively they might say tough
room but Jay makes a play on words with
womb because the baby is the audience
tuff means difficult and womb is the
place in a woman's body where the baby
grows and develops Jay do you know a
good one our dry cleaner and I don't
mean the must be in by 10:00 only on
weekdays you need a coupon a kind I mean
a hard one our this conversation feels
like a hard one hour a one-hour dry
cleaner a business that dry cleans
clothes
particularly in one hour or less dry
cleaning is a process for cleaning
clothes using special chemicals instead
of water this conversation feels like a
hard one hour this joke is a wordplay
with a double meaning of the word hard
first of all Manny the kid says that he
needs his shirt cleaned in a hard 1 hour
which means the one-hour time limit is
hard or not flexible Jay makes a joke
saying that this conversation feels like
a hard or difficult hour and what do you
need to clean for it's spotless
there's mustard here from Reubens Reuben
that's what happens when you put a
narcissist in charge of snack day
spotless without any spot or stain in
other words perfectly clean example the
kitchen was spotless when I finished
cleaning mustard a thick yellow or brown
sauce usually eaten on hotdogs or
sandwiches Reubens Reuben a Reuben is a
type of sandwich this is funny because
his friend's name is Reuben and he got
everyone Reuben sandwiches for snack day
and this is also why Manny calls him a
narcissist narcissist someone who loves
and admires him or herself especially
his or her appearance too much snack day
a snack is a smaller amount of food that
you eat between meals
like some cookies or a fruit in the USA
it is common in schools to have a snack
day every week where students take turns
bringing food for everyone why don't we
give them over
why don't we give him a break why don't
we give him a break why don't we give
him a break
to give someone a break means to give
somebody a rest from something it can
also mean to stop treating someone in a
strict or difficult way
okay stop calling him aji what if he
says she and you're making her upset I
told you that's just the shorthand I'm
using shorthand a short or quick way of
showing or saying something example NYC
is shorthand for New York City jump down
someone's throat to react angrily to
something that someone says or does and
with a verbal attack example he asked
her a very simp taun his throat I had to
be there at 3:00 for hitting practice
batting practice not for me
batting practice a practice session in
baseball consisting of hitting the ball
with a bat no fighting in front of the
baby no fighting in front of it no
fighting in front of the baby
Twinkle Twinkle the oscillating
brightness that is released from a light
for example a star Gloria is trying to
sing the classic Nursery Rhyme twinkle
twinkle little star but it seems she's
confusing the song with another one mary
had a little lamb because you stink
you're a terrible singer stink a
slightly less aggressive version of
saying suck as in she sucks at singing
to stink or suck in this case means to
be bad at something example they usually
play well at the start of the game but
they stink at the end no fighting in
front of the baby we just made a deal
make a deal to come to a formal
agreement often in business example I
can't believe they made a deal with that
oil company they really have no ethics
left example we made a deal with our son
if he doesn't pass his math exam he has
to wash the dishes for a month
yeah you're as close to perfect as a
woman gets nothing wrong with one tiny
little flaw yours is when you start to
sing it sounds like something got stuck
in the vacuum cleaner that's odd
you're as close to perfect as a woman
gets the base expression here is to be
as good as it gets but note that you
might replace good for another adjective
if something is as good as it gets it
means it can't get any better example
The Godfather is as good as a movie gets
you probably know
the famous oscar-winning Jack Nicholson
movie as good as it gets by a different
name in your native language flaw a
small fault or weakness example she's a
great example of a leader but I'd say
one of her few flaws is that she's a bit
sensitive at times vacuum cleaner an
electrical machine that cleans floors
rugs etc by setting up dirt and dust I
didn't think it all the way through
think something through to carefully
consider the possible results of doing
something to think something all the way
through achieves the same meaning but
with an added degree of emphasis example
I bet she now knows she didn't think it
all the way through when she decided to
quit her job please rise for the
national anthem rise generally the word
means to move upward in this case as a
command to pay respect to the national
anthem it means to stand up another
common collocation you probably know is
sunrise national anthem an anthem is a
formal song of loyalty praise or
happiness a national anthem is a song
recognized as a country song in this
scene Gloria sings the star-spangled
banner the national anthem of the United
States this can be rough despite all the
evidence to the contrary this is gonna
be rough used to say that something is
going to be difficult or will not end
well example man this is gonna be a
rough week they want me to make a
presentation in English
despite used to say that something
happens or is true even though there's
something that might prevent it from
happening or being true example despite
having the best team Barcelona didn't
win the Champions League
[Music]
gasps dawn the time of day when sunlight
first begins to appear example we
arrived before dawn Rockets red glare a
rocket is a device that shoots into the
air and also used to be used as weapons
a glare is caused by a strong light so
we can imagine that during a battle many
rockets shooting could cause a red fiery
glare example the sun's glare is making
it difficult to drive pappad buy 10
diamond rings they get that Mockingbird
- shut the hell up but I wasn't gonna
feel glorious she was a terrible singer
that's just taking a bath with a toaster
still the thought of that poor little
thing stuck in there like a hostage
listening to that racket days on end I
just couldn't take it
[Music]
pop was gonna do he's gonna take a turn
on that mic yeah I've been thinking if
it's a chance to bond I should take it
alright Jay that's great I think that
the sound of my boys shouldn't be the
only thing that the baby should hear
same page breaker breaker big J baby
what's your 20 over that's so cute you
sound like smoke in there and either
gone gone hi kid this your dad Jay
Pritchett we're all pretty excited to
meet you just a heads up I might be a
few years older than you're expecting
but on the plus side we're very
comfortable what's that nothing tough
wound are you sleeping leaving 17 dead
and thousands without power hi Jay
please is bad the baby listens to such
terrible things
it's heard worse Jay do you know a good
one our dry cleaner and I don't mean the
must be in by 10:00 only on weekdays and
you
one kind I mean a hard one our this
conversation feels like a hard one our
and what do you need to clean for it
spotless there's mustard here from
Rubens Ruben that's what happens when
you put a narcissist in charge of snack
day okay he's my turn again baby he's
joy more than I am oh yeah why don't we
give him a break he probably needs a
minute because he just learned about a
deadly tornado
okay stop calling him uh he what if he
says she and you're making her upset I
told you that's just the shorthand I'm
using don't you do you really want your
unborn baby to hear you fighting like
this studies show it's unhealthy for
fetus to be exposed to a stressful
environment studies your 13 read a comic
book what time does your game start I
have to be there at 3:00 for hitting
practice batting practice not for me J I
don't want our baby to think that he's
coming into an unhappy home let's
promise that we're never ever going to
fight in front of him no fighting in
front of the baby
okay no more sing why because you think
you're a terrible singer come on let's
get some lunch Dan no fighting in front
of the baby we just made a deal
that's so fair because I am always in
front of the baby you're as close to
perfect this woman gets nothing wrong
with one tiny little flaw yours is when
you start to sing it sounds like
something got stuck in the vacuum
cleaner
that's your god that is just your stupid
stupid opinion J but I am very angry at
you and I am gonna make a list of all
the things that I am going to scream at
you babies out of me I didn't think it
all the way through please rise for the
national anthem
I'm gonna show you who can sing for it
this can be rough despite all the
evidence which I guess isn't so bad all
I'm saying is I hope that God you don't
have your mother singing voice but man I
hope you get her self-confidence you try
to get some sleep I'll talk to the wife
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