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  • 00:00

    Welcome back to Book Break!
    Welcome back to Book Break!

  • 00:01

    We're going to play a brand new game today: Guess the Classic
    We're going to play a brand new game today: Guess the Classic

  • 00:04

    where Elle has got a list here of 20 classic books that she's going to try and get me to
    where Elle has got a list here of 20 classic books that she's going to try and get me to

  • 00:08

    guess in just three words.
    guess in just three words.

  • 00:11

    So do play along with us
    So do play along with us

  • 00:12

    I think I'm going to struggle a bit with this.
    I think I'm going to struggle a bit with this.

  • 00:14

    Try and guess them before I can and leave a comment if you guess them before I did.
    Try and guess them before I can and leave a comment if you guess them before I did.

  • 00:18

    OK, are you ready? Yes
    OK, are you ready? Yes

  • 00:20

    OK, number one.
    OK, number one.

  • 00:25

    Emma by Jane Austen!
    Emma by Jane Austen!

  • 00:26

    Correct, yay!
    Correct, yay!

  • 00:28

    One of my favourites.
    One of my favourites.

  • 00:33

    Well I was thinking A Tale of Two Cities...
    Well I was thinking A Tale of Two Cities...

  • 00:35

    Correct!
    Correct!

  • 00:36

    OK, I haven't read it so I don't know how Sydney fits in.
    OK, I haven't read it so I don't know how Sydney fits in.

  • 00:38

    See I was being clever because there's a character called Sydney
    See I was being clever because there's a character called Sydney

  • 00:40

    and I was like *gasp*
    and I was like *gasp*

  • 00:42

    Made to be.
    Made to be.

  • 00:42

    Very good.
    Very good.

  • 00:43

    OK, number three.
    OK, number three.

  • 00:47

    Hunchback of Notre Dame. Correct!
    Hunchback of Notre Dame. Correct!

  • 00:49

    You're on fire...so far.
    You're on fire...so far.

  • 00:56

    Um...Peter Pan! Yes!
    Um...Peter Pan! Yes!

  • 01:02

    Oh, Phantom of the Opera. Yes.
    Oh, Phantom of the Opera. Yes.

  • 01:09

    Now I'm stuck.
    Now I'm stuck.

  • 01:11

    Good cause you've done so well so far!
    Good cause you've done so well so far!

  • 01:13

    We can come back to it if you like. OK.
    We can come back to it if you like. OK.

  • 01:19

    The Secret Garden! Yes.
    The Secret Garden! Yes.

  • 01:27

    Is that a clue?
    Is that a clue?

  • 01:28

    That's clearly my little clue wiggle.
    That's clearly my little clue wiggle.

  • 01:29

    Shall we come back to it?
    Shall we come back to it?

  • 01:31

    ...yes.
    ...yes.

  • 01:35

    Alice in Wonderland. Correct.
    Alice in Wonderland. Correct.

  • 01:40

    Um... Christmas Carol!
    Um... Christmas Carol!

  • 01:46

    Ooh. Is it a Sherlock Holmes book?
    Ooh. Is it a Sherlock Holmes book?

  • 01:48

    Nope. Detective is in there because it's kind of the first detective novel.
    Nope. Detective is in there because it's kind of the first detective novel.

  • 01:54

    Ooh.
    Ooh.

  • 01:55

    I mean I think people argue about it.
    I mean I think people argue about it.

  • 01:56

    OK, but some people say.
    OK, but some people say.

  • 01:58

    I don't know what the first detective novel was!
    I don't know what the first detective novel was!

  • 02:00

    OK, OK, we'll come back to it.
    OK, OK, we'll come back to it.

  • 02:06

    The Wizard of Oz. Yay!
    The Wizard of Oz. Yay!

  • 02:11

    The Jungle Book.
    The Jungle Book.

  • 02:18

    Mustardseed?
    Mustardseed?

  • 02:19

    It's kind of connected to Mother, Denmark, Existential.
    It's kind of connected to Mother, Denmark, Existential.

  • 02:25

    OK...
    OK...

  • 02:26

    It's the same author.
    It's the same author.

  • 02:27

    And I think the reason you're not getting them is because they're not novels.
    And I think the reason you're not getting them is because they're not novels.

  • 02:33

    Ohhhh. Plays?
    Ohhhh. Plays?

  • 02:35

    Perhaps...
    Perhaps...

  • 02:38

    Um, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream!
    Um, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream!

  • 02:47

    Little Women!
    Little Women!

  • 02:48

    Yep. I love seeing it click in your head.
    Yep. I love seeing it click in your head.

  • 02:50

    She cut off her one beauty! Yeah.
    She cut off her one beauty! Yeah.

  • 02:55

    Pinkie, who's Pinkie?
    Pinkie, who's Pinkie?

  • 02:56

    Don't know.
    Don't know.

  • 02:58

    OK.
    OK.

  • 03:03

    Poldark!
    Poldark!

  • 03:03

    Yay Poldark! I couldn't resist putting shirtless in there.
    Yay Poldark! I couldn't resist putting shirtless in there.

  • 03:11

    I don't know.
    I don't know.

  • 03:12

    OK, alphabet's kind of a clue with regards to the title.
    OK, alphabet's kind of a clue with regards to the title.

  • 03:16

    It's also a little bit of a clue that all of those words begin with A.
    It's also a little bit of a clue that all of those words begin with A.

  • 03:20

    So do all of the words in the title also begin with A?
    So do all of the words in the title also begin with A?

  • 03:23

    No.
    No.

  • 03:25

    OK, shall we come back to that one?
    OK, shall we come back to that one?

  • 03:31

    Treasure Island.
    Treasure Island.

  • 03:33

    This is number 20, the last one.
    This is number 20, the last one.

  • 03:39

    Heidi! Yay.
    Heidi! Yay.

  • 03:40

    OK, how many have I got left?
    OK, how many have I got left?

  • 03:42

    Do you want another chance or should I just tell you?
    Do you want another chance or should I just tell you?

  • 03:45

    Um, give me one more clue about each one and then see.
    Um, give me one more clue about each one and then see.

  • 03:47

    OK, OK.
    OK, OK.

  • 03:51

    It has a prince in it.
    It has a prince in it.

  • 03:54

    Hamlet. Yes, well done! We got there, woo!
    Hamlet. Yes, well done! We got there, woo!

  • 04:00

    Spain's most famous literary figure.
    Spain's most famous literary figure.

  • 04:05

    Who's Spain's most famous literary figure?
    Who's Spain's most famous literary figure?

  • 04:07

    He has the same, I think either the same birthday or the same deathday as Shakespeare.
    He has the same, I think either the same birthday or the same deathday as Shakespeare.

  • 04:12

    Interesting. I don't know.
    Interesting. I don't know.

  • 04:14

    OK, do you pass? Shall I give you the answer?
    OK, do you pass? Shall I give you the answer?

  • 04:17

    It's Don Quixote.
    It's Don Quixote.

  • 04:18

    Oh, of course.
    Oh, of course.

  • 04:19

    Yeah I know nothing about that.
    Yeah I know nothing about that.

  • 04:24

    The title is the name of the diamond,
    The title is the name of the diamond,

  • 04:26

    but the name of the diamond is also another type of gem.
    but the name of the diamond is also another type of gem.

  • 04:31

    Ruby diamond. Emerald diamond.
    Ruby diamond. Emerald diamond.

  • 04:34

    Nope.
    Nope.

  • 04:34

    Pearl diamond!
    Pearl diamond!

  • 04:35

    No!
    No!

  • 04:36

    I don't know.
    I don't know.

  • 04:38

    OK, The Moonstone.
    OK, The Moonstone.

  • 04:39

    Ohh, Wilkie Collins!
    Ohh, Wilkie Collins!

  • 04:41

    Yes.
    Yes.

  • 04:42

    Damnit, no I've never read it.
    Damnit, no I've never read it.

  • 04:43

    OK, it's really good.
    OK, it's really good.

  • 04:47

    So this is set in a seaside town that is in the title.
    So this is set in a seaside town that is in the title.

  • 04:52

    Brighton Rock.
    Brighton Rock.

  • 04:53

    Yes well done!
    Yes well done!

  • 04:55

    Think of other words for the colour red.
    Think of other words for the colour red.

  • 05:00

    Scarlet. The scarlet letter!
    Scarlet. The scarlet letter!

  • 05:02

    Yes, yes, well done. And I think that's everything! You did really
    Yes, yes, well done. And I think that's everything! You did really

  • 05:06

    well.
    well.

  • 05:07

    How many did I not get?
    How many did I not get?

  • 05:09

    You didn't get Don Quixote, and you didn't get The Moonstone.
    You didn't get Don Quixote, and you didn't get The Moonstone.

  • 05:14

    So that's 18 out of 20.
    So that's 18 out of 20.

  • 05:16

    18 out of 20, OK.
    18 out of 20, OK.

  • 05:17

    Did you guys beat me?
    Did you guys beat me?

  • 05:18

    Let us know in the comments how many of those you got faster,
    Let us know in the comments how many of those you got faster,

  • 05:21

    and the ones you got before I had to have several clues.
    and the ones you got before I had to have several clues.

  • 05:25

    So do give this video a thumbs up if you liked it, and hit that subscribe button below for
    So do give this video a thumbs up if you liked it, and hit that subscribe button below for

  • 05:29

    new videos every week.
    new videos every week.

  • 05:30

    See you next time!
    See you next time!

All noun
welcome
/ˈwelkəm/
word
instance or manner of greeting someone

Guess the Classic | #BookBreak

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Intro:

Welcome back to Book Break!. We're going to play a brand new game today: Guess the Classic
where Elle has got a list here of 20 classic books that she's going to try and get me to
guess in just three words.. So do play along with us. I think I'm going to struggle a bit with this.. Try and guess them before I can and leave a comment if you guess them before I did.
OK, are you ready? Yes. OK, number one.. Emma by Jane Austen!. Correct, yay!. One of my favourites.. Well I was thinking A Tale of Two Cities.... Correct!. OK, I haven't read it so I don't know how Sydney fits in.
See I was being clever because there's a character called Sydney
and I was like *gasp*. Made to be.. Very good.. OK, number three..

Video Vocabulary

character

/ˈkerəktər/

noun verb

Person in a story, movie or play. write.

because

/bēˈkəz/

conjunction

For a reason.

comment

/ˈkäment/

noun verb

Something you say, giving an opinion; remark. To say something that gives your opinion.

hunchback

/ˈhən(t)SHbak/

noun

Person with a hump or big lump on their back.

classic

/ˈklasik/

adjective noun

Having a simple, basic design or style. established work of art.

phantom

/ˈfan(t)əm/

adjective noun

Being unreal or imaginary. A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind.

struggle

/ˈstrəɡəl/

noun verb

Strong efforts made to do something difficult. make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

welcome - welcome

/ˈwelkəm/

adjective exclamation noun verb

Being what was wanted or needed. used to greet someone in polite or friendly way. instance or manner of greeting someone. To greet someone who has just arrived.

thinking

/ˈTHiNGkiNG/

adjective noun verb

using thought or rational judgement. Thoughts behind an idea, opinion or belief. To have an idea, opinion or belief about something.