Man: Oh no!
Woman: What is it?
Man: 'Josh and Henrietta would like to have the pleasure of your company at a drinks party next Saturday evening ...'
Woman: Oh no, Josh and Henrietta ... they're not that couple who ...?
Man: Yeah, exactly! And it gets worse!
Woman: How?
Man: 'Formal dress'.
Woman: Argh ... It means you've got to wear a suit.
Man: At the bottom it says 'RSVP'. What does it mean?
Woman: You've got to reply.
Man: But I don't want to go, so what can I say?
Woman: Tell them you've got a dentist's appointment.
Man: Josh is my dentist!
Woman: Tell them it's your grandmother's 100th birthday party.
Man: But they know my granny died ages ago.
Woman: Tell them your dog's sick and you've got to take him to see the vet.
Man: It's no use. I'm just going to have to tell them the truth.
Woman: The truth? 'I'm not coming to your birthday party because I think you're boring and stupid?'
Man: Maybe not, then.
Woman: Tell them this: 'I'm unable to attend because I have a prior engagement.'
Man: 'Prior engagement'?! And … they won't be offended?
Woman: Absolutely not.
Man: Perfect!
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for the first time i feel difficulty to pick the sentences but transcript is very helpful to understand.
The lesson is very useful, though they speak too fast for me, I had to read the transcript afterwards as I couldn't catch some phrases. And I liked the phrase 'prior engagement', I am going to add it to my vocabulary. Thanks a lot!
Hello Titika,
I just wanted to encourage you to keep up your work - the more you listen, even if you need to use the transcript to understand everything, the better your comprehension will get. We have lots of videos with transcripts once you finish these - see Word on the Street, for example. And keep a list of new words and phrases (such as 'prior engagement') - this is an excellent way to expand your vocabulary.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Most videos can't see for me!
Hello asayew,
It sounds like you need to download and install the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player on your device. That usually solves problems with the videos, but if not, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
that bloke reads too fast :)
Useful lesson.
I think there are some tiny wrongs in the transcript like " it means you’ve got to wear a suit" " my granny died ages ago". "wear" should be changed in to dress and "ages ago" should be changed into eight years ago. I'm I right?
Hello ThaoUlis,
I'm afaid not! I've checked the transcript and it is quite correct. Try listening again and paying special attention to those sentences to see if you can hear exactly what they're saying.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi....I watched this video but can't read transcrpit thats what i want to.Please tell me how can i do?
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