About Time – Move to London

Level 5About Time3:09

Step 1: Vocabulary

Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.

playwright/ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/B2
nhà soạn kịch
In this lesson: a person who writes plays
F
family connections
your family knows people who can help you
decade/ˈdekeɪd/B1
thập kỷ
In this lesson: 10 years
Y
you little shit
you terrible little child
C
cockeyed
uneven eyes or always drunk or strange
Andy Warhol
a famous photographer and artist from the 1960s to 1980s
sarcastic/sɑɹˈkæstɪk/B2
chua cay
In this lesson: always using irony and dark jokes in conversation
cow/kaʊ/A1
bò
In this lesson: an unattractive woman
O
on that score
in that situation
R
real thrill
it is very exciting
P
pals
friends
L
lawyering
doing the work of a lawyer
P
putting the finishing touches to
doing the final 5% of some job or work
E
end up/end ʌp/B1
cuối cùng rơi vào một nơi hoặc tình huống nào đó, thường ngoài dự tính
In this lesson: happen at the end

Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.