M: Hello English learners! Welcome back to EnglishPod! My name is Marco. E: And I’m Erica. M: Today we’re bringing you Part II of another great lesson that we had. E: Yes! New Guy In Town. M: The Ney Guy In Town. E: Part Two. M: Part Two. E: Aha. M: Kind of a creepy story. E: Yes. M: Yeah, and this one is also a little bit strange, a little bit weird. E: Yeah, unusual outcome, unusual ending. M: But it has to do a lot with invitations. E: That’s right, so, an invitation is when you ask somebody to do something with you. M: Right. E: Uhu. M: A dinner invitation. E: So, we’re gonna be talking about invitations and inviting people to do things. M: Okay. E: Well, with that, let’s listen to the dialogue for the first time. A: Oh, Armand, thank you for such a thoughtful invi- tation! It’s really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner, don’t you think so, Ellen? B: Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come over. Can I bring anything? C: No, don’t worry about it; I’ll take care of every- thing. I’ll see you tonight. Come with an appetite... I know I will! B: I don’t want go over to his place for dinner! He gives me the creeps! Why on earth did you ac- cept? A: Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice to get to know him. Besides, he’s new to the neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline his invitation. B: I guess so... You always rope me into things like this! C: Ladies! Thank you for coming! You look deli- cious... I mean beautiful. Please come in. A: Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind! B: How did I get myself into this... M: Wow! I’m really anxious to see what happens in… in this dinner party. E: Yeah, I guess we’ll have to stay tuned and find out… M: For Part Three. E: Yeah. M: Alright, well, we have some really great vocabulary, so, I guess we can start with “language takeaway”. Voice: Language takeaway. M: Alright, on language takeaway today we have three great words, uh, Erica, why don’t you start it soft with the first one? E: The first word is thoughtful. M: Thoughtful. E: Thoughtful. M: Thoughtful. E: So, when you’re thoughtful, you’re… kind, right? M: You’re kind, you’re considerate… E: Yes, you… M: To other people. E: You think about what the other person would like. M: Right. E: And you do that thing. M: It’s so thoughtful of you. E: Yeah. M: Our second phrase – give me the creeps. E: Give me the creeps. M: Give me the creeps. E: This is kind of a funny phrase, but I think if we listen to some examples, we’ll understand the meaning. Voice: Example one. A: Horror movies give me the creeps. Voice: Example two. B: Stop it! You’re giving me the creeps. Voice: Example three. C: I saw this really scary clown; he gave me the creeps. E: So, I can see this one means to make me feel uncomfortable. M: Right, it makes me feel… E: Like strange… M: Scared… E: Yeah, scared. M: Also. E: Yeah. M: Gives me the creeps. E: Uhu. M: And our last phrase for language takeaway – rope me into. E: Rope me into something. M: Rope me into something. E: Uhu. M: So, if you rope me into something, it’s… E: It’s like you convince me to do something that I don’t really wanna do. M: Right, so, I roped you into landing me your car. E: Yes, it was a bad idea. M: That was a bad idea. E: And you roped me into going out for beers after work. M: Yeah, that was a great idea. E: Mmm. M: Hehe. Alright, so, rope me into. E: Yeah. M: Convince. E: Yeah. M: Alright, so, I guess we could listen to our dialogue again. E: This time a little bit slower and you’ll be able to understand the language a little bit more clearly. A: Oh, Armand, thank you for such a thoughtful invi- tation! It’s really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner, don’t you think so, Ellen? B: Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come over. Can I bring anything? C: No, don’t worry about it; I’ll take care of every- thing. I’ll see you tonight. Come with an appetite... I know I will! B: I don’t want go over to his place for dinner! He gives me the creeps! Why on earth did you ac- cept? A: Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice to get to know him. Besides, he’s new to the neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline his invitation. B: I guess so... You always rope me into things like this! C: Ladies! Thank you for coming! You look deli- cious... I mean beautiful. Please come in. A: Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind! B: How did I get myself into this... M: Well, I guess that’s a lot more clearer and with that we can start “putting it together” today. Voice: Putting it together. E: Today we’ve got three words and phrases that we wanna show you how you can put together and use differently. M: Uhu. E: The first one is appetite. M: Appetite. E: Appetite. M: Appetite. E: So, appetite is like, ah, a strong desire for food, right? M: Right, an appetite. E: We’ve got some examples that show you how to use this phrase; let’s listen. Voice: Example one. A: Mmm, dinner smells so good; it’s giving me an appetite. Voice: Example two. B: You’re sure eating a lot; you must have a big appetite. Voice: Example three. C: I’m getting sick; I have a fever and I’ve lost my appetite. M: Okay, so, we saw some great examples of appetite. E: Uhu. M: You can lose your appetite. E: That’s right. M: You have a big appetite. E: Uhu. M: Small appetite. E: A healthy appetite. M: Right, so, it just means… E: A desire for food. M: Desire for foods. E: A hunger for food. Yeah. M: Okay. Great, what’s our second phrase for today? E: Get to know someone. M: Get to know. E: Get to know. M: So, when you get to know someone is you talk to them and you find out what they do. E: Yeah, you get more familiar with them. M: More familiar, right. E: Uhu. M: For example, we can say “I got to know her in Spanish class and she’s a really nice person”. E: Yeah, or you can say “Armand, Ellen and Doris got to know each other at a dinner party”. M: Right, or you can say “if you get to know me, you’ll see that I’m not a bad guy”. E: Yeah. M: Hehe. E: That’s true. M: Okay, get to know. E: And our third phrase is why on earth. M: Why on earth. E: Why on earth. M: Why on earth. This is the… uh, this is like a saying… E: Yeah. M: ??? expression. E: And you can use it in a lot of different ways, so, we’ve got some examples for you; let’s listen. Voice: Example one. A: Where on earth is my phone? Voice: Example two. B: How on earth did you learn English in one month? Voice: Example three. C: What on earth is it? E: So, when you ask a question with on earth - so, why on earth, how on earth, what on earth – it’s like you’re showing a lot of surprise. M: Okay, great stuff! So, let’s just listen to our dialogue a third time. A: Oh, Armand, thank you for such a thoughtful invi- tation! It’s really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner, don’t you think so, Ellen? B: Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come over. Can I bring anything? C: No, don’t worry about it; I’ll take care of every- thing. I’ll see you tonight. Come with an appetite... I know I will! B: I don’t want go over to his place for dinner! He gives me the creeps! Why on earth did you ac- cept? A: Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice to get to know him. Besides, he’s new to the neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline his invitation. B: I guess so... You always rope me into things like this! C: Ladies! Thank you for coming! You look deli- cious... I mean beautiful. Please come in. A: Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind! B: How did I get myself into this... M: We want to know what you think happens next. E: Yes, what happens in this dialogue next? M: So, we want you to send us your idea of what happens next and we’re going to choose the best one. E: That’s right, Marco and I will choose the best continuation of this story and we’ll use that in Part Three of the New Guy In Town. M: That’s right. E: Aha. M: So, you can give it any direction you want. E: That’s right. M: And, of course, we’ll publish the name of the author. E: Uhu. M: With the lesson. E: Yes. M: I’m really anxious to see what ideas come up and how we can end this dialogue. E: I know we’ve got a lot of really creative users out there, so, I’m really looking forward to this. M: That’s right, that’s right, so, be sure to send us your ideas either a private message or you can post it on the comment section of… E: That’s right. M: This lesson and any other questions or doubts. Go to englishpod.com and you can leave them there. E: Yes! Marco and I are always happy to answer your questions. M: Okay, folks, so, until then it’s… E: Good bye! M: Bye!