Dialogue Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, let's get straight to it. You have saved up your money for years and are now ready to build your dream home. What did you have in mind? A Suburban Bungalow straight out of the '60s? A Perfect Lawn with minimal Landscaping? A brick patio in the backyard with an old-fashioned Grill, quaint lawn furniture, and a swimming pool? A two-car carport, pastel siding, and a gable roof completed with white shutters and a white picket fence? Uh, honey, in the living room we would have moss green rugs and a fireplace with a stone mantle and wood paneling on the walls. In the kitchen, the cupboards would be a pale yellow, and we would have a turquoise metal oven and vinyl flooring. Um, sweetie, but I was thinking of more modern style house, an open concept house of glass, wood, metal, and concrete. But sweetems, there's always a lot of wasted space in those kinds of homes. Besides, it's just a fad, it doesn't have the homey feeling the old homes do. Sweetie pie, it's not a lot of wasted space, it is relaxing, and the house would be eco-friendly with an infloor heating system and designed to retain the heat of the Sun in the winter and keep the house cool in the summer. We would have solar panels on the roof. Do you know how much those things cost? What about your vintage furniture, dearest? And instead of a lawn, which is also a lot of wasted space and would require environmentally harmful pesticides, we would have a fish pond in the backyard and a garden that would cover the whole yard so we could grow our own food. But Buttercup, I thought you always said that you love visiting your grandmother's house, and I thought you, Mr. Science, were all up on saving the planet with your technological advancements. Um, well, I am just going to get some coffee while you two keep discussing. Language Takeaway Minimal Landscaping: Minimal means not having adornments or decorations, focusing on simplicity in garden design. Quaint: Usually implies something is cute but old-fashioned or outdated, often used in a slightly dismissive way. Gable Roof: Refers to the triangular upper part of a wall where the roof meets, often seen in traditional house designs like Cape Cod. Picket Fence: Represents the American ideal of suburban life, characterized by thin, pointed wooden stakes. Fad: Something that's popular only temporarily. Vintage: Refers to items from a previous era that are now valued for their style or authenticity. Pastel: A type of dry color in sticks, often used for soft, muted house colors. Siding: Material attached to the outside of buildings for protection and aesthetics. Carport: An open structure for parking cars, different from a fully enclosed garage. Patio: A hard-surfaced area in the garden used for relaxation or dining. Fluency Builder Pet Names: Terms like "sweetums", "sweetie pie", "dearest", and "Buttercup" are used as affectionate nicknames, often in a playful or loving context. These names can be modified or personalized. Modern vs. Traditional: The dialogue shows a debate between modern, open-concept homes versus traditional, quaint designs, reflecting personal tastes and values in home design. The English Pod Audio Review Dream: Something you really want to do. Home: Place where a person lives. Suburban: Located or residing in a suburb. Bungalow: A house built on one level. The '60s: Refers to the decade from 1960 to 1969. Minimal: The smallest possible amount or size. Landscaping: A view across an area of land, or the act of designing it. Patio: An area with a hard surface in the garden. Quaint: Unusual or old-fashioned. Carport: A place to park your car. Pastel: A kind of dry color in sticks. Siding: Material attached to the outside of a building. Gable: The triangular upper part of a wall. Roof: The top of a building. Shutter: Covers that unfold in front of windows. Mantle: The shelf above a fireplace. Paneling: Sheets of wood fitted into a frame to form a wall. Turquoise: A bluish-green precious stone. Vinyl: Firm plastic that can be bent. Sweetums: Used as a term of endearment. Fad: A short-lived fashion trend. Homey: Having a feeling of home, comfortable. Sweetie Pie: Another term of endearment. Eco-friendly: Not harmful to the environment. In-floor: Installed in the floor. Heating: A system for keeping rooms warm. Retain: To keep or keep possession. Solar: Relating to the sun, using its light. Vintage: Representative of the best and most typical from a past era. Dearest: Used as a term of endearment, meaning very dear. Pesticide: Chemical substance used to kill insects. Fish: A creature living in water. Pond: A small body of water. Buttercup: A plant with small yellow flowers. Technological: Based on scientific and industrial progress. Advancements: Improvement or development. Picket fence: A fence made of pickets. Open concept: A form or style of room design. All up on: Have all knowledge or information of something.
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Dialogue
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, let's get straight to it. You have saved up your money for years and are now ready to build your dream home. What did you have in mind? A Suburban Bungalow straight out of the '60s? A Perfect Lawn with minimal Landscaping? A brick patio in the backyard with an old-fashioned Grill, quaint lawn furniture, and a swimming pool? A two-car carport, pastel siding, and a gable roof completed with white shutters and a white picket fence? Uh, honey, in the living room we would have moss green rugs and a fireplace with a stone mantle and wood paneling on the walls. In the kitchen, the cupboards would be a pale yellow, and we would have a turquoise metal oven and vinyl flooring. Um, sweetie, but I was thinking of more modern style house, an open concept house of glass, wood, metal, and concrete. But sweetems, there's always a lot of wasted space in those kinds of homes. Besides, it's just a fad, it doesn't have the homey feeling the old homes do. Sweetie pie, it's not a lot of wasted space, it is relaxing, and the house would be eco-friendly with an infloor heating system and designed to retain the heat of the Sun in the winter and keep the house cool in the summer. We would have solar panels on the roof. Do you know how much those things cost? What about your vintage furniture, dearest? And instead of a lawn, which is also a lot of wasted space and would require environmentally harmful pesticides, we would have a fish pond in the backyard and a garden that would cover the whole yard so we could grow our own food. But Buttercup, I thought you always said that you love visiting your grandmother's house, and I thought you, Mr. Science, were all up on saving the planet with your technological advancements. Um, well, I am just going to get some coffee while you two keep discussing.
Language Takeaway
Minimal Landscaping: Minimal means not having adornments or decorations, focusing on simplicity in garden design.
Quaint: Usually implies something is cute but old-fashioned or outdated, often used in a slightly dismissive way.
Gable Roof: Refers to the triangular upper part of a wall where the roof meets, often seen in traditional house designs like Cape Cod.
Picket Fence: Represents the American ideal of suburban life, characterized by thin, pointed wooden stakes.
Fad: Something that's popular only temporarily.
Vintage: Refers to items from a previous era that are now valued for their style or authenticity.
Pastel: A type of dry color in sticks, often used for soft, muted house colors.
Siding: Material attached to the outside of buildings for protection and aesthetics.
Carport: An open structure for parking cars, different from a fully enclosed garage.
Patio: A hard-surfaced area in the garden used for relaxation or dining.
Fluency Builder
Pet Names: Terms like "sweetums", "sweetie pie", "dearest", and "Buttercup" are used as affectionate nicknames, often in a playful or loving context. These names can be modified or personalized.
Modern vs. Traditional: The dialogue shows a debate between modern, open-concept homes versus traditional, quaint designs, reflecting personal tastes and values in home design.
The English Pod Audio Review
Dream: Something you really want to do.
Home: Place where a person lives.
Suburban: Located or residing in a suburb.
Bungalow: A house built on one level.
The '60s: Refers to the decade from 1960 to 1969.
Minimal: The smallest possible amount or size.
Landscaping: A view across an area of land, or the act of designing it.
Patio: An area with a hard surface in the garden.
Quaint: Unusual or old-fashioned.
Carport: A place to park your car.
Pastel: A kind of dry color in sticks.
Siding: Material attached to the outside of a building.
Gable: The triangular upper part of a wall.
Roof: The top of a building.
Shutter: Covers that unfold in front of windows.
Mantle: The shelf above a fireplace.
Paneling: Sheets of wood fitted into a frame to form a wall.
Turquoise: A bluish-green precious stone.
Vinyl: Firm plastic that can be bent.
Sweetums: Used as a term of endearment.
Fad: A short-lived fashion trend.
Homey: Having a feeling of home, comfortable.
Sweetie Pie: Another term of endearment.
Eco-friendly: Not harmful to the environment.
In-floor: Installed in the floor.
Heating: A system for keeping rooms warm.
Retain: To keep or keep possession.
Solar: Relating to the sun, using its light.
Vintage: Representative of the best and most typical from a past era.
Dearest: Used as a term of endearment, meaning very dear.
Pesticide: Chemical substance used to kill insects.
Fish: A creature living in water.
Pond: A small body of water.
Buttercup: A plant with small yellow flowers.
Technological: Based on scientific and industrial progress.
Advancements: Improvement or development.
Picket fence: A fence made of pickets.
Open concept: A form or style of room design.
All up on: Have all knowledge or information of something.
We Can't Thank you enough for your outstanding work and helping in our Community! We really appreciate your job your have done all the way! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
@@LearnEnglishEasilyQuicklyIt‘s my pleasure. Thank you so much for creating such an amazing community where we can all build and grow together. I wish every member Marco, Erica, Katherine, Amir of the team a very Happy New Year in 2025. 🎇🎊😆
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