9: The Rigatoni Curtain

02/07/23 • 22 min

Easy English: Learn English with everyday conversations

The duo over-enunciate into this week's episode, as Isi and Mitch rate themselves out of 10. Mitch reveals the correlation of skinny-jean tightness to his own self-worth. Isi chooses Disney fox over Keven Costner Robin Hood as The Easy English Tour takes shape. And they answer Your Questions about Brits lack of door security as Mitch reveals his previous career as a door-to-door, front door salesman.

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Isi:
[0:24] Hello.

Mitch:
[0:24] Hi! (Hi!) Hi! (Hi!) New Year's energy... hi!

Isi:
[0:33] Hello. How are you?!

Mitch:
[0:35] We so sound like we're children's presenters. Hi! Do you like triangles?! I love triangles! Do you know how many corners they have?! Two?! Ha! You're stupid! They have three!

Isi:
[0:52] That's like morning show, radio host, from morning shows. (Oh yeah!) Good morning in the morning.

Mitch:
[0:59] Oh, yeah.

Isi:
[1:00] Where are you now? Are you in the car, on the way to work?

Mitch:
[1:04] Yeah. Good morning, you log-jammers on the M25.

Isi:
[1:07] Yeah. God... M25. The horror of my dad.

Mitch:
[1:12] Today is a great sunny day and if you're stuck in a traffic jam, this one's for you. It's 'Stuck in the Middle With You'. Shabba! I'm loving this radio voice, from last... the last episode we did, over enunciating voice.

Isi:
[1:27] That's probably because it's not my native language, but I can do a better radio host voice, in German.

Mitch:
[1:34] How do they... how do they do it, on German radio?

Isi:
[1:36] Should I do it now, in German? (Yeah.) Hello. No. Wait. I have to do it in... No... Uh, I have to go higher... wait, wait... not higher, but, more weird.... A bit like, always a bit like, haaaa...

Mitch:
[1:57] Yeah, it sounds like the microwave is on.

Isi:
[2:02] A bit like this high.

Mitch:
[2:05] I don't like that, creeps me out. (Hi.) Sounds like you're holding in a big poo. Hello!

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Isi:
[0:24] Hello.

Mitch:
[0:24] Hi! (Hi!) Hi! (Hi!) New Year's energy... hi!

Isi:
[0:33] Hello. How are you?!

Mitch:
[0:35] We so sound like we're children's presenters. Hi! Do you like triangles?! I love triangles! Do you know how many corners they have?! Two?! Ha! You're stupid! They have three!

Isi:
[0:52] That's like morning show, radio host, from morning shows. (Oh yeah!) Good morning in the morning.

Mitch:
[0:59] Oh, yeah.

Isi:
[1:00] Where are you now? Are you in the car, on the way to work?

Mitch:
[1:04] Yeah. Good morning, you log-jammers on the M25.

Isi:
[1:07] Yeah. God... M25. The horror of my dad.

Isi:
[1:27] That's probably because it's not my native language, but I can do a better radio host voice, in German.

Mitch:
[1:34] How do they... how do they do it, on German radio?

Mitch:
[1:57] Yeah, it sounds like the microwave is on.

Isi:
[2:02] A bit like this high.

Mitch:
[2:05] I don't like that, creeps me out. (Hi.) Sounds like you're holding in a big poo. Hello!

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Previous Episode

8: Bring Your Own Tea

Godzilla / Building work causes havoc on the podcast as Mitch and Isi tell tales of ice throwing parties and cocktail dressed locals in Ireland. They answer David's advice after he's "taken aback" due to tea lacking facilities and update you on Easy English's first ever online pub quiz for the members.

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Brits on the Irish: What BRITISH People REALLY Think About the IRISH | Easy English 145 (Easy English 145)

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Isi:
[0:23] Well, hello hello.

Mitch:
[0:27] Welcome to a time limited and critical episode of Easy English Podcast.

Isi:
[0:31] Yeah. So the situation is, we are sitting here, having exactly 25 minutes or half an hour to record, because we have our construction work going on and they are on a lunch break, now.

Mitch:
[0:48] It has this sort of, sound of an earthquake, doesn't it?

Isi:
[0:52] But I don't think you can hear that. So let's go.
Past Week's Episode
Isi:
[1:04] The Irish.

Mitch:
[1:06] Yeah. Brits' perception of the Irish. And before we get into it, I'd actually like to know; maybe you could write in, or send us a voice message via our easyenglish.fm website. What are your thoughts on the Irish? What have you sort of, learnt through TV and media? And have you met any Irish people? Have you been to Ireland?

Isi:
[1:25] I have been to Ireland. (Where in Ireland did you go?) Uh, it's long ago. 13 years ago. Yeah, I've been... oh, the workers are back, guys. If you hear something in the background, we'll just keep on going now, because, it's real life guys. We don't have a recording studio, we're just at home.

Mitch:
[1:49] Just imagine, it's like a sci-fi movie and Godzilla is approaching.

Isi:
[1:53] Whaa... oh no, sorry. Does he do a sound? Whaa...

Mitch:
[1:59] That sounds like a cat. (Okay.) An annoyed cat.

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10: Keep Calm And Carry On

The Easy English Podcast has made it to 10 episodes! Mitch and Isi discuss the pros and cons of the modern interpretation of the British motto 'Keep Calm And Carry On' in relation to ongoing building works in their block of flats. They debate if te-ra is even a Welsh farewell and Mitch tries to sell the biggest TV "horror-drama" to Isi.

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Intro

Isi:
[0:24] That's episode number 10.

Mitch:
[0:28] 10 is the magic number.

should we directly jump into the topic of the... day? Topic of the day? What is our category named? Topic of the... (Week.) Week.

Topic of the Week
Isi:
[0:50] Okay, Topic of the Week. (I've forgotten what it is.) I know what it is. (I've forgotten.) When English people are too polite.

Mitch:
[0:58] Ah yeah.

Isi:
[0:59] How would you call that? It's actually coming from my point of view.

Mitch:
[1:03] Well, I'd call it the... the lack of backbone. But, it has a name. Well, it's actually a phrase, which all Brits kind of, inadvertently stick to, which is 'keep calm and carry on'. Someone, somewhere, listening to this, probably has a tote bag, they bought, that one time they came to London, which has 'keep calm and carry on', with a crown behind it or something. You see it everywhere (Yeah?) in these souvenir shops.

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