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  1. So up has got to be one of my personal favorite Pixar movies.0:51
  2. and today you're going to learn a bunch of advanced vocabulary and pronunciation with a hilarious scene where Russell accidentally0:57
  3. gets stuck in Carl's house just as it's taking flight.1:05
  4. And if you are new here you should know that every single week we make lessons just like this one1:09
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  6. jokes, and without subtitles.1:21
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  8. % and we're going to help you to reach your goals of confident natural English fluency too.1:28
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  12. Good afternoon, my name is Russell and I am a wilderness explorer in tribe 54, 4.1:48
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  1. Sweat Lodge 12.1:55
  2. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?1:56
  3. No.1:59
  4. I could help you cross the street.2:00
  5. No.2:03
  6. I could help you cross your yard.2:04
  7. No.2:07
  8. I could help you cross your porch.2:08
  9. No.2:11
  10. Well, I gotta help you cross something.2:11
  11. Uh, no, I'm doing fine.2:14
  12. Good afternoon.2:23
  13. But skip to the end.2:24
  14. See these?2:26
  15. These are my Wilderness Explorer badges.2:28
  16. You may notice one is missing.2:30
  17. It's my Assisting the Elderly badge.2:33
  18. If I get it, I will become a Senior Wilderness Explorer.2:36
  19. There's a big ceremony, and all the dads come, and they pin on our badges.2:41
  20. So, you want to assist an old person?2:45
  21. Yep.2:48
  22. Then I'll be a Senior Wilderness Explorer.2:48
  23. You ever heard of a snipe?2:52
  24. Snipe?2:55
  25. Bird.2:56
  26. Beady eyes.2:56
  27. Every night it sneaks in my yard and gobbles my poor salience.2:57
  28. I'm elderly and infirm.3:02
  29. I can't catch it.3:04
  30. If only someone could help me.3:05
  31. Me, me!3:07
  32. I'll do it!3:08
  33. Oh, I don't know.3:09
  34. It's awfully crafty.3:10
  35. You'd have to clap your hands three times to lure it in.3:11
  36. I'll find them, Mr.3:14
  37. Fredrickson!3:15
  38. I think it's burrows two blocks down.3:16
  39. Two blocks down.3:18
  40. Got it!3:19
  41. Hi!3:19
  42. Here, Snipy, Snipy!3:21
  43. confidently and naturally.3:49
  44. If you haven't downloaded the app yet, you can unlock this lesson completely free by clicking the link down in3:50
  45. the description below.3:56
  46. Good afternoon, my name is Russell and I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54, Swet Lodge 12.4:03
  47. So Russell is a member of Wilderness Explorers.4:11
  48. Now wilderness, like in the name of this organization, refers to an area in the wild like a forest or4:14
  49. the mountains.4:20
  50. This is actually a fictional version of Boy and Girl Scouts of America, a youth program where kids can learn4:21
  51. skills and also earn badges for their achievements.4:27
  52. This is super common for young people in the United States to participate in.4:31
  53. In fact, I was a Boy Scout myself.4:34
  54. I remember learning how to whittle a stick into a spear, build a fire, and even go on some really4:36
  55. fun camping trips.4:42
  56. Just like Russell, Boy and Girl Scouts aspire to achieve different badges for their accomplishments.4:43
  57. So here, we can see Russell is asking if the old man is in need of any assistance.4:51
  58. That's a formal way to ask if you need any help.4:56
  59. In the USA, it's culturally thought of as honorable to help an older person cross the street to ensure they5:07
  60. safely get to the other side.5:12
  61. However, it's quite funny that Russell is so focused on helping Carl cross something, as if there were no other5:14
  62. way to help him, even offering to help him cross his small porch, a small raised area at the entrance5:20
  63. to a house.5:26
  64. It's like a little outdoor space where you can sit and relax.5:27
  65. Well, I gotta help you cross something.5:30
  66. Uh, no, I'm doing fine.5:33
  67. In this context, I'm doing fine means that he doesn't need any help and can manage on his own.5:35
  68. It's also a polite way to turn down or decline someone's offer to help.5:41
  69. We see Russell in his full uniform, a cap, a huge backpack filled with all kinds of gear, an orange5:58
  70. scout scarf or neckerchief, and a sash covered with various badges.6:08
  71. A badge is a small emblem or patch that represents an achievement.6:13
  72. For scouts, badges are earned by completing specific tasks or skills.6:17
  73. Now let's practice connected speech with this next sentence.6:21
  74. You may notice one is missing.6:24
  75. The T sound from notice is between two vowels, so it becomes a tap sound.6:27
  76. Then the N sound from one is linked to the following word.6:33
  77. Also try to reproduce the rhythm of this sentence.6:39
  78. He stresses the word you, notice, one, and missing.6:42
  79. Listen again and repeat.6:47
  80. If I get it, I will become a senior wilderness explorer.7:01
  81. Russell is missing just one badge called assisting the elderly.7:06
  82. The word elderly is a respectful way to refer to older adults, usually those who are retired or in the7:10
  83. later stages of life.7:16
  84. Calling them old would be considered rude.7:18
  85. For extreme mountaineering lore, congratulations, Jimmy.7:20
  86. For wild animal defensive arts, congratulations, Brandon.7:24
  87. for assisting the elderly.7:29
  88. Uh, Russell, is there someone that, uh...7:32
  89. Excuse me.7:38
  90. Pardon me.7:39
  91. Old man coming through.7:40
  92. I'm here for him.7:44
  93. Congratulations, Russell.7:46
  94. Sir?7:47
  95. Russell, for assisting the elderly and for performing above and beyond the call of duty, I would like to award7:51
  96. you the highest honor I can bestow.8:01
  97. The Ellie badge.8:07
  98. Wow.8:11
  99. Well, as we can see, at first Carl is not willing to be assisted, and he uses one trick we're8:13
  100. about to see.8:19
  101. But first, a quick question.8:19
  102. What do you do to remember all of the new words and expressions you're learning?8:21
  103. Like in this lesson, we've already covered some expressions like turned down, elderly, wilderness, and porch.8:25
  104. And by the end of this lesson, we're going to cover a bunch more expressions.8:31
  105. But will you be able to remember them and use them when you need them?8:35
  106. I mean, this is super common for English learners.8:39
  107. You get into a conversation, and right when you need that expression that you know you've learned, it doesn't come8:41
  108. to you.8:46
  109. It's like your mind just goes blank.8:47
  110. And then you pause, you try to remember, but the flow of your speech has already been ruined because you8:49
  111. couldn't remember that expression.8:55
  112. I know that it feels really frustrating to not be able to express yourself in the way that you'd like.8:57
  113. I've been there myself, learning six different languages.9:02
  114. And that is exactly why we created the RealLife English app, to help you to become a confident, natural English9:05
  115. speaker.9:12
  116. On the app, every lesson like this one, with TV series, movies, podcasts, and more, comes comes with an interactive9:12
  117. transcript and flashcards of the most advanced vocabulary.9:18
  118. By practicing as little as 10 minutes per day, you'll be able to remember the new words and expressions forever.9:22
  119. And you do this with innovative space repetition technology that we've built into the app, which helps to remind you9:29
  120. of the word right as you're about to forget it.9:35
  121. I mean, can you just imagine what it would be like to remember all of these words when you speak?9:38
  122. speak?9:43
  123. Imagine how powerful you would feel when English is no longer a barrier in your life.9:44
  124. And that is exactly what you get with the RealLife English app.9:49
  125. So what are you waiting for?9:52
  126. You can get this exact lesson with all the resources I mentioned and so many more by clicking the link9:53
  127. down in the description below.9:59
  128. You can also search for RealLife English in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.10:01
  129. But for sure the most convenient if you want to stay with this lesson is just by clicking that link10:04
  130. on your smartphone.10:08
  131. phone.10:08
  132. So hope to see you there!10:08
  133. To get rid of Russell, Carl distracts his attention and tells him about a small annoying bird in his garden.10:23
  134. This is a snipe, a long beaked bird typically found in swamps.10:29
  135. Carl describes his eyes as beady, small, Did you notice how Carl dropped the question word at the beginning of10:34
  136. the sentence?11:04
  137. Listen again.11:04
  138. Can you tell me which word should be put there?11:07
  139. Do, did, have, had.11:11
  140. It is have.11:20
  141. Have you ever heard of something?11:21
  142. That is the present perfect tense which we use to talk about experiences in someone's life up to the moment11:23
  143. of speaking.11:28
  144. Natives often drop auxiliary words like this in informal speech.11:29
  145. Carl cleverly says he's infirm and can't catch the bird.11:37
  146. In other words, he's not physically strong due to his old age.11:41
  147. He warns the boy that the bird is awfully crafty, which means it's very tricky or clever.11:53
  148. Awful usually means something is very bad, however here it's used as an emphasizer, meaning very.11:59
  149. When said about a person, the word crafty means clever at getting what you want, especially by dishonest methods.12:05
  150. So if you want to catch a bird or a small animal, you might need to lure it in, which12:29
  151. means to attract it or make it come closer, usually by offering food as bait or making a sound.12:36
  152. Obviously, clapping three times will do nothing to attract a bird, so it might be appropriate to say that Carl12:42
  153. is sending Russell on a wild goose chase.12:47
  154. This is a meaningless search for something that is difficult or impossible to find.12:50
  155. It often involves a lot of effort without any meaningful result.12:55
  156. we're on a wild goose chase and believe me what's the matter did you hear that i thought i heard13:11
  157. something oh come on come on let's get out of here now pay attention to the connected speech you'd have13:17
  158. to clap your hands three times to lure it in the vowel in two is reduced to a schwa sound13:23
  159. uh then the t sound from it is another tap t and the stress falls on the words lure and13:28
  160. in repeat after me lure it in i think it's burrows two blocks down what do you think Carl is13:35
  161. referring to when he mentions the bird's burrow?13:41
  162. The place where it eats, its home, its cage.13:44
  163. Okay, so that's how Carl got rid of Russell on their first encounter.14:06
  164. In the next scene, we'll see him flying away in his house.14:10
  165. This house isn't just a house to him.14:13
  166. It's full of memories of his wife Ellie and their life together.14:16
  167. They shared many dreams including their big goal of one day traveling to Paradise Falls.14:19
  168. In fact, many regard the beginning of Up where we see Carl and Ellie's life together to be one of14:23
  169. the most emotional scenes of any Pixar movie.14:29
  170. After Ellie passed away, the house became his way of holding on to her and everything they built together.14:32
  171. And so he embarks on their dream journey together with his house.14:37
  172. However, Russell has unintentionally stowed away, hidden himself, in the house and gets dragged along.14:41
  173. A land lost in time.15:07
  174. You going to South America, Mr.15:09
  175. Frederick?15:10
  176. Don't touch that!15:11
  177. You'll soil it!15:12
  178. You know, most people take a plane.15:13
  179. But you're smart because you have all your TV and clocks and stuff.15:15
  180. Whoa, is this how you steer your house?15:18
  181. Does it really work?15:21
  182. Oh, this makes it work, right?15:23
  183. And that one, what?15:27
  184. Hey, look!15:29
  185. Buildings!15:31
  186. That building's so close I can almost touch it.15:32
  187. Wow!15:38
  188. This is great!15:39
  189. You should try this, Mr.15:41
  190. Fredrickson.15:43
  191. Look, there's a bus that could take me home two blocks away.15:43
  192. I've never been in a floating house before.15:56
  193. When you see a balloon rising in the air, it floats.15:59
  194. So a flying house can also be called a floating house.16:02
  195. When something is floating, it stays on the surface of water or in the air without sinking or falling.16:05
  196. Russell sees a photo of young Ellie wearing goggles.16:14
  197. Goggles are a type of special glasses that protect your eyes.16:18
  198. Pilots, scientists, or swimmers would usually wear goggles.16:21
  199. Russell then sees an open atlas with a picture of Paradise Falls.16:24
  200. So he asks, You go for a walk, but you go on a trip.16:28
  201. These are collocations you should remember to use correctly.16:34
  202. That's why it's more effective to study new vocabulary in chunks rather than word by word.16:38
  203. You can get this and more strategies to never forget new words in this lesson.16:43
  204. I recommend you watch it next.16:47
  205. So, to go on a trip means to travel somewhere.16:50
  206. Let me give you some more examples.16:53
  207. You can go on a business trip, go on a hike, go on a picnic, but go on vacation without16:55
  208. an article.17:01
  209. lost in time you're going to south america mr frederick don't touch that and again we see how natives omit17:04
  210. the question word at the beginning of a question what would we use here are were do did are you17:11
  211. going to south america mr frederickson don't touch that you'll spoil it to soil means to make something dirty i17:23
  212. feel like i could be in doors all night could use a fork and knife and never soil my suit.17:29
  213. Whoa!17:43
  214. Is this how you steer your house?17:43
  215. Does it really work?17:45
  216. As we see, to steer means to control the direction, in this case the direction of the house, in which17:47
  217. way it floats.17:54
  218. That's why this part of a car is called the steering wheel.17:55
  219. As the house tilts right and left, Carl is being thrown from side to side.18:04
  220. He yells at Russell to knock it off or stop doing that.18:09
  221. We would often use this phrase when we are annoyed by what another person is doing.18:13
  222. You can also hear cut it out, which means the same.18:17
  223. Knock it off, boy.18:21
  224. I don't have any meat for you.18:23
  225. Get down.18:24
  226. Hey, look.18:25
  227. Buildings.18:26
  228. That building's so close I can almost touch it.18:28
  229. Nice example of connected speech here.18:32
  230. Did you catch it?18:34
  231. Because the word almost ends in a T sound and touch starts with a T, Russell simply merged them by18:35
  232. saying almost touch.18:41
  233. And then he linked touch with the word it, resulting in this completely linked phrase, almost touch it.18:43
  234. That building's so close I could almost touch it.18:49
  235. I could almost touch it.18:53
  236. All right guys, now it's time to test everything that we've covered so far with these two scenes.18:59
  237. So you're going to watch again without subtitles and see how good your comprehension is the second time around.19:04
  238. And we'll add an extra challenge by having some quiz questions along the way.19:10
  239. Are you ready?19:15
  240. Let's do this.19:15
  241. Photo printer.19:21
  242. SD card.19:22
  243. Good afternoon.19:26
  244. My name is Russell, and I am a wilderness explorer in Tribe 54, Sweat Lodge 12.19:27
  245. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?19:35
  246. No.19:38
  247. I could help you cross the street.19:38
  248. No.19:41
  249. I could help you cross your yard.19:42
  250. No.19:45
  251. I could help you cross your porch.19:46
  252. What do you call a raised area at the entrance of a house?19:50
  253. Well, I gotta help you cross something.20:02
  254. Uh, no, I'm doing fine.20:05
  255. Good afternoon.20:13
  256. But skip to the end!20:14
  257. See these?20:17
  258. These are my Wilderness Explorer badges.20:18
  259. You may notice one is missing.20:21
  260. This is my Assisting the Elderly badge.20:24
  261. What's a polite word to refer to older people?20:26
  262. If I get it, I will become a Senior Wilderness Explorer.20:38
  263. Great!20:43
  264. There's a big ceremony and all the dads come and they pin on our badges.20:44
  265. So you want to assist an old person?20:49
  266. Yep!20:51
  267. Then I'll be a senior wilderness explorer.20:52
  268. You ever heard of a snipe?20:56
  269. Snipe?20:59
  270. Bird.20:59
  271. Beady eyes.21:00
  272. Every night it sneaks in my yard and gobbles my poor salias.21:01
  273. If someone gobbles up their food, they are eating slowly and carefully, eating quickly and greedily, wasting or spoiling their21:06
  274. food.21:14
  275. What is a burrow?21:36
  276. A pile of leaves used for hiding, a nest on a tree, a hole dug by an animal.21:39
  277. Two bucks down, got it!21:52
  278. Snipe!21:54
  279. Here, Snipey, Snipey.21:56
  280. I've never been in a floating house before.22:04
  281. Goggles.22:08
  282. Look at this stuff.22:09
  283. Wow, you going on a trip?22:11
  284. Paradise Falls, a land lost in time.22:13
  285. You going to South America, Mr.22:16
  286. Frederick?22:18
  287. Don't touch that!22:18
  288. You'll soil it!22:19
  289. When someone has soiled their jacket, they have torn it to pieces, made it dirty, wrinkled it.22:20
  290. You know, most people take a plane.22:35
  291. But you're smart because you have all your TV and clocks and stuff.22:37
  292. Whoa, is this how you steer your house?22:41
  293. Huh?22:43
  294. Does it really work?22:44
  295. Meow.22:45
  296. Oh, this makes it work, right?22:47
  297. And that way, what?22:49
  298. Hey, look, buildings.22:52
  299. That building's so close I can almost touch it.22:55
  300. Wow, this is great.23:01
  301. You should try this, Mr.23:04
  302. Fredrickson.23:05
  303. Look, there's a bus that could take me home two blocks away.23:06
  304. So that's it for today.23:10
  305. Don't let this time go to waste.23:11
  306. Be sure to practice all of the new words and expressions over on the RealLife English app so that you23:13
  307. never forget them.23:18
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A mixed accent Pixar scene for B1 english speaking practice

This clip pairs a narrator's fast introduction with an animated scene from Up, so you get two different speaking styles inside one line list. The narrator explains why the video exists, then the recording drops into young Russell knocking on Carl's porch and reciting his Wilderness Explorer introduction. Rated B1, the transcript runs 326 lines and moves at 182 words per minute, faster than 46% of the clips in the catalogue, so your ear has to keep up from the first line.

Because it is a movie scene rather than a lecture, it is a solid pick if you want to learn english with movies instead of studying vocabulary lists in isolation. Russell's dialogue is short, repetitive and full of the stock phrases a kid scout would actually say, which makes it easier to hold in your mouth than free adult conversation. The mixed accent across narrator and characters means you are training more than one voice, useful if your goal is to improve your english accent across contexts rather than one narrow style.

The gotta and the wall of one word answers in Russell's porch scene

Three lines are worth slowing down for before you shadow this scene line by line.

  • "So up has got to be one of my personal favorite Pixar movies." The narrator's opener runs fast and casual, and the whole phrase leans on one stressed word, favorite, with everything else compressed around it.
  • "Well, I gotta help you cross something." This is one of only three gotta reductions in the whole recording. Say it as a single beat, not as got to, and Carl's mild frustration should land in the stress on help.
  • "Good afternoon, my name is Russell and I am a wilderness explorer in tribe 54, 4." A child reciting a memorised script, so the rhythm is even and the numbers get their own clear beat, which makes it a useful line for practising number stress.

How to shadow Russell's porch scene from line 1 to line 54

Work through the scene in this order rather than jumping straight to the dialogue.

  • Start with line 1, "So up has got to be one of my personal favorite Pixar movies," to calibrate to the pace before the movie audio takes over.
  • Loop line 12 until you can say "Good afternoon, my name is Russell and I am a wilderness explorer in tribe 54, 4" without checking the numbers.
  • Drill the one word exchanges at lines 15, 17, 19 and 21, four separate "No." answers from Carl, as a fast back and forth. Single word lines are the easiest entry point for english shadowing practice at B1.
  • Land the reduction in line 22, "Well, I gotta help you cross something," saying gotta as one beat instead of two separate words.
  • Finish the set on line 47, "You'd have to clap your hands three times to lure it in," and pay attention to where the stress falls on three times before moving on into the rest of the scene.
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