Very British Problems, une série télévisée sur Channel 4, est amusante à regarder et idéale pour pratiquer l'écoute et l'expression orale en anglais. Il est particulièrement utile à ceux qui se préparent à IELTS, Cambridge FCE, CAE et CPE.
Ce clip est issu du premier épisode de Very British Problems (Saison 1 – Épisode 1 – Autres personnes).
Grace Dent, Tameka Empson, Jocelyn Jee Esien et James Corden réfléchissent à la tentative d'éviter le contact humain.
Transcription
I live on a street where — when I come round the corner, I often see some of my neighbours standing in their gardens and I sometimes just go and hide round the corner… and go on my phone for a bit because I don’t want to talk to them about the bins.
You know when you try to avoid somebody and you pretend you’re on the phone…?
« Sorry, I’ve got take this, » and it’s not ringing. It’s clearly…
« I have to take this. »
« Hello? »
« Sorry, my love. What did you say? Mm-hmm. Oh, wow. »
« Yeah, OK. Sorry, can you… »
(He mouths)
« Sorry, sorry… Hmm? »
(She titters)
I’ve done that a load of times and people will just believe you.
They will go, « Oh… » [HE MOUTHS]
That’s it. It’s a great one.
« Sorry, I’ve got to… Hello? »
Gone, see you later, bang.
That’s a real favourite of mine.
Yes, who but the British could see the mobile phone and realise that its main benefit would be as a means of AVOIDING conversation.