So mr. Steve you are about to go off to your mother's any final words before you
leave yes wish me luck anyway mr. Duncan I'm only joking
my mother might watch this later ha I'm off to see my mother yes have a
wonderful live show I won't be there of course I will be there in recorded mode
that sounds very good now can you say it's just after 2 o'clock here in the UK
and this is live English you've just said it it's just after 2 o'clock here
in the UK and it's live English with mr. Duncan
doobie doobie doobie Doo oh my goodness well here I am eventually I've made it
here in one piece just about hi everybody its mr. Duncan in England how
are you today are you okay I hope so are you happy I really really hope so
here we go again oh my goodness I don't know where to
begin I don't know where to start it has been
absolutely crazy here today this is what happens when mr. Steve disappears
everything falls to pieces it's almost as if we need mr. Steve here to keep
everything together but sadly sadly everything went wrong today most of the
things that went wrong weren't my fault thank goodness but I did have some
problems with the technology but not here the electricity kept going off this
morning so we had a couple of power cuts this morning the electricity kept going
off which caused a few problems with the computer so because of the power cuts
which I have no control over unfortunately everything went a little
bit wrong that's all I'm saying for now because we are here and that's all that
matters so it's Mother's Day today hello to
mothers everywhere around the world now I know what you're going to say before
you say it you are going to say mr. Duncan in my country we don't have
Mother's Day today so it is Mother's Day it's Mothering Sunday here in the UK but
I thought it would be nice today to do something for all mothers around the
world for every mother watching so I thought today we would do something
special I will give you a chance to say hello
to your mother live on YouTube does that sound like a good idea so let's see if
we can get the live chat working because not much else has been working today so
let's see if we can get the live chat working come on live chat where are you
let's see if we can get it working well that that looks all right but I think it
needs to be a bit larger that doesn't look very good does it let's let's try
and get that a little larger yes there we go
oh yes that looks good I like that yes that's quite nice so yes we have the
live chat everyone thank goodness things have gone a little bit crazy here today
we had a couple of power cuts earlier the electricity went off can you believe
it so there it is hooray yes we have the live chat everyone thank you for joining
me today lots of people already here hello to
Farda also hello to Christina and TAS Mohammed is here as well
fard says mother's day is on a different day it is on the 8th of March but not
today now I think you mean the 3rd of August
so do you mean the 3rd of August or do you mean the 8th of March because if you
get those numbers the wrong way round you end up with a completely different
date so lots of people here on the live chat oh my goodness what a crazy day it
has been so far so it wasn't my fault the reason why I'm late today is because
we had a power cut the the electricity kept going off this morning and
unfortunately it did affect the computer and that's the reason why I am here late
now but I hope you can hear me ok I hope you can see me ok I hope everything is
coming through of course when you lose the electricity it also affects the
connection to the Internet as well so I really do
hope I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything is alright with the
connection as well so let's get on because we've got lots of things to do
it is a slightly shorter livestream today I will be here for just one and a
half hours there is Matt no mr. Steve today sadly no mr. Steve but we will
have him a little bit later on with some special things that he recorded for us
last night but of course the first question must be what was the view like
this morning so there it is a very murky a very misty and damp Sunday morning
here in the UK so there it is a very misty day we had snow last week and now
the snow has gone the snow has disappeared and just to show that the
snow has gone there is the last snow of spring there it is the last snow of this
spring and that is all that is left of all of the snow that fell last week just
just that little patch of snow that is all that's left the last snow of spring
so spring is definitely on the way and as if we needed reminding oh yes
yesterday I noticed when I went for my meal in Much Wenlock there was myself
and also mr. Steve I noticed on the table where I was sitting there were
some lovely daffodils yes so there is a sign that spring is definitely on the
way you can see that springtime is approaching and there it is a hint of
spring hint when we say hint we mean a slight said
something that is a beautiful subtle sign of something happening so there it
is a hint of spring with some lovely daffodils and we will be looking at some
more flowers later on because of course it is Mother's Day today if you want to
say hello to your mother today you will have a super chance to say so later on
because the live chat is up and running here it is again for those who want to
say hello Pedro is here in Brazil we celebrate Mother's Day
which is always the second Sunday of May so Pedro will be celebrating Mother's
Day in May hello mr. Duncan happy to see you
Thank You Joseph --ax nice to see you again Prasad is here hello to you as
well Agnes and also Ladell mr. Duncan in in Italy Mother's Day is in May so it
would appear that a lot of people are celebrating Mother's Day later in the
year but today here in the UK it is Mothering Sunday yes spring is just
around the corner oh I don't know about you but springtime seems to have taken
forever to arrive this year I don't know why it feels as if we've had a very long
winter this year I don't know where you are but where I am it's been a very long
winter what is the photo behind you I think it is you with your mother yes
Leonard you are right if you look closely you can see that there is a
photograph of me with my mum so there she is there's my mother as a way of
celebrating Mother's Day today so can you see that I've given up my
Mother's Day today I could have been going to see my mother today but instead
I stayed here to broadcast live to you on this Sunday afternoon so can I say
hello to my mum I will see you very soon don't worry I haven't forgotten about
you and of course I did send a lovely Mother's Day card to my mother as well
and inside the card I put this photograph so this photograph is
actually inside the card that I sent to my mother so there it is a lovely
photograph this picture was taken many years ago way back in 1991 it's true and
there is my mother and myself having a lovely day out so thanks for joining me
I'm sorry that I'm a little late today it's unfortunate that hours late but I
can't help it really so let's get straight into the business which is
talking in English I hope you have had a good week and I hope you have had a good
weekend I hope it's all gone well mystery idioms would you like to have a
look at today's mystery idioms because last week we ran out of time so this
week I'm going to make sure that we don't run out of time here are today's
mystery idioms here comes the first one right now today's first mystery idiom
can you see it so there it is it is a well-known phrase and a well-known
expression it is something that we use in English
so the clue is in the picture and also the text underneath so there it is and
the second mystery idiom there it is so these are well-known expressions in
English the answers coming later on and there is the first one again but what is
it what are today's mystery idioms if you
think you know the answers let me know and of course I will reveal the answers
later on sadly there is no mr. Steve but there will be some videos featuring mr.
Steve he will be with me later talking about idioms and expressions connected
to mother's I think that's quite suitable and also mr. Steve will be here
reading some lovely poetry would you like to have a poem right now from mr.
Steve okay here it comes especially for all you mothers another Mother's Day is
here bringing joy and pleasures new on this special day mother dear I want to
remember you I cannot give you costly gifts and as I've told you this before
no matter what I give to you you give back much much more I'm giving you a
pure sweet rose gathered in the early morn this rose you planted in my heart
the day that I was born in kindly loving thoughts of you and with the faith you
still impart the Rose I give to you today is the love
that's in my heart Oh wasn't that lovely a lovely Mother's Day poem from mr.
Steve he will be back later on video sadly mr. Steve is not here live today
because he has gone to see his mother so that is where he is at the moment
sitting with his mum and the rest of his family probably eating something very
nice and making me very jealous at the same time because I'm quite hungry to be
honest so we have lots of mr. Steve coming I know that there are many mr.
Steve fans watching out there now the name of the game as far as I'm concerned
is to teach English and of course I do receive lots and lots of questions from
people about the English language and here is an excerpt from one of my
special ask mr. duncan lessons what are the differences between less and lesser
this question comes from Eugene who lives in South Korea the word les is
used to show that the amount level or quantity of something is not as much as
something else it can show a desire for a certain quantity compared with before
could I have less sugar in my tea today a higher amount is more a lower amount
is less we say more or less to show that something is about right is this an
accurate description more or less lesser is used when we are making a direct
comparison between two things we compare them we highlight the lesser of the two
so lesser refers to the lower item or the smaller thing the effect of
one thing may not be as bad as the other the lesser of the two is much safer the
phrase the lesser of the two evils means that one thing is not as bad as
the other even though both the scene is wrong the opposite of lesser is greater
the opposite of less is more a nice email I have received a nice email from
Irina in Siberia who would like me to say a big hello to her students at the
school of tomorrow in the town of Santa Gorsky the school of tomorrow I think
that is a wonderful name for a school and I would like to wish all of the
students there a great new school term and good luck with your English Studies
what does the phrase swear by mean does it mean that you will say something bad
this question was sent in by Rachel who lives on the beautiful island of
Sardinia the phrase swear by means that you are trusting something for its
effect or its ability you always use that particular thing you swear by it it
is a kind of recommendation I always use this particular shampoo I swear by it
swear by is not the same as swear on swear on relates to giving a promise or
oath I swear on my mother's life that it is true having said that we can say
swear by when giving an oath in a law court for example here in England we are
made to swear on a sacred book such as the Bible or Koran before giving
evidence during a trial we will say I swear by Almighty God it serves as both
a symbolic gesture and a legally binding oath to show that you are going to be
honest I will tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but
why do you teach English this question comes from Alexandra's eonni
who lives in Brazil and is himself an English teacher first of all it is worth
mentioning that I have always been fascinated by communication of all types
be it among humans or other forms of Wildlife the word spoken verbally and
the unspoken language we all use with our bodies really do fascinate me as a
child I loved writing stories they served as an escape from my otherwise
dull childhood fantasy and imagination were mayor outlets and knowledge became
my constant pursuit what seemed strange then has enabled me to pass on all the
things I have learned knowledge is there to be shared and what better way is
there of doing this then through teaching for me it has always been a
natural transition the fondest memories of my childhood come from those who
offered words of encouragement and support through my English teacher and
my art teacher I was able to hold on to something which has stayed with me to
this very day the feeling of self-worth and purpose so why do I teach English
why do I teach it all over the years I have come to fully realize the true
value of education it is not only there to instruct it also allows those you
teach to realize their own potential it encourages them to always aim high and
never give up a good teacher will always encourage this it's that time again
here it is once again the feature to end all features the bit to end all bits the
part to end all parts the segment to end oh well you get the idea
it's clean this week's word is short and sweet the word is Li this is a noun
which expresses delight joy and happiness to be lively and joyous in
American English the word is used in glee club which means a group of people
who get together to sing a choral group a group of performers who sing short
songs together the word Glee has now become popular thanks to the US TV show
of the same name some more nice emails I have received a nice email from Vicky in
Mexico who describes my video lessons as awesome and asks if I will be making
some more idiom and slang lessons yes Vicky I'm planning to produce some more
lessons featuring both idioms and slang terms later this year so keep a lookout
for them a big thank you also to Ravine de in India who wrote to tell me how
helpful my lessons have been especially from the point of view of providing
something new each time to help build those all-important communication skills
I'm glad to hear that my lessons have proved so beneficial to you both another
fascinating idiom this is red tape it is a very useful material it also happens
to be in English idiom red tape refers to rules and regulations or procedures
connected with them this phrase is often used in a negative way to express an
over complicated procedure governments often use red tape to slow down the
speed of a decision or change law when we want to speed up the procedure then
we will try and cut through all the red tape its origin
comes from the fact that most official British government documents were
usually tied with red tape why won't you read my email out I've sent it many
times recently I have received some angry emails from students who feel
annoyed that I have not read their emails out first of all I can promise
that I read every email which is sent to me sadly I cannot reply in person due to
the amount of questions I receive each week I choose three or four questions to
answer and I try to give everyone a chance to be mentioned this has always
been my aim so if your email question is not answered this week there is still a
chance that it could be read out at a later date another thing to mention is
that if you repeatedly send the same question in to me from the same address
then your emails will most likely be sent to the junk mailbox as spam which
means I will never get to see any of them at all please send your questions
and comments just once if you have a question mark it as English question if
you just want a special hello please mark the message as special hello I love
hearing from you all as it makes my work so much more of a joy to do
do-do-do-do-do do-do-do-do-do yes it is Mother's Day today a big hello to all
the mothers watching in the UK and of course all those watching around the
world if you want to say hello to your mum today feel free it's no problem hi
from Lithuania Mother's Day is on the first Sunday of May it would appear that
Mother's Day is celebrated later in the year whereas here in the UK it is
celebrated well today so today the 11th of March 2018 it is Mother's Day mother
rings Sunday here in the UK hello from Algeria thank you very much hello from
Pakistan hello from Afghanistan lots of people around the world watching today I
noticed you have changed a lot in your appearance I think that video was made
in 2010 yes time is running out very quickly I am very aware all the time
that time goes very quickly especially as you get older the one thing you
realize as you get older is that time goes very very quickly mr. Duncan how
did you invent the characters I mean mr. Lomax how did I invent them I'm not sure
I'm not sure they just popped in my head one day I don't know how or why but well
they just they just appeared as if by magic Sergio I want to send a huge hug
and kiss to my mother who lives in another city far away from where I'm
working Thank You Sergio and a big hug and kiss for Sergio's mum Leonard is
here you are popular mr. Duncan and you are still young thank you very much for
your vote of support there greetings to your mother
greetings to Ann your mother thank you very much Belarusian thank you for
giving us such a good teacher yes my mum is very proud of me I must
say hi from Dijon oh hello hello to you and also hello to Tila Khan hello and
also to Julia could you say hello to my mother Alexandra please hello to Julia's
mother Alexandra a happy mother's day from England just for you so would you
like another poem from mr. Steve okay here is another Mother's Day poem
courtesy of the man who sadly isn't here today
he is actually visiting his own mother at this very moment so this is a
Mother's Day poem from the point of view of a boy when I was a boy when I was a
boy younger than I am today I never really understood all the things that
you would say and I didn't quite realize how much you sacrificed for me you
taught me so much and made me the man you now see but I was always aware from
the very start that you loved me so much and with all of your heart so on this
special day I wanted to make sure you knew that I appreciate all you've done
and say that I love you happy Mother's Day
isn't that lovely thank you very much mr. Steve oh look look at the view
outside at the moment it is a beautiful scene with birds feeding live this is
actually a live view at the moment outside the Sun has gone in the Sun was
out a few moments ago but it's gone in now isn't that a shame so there it is a
lovely view outside and you can hear the birds singing and the sound of nature so
there it is live outside at the moment lots of birds feeding from the bird
feeders on Mother's Day oh yes it is Mother's Day here in
England would you like to find out if there are any idioms or any phrases to
do with mothers or your mother or my mother or anyone's mother okay let's do
that right now shall we let's have a look here I think we have something here
for Mother's Day oh yes and guess who is starring guess
who stars in this bit you've guessed right it's mr. Steve so it's a Sunday
afternoon where you are and I know that many people will be missing mr. Steve
sadly mr. Steve is not with us live today but we are here now on Saturday
evening doing something very special because mr. Steve is going to join us
right now and he's going to tell us all about what he is doing today what
exactly is mr. Steve doing for this Mother's Day here he comes now
oh hello hello everybody what would I make sure I'm standing in the middle
because mr. Duncan will be annoyed yes lovely to see you all
I'm not live because I'm going to visit my mother tomorrow because it's Mother's
Day or Mothering Sunday as we can also call it so what do we tend to do on
Mother's Day well Mother's Day is really a celebration of your mother and to show
love for your mother and what I'm doing tomorrow is I'm going to travel to where
my mother lives which is about 60 miles from here and my sister's going to be
there and my sister's children so that'll be quite exciting we're going
out for a meal am i going to some mother our mother in love and say thank you mum
for being such a wonderful mum or mother after all these years and I'm going to
give of course a gift because traditionally we always give gifts to
mothers on Mother's Day now the common things of course are chocolates and
flowers and also a card you've got to send a card and I've got one here that
I'm going to be sending to my mother well I'm going to be taking it with me
tomorrow I'm not posting it because I'm going so I hope there aren't any adverse
weather conditions otherwise my mother won't receive her Mother's Day card so
there we go this says to a wonderful mum happy Mother's Day and as you can see
it's covered in flowers because mothers tend to like flowers you can't get
humorous cards mr. Duncan yesterday was going to get one for his mother which
had a monkey on the front knitting so but he decided not to get that in the
end because he thought that she might be offended but so yes to play safe and go
for something like this with flowers on you can't really go wrong and of talking
of flowers this is what I've bought from my mother
some wonderful flowers all sorts of scents and colors these were quite
expensive so I hope she appreciates the money that I've spent but it's not about
the money it's about saying to your mum here you go love you mummy you've been
so these out for you mr. Duncan they're for my mother tomorrow they smell lovely
if I would buy him flowers they smell they smell gorgeous they're very nice
your mother is very lucky that she is that's all I can say don't ask me what
the flowers are actually I've just noticed there's a lily in there and my
mother doesn't like lilies we will have to pluck the lily out because Steve's
mom doesn't like lilies the lily because it reminds her of death because you tend
to have lilies at funerals it's true there's little roses in there and
carnations I can see a carnation there I'm not sure what these other ones are
but it's beautiful I think it's very nice we got it from Much Wenlock
yesterday we're gonna carry what we walked in didn't we for our usual
Saturday meal and I thought I'd get my mum some flowers didn't realise that we
walked in takes her 20 minutes to walk in over over hills and slippery muddy
ground and I suddenly realized we had to carry these back so somebody very kindly
from the shop delivered it here for us now that's what you call service that's
definitely good service although having said that Steve why why are flowers so
expensive this is one thing I've noticed whenever you buy flowers for people as a
gift they are always so bloody expensive well I think a lot of them are imported
because it's probably difficult in winter particularly for us to grow
flowers here so I would imagine a lot of those are imported that's the problem of
course and of it needless to say at this time of the year
there aren't many flowers growing so yes it's unfortunate that Mother's Day here
in the UK Falls at this time of year because there aren't any flowers
anywhere so yes that makes sense I guess they
have to be imported and of course importing something like flowers must be
very expensive because you've got to get the flowers from one place to another
very quickly or else they'll just wither away and die I don't know with those of
course Mother's Day of course is a very family event a traditional family event
yes so it's a it's a time for the family to get together so the mother likes to
be surrounded by her children her grandchildren and that will happen
tomorrow because my sister will be there and of course my sister is also a mother
so it's Mother's Day for her because she's got children and the grandchildren
be there it'll be a happy wonderful event we're going for a pizza
oh that sounds very that sounds very much like the thing you would do on
Mother's Day no it doesn't sound very Mother's Day ish I can't think of
anything nice of taking your mom out on a Sunday afternoon for a delicious meal
and having pizza sister's got some vouchers always have to pay for it don't
tell me this is our secret between between mr. Steve and myself and also
you watching out there I have noticed I haven't shaved but I shall because I was
saving that for tomorrow at the weekends I don't tend to bother to shave you know
what I do the same thing if I'm going to do my livestream I always like to let my
beard grow a little bit because then when you have a shave you have a much
better shave this is something that men will understand so if you're if you're
planning to do something nice maybe you have a date with a beautiful girl or
maybe a handsome man and well you want to look good so quite often men will let
their beard grow slightly so they will then have a very good shave if you let
your beard grow for a couple of days and then you have a little bit of stubble on
your face and then you can shave the stubble away and quite often your face
will be lovely and smooth so that's the reason why mr. Steve's face and also my
face feels why sandpaper that's the reason why
and of course that'll also mean that when mum gives me a peck on the cheek a
little motherly kiss it'll be all nice and smooth that's it she will say Oh son
your face is like a baby's bottom it's so smooth cause we're really just lazy
we couldn't be bothered to shave today I would imagine that they came for two
days I would imagine that when you were a baby Steve you up your mum must to
kiss your bottom a lot cuz that's what they do have you noticed that some
parents or though they were they will make a fuss of their baby and they will
kiss it on its bottom have you seen what comes out of there
it's disgusting no doubt also mum will recall past events when we were when my
sister and I were babies and the same stories that I've heard for many many
years will be repeated again yesterday is it true that you were you were
difficult birth no I wasn't but actually I think I caused a bit of damage on the
way out and but I'm no I'm talking about events such as the fact that apparently
I was a very sleepy contented baby mom used to tell me that she could could
never get me to wake up that's correct ladies and only crying and screaming
she'd put me to bed I'd have to wake me up for a feed apparently and I just say
that Alan can I just say that nothing has changed there even now even now
nearly 60 years later is still 60 well nearly 60 years nearly 60 years
well almost only the other day more mature today with your stubble but
whatever what I was trying to say if I can is that I can't actually remember
what I was saying there that's great isn't it no you were always like this
you were always a sleepy baby I can sleep anywhere yes even now he falls
asleep we can sleep anywhere on a bus on a train anywhere I can sleep anywhere I
think you might be asleep now I don't know have it a pinch myself so it is
Mother's Day and it's very interesting to note that Mother's Day is celebrated
at different times of the year so for example Mother's Day is celebrated in
the United States and also in South Africa on the second Sunday in May so
the second Sunday in May is when Mother's Day is celebrated in the United
States so today it isn't Mother's Day in the USA they will not
celebrate it until May so normally it is the second Sunday in May of course it is
called Mother's Day and we call it Mother's Day here in the UK but in fact
the original title was actually Mothering Sunday it was called Mothering
Sunday but nowadays we also call it Mother's Day but its traditional name is
actually Mothering Sunday and this in fact not not many people know this it is
in fact a religious festival it is something that is tied in with religion
and it comes on the fourth Sunday of Lent and that's traditionally when
people would go and visit their mother they would give them gifts and tell them
how much they are loved so on the fourth Sunday of Lent it is Mother's Day so it
is always on a Sunday so traditionally it was called mother rings Sunday but
nowadays many people tend to adopt the American title which is Mother's Day so
there it is I hope that helped you there are a lot of phrases in English Steve
it's amazing how many phrases there are in English that have something to do
with mothers for example here's the first one here's a good one
mother loam hello mother lode that's a pretty good one now this in English
means
rich source of something so something that can be found in a large quantity in
a certain place we describe as the mother lode and as you can see the
spelling is a little different there so I haven't made a spelling mistake
I'm sure mr. Duncan I'm definitely sure that is not a spelling mistake Loa d so
the mother lode can be something that's available in one place in a large
quantity it can be real or it can be imagined as well is it mining it is
connected to mining yes if there are large reserves of minerals gold for
example you might say that that area is the mother lode that means a mother lode
that's it a rich source of some maybe precious element yes so minerals
anything really certain types of metal and many other things as well we
describe it as the mother lode another one would you like another one here we
go would oh he's one mother bore
oh we know why you said that mr. Duncan motherboard is connected to of course
computers for all those who are big fans of computers you will know straight away
what this means so a motherboard in computing is a circuit board where all
the main components of a computer are fixed with extra slots for other
components to be added I think comes from mother doesn't it you know a
computer yes all the important things are connected everything comes from
mother in fact the motherboard the motherboard
is the most important part of a computer because all of the important components
connect to that so it is a very important part and everything in the
computer is linked to that so it's looking after all the other components
of the computer in a way like a mother would look after her children yes or the
way in which the components are connected like like a baby growing
inside the womb of the parent of the mother so yes going
on in your computer mr. doing it multiplying itself something is alive
something is something is being created inside my computer it does make a very
strange red glow sometimes it's not the same as a bored mother then not a bored
my mother gets bored sometimes when she's talking to me
so another one oh I like this one this is good I like this one very much
mother's ruin mothers ruin a very interesting one this is something that
I've heard of and you've heard of but you might not have heard about it out
there mother's ruin is what is it Steve it's a kind of what alcohol yes it's a
kind of alcohol it's a drink more precisely it is a type of gin gin and
many many years ago this was actually classed as medicine can you believe it
people used to use this to treat many ailments chest infections or any sort of
virus so if you were feeling a little rundown or unwell you would take some
mother's ruin well they used to think all sorts of things in the past a good
three I'm sure they used to think that uranium is good for you at one time all
things lead they used to give medicine made of lead to people it didn't they
with all these things have been and are very poisonous not good for you
they're the most the one I'm always familiar with is something that was used
for disinfecting areas and that was called DDT yes one of the worst things
you can actually absorb into your body and it was sprayed normally in a place
where there was disease or if some virus was spreading it was for like if you got
fleas or ticks or things yes of course yes it was it was just to keep a place
sort of clean and certainly in places like hospitals or houses they would come
around and spray this stuff and they thought it would help but in fact
DDT is highly toxic it builds up in the ecosystem we know that earth do we get
on to that no because we're talking about mother's ruin medicine yes we are
so people used to drink drink gin because what's gin is it juniper gin is
made from a particular part of a tree I think so they're probably thought that
was medicinal and it would be good but of course it's they say mothers ruin
because of course if you have too much of it you ruined yes well you wrecked it
was also it was also called a bathtub Jinna because some people tried making
it they tried to make it in their bathtubs so it was also called bathtub
Gina maybe someone can tell us where gin comes from sure I'm sure it's there a
berry off a tree or a bush or something it's interesting also to note that while
we're talking about people making their own alcohol in Russia in Russia many
people make their own vodka or their own spirits and sometimes if they make it
too too strong sometimes it's about 80 or 90 percent alcohol so really you are
just drinking pure alcohol and of course that's not really very good for you and
every year in Russia there are people who die from drinking homemade vodka
people are rich drinking of alcohol but yes it puts hairs on your chest that's
what they say that's tough for the Russians or they'll drink if you can
drink 80% vodka you can you can you can survive anything yes Steve's being very
careful what he says you see no it's true I mean but I mean drinking
generally that's something that which which men and women now use to sort of
prove how tough and and strong they are on part of the group you know Stevie and
get drunk how many drinks can you take I remember when I was a student I used to
do it don't imagine that there I can't imagine you being drunk so another one
ruined by drink so let's get through these quickly another one for those
wondering what's going on this is mr. Steve and at the moment he is visiting
his mother so it is really here no he's not really here although that's
that's nothing new people often say that mr. Steve isn't
all there or all here but this is not live at the moment this is recorded it's
Saturday night and mr. Steve is now with his mother so what time will it be when
you play this say 3 o'clock who knows I'll be rather that Peter I'd probably
finish the pizza by now might be on the coffee okay they're having a coffee and
of course you will be telling your mother many many times how much you you
love her where I'll probably won't be doing that really no well it will it be
any cuddling or kissing there'll be a bit of that but we're quite restrained
in our families and don't really show our emotions or our affection openly in
public that's strange because because my my mum my mother is very affectionate by
the way I'm giving up seeing my mum today I'm giving up seeing us so I can
be here with you so I am sacrificing a day with my mother so we can actually do
this you sure it's a sacrifice or is it an excuse not to have to go and see your
mother naturally actually the strange thing is it was my mum's it my mum's
idea she actually suggested it so I have a feeling my mum doesn't want to see me
to go she excused here's another one mr. Steve keep mum keep mum is a very
interesting one now believe it or not this is actually rhyming slang used in
London by the cockneys yeah hello hello my name's mr. Duncan and guess what I've
got something to tell you and I don't want you to tell anyone else don't
mention this I want you to keep mum can you keep mum
so keep mum is an expression that means to stay quiet
about something prevent to prevent something from being discussed openly so
it is actually rhyming slang for shtum shtum which if I remember correct
I think is derived from I'm trying to think where it's derived from but I
think it has something something to do with the Jewish community in London I
think so I might be wrong there so it means keep your mouth shut if you
keep shtum it means you keep quiet you don't mention something you kind of keep
it a secret or you avoid mentioning it so to keep murmur is to keep quiet about
a particular subject it is rhyming slang for keep shtum shtum that's a great
word I love that Oh mr. Steve I think you will know this
one I do be mothered to be mothered because
at this moment mr. Steve is with his mother and she will be stroking his head
and making sure that wiping his face because that's what mothers do you see
thank mother's days the other way round you see I'm I'm sort of showing my
affection towards she doesn't have to do anything on Mother's Day Mother's do
nothing so you will be mothering your mother I'll be sunning my mother sunning
her I've just made up a new expression Steven Steve will be Steven his mum
that's it yes so to be mothered what does it mean them well it just means
that your mother is is is looking after you all the time and it's gonna be at
any age hmm so we've got another expression which is related this but if
it should be mother just means it to be looked after by your mother but it might
not be by your mother it could be by somebody else so somebody could be
paying a lot of attention to you adjusting your tie looking at you like
your wife for example if you're married fussing could be fussing you a bit yo
your wife could be you're going out to work and she's adjusting your tie and
your between your shoelaces and making sure that she's mothering you a bit it's
how annoying to be mothered okay then all of thee of course we can also use
mollycoddled mollycoddled now that was what I was
accused of yes that's a great that's a great word mollycoddle or to be
mollycoddled so to be mothered to be over first so your mother takes a lot of
care and attention or you can be mollycoddled mollycoddled
and quite often the wife of a husband will will take over the role of the
mother in in their married relationship and the husband can end up really having
somebody who's a bit like his mother of course that's some husbands some men
seek out women who are like their mothers yes it's true because they liked
all the attention from the mother enough to do anything so they want a wife is
gonna cook for them clean for them do all sorts of things and of course these
days that's probably not doesn't happen very often because I don't think you'll
be I think you'll find it hard to find a wife now that looked after you like your
mother it does happen some men do look for a
partner they look for a wife who is very similar to their mother because they
want to continue to be mothered they in they enjoy being mollycoddled
mollycoddled it's not unusual you will find a lot of
men are very soft underneath and they they love that feeling of being mothered
or mollycoddled here's another one oh this is quite a good one Steve do you
like that one the mother of all so the mother of all as you can see there are
some full stops that mean that the sentence continues so you can add other
things to this so the mother of all normally is a sentence that means the
greatest part or the most extreme thing or the best or the best best so the
mother of all shows so I think our live stream is the mother of all live streams
it is the best it is the greatest you've got the mother of all computers I
have that that is actually true my can pewter is very the greatest very high
spec so you might say that my computer is the mother of all computers
apparently do you know where that comes from
no tell me it was it's at quite a recent phrase apparently according to something
I looked up it was after the first Gulf War it was used to describe the mother
of all battles or the mother of all bombs this means a great is the bet so
it's it's a relatively recent phrase that sort of developed in the 1980s
apparently from the Gulf somebody must have mentioned it simply that it was the
mother of all battles or I think that's where it comes from the mother of all
battles and then of course people who would say the mother of all bombs so an
atomic bomb would be the mother of all bombs so I think sometimes you might
find that this will be used for things that are negative so you are trying to
stress just how dramatic something is so yes it would appear that quite often we
use this sentence to denote or to express something that's very very
negative something that's very destructive even so the mother of all
wars the mother of all bombs the mother of all storms yes definitely yeah okay
pretty good we are getting through these quite well I hope you are enjoying this
it is Mothering Sunday here in the UK and mr. Steve at the moment is with his
mother he's not here alive this is a hologram oh I like this one this is very
similar to the other one that we mentioned earlier this is very similar
to keep mum but it's something else mum's the word mum's the word yes it's a
very interesting phrase what does it mean Steve well it's it's to do with
keeping secrets again isn't it yes you express directly that you will keep
something a secret you are acknowledging that this particular thing
must be kept a secret you will say mums the word
or maybe the person giving you the information will say mums the word
so it means that you will keep it a secret don't tell anyone
yes I can have worked say you're at work and you've got lots of work colleagues
around you that somebody comes up to you and says oh oh I've just heard bill bill
he's marriage is broken up mum's the word
don't say anything keep it at seat you know it's it's used in a sort of a
gossipy rise in it quite often what why did you choose that name I don't know no
reason alright Raja yes somebody can I met and marry a
husband's left husband mum's the word I don't tell you I didn't anything or
another one is I'm planning a surprise party for for mr. Steve next year yes
don't tell him anyone don't tell anyone mum's the word good yes a good one no
it's not mr. Steve 60th birthday next year 40th 40th that's what he keeps
telling himself so mums the word is to keep a secret keep something to yourself
mum's the word and finally oh I think mr. Steve should
be wearing this mommy's boy mr. Steve is definitely mummys boys the angle of this
computer yes a mummy's boy is somebody it's it's a boy who really loves his
mother literally physically pulling me across this is sent this is all yours
how do I give me this one yeah mummys boy your mother's boy is a boy who loves
his mother and is frightened to be away from his mother and all the children at
school so he cries if his mother leaves him actually I remember when I first
went to Cub Scouts don't know if anyone's hopefully people know what Cub
Scout is it's a sort of a little club that
the boys going to Cubs and I remember when I first went because it was the
first time I'd ever been away from my mother so I cried what are you doing mr.
Duncan people can see me he's obsessed with the camera being in the right place
the microphone being in the right place and me being in the right place
are you mothering me mr. Duncan that that's another expression view mother
somebody other we've had that one already haven't we get out yes so of
course I've grown out of it now but yes it's it's it's a a son a boy who doesn't
like to be away from his mother and cries if he does but of course you can
and your friends at school will often pick up on this so say your mother takes
you to school in the morning and you're waving too and she's kissing you and all
this sort of thing and if your friends see that at school oh you mummy's boy
mummy's boy because most most boys they don't want their mother there are their
friends as in their mother kissing them when they arrive at school although as I
said earlier a lot of men of all ages so a mummy's boy can be any age anything
you're trying to edge back on now I said to Duncan so any any age can be a
mummy's boy so he can be five moçambique or 50 or even older quite often we use
this expression men who don't get married and still live with their
mothers daddy over their parents later didn't be described as a mother's boy or
a mummy's boy yes because can't bear to leave the nest and mothers loving arms
oh isn't that lovely we have liked also today we have some
poems we had one earlier from mr. Steve I hope you enjoyed that we're going to
have some more a little bit later on and also we have a very sad poem later on as
well something extra special for this Mother's Day before you go Steve can we
have another look at the flowers I've got another expression which we haven't
put on a card really be mother or shall I be mother Oh what does that mean
then that means that you do something that which your mother would normally do
for example if you somebody you're at a restaurant somewhere or somebody brings
on a pot of tea and then cups and then you decide that you're gonna pour it out
for everybody but that's something your mother might do so you might all shall I
be mother shall I be mother so I'm going to pour the tea shall I be mother or if
you were to serve the food that's arrived on a table I'll so that
I'll be mother shall I I'll be mother just means something that you do that
your mother would normally do yes that's quite I like that expression
I think we'll leave it there because well basically I think we've done quite
a lot here so mr. Steve at the moment is probably lying asleep in his mother's
arms well after these flowers I think I think
I deserve a little kiss I think she'll appreciate these take their last at
least a week don't forget to take the lily out I think I might leave them in
because they're not white lily it's a white lilies yes
whenever you see, whenever you see white lilies you always think of
funerals well you see I don't but some people do including my mother so they're
sort of pink lilies so I think that is a bit a bit more sort of Mother's Day-ish
shopping anyway Steve I hope you have a lovely time of your mum's yes so do i no
arguments no arguments no family squabble no fighting I shan't remind my
mother of was remember I used to get now remember the last time remember the last
time you went to see him um they had to call the police they call the police
there was two police cars a police van they had to carry Steve's mum into a
police van well she can get very violent she was fighting she was kicking and
screaming they had to grab her legs and arms and they just threw her into the
van I know it's really quite dramatic but it was on the news and everything
he's joking oh your hat's not straight mr. Duncan shall I be mother a
mollycoddling mr. Duncan okay Steve we'll see you later
oh you mean when des yes we are going to be back on
Wednesday of course I'm live in a minute so don't go away but mr. Steve is going
away now because he is now with his mother do you want me to exit this way
or that way just soirée I just I'll say goodbye and just go off that way and
there it was mr. Steve's special Mother's Day presentation flowers cards
but I've noticed there is no there are no chocolates oh dear we mean naughty
mr. Steve and also if my mother is watching at the moment hi ma'am I'm so
sorry I can't be with you today but I have to do this unfortunately it's all
right for some isn't it mr. Steve can go and see his mom I have to stay here now
I will return you back live as life can be to the studio which is just over
there
dooba dooba dooba dooba dooba boo yes it's Mother's Day today Mothering
Sunday here in the UK and it's not just Mother's Day here I think today should
be Mother's Day all across YouTube so if you want to say hello to your mother
today feel free it's not a problem the mystery idioms I will show you once
again here they are the mystery idioms here is the first one a well-known
English phrase or expression so there was the first one but what could it be I
don't know I don't know mr. Duncan that's a very difficult one and here is
the next one so these are well-known expressions in English if you think you
know the answers please let me know and of course I will give you the solutions
at the end of today's livestream we will be finishing in around about 20 minutes
just another 20 minutes to go and then I am out of here
I wonder what mr. Steve is doing now he's probably probably fast asleep
curled up in his mother's arms I think so I'm pretty sure of it I had a few
people during the week ask mr. Duncan can we see your snow angel again really
do you really want to see my snow angel okay then just just one more time
it is a Sunday afternoon we are live and there is a live view in the garden at
the moment the bird feeder in the back garden although there aren't many birds
today where are all the birds where are they we had a lovely woodpecker earlier
a woodpecker was feeding from the peanuts so I thought I would keep the
camera on the bird feeder just in case the woodpecker came back but at the
moment the woodpecker has been very shy that's not very nice I hope you are
enjoying the lovely sounds of outside here in the UK it is Sunday afternoon
and it's mr. Duncan would you like another poem from mr. Steve we've had
two so far we will be ending on a lovely poem today we will be ending on a very
sad poem something very poignant to end today's live stream here is another poem
for mothering Sunday so this poem is from the point of view of a mother by
Janet Fisher
from the very first time you hold your child their first gift is your heart
forever the love you give and they return is the bond that will hold you
together throughout their life your love will be a light that guides their way
the beacon a glow in the darkness should they ever go astray your love will give
them courage when the way ahead is unclear and will give them strength were
needed to help overcome their fears your love will accept them for who they are
whatever they say or do your love will forgive unreservedly because they are
part of you it's a love that will no no barriers have no bounds no expectations
your love will be unconditional pure with no complications a love that
remains as constant as the stars in the heaven above a gift no money on earth
can buy the gift of a mother's love
Thank You mr. Steve is net lovely what a lovely lovely poem there Thank You mr.
Steve and of course we will have another poem to end today's live stream there
will be another one coming later on so don't worry about that there will be
another one to end today's live stream let's go back to the live chat shall we
oh there it is so we have lots of people talking on the live chat can I apologize
once again for starting late today I do apologize for that that's because we had
some some power cuts this morning the electricity went off and then of course
if you are running a computer when the electricity goes off sometimes that can
have a serious effect on the computer so I had a few problems caused by what can
only be described as power cuts the electricity kept going off
so fortunately it hasn't gone off for a while lots of people saying hello
Eleanor hello - Eleanor hello - yes I love my mother very much thank you - yes
for that mr. Duncan today is a gorgeous warm day in Sicily
Oh Thank You Maria for that it sounds as if you're having a nice day there it's
not too bad here it is warm but it's very damp quite damp indeed I was hoping
that we would get the woodpecker today I was hoping that we would see the
woodpecker on the bird feeder but unfortunately the woodpecker is
feeling a little bit shy it must know that the camera is working that's all I
can say it must know that I'm actually filming you can see at the moment that
looks like a green Finch on the feeder at the moment on the far the far right
of the screen there is a green Finch eating
the lovely sunflower hearts so that is actually a live shot outside you can see
it's not very bright today it's very cloudy we had some lovely sunshine
earlier but unfortunately the cloud has disappeared
though the Sun has disappeared and the cloud has replaced it that's not very
nice by the way a few people last week talked about the sound quality of this
live stream now I have had some some issues let's just say some small issues
concerning the sound but you might notice here I have a new mixer here so
the sound should sound a lot better from now on
so this is a new piece of equipment to finish off my new studio setup and we
have a nice new professional mixer to mix all of the sound together so I hope
you can hear me very clearly today I hope I am coming through very clear
indeed shall we have a look at one of my full English lessons they are available
on my youtube channel and we are now going to have a look at some excerpts
from full English number 17
do you often use slang in your English if your answer is no then you might want
to rethink what you believe slang to be to speak informally can be described as
vernacular or colloquial speech slang gives new definitions to existing words
good examples of past slang include cool and wicked as a way of expressing that
something is really good these days we might say that something is awesome or
sick although having said that by the time this lesson has been watched a few
times there will probably be another way of expressing how good or terrible
something is using a negative word in a positive way is nothing new in the 1990s
the word bad was used as a slang word for good slang is an ever changing trend
so who knows by 2020 we might be using great to mean awful and garbage to mean
great in the world of slang anything is possible
here's an interesting question what exactly are the differences between
the words wrote and written this is a very good example of how confusing
English can be the main difference between wrote and written is that one is
the past tense of right for example I will write to him next week I'm writing
this now and the past simple tense which is I wrote this last week the past tense
of write is wrote the word written is the past participle of write this tense
shows that the action of writing took place for example we can talk about
written novels or a book written at a certain time by a specific individual
for example the written works of William Shakespeare we can observe how something
was written this note was written in a hurry
a verb or action that has already occurred or been carried out is a past
participle there are some words in the English language that are so lovely to
say and express such a deep meaning that it is hard not to love them a good
example of this is the word paradigm even the sound of this word makes me go
all gooey the word paradigm is a noun that names a typical example or pattern
as something the general state or functioning of something is its paradigm
a world and the rules by which it exists can be described as a paradigm in
science the worldview of something and the methodology surrounding it
is a paradigm in linguistics paradigm relates to the available choices for the
expression of one individual syntax or sentence formation you might say that
related rules when grouped together form a paradigm the word itself derives from
the Latin for show side-by-side
do you ever find yourself having to deal with someone with an axe to grind
this rather aggressive phrase refers to someone who is out for revenge or is
seeking to get back at someone for personal reasons
they have an axe to grind we can also use this expression to describe a person
who wishes to express an opinion against someone with whom they have had a
disagreement the person doing the criticizing has an axe to grind
they wish to vent their personal anger at someone over an issue that person has
an axe to grind the expression derives from the action of sharpening an axe
before using it of course the expression is purely figurative so no one will
actually be chopped up thank goodness
the concept of what left and right is might seem like a simple thing but in
fact it can be quite confusing and even dangerous for example what I view now is
being my right and left is not the view you have from where I'm standing this is
my right side and this is my left however to you this is the left side and
this is the right as if that wasn't already confusing from where you are
standing your left and right depends on your relative position to me if you were
standing next to me facing the same way our left and right sides would be the
same how if you were to stand opposite me then
the left side and right side would be reversed this may seem like an innocent
misunderstanding with no consequences however getting your right and left
mixed up can lead to terrible mistakes being made imagine I'm a surgeon who has
to remove a person's right kidney do I take out the one on the patient's right
or my right it would be so easy to remove the wrong one in anatomy we
usually refer to the patient's right and left as they see it this is also why
before having an operation a clear mark is made on the exact part of the body
where the surgery will take place so as to avoid any chance of a mistake after
all you wouldn't want the surgeon to cut off your good leg would you so remember
as you are looking at me now my right is your left and my left is your right I
think
as we have already seen today the English language can be quite confusing
especially when it comes to words that seem connected but aren't a good example
of this occurrence is the apparent similarity between the words affluence
and effluence they look similar as their only differ by one letter the word
affluence means the state of having money or more to the point having a
large and considerable amount of money the state of being wealthy is affluence
with affluence comes great influence so affluence is the noun and affluent is
the adjective we can describe a place where rich people live as an affluent
area the word effluence is a noun that describes a substance which flows from
something for example dirty contaminated water
being released from a pipe into the sea is effluence so the substance in this
case is sewage it is worth remembering that there is also effluent which is a
mass noun that precisely describes liquid waste and stinky raw sewage
well sadly time has beaten us again as it often does damn you time damn you but
don't worry because there will be another full English lesson coming out
of your internet hole very soon
Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby do we are as live his life can be I hope you
enjoyed that that was an excerpt from one of my full English lessons they are
all available on my youtube channel the playlists are underneath this actual
video so underneath this video you will find all of the playlists for my English
lessons and don't forget I've been doing this for over eleven years I've been
here on YouTube doing this in fact this is my twelfth year now on YouTube thank
you very much for the live chat very busy today by the way on the live chat
let's have a look shall we at the live chat very quickly sylveon
Azure Silvana says hello Antonio asks is he alive
today I think you mean he is he live yes we are live I am live on YouTube every
Sunday you can catch me live from 2 o'clock UK time Antonio how is it going
mr. Duncan I'm ok not too bad thank you very much even though I've had a very
busy day today if you want to say hello to your mother here is the chance to do
it just before we go and we will end today's livestream with a very poignant
poem from mr. Steve long the juin hello to you sue hey Beebe sue hey Bomar says
I love you thank you very much for that today's program was awesome thank you to
sample account thank you very much it's very welcome you are more than welcome
in fact don't forget there is a new feature now on YouTube where you can
actually watch the live chat next to the recording of the stream so you can
actually watch the live chat as you watch the recording of the live stream
and that will be available later on thank you very much for
teaching us thank you our our med thank you very much good to watch your lesson
thank you ad jeath Ajith Kumar you are more than welcome it's my pleasure I
will do this for as long as you want me to - bye - bye gaga
oh I like your name that's an interesting name to be alive or live
well if you are alive that means you are living but if you are
live it means you are doing something at that very moment for example if you are
broadcasting live that means you are broadcasting as it happens so this for
example is live I am living I am Alive but the the live stream means that I am
here and everything is actually happening at the moment it is not
recorded thank you very much we are going to end today unfortunately
slightly shorter than normal a little bit shorter than normal
mr. Steve will be back next week everything will be back to normal
hopefully there won't be any power cuts because we had a few problems with the
electricity this morning here it happens sometimes that is one of the problems
with living in the countryside sometimes you can have problems with the
electricity we will leave this special Mother's Day livestream with a very sad
poignant poem this is something that mr. Steve has decided to read out for those
who sadly cannot be with their mother today so this is a poem for all those
who have lost their mother as I look upon my children I wish that I
will be as great a mother to my children as my mother was to me she always knew
what to say and what I needed to hear she always told me how it was so simple
and so clear as a mother and their offspring - we'd argue and sometimes
part but through the tears and drama I still love her with all my heart she
looked the same every day I remember from when I was young a few lines and
wrinkles there but still my beautiful mum she's always been so wise she's
always been so strong she's always been so stubborn and occasionally she's wrong
my mum is sure not perfect a sure as I'm not too - but mums know you inside out
and advised you as you grew on losing your mum there is no book or
instructions what to say I hope I say the right words now as I wipe a tear
away for I love you mum you are my world I thank you with all my heart I don't
know why you had to go and why we had to part
For more infomation >> [FREE] SmokePurpp x Lil Pump Type Beat | Flooded (Prod.by SammieSosza) - Duration: 2:28. 
For more infomation >> Nutrition : 5 aliments MAGIQUES pour tenir votre diète - Duration: 7:49. 
For more infomation >> فتاة اجنبية في المغرب🇲🇦 !! (ماذا حصل لها) مراكش👍 - Duration: 15:19. 
For more infomation >> Rafonix ma nowe auto , Dowody [Napewno nie zgadniesz !!] - Duration: 1:03. 
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét