hello everyone and welcome back to english with lucy I’ve got a really fun
english with lucy I’ve got a really fun
english with lucy I’ve got a really fun lesson for you today it is a storytime
lesson for you today it is a storytime
lesson for you today it is a storytime now ages ago ages ago I made – story
now ages ago ages ago I made – story
now ages ago ages ago I made – story time videos about funny things that
time videos about funny things that
time videos about funny things that happened to me
happened to me
happened to me whilst I was teaching and I always get
whilst I was teaching and I always get
whilst I was teaching and I always get loads and loads of comments from you
loads and loads of comments from you
loads and loads of comments from you saying please do another storytime and I
saying please do another storytime and I
saying please do another storytime and I couldn’t really think of anything really
couldn’t really think of anything really
couldn’t really think of anything really funny to tell you until I went out for
funny to tell you until I went out for
funny to tell you until I went out for dinner with a friend and I was telling
dinner with a friend and I was telling
dinner with a friend and I was telling them about my first job and I realized
them about my first job and I realized
them about my first job and I realized that I have a lot of funny stories to
that I have a lot of funny stories to
that I have a lot of funny stories to tell you so today I’m going to be
tell you so today I’m going to be
tell you so today I’m going to be telling you about my first ever job so
telling you about my first ever job so
telling you about my first ever job so today I’m going to be telling you about
today I’m going to be telling you about
today I’m going to be telling you about my first ever job that I started when I
my first ever job that I started when I
my first ever job that I started when I was 14 15 and before supid embarrassing
was 14 15 and before supid embarrassing
was 14 15 and before supid embarrassing and funny mistakes that I made whilst
and funny mistakes that I made whilst
and funny mistakes that I made whilst doing that job now the ultimate goal of
doing that job now the ultimate goal of
doing that job now the ultimate goal of this lesson is hopefully to make you
this lesson is hopefully to make you
this lesson is hopefully to make you laugh but it’s also going to be to help
laugh but it’s also going to be to help
laugh but it’s also going to be to help you improve your listening and your
you improve your listening and your
you improve your listening and your pronunciation so I have lovingly written
pronunciation so I have lovingly written
pronunciation so I have lovingly written subtitles for you but I want you to try
subtitles for you but I want you to try
subtitles for you but I want you to try listening to this once with no subtitles
listening to this once with no subtitles
listening to this once with no subtitles and once again with subtitles because
and once again with subtitles because
and once again with subtitles because then you can see how much you managed to
then you can see how much you managed to
then you can see how much you managed to pick up and the second time you watch it
pick up and the second time you watch it
pick up and the second time you watch it you can look at the words and associate
you can look at the words and associate
you can look at the words and associate the spelling with my pronunciation
the spelling with my pronunciation
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cooking or whatever you fancy right
cooking or whatever you fancy right let’s get started with the embarrassing
let’s get started with the embarrassing
let’s get started with the embarrassing stories right now I’ve said it many
stories right now I’ve said it many
stories right now I’ve said it many times before I come from a tiny tiny
times before I come from a tiny tiny
times before I come from a tiny tiny village
village
village in the county of Bedfordshire and there
in the county of Bedfordshire and there
in the county of Bedfordshire and there weren’t I mean my village it doesn’t
weren’t I mean my village it doesn’t
weren’t I mean my village it doesn’t have a bank or an ATM it doesn’t have a
have a bank or an ATM it doesn’t have a
have a bank or an ATM it doesn’t have a shop it doesn’t have anything apart from
shop it doesn’t have anything apart from
shop it doesn’t have anything apart from a pub and an outdoor swimming pool and
a pub and an outdoor swimming pool and
a pub and an outdoor swimming pool and when I was about 14 15 I was desperate
when I was about 14 15 I was desperate
when I was about 14 15 I was desperate to get a job I was desperate
to get a job I was desperate
to get a job I was desperate I didn’t even have anything to spend the
I didn’t even have anything to spend the
I didn’t even have anything to spend the money on I just wanted something to do
money on I just wanted something to do
money on I just wanted something to do and I wanted to have some work
and I wanted to have some work
and I wanted to have some work experience for me when I was young there
experience for me when I was young there
experience for me when I was young there the idea of having a job and working
the idea of having a job and working
the idea of having a job and working sounded really cool and grown-up so
sounded really cool and grown-up so
sounded really cool and grown-up so that’s what I wanted to do and the pub
that’s what I wanted to do and the pub
that’s what I wanted to do and the pub in the village had some new management
in the village had some new management
in the village had some new management and I thought the management was really
and I thought the management was really
and I thought the management was really really nice so I went over there for a
really nice so I went over there for a
really nice so I went over there for a meal with my parents and I just asked
meal with my parents and I just asked
meal with my parents and I just asked are you looking for any staff and the
are you looking for any staff and the
are you looking for any staff and the manager replied that they were and the
manager replied that they were and the
manager replied that they were and the manager offered me a chance to come in
manager offered me a chance to come in
manager offered me a chance to come in next weekend do a test shift and then
next weekend do a test shift and then
next weekend do a test shift and then potentially work for them so I did that
potentially work for them so I did that
potentially work for them so I did that and I started working for them and I was
and I started working for them and I was
and I started working for them and I was so happy and I was so eager to please I
so happy and I was so eager to please I
so happy and I was so eager to please I wanted to do the job perfectly however I
wanted to do the job perfectly however I
wanted to do the job perfectly however I have always been a little bit I think
have always been a little bit I think
have always been a little bit I think the word the correct word is ditzy ditzy
the word the correct word is ditzy ditzy
the word the correct word is ditzy ditzy the definition of ditzy is a bit silly
the definition of ditzy is a bit silly
the definition of ditzy is a bit silly or a bit scatterbrained doesn’t really
or a bit scatterbrained doesn’t really
or a bit scatterbrained doesn’t really think things through properly or
think things through properly or
think things through properly or logically definitely when I was younger
logically definitely when I was younger
logically definitely when I was younger it was very Dipsy I have my moments now
it was very Dipsy I have my moments now
it was very Dipsy I have my moments now but but I’m a lot better and but
but but I’m a lot better and but
but but I’m a lot better and but obviously this was my first job so I
obviously this was my first job so I
obviously this was my first job so I made some mistakes
made some mistakes
made some mistakes I actually made for funny mistakes among
I actually made for funny mistakes among
I actually made for funny mistakes among many other non funny mistakes but don’t
many other non funny mistakes but don’t
many other non funny mistakes but don’t worry I didn’t get fired this was over a
worry I didn’t get fired this was over a
worry I didn’t get fired this was over a period of four years over three years I
period of four years over three years I
period of four years over three years I worked for them for three years
worked for them for three years
worked for them for three years every Saturday lunch time and the first
every Saturday lunch time and the first
every Saturday lunch time and the first mistake that I made was to do with the
mistake that I made was to do with the
mistake that I made was to do with the soup of the day so the pub owners were
soup of the day so the pub owners were
soup of the day so the pub owners were the female manager and the male he was
the female manager and the male he was
the female manager and the male he was also the manager but this head chest and
also the manager but this head chest and
also the manager but this head chest and he used to write out the menu board on a
he used to write out the menu board on a
he used to write out the menu board on a big chalkboard and he used to write in
big chalkboard and he used to write in
big chalkboard and he used to write in schooling beautiful beautiful writing
schooling beautiful beautiful writing
schooling beautiful beautiful writing very elaborate writing all of these
very elaborate writing all of these
very elaborate writing all of these specials and you
specials and you
specials and you to show the guests the special board and
to show the guests the special board and
to show the guests the special board and read it out to them now the the soup of
read it out to them now the the soup of
read it out to them now the the soup of the day was a boy cabbage soup a savoy
the day was a boy cabbage soup a savoy
the day was a boy cabbage soup a savoy cabbage soup however I read it as a
cabbage soup however I read it as a
cabbage soup however I read it as a sandy cabbage soup so I went round
sandy cabbage soup so I went round
sandy cabbage soup so I went round telling all of the guests hello yes our
telling all of the guests hello yes our
telling all of the guests hello yes our soup of the day is a sandy cabbage soup
soup of the day is a sandy cabbage soup
soup of the day is a sandy cabbage soup and I remember them all so sandy cabbage
and I remember them all so sandy cabbage
and I remember them all so sandy cabbage how can it be
how can it be
how can it be sandy cabbage and I was like look our
sandy cabbage and I was like look our
sandy cabbage and I was like look our chef is very experimental but I assure
chef is very experimental but I assure
chef is very experimental but I assure you it will be delicious
you it will be delicious
you it will be delicious well nobody ordered the sandy cabbage
well nobody ordered the sandy cabbage
well nobody ordered the sandy cabbage soup and at the end of the test this
soup and at the end of the test this
soup and at the end of the test this just said to me Lucy no one’s ordered
just said to me Lucy no one’s ordered
just said to me Lucy no one’s ordered the soup I’ve got like a whole pan of
the soup I’ve got like a whole pan of
the soup I’ve got like a whole pan of supid what happened
supid what happened
supid what happened smell that well it was a bit of a
smell that well it was a bit of a
smell that well it was a bit of a strange name I personally wouldn’t order
strange name I personally wouldn’t order
strange name I personally wouldn’t order that like what savoy cabbage soup I just
that like what savoy cabbage soup I just
that like what savoy cabbage soup I just thought oh my god and in the end I did
thought oh my god and in the end I did
thought oh my god and in the end I did admit to him and say I’m so sorry I got
admit to him and say I’m so sorry I got
admit to him and say I’m so sorry I got it wrong I thought it was sandy cabbage
it wrong I thought it was sandy cabbage
it wrong I thought it was sandy cabbage I was imagining this soup with like
I was imagining this soup with like
I was imagining this soup with like gritty bits of sand in it I don’t know
gritty bits of sand in it I don’t know
gritty bits of sand in it I don’t know but no one ordered it and I was in a
but no one ordered it and I was in a
but no one ordered it and I was in a little bit of trouble but luckily they
little bit of trouble but luckily they
little bit of trouble but luckily they were very nice to make so I was still
were very nice to make so I was still
were very nice to make so I was still quite new so that was the fourth most
quite new so that was the fourth most
quite new so that was the fourth most embarrassing moment I wasn’t too bad
embarrassing moment I wasn’t too bad
embarrassing moment I wasn’t too bad the third most embarrassing moment was
the third most embarrassing moment was
the third most embarrassing moment was the Welsh rarebit now a Welsh rarebit is
the Welsh rarebit now a Welsh rarebit is
the Welsh rarebit now a Welsh rarebit is a quite traditional
a quite traditional
a quite traditional it’s a traditional dish it’s basically
it’s a traditional dish it’s basically
it’s a traditional dish it’s basically cheese on toast Welsh rarebit now that
cheese on toast Welsh rarebit now that
cheese on toast Welsh rarebit now that day we didn’t have the specials board so
day we didn’t have the specials board so
day we didn’t have the specials board so the manager said to me Lucy today we’ve
the manager said to me Lucy today we’ve
the manager said to me Lucy today we’ve got Welsh rarebit and so I thought she
got Welsh rarebit and so I thought she
got Welsh rarebit and so I thought she was just pronouncing it a little bit
was just pronouncing it a little bit
was just pronouncing it a little bit posh so I went and told everyone yes
posh so I went and told everyone yes
posh so I went and told everyone yes today for only 595 we have well rub it
today for only 595 we have well rub it
today for only 595 we have well rub it the loads of people started ordering
the loads of people started ordering
the loads of people started ordering rabbit for 595 I was like yes it is an
rabbit for 595 I was like yes it is an
rabbit for 595 I was like yes it is an amazing deal and they’re like yes give
amazing deal and they’re like yes give
amazing deal and they’re like yes give me the rabbit
me the rabbit
me the rabbit yeah well rub it yes seven Welsh rabbit
yeah well rub it yes seven Welsh rabbit
yeah well rub it yes seven Welsh rabbit please I won’t
please I won’t
please I won’t back in and I was like guys amazing deal
back in and I was like guys amazing deal
back in and I was like guys amazing deal everyone wants the Welsh rabbit and they
everyone wants the Welsh rabbit and they
everyone wants the Welsh rabbit and they were like what forget everybody wants
were like what forget everybody wants
were like what forget everybody wants the Welsh rabbit and they said to me
the Welsh rabbit and they said to me
the Welsh rabbit and they said to me Lucy it’s not rabbit it’s rare bit so I
Lucy it’s not rabbit it’s rare bit so I
Lucy it’s not rabbit it’s rare bit so I had to go out and tell everyone
had to go out and tell everyone
had to go out and tell everyone guys I’ve made a mistake it’s not rabbit
guys I’ve made a mistake it’s not rabbit
guys I’ve made a mistake it’s not rabbit is actually cheese on toast so that just
is actually cheese on toast so that just
is actually cheese on toast so that just shows even native English speakers
shows even native English speakers
shows even native English speakers struggle with British English
struggle with British English
struggle with British English pronunciation rabbit a little bit I mean
pronunciation rabbit a little bit I mean
pronunciation rabbit a little bit I mean that’s saying almost okay the second
that’s saying almost okay the second
that’s saying almost okay the second most embarrassing moment was oh god this
most embarrassing moment was oh god this
most embarrassing moment was oh god this was really really bad there was a really
was really really bad there was a really
was really really bad there was a really quite old woman she must have been 80
quite old woman she must have been 80
quite old woman she must have been 80 with what I guess was her daughter who
with what I guess was her daughter who
with what I guess was her daughter who was about 60 and they were having a
was about 60 and they were having a
was about 60 and they were having a lovely quiet meal and when it got to the
lovely quiet meal and when it got to the
lovely quiet meal and when it got to the end of the meal the old lady went to the
end of the meal the old lady went to the
end of the meal the old lady went to the toilet and so the younger of the two
toilet and so the younger of the two
toilet and so the younger of the two signaled to me and says obviously saying
signaled to me and says obviously saying
signaled to me and says obviously saying can I have the bill she wanted to pay it
can I have the bill she wanted to pay it
can I have the bill she wanted to pay it quickly whilst the mother is in the
quickly whilst the mother is in the
quickly whilst the mother is in the toilet I guess as a surprise and I said
toilet I guess as a surprise and I said
toilet I guess as a surprise and I said so I went back and I brought her a glass
so I went back and I brought her a glass
so I went back and I brought her a glass of milk yes
of milk yes
of milk yes oops women have said can I have the bill
oops women have said can I have the bill
oops women have said can I have the bill and I had read from her lips can I have
and I had read from her lips can I have
and I had read from her lips can I have a milk can I have a bill can I have a
a milk can I have a bill can I have a
a milk can I have a bill can I have a milk in like the same so I made it
milk in like the same so I made it
milk in like the same so I made it really really special for her in a
really really special for her in a
really really special for her in a little tube glass with filled with milk
little tube glass with filled with milk
little tube glass with filled with milk I put a straw in I thought how lovely
I put a straw in I thought how lovely
I put a straw in I thought how lovely this woman obviously wants to look after
this woman obviously wants to look after
this woman obviously wants to look after her mum’s bones make sure she’s got lots
her mum’s bones make sure she’s got lots
her mum’s bones make sure she’s got lots of calcium so I put it on the table they
of calcium so I put it on the table they
of calcium so I put it on the table they were both sat there and I watched them
were both sat there and I watched them
were both sat there and I watched them just sit look at it for ages like did
just sit look at it for ages like did
just sit look at it for ages like did you order me and then they called me
you order me and then they called me
you order me and then they called me over and said sorry and we all just bill
over and said sorry and we all just bill
over and said sorry and we all just bill and you gave us milk oh my god so very
and you gave us milk oh my god so very
and you gave us milk oh my god so very soon yes so in the end I I was I just
soon yes so in the end I I was I just
soon yes so in the end I I was I just couldn’t apologize enough oh my god I’m
couldn’t apologize enough oh my god I’m
couldn’t apologize enough oh my god I’m so
so
so sorry I read it read the the milk you
sorry I read it read the the milk you
sorry I read it read the the milk you know I totally misunderstood I’m reading
know I totally misunderstood I’m reading
know I totally misunderstood I’m reading history and I remember them just looking
history and I remember them just looking
history and I remember them just looking at me like poor girls he is so stupid
at me like poor girls he is so stupid
at me like poor girls he is so stupid and the final most embarrassing
and the final most embarrassing
and the final most embarrassing waitressing moment was the time the time
waitressing moment was the time the time
waitressing moment was the time the time that we ran out of ice cream I remember
that we ran out of ice cream I remember
that we ran out of ice cream I remember it was a very stressful day there were
it was a very stressful day there were
it was a very stressful day there were loads of guests the restaurant was
loads of guests the restaurant was
loads of guests the restaurant was absolutely full so it was quite high
absolutely full so it was quite high
absolutely full so it was quite high tension the chef was a little bit
tension the chef was a little bit
tension the chef was a little bit stressed and they were the huge table
stressed and they were the huge table
stressed and they were the huge table there are about seven children there
there are about seven children there
there are about seven children there seven children seven adults there were a
seven children seven adults there were a
seven children seven adults there were a lot of people on this one table and the
lot of people on this one table and the
lot of people on this one table and the children all had the children’s menu
children all had the children’s menu
children all had the children’s menu which came with a free scoop of ice
which came with a free scoop of ice
which came with a free scoop of ice cream at the end and you could have
cream at the end and you could have
cream at the end and you could have strawberry chocolate or vanilla and so
strawberry chocolate or vanilla and so
strawberry chocolate or vanilla and so at the end of their meal I said right
at the end of their meal I said right
at the end of their meal I said right guys
guys
guys you get free ice cream which flavor
you get free ice cream which flavor
you get free ice cream which flavor would you like and then like all vanilla
would you like and then like all vanilla
would you like and then like all vanilla chocolate strawberry so I took that
chocolate strawberry so I took that
chocolate strawberry so I took that order I went to the to the chef and I
order I went to the to the chef and I
order I went to the to the chef and I said right we need two Vanilla’s three
said right we need two Vanilla’s three
said right we need two Vanilla’s three chocolates and two strawberries and he
chocolates and two strawberries and he
chocolates and two strawberries and he said didn’t you hear we don’t have any
said didn’t you hear we don’t have any
said didn’t you hear we don’t have any ice cream left
ice cream left
ice cream left why did you offer it and I said oh my
why did you offer it and I said oh my
why did you offer it and I said oh my god what are we going to give them then
god what are we going to give them then
god what are we going to give them then and he said he was getting really
and he said he was getting really
and he said he was getting really annoyed with me at this point he said s
annoyed with me at this point he said s
annoyed with me at this point he said s all which means absolutely nothing
all which means absolutely nothing
all which means absolutely nothing I heard ruffled by said oh really
I heard ruffled by said oh really
I heard ruffled by said oh really okay then walked out and told this table
okay then walked out and told this table
okay then walked out and told this table of 14 people and said right guys no ice
of 14 people and said right guys no ice
of 14 people and said right guys no ice cream that the chef has just informed me
cream that the chef has just informed me
cream that the chef has just informed me that we have waffles and all the
that we have waffles and all the
that we have waffles and all the children were like yeah they were so
children were like yeah they were so
children were like yeah they were so excited and the parents also wanted
excited and the parents also wanted
excited and the parents also wanted waffles so in the end I went back to the
waffles so in the end I went back to the
waffles so in the end I went back to the chef I was like great we’ve saved the
chef I was like great we’ve saved the
chef I was like great we’ve saved the day we want four feed waffles please and
day we want four feed waffles please and
day we want four feed waffles please and he just looked means like grateful who
he just looked means like grateful who
he just looked means like grateful who are you talking about I said suckled and
are you talking about I said suckled and
are you talking about I said suckled and I was like and I just thought oh my god
I was like and I just thought oh my god
I was like and I just thought oh my god I have messed it up again twice twice is
I have messed it up again twice twice is
I have messed it up again twice twice is how and in the end we had to find them
how and in the end we had to find them
how and in the end we had to find them yet another
yet another
yet another desert option and needless to say the
desert option and needless to say the
desert option and needless to say the chef wasn’t that happy with me
chef wasn’t that happy with me
chef wasn’t that happy with me however we made up in the end and now my
however we made up in the end and now my
however we made up in the end and now my brother works there and I think he does
brother works there and I think he does
brother works there and I think he does a much better job so yeah those are my
a much better job so yeah those are my
a much better job so yeah those are my four most embarrassing moments whilst
four most embarrassing moments whilst
four most embarrassing moments whilst working as a waitress and I would love
working as a waitress and I would love
working as a waitress and I would love to know if you have ever had an
to know if you have ever had an
to know if you have ever had an embarrassing moment at work the kind of
embarrassing moment at work the kind of
embarrassing moment at work the kind of thing that’s so awful in the moment but
thing that’s so awful in the moment but
thing that’s so awful in the moment but then afterwards it’s just another
then afterwards it’s just another
then afterwards it’s just another anecdote you can just talk about it so I
anecdote you can just talk about it so I
anecdote you can just talk about it so I would love to hear that don’t forget to
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find out why I was saying bevel actually
find out why I was saying bevel actually sir for two years and what I was trying
sir for two years and what I was trying
sir for two years and what I was trying to say and also it’s a nice opportunity
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hear me speak in mine and then I also have some more in English I tell you
have some more in English I tell you
have some more in English I tell you about the time that a very lovely
about the time that a very lovely
about the time that a very lovely student asked me if I wanted penis so
student asked me if I wanted penis so
student asked me if I wanted penis so you can click up there as well and
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you can click up there as well and there’s also another one about the time
there’s also another one about the time
there’s also another one about the time that a lovely student made a terrible
that a lovely student made a terrible
that a lovely student made a terrible mistake
mistake
mistake whilst talking about his mother in a
whilst talking about his mother in a
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