Video lesson#25: Boarding order

 Have you ever board a flight?

Have you noticed that year after year the boarding order is getting more and more complicated?

Have you ever thought that you were one of the first passengers to enter a plane and then discovered that you were one of the last ones?

If your answer is "yes" to any of these questions I´m sure that you are going to enjoy this short video from the comedians Key & Peele

Have fun!

Vocabulary

Boarding: entering a plane or a ship.

First class passengers: person who flies with the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane.

Business class passengers: person who flies with better conditions that the ones you get when you buy a cheap flight ticket on economy class

Wheelchair: a chair on wheels used by people that are unable to walk.

Priest: man with religious duties in the Christian Church

Nun: a member of a female religious group that lives in a convent. 

Rabbi: religious leader and teacher in the Jewish religion

Imam: leader in the Islamic religion

Computer bag: a bag used to carry laptops or similar electronic devices.

Damn it!: expression of annoyment or disatisfaction

Cranky: easily annoyed or upset

 
 

Video lesson #1: Ricky Gervais´ issues with flights

You will probably know Ricky Gervais, the British comedian, for the TV series The office (2005-2013) or the amazing movie The invention of Lying (2009). Or maybe you remember him for his scandalous, ironic and offensive, as well as hilarious, speech at the Golden Globes Awards this year 2020.

Thus, you will also be aware of his sarcastic and very British sense of humor.

But, do you know that he is also an stand-up comedian?

To make the most of this video lesson:

1- Watch this short video from his Netflix Special from 2013 called Humanity. If necessary, use the subtitles provided by Youtube.

2- Take a look to the vocabulary list below the video. It will help you understand many of Ricky´s jokes.

3- Watch again, this time without subtitles and check your understanding. 

4- Laugh your head off!

Vocabulary

As Ricky uses some specific and maybe difficult vocabulary, I am going to give you a hand with the help of the Cambridge Dictionary which I highly recommend:

First class: relating to the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane.

Coach: the cheapest seats on a plane, also known as Economy class or Tourist class.

BA: acronym of British Airways, the national British airline.

 

A downer: an event or experience that makes you unhappy.

Brace position: security position on airplanes where you secure yourself putting your head down and placing your hands on the back of your neck in order to protect your head from falling objects and to minimize the risk of broken fingers.

Life jacket: a piece of equipment, like a jacket without sleeves, that is filled with air or light material and is designed to help you float if you fall into water.

Whistle: an object that you hold your lips and blow through in order to make a loud, high sound.

 

Bobbing around: to move up and down with no specific path, especially in the water.