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00:00Do-do-do-do-do
00:30Do-do-do-do-do-do
00:45If you wish to argue, at least argue in English.
00:55Arso.
00:55Making people
01:00Slaveries
01:02You are typical stupid capitalists
01:04You and other imperialists will be overthrown when revolution comes
01:07So discover me
01:09Another, another one
01:11Come on
01:12It's time you both learnt to live together in peaceful coexistence
01:17China always prepared to live peacefully
01:19Well let's make it start in the classroom shall we
01:21In future no more ideological arguments
01:23Now are you willing to make a truce Tarot?
01:26Yes sir
01:27I apologise
01:30Ah
01:32Bonsoir monsieur
01:35Hey what's happening?
01:38Tarot and Suli have decided to live together in harmony
01:41Is that like living in sin?
01:44No Daniel
01:45We are making trousseau
01:48A trousseau you're getting married
01:50When is a happy day?
01:52Not trousseau
01:53Trousseau
01:54Yeah but what Tarot means is that he and Suli have decided to have no more political arguments
02:01Ah d'accord
02:02In harmony yes
02:03Tell me Daniel did you do anything exciting over the weekend?
02:07No did you?
02:08No
02:09What a pity
02:10What a pity
02:10You were alone not being excited
02:13I was alone not being excited
02:15Together we could have both been very excited
02:19Yes I'm sure we could
02:22Now uh
02:23Good evening Mr Brown
02:27Oh Ali
02:28What have you been doing with yourself over the weekend?
02:30Oh blimey
02:31Saturday I'm going to the Palace of Buckingham to see Her Majesty the Queen
02:36But she was not in
02:38Then I'm going to Drowning Street to see the Prime Minister Mr Colorgas
02:43Another hand
02:47Yes please
02:48He was also not in
02:49Then I'm going to see the Nelson's tomb
02:52Well I hope he was in
02:53Oh no
02:54I did not see him either
02:55Oh go on
02:56Buenas noches
03:00Ah Juan
03:01Si senor
03:02I've got a bone to pick with you
03:04Chicken bone
03:05No a bone of contention
03:08Ah I never heard that before
03:10Last week I asked you to write out a verb is a word that denotes an action or state 20 times
03:16Ah write it hombre look
03:19Here it is
03:21A verb is a word that denotes an action or state 20 times
03:26Yes
03:26I sometimes wonder if you're quite as stupid as you look
03:31Por favor
03:32Never mind
03:33All right
03:35Guten Abend
03:39Good night
03:41No Zoltan good evening
03:43Good evening
03:44Si teach me plenty much
03:47Oh
03:48Did you have a nice weekend Anna
03:52Yeah
03:52I enjoyed myself with the fairies
03:55Fairies?
03:57Is it the bottom of your garden?
03:59Nein
03:59On the river Thames
04:01Oh fairies
04:02Yeah fairies
04:04Yeah
04:04Good evening
04:07Good evening Marshal G
04:08Been shopping have you?
04:10We are being on the funny fair
04:12And I'm winning these gifts on the shooting rifles for only 20 feet
04:17Well you must have been hitting the bullseye
04:19Oh no
04:20I hit the owner man
04:22And you've given us the prices to go away
04:25And here we have ice cream and doughnuts and lemonade and hottie doggies
04:32Then we went up and down on the moon rocket
04:35It's a wonder you both weren't violently sick
04:38We were twice
04:40Each
04:40Right
04:43While I'm marking the register for Miss Courtney
04:45Would you all turn to page 27 please
04:47Yes
04:47Sentence construction again
04:49Enter
04:51I brought your tea
04:56Thank you
04:57Are you all right?
05:02Would you like two tickets for the ladies circle supper dance?
05:05Oh I wouldn't mind
05:06I like dancing
05:07Five pines each
05:08Oh no I'm sorry
05:11As a committee member I'm supposed to sell six tickets
05:15Oh well I'm sure you'll get rid of them
05:17Not at that price
05:18It's far too expensive for a supper dance
05:21Well I suppose they put on a good spread
05:24Oh yes
05:25Last year I managed to get two sausage rolls
05:28Who else do you know fool enough to buy sausage rolls at £2.50 a time?
05:34Oh Mr. Brown come in we were just talking about you
05:38That will be all thank you Gladys
05:41Yes all right Miss Courtney
05:43Good luck
05:45What did she mean good luck?
05:48Oh nothing at all
05:49Now Mr. Brown oh do sit down
05:51Oh I've just bought the register actually
05:53Well thank you very much but there's no need to rush away sit down
05:56Yeah but my students will be waiting
05:57I'm sure they won't miss you for a few moments
05:59Would you care to join me in a cup of tea?
06:01Yes thank you
06:02Now Gladys and I were just talking about you
06:05Yeah
06:06We were saying how lonely your life must be
06:10After all you live alone
06:12There's nothing to do in the evening
06:14I mean for example
06:15What are you doing tomorrow night after class?
06:18Well nothing in particular
06:20Oh good
06:20Would you care to go to a dance?
06:23Oh yes with you
06:25I would go to a dance
06:26I'm afraid not Mr. Brown
06:28But don't be disappointed I shall be there
06:30Ah
06:31But I already have my own escort
06:32No the um
06:34Lady Circle are holding their annual supper dance
06:37I happen to have two spare tickets
06:38And of course I immediately thought of you
06:40You do dance
06:42Well a little but I know Jean Kelly
06:44Oh well that's splendid
06:45There we are then
06:46That's settled
06:47Oh thank you
06:47That's very good of you to consider
06:49Oh not at all dear boy
06:51You can give me the money later
06:52Yes all right
06:54Money
06:54For the tickets
06:57Five pounds each
06:58Five
06:59You didn't say tomorrow night did you?
07:02Yes
07:02Oh dear what a pity
07:04What is Mr. Brown?
07:08Well I have to go to the laundrette
07:09I'm down to my last clean shirt
07:11How unfortunate
07:12Yes any other night but tomorrow would have been fun
07:15Well of course if you do have to go to the laundrette
07:17Oh yes I do
07:18I do
07:18Oh well then we had better forget about it
07:20Yes
07:21After all I'm not the sort of person to put pressure on anyone
07:25Oh no I'm sure you're not
07:26No point in forcing anyone to do anything they don't want to do
07:30Oh very true
07:31Oh by the way
07:32I shall be having lunch next week with the area education officer
07:36I expect he'll want to know how you're getting on
07:38Really?
07:40The right word in his ear could lead to a full-time job
07:44Oh well that would be marvellous
07:45Yes
07:46Pity about the tickets
07:49Ten pounds you said
07:56You've changed your mind
07:58How nice
08:00Sorry
08:21Right now pay attention
08:23Tonight we are going to play a little game
08:25Pontoons
08:27No not a card game Max
08:30Yeah I know a good game
08:31Postman's knockers
08:33We're not playing those sort of games either Giovanni
08:38Now this is a verbal exercise
08:39To help you to improve your English and test your imagination
08:43Oh blimey
08:43Ranjit is not having a chance
08:45What we're going to do is to try to tell a continuing story
08:52That is to say we could for example start with
08:54Once upon a time there was a man called Arthur
08:57And he was a bus driver
08:59And then the next person would add something more about Arthur
09:01And the things he did
09:02And so on
09:03You'll soon pick it up once we get started
09:05We'll start with you Juan
09:07I don't know this man Arthur
09:09Arthur is fictitious
09:13But you say he's a bus driver
09:17It's to make believe I made him up
09:20Ah imaginario
09:22Yeah
09:22I want you to make up a story using your imagination
09:26I understand
09:26Once upon a time
09:31There was a man called
09:33Nickel Ass
09:35That's not quite right
09:39No
09:40Once upon a time
09:42There was a woman called Nickel Ass
09:46It's pronounced Nicholas
09:50It's all right
09:51Once upon a time
09:53There was a man called
09:56Nicol Ass
09:58He was a poster man
10:00Postman
10:03No, no, no
10:04Postman
10:06A man who delivers letters is called a postman
10:10A man who's named poster
10:11Ha, bill sticker
10:20No, no, his name
10:22Nicolás
10:23All right, man, thank you
10:26All right
10:27Right, it's your turn, Ingrid
10:31Tell us more about this Nicholas
10:33Who is sticking up posters
10:35One man, he's up his ladder
10:39When he sees a widow
10:40What is a widow doing up his ladder?
10:44A widow isn't the opposite house
10:46There are four widows
10:47Two upstairs widows
10:49One downstairs widow
10:50And a French widow
10:51You mean windows
10:53Oh, sorry
10:54The man is house robbing
10:56Good, good, good
10:57Right, your turn, Zoltan
10:58Please
10:59Yes
11:00Continue the story
11:01Butch are not
11:02We are making up a story
11:04Understand, story
11:05Story
11:06Yes
11:06Ah, I know a very good story
11:08About Aladin and his wonderful limp
11:10This is another story about Nicholas
11:15Ah, Merry Christmas
11:17Pardon?
11:20Sant'un Nicholas
11:21Comes every year
11:22Ah, yes, this is another Nicholas
11:24Not Saint Nicholas
11:25And he is on a ladder
11:26Ladder, yes
11:27Yes, when he sees through a window
11:28A burglar
11:29A robber
11:30Now use your imagination
11:31And tell us about what happens next
11:33He sends for ambulance
11:37Why would he send for an ambulance?
11:40He falls off ladder
11:41Good imagination, no?
11:44Yes
11:44Thank you
11:46Right, let's see what you can do
11:48With the story, Anna
11:49The burglar hears the ambulance
11:51But thinks it is the police
11:53So he climbs back out of the window
11:55Up the fire escape
11:57Onto the roofs
11:58Very good
11:59Max, carry on
12:01There is no way out
12:04He can't go up
12:06He can't go down
12:08Now the only way he can go is
12:10Across
12:11It's a big across
12:13So he gets ready
12:16He runs
12:16He jumps
12:17And he misses
12:19So it's going to be
12:23A very short story
12:24Ah, no
12:25Now it's my turn
12:27He does not kill himself
12:29Because he jumps
12:30Onto a big lorry
12:31Full of
12:32How you say
12:33The cut grass
12:34Hay
12:35The cut grass
12:37Hay
12:39You're not hearing very well
12:41You are not understanding very well
12:44Cut grass is called hay
12:46Oh
12:46No, ho
12:48Hay
12:49So
12:54The hay is saving his life
12:57Good
12:57Well done, Daniel
12:58Right, Giovanni
13:00Your turn
13:00Now the coppers are coming
13:04The burglar panics
13:07Then he sees the church
13:09So he goes and knockers on the door
13:11A priest
13:13He hears this knockering
13:15So he comes along and opens the door
13:17The burglar, he say
13:19Father, I'm in the big trouble
13:21So the priest say
13:23Come into the church, my son
13:25And I give you sanctuary
13:27Okay, says the burglar
13:29And sanctuary much
13:31Very ingenious
13:40Right, carry on, Ranjit
13:41Meanwhile
13:42The man who is falling off his ladders
13:46Is telling the police
13:47That he's not a poster sticker upper man
13:51What?
13:53A secret agent
13:54And the burglar man
13:56Is being a Russian spy
13:58Well, I must say
14:01You've all got very vivid imaginations
14:02Taro
14:04Ah, sir
14:05Russian spy
14:10Knocko, priesto, and heado
14:13Ando
14:14Changeo, closeo, to escapeo
14:18The plot thickens, right, Jim Miller
14:23But
14:24But
14:24The priestess be recover
14:26And
14:27Crawl
14:28To be ring judge bell
14:30Russian spy
14:32He see him
14:33And
14:34Toing
14:35Shoot at him
14:36As priestess fall
14:39He is pulled
14:40Bell of rope
14:42Ding
14:43Dong
14:45Very good
14:49Ali
14:49Ali
14:49Yes, please
14:51The agent is thinking
14:54Hello, hello
14:56That is very strange hearing bells
14:57When it is not church going time
14:59So he is going into the church
15:02And finding the Russian spy
15:04Up the belfry
15:05Come down
15:07With your hands stuck up
15:08You are cut
15:09You dirty Russian rat
15:11Oh, good
15:13Well, surely
15:15I don't suppose
15:15There is really much
15:16You can add to all that
15:17Is there
15:17Oh, yes, I can
15:19Very devious
15:21Russian agent
15:21Master of karate
15:23Overpowers
15:24British agent
15:25Hi, hi, hi
15:26Lungs outside
15:28Where helicopter
15:29Waiting to take him to safety
15:30Fries off
15:31The running glad
15:32Very good
15:36Well, it is not exactly
15:36Alastair Maclean
15:37But well done
15:38Everybody
15:38Excuse me, Mr. Brown
15:40But about the dance
15:41Tomorrow night
15:41Oh, yes
15:42It is black tie
15:43Oh, dear
15:44What a pity
15:45Yes, Mr. Brown
15:47Oh, hi, everyone
15:49Good
15:50You are dancing going
15:54Yes
15:55With Miss Courtney
15:56No, no
15:57She sold me the tickets
15:58You have more than one ticket
16:00Two
16:00Then you must someone else take
16:03Yes, well, that would seem to be a fairly logical assumption
16:05I very much like dancing
16:08A medal I have for dancing
16:12I would love to be with you on the floor
16:16I am no can dance
16:21But I am very happy for you to be
16:23Teach me, Master G
16:24Well, what about you, Shuli?
16:25Aren't you eligible for the other ticket, too?
16:27Not me
16:28Western dancing
16:29Decadent art form
16:30Not worthy of consideration
16:32By Chinese Republic
16:33Well, that narrows it down to Daniel, Anna and Ingrid
16:38Squeeze, please
16:40Why are you not taking me?
16:44I can't dance with you, Ali
16:46Oh, no
16:47I am thinking we could be picking up a couple of nice pieces of a skirt
16:52One for each of us
16:53Well, I hardly think so, not at the ladies' circle
16:56It says on the tickets, old time
16:58Now, does that narrow it down any further?
16:59Oh, but not for me
17:01Because I love to dance in the old-fashioned way
17:05A medal I win for my black bottom
17:11Oh, blimey
17:12How can she be having a black bottom when she's white?
17:19It's a dance, Ali
17:20Jolly good
17:22Well, how about you, Anna?
17:24Are you any good at old time?
17:26Germans are good at everything
17:27But especially military two-step
17:30Oh, please me, take the dance
17:34He much prefer to take me
17:36Don't you, Monsieur Brown?
17:38Mr. Brown must decide for himself
17:40There is nothing to decide, Anna
17:42Actually, I think you should decide amongst yourselves
17:44Otherwise, it might look as if I'm guilty of favoritism
17:47Now, it's almost tea time
17:48So I suggest you go up to the canteen
17:50And decide amongst yourselves
17:51Which one of you girls is coming to the dance with me tomorrow
17:54All right?
17:55Okay?
17:55All right
17:56I love you
18:10Ian, aren't you going up for coffee?
18:16No, thank you, Gladys
18:17Oh
18:17Oh, just a minute, Gladys
18:19Yeah
18:19How's your dashing light, Sergeant?
18:21Oh, if you mean my old man, he's shocking
18:23No, no
18:24I'm dancing
18:25oh so she conned you into buying the tickets then blackmail would be more the right word look are you
18:32any good at old time i should say so i was noted for me valita really yes oh in that case you're
18:38just the woman i need oh that's nice yeah i'm afraid my pascalisard isn't quite what it should
18:43be well i might not know the technical words but i could show you the steps come on quick now yes
18:51you want to get it right for tomorrow night don't you um yes right well look you hold my hand and i
18:57la la it right are you ready go to the left like la la la la la la la la back la la la la la la to this
19:10way la la la la back la la la lovely la la la la la la la la
19:17sorry miss courtney we were practicing the valita well i think i'll sit this one out if you don't
19:27mind i'll have another cup of tea if you don't mind gladys certainly miss courtney well mr brown
19:36who are you taking to the dance tomorrow night well i haven't exactly decided yet
19:40i don't believe it i don't believe it it's true mr brown's taking me to the dance he's just asked me
19:46la la la
19:48la la la
19:49right come along everyone places please
19:59let's ask mr brown
20:01i do not understand you monsieur brown
20:04Perhaps he has a mother complex.
20:09What are you all talking about?
20:11Your choice of partners for the dance.
20:13I haven't chosen a partner for the dance.
20:15I thought you were deciding it amongst yourselves.
20:17We did.
20:19Anna, the winner was.
20:21Until Gladys told us, you have asked her.
20:24Gladys? I haven't asked Gladys.
20:26That is what she's telling everybody.
20:28That's ridiculous. There's obviously been some misunderstanding.
20:30I'm definitely taking you to the dance tomorrow night, Anna.
20:33All right? Don't worry, I'll sort it out with Gladys.
20:35I'll have a word with her now.
20:38Ah, Gladys, just the person I want.
20:40Yes, Mr. Brown?
20:41It's about the dance tomorrow night.
20:43Oh, I know what you're going to say.
20:44You do?
20:45Yes, but not to worry, you won't mind.
20:47Who won't mind?
20:48My old man Wally. He's not a bit jealous.
20:51Listen, Gladys, I've got something to say to you.
20:53Yes, then I've got something to say to you.
20:55Well, I'll come straight to the point.
20:56This is the most wonderful thing that's happened to me in 40 years.
21:00And I shall never forget tomorrow night as long as I live.
21:06Oh, I'm sorry.
21:09What were you saying?
21:11Nothing. It doesn't matter.
21:12Oh.
21:14So you're taking Dame Gladys then?
21:24I don't know what I'm doing.
21:25I hadn't the heart to tell her at the moment I'm taking Gladys and Anna.
21:30Ah, Mr. Brown.
21:31Have you decided yet who you're taking to the dance tomorrow night?
21:34Not exactly.
21:35That's good, because Dr. Wilson has just telephoned.
21:37He's unable to come.
21:38Oh, sorry, I don't understand.
21:39Well, he was to have been my partner.
21:41Now you can have that honour, Mr. Brown.
21:47Congratulations, son.
21:49You've just got direct-trick.
22:01Blimey, Lillian Gish.
22:03Here, don't you please, I take him.
22:11God.
22:13You like seed?
22:14Very seductive.
22:16I borrowed from Danielle.
22:17Aha.
22:20Good evening, Sidney.
22:22How do you do?
22:25Do get up.
22:28When Mr. Brown arrives, I wish to see him.
22:30I'll tell him.
22:36You're done up like a dog's dinner.
22:38Yes.
22:39They're all here, the three of them.
22:40I've seen them, they've arrived.
22:42I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when they find out.
22:44Yes, well, with a bit of luck, they won't find out.
22:46All right, what's all this you need on?
22:49You'll see.
22:56Enter.
22:59Mr. Brown, whatever have you done?
23:01Oh, it's nothing really, just a slight accident, a compound fracture.
23:03Well, you can't possibly go to the dance like that.
23:05Oh, I couldn't let you down.
23:07No, no, no, no, no, no, I insist.
23:08I insist.
23:08I wouldn't consider it.
23:10Oh, well, if you feel like that, fine.
23:12Oh, well, certainly I do.
23:13Oh, well, that's very kind of you.
23:14Ha, she didn't fall for it, did she?
23:21Absolutely.
23:23Oh, Mr. Brown.
23:27Mr. Brown?
23:28A compound fracture, I think you said.
23:31Yes, yes.
23:32Well, it seems more like a movable fracture to me.
23:35Pardon?
23:35Well, a moment ago it was in the other leg.
23:37Oh, well, I'm fine.
23:39How hard you like?
23:40What's the matter?
23:42Why are you dressed like that, Miss Schmidt?
23:45Mr. Brown is taking me to the dance.
23:47Oh, no, he's not.
23:49He's taking me.
23:51Mr. Brown?
23:52Oh, look, calm down, everybody.
23:54I'm sure there's a perfectly simple solution
23:55which will keep everybody's honour satisfied.
23:57Oh, well, I'm sorry.
24:07Thank you very much, Anna.
24:19You're welcome.
24:21And now, take your partners for the gay Gordon.
24:25Oh, that's mine, I think, Mr. Brown.
24:27And when you come to the Belita, it's mine.
24:30Well, come along, Mr. Brown.
24:33And smile.
24:37Oh, well, come along, Mr. Brown.
25:07Oh, well, come along, Mr. Brown.
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