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Hello, Andrea. Brandy decided to kill the autumn jacket story for September and she is pulling up the Sedona shoot from October. You need to come into the office right this second and you pick up her coffee order on the way. Now, now get a pen and write this down. I want one no foam skimmed latte with an extra shot and three drip coffees with room for milk. Searing hot and I mean hot. Is there some reason that my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something? No. God, no. Bloody tongue. I hope you know that this is a very difficult job for which you are totally wrong. And if you mess up, my head is on the chopping block. Now hang that up.
Don't just fling it anywhere. If you ever had a tough first day at work, just be grateful you didn't have Miranda Priestley as your boss. The Devil Wears Prada is one of the most beloved workplace comedies of all time, starring Merryill Stre as the terrifying boss at a top fashion magazine and Anne Hatheraways Andy, a young woman who has absolutely no idea what she's walked into. I'm SA, your real life English fluency coach. And in today's lesson, we'll learn with Andy's chaotic first day on the job. And trust me, there's so much great vocabulary packed into these scenes, from fashion world expressions to professional language that you can actually use in real life. And to help you truly add
these words to your vocabulary, today I want to give you a free gift. Access to speaking practice from this lesson completely for free. The learners who are using it every day tell us this kind of practice helps them speak all these expressions naturally without feeling nervous or forgetting the words like they are simply thinking in English. I'm going to leave the link in the description below and I highly recommend you give it a try especially if you like practical exercises that actually make you use the language you're learning just like in real life. All right. Now, let's continue watching our first scene before we jump into learning the words.
I see this is what I want to be. Suddenly, okay, first of all, you and I answer the phones. The phone must be answered every single time it rings. Calls roll to voicemail and she gets very upset if I'm not here. Andrea, Andrea, you are chained to that desk. Well, what if I need to? What? No. One time an assistant left the desk because, you know, she sliced her hand open with a letter opener and Miranda missed Lagfeld just before he boarded a 17-hour flight to Australia. She now works at TV Guide. Man, the desk at all times. Got it. Right. Remember, you and I have totally different jobs. I mean, you get coffee and you run errands, yet I'm in charge of her schedule, her appointments, and her expenses. And um most importantly um
I get to go with her to Paris for fashion week in the fall. I get to wear couture. I go to all the shows and all the parties. I meet all of the designers. It's divine. In the first clip we saw when Emily calls Andy in the morning, we hear her quickly listing a very specific coffee order. Now, if you've ever stood at a Starbucks counter or any coffee shop feeling confused, this is for you. You need to come into the office right this second and you pick up a coffee order on the way. Now, now get a pen and write this down. I want one no foam skimmed latte with an extra shot and three drip coffees with room for milk. Searing hot, and I mean hot.
Let's break this down. A latte is espresso coffee with steamed milk. You know, milk heated with steam like this. Foam is the light layer of bubbles we get from the steamed milk. It can actually refer to any mass of small bubbles like the foam in a beer or the foam that forms from ocean waves. So, Miranda wants no foam on her latte, just the milk with no bubbles. Also, by skimmed latte, she means it should be made with skim milk, that is milk with all the fat removed, which is lower in calories. The opposite would be whole milk or regular milk. An extra shot means an additional shot of espresso added to the drink. Drip coffee is regular coffee made by hot water dripping through ground coffee beans, the one most people make at home. And
finally, searing hot means extremely hot. Searing usually describes something that burns, like searing meat on a grill. Emily is making it very clear, not warm, not hot, searing hot. Now, that's a lot of expressions. It makes sense that Emily told Andy to write it all down. But you don't have to. We prepared two types of exercises for you today to help you truly learn and never forget these words. You can choose. There's one for intermediate learners where you practice pronouncing the words and sentences and another for more advanced learners where you practice using them in real conversation. Just make sure to do it to really level up
your English today. All right, now moving on. When Andy arrives late with Miranda's coffee, we see that Emily isn't happy. I hope you know that this is a very difficult job for which you are totally wrong. And if you mess up, my head is on the chopping block. If someone says their head is on the chopping block, they mean they're at risk of serious consequences. Losing their job, getting in trouble, or being blamed for something. It sounds a bit dramatic. So something similar you could say is I'm on the line or my job is on the line. Check out these examples. I'm not going to continue jeopardizing my job. My head is on the chopping block here.
Look, I can't help you. I like you, Holly, and you two seem like nice enough people, but my job is on the line here. Then of course, Emily doesn't miss the opportunity to say something about Andy's clothes. And if you mess up, my head is on the chopping block. Now hang that up. Don't just fling it anywhere. To fling something means to toss or throw it without care or precision. Emily is telling Andy not just toss her ugly coat anywhere. So next, she explains the most basic rule of the job. Okay, first of all, you and I answer the phones. The phone must be answered every single time it rings. Calls roll to
voicemail and she gets very upset. When you get a call on your phone, it rings. That's the verb we normally use in this case. And if you don't answer the phone, the caller is redirected to leave a recorded message. In other words, the call goes to voicemail. Emily said rolls to voicemail. Same thing. Calls roll to voicemail and she gets very upset if I'm not here. Andrea, Andrea, you are chained to that desk. These are chains. So if someone says they are chained to something, they're stuck there. They can leave even if they want to. Of course, it's not a literal expression. There are no real chains. But informally, it means you have no
freedom to go anywhere. For example, ever since we got the new puppy, I'm chained to the house. And to be very clear, Emily tells the story of a previous assistant. One time, an assistant left the desk because, you know, she sliced her hand open with a letter opener. A letter opener is the small tool used to cut open envelopes. Emily explains this previous assistant sliced her hand open with a letter opener, meaning she cut her hand badly and then this person had to leave the desk because of that. Let's see what happened to her. One time an assistant left the desk because, you know, she sliced her hand open with a letter opener and Miranda missed Lagfeld just before he boarded a 17-hour flight to
Australia. She now works at TV Guide. She's saying that the assistant who left her desk caused Miranda to miss a call from Loggerfeld, that is Carl Loggerfeld, one of the most iconic fashion designers in history. And it seems that cost her a lot because the only job this person could get after that was a TV guide, a magazine that lists TV programming. Pretty unimportant and boring by fashion world standards. Man, the desk at all times. Got it. Man here is used as a verb which means to be present at operating something. It comes from military and nautical or sea travel language. For example, someone needs to man the front desk while I'm
away. Or who's going to man the grill at the barbecue? Check out this other example. You were duty officer, weren't you? Yeah. Control asked me to man the phones that night. Next, we hear Emily explain some of her responsibilities. Right. Remember, you and I have totally different jobs. I mean, you get coffee and you run errands, yet I'm in charge of her schedule, her appointments, and her expenses. And to run errands means to go out and do small tasks like buying groceries, picking up dry cleaning, delivering a package. In this case, Andy will be running errands for Miranda. So,
those could also be things like buying coffee, or picking up her lunch. Appointments are scheduled meetings or commitments. Expenses refer to the money spent. In this case, Miranda's professional spending that Emily tracks and manages. And um most importantly, um I get to go with her to Paris for fashion week in the fall. I get to wear couture. I go to all the shows and all the parties. I meet all of the designers. It's divine. Okay. Fall is the American word for autumn. The season between summer and winter. In the fashion world, seasons are everything. With spring, summer and fall winter being the two major seasons.
Couture or oat couture means exclusive clothing of original design made specifically for one person. Each piece is made by hand just for that one client. For Emily, getting to go to Paris and wear couture is the dream, the biggest reward of working so close to Miranda. If you're not sure you're pronouncing it right or other expressions we're learning today, as I already told you, you can do pronunciation practice with us on our app. And it's really great because you get feedback each time you speak, so you know if you're doing it right. Okay, so how about this other expression Emily used? Check it out. Oh, Emily, what do I deal with it?
Deal with it means handle the situation yourself. You may also hear figure it out. It's often said when someone doesn't want to be bothered. Okay, now in our next scene, let's see what happens when Andy is called into Miranda's office for the very first time. Emily, she means you. Yes. Which is cut on the bias. So, that's not what I asked you. I couldn't have been clearer. There you are, Emily. How many times do I have to scream your name? A actually, it's Andy. My name is Andy. Andrea. But, uh, everybody calls me Andy.
I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein. Okay. What kind of skirts do you Please bore someone else with your questions and make sure we have Pier 59 at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. and remind Jocelyn I need to see a few of those satchels that Mark is doing in the pony and then tell Simone I'll take Jackie if Maggie isn't available. Did the Marshall Yay confirm Marshall to Marshall? Did he get him on the phone? Okay. And Emily. Yes. That's all. It's just the cavalier disregard for a clear guy. Have you ever heard this verb in this kind of phrase?
Please bore someone else with your questions. To bore someone with something means to make them feel tired or annoyed with something they find uninteresting or unnecessary. Miranda is telling Andy in a rude way that her questions are not welcome. Now, let's break down Miranda's list of instructions because there is a lot in there. Please bore someone else with your questions and make sure we have Pier 59 at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow and remind Jocelyn I need to see a few of those satchels that Mark is doing in the pony. And then tell Simone I'll take Jackie if Maggie isn't available. Did the Marshall confirm? So first Pier 59 is a famous photo studio in New York City. One of the most important ones in the fashion industry.
A satchel is a kind of handbag with a flap. Mark here refers to Mark Jacobs, the famous fashion designer. In the pony means made from pony hair, a type of leather with short textured fur. Miranda wants to see Mark's latest bat designs made in this material. Next, she's talking about casting, hiring models for a job. Simone is probably a casting director, and Jackie and Maggie are models. And then tell Simone, I'll take Jackie if Maggie isn't available. Did the Marshall confirm? Patrick Dartier was one of the most celebrated fashion photographers in the world. Miranda is probably asking whether he's confirmed for the shoot.
Now, did you notice the way she said these words? And make sure we have Pier 59. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, at 8 a.m. tomorrow. In real everyday American speech, this is how these words sound like. It doesn't come out as at 8 a.m., but more like at 8:00 a.m. The T in at becomes a soft flap T, which sounds like a D and blends together with eight. At 8. at 8, which then links to 8 a.m. Try saying it at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. At 8:00 a.m. Finally, Miranda dismisses Andy. And as she leaves, we can still hear some of Miranda's words. It's just the cavalier disregard for a clear.
Disregard means ignoring something completely. Cavalier reinforces that it means showing a lack of care or seriousness. Miranda is saying Andy treated her instructions as if they didn't matter. Another common collocation is blatant disregard. Check this out. I mean, I don't judge your blatant disregard for recycling. The blatant disregard for human life exhibited by companies like Arus is committed to the safety of its workers. Now back at the desk while trying to manage all that information, Andy is saved by Amily. Do you have de Mar? I have Miranda Priestley calling. I have Patrick.
I can deal with all of this and you will go to Kelvin Klein. Me? Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have some prior commitment? some hideous skirt convention you have to go to. Of course, just like how she started the day commenting on Andy's clothes, Emily can't resist making another remark. She's sarcastically asking if Andy can go to Calvin Klein because she already has something planned. She jokes, asking if she has a hideous skirt convention to go to. Hideous means extremely ugly or unpleasant. Come out. No, they mean to kill me. And besides, they're hideous to look at. That's extremely rude. Don't listen to him, Balthazar. You're classically handsome.
Now, are you ready for the final and most important step of the lesson? We're going to test everything you've just learned, the new vocabulary and pronunciation, and put it all into practice. You'll watch the three clips again this time without subtitles and answer some quiz questions. Let's do it. Hello Andrea Brandy decided to kill the autumn jacket story for September and she is pulling up the Sedona shoe from October. You need to come into the office right this second and you pick up her coffee order on the way. Now get a pen and write this down. I want one no foam skimmed latte with an extra shot and three drip coffees with room for milk. Searing hot, and I mean hot. Which of these best describes a skimmed milk? Milk with extra cream added, milk
with the fat removed, or milk that's been heated with steam. Is there some reason that my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something? No. God, no. Bloody Tom. I hope you know that this is a very difficult job for which you are totally wrong. And if you mess up, my head is on the chopping block. Now, hang that up. Don't just fling it anywhere. Okay. First of all, you and I answer the phones. The phone must be answered every single time it rings. Calls roll to voicemail and she gets very upset if I'm not here. Andrea, Andrea, you are chained to that desk. If someone says
they're chained to their desk today, they mean they should answer all the phone calls. They can't change anything on their desk or they must stay at their desk without leaving. Well, what if I need to what? No. One time an assistant left the desk because you she sliced her hand open with a letter opener and Miranda missed Lagfeld just before he boarded a 17-hour flight to Australia. She now works at TV Guide. Man, the desk at all times. Got it. Right. Remember, you and I have totally different jobs. I mean, you get coffee and you run errands, yet I'm in charge of her schedule, her appointments, and her expenses. And um which of these images best represents
running errands? Most importantly, um I get to go with her to Paris for fashion week in the fall. I get to wear couture. I go to all the shows and all the parties. I meet all of the designers. It's divine. Emily. She means you. Yes. We just cut on the bias. And so that's not what I asked you. I couldn't have been clearer. There you are, Emily. How many times do I have to scream your name? A actually it's Andy. My name is Andy. Andrea. But uh everybody calls me Andy.
I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein. Okay. What kind of skirts do you use? Please bore someone else with your questions. Which verb did Miranda use here? Telling Andy not to bother her with questions. Please bore someone else with your questions and make sure we have Pier 59 at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. And remind Jocelyn I need to see a few of those satchels that Mark is doing in the pony and then tell Simone I'll take Jackie if Maggie isn't available. Did the Marshall confirm? Did Marshall to Marshall? Did he get him on the phone? Okay. And Emily?
Yes. That's all. It's just the cavalier disregard for a clear. Do you have demarc I have Miranda Priestley calling? I have Patrick. No, she called me in there and she asked me about uh Pier 59 and uh there was something about Simone Frankie someone else and um she needs skirts from Calvin Klein and uh there was something about a pony. Did she say which skirts? No. Did she say what kind? No, I tried to ask her. You never asked Miranda anything, right? I will deal with all of this and you will go to Kelvin Klein. me.
Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have some prior commitment? Some hideous skirt convention you have to go to? Oh, yeah. Amazing job, guys. Now, if you're new to this YouTube channel, you should know that every single week we make new lessons just like this one with celebrities, movies, TV series to help you understand fast vegan natives without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and without subtitles. So, if that sounds like something you want to be able to do, hit the subscribe button and the bell down below so you never miss any of our new lessons. And now that you've learned all these words, remember to go and practice speaking them on the Real Life English app. You'll find a special link right in the description below that'll take you
straight to this lesson over there. She hates me, Nigel. And that's my problem because Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem. I don't know what else I can do because if I do something right, it's unagnowledged. She doesn't even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious. So quit. What? Quit. I can get another girl to take your job in 5 minutes. One who really wants it. No, I don't want to quit. That's not fair. But I, you know, I'm just saying that I would just like a little credit for the fact that I'm killed.
