Episode 80 - English Listening Practise - Reading Terry Pratchett's Wintersmith (2 of 2)

In this episode we are revisiting Tiffany and Miss Treason. We've just missed a major part of the story where Miss Treason takes Tiffany to a dance. She specifically tells Tiffany NOT to dance, but Tiffany dances anyway. Unfortunately this has caused a major problem, the God of Winter (the Wintersmith) is now interested in Tiffany and summer may never come! Not surprisingly, Miss Treason was very angry with Tiffany! They just had a big fight. Now they are trying to make up. Also Tiffany just saw the Wintersmith outside, so she's feeling a bit... thoughtful. In this episode there is one word you need to know: Boffo is a Discworld specific word. Boffo is the name of a joke shop in the main city of Anhk Morpork. It is a very famous joke shop that turns up in several of the witch books and it turns out that the owner is a witch. In this story Tiffany starts using the word 'Boffo' to refer to anything that isn't real or is giving an untrue representation of something. Remember, if your podcast provider doesn't provide a video then you can find it on the YouTube page: https://youtu.be/kuwB08Uajbo In Episode 81 &82 we'll be looking at the British holiday of Guy Fawkes, which is on the 5th of November. Today's Vocabulary Temper - We covered this in Episode 74 Defiance - proud and determined opposition or resistance Bellies - Belly or stomach Scythed past - Scythe is a cutting tool so when something scythes past it moves very quickly and may cut Historical antecedents - things that have happened before, evidence from the past Scowl - a very unhappy and angry look on your face Vexing - an old fashioned word for annoyed Boffo - This is a Discworld specific term. Boffo is the name of a joke shop in the main city of Anhh Morpork. It is a very famous joke shop that turns up in several of the witch books and it turns out that the owner is a witch. In this case Tiffany starts using the name of the shop to refer to anything that isn't real or is giving an untrue representation of something. (turns up - phrasal verb meaning 'appears'; turns out - phrasal verb meaning 'in the end we find out') Can't abide - An old way of saying you don't like something Creepy crawlies - A common phrase to describe all bugs Face like a baby's bottom - idiom - this idiom is often used to describe people who have very soft and young looking faces. Why not a baby's face, good question! It's English, who knows!😂 Amateur - Someone who isn't professional at something. Can be used as an insult to someone who isn't doing a good job to say they are not qualified. Parishioner - British word that refers to Parishes, which are areas of the countryside, often related to the area's church. In this case she means the people who live in the area she serves. Magnifying Glass - A glass that increases the size of something we're looking at. Additional Vocabulary Apprenticed - An Apprentice is someone who is in training and learning from a Master. If you are Apprenticed to someone then it means you are attached to them for the time of your training. Sneaky - usually means untrustworthy or doing something secretly Spooky - Used to describe ghostly things