We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.
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Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary.
With me Neil and me Finn.
In this program were talking about phrases from Shakespeare.
Theyre phrases that were either invented by Shakespeare or used by him in his plays and that we still use a lot today.
We'll give you plenty of examples of these and we'll teach you what they mean.
We'll have a quiz and we'll also bring you a top tip for learning vocabulary.
Let's start with Danny.
He's talking about cooking and entertaining friends.
And while you listen, think about this question.
Does Danny think it's easy to find special ingredients for recipes?
For some people, food is the be all and end all.
And I have friends who whenever I visit, produce a dish fit for the gods.
But in my opinion, cooking is not for the faint hearted.
I really hate spending forever and a.
Day in the kitchen.
Dinner parties usually mean trying to track.
Down some special ingredient which ends up being a wild goose chase.