Goldilocks

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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A fairy tale with a new meaning

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English We Speak
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.com. So this is it, Neil, the cafe I wanted to try for breakfast.
0:19.4	Looks lovely Fay Faye, let's get a table.
0:21.5	How about this one by the window?
0:24.0	Great.
0:25.0	Nah, bit too bright.
0:27.0	How about this one in the corner?
0:29.0	Looks good.
0:30.0	Mm, bit too dark.
0:32.0	And this one is close to the coffee machine now too noisy.
0:36.0	Um...
0:37.0	Hey Fay are you going to keep Goldiloxing all day or can we actually order some breakfast?
0:43.0	Goldie Loxing, you mean like Goldilocks?
0:46.0	Ah, I see what you mean.
0:48.0	Sorry, Neil.
0:50.0	Yes, let's just sit right here while I explain.
0:53.0	The phrase comes from a fairy tale about a little girl called Goldilocks.
0:57.3	One day she finds an empty house in the forest.
1:00.2	In the kitchen there are three bowls of porridge. She tries them one by one.
1:04.4	The first one is too hot, the second one is too cold and the third one is just right.
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