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Hello I'm FaeFae and this is the English we speak. And hello I'm Neil.

Today, Fae I'm going to teach you a piece of authentic English that describes me. Any guesses what it might be?

Lazy bones? No, one that describes my many talents.

Uh, full of yourself? No, Fay, think about my skills, all the things I do in the office, for example.

Uh, sorry, Neil, I have no idea.

It's Jack of all trades.

But your name's not Jack.

It doesn't have to be for this phrase.

A Jack of all trades is someone who can do many kinds of jobs.

You could say they're multi-skilled.

Okay. Yes, I know this phrase, but it just doesn't describe you.

Look, let me tell you what I can do while we hear some more examples, okay? If you need any work to into your house, get my dad round. He's a jack of all trades. Jane's got a great business. She runs a cafe where she makes and sells the

cakes, she does the marketing and her own accounting. She really is a Jack of All Trades.

So that's Jack of All Trades, a phrase that describes someone, a man or a woman, who can do many different types of work.

We could call them an all-rounder.

But sorry Neil, making the tea and presenting the English we speak does not make you a jack of all trades.

So you think I'm a jack of some trades? Don't forget I wrote this script. I can edit, I can make coffee as well as tea.

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