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The English We Speak broadcasts. Ah, this is the life. Sun shining, bird singing. Beautiful day here in the park,

afei fei fee, yes, fantastic. Just one thing, Finn, I'm a bit thirsty. Yeah, I could do with a drink. An orange juice would be magnificent. No, no, no, on a day like today, the ideal

thing would be an ice-cold beer, or maybe six.

Ah, here we are. A six pack.

Look, Finn, I don't really want to see. Look. You have a beer belly.

All right, I get it. Very good, baby. In English, the phrase six-pack originally refers to a way of selling cans of beer, buying six cans joined

together with plastic holders. And now as a slime expression it can also

describe the shape of stomach muscles.

On people who are very fit you can see six round muscles which looks like a six pack of

drink. Unfortunately, not on you Finn. All right, what are you saying?

Well, anyone can see you don't have a six-pack. You have a one-pack, one huge beer belly.

Ah, well, I think that phrase is easy enough to understand.

Too many six-packs of beer beer I'm afraid.

I've been going to the gym for a month now.

I need to get my six pack ready before I go to the beach this summer.

I used to have a six-pack when I was a teenager but it seems to

have got lost under all this fat. So Finn how about you leave that six-pack of beer and swap it for a healthy fruit smoothie?

Hmm, nice idea and I can see a fruit smoothie cellar over there. I'll go and buy too. See you in a bit.

Thanks Finn.

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