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Welcome to the English we speak with me, Fay Faye.

And me, Rob.

Faye, could we hurry up, please?

Hurry up?

Do you need to be somewhere, Rob?

Yeah, I need to get to the shops to buy something in the sales.

So you want to snap up a bargain? Well I don't want to

snap anything, just grab a bargain. That's what I mean. When you snap up something, it means you get something quickly and with enthusiasm.

So, Rob, you want to snap up a bargain at the shops, but you could also snap up tickets for a concert or

snap up the offer of an amazing job. Well today I want to snap up a new

smartphone that's on sale for half price.

Well, don't go yet. We have some examples to listen to.

Good news. The company snapped me up as soon as they read my CV.

I managed to snap up these half-price shoes in the sales. Do you like them?

I couldn't get a ticket to the gig because they were all snapped up as soon as they went

on sale.

You're listening to the English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression

snap up. If you snap up something you get it quickly or immediately and usually

with enthusiasm.

So, Rob, is the smartphone you want to snap up any good?

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