The English We Speak: Cheesy

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'cheesy'.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts. casts. Today is Lee. Hi there, I'm Lee.
0:22.8	Today's word is cheesy.
0:25.8	Look here, Neil, I've got something cheesy for you.
0:28.8	Oh, cheese crackers.
0:30.1	Yummy, don't you like them?
0:31.8	No, I find them too cheesy. As I don't eat cheese, I find the flavor
0:36.6	a bit too strong. I like cheese and I love all cheesy food.
0:46.6	But I don't like this music you're playing. It's too cheesy.
0:48.8	Too cheesy?
0:50.5	Do mean the music is no good? It's Christmas.
0:54.0	Well it's all right for this time of year and it does go with the festive mood
0:58.0	but generally speaking it's too predictable it's cheap and cheerful. Let's listen to a couple of examples.
1:05.6	Would you like to go to the pantomime next week? I thought it might be fun.
1:09.8	I know children love it but I find it a bit too cheesy. I used to love it as a kid.
1:17.0	Hi everyone I'm organizing our Christmas dinner. How about going back to the Cheshire Cheese pub?
1:24.6	The food was excellent, but you know what? The music there was a bit too cheesy.
1:30.0	Cheezy? Of course. Maybe that's why the Pope is called the Cheshire Cheese.
1:37.0	The English we speak.
1:40.2	The second speaker there came across as a bit snobbish, don't you think?
1:44.4	Yes, the word does have a slightly negative connotation.
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