| Feifei: | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. We're in Finn's kitchen, and he's hard at work. |
| Finn: | Hello. |
| Feifei: | Finn. What are you doing? |
| Finn: | (Sawing sounds) Just sawing this table. |
| Feifei: | Sawing the table? Why? |
| Finn: | To make it round; a nice round shape. |
| Feifei: | OK? Not quite sure why? |
| Finn: | So I can have a round table. Like King Arthur ... |
| Feifei: | You mean like King Arthur in the British legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Finn, that sounds a bit weird. |
| Finn: | OK fine, don't laugh. Actually, hang on, I'm not very good at DIY. My saw is stuck—it won't move. |
| Feifei: | Give me that. You need to do it like this, nice and smooth. |
| Finn: | Thanks Feifei, you're a legend. |
| Feifei: | No problem Finn. A legend. Unlike King Arthur and characters from myths and legends, who didn't really exist—you'll also hear the word 'legend' used to describe people around you. |
| Finn: | Yes—in British slang, we say someone is a legend if they do something very helpful, very generous or very successfully—like in these examples: |
| Thank you for that mate—you helped so much with the party today. You're a legend. |
- A: Hey, I found your car keys.
- B: Oh great—you're a legend. I've been looking for an hour!
- He's a legend. He drove me to the airport at 5am.
(Sawing sounds)
| Finn: | And there we have it, a perfect round table. |
| Feifei: | Well done Finn. I'm impressed. Now what? |
| Finn: | I thought we could invite a few friends round for dinner. Trouble is, I'm absolutely awful at cooking. |
| Feifei: | Never fear—I'll do my special Sunday Roast ... |
| Finn: | Feifei, you are a legend. |
| Feifei: | Well, you can buy the ingredients! We'll need beef, potatoes, flour, carrots. Before you go off to the shops, can you remind everyone of our website? |
| Finn: | Of course—bbclearningenglish.com. See you next time everyone! |
| Feifei: | Bye. |
