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"Flick" - Sebastien Le Toux of Sounders FC

"Flick" - Sebastien Le Toux of Sounders FC English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Oct 23 2009

Themes: Sports

Grammar: Used to Do vs Be Used to

Intro

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When the Seattle Sounders became an MLS team this year, the first player they signed was French midfielder Sebastien Le Toux. He played with the Sounders the year before they became a top tier team, and proved to be one of the most rock solid guys on the team both on and off the field.

Jason had better hope Sebastien’s soccer skills are rock solid: he recently attended a Sounders practice and asked Sebastien to kick a ball over his head! He also talked to him about movies and what annoying kids do in class when the teacher isn’t looking. What do all these things have in common? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.

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Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Jason

Jason

Sebastien

Sebastien

Jason:  Welcome to English, baby! I’m Jason, here with Sebastien Le Toux of Seattle Sounders FC. How are you today?

Sebastien:  I’m very good, thank you.

Jason:  Alright. And so you grew up in France. Did you learn soccer English in school? Or when did you learn all those terms that you need to play the game?

Sebastien:  Here when I arrived. I just, you know, pulled my dictionary out of my bag and, you know, ask everybody how you say net, how you say goal, how you say offsides, stuff like that.

Jason:  And so, you’ve said in interviews before that you really enjoy playing in the U.S.

Sebastien:  Ah, you know, I like the U.S. It’s a very big country. So different than France. There’s a lot of things to visit and you know, the people and the mentality here is wonderful. And, you know, I’m very happy about the welcome I had here and about all the help of everybody. Especially, my English was not so good at the beginning so… You know, everybody was very kind and very nice to me here.

Jason:  OK. And so, the term we’re gonna learn today is “flick.” And there’s a bunch of different meanings for this term, but the first one we’re gonna do is soccer. So can you explain what is a flick in soccer?

Sebastien:  It’s like to pass the ball over your head in the air.

Jason:  Yeah. It’s just like a little short kick, right?

Sebastien:  Yeah, I little short kick. So sometimes the ball comes to you with some bounce or you control the ball in the air so, you know, maybe the best way to pass the defender is maybe to flick the ball over his head.

Jason:  So that’s how you flick in soccer. And there’s a couple other meanings. Can you show us what a flick is with your hands?

Sebastien:  Yes. I know lots of kids who used to do this one.

Jason:  Yeah.

Sebastien:  And they flick, you know, their friends, so sometimes I say, “No. It’s not very nice so you have to stop doing that.”

Jason:  Yeah, not nice at all. But the last one is movies. Have you seen a good flick lately?

Sebastien:  The last one I went to was The Hangover.

Jason:  OK.

Sebastien:  You know, it was very nice and I think even if I didn’t understand all the jokes in the movie I was laughing a lot. So it was good for me and so I’m going to see it again in maybe one year and I will probably understand more jokes in the movie.

Jason:  Nice! Alright. Well thanks so much, Sebastien, and good luck with the rest of the season. Can I get an English, baby high-five?

Sebastien:  OK. English, baby!

 

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Discussion

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When Sebastien first came to the US, he had to bring a dictionary to practice because he hadn’t learned all the vocabulary you need to play soccer! But the Sounders and their fans were happy to have him and made him feel very welcome, so he likes playing in the US a lot.

Jason asks Sebastien to teach a lesson on the term “flick,” which has three different meanings. In soccer, a flick is a short kick that goes over a defender’s head. Sebastien easily flicks the ball over Jason’s head and scores a goal.

But you can also flick with your hand. You put one of your fingers against your thumb and slide it off really fast. That’s what you do when you want to get a bug off of your shirt. Or if you want to bother the kid next to you in class, you can flick him too.

Finally, “flick” is also slang for movie. The last flick Sebastien went to was The Hangover. He says didn’t understand it all but he liked it and laughed a lot. He may see it again in a year and see if he gets more of the jokes.

Could you flick a soccer ball over someone’s head like Sebastien? What’s the last good flick you saw?

For more with Sebastien, visit our blog or the Sounders’ website. The Sounders close a successful season at home this Saturday, October 24, against FC Dallas and then will head to the MLS playoffs!

 

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reema20

reema20

Oman

thanks alot . it's really nice.

08:59 PM Oct 25 2009 |

luosijie203

Taiwan

it's wonderful, I have learnt the word "flick", it's interesting. and USA is a amazing country, I'd like to go there. by the way soccer is very wonderful sport, i like it, but not good at soccer, I always try it, to be honesty, i don't mind whether I can play soccer well,  I just care i do some exercises when I'm play it

01:15 PM Oct 25 2009 |

maryloo

Kazakhstan

great for teaching teens Smile

11:44 AM Oct 25 2009 |

Romio79

Romio79

Russian Federation

I like french accent. It's wonderfUl. "EverybodY" sounds cool.

08:50 AM Oct 25 2009 |

aldrabseh77

Jordan

nice flick

 Winkthis flick is harmfull both in fingers and in football cause ( pain and goal ) sometimes

03:23 AM Oct 25 2009 |

442295546

Brazil

I live in BRazil and soccer is my favorite game, so i have this ability to flick the ball over someone head, however it is hard to do if you´re facing a good defenser.

10:39 PM Oct 24 2009 |

doux

Chile

althought i ve been a member for long time, this is my first lesson as a "super" and it s way more fun. Listening the introduction and the discussion parts instead of just reading them helps a lot to catch the new words. I enjoyed the lesson. I don t think it would be difficult to flick a soccer ball over somebody´s head and score a goal, as long as that somebody kept still..lol My last flick was the ugly thruth and it was very funny. some parts were really hilarious. 

09:19 PM Oct 24 2009 |

gousounon

Benin

this text is very difficult for me

05:35 PM Oct 24 2009 |

dustbin

dustbin

China

so many words i don't understand.

12:17 PM Oct 24 2009 |

kankan88

kankan88

Thailand

What is flick? I still don't understand. Cry

03:21 AM Oct 24 2009 |

spacedragon

Brazil

if he's playing in the usa his football must be horrible :PPPPP

01:08 AM Oct 24 2009 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

hearing u colibri with u russian accent would be exciting.

 saludos!!

09:48 PM Oct 23 2009 |

Colibri

Colibri

Russian Federation

His English is great, high score!!!  I wonder how long has he been in US to speak like this. I have been in US for 4 months and still have strong (at least I think so when I notice the expression on people's faces talking to them) Russian accent. Some people actually find Russian and French accents similar (but I do not think so at all),  maybe that's why I didn't have any trouble understand him .

And it is also surprised about discussing soccer, but not American football :))). I like and understand soccer and was glad to find sone new definition about sport.

Denny500 from Australia asked about link from youtube: here you go, help a beautiful french lady with her English :)))  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOkEFZodD5M

05:44 PM Oct 23 2009 |

janko3

janko3

Poland

Interesting lesson, but AE with french accent sounds strange.

05:39 PM Oct 23 2009 |

Ruzel

Spain

good player .. I'm gonna talk with Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid .. to sign Sebastien Laughing 

 hey guys .. can we name any movie as a flick ?

11:48 AM Oct 23 2009 |

mickee85

mickee85

Philippines

Nice field…  Thanks for the great video.. Now I know what's flick means..haha

05:20 AM Oct 23 2009 |

echo,xu

echo,xu

China

I LIKE SPEAKING ENGLISH .IT'S VERY NICE AND MOST POPULAR .I AM PROUND TO TALK IN ENGLISH.AND ALSO I LOVE ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS,LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THIS WEBSITE .THEY ARE THE MOST LOVELY PEOPLE.

05:16 AM Oct 23 2009 |

Denny500

Denny500

Australia

The frech english is really beautiful, even though I have difficulity to understand them. I would to find some frech girls' voice and that should be more beautiful! Anyone can post alink from youtube?

01:17 AM Oct 23 2009 |

Fer rock

Fer rock

Bolivia

hello :p

 

this is mi picture :P

12:43 AM Oct 23 2009 |

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