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Listening Comprehension Exercise: Talk with Lala “Saleslady Attack!”

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Difficulty Level: Maharlika (Intermediate)
Title: Talk with Lala “Saleslady Attack!”
Description: In this monologue, the show host talks about her pet peeves on salesladies.
Lesson type: Listening Comprehension, transcript of third-party video

QUIZ

Question 1: Why is the host of the show wearing make-up?

  1. The episode is about her make-up techniques.
  2. She came back from a night of clubbing.
  3. She is a saleslady and is required to wear make up at work.
  4. She was a model during a photoshoot.
  5. None of the above.

Question 2: What behavior of salesladies did the host mention which she finds annoying?

  1. The saleslady who greets you you loudly at a shop entrance.
  2. The saleslady who follows you everywhere inside the shop.
  3. The saleslady who is pushy in upselling additional products.
  4. The salesladies who text on their phones the whole day.
  5. None of the above.

Question 3: What does the host think that sales ladies who are overly attentive and follow you around the store make people feel?

  1. They make people feel obligated to buy something.
  2. They make people feel flattered by the attention.
  3. The make people feel like prey being stalked by a predator.
  4. They make people feel in a sociable mood.
  5. All of the above.

Question 4: Once, her dad went to a hardware store wearing dirty fieldwork clothes and none of the salesladies in the hardware initially minded him. What surprised people in that shop during that incident?

  1. Despite his filthy appearance he confidently flirted with the salesladies.
  2. He wasn’t assisted by anyone from the hardware.
  3. He ended up buying a lot of things from the hardware.
  4. He announced he was actually the store’s owner.
  5. None of the above.

Transcript
Basta ‘yon. Walang bisa yan. O, aminin niyo ‘yan, aminin niyo ‘yan. I’m snacking, McDonald’s. Yes, McDonald’s.

Hi guys, welcome back to my channel. See sa title ng aking video is “Saleslady Attack!” Yes, “Saleslady Attack.” Kung napapansin niyo naka-make-up ako and super make-up talaga ang lola niyo. Huwag niyo na lang po siya pansinin kasi meron po ako ginawang ah… pictorial. Meron kaming ginawang photoshoot so… ‘yun. Ako yung ginawa nilang model. Model daw oh.

Di’ ba minsan ‘pagka pumunta ka sa isang mall, tapos pumasok ka sa isang store, yung saleslady sobrang accommodating niya. Sa su.. [stutters]. Sa sobrang accommodating ng saleslady, alam mo yung kahit saan ka magpunta sa loob ng store nakasunod siya sa’yo. Eh di’ ba minsan… minsan nakakairita yung ganoon. Although ginagawa lang niya yung trabaho niya, pero diba’ nakakairita minsan na sunod lang ng sunod sa’yo ang saleslady.

“Ano ba? Mamaya na. ‘Pag may kailangan ako, tatawagin kita.”

“Kailangan ko mapag-isa. Huwag niyo ako sundan.”

Pero, don’t get me wrong, ah. Saludo ako sa mga saleslady na super, super mag-entertain ng kanilang customer, guest. Pero huwag naman masyadong O.A. yung parang ikaw na yung nahihiya dun sa store, kasi parang… feeling mo parang obligado ka bumili kapag sunod ng sunod sa’yo yung mga saleslady. ‘Di ba? Kahit hindi yun yung gusto kong bilhin, nabibili ko. Alam niyo yung minsan na parang sa sobrang sales talk ng saleslady, nabibili mo yung hindi mo dapat bilhin. Yun yung nararamdaman natin minsan pero syempre di’ natin masisisi yung saleslady kasi uhm… ginagawa lang naman niya yung trabaho niya, eh which is good, kasi uhm… trabaho niya yun na mag-entertain ng customers or pilitin… pilitin makabili yung customer ng product na yun. Tapos, may mga saleslady rin naman na suplada. Yes, di’ ba. Mga suplada sila, as in, di sila nag-eentertain ng mga… ng mga customers nila.

“Miss, meron ba kayo nito?”

“Ay wala ho kami niyan.” o “Ubos na po. Out of stock.” Duh?

Di’ ba may mga ganung saleslady talaga. Dahil diyan, kakain muna ako. Kasi…

One time nangyari ‘to sa’kin. Yung dad ko nagpunta sa mall, parang pumunta siya sa isang hardware sa mall. Madumi… madumi talaga yung suot niya, as in… Galing siya dun sa field. So ayun, madumi talaga siya. Hindi siya in-entertain ng saleslady, as in hindi siya in-entertain. Feeling ng saleslady, uhm… hindi siya bibili… Alam mo parang feeling niya pulubi yung tatay ko, parang ganoon. Pero merong isang ginintuang pusong saleslady na nag-entertain sa kanya. And, nagulat yung mga tao dun sa shop kasi maraming binili yung dad ko.

Oh, di’ ba? May mga saleslady talaga na judgmental. Alam niyo yung parang… parang mamatahin ka nila kung ano yung hitsura mo, kung ano yung… kung ano yung ka… ka-estado mo sa buhay. Di’ ba may mga ganoon.

May mga saleslady naman talaga na hindi nila ginagawa yung trabaho nila, as in tamad sila, as in, nakatingin lang sila sa ‘yo. Parang, duh? Parang “Bibili ba ‘to? Parang hindi naman.”

Sana nag-enjoy kayo dito sa maikling random talk ko about saleslady… Please guys, subscribe on my channel and thumbs up this video and comment in comment box below kung gusto nilang magcomment. Okay, see you later. Bye… Mwah!

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Listening Comprehension Exercise: How to Cook Crabs in Coconut Milk

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Difficulty Level: Intermediate (Maharlika)

Description: This video is a cooking show on how to cook crabs in coconut milk. It is done by a talk show host who is well known for exemplifying the kolehiyala, or coño style of talking.

Question 1: According to the cooking show host, why does a group a group of friends eating crabs together stop acting overly girlish?

  1. Because they have to start eating with their hands.
  2. Because crabs are so delicious they lose control.
  3. Because crabs have a drug-like effect.
  4. Because some members in the group may be allergic to crabs.
  5. None of the above

Question 2:  The host tells the audience that her according to cook, these are the best kinds of crabs for cooking:

  1. male crabs
  2. female crabs
  3. “bakla” crabs
  4. “tomboy” crabs
  5. freshwater crabs

Question 3:  According to the host, what is the purpose of adding ginger to the dish?

  1. to make the dish more tangy
  2. to remove the unpleasant “fishy” taste
  3. to mask any rotten flavors
  4. to make the dish sweeter
  5. all of the above

Question 4: What is the host’s opinion on using canned coconut milk is okay for the dish.

  1. The freshness of the coconut milk must not be compromised by using canned coconut milk.
  2. Canned coconut milk is only acceptable if ginger is used to freshen its flavor.
  3. Canned coconut milk must never be used due to the danger of toxins.
  4. Canned coconut milk lacks flavor and nutrition.
  5. Canned coconut milk is acceptable to the host.

Question 5: According to the host, once you are done cooking the crabs and they are ready for serving, and else can you do to make them easier to eat?

  1. Take off the legs, they don’t have much meat anyway.
  2. Cut them down the middle for easier access to the meat inside
  3. Hammer them to crack the shells, especially the pincers
  4. Pry open the top shell from the bottom one
  5. Separate the limbs from the body

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Transcript

I think there is something magical about eating crabs. Yung mga pag mga magbabarkada kayo, tapos ang ihahain alimango. Lahat ng kaartehan sa katawan natatanggal, because lahat tayo nagkakamay. Later on, I’m going to show you how to create this magical alimango dish kasi ang gagawin natin yung fresh na gata i-inffuse natin with the flavors of garlic, ginger and also siling pangsigang, para tamang-tamang kagat lang, and of course my secret ingredient talaga na nagpapasarap sa lahat ng linuluto ko ang Maggi Magic Sarap.

Okay, mag-boboil muna tayo ng ating alimango. According to my cook, ang pinaka-bongga daw na alimango, ang hingiin yung bakla. Pero some like yung sobrang ma-aligue talaga, so yun yung babae pero kung yung gusto mo na tamang portion lang, okay ito eh.. This will take anywhere from maybe… kasi ang lalaki eh, mga eight to ten minutes ito.

Oil – you can use any type but I prefer either vegetable or canola, ‘pag ganito na I’m cooking with gata.

We want to infuse the oil with the garlic, at gusto natin na medyo magbrown na ng konti ang garlic but not over… [Scene cut]

… ‘Yan, yung naaamoy-amoy mo lang, that’s what you want to achieve. Ito yung ating ginger. Ang ginger nagtatanggal ng lansa. It’s super important ‘pag ganitong mga crustaceans ang liniluto natin. So, ilalagay ko na. At ilalagay natin. This is yung siling pangsigang. If you want to be more adventurous, at mas maanghang ka, sometimes at home ang ginagawa ko, linalagyan ko pa ng labuyo.

Honestly ah, sinabi sa ‘kin na dapat sabihin ko na yung fresh, ang bongga. So sa totoo lang pwede na yung canned. I’m saying that only because naaawa naman ako dun sa mga manonood sa atin na sobrang busy ang mga lives, all those working women. So I don’t want to torment you, gamitin niyo na lang yung delata, pwede na yan. It’s practically the same. But.. this’ the first. This is the sauce na gagamitin natin ha. The second. Para lumambot na siya, the kalabasa. You can also put, I think, eggplant, and sitaw if you like.

Once kumukulo ito, yung oil na manggagaling dun sa coconut milk at sa coconut cream, ‘yun yung nagpapasarap talaga so you want that oil to come out. But what really makes everything so much more special for me is Maggi Magic Sarap, whether it’s seafood, whether it’s chicken, whether yung liniluto ko yung ganito na masarsa, or whether nagfr-fry lang ako, perfect siya.

Simmer our sauce. This is really for pasta, pero you can also use it nga for seafood, para madali na lang ang life. Hmm.. usually…

Let it cool for a bit tapos pwede na natin i-chop na yan at lialagay ko na siya dito sa sauce. What I’m going to do, yung crab, ilalagay natin… sa ating gata. We want to incorporate the sauce very well. Again kung gusto niyo dagadagan ah, yung level ng anghang nito you can put the siling labuyo. Pero remember also na we’re maintaining the flavor of the crab kasi… [scene cut]

… the great thing talaga about Maggi Magic Sarap is hindi niya inaalter yung taste ng food, lalo lang [slurred] niyang pinapasarap.

Ohhh.. may magic.. Ohhh… sarap. So this is ready for plating. Kung gusto niyo nga pala, pwede rin na mas pinukpok pa, lalo na yung mga sipit, para mas madali when you have guests. Ang nakakatuwa ‘pag nagseserve ako parang sinasabi nilang lahat talaga “nagawa mo na yan?” but kung tinimingan niyo ‘di ba? It didn’t take long. Yun yung magic na binibigay talaga ng Magic Sarap. Sabi ko hindi ko guguluhin pero gusto ko nang guluhin para matikman ko. Ay, my god. Ang saya, ang sarap. Kumagat talaga yung flavor at yung lasa. nandun talaga yung sarap na hinahanap natin. Nako, you can really cook like a queen, because of Maggi Magic Sarap. Until next time. See you.

Note: she uses the word pangsigang which is acceptable, but it maybe noted pansigang is considered standard. A “bakla” crab, literally a male homosexual crab, is a crab wherein the gender is neither distinctly male nor distinctly female when examined from the outside.

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