Change Your Tune - Scat

Li: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.

My name is Yang Li.

William: (mouth full) And I’m William, mmf, mmf.

Li: My dear co-presenter William!

Don’t you know it’s rude to speak with your

mouth full?

Particularly in a BBC audio programme!

William: (smacking lips) Well,

I do know that but I’ve really been enjoying this super

jumbo hamburger.

Wow,

that was so good.

I just can’t get enough of super

jumbo hamburgers recently.

Li: Oh?

So what is it about super

jumbo hamburgers that you like so much?

William: Well, good question Li.

I think it might be the delicious 100% beef burger

and how the flavours merge with the

sauce, which is made to a carefully-

guarded recipe.

But then again I like the lovely gherkins and the crisp

crunchy lettuce.

But also let’s not forget the layers of soft yellow cheese.

Maybe it’s all of those things.

Hmmm.

I think I could have another actually.

Li: Well Will, all I can say is: you have changed your tune.

William: Hmm…

That’s an interesting phrase, Li.

Shall we make it our phrase of the

day?

Li: Sure, why not?

If you change your tune, you change your attitude towards something or

someone.

William: It’s a slightly critical phrase,

but in a jokey sort of way.

Let’s hear another

Example

Girl 1: What do you think about Mark?

Don’t you think he’s really good-looking?

Girl 2: Mark?

I thought you hated him?

Girl 1: That was last week.

This week, I feel very different…

Girl 2: Wow, you’ve certainly changed your tune!

Li: Hmmm.

I have to say I don’t think I change my tune very often.

William: Well,

I’m sure that’s true but we don’t

generally use the phrase to talk about

ourselves.

We tend to always say:

«You've changed your tune» or «You've

certainly changed your tune.

«And we say it like this: «You've changed your

tune».

Li: OK.

And you have certainly

changed your tune, William, about super jumbo

hamburgers.

William: No… I’ve always loved those things!

Li: No, trust me, Will.

Hang on…

Here you go.

Two weeks ago you said this: «I

hate super jumbo hamburgers.

The meat is like low-grade frozen cardboard,

the cheese is like plastic and the

tomatoes are like rubber.

After I eat one I

just want to curl up in bed.»

That’s what you said!

William: Oh, right.

Well, I guess they must have grown on me.

Li: What a change of tune,

from William, the burger hater to William, the burger

lover!