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Hello, everyone. This is the English. We speak with me, Fay, Fay and oh no, Rob is late again.

Oh, sorry I'm late. I missed my train. Oh.

And I had to wait for I had to wait for the next one.

Are you OK, Rob. You're very breathless, huh. Well you would be if you'd run to the station and from the station to the office.

Mm. It's not that far Rob. I think this is a wake up call. A wake up call.

No, no, no. I set my alarm. I got out of bed. It just seems to take longer to walk to the station these days.

I didn't mean your alarm, Rob. A wake up call is a warning that you need to change your current situation before it gets any worse.

And what is my current situation?

You are unfit. You need to do some more exercise. Let's see some examples of a wake up call, shall we?

Martha's bad test results were a wake up call for her to work harder before her final exams. The store's poor sales results are a wake up call for the business to move with the times and sell more fashionable clothes. The recent extreme weather is a wake up call for us all to do something about climate change.

This is the English we speak from BBC, Learn English, and in this program, we're learning about the phrase a wake up call, which means a warning to change your current situation and stop things from getting any worse. It's time to change like Rob's fitness. So, Rob, how are you going to change your current situation?

Well, that's easy. I'm going to get a later train. More time in bed.

I wouldn't rob otherwise. You'll get another wake up call. Oh, who from? The boss. He hates people being late all the time. So if you're not punctual, you might get the sack.

Oh, right, I'm off. Where are you going? To do some exercise. Like you said, I need to get fit quickly by. Bye. Good luck, Rob.

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