The video leverages a powerful scene from the movie 'The Devil Wears Prada' to teach viewers sophisticated English vocabulary and expressions. The educator focuses on contextual learning through movie dialogues, particularly emphasizing Miranda Priestly's enlightening monologue on how the fashion industry significantly impacts personal choices.

This is crucial for language learners as it not only enhances vocabulary but also provides an understanding of nuanced expressions used by native speakers. Utilizing visual media like films not only makes learning English more engaging and relatable but also helps in retaining complex language concepts by associating them with memorable scenes.

Main takeaways from the video:

Please remember to turn on the CC button to view the subtitles.

Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. cerulean [səˈruːliən] - (adj.) - A deep blue color, similar to the sky on a clear day. - Synonyms: (azure, sky-blue, sapphire)

It's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually cerulean.

2. dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] - (verb) - To treat something as unimportant or not deserving of consideration. - Synonyms: (ignore, disregard, overlook)

And by the way, the verb to dismiss is a nice one to learn.

3. blithely [ˈblaɪðli] - (adv.) - Doing something in a happy, carefree, or unworried way, often in situations where one should be more concerned. - Synonyms: (carelessly, heedlessly, insouciantly)

You're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns.

4. exempt [ɪɡˈzɛmpt] - (adj.) - Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. - Synonyms: (free, excused, released)

If you're exempt from something, you don't have to do it or aren't affected by it because of a special condition, status or reason.

5. lumpy [ˈlʌmpi] - (adj.) - Having a chunky or uneven texture or form. - Synonyms: (bumpy, irregular, uneven)

So here Miranda describes Andy's sweater as lumpy.

6. trickle down [ˈtrɪkəl daʊn] - (phrasal verb) - The process by which goods or ideas spread gradually from high levels of society to lower levels. - Synonyms: (filter down, percolate, scatter)

So both phrasal verbs filter down and trickle down are about movement

7. phrasal verb [ˈfreɪzəl vɜːrb] - (noun) - An idiomatic phrase combining a verb with an adverb or preposition to create a new meaning. - Synonyms: (idiomatic expression, multi-word verb, compound verb)

Miranda uses the phrasal verb filter down to show this gradual spread from a higher to a lower level.

8. vague [veɪɡ] - (adj.) - Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct. - Synonyms: (ambiguous, unclear, indefinite)

Stuff is a vague word we use when we don't want to be specific.

9. exempt [ɪɡˈzɛmpt] - (verb) - To free someone from an obligation or liability that others are subject to. - Synonyms: (release, free, pardon)

So to exempt means to free a person from some obligation to do something, like to pay taxes or take a test.

10. exempts [ɪɡˈzɛmpts] - (verb) - Present tense third-person singular form of exempt. - Synonyms: (frees, releases, pardons)

It's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry.

Learn English with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway

Here. It's a tough call. They're so different. Mmm. Something funny? No, no, no, no. Nothing's. You know, it's just that both those belts look exactly the same to me. You know, I'm still learning about this stuff and this stuff. Choosing just one scene from our favorite movies to turn into lessons like this one is a tough call. That means it's a very hard decision to make. Just like the bells they are trying to decide on.

And if you are new here, you should know this is exactly what we help you do. Have fun learning with your favorite movies and TV series so you can finally understand fast speaking natives without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and without subtitles. Now, let's step into the world of high fashion with the amazing Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in this powerful scene.

Oh, okay, I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select, I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance. Because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue. It's not turquoise, it's not lapis. It's actually cerulean.

And you're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent, wasn't it, who showed cerulean military jackets. I think we need a jacket here.

Anyway, you'll want to stick around to see the second part of this scene. We'll see it later in today's lesson. For now though, there's a lot of advanced English we can learn in this first part. So let's get into it. I should also tell you that we are saving all the advanced words and expressions you learned today on the RealLife app so you can practice them over there.

It's a tough call. They're so different. As I said before, a tough call is a difficult decision. Just like with the word decision, we use the verb make with the expression tough call to make a tough call.

Now, I don't know if you noticed, but why does Miranda Priestley, Meryl Streep's character. Have this reaction when she hears the word stuff? Let's see it again.

What is stuff? Stuff. What do we usually call stuff? Stuff is a vague word we use when we don't want to be specific. It can be anything. But when Andrea casually calls high fashion stuff, this makes Miranda react strongly.

You see, fashion for Miranda isn't just stuff. It's an industry, art, and a billion-dollar business. By using such a generic word, Andrea unintentionally dismisses something Miranda deeply values.

Okay, I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. When something has nothing to do with you, it means it is not connected to you in any way. So Miranda is saying to Andy that even though she believes fashion doesn't affect her in reality, the clothes she wears are influenced by the high fashion industry.

Let's see how she explains that. Pay attention to the advanced vocabulary she uses. You go to your closet and you select, I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance. Because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back.

But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue. It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. Now, these are three shades of blue. You don't have to memorize these words, but you may hear them in some color context.

So it's important you at least know they refer to types of blue. Hey, just a quick question. What do you do to remember all the new words and expressions you are learning?

Like in this lesson, we've already covered phrases like have nothing to do with a tough call, the word lumpy, and we'll go through many more in the rest of the lesson. Will you be able to remember and use them when you need them?

I'm saying this because I know it's quite frustrating when you get into conversation in English and right when you need to use a certain expression you've learned before, it doesn't come to you. I've been there myself. Your brain simply goes blank and that totally ruins the flow of your conversation, right?

That is exactly why we created the RealLife English app to help you become a confident and natural English speaker by practicing with these lessons the way they were meant to be on the app every lesson, like this one, with movies, TV series and podcasts, it comes with a full transcript and flashcards of the most advanced expressions.

By practicing just 10 minutes a day, you'll be able to remember the new words and expressions you're learning forever. This happens because of the spaced repetition technology we developed, which lets you review words just when you're about to forget them.

Can you imagine being able to use all this vocabulary when you speak? This is what you can get with a RealLife English app, and you can unlock this lesson with the Devil Wears Prada for free, which comes with all the resources I mentioned by clicking the link in the description below.

You can also look for RealLife English in the App Store or Google Play, but the link below will take you straight to this lesson, which is free if it's your first one, and I'll see you there. Okay, now we know different shades of blue.

We know that lumpy is uneven and badly shaped. But what is to be blithely unaware?

Let's hear it again. You're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. When you are blithely unaware, it's as if you choose to be unaware. You don't follow the trends like in this case, or you just don't bother to learn more about the situation.

And again, Miranda says Andy has no idea how much history and influence are behind the fashion choices around her. For example, those cerulean gowns from the designer collection that later influenced the mass market.

By the way, this is a gown, a long, elegant dress usually worn for formal occasions like weddings or Red carpet events. Now, are you ready for the second part of the scene?

And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers, and then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you no doubt fished it out of some clearance bin.

However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs. And it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when in fact you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room from a pile of stuff.

And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. And then it filtered down through the department stores. And then Miranda explains how fashion trends start at the top and gradually influenced mainstream clothing.

We first see how cerulean spread within high fashion showed up or it appeared in eight different collections. And then mass market brands and department stores start selling similar colors and styles. You know, those large stores that sell different types of products like clothes, furniture, and electronics all in one place.

And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers, and then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic.

Miranda uses the phrasal verb filter down to show this gradual spread from a higher to a lower level, from designers to department stores. And then it trickles down to even smaller retailers like Casual Corner, a US chain retailer located in shopping malls and so accessible to average consumers.

So both phrasal verbs filter down and trickle down are about movement. This slow spreading from the top levels to lower levels, like when you are making coffee. Let's check a few examples.

If we plant a virus into that mother ship, it's going to then filter down into all the corresponding ships below. So peo vomit's on his head, right? It goes all over his hair, trickles down his neck, some gets in his eye.

Casual corner, where you no doubt fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs. According to Miranda, Andrea likely grabbed something randomly from the clearance bin.

She uses the phrase fish out to emphasize that Andy pulled the sweater from a messy pile, contrasting it with the careful and deliberate selection that happens in high fashion. This is a clearance rack.

A clearance bin or a clearance rack is a section in a store where discounted or out of sale season clothes are placed for sale. Casual corner where you no doubt fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs.

And it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when, in fact, Miranda shows Andy that fashion isn't just about clothes. It's an industry that creates countless jobs. When something is so large you can't count, we use the word countless.

And it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room.

If you're exempt from something, you don't have to do it or aren't affected by it because of a special condition, status or reason. So to exempt means to free a person from some obligation to do something, like to pay taxes or take a test.

Andy thinks she's outside of fashion. She's not affected by it, but she isn't. As Miranda illustrated, even her simple sweater is the result of a fashion trend.

Bart, you and the other perfect scoring superstars are exempt from taking the actual test today. No tests. Don't be too disappointed. We are throwing you a pizza party at a bowling alley.

And it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when, in fact, you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. That's an amazing job you've done today. Now, the test part.

Let's watch the scene without subtitles and see how much you understand. And there are some questions to the words and expressions from today's lesson. Let's do this.

EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, INSPIRATION, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, ENGLISH LEARNING, ADVANCED VOCABULARY, LEARN ENGLISH WITH TV SERIES