{"id":6944,"date":"2018-10-10T20:57:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T02:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=6944"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:15:07","slug":"toluca-lyric-pilot-dua-lipa-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-dua-lipa-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"toluca lyric pilot: new rules&#8211;dua lipa&#8217;s catchy anti-booty call anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>there&#8217;s a new video and a new concept at the <strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>toluca lyric<\/strong> is english practice via analysis of song lyrics. the <i><strong>pilot<\/strong><\/i> (first) episode focuses on the global smash hit <i><strong>new rules<\/strong><\/i> by <strong>dua lipa<\/strong>. click CC for subititles in english and spanish.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"toluca lyric pilot: new rules by dua lipa\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBHNpAXOhP8?start=19&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at :20 two principal cool english observations from the lyrics of\u00a0<i>new rules\u00a0<\/i>are presented<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong>i got<\/strong><\/i>, used in the line <i>i got new rules<\/i> that appears several times in the song, is a reduction of the <strong>have got structure<\/strong>.  on richyrocks.com. in practice this reduction of <em>i got<\/em> is the equivalent of <em>i have<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>listen\u00a0at :29 for this phrase<\/p>\n<h4><i>i got<\/i>. it&#8217;s a structural reduction. so it&#8217;s <i>pretty<\/i> cool for that.<\/h4>\n<p> means <i>fairly,<\/i> <i>relatively<\/i>, but its precise meaning can be <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/strenff-lebron-james-demonstrates-an-easier-way-to-say-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i>tricky<\/i><\/strong><\/a> (not obvious) and depends on the tone and situation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/waking-up.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8464\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/waking-up-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"waking up\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/waking-up-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/waking-up.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>if u <\/i><i><u>pick up<\/u><\/i><i> his <\/i><i><u>booty call<\/u><\/i><i>, there&#8217;s a good chance u will <\/i><u><i>wake up<\/i><\/u><i> in his bed in the morning. (fineartamerica.com)<\/i><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>the other cool english point is all the phrasal verbs there are in the rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">rule 1&#8211;don&#8217;t <i>pick up<\/i> the phone.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">rule 2- don&#8217;t <i>let him in<\/i>, you&#8217;ll have to <i>kick him out <\/i>again.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">rule 3-don&#8217;t be his friend. u know you&#8217;re gonna <i>wake up<\/i> in his bed in the morning.<\/h4>\n<p><i><strong>wake up<\/strong><\/i><i> <\/i>might be the first phrasal verb u ever learned. it means <i>stop sleeping<\/i>. <strong><i>pick up<\/i><\/strong> means <i>answer<\/i> the phone. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i>kick out<\/i><\/strong> <\/a>is <i>remove, tell him to leave<\/i>. <strong><i>let in<\/i><\/strong> the opposite of <i>kick out<\/i>&#8212;means <i>permit entry<\/i>, <i>open the door.<\/i><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><span class=\"wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><i>open the door, let &#8217;em in<\/i> (the opposite of dua lipa&#8217;s second rule) is a lyric from the chorus of<strong> paul mccartney<\/strong>&#8216;s famous track <strong><i>let &#8217;em in<\/i><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wings - Let Em In\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3t10NEKGdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the lyric at 2:04<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">if you&#8217;re under him, u <i>ain&#8217;t<\/i> <i>getting over<\/i> him<\/h4>\n<p>is <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>the money line<\/strong><\/span> because it is the lyrical climax and most famous line of the song,  is an alternative to <i>isn&#8217;t<\/i>(another phrasal verb!) means <i>forget about<\/i>, <i>move on<\/i>. it&#8217;s a creative, intentional word choice because <strong><i>under<\/i><\/strong>, which is used to refer to sex, is the opposite of <strong><i>over<\/i><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8499\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1-7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a girl under a guy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1-7.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>she&#8217;s under him. ,\u00a0<\/i><i>she ain&#8217;t\u00a0<\/i><u><i>getting over<\/i><\/u><i> him. (gurl.com)<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>like the video explains, english students shouldn&#8217;t have the idea that dua lipa intentionally tried to write a list of rules full of phrasal verbs. like the graphics on the video say from :50 to :57<\/p>\n<h4>native speakers don&#8217;t think about how many phrasal verbs they use. u shouldn&#8217;t worry about it <i>either<\/i>.<\/h4>\n<p><i><strong>either<\/strong><\/i> is used to present two negative ideas that agree with each other&#8211; the opposite of <strong><i>too <\/i><\/strong>(also) which is used for the agreement of affirmative ideas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dua-lipa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8466\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dua-lipa-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"dua lipa\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dua-lipa-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dua-lipa.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>dua lipa: thinking about phrasal verbs? no way.<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>to reinforce this, at :45 the comment in the video is<\/p>\n<h4>i promise u&#8211; dua lipa did not <i>sit down<\/i> <i>actually<\/i> trying to write a song with a bunch of phrasal verbs.<\/h4>\n<p> means <i>really <\/i>or<i> in fact<\/i>; it does NOT have anything to do with time. it is NOT the same as<i> actualmente <\/i>in spanish<i>. actually<\/i> is also used at 2:20 (<i>actually<\/i> fuck) and 3:35 (i&#8217;ve <i>actually<\/i> seen these rules before). <strong><i>sit down<\/i><\/strong>, yet another phrasal verb, means <i>go from standing to sitting<\/i>. <i>be humble, <\/i><u><i>sit down<\/i><\/u> is the chorus of this rap by kendrick lamar.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tvTRZJ-4EyI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the analysis of the dua lipa lyrics in the toluca lyric video contains several graphics of useful vocabulary phrases.<\/p>\n<p>at 1:00, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/cuernavaca-sinkhole-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><strong>redo<\/strong><\/i><\/a> means <i>rewrite<\/i>, <i>do it again<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/hotline-bling-english-practice-from-a-drake-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i>booty call<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, mentioned at 1:07 as the inspiration fo <i>new rules<\/i>, is <i>a call usually made late at night with the purpose of getting sex<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>truth be told<\/i><\/strong>, used at 1:09, means <i>honestly<\/i>, <i>in reality<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/redo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8468\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/redo-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"a redo button\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"81b8d4f4-9bff-4ab5-a8b6-732454084973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/redo-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/redo.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>a <\/i><u><i>redo<\/i><\/u><i> button <\/i><\/h5>\n<p>at 1:15 <strong><i>as far as i can tell<\/i><\/strong> is used to express an opinion but indicates some level of doubt.<\/p>\n<p>listen for <strong><i>come over<\/i><\/strong> at 1:33. in this context it means IU. <i><strong>head back over<\/strong><\/i> is a kind of opposite. u can hear it at 2:00 and it means <i>go in the direction of a place u recently came from.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>consensually<\/i><\/strong>, spoken at 2:25 on the video, means people <i>agreed<\/i> or <i>wanted to<\/i> have sex. there was no rape or harassment.<\/p>\n<p>at 2:52 and again at 3:44 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-ashley-madison-hack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i>hook up<\/i><\/strong><\/a> means <i>have casual sex<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/breaking-up-hooking-up.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8469\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/breaking-up-hooking-up-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"cartoon: a man and a woman are hugging. the man says to the woman--sorry to hear about your recent breakup. are we gonna hook up? or what?\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"38ac6e64-5090-47b3-8288-81d5093d4bf5\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>from breakup to <\/i><u><i>hookup<\/i><\/u><i>. happens all the time<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>there are 5 useful expressions\/words between 3:00 and 3:15 that analyze how the vocabulary used in <i>new rules<\/i> sounds like therapy.<\/p>\n<p>a <strong><i>pattern<\/i><\/strong> is <i>repeated behavior<\/i>. <i><strong>practice makes perfect<\/strong><\/i> promotes the idea that <i>practicing an activity will lead to a better performance<\/i>. <i><strong>tryna learn it by heart<\/strong><\/i> means <i>memorizing<\/i>.  is a reduction of <i>trying to<\/i> that is particularly common in song lyrics. <strong><i>eat, sleep and breathe it<\/i><\/strong> indicates a <i>serious commitment<\/i>, <i>making it part of your life<\/i>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-time-of-your-life-is-the-time-of-my-life-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i>rehearse<\/i><\/strong><\/a> means <i>practice<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pac-man-pattern.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8471\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pac-man-pattern-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"pattern for the cherry maze in pac man\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"1a28f817-c3e2-44b4-8eee-c83221234f19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pac-man-pattern-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pac-man-pattern.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><i>there are <\/i><u><i>patterns<\/i><\/u><i> that help players have more success playing pac<\/i> <i>man (pac-maniac.com)<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>and there are 4 other examples of vocabulary marked by graphics at the end of the toluca lyric vid.<\/p>\n<p>a <strong><i>brochure<\/i><\/strong> (3:50) is <i>a folded piece of paper used for marketing or to distribute information<\/i>. the <strong><i>ch<\/i><\/strong> is pronounced like <i>sh<\/i>.<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/avengers-music-alt-js-left-hand-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong><i>catchy<\/i><\/strong><\/a> (4:05) refers to music that is <i>hard to get out of your head after u hear it<\/i>. <strong><i>ubiquitous<\/i><\/strong> (4:08) means that u can hear <i>new rules<\/i> <i>everywhere<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><i>give her a<\/i> <strong><i>ringy ding<\/i><\/strong> (4:23) is another way to say <i>call her<\/i>, based on <i><strong>ring<\/strong><\/i><i> <\/i>(the sound a phone makes to announce an incoming call), <i>ringtones<\/i> etc. <i>ringy ding<\/i> is used a couple times at the beginning of <strong><i>drinkin in l.a.<\/i><\/strong> as part of a <strong><i>skit<\/i><\/strong> (short funny play) about calling in to a radio station to win concert tickets to see the band, bran van 3000.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A. 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