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Episode: The English We Speak: On the fly

Author: BBC Radio
Duration: 00:02:19

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Should you cook on the fly, or follow a recipe? Learn a phrase to talk about improvising.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: ``https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish`/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241118FIND` BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR

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World of Secrets is where untold stories are exposed and in this new series we investigate the dark side of the wellness industry, following the story of a woman who joined a yoga school only to uncover a world she never expected.

00:00:20 Speaker_07
I feel that I have no other choice. The only thing I can do is to speak about this.

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where the hope of spiritual breakthroughs leaves people vulnerable to exploitation.

00:00:31 Speaker_05
You just get sucked in so gradually and it's done so skilfully that you don't realise.

00:00:39 Speaker_04
World of Secrets. The Bad Guru. Listen wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

00:00:47 Speaker_03
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei and I'm here with Phil.

00:00:59 Speaker_03
Now, I should be telling you that you shouldn't eat in the studio, but that looks delicious. Where did you get the recipe for that, Phil?

00:01:07 Speaker_00
I didn't. I just made it up on the fly. I started cooking and then looked to see what was in the fridge. It's a bit random but it turned out alright. Do you want to try some?

00:01:18 Speaker_03
Oh, thanks. And also, thank you for giving us a phrase to learn in this episode – on the fly. It means that you decide what to do as you're doing it. So you do something quickly without any preparation, improvising as you go along.

00:01:35 Speaker_00
Yes, I was talking about making food, but it could be anything. If we didn't have a script for this programme, we could just come in and make it up on the fly.

00:01:44 Speaker_03
If you're very good at something, then you can do it on the fly. For example, a simultaneous interpreter can come up with translations of what people are saying on the fly.

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Let's hear some more examples of people using on the fly.

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I've got a job interview and I haven't prepared so I think I'm going to have to make my answers up on the fly.

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So I'm supposed to be going on this backpacking trip tomorrow with a friend but we haven't planned anything so we're just going to make it up on the fly.

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I don't feel like this presentation is good at all. We just did it on the fly. We should have prepared more.

00:02:27 Speaker_03
On the fly also has some specific uses when talking about computers or cars. In these cases, it refers to things that can be done without interrupting the car or the computer programme.

00:02:40 Speaker_00
Interesting. Well, I can't think of anything more to say on the fly, so let's end there. Bye.

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Yoga is more than just exercise. It's the spiritual practice that millions swear by. And in 2017, Miranda, a university tutor from London, joins a yoga school that promises profound transformation.

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It felt a really safe and welcoming space. After the yoga classes, I felt amazing.

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But soon, that calm, welcoming atmosphere leads to something far darker, a journey that leads to allegations of grooming, trafficking and exploitation across international borders.

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I don't have my passport, I don't have my phone, I don't have my bank cards, I have nothing.

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The passport being taken, the being in a house and not feeling like they can leave.

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World of Secrets is where untold stories are unveiled and hidden realities are exposed. In this new series, we're confronting the dark side of the wellness industry, where the hope of a spiritual breakthrough gives way to disturbing accusations.

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You just get sucked in so gradually. and it's done so skillfully that you don't realise. And it's like this, this secret that's there.

00:04:24 Speaker_07
I wanted to believe that, you know, that whatever they were doing, even if it seemed gross to me, was for some spiritual reason that I couldn't yet understand. Revealing the hidden secrets of a global yoga network. I feel that I have no other choice.

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The only thing I can do is to speak about this and to put my reputation and everything else on the line. I want truth and justice. and for other people to not be hurt, for things to be different in the future.

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To bring it into the light and almost alchemise some of that evil stuff that went on and take back the power.

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World of Secrets, Season 6, The Bad Guru. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.