Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
There are some things that can just ruin your day. If your car breaks down or someone spills coffee on you on your way to work, your day is pretty much ruined.
But if someone comes along and fixes your car or lends you a spare shirt, then things are OK again. That’s called saving the day. Any time someone unexpectedly helps you or fixes a big problem, you can say they saved the day, even if technically they saved the hour, the year or even your life.
Marni and Devan’s company is in financial trouble. But Amanda thinks she can save the day. Learn the idiom “save the day” and find out if Amanda is successful in this English lesson video.
3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Amanda: You guys, this really isn’t that bad.
Devan: Really?
Amanda: Yeah. Just a few tweaks here and there, and we can have our finances turned around in about a year.
Devan: A year?!
Marni: We don’t have a year.
Amanda: You guys, it’s such a good opportunity. If we just had more…Devan, I know! I know how to fix this. I still have some money saved up from my phone case fortune.
Devan: OK…
Amanda: So, you let me buy your shares of the company, nobody has to lose their job, everything gets to stay just as it is!
Devan: Yeah, except for the part where you own the company instead of me?
Amanda: Um, yeah, that’s how it works.
Marni: But you wouldn’t have to lay anyone off, and you wouldn’t have to worry about your bills anymore.
Amanda: Here’s my offer. We can talk about it further before we finalize anything.
Devan: Sold! Sold. You got a deal.
Amanda: Deal.
Marni: Wow, Amanda, you really saved the day!
Devan: Yeah, it was looking really bad there for a minute, but you turned it all around.
Amanda: Guys, have you seen my phone? I haven’t looked at it in about 2 hours. Okay, hello, phone? Oh my gosh, you guys. Mason wants to hang out.
Devan: Yay!
Amanda: Oh, and I look horrible! Does anybody have any hairspray? What am I going to do?
Dale: I do! Yup, I do!
Marni: Dale, you’re still here?
Dale: Yup, just doing my part.
Marni: Wow.
Amanda: Dale, you’ve saved the day! Thank you so much. You guys, I’ve got to go! I’ve got to…you know…wish me luck, OK?
Devan: Good luck!
Marni: Bye! Wow.
Devan: I’ve got to call Jason.
Grammar Point
Go Super to learn "Contractions and Abbreviations" from this lesson
Quizzes
Lesson MP3
The iTEP® test
-
Sponsored by
Discussion
Amanda, Devan and Marni are at the office late at night going through the files. They are hoping to find a way to fix the company’s finances so they won’t have to lay anyone off.
After hours of searching, Amanda thinks she has it figured out. With a little time, it can be turned around. The problem is, they don’t have time. So Amanda offers to buy Devan’s shares of the company. Devan agrees, and while she’s sad she won’t own the company anymore, she’s glad that Amanda saved the day and now all the employees can keep their jobs.
Suddenly, Amanda remembers she hasn’t looked at her phone in hours. She missed a call from Mason. He wants to hang out! But after working so late, she doesn’t look great. Fortunately, Dale saves the day with some hairspray.
Have you ever saved the day? When is the last time someone saved the day for you?
Comments
Hong Kong |
Dominican Republic |
United Arab Emirates |
China |
Argentina |
Colombia |
Hong Kong |
Nicaragua |
Ukraine |
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Ukraine |
Pakistan |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Yemen |
Afghanistan |
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Indonesia |