you Neil…

Neil: … and you, Feifei. Hello everyone.

Feifei: Ah Neil, it sounds like you're in a

good mood.

Neil: You'll never find me in a bad mood

Feifei. Why?

Feifei: Well I wanted to ask you a favour.

Neil: Oh yes?

Feifei: I need to leave early today and

wondered if you could finish this

programme on your own

and then start writing another script?

Neil: Are you joking? If you think I'm going

to do all my work and yours, then you are

living in cloud cuckoo land!

Feifei:Where is that exactly? I can assure

you I live in London.

Neil: Yes I know that. What I mean is that

you are silly to think the impossible is

possible.That's living in cloud cuckoo

land. Basically, you are misguided to think

I can do my work AND your work. OK?

Feifei: OK Neil, if you say so. Neil thinks

I'm silly to believe he can do his work and

mine – but we'll see!

Neil: Let's hear some examples shall we,

while you visit cloud cuckoo land!

If my teacher thinks I can do my grammar

homework and learn all my new

vocabulary tonight, then he's living in

cloud cuckoo land!

If you think we're going to win this match

with only ten players, then you're living

in cloud cuckoo land!

He's clearly living in cloud cuckoo land –

how can we ever afford to buy a house

with the little money we earn?

Feifei: So living in cloud cuckoo land

describes a situation where someone

thinks doing something

impossible is possible. So it's about

someone being unrealistic?

Neil: Exactly. Like you wanting to go home

early and me doing all your work.

Ridiculous!

Feifei: Well Neil, if you think I'm going to

sit here and miss out on front row seats

at the theatre, then YOU are living in cloud

cuckoo land.

Neil: Oh, so you're off to the theatre,

leaving me to finish the programme!

Feifei: I am Neil. See ya.

Neil: Oh. Well everyone, today's

programme is about the phrase 'living in

cloud cuckoo land' and

it appears I am in it! Bye for now.