"Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song which heavily incorporates samples from Jean's earlier single "Dance Like This" and "Amores Como el Nuestro" written by Omar Alfanno and performed by Jerry Rivera. The song was written and produced by Shakira, Jean, and LaTavia Parker. It was released in 2006, by Epic Records as the second single from the album. In this case, I think you really do need some patches." Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean for the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, Oral Fixation, Vol. These types of holes in jeans are really not fashionable, are they? That looks terrible – and if you’re not careful you’re going to cut yourself. I’m just cutting some holes in my jeans – you know, to be more fashionable, like you. Neil, what are you doing with that knife? This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we’re talking about the expression ‘not a patch on something’, which is used to say that one thing is not as good as another. My holiday at home wasn’t a patch on a trip abroad. I know some people disagree, but for me the Olympics isn’t a patch on the World Cup.
My new phone isn’t a patch on the old one. Let’s hear some examples of this expression in action. I’m saying my old jeans were much better than these new ones. So it’s not connected to the word ‘patch’, which means a textile cover for something which is damaged? If something ‘isn’t a patch on’ something else, it means it is nowhere near as good as the thing you first mentioned. I was using our expression for this programme. It’s fashionable to have holes in your jeans these days.Īh, right. The holes are supposed to be there, Neil. Well, I was going to say – you probably do need some patches. Yes they are! Do you like them? I’m not so sure about them… They’re not a patch on my old ones. Hello, I’m Jiaying, and this is The English We Speak. But what is the connection to Jiaying’s jeans? Transcript English at Work (intermediate) BusinessĪn expression for when something is much worse than something else.Tim's Pronunciation Workshop (intermediate) Pronunciation.The Sounds of English (basic+) Pronunciation.6 Minute Vocabulary (intermediate) Vocabulary.The English We Speak (intermediate) Vocabulary.6 Minute English (intermediate+) Vocabulary.English in a Minute (intermediate+) Vocabulary.Towards advanced grammar reference Grammar.The Grammar Gameshow (intermediate+) Grammar.6 Minute Grammar (intermediate) Grammar.
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