Exercise

1. If you pull someone's leg, what are you doing?

  a) having a fight

  b) joking with them

2. What does Nina say she is doing this evening?

Answers

1. Joking with them

2. Going on a date with David Beckham. 

Read

You’re listening to British Council’s English Online and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression to pull someone’s leg.

Let’s listen to the dialogue.

A: I met David Beckham in a pub last night and he bought me a drink.

B: Are you pulling my leg?

I’ve noticed that the British people I work with are always joking and teasing each other. If you tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them, then you are said to be pulling their leg.

Anyway, I have to go now I have a date with David Beckham this evening….nahh …just pulling your leg!

And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks. You’ve been listening to English Online – the podcast for English learners in China.