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   Theo Theo: No! Everything is... honest? Open? What's the word?
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   Nadia Nadia: Can the boss's sister win our prize draw?
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   Theo Theo: No! Everything is... honest? Open? What's the word?
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   Nadia Nadia: People will ask. Say it clearly, Theo.
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   Theo Theo: I know it! It's... an honest... thing? Help.
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   Narrator Theo knows his draw is fair.
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   Narrator He just can't find the phrase.
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   Narrator Above board has five parts to learn.
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   Narrator If something is above board, it is honest and open.
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    Narrator Nobody is cheating, and nobody is hiding anything.
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    Narrator Use it for a contest, a payment, or an agreement.
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    Narrator Picture a draw with public rules and an outside judge.
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    Narrator It describes how something is done, not what a person is like.
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    Narrator For character, say: She's an honest person.
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    Narrator For a fair vote or deal, say: The vote was above board.
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    Narrator And you'll undertake to keep everything above board.
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    Narrator The official asks the young man to promise that everything he does will be honest and
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    Narrator open, with nothing hidden.
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    Narrator That is what "above board" means.
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    Narrator Hear how above runs into board.
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    Narrator There's just a weak uh, then the stress.
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    Theo Theo: The draw is above board. Nobody hides anything.
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    Nadia Nadia: Good. But how will people know?
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    Narrator Theo wants people to see the proof.
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    Narrator So he shares the rules.
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    Narrator Most often, above board comes right after the verb be.
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    Narrator The whole selection was above board.
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    Narrator To ask a question, put is first.
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    Narrator Is the selection process above board?
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    Narrator To warn someone, add not.
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    Narrator That payment isn't above board.
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    Narrator To show ongoing effort, use keep, then an object.
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    Narrator Clear rules help us keep everything above board.
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    Narrator Add completely for emphasis.
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    Narrator We keep our books completely above board.
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    Narrator Keep needs an object before above board.
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    Narrator Say: We keep the sale above board.
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    Narrator Keep it above board, love.
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    Narrator He tells the boy to keep it above board: "it" is the deal, and he wants it honest and legal.
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    Narrator Notice the object between keep and above board.
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    Theo Theo: I'll post the rules, so we keep everything above board.
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    Nadia Nadia: Smart. Put the winners online too.
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    Nadia Nadia: A stranger offered cash. No receipt, no questions.
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    Theo Theo: That isn't above board. We'll say no.
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    Narrator Learners often add the before board.
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    Narrator Leave it out.
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    Narrator With the, board becomes a real object.
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    Narrator The poster is above the notice board.
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    Narrator The idiom never takes an article.
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    Narrator It's a fixed phrase.
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    Narrator You may also see aboveboard as one word.
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    Narrator It's common in American writing, even before a noun.
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    Narrator Your turn.
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    Narrator Listen, then say it out loud.
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    Narrator The ticket sales were above board.
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    Narrator We keep every payment above board.
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    Nadia Nadia: Good call. Every payment needs a receipt.
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    Theo Theo: Yes. No receipt, no ticket.
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    Narrator Both phrases have board, and learners sometimes mix them up.
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    Narrator Above board asks if something is honest.
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    Narrator The overtime plan was above board.
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    Narrator Across the board asks who is affected.
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    Narrator It means everyone in the group.
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    Narrator The agency cut travel budgets across the board.
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    Narrator That says nothing about honesty.
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    Narrator The cuts could be fair or unfair.
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    Narrator It doesn't mean equal amounts.
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    Narrator It means the policy covers the whole group.
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    Narrator We're making some significant cuts across the board.
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    Narrator He says the cuts hit everyone, so "across the board" means every person or area in the group
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    Narrator gets the same cut.
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    Narrator So across the board talks about who, and above board talks about honesty.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator Every worker gets the new bonus.
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    Narrator B.
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    Narrator The bonus covers every worker, so use across the board.
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    Narrator Above board is about honesty.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator You describe a neighbor's lasting character.
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    Narrator A.
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    Narrator Honest describes a person's character.
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    Narrator Above board describes how a deal or an event is done.
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    Narrator In fast speech, the word above starts with a very weak first sound.
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    Narrator The stress lands on the second part of the word above.
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    Narrator Then the v moves straight into the b of board.
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    Narrator There's no extra vowel between them.
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    Narrator Board also sounds exactly like bored.
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    Narrator The sentence tells you which one.
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    Narrator American speakers say the r in board.
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    Narrator British speakers usually don't, before a pause.
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    Narrator Listen for this in the film clips and in real conversations.
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    Nadia Nadia: Can the boss's sister win?
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    Theo Theo: No. The rules are public. It's completely above board.
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    Nadia Nadia: Perfect. Who counts the tickets?
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    Theo Theo: Two neighbors, in front of everyone. We keep it above board.
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    Narrator One more.
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    Narrator A shop hides the real prices from its buyers.
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    Narrator B. Hiding prices is not honest or open, so use the negative form, isn't above board.
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    Narrator Now a dictation.
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     Narrator Listen and write the sentence.
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     Narrator Check your sentence.
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     Narrator Did you write kept, with no the before board?
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     Narrator Above board means honest and open.
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     Narrator Use be, or use keep with an object.
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     Narrator Never add the before board.
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     Narrator For everyone in a group, say across the board.
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     Narrator In fast speech, listen for the word above running into the word board.
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     Narrator Next, practice above board with the exercises for this lesson.
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1. Frage 1

   A community group sells lottery tickets and displays the ticket registry for anyone to inspect. Which statement correctly describes this situation?

   A The ticket sales are above board because the process is transparent and fair. B The ticket sales are above board because the group collected a large amount of money. C The ticket sales are above board because the tickets rest physically on a wooden board.
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2. Frage 2

   Why does Elena point to the published rules when a neighbor asks about family members entering the draw?

   A She wants to prove that ticket prices will increase next season. B She provides concrete evidence that the draw is above board and free from favoritism. C She attempts to show that the contest was organized quickly without outside help.
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3. Frage 3

   Which sentence correctly uses keep with an object to describe maintaining honest practices?

   A Our team keeps above board every month without checking receipts. B Our team is kept above board because our finances remain completely. C Our team keeps our finances completely above board by auditing every expense.
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