We Speak. I'm Feifei.

And I'm Roy! I'm so excited!

You made me so happy when

you messaged me what

we're doing today!

What?! We are about to go

into one of the most intense

and important meetings of our lives.

Why are you happy about that?

I thought we were playing a selection

of classic board games!?

I brought my favourite game.

Why on earth would you bring

a selection of board games

to a huge meeting?

You told me in your message

to bring a game! You were very clear!

No, Roy! I said bring your A game!

Not bring a game! Your A game

is your best performance - and

that's what we need in this meeting.

Right, well clearly I have brought

my A game - and a great board

game that we can play after

we are successful in the meeting!

Roy, if you manage to convince

everyone of my plan, I'll play your

stupid game! Let's listen to these

examples while we have a meeting.

Claus brought his A game to the

meeting and sealed the deal.

That team won the match easily.

They brought their A game.

Erica didn't bring her A game to

the quiz, and we lost by a point.

This is The English We Speak from BBC

Learning English, and we're talking about

the expression 'A game'. Your A game

is your best or highest level

of performance.

Yes, it's commonly used with

the verb 'bring' and a possessive

pronoun like 'your'. You're very lucky

that I brought my A game to the

meeting - but it really didn't seem

like that a truly vital and

important meeting.

It was for me. I'm just really

happy you managed to convince

them that I needed an indoor golf

course in the office! And now I believe

I owe you something!

Yes, you promised to play the

board game I brought

with me today!

No, not that - it looks boring,

and I don't want to fall asleep.

I was thinking of playing

some golf.

Well, OK. I like golf, I'm not

very good at it, so I'll have to

bring my A game if I want to

beat you.

You're not playing.

I'll let you carry my clubs while

I play as a reward for your hard

work in the meeting. So, don't worry

about bringing your A game.

Bye!

Bye!