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1. Introduction : We need to know which phrases to use when we are having a bad travel experience, estimating and guessing, giving compliments, talking about future and tons of other situations. And here we will get introduced to hundreds of such phrases for everyday English conversations. The method to master this course is pretty simple and easy. We guarantee your success if you regularly and constantly follow it. Have you ever wanted to learn the most common English phrases used by Native American English speakers, my dear friends, by working through the material you can master the English language needed to speak confidently about a variety of everyday English topics. So here you can improve your English speaking skills. Learn many common new phrases, vocabulary, and speak about the most common conversational topics. We have been trying to use many creativity and some new methods to help you learn hundreds of useful common phrases used in everyday English conversations. Imagine you are speaking about statistics and you'll want to say there was a sudden increase and then decrease in crime. How would you describe it? That's right. We say there was a spike in crime. Or imagine you want to informally tell a person to wait. Well that's simple. We say, hold your horses and many, many other phrases which will help us communicate easier. So my dear friends, good luck learning many common phrases. Remember, repetition of these phrases is a secret to improve your English speaking skills. Please keep me aware of your questions. I will always answer your back. Good luck. Enjoy the course. 2. Unit 1: Interesting and boring stuff : My dear friends lift land ten phrases to say something is interesting or boring. Yes, Native American speakers you as many phrases when they want to speak about something that is interesting or boring. Let's dive in. Let's understand them. Let's start with the first phrase and that's, it's fascinating. It's fascinating, which means that something is extremely interesting and you'll really enjoy doing it. It was a bewildering and fascinating place. So fascinated me is extremely interesting. For example, the book offers a fascinating glimpse of the life of the rich and famous. It's intriguing. This is another common word which mean very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious. For example, she has a really intriguing personality, which means her personality is interesting because it's kind of unusual and mysterious, intriguing. If you describe something as intriguing, You mean that it is interesting or strange, or interesting and strange. For example, this intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative. I couldn't tear myself away. I couldn't hear myself away. We use this expression when we don't want to leave or stop watching an action. Because it's really enjoyable and you don't want to go and leave. I couldn't hear myself away. For example, I couldn't hear myself away from the book I was reading last night. It was just too good. Tear away here means to leave despite a strong desire to stay. She couldn't hear herself away from the view. She couldn't hear herself away from the view. I couldn't put it down. I couldn't put it down. The sprays is used for an extremely interesting book. This is a phrase that people say when talking about a great, what gets me is that while you were reading it, you didn't want to stop reading. So I couldn't put it down. You know, sometimes the book is really absorbing and interesting that you get lost at it and you just forget about the time. So you might say, I couldn't put it down. I was so into it. I lost track of time. So if you are into something, you really, really like it and you enjoy doing it. For example, I'm really into playing tennis, which means I enjoy playing it and I really like it and lose track of time here means to be unaware that so much time has passed just because you are very involved and interested in something. For example, while I was listening to her speech, I lost track of time and I was really into it. It does nothing for me. It does nothing for me, which means it didn't have strong and positive effect on me or to not be something that I like or I enjoy. So it doesn't it does nothing for me. Yes, it does nothing for me. For example, watching that movie really did nothing for me. It did nothing for me, which means I didn't have it didn't have a strong effect on me, and therefore, I didn't really find it interesting. I was bored to tears or I was bored to death. This is an informal phrase used to say that you are completely bored. For example, I pretended to listen, but I was bored to death, or I was bored to tears. It means you are extremely bored to the point of maybe distraction or irritation that you almost want to cry in frustration. For example, after two hours of listening at that meeting, I was bored to death. We could also say bore to death, right? As you know, death is the worst thing. So using it to compare how you feel is telling someone that you are very bored, bore to death. I'm dying of boredom. I'm dying art board. And this is another general sentence we can use to say that you are dying just because you are so bored. So this phrase means to be so utterly bored that you feel as though you can tolerate it any longer, right? For example, if that staff meeting ended when it did, I would have died of boredom. Everyone was dying of reward them. By the end of his presentation. It's about as exciting as watching paint dry. It's about as exciting as watching paint dry, which means it's very dull and boring. For example. Everyone loves that period drama, but not me. It's as exciting as watching paint dry. We could also say it's about as exciting as watching grass grow, watching paint dry. It's closely related to watching the grass grow is an English language idiom. That means something is incredibly boring or tedious. It is believed to have originated in the United States. 3. phrases in movies : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. Fascinating, fascinating, fascinating. Fascinating. With 50 bucks can get you at the county recorders office. Have you gotten faster? The intriguing, Mr. President? Well, it's intriguing. It's intriguing, intriguing question. It's intriguing. It's intriguing. And tear myself away. We call, couldn't tear himself away. Turn myself boy. Just so thrilling. I couldn't I couldn't put it down and he got anything new. I couldn't put it down. I couldn't put it down. And I started Well, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I couldn't. I couldn't. But why did you put it down? I lost track of time. All right, sweetheart. I lost track of time. I lost track of time. I completely lost track of time. I'm really sorry. I'm bored to tears. I was bored to tears even before the hour that wouldn't end. Dying of Barton, but we're gonna die. Only problem, I was dying a board, um, until is it because otherwise it would be dying of border. 4. Conversation : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here Jack and Sarah are watching a movie at the cinema. And Jack stars conversation and says, it's a fascinating movie. I show really like it. This is the third time or watching it. Yeah, you could say that again. I'm really into this one. I'm really into this one. I easily lose track of time. I easily lose track of time. Here. Jack feels really bored and he has spent a lot of time working at his computer desk. So jack's friend starts the conversation and says, What's the matter of Jack Ward and drowsy, I guess? Object. Replies that says, yeah, I'm tying of born dead. I'm bored to tears. Bored to tears. Then express it. I see. Let's go for a walk. Can have some coffee. Yes. That it'll change your cup of coffee. Marshall are talking about novels and books. So Ted says, I love books and novels. The new book I'm reading includes many fascinating stories and articles. Last night I started reading it and I couldn't put it down. I couldn't put it down. Then Marshall says, Oh, great, you must be a really intuitive. Let me read it When you are finished with it, if you don't mind. Here Ted and David are talking about playing table tennis, but David seems not interested. So Ted says, Let's go play tennis this weekend RUN, we will have a lot of fun. Yes, we will have a lot of fun. David replies. It's about as exciting as watching paint dry. It's not intriguing at all for me. It's not intriguing at all for me. So he doesn't like the sports. Robin and Alex are talking about a movie. So Alex's how did you find the movie? These you enjoyed? Robin. Robbery applies. Well, honestly, it did nothing for me. It was not as fascinating as the one we watched last week. It did nothing for me. She didn't like the movie. 5. Listening Practise : We learned ten ways to say that something is boring or interesting. Now, let's improve your listening. So my dear friends listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see the text on the screen. And finally, check your answers. I spend all day watching these unpleasant shows on TV. I was dying up for them. I spend all day watching these unpleasant shows on TV. I was dying up for them. I was bored to death listening to that lecture this afternoon. I was bored to death listening to that lecture this afternoon. Watching that romantic movie really did nothing for me. Watching that romantic movie really did nothing for me. I'm sorry, I'm late. We were having so much fun that I completely lost track of time. I'm sorry, I'm late. We were having so much fun that I completely lost track of time. She was really into chemistry. So she finally decided to get into this field at Oxford University. She was really into chemistry. So she finally decided to get into this field at Oxford University. The magazine carriers and intriguing mixture of high-fashion gossip and erasing. The magazine carriers and intriguing mixture of high-fashion gossip and racing. 6. Check yourself : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. When you are really bored and have nothing to enjoy. Native speakers use some phrases to speak about this kind of issue. What are they? Can't even remember? Native speakers usually say, I'm bored to death, or I'm bored to tears. Or probably they could say, I'm dying of boredom. I'm dying, got bored them. If something is really interesting or enjoyable and you really enjoy doing it, how would you describe your feeling here? We could say, it's fascinating or it's intriguing. It's intriguing when we speak about something that have no strong and positive effect on someone or to not be something that you like or enjoy. So how would you say this? How would you say this? We could say, it does nothing for me. It does nothing for me. Native speaker is used this phrase when they talk about something that is very boring and doll. So what is this expression? We could use these expressions. It's as exciting as watching paint dry. It's about as exciting as watching grass grow. It's about as exciting as watching grass grow if you are into something that you really like and you enjoy doing what explorations native speakers use. Can't even remember. They usually say, I'm so into it or I'm really into it. I'm really into it. 7. Unit 2: Cheering someone up : Now let's speak about phrases for cheering somebody up. How do you cheer people up? So native English speakers use many common phrases for tearing somebody up. Let's understand them. You could use these phrases and these questions and you can start cheering people up like this. What's the matter? What's wrong? Are you? Alright? You could start with this question in order to show that you are affectionate. To show your affection and understanding what the problem exactly is. For example, Hey Jack, he'll look Saturday, what's the matter? Are you alright? Is there anything I can do to help? Is there anything I can do to help? This phrase is good to use when a friend or an acquaintance has bad news about an illness, death in the family, money problem, et cetera. You can ask, is there anything I can do to help? Is there anything I can do to help? So you can gently offer your help and show you are supportive and sympathetic. For example, I'm sorry for your loss. I know how important she wants to you. Is there anything I can do to help? Is there anything I can do to help cheer up or chin up? This is actually, these are informal phrase is used for someone in difficult situations in order to encourage them to be brave and try not to be sad. For example, shut up. It will soon be the weekend. Chin up. Don't worry, it will soon be the weekend. So this phrase encourages someone to improve their mood, especially when they are sad or discourage. Come on. The project was not total was not a total failure. Yes. Come on. The project was not a total failure. Chin up. Chin up, honey. Tomorrow is another day. It is not so bad. It is not so bad. Actually, it's a good phrase you can use to cheer somebody up and to make him or her feel better when she's feeling sad. So we are trying to emphasize that it is not a big deal or problem and it's not worth worrying. Yes. So this is usually said when something exceeds low expectations. For example, I know that chicken doesn't look too appetizing, but it's not really so bad. It's not really so bad. Everything will be okay or everything will be alright. As you know, this is a phrase of comfort and the time of stress or uncertainty. For example, I know you are worried about finding a new job, but everything will be okay. I promise, as John Lennon said, everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, It's not the end. It's not okay. It's not the end. Look on the bright side. Look on the bright side, which means consider the positive aspects. We use this phrase to say that we must find good things in bad situation. For example, look on the bright side, no one was badly hurt. Look on the bright side. No one was badly hurt. When you tell people to look on the bright side, you are telling them to be optimistic or cheerful in spite of difficulties. If you'll look on the rice, I do try to be cheerful about bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been, right? Look on the bright side. It's not the end of the world. It's not the end of the world. This phrase is used when someone is upset about something small and trivial. This phrase is used for saying that something bad is not really as serious as some thing it is. For example, losing your job is hard, but it's not the end of the world. Yes, it's not the end of the world. If you say that something bad is not the end of the world, you are trying to stop yourself or someone else being so upset by it or by suggesting that it is not the worst thing that could happen. It's not the end of the world. Worst things happen at the sea. Wars, things happen at the C. What does worst things happen to see? What does mean. Actually, it means things are not as bad as they seem. So guys, we say it in their resigned tune when we find ourselves in an awkward or difficult situations, or where do we have to put up with something less than we expected? And this is my favorite one. Every cloud has a silver lining. This is a very common proverb used by native speakers, which mean every difficult or sad situation has a comfortable, has a comfortable or more hopeful aspect, even though this may not be immediately apparent. For example, after the fire two years ago, fuel could see the silver lining. So it is used to say that every bad situation holds the possibility of something good. There are plenty more fish in the sea. There are plenty more fish in the sea. This phrase is used specifically to cheer up somebody who has just finished relationship. The speaker is trying to encourage them to look for a new partner. There are a plenty more fish in the sea. There is no use crying over spilled milk. Yes, there is no use crying over spilled milk. This phrase can seem less sympathetic, can suggest that the person needs to forget what has happened and move on. Yes. There is no use crying over spilled milk, being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed. So usually the sprays is set as two. It's no use crying over spilled milk. Which means that getting upset over certain things like spilled milk is not going to fix anything, is not going to fix it. The last phrase, which is very simple as you'll look a bit down, you'll look a bit down. Which means you'll look a little sad. It'll look a little upset, or you look a little uneasy or anxious. What's wrong, man? You'll look a little bad. So this is another common way to sympathize with people. To show your worries. It'll look a little bad. You'll look a little down. You'll look a bit down. What's wrong with you. 8. Phrases with films : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. Is there anything I can do to help? Is there anything? Is there anything I can do to help there? Anything I can do to help share a funny Jira. Jira. Well, you keep your chin up and your music down. Okay. Schooling to be everything would be okay. Everything's going to be okay. Everything will be okay. Right side. Now look on the bright side. I mean, look on the bright side. Look on the bright side. Should look on the bright side of things, corporal. Yeah, Well, look on the bright side, you'll be on national television. Look on the bright side. Look on the bright side. Just look on the bright side. You know, it's not the end of the world. Not the end of the world. It's not the end of the world looked like That is not the end of the shaft, the end of the world. Listen. David Cole, he's made one Deal policies, not the end of the world. Yeah. Well, it's not the end of the world. What's the matter? What's the matter? Matter. 9. Phrases in Conversation : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Jack allele are having a conversation about a lost dog, Lily Here, she seems upset because she has lost the dark. So Jack starts this conversation and says, What's the matter, Lily, why you look a bit down than Lily replies, I just lost my dog and now I can't find it. I don't know what to do now. Come on. We'll find it. It's not the end of the world. Keep your chin up. Keep your chin up. Here. Jack Marshall are talking about a broken relationship. So Jack says, Marcia, why are you so upset today? Is there anything I can do to help? Is there anything I can do to help that marshal applies? I just broke up with sorrow. I feel really down these days. Sprints is sorrow was a root girl. Look on the bright side, you can find a better one. Chin up. You deserve a better person. There are plenty more fish in the see, there are plenty more fish in the sea. Here, Jack and Barney, or having a conversation about university. Jack starts and says, why the long face, What's the matter of Bro, what's wrong? Share it with me, please. Barney replies and says, Well, I didn't get accepted in this university. I spent many hours studying. It was a waste of time. Then checks is come on. It's not so sad. You have plenty of chance ahead of you. It's not so sad. You have plenty of chance ahead of you. Here, Jack has an accident with his dad's new car now he feels regretful, he feels sad. So jackson Oh, I don't know what to do now, my dad would kill me if he found out about this. Is Francis. There is no use crying over spilled milk. We must find a solution. Yes. There is no use crying over spilled milk. That's right. Here. Jack has been studying hard for two years in order to get accepted in a good university. So Jack says, I failed at GAN, that is really disappointing. I feel helpless. Ryan says, you know, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Every cloud has a silver lining. Then Jack says, yeah, I'm sure everything will be okay one day, I just need to look on the bright side. Yes. I just need to look up right side. 10. Practise your Listening : We learned ten great phrases for cheering somebody up. Now, let's practice listening. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see that takes on the screen. And finally, check your answers. Let's growing pal. You look a bit down. Have you been crying? What's growing pal? You'll look a bit down. Have you been crying? I know you're lost $9 thousand. I'm sure we can enter that money very soon. It's not the end of the world. I know you're lost $9 thousand. I'm sure we can enter that money very soon. It's not the end of the world. Experts believe it is all part of a wartime spirit of looking on the bright side. Experts believe it is all part of a wartime spirit of looking on the bright side. Come on. The project was not a total failure. Chin up. We just need to be determined. Come on. The project was not a total failure chin up. We just need to be determined. I know he lost his job and I really loved it, but I'm sure we will find a better one. Everything will be okay. I know you're lost this job and I really loved it, but I'm sure we will find a better one. Everything will be okay. I just lost one of my best friends. I feel dismal this days. Is there anything I can do to help? I just lost one of my best friends. I feel dismal these days. Is there anything I can do to help? 11. Checking Stage: So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. My dear friends, what phrase we can use in order to tell someone that they can find good things and advantages in a bad situation. Can you remember this phrase? That's right. We usually say, look on the bright side. Yes, look the bright side. Guys, what informal phrase native speakers use in a difficult situation in order to encourage someone to be brave and try not to be so sad. What is it? We usually say, Cheer up, cheer up or chin up, or keep your chin up. Come on, man. Keep your chin up. A phrase of comfort we usually use in time of stress or uncertainty. What is it? Yes, we usually say everything will be okay, Don't worry, everything will be okay. An expression suggests that the person needs to forget what has happened and move on. We speak about something that can't be changed. What is it? Yes, that's right. We will say there is no use crying over spilled milk. There is no use crying over spilled milk. Native speakers use this phrase to cheer up someone who has just finished a relationship. What is it? That's right. We usually say there are plenty more fish in the sea. Come on. There are plenty more fish in the sea. 12. Unit 3: Disappointment : Do you want to learn some common useful English phrases about disappointment? Native English speakers use these phrases when they talk about the subject, their disappointment. Let's understand these phrases, these comments, sentences. So guys, let's dive in. What a pity. Yes, What a pity. This phrase is usually a verbal reaction on a sad, disappointing story told. Seeing it indicates that someone understand the suffering of others and shares it. What a pity guys. It'll reflect a feeling of sorrow and sympathy for the misfortune of others. It expresses constellation and it is equivalent to saying, that's too bad. So what a pity. This phrase is a feeling of sadness or sympathy for the suffering or unhappiness of others. Something that causes or regret or disappointment. For example, What a pity that you cannot go to the party. What a pity that you cannot go to the party. What a shame. Yes, What a shame. Shame is a painful feeling that is a mix of regret, self hate, and dishonor. Feeling. Shame or being shamed is one of the most actually miserable feelings of them all. When you feel shame, you feel like a bad person and regret what you did, right? This phrase is also used when you wish a situation was different and you feel sad or disappointment. For example, she's failed hair test again, what a shame. Let me speak about the difference between what a shame and what a pity guys. If a boy gets in a fight school, his father might say, What a pity to me that he wishes the boy hadn't gotten into the fight in the first place, but he's a steel sorry for his son. What a shame is a little colder. People use it to express loss of respect for whatever they are talking about. How disappointing when we talk about something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected, we usually actually use this phrase, how disappointing? This phrase indicates a situation that is not satisfactory or hopeful. We just lost the game again after two years of hard work. How disappointing? That's too bad, That's too bad. This is another general phrase which is an expression of sympathy, condolence, or regret. For example, it's too bad. You won't be able to come with us this weekend or Oh, that's too bad. I failed my exam. Again. If you say something is too bad, You can mean either that you feel sympathy about a problem or that you don't. The difference in what being talked about and the way that you say it. For example, it's too bad that you can't come to see Mike in school play. It's too bad that you can't come to see Mike and he's at school today. Bomber? Yes, bummer. This is an informal word and informal way to say that this is annoying or disappointing. For example, the party was a real bummer. So if you say that something is a bummer, You mean that it is unpleasant or annoying? I had a bomber of a day or what a bummer. It was a real let down. This isn't a formal phrase and native speaker usually use when talking about an event performance, et cetera, that is not as good as you expect it to be. It was a real lead down. So if you let someone down, you disappoint them by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do. For example, don't worry. Don't worry, bro, I won't let you down, which means I won't disappoint you. It didn't leave to my expectations. Yes, it did not leave to my expectations. Live up to one's expectations means to be as good as or have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for. It didn't live up to my expectations. If something didn't live up to your expectations, it means it didn't give you the result. You wanted to live up to one's expectation means to do as well as someone expects one to do. For example, he found it hard to live up to his parents expectations. He found it hard to live up to his parents expectations. I was so looking forward to or we had high hopes for these phrases emphasize the expectations that you had before, the negative results. Oh, you are not coming. I was so looking forward to seeing you or oh, we are not going to get that promotion. We had high hopes for the promotion. We had high hopes for the promotions. 13. Review in film : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. What a pity. She is not strong enough to compete for what she wants. I could listen to you forever. What a pity. Pity, What a pity. What a Shame, Shame, Shame, Shame. What a theme we both had to grow up. Feeling. Ashamed. Disappointing, disappointing, disappoints. Disappointing. Can you imagine how disappointing would be for you to hear the same thing from your creator. I understand how disappointing this is. Disappointing. That's too bad. That's too bad. That's too bad. Boomers, bomber, Hummer, bomber. But if that's the thing, it's such a bummer, but up such a bummer. It's just such a ******* let down, you know, it was a let down, right? Kinda hurt totally. You're such a ******* went down. I can't even believe it. Natural causes. Now that's a let down. Don't you think that's gonna be kind of a let down? It did not live up to expectations. Should I live up to other people's expectations instead of miles? They can't possibly live up to my expectations. Last few seasons haven't lived up to my expectations were the expectations of the many fans of this great team. 14. Conversation Stage: Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here, Ted on Marshall are talking about a new relationship that is not successful. So Ted starts the conversation and says, What's the matter, Marshall? You'll look a bit Saturday. Is there anything wrong? Sorry, applies. Actually, I propose to sorrow, but she rejected me. Dentist says, Oh, how disappointing. That's too bad. I thought you guys were in love with each other. So Marshall, the disappointed and hopeless because he got rejected. Here in this conversation, *** and David are speaking about a plan that was not successful. So Ted starts the conversation, says, this new plan failed again, it didn't live up to my expectations. It didn't live up to my expectation. You know. David says, Oh What a pity. I thought everything was going well. Ted says You'd better research more before launching your business next time. Yes, You'd better research more. That's their right to think to do. That's a logical thing to do. Actually. Jack here has fail the exam five times now, he feels are really disappointed. So he says, What a shame, I failed this exam. Again, it's been five times. That is Brian replies that says That's okay. I'm sure you will pass it next time. If you put more efforts into its objects is thanks for your support and the kind words. I never gave up trying no matter one's I never give up trying no matter what. Yes, we should never give up on our tweens. Ear Jack feels unhappy because he's no trip was canceled. So Jack's brands started the conversation and says, I'm afraid tomorrow will be snowy and wind, so our trip will be canceled. Jackson's then. Oh, no, I was so looking forward to this trip, I wouldn't have the chance to meet my favorite singer at the concert. That's terrible. David and Robin here are talking about a play at the theatre. So David says, Did you watch the play today evening? It was a real lead down. It was a real lead down. Then Robin says, yeah, he was a bummer. It didn't live up to my expectations. It didn't live up to my expectations. 15. Listening Section : We learned seven great phrases for disappointment. Yes, phrases about disappointment. Now, let's improve your listing. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see the text on the screen. And finally, check your answers. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't live up to our expectations at all. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't live up to our expectations at all. Not again, a tickets to the game after my ad promised them to us is a real letdown. Not again, a ticket to the game after my ad promised them to us is a real down. This arena is a real bummer, will listen up or come out again. This array1 is a real bummer. Will assign ever come out again? Oh, my flight got canceled. I'm not going to get the chance of winning this game. How disappointing? Oh, my flight got canceled. I'm not going to get the chance of winning this game. How disappointing time and I broke up yesterday. What a pity. U2 are such a cute couple. Time and I broke up yesterday. What a pity. U2 are such a cute couple. I guess he decided to delete his account or from the forum. What a shame. I'm sure we'll all miss these insane observations. I guess he decided to delete his account from the forum. What a shame. I'm sure we will all miss his insane observations. 16. Check Now : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. Guys. What is an informal way to say that this is annoying or disappointing? Yes. To say that that is, or this is annoying or disappointing. What is it? Yes, the informal one is Bomber. Bomber for example, that party was a bomber. Guys if something doesn't have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for, how would you put this into a sentence? Can remember. We usually say it didn't live up to my expectations. Yes, it didn't live up to my expectations. What if something is disappointing and you have no hope for it? What phrases and how I mean, what kind of words can you use to describe this feeling? Yes, something that is disappointing and you have no hope for it. We could use these phrases that's disappointing or that's too bad, or it's surreal, let down. It's a real lead down. We use two phrases to emphasize the expectations that you had before, the more negative result. So what is it has two phrases to emphasize the expectations that you had before the negative result. We could say, I was so looking forward to seeing you or we had high hopes for seeing you. We had high hopes for seeing you. Guys native speakers use this phrase for sadness or sympathy for the suffering or unhappiness of others. What is it? We could say? What a pity, for example, What a pity you can't come with us. What a pity. 17. Unit 4: Not believing Someone : Are you ready to learn ten great ways to say you don't believe someone? If yes, Let's get started. Let's dive in. American native speakers use these common expressions to say that they don't believe someone. So guys, let's understand them. You're kidding? You're kidding? Yes. Let's start with this phrase. You have heard it many times, guys. You're kidding. This is an informal phrase used when someone says something surprising or that seems as if it could not be serious or true. So it's sometimes hard to believe, right? For example, he said he lost all the papers you gave him. Are you kidding? You're kidding? Are you kidding? So you can't be serious? Yes. It means you can't be serious. I don't believe it. Or this can't be true? Yes. This can't be true. For example, oh, you're kidding? How can the traffic already be so backed up? You're kidding. You are pulling my leg. You are pulling my leg. This is my favorite expression, which means you are trying to lie to me. You are lying to me. Write. This phrase is used to tease or joke with someone often by trying to convince him or hair of something untrue. For example, you are giving me a car as a gift or REO pulling my leg. Are you pulling my leg? So this is used to trick or lie to someone in a playful way. Let me give you another example. I actually panicked when he said The taste was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just trying to pull my leg. He was just trying to pull my leg. That's a bit of an exaggeration? Yes. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Slight exaggeration or a bit of an exaggeration, often used for saying that someone is exaggerating and making something bigger than it really is. That's a bit of an exaggeration. To exaggerate this means to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is. For example, the car isn't that expensive. That's a bit of an exaggeration. That's a bit of an exaggeration. The car isn't that expensive. The next common phrase is, he's stretching the truth. Yes, he's stretching the truth. So my dear friends to stretch the truth needs to say something that is not completely honest. In order to make someone or something seem better than it really is. For example, he was accused of stretching the truth about how much he had helped in the project? Yes, he was accused of stretching the truth to stress the truth means to say something that is not exactly true to describe something as large or greater than it really is. Let me give you another example. Here we're stretching the truth to make the story more interesting. She's being economical with the truth. That's another common sentence. I'm not sure whether you have heard it before or not, but it means she's lying or not telling the entire truth. She's being economical with the truth. This expression to use to actually deceive people by deliberately not telling them the whole truth about something. She's not I'm sorry. She's being economical with the truth. Guess? She's being economical with the truth. People use this expression when they want to suggest that someone is being dishonest, but they don't actually want to accuse them of lying. For example, the government spoke man, yes, the governments pokemon was often economical with the truth. He's a story is fishy. Yes, he's a story is fishy. Fissure here means seeming dishonest or false. For example, there's something fishy going on. So fishy story is an exaggerated story which is not completely correct or true. Story is fishy. So we speak about a story that is so strange or surprising that it seems very unlikely to be true. Let me give you another example. I'm sure Ted is just telling you a fishy story. There is no way all of that's true. Yes, there is no way all of that's true. That's an outright lie? Yes, that's an outright lie. You use outright to describe behavior and actions that are open and diuretic rather than indirect. For example, tip finally resorted to an outright lie when he got arrested at the entrance. That's an outright lie. That's a pack of lies. That's another common phrase we usually use that SIP pack of lies. We usually use this phrase when we are talking about something that is completely untrue. The whole report is a pack of lies? Yes. The whole report is a pack of lies. So a pack of lies is a number of false statements made to deliberately hide the truth. Let me give you another example. After the Manage after the human resource managers performed a background check on the new applicant, she realize he's a resume was a pack of lies. Yeah. Right? Yeah. Right. This isn't a formal phrase used for saying that you don't believe something that someone has just told you. Or we can say, no way, no way, no way. This phrase is used for expressing surprise or for telling someone that you don't believe someone? No way. Don't give me that. Yes, Don't give me that this phrase is used for telling someone that you don't believe or like what they are saying. This is used, this is used in speech to show annoyance when someone tells one something that one doesn't believe or x, except, for example, it's not my fault that we're late. Don't give me that. Don't give me that. It's not my fault that we're late. Don't give me that. 18. Phrases in film: Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. You're kidding. You're kidding. You're kidding? Kidding. Yeah. Okay. What was the score? Kidding. Both pulling my leg. No. Why do you think that? You should but you're not pulling my leg. You're bullying by legs off. What does blended idea? Kid. You know. Who's pulling your leg? Just pulling your leg now. That's a little bit of an exaggeration, but I see your point. That's a little bit of an exaggeration, but I see your point. That's a little bit of an exaggeration, but I see your point. I'm sure that's an exaggeration that really sets out That's an expansionary. I may have stretched the truth. Well, you are stretching the truth. Was so I stretch the truth on land. But she had a tendency to stretch the truth. Something is very fishy about this kidnapped, something about your story. It seems fishy or something a little fishy is going on. I knew there was something fishy. Sure seems fishy. But I'm going to call the cops because there's something fishy going on around the game Pig reward. Then she started to think there was something fishy about. And you told me back allies. And you told me pack Allies. Met him, he sold around a package and got her pregnant. Pack of lies. I guarantee you. It's just a nice people are standing around in the coil. The police tells a pack, Elijah, but what a great man, you are. A pack of lies, a travesty. 19. Conversation and Phrases : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Sorry, it's telling Jack that she's pregnant. Jack can't believe that. So Saras says, Jack, I'm pregnant. Then jack becomes surprised that says what? You're pregnant. You're pulling my legs. That's an outright lie. Than sauces. Nope. I'm not pulling your legs or something. You can ask the doctor yourself. You can go out and ask the doctor yourself. But Jack scenes say about this issue. Here, Ted a martial are talking about talents and experiences. So Ted starts the conversation and says, The truth is that my wife can do five things at the same time. She's talented. Marshall says, Come on, Don't give me that. That's a bit of exaggeration. No one can do that five things at the same time? I don't think so. David is telling his best friend that he's getting married next week? Yes. So David starts the conversation, says, jack, this good news is going to blow your mind. Guess what? I'm getting married next week. Dan Jack says, Oh, you're kidding. That's great. I'm so happy for you, man. You definitely decided to tie them up. Let's tie knots. This isn't a formal expression which means to get married. You finally decided to tie the knot. Here. Marshall is telling his brand that his girlfriend has been cheating on him, but he cannot believe that. Marshall starts the conversation. I just saw your girlfriend walking with that. Do the other days, I guess she's cheating on you? Yes. I guess she's cheating on you. He says that's a pack of lies. She would never do that. She's committed to me. That Marshall says, You think my story is fishy and I'm not telling you the truth. You will find out yourself very soon. You will find out yourself very soon. So I guess his brand cannot believe that story. Ted and sorrow talking about the amount of money they have today. So Ted, start the conversation as it says here. So Sartre, tell me, we had many customers today. How much did we earned? That must be over $5 thousand, right? Sorry, applies. We just aired 2 thousand daughters. Ted, you're having the wrong idea. Then test says, Come on, sounds like you're stretching the truth. You are economical with their throat. So she's not keeping a complete actually information. And she might be lying, right. 20. Listening Stage: We learned ten great ways to say that you don't believe someone. So guys, this part, I want you to focus on your listening. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see the takes on the screen, and finally, check your answers. After the human resources manager performed a background check on that new applicant should realize his resume was a pack of lies. After the human resources manager performed a background check on that new applicant should realize his resume was a pack of lies. You saw a bear is because a dinosaur come on. That's a bit of exaggeration. You saw a bear is because of dinosaur. Come on. That's a bit of exaggeration. Did you hear that Sam got promoted to general manager? You're kidding me. This guy couldn't manage his way out of a paper bag. Did you hear that Sam got promoted to general manager? You're kidding me. This guy couldn't manage his way out of a paper bag. I don't know if you should sign that contract. It seems a bit fishy to me. I don't know if you should sign that contract. It seems a bit fishy to me. I wouldn't be switching the true to say that our company has been very successful, but we have managed to get by for the past few years. I wouldn't be switching the true to say that our company has been very successful, but we have managed to get by for the past few years IS where that guy is a famous bodybuilder. You're pulling my leg. I'm bigger than that guy. That guy is a famous bodybuilder. You're pulling my leg. I'm bigger than that guy. 21. Checking part : So guys, Are you ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. My dear friends, when you want to say this story you are telling me, doesn't sound through. What phrase can describe this? This phrase doesn't seem true. I mean, this story doesn't seem true because it's exaggerated. So we usually say your story is fishy, which means your story doesn't sound through. Your story, is fishy. When someone says something that is bigger or better than it really is, how would you say this? We could use these two phrases. That's a bit of exaggeration, or you are stretching the truth. You are stretching the truth. What if you don't believe something completely? What phrase native speakers could use here, you don't believe something completely. They usually say that's an outright lie. Yes, that's an outright lie or that's a pack of lies? That's a pack of lies. This phrase is used for telling someone that you don't believe are alike, what someone is saying, which shows annoyance. What is it? We usually use the sprays. Don't give me that. Don't give me that. This is a common expression used by native speakers to tease or joke with someone. Often by trying to convince them of something that is not true. They usually use this exploration. You're pulling my leg. You're pulling my leg, right. 22. Unit 5 : Expressions for bad people : In this video and in this lesson, we're going to speak about ten common expressions we usually use for bad people. These expressions are not very formal and not very polite. And we usually use them just for bad people. So guys, let's understand these common expressions, these common words. Let's start with the first one. He's at creep. Yes, he's a creep. As you know, guys creep is a person who is unpleasant, suspicious, and usually make you afraid or an easy, we call him creep. If you describe someone as a creep, you mean that you dislike them a great deal, especially because they are insincere and flatter people. Guys creep is more than unpleasant. He's unpleasant in such an unsettling way to cause fear. Often fear of some kind of on specific or unknown behavior on his part. Creepy is not good thing to call someone. The next comment, awardees, perverts. Yes, he's a pervert. We use the word pervert to talk about someone with discussing sexual tendencies. Yes, disgusting sexual tendencies. Perverts as a verb to pervert someone is to corrupt it. Another common use a pervert is as a word for a person who is sexually deviant. However, people also use this word more loosely to describe anyone who's seen creepy pervert. He's a sick oh, yes, he's a sickle. Sick is a person who is mentally or morally sick. We call him, or we call Harris Cisco. We talk here about someone who behaves or thinks in a strange and unpleasant way, often sexual way. He's a psycho, psycho guy. Psycho is a common enforceable inside for someone considered morally or mentally disturbed. Psycho can be used earnestly or ironically using Cisco for someone with mental health issue, however, stigmatizes mental illness and it's considered offensive comeback, he's a comeback. This is used for someone, for an unpleasant person who has done something dishonest or unacceptable or actually despicable. If you refer to someone as comeback, you are expressing your feeling of dislikes and discuss for them, scum bag your *******. If one person calls and other person as an *******, they think that that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way. So this is maybe a stupid, annoying, or detestable person. *******, jerk, jerk. Derek is a foolish and annoying person. If you call someone jerk, you're insulting them because you think that they are stupid or don't like them. For example, you stupid jerk. You are just paled beer all down my new shirt. *******, yes, baster. This is another word which is used for an unpleasant or despicable person. ******* used to be a not nice thing called a child whose parents weren't married. But now it's a more general insult, Harold, toward a jerk or a bad person. *******. ******* can also simply mean fraudulent. This is a great example of how words change in meaning over time. ******** as an insulting word which some people use for persons, especially man who has behaved very badly. *******. He's a cycle, cycle which is used for a crazy and irrational person. Cycle is defined as mind or mental. An example of psycho use as a prefix in the word psychology, which means the study of the mind cycle is defined as someone or something that is crazy or insane. Stocking your ex lover and killing his family pet is an example of behavior that would be described as psycho. 23. Review phrases in film : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. The creep, your pitch, a crepe, his creep, jerk. He's a total creep, isn't. She looks like a handyman and leaves a woman for a model is a creep. And my book, their car cream. He's a cream pizza dough. He's the pervert pulling the strings here. He's okay. The pervert, is that okay? How would I think he's a pervert? He's sick. He's perverted. Yeah, but is it Herbert? He's a pervert. Why do I feel like it gives me a pervert and not pay for it? Go grow yourself with wispy mustache. You pervert and stay away from my friends. So I think there's some kind of pervert you're afraid on muscle and NO, and you're ******* final territory. I think he's a real sick of his Brady. So he's got to go. No, I think he's just a secret. So real sick old. Brilliant. Perfect. Because he's a scum bag. Scum bag him alone. He says, Come back. Hate Tony, your foot tall, he's just come back. He says combat who? Because it wasn't an *******. God, he's a national. He's an *******. He's an a as well *******. What's the big deal? He's a ******* *******. They were this junkie ******* just fried his baby in a microwave because it was crying too loud. So let me share that with you. He's now still an *******. He's good because he's an *******. He's a jerk. He's a jerk. Jerk is still think you're a jerk, but you are just to jog. Now, wait, you're a jerk. Jerk email. I don't want to help you. Idiot. You're not you're jerk. She says Jerry. He's a Boston. He's a *******, nasty *******. Stirred the psycho. Here's a second, Mary. And he is a cycle we check is not a little afraid. She's a cycle. A cycle we just caught on tape. He's a sidewalk. And the point is that you're missing Willie. 24. Review in Conversation : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Sorrow and David are talking about their new classmates. So David starts the conversation. He says, Have you met the new girl in our class? She's a crea. That's all I says. Yeah, She looks very suspicious. She's weird. David says, I saw her walking with three boys. They were heading home. She's probably a slots probably as law here, marshall believes that their boss is not a good guys. So Marshall starts the conversation that says, the boss is a strange man. He likes to disturb women and girls sometimes. That is Brian says, Yeah, I saw him was trying to touch one of them. He's a complete Psycho. He's a complete Cisco. Ted and his friend Dan are talking about their neighbors. So Ted says, I'm not really happy with my neighbors. They are jerk. They always gossip about others. But it's Brian says, oh, they must be comeback, you'd better get rid of them or probably you will need to move. They must be comeback. Here Jack is angry with his friend Marshall. He believes that he has told his money. So Jack says, Marshall is the one who stole my money. He's an *******. He's an *******. Than his friend says, Oh, I can't believe he did that. He is from a rich family. What a *******, what a *******. Here David is talking about the new employee who has disgusting sexual tendencies. So David says, I guess the note, the new employees a pervert. He's a Cisco. I hate the way he stare at women and girls. The other employee says, Yeah, I noticed that such a jerk. We'd better report that we'd better report this to the bus. So he's a jerk. 25. Check it now : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. What do you call a person who acts and thinks in a strange and sexual way? What is it? We call these people psycho, psycho, or perverts? Pervert. How do we usually describe a person who is stupid, unpleasant, or in a week? We usually use these wars for these people, jerk, ******* or *******. *******. Who do you call a person who is unpleasant, suspicious and make you afraid or an easy yes. These people make you feel afraid or uneasy. What is it? Yes, we usually call these people creep. He's a creep. My dear friends, what is a word for a person who does something this honest or unacceptable and this is used for an unpleasant person. Yes, we usually call these people, come back. He's a comeback scum bag. 26. Unit 6: Describing Speaking : Are you ready to learn ten common phrases and ten common words we use for speaking, for describing speaking. Yes, there are ten common words and phrases Native American usually use when they speak about speaking, when they describe speaking. So guys, let's understand them. Let's start with this simple one and that's yell. He yelled. We use this word yell to shout something or to make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, pain or excited. For example, the angry man yelled at little boy. So keep in mind that this is usually come with the preposition at. We usually yell at someone not on or off. Yell at someone. She screamed, Yes, scream. In other words, for Yale is screamed, usually made by women or girls. It means to cry or say something loudly, usually on high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear or excitement or anger. For example, they could hear her screaming in pain. They could hear her screaming in pain. I whispered. Yes, I whispered, which means I spoke in an extremely quiet voice. Whispered to speak very softly using our breath without our vocal cords, especially for the sake of privacy. I whispered, for example, Allison was whispering in his ear. So we whispered to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal chords, especially to avoid being overheard. We spur, we chatted, which means we had an informal conversation. We usually chat to talk in a friendly and informal way, right? So this is an informal conversation or torque conducted in an easy, familiar manner. We chatted, for example, she chatted to her mother on the phone every day. So this is also an exchange message online in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer networks, for example, I keep getting messages popping up on my screen from people waiting to chat. He mumbled. Mumbled, which means he spoke in a low voice and not correctly or without opening his mouth. Much. So mumble maze to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that maybe the wars are difficult to understand. For example, she mumbled something about being too busy, mumble. Might kids wind? Yes, my kids wine, which means my kids can playing. Whiny. We also have Windy. Windy is an adjective describing someone who is complaining and an annoying way, especially in high pitch tone of voice. My kids, wind or whiny to wine is to moan or make a high-pitched cry, or to say something in a such way. It also means to complain, especially by talking. In such, for example, I hate it when my little sister starts to whine. I hate it when my little sister stars to wine. He rambled or he went on and on. Let's understand these phrases. So these phrases mean he talked too much without stopping. It's very annoying to listen to someone when he or she is a rambling and going on and on, right? For example, I started listening to music as she rambled. She's Tamar. Tamar stammer means to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problem or because of fear or nervousness. She stammered. So it means speaking with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. For example, he turned red and started stammering. He turned red and started stammering. I snapped at my husband first, let's understand the meaning of snap here. Snap means break or cost to break suddenly and completely. Typically with a sharp cracking sound. For example, guitar strings kept snapping. But this phrase means, I said a quick and angry remarks. So this phrase means to lash out at someone or something with a caustic, irritable comment or response. For example, she snapped at me when I suggested that she should take a break forecast on her kids, she snapped at me when I sit that he muttered, yes, he martyred, which means he spoke in a low voice, usually making complaints or negative comments. He monitored. So modern maize to member something in such a soft, quiet voice that others cannot hear it distinctly said spatially of root unpleasant, complaining. For example, I could hear Bill monitoring something under his breath on the way back to his desk after his annual review. I could hear that. 27. Film and Movies: Let's review these phrases in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. Talking, he's yelling. He yelled at me. She yelled a lot o in theory, we stop yelling. Now when you yell at me, it makes me nervous. Yell at me for what? I'm not doing what no. No. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. Screaming. Then she screamed. She screamed, and I scream at him. I love people who just screaming for now. Alright, so you can't scream at them, but after all he's done to you should still kinda stick it to them. Yeah. Like you should be screaming at you? Whispers. Yeah. I heard whispers. When she gives me the night she was printed up. All are many blessings. I was your best. Before when she whispered to you, what did she say? Just when he whispered to he said to me whispering. You said this is a major contributor. We were just chatting, BoJack. Can we chat for a second? We never chat anymore. Hello, dream vote, Sally chat. What should we chat about? Anything you want? No, he comes in every couple of weeks with chat. Sure. I'm going around afterwards and we chatted about my writing. Was LJ. We chatted mumbles something and Italian. Yeah. Mumbled as lines. I didn't spend all the time He's mumbling. What's the mama? Mama, stop. Please stop mumbling. I hear on your mumbling in your sleep. So he pretty much mumble one word answers for the first session. Right? Don't want just one. God. Stop whining. You stop whining and start fighting. Stop whining and BIPs and stop whining and answered the door. Okay. Someone you put it. I ramble. I'm rambling. Kind of looks like the readings that Eric was rambling about. Anyway. I'm done rambling on our flight was canceled. I know. I'm rambling. I'm complaining. I'm sorry. What's your news? Bu rambling. I wish I hadn't snap snap at me. I didn't snap at you. Snap at anyone. Want to snap at you sound but I don't like that game where you don't want to snap at me unless you want to angry salad, go dance on your hands. I snapped at you at regional. Can you tell this is second day in a row Snapchat? Yeah. I'm sorry. I snapped at you before last week when he drove me home. I really shouldn't have snapped that you like that. I'm sorry. I should have stopped de motoring. I do. Modelling or mottling. I do not. 28. Conversation Stage: Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. That is a bit upset with his little brother. So Ted starts the conversation and says, My little brother is a bit annoying these days. He's always whining. Then Ted's brand says, Oh, sorry to hear that. I heard him screaming one day. You'd better talk to him gently and find out the problem. Yes, Ted Moss do that. Definitely. Here, Marshall and Ted are having a friendly conversation. Marshall starts the conversation and says, I enjoyed chatting with you. You are a lot of fun. You are fun to be with. Ted says, Oh, thanks for the compliment. I always start rambling when speaking fast. So I guess tests sometimes rambles, hear. The teacher is unhappy with Marshall. He's criticizing him. So the teacher says, I could see you monitoring in the class. I could see you monitoring the class. What's, what's the matter? What's wrong? Is there something wrong with you? Then the students says, Well, Well, Well, empathy Charlotte and says, Come on, stop mumbling. Talk to me. Tell me what's wrong. Stop mumbling. Here. Jack fields are regretful. He shouted at his wife. He feels he has made a big mistake. So Jack says, Oh, I feel down today, I just snapped at my hive when she was late for the meeting today for enterprise and says, oh, I see, You should have control yourself. You have probably heard terror feeling. So you should not snapped at your why. That's a big mistake here. Sorry, I seem scared. So she's talking in a way that is difficult to understand. So Salas friends says, What's wrong, dear? Why are you stammering? Did something go wrong? Saw replies, Oh thank God, you're here. There's a stranger who has been following me for almost an hour. So she's stammering. 29. Listen and Practise : We learned ten words for describing speaking, right? So in this part, I want you to practice your listening. So my dear friends listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear, play again and see that takes on the screen. And finally, check your answers. I could hear Bill monitoring something under his breath all the way back to his desk after his annual review. I could hear Bill monitoring something under his breath on the way back to his desk after his annual review. She snapped at me when I suggested that she should take a break to focus on her kids. She snapped at me when I suggested that she should take a break to focus on her kids, be dialed 999 and stammered his name and a trace. Dial 999 and stammered his name and address. Alice, if you keep winding, I won't take you. Do you understand Alice? If you keep whining, I won't take you. You understand? He talks too much, Bob. You just go on and on. Please stop rambling too much Bob. You just go on and on. Please stop rambling. You often mumbles and I never know what he's asking me. He often mumbles and I never know what he's asking me. 30. Checking Section : So guys, Audio related to check your understanding and practice. If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. Guys, there is a word used by native speakers when you speak in a low voice, not clearly without opening your mouth. Months. So what is it? That's right. They usually say mumbles. When I asked her personal question, she started to mumble. When someone talks too much without stopping. We usually say he he's what? Yes. We usually say he's rambling here, rambled or he went on and on. He went on and on. Guys, what is an informal conversation called an English? Yes. Informal conversation. What is it? The informal conversation in English is called chatting. My friends are chatting. So this is an informal conversation. My dear friends, native speakers use a word when someone is talking in a low voice, usually making complains or negative comments. What is it? That's right. We say mater, he murdered mater guys. This phrase means to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds because of speech problems or fear. What is it? Can you remember? That's Tamar. Tamar. Tamar. 31. Unit 7:Facial Expressions : Let's learn ten common phrases for facial expressions. Facial expressions. There are some common phrases used by native speakers when they usually speak about these facial expressions. So guys, let's understand them. She was beaming, guess she was being, which means she had the big radiant smile. You say that someone is beaming. You mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something. For example, Sartre beamed at her friend with disguise, admiration. The kids were smiling from ear to ear. The kids were smiling from ear to ear. This is another nice expression we could use to describe a big happy smile on phase. The kids were smiling from ear to ear. We can also say beam from ear to ear. This show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot. For example, she came out of his office. She came out of her office beaming from ear to ear. Beaming from ear to ear. He looked puzzled. Yes, he looked puzzled, which means he looked confused. Actually puzzled is an adjective means can fuse or bewildered. For example, sada looked puzzled. He looked at his wife with the puzzled expression, or a puzzled look came across his face. At puzzled look came across his face. She grand, grand, which means she had a smile, smile. Two gradients to smile. However, smile is always happy while green can be used with other emotions like sheepish grain, which is used for embarrassment or evil grain, which is used for malicious or Miss Chavez people. So green can have positive and negative connotation. For example, there was a huge grin on his face after his parents gave him the perfect present. Grain and smile are interchangeable in this sentence, however, grain can also be something SLI, convincing or probably even evil. He wins when the doctor gave him an injection, wins. So this means he had a quick exploration of pain. So two wings is to get a quick expression of pain on your face. You can win because of physical pain, as in this example, of receiving an injection or emotional pain or embarrassment. So my dear friends, when suggest an involuntary contraction of the facial feature triggered by pain, embarrassment, or a sense of revulsion. So two wins as a needle pierces the skin? Wins at coarse language? Yes. Two wins as a needle pierces the skin or two wins at coarse language. She gave me a dirty look, which means to look at me angrily. There to look, isn't something offensive? It is looking at the person in an angry way. We use this phrase to look at somebody in maybe in a way that shows you are angry with them or do not like them? Yes. She gave me a dirty look or we say give somebody a filthy look, which means to look at someone in a way that shows that you are angry about something. For example, tony was being a real pain. So Michel gave him a dirty look and walked out of the kitchen. She blushed. She blushed, which means her face turns red because she was embarrassed. Blush actually means showing shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face. For example, she blushed at the unexpected can playing. Her eyes where glazed over. So if your eyes are glazed over, it means that you are on focus as if you weren't seeing anything. People's eyes often glaze over after looking at a screen for a long time. So your eyes sometimes glaze over. So if your eyes glaze over, they become dull and you lose all the exploration usually because you're bored and you are thinking about something else. Why the long face? Why the long face? This is an informal expression to ask why someone look sad or upset. You can ask this question to someone who appears unhappy. It is a playful way to ask them why they are not happy? Why the lag phase? In English, the expression, why the long face is used as an informal way to ask someone what's wrong if they look upset? Yes. What's wrong? Why you look upset? Why? Why the long face hair expression was unreadable, which means you cannot know what she is feeling. So use this phrase when the person's face is neutral and doesn't reveal what they are thinking or what emotions they are feeling. Her expression was unreadable. 32. Review phrases in films: Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. He was beaming. My father, he was proud of cell, it was beaming. And she's grieving for maturity here. Carlos, did you have smile on your face? What's next? Okay. It stopped running. Are you great anatomy, boy, or is that your natural state? And she's going to maturity or grid in a bit what? Nothing started grinning. I know that grid. And I know you're going to win. So when I say the goal is Jade wins with as our unwrap, people can wince, cry, beg, but eventually they do what I want. Wince and tell each other the woman on the pet died hard. Give me a dirty look. Give me a dirty look. Give me a dirty look. Don't you give me know Daddy can still give me the dirty book. He blushes. Why she mushroom showing his key, she's blushing. So as eyes glaze over, his eyes, glaze over his eyes glaze over. 33. Conversation Review: Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here Ted is asking his sister to remember where she put the keys, where she has put the keys. So Techstars the conversation and says, Sarah, please try to remember, I really need those keys today. Replies and says, Well, can't remember where they are right now. I'm a little bit puzzled. I am a little bit puzzled. Dentists is yeah, that's clear. It'll look a little bit puzzled. What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Here, employees are talking about taking one week. So the first employee says, I want to go on a vacation with my family, but the boss didn't allow me. He just gave me a dirty look and reject it. This or is he just gave me a dirty look at rejected this request than the second employee says, Oh, sorry to hear that. This guy is at very strict person. I think he means the bus. Yes, he's a very strict person because he didn't give them one week off so they could go on a vacation with their families. Air Marshal and David are having a conversation about a breakup. So Marshall starts the conversation and says, why the long face, what happened to you, David? I'd be glad to help here. I'd be glad to help here. David Sarnoff broke up with me. I was really in love with her. She didn't even give me a second chance. She didn't even give me a second chance. At Marshall says, Oh, that's too bad. I'm sure you'd find a better person. She doesn't deserve you. Yes, she doesn't deserve view. Here, Ted and David are talking about a proposal day. So ted says, you know what happened the other day, I proposed to my dream girl. Finally, I had to sum and my carriage that David says, Oh, really, so I bet she was really happy and excited. Then Ted says, Well, her expression was unreadable first, her eyes where it glazed over. Their eyes, glazed over. Marshall and sorrow are talking about their little baby. Marshall says, I feel great when I see our little daughter beaming. And saw replies and says, yeah, I also enjoy seeing her smiling from ear to ear. You must see her face when she blushes. Yes. You must see her face when she blushes. I bet she looks very cute, rights. 34. Listening Exercise : We learned ten phrases for facial expressions, right? So are you ready to improve your speaking? Let's do it. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see the text on the screen. And finally, check your answers. Hey honey, why the long face? I found out that I failed my math exam this morning. Hey, honey. Why the long face? I found out that I failed my math exam this morning. The lecture was so boring that every ones I started with glazing over about halfway through. The lecture was so boring that every ones I started with glazing over about halfway through. I blushed with embarrassment when the teacher caught me not paying attention in class and the year let me, I've launched with embarrassment when the teacher caught me not paying attention in class and yield. Let me, I gotta really dirty look from the man sitting next to me. When I started talking about politics. I got really dirty look from the mass. And the next to me when I started talking about politics, Tim was grinning from ear to ear when his boss praised him during the ceremony. Tim was grinning from ear to ear when his boss praised him during the ceremony. That gets run around from beach in a happy frenzy. Both of them smiling from ear to ear. The kids run around from beach in a happy frenzy. Both of them smiling from ear to ear. 35. Check Your knowledge : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. My dear friends. What's the other way to ask someone, why are you sad and why are you not happy? This expression is pretty common among native speakers. So what is it? Yes, We usually ask why the long face, why the long face native speaker is used this phrase to look at someone in an angry way. What is it? Can you remember? We usually say to give somebody at their T look, jack gave me a dirty look. My dear friends. What is the phrase when the person's face is neutral and doesn't reveal what they are feeling or what emotions they are having. So what is it? Yes, we usually say hair expression is unreadable. Her expression is unreadable. My friends eyes are unfocused as if he's not seeing anything. Can you think of the right phrase to describe this? We usually say he's eyes are glazed over. His eyes are glazed over. Guys, which phrase suggests an involuntary contraction of the facial features which is triggered light pain or embarrassment. What is it? The right word is wins, yes. Wins, for example, she wins when the doctor gave her an injection. She wins. Wins. 36. Unit 8: Describing offending : In this video, we will speak about ten common phrases to describe offending or upsetting people. Yes, native speakers use these phrases when they describe offending or upsetting people. So guys, let's understand these common expressions. Let's start with the first phrase and that they got off on the wrong foot. They got off on the wrong foods, which means that when they first met, they didn't get along. So to get off on the wrong foot means to begin a relationship badly. They got off on the wrong foot when they first met and they have this liked each other ever since they get off, they got off on the wrong folder. We can also say to get off on the right folder, which means to begin a relationship. Well, I want to get on the right fold with your parents. Yes. For example, I want to get off on the right fold with your parents. The next common expression is he got on the teacher's bath site. He got on the teacher's bedside. So guys, if you are on somebody's good or bad side, it means you are doing things that causing someone to like or dislike you. For example, she's trying to stay on her bosses goods side by finishing hair project here works on time. Yes, she's trying to stay on her boss, his good side. So to get us somebody's bedside means to be or become displeasing to someone to do something that provokes somebody's anger, contempt, for example, he loses his temper very quickly and easily. So don't get on his bad side. Don't get on his bedside. He took offense at this comment. He took offense at his comment. If someone takes offense at something you say or you do, they feel upset often, unnecessarily because they think you are being rude to them. For example, she takes a fence at anything. She takes a fence at anything. So to take offense at someone means to feel angry and upset because of something that someone has said or done. For example, I'm not surprised she took offense at his remark. I'm not surprised she took offense at his remark. He has a chip on his shoulder. He has a chip on his shoulder, which means he is easily offended. To have a chip on one shoulder means to seem angry at time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people. He has a chip on his shoulder. We also use it when someone is upset about something that happened a while ago. For example, he has a chip on his shoulder from years of being bullied as a kid. He has a chip on his shoulder from years of being bullied. As a kid. She got bent out of shape. She got bent out of shape, which means to take offense, to become angry, agitated, or upset. For example, they stopped inviting him to the gathering and he really got bent out of shape about it, which means he became angry and upset. For example, I was just trying to be nice. He had no reason to get bent out of shape. So it means why did he take offense and became angry and agitated? All of the sudden, why he left in a half, which means he felt angry and upset. For example, when sorrow or criticize his art. Ted, lift in half. So if somebody is in a half, they are behaving and a bad tempered way because they are annoyed or offended. For example, after the row in a pub, he drove off in a half. In half means in an angry or annoying state. For example, they argued, and she lived in a half. They argued and she lived in a half. She got her panties in a wet, She got her panties in a web panties and a word means upset or angry. This is used on men or women, but more use for men. For example, he said something she didn't like and she got her little panties in a way to get somebody's panties. And a word is a slang, which means two became overly upset or emotional over something, especially something that is trivial or unimportant. To get one's panties in a wet. He has a short fuse. This is another common expression. I use it every day in my everyday communication. He has a short fuse, which means he gets angry easily. So having a short fuse means to get angry very quickly, very easily. To be bad tempered or argumentative. Yes. He has a short fuse. For example, she is rather a nice and calm person, but whenever her ex husband calls her, she finds actually she's on a short fuse. She finds herself on a short fuse, which means she gets angry easily. She dist my mother. My mother, which means she insulted and disrespected my mother. This is a slang word which means to treat and to disrespect or contempt somebody, for example, Harrell, former co-star in the interview, was this and ignored at the party? He got his nose out of joint. He got his nose out of joint. This phrase is used to say that someone is angry or annoyed. For example, we had to wait a while, but that wasn't any but there wasn't any reason for him to get his nose out of joint to sprays means he's upset or irrational. For example, ever since I got promoted, he has had his nose out of joint. Also, if something is out of joint, it is not quite right or appropriate or doesn't work quite as it should. For example, there was something out of joint in this situation, something was wrong, something was strange. And we have another one and another expression to put somebody's nose out of joint, which means to offend or upset someone, especially by getting something that person wants for himself or for herself. For example, Johns, john's nose was really put out of joint when Jane was promoted. And he wasn't. 37. Phrases and films : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. I think we got off on the wrong foot. I know we got off on the wrong where I've got off on the wrong foot that I got off on the wrong foot. I think we got off on the wrong foot. Sorry. We got off on the wrong foot. I feel like we got up on the wrong foot. I think. I mean, you've gone off on and off. Don't get on my band tight, don't get on my bedside. I'm on the bad side to side, probably you're done. Never get on the bad side of small minded people who have a little authority that can try not to get those bad. Took offense. Took offense. Took offense. Please don't take offense if I don't hit on U and U, what in the **** that meant? Might be inclined to take offense? Does not take offense. It's not resentful. It does not take offense, and he is not resentful. We only want the best for the child. Please don't tell. Kids got a chip on his shoulder. 23 kids got a chip on his shoulder. 23 class. And you have a chip on your shoulder. Good reason to say to the press, you have a chip on your shoulder. I can tell you this. In a fight. A chip on your shoulder is just actually I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I don't think there was any way to detect a chip on my shoulder. You think you're the first entitled brat with a chip on his shoulder, who's come to my ranks? Sweetheart, don't get your panties all up in a wide. Don't get your panties in a wad. Don't get your panties in a wad. Slaad was ready sooner than expected. Panties and a y. I guess you could say she had a short fuse. So it was like he's got a short few years. Apparently he also has a short fuse. Look at that monster. Somebody's nose, we'd get out of joy. Or somebody's nose, we'd get out of joy or somebody's nose we'd get out of joy. 38. Conversation Practise : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here Ted is talking about his new classmate with sorrow. So Ted starts the conversation and says, I can't get along with our new classmate. He's a weird person. Sources. I thought you were good friends. Sounds like you guys got off on the wrong sounds like you guys got off on the wrong folder. Here, David Fields down because he got fired and he feels that it was not fair. So David says, I can't believe they fired me. I just got bent out of shape. As soon as I heard this, I just got bent out of shape. That is France is that's not fair. You haven't been working there for over ten years though. You have a short fuse. So that's not fair. Yes. He shouldn't have been fired. Cannot control his little daughter. He feels hopeless. So he says My little daughter, Lily, is uncontrollable. She always gets her panties and a wet. Sometimes she says her mother. Yeah. Sometimes she says her mother than Ted's brand replies and says, Oh, that's terrible. That's disrespectful. You probably need to talk to her gently and help her with this. Here, Jack had an accident with his dad's new car. He doesn't know how to say this to his dad's. So Jackie is upsets. He starts the conversation and says, I just had this terrible accident. I don't know how to tell my dad. He will get his nose out of joint. He will get his nose out of joint. Then Jack's friends is as far as I know, your father has a short fuse, so you'd better not get on his bad side. You'd better not get on his bad side. Jack says, You're right, I better find a solution for this. I don't know what to do. Brow. Jack is criticizing sorrow for coming and arriving late at the meeting. So Jack says, This is the third time you arrive late. Next time we may not include you in this conference. Then Sartre says, I can see why you left in a hut. Don't get bent out of shape. I will be on time, I promise. Don't get bent out of shape. 39. Listening Section : We learned many great phrases to describe offending or upsetting people. Now it's time to improve your listening. So my dear friends listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see that takes on the screen. And finally, check your answers. Yeah, she's got her nose out of joint. What I don't think I said anything that offensive. Yeah. She's got her nose out of joint. What I don't think I said anything that offensive. These two rappers always seem to be missing each other on Twitter. These two rappers always seem to be missing each other on Twitter. I'm usually pretty calm person, but whenever I started driving, I find I have such a short fuse. I'm usually pretty calm person, but whenever I started driving and I find I have such a short fuse, I know we got off on the wrong foot when I was a half-hour late to the interview. But I promised that I will always be on time once I start working here. I know we got off on the wrong foot when I was a half-hour late to the interview. But I promised that I will always be on time once I start working here. Don't get all bent out of shape. I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you. Don't get all bent out of shape. I'm sure she didn't mean to insult you. In my opinion, people are getting their panties in a word over this election. In my opinion, people are getting their panties in a word over this election. 40. Check understanding : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. What phrase native speaker is used to describe someone who gets angry easily and quickly. What is it? That's right. We usually say he has a short fuse. He has a short fuse. What phrase can we use to describe someone who is upset and angry, someone who is not in a good mood. Can you remember the phrase? We usually use these phrases. We could say, he's left in the half. He's left in the half or she got her panties in words. Or he got his nose out of joint. He got his nose out of joins. A phrase used by native speakers to speak about someone who's seems angry all the time because he think he has been treated unfairly or he feels he is not as good as others. What is it? We usually say he has a chip on his shoulder. He has a chip on his shoulder. That's the right phrase. Someone disrespected my brother. So a slang word which means to treat someone with disrespect. What is it? I usually say she missed my brother, which means she disrespected my brother. My brother. We use this race to save that someone feels upset, often unnecessarily because of something you have done or set. What is it? We usually say she took offense at my comment. She took offense at my comment. 41. Unit 9: Bad Travel Experience : Let's learn some common phrases for bad travel expressions. Yes. Some expressions are used by native speakers when they usually talk about bad travel experiences. This lesson, we will talk about them. So guys, let's get started. Let's start with the first phrase and that's my flight was over booked. So overbooked here means there were too many passengers and not enough seats. So if you are not lucky enough, this might happen to you and you won't be able to get a seat. So your flight is overbooked. An overbooked flight is when an airline sells more tickets on the plane than there are seats. This is a way to avoid empty seats from no show passengers or Missed Connections. Overbooked might also be referred to oversold. Airlines utilize this phrase to ensure planes are at capacity and they can maximize profits. My flight was delayed or canceled. This is a period of time by which sometimes actually something is late or postponed. Sometimes because of some important factors like where there are technical problems, 0 flight gets delayed or probably canceled. So we usually say my flight was delayed or my flight was canceled. My luggage was lost, as you know, like it is a suitcase or other bags in which to pack personnel belongings or for traveling. What's the difference between luggage and baggage? Yes, luggage and baggage. What's the difference? As you know in British English, both these wars refer to the bags and suitcases that you take with you when you travel together with their actually contents. Luggage is more common than baggage in American English ligase or refer to empty bags and suitcases. Baggage or refers to bags and suitcases with their content, I was jet-lagged. I'm sure you have heard this term, which means I felt higher because of the time zones difference between my origin and destination. I was jet-lagged. If you have a jetliner, you feel tired than slightly confused. After a long period by airplane, especially after traveling between places that have a time difference of several hours. It's called jet lag. My hotel was in a CD area. Cd here means possibly unsafe as CD hotel might look dirty or maybe in a bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities. So my head my hotel was in a CD area. The definition of CDS, something shabby, a link or sorted, or something with many seats. A girl's hotel, the hotel that rents, grown by, by the hour and that has all dirty carpet, worn rooms, etc. I was mug. This is another bad experience which means I was robbed on the street. I was marked to mark means to attack and rob someone in a public in a public place, yes. For example, He was marked by three men who stole his bike. He was mugged. I was mugged. The weather was miserable. This is another bad experience. If you describe something as a miserable, you mean that you don't like them because they are bad tempered or unfriendly. But if you describe a situation miserable, you mean that the situation is causing someone to feel may be unhappy or uncomfortable? Yes. The weather was miserable. I got the wrongs, which means I got the diarrhea. This is usually used when you feel sick and usually have the diarrhea, which is a very bad experience. You might have. I got their wrongs. I got the diarrheas. The place was a tourist trap, which means the place was made only for toys, so it's not authentic. The place was a tourist trap. So tourist trap is an establishment or group of establishment that has been created or maybe repair pressed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist trap will typically provide services, entertainment, food, souvenirs and other products for tourists to purchase and buy. I couldn't wait to get back home. I couldn't wait to get back home. Sometimes you feel really bad. So you just want to come back to your country where you have maybe better situation. So you could say, I couldn't wait to get back home. I couldn't wait to get back home. I just want to come back home. I bought a shirt, but that was a total rip-off. A rip-off is something that is extremely overpriced. It costs much more than it should. For example, if a bottle of water costs $2 in the pharmacy, but costs $6 inside the baseball stadium. Then we can say it's a rip off, right? It's a rip-off. I was hung over on the last day of my trip. If you are hung over, it means that you feel sick. You have a headache, you are tired, and perhaps a stomach ache. You have a stomach ache because you drank too much alcohol the night before. So I was hung over the last day of my trip, hangover. The adjective hung over and the noun is hangover. So we can also say, I had a hangover on the last day of my trip. 42. Let's review in film : Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. He was in Chicago if y was on a book, I'm afraid we've overbooked this flight. Hotel was overbooked. I texted you. My flight was delayed. I just got on. His flight was delayed. You guys lost my luggage. You guys lost my luggage and you guys lost my luggage, Brenda. Brenda, listen, my luggage is less likely to get up, but I think I'd like to get up but I still pretty jetlagged. How was your flight? Are you jetlagged at all? It's like I'm just jet-lagged. I'll take a shower and feel jet-lagged. Day I was mugged by what I'm pretty sure works. But on the way I was mud but I was mugged. Tourist traps. You will hit all the tourist traps. Mom eats it. Tourist trap. I couldn't wait to get home last night. I couldn't wait to get home last night. I miss you all and I couldn't wait to get back. The job. Couldn't wait to get out of there. After my close call with Ms. Peggy, I couldn't wait to get home. 43. Conversation and Dialogs : Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here Peter and sorrow, feel tired after May hours flying to Chicago. So Peter starts the conversation and says, Oh sorry, I feel exhausted. This slide was longer than I expected. And says, Oh, yeah, it really was. I'm definitely jetlagged. So sorrow fields jet-lagged. She's jet-lagged. Here. Jack is talking about he's bad experience on his trip in Spain. So he says, I traveled to many places, but this trip was a terrible one. It was all at tourist trap. Is Francis. Oh, really? That's terrible. That's horrible. I know how you feel. They must have overcharge due to they must have overcharged you too. Here, Marshall decided to stay in a four-stars hotel, but he's not happy. So Marshalls friend asks him. So marshall, how was the Hotel Utah State in? Did you enjoy your stay? So Marshall replies, ****, no, It was terrible. The hotel was in a CD area. I also got my such a rotten like such a bad luck. Here David is talking about his experience while he was in Canada. David says, This is the worst experience I have ever had there. I just bought a new shirt, but it was a total rip-off. I couldn't wait to get back home. So they did David sprints is oh, I thought you were having a great time there. I heard your luggage was lost. Is that true? Maybe two replies? Yes. I was hung over on the last day of my trips, so I just lost my baggage luggage. So poor Davids. In this conversation, sorrow is talking to actually to a travel agent. So sorry, starts the conversation and says, I'd like a ticket to Italy next week on Saturday, please. Travel agent then replies, Oh, I'm afraid this flight is overbooked. And Sarah says, Oh, what about Sunday? Is that possible? The travel agents is there whether he's miserable on Sunday, so that flight is canceled. So sorry. 44. Listening Practise : We learned ten phrases for bad travel experiences. Now it's time to improve your listening. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear. Play again and see the text on the screen, and finally, check your answers. There are some fun things to do there for sure, but are how much they charge you just to get into the park. It's really turn it into a big tourist trap. There are some fun things to do there for sure, but are how much they charge you just to get into the park. It's really turned into a big tourist trap. After being cropped in an apartment for years. Our dog loves getting the run of the beak backyard at our new house. After being crafting an apartment for years, our dog loves getting the wrong up the big backyard at our new house. That was a terrible experience we had back then, you know, the weather was miserable. That was a terrible experience we had back then, you know, the weather was miserable. He didn't like the look of this CD characters who were hanging around outside the bar. He didn't like the look of this CD characters who were hanging around outside the bar. I just feel too jet-lagged to go out. Can we please put it off to a later time? I just feel too jet-lagged to go out. Can we please put it off to a later time? Over 10 thousand customers that have been marked off by the fragile and investment firm. Over 10 thousand customers or have been mugged off by the fragile and investment firm. 45. Check yourself now : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. My dear friends. What should you say when there are many passengers and not enough seats for you? What is it? Yes, we usually say my flight is overbooked. My flight is overbooked. What do you call a place that is only made for tourists? What is it? Yes, we usually say this place or that place is a tourist trap. At tourist trap, what if someone robs you on the streets? What would you say? We usually say I was mugged or I got my God. What if you buy something that is overprice something that probably cost much more than it should. What is the right phrase we could use here? We usually say it was a total rip off. A rip off. It was a total rip-off. Native speakers use this phrase for a hotel that is in a bad condition and likely to be involved in a dishonest activity. We don't just speak about the hotel, we speak about other buildings. We usually say this hotel or the hotel is in the CD area. The building gains in this CD area. 46. Unit 10: Compliments in English : Are you ready to learn some phrases for compliments? Native American speakers use these phrases when they complement people. So guys, let's understand them. As you know, a complement has great power. It can make somebody's day. Moreover, compliments may magnify people's strength and empower them with confidence and positivity. In our everyday life, it is common communication practice to pay people with compliments, they can greatly strengthen relationships. So we all need to learn how to give a proper one. So guys, let's learn them. Let's start with this simple phrases. You look nice or you look amazing. Displays is usually used for every special occasions like when somebody is dressed in especially elegant clothing for a formal bank weight. We can tell them, you look marvelous, You look great. So we usually say you look plus adjective, like you look perfect, You look terrific. You'll look wonderful. Look can be a non-action verbs that can describe somebody's appearance. We use this verb to explain how someone else looks, appears to be, right. For example, I think she looks very happy. He looks very tired today. What a beautiful necklace or what a beautiful dress, or what a beautiful car. This is used for complimenting a person's appearance, especially when you are surprised or amazed. You look beautiful. What a beautiful person. What a beautiful car, right? What a beautiful Nicholas. So we say what's plus adjective plus noun. This is the right format. Like imagine if your friend arrives with the luxurious car. So you could say, what a luxurious car or what a marvellous car. I like your shirt, your shoes, your hairstyle. This is a very simple way to complement somebody's appearance. I like your shirt, your shoes, et cetera. You can also say, I really like your shirt. I love your shirt or I fancy your shirt. This structure tends to showcase your feeling and emotion more than the first one. The use of emotional verbs such as like, laugh tells others how fond of their appearance, belongings, skills, or performance. For example, I really like your dress. I love your new apartment. I like the way you play the guitar. I love how you can paint such a nice painting. The pasta is delicious. So for complimenting a person cooking, you could also use other adjectives like the pasta is out of this world. Tasty, yummy. Appetizing the pasta is appetizing. My compliments to the chef. People use this phrase when complementing this chef after enjoying a good meal, my compliments to the chef, please give my compliments to this shelf. This means that you would like this shift to be told that you enjoyed the food that he cooked or she cooked. This expression is usually used just for chefs and cooks. Your kids are a lot of fun. If somebody is a lot of fun, He's fun to be with and usually enjoy talking and going out with them, right? For example, Jack is a lot of fun people enjoy being around him. He's a lot of fun. Now let's speak about this structure. We have a pronoun is really adjective plus noun phrase. If you are looking for a way to complement somebody's appearance or somebody something he or she owes. This is one option for you. Remember to choose the proper pronoun to suit the quality of the object. For example, that's a really nice Rog. That's a great looking car. Those are delicious dishes. These shoes are super comfortable. Where did you get them? Or we can use this format. You have really adjective, noun phrase. When you want to say nice wars about something that belonged to a person or about their appearance. Keep in mind that you can always use this structure. For example, you have a beautiful living Chrome. She has lovely eyes. They have an amazing kitchen. Then we have another format and that's adjective plus noun phrase. What if you want to give a short? Yes, it's short and to the point complements. So these are some sentences below, like, Nice game, good shot, great, show. Wonderful trip. And the last structure here is, isn't plus noun phrase plus adjective. By using the negative question form, we actually emphasize the positive aspect of something or someone. For example, isn't she lovely? Isn't your rank beautiful? Isn't tonight memorable? Isn't tonight memorable? 47. Phrases in movies: Let's review these braces in different short movie scenes. See how these phrases are pronounced by native English speakers. Amazing, look amazing. You look amazing. Amazing. You look so well. What a beautiful dress. What a beautiful too high. What a beautiful dress. Her beautiful. What a beautiful. What a beautiful. Beautiful. Yes, ma'am. You may. Lasagna The other night. Delicious, delicious. Oh, I love it. It's absolutely delicious, delicious and really yummy in the tummy. Good. That all you can eat. Delicious thing. She's a fantastic book. Is a fantastic cook. My compliments to the chef, my compliments disease chef. The covenant is a big big part a big part of such a beautiful home. Oh, you have a beautiful home. You have a beautiful family. You have a beautiful Hong Kong super beautiful home, beautiful family. Beautiful moments, really lovely. Beautiful home. Yeah, Thank you. You guys are a lot of fun. I mean, you are a year old. I've been showing you guys are a lot of fun. You guys are a lot of fun. I mean, you are a year a lot of fun. You guys are a lot of fun. 48. Conversation Stage: Okay, My dear friends, let's see how these braces are used in real conversations and in different contexts. Here in this conversation, the wife and husband, or having a friendly conversation. So the husband starts the conversation and says, Oh my God, this food is delicious. You are a fantastic Cougs. Rr, you're a fantastic Cougs are our, than Sarah says, Oh thanks a bunch. I know what your favorite food is. Jack is having a birthday party on Saturday. So he invited his friend. Jack says, What a beautiful shirt. You really look amazing today. That his friend replies, Oh thanks. That's really kind of view. Let's celebrate your birthday, bro, you are turning 30 right here. Jack is living in a actually very nice apartment. He invited Ted for dinner. So Ted says, it's a nice place. What a nice apartment. Jack says, Oh thanks. Yes, It's a convenient place with a good neighbors and people. Isn't this view beautiful? Look. For instances. Good view, wonderful plagues. You have a beautiful living room to hear. Jack can really enjoy the meal of their grandmother's house. So Jack starts the conversation and says, What a delicious homemade pizza. It's out of this world by complement to the chef. Like complement to the chef. Ted says, yeah, wonderful taste, great look and nice shape. Here. Martial law was the necklace sorrow has bought recently. So Marshall says, What a beautiful necklace. You'll look amazing with that. You'll look elegant. Dance or says, Oh, thanks dear, I really needed someone to say that. I really needed someone to say that. 49. Practise your Listening: We learned ten great phrases for compliments, yes, complements. It's time to improve your listening. So my dear friends, listen to what I say. Pause the video, write down what you hear, play again and see the text on the screen. Finally, check your answers. I haven't met people like you guys, you kids are a lot of fun. We should spend more time together. I haven't met people like you guys, you kids are a lot of fun. We should spend more time together. Wow, this one is out of this world. My compliments to the shelf. Wow, this one is out of this world. My compliments to the shelf. Mom, There's no doubt that you are a fantastic cook. The taste of the food is brilliant and unique. Mom, there is no doubt that you are a fantastic cook. The taste of the food is brilliant and unique. What a beautiful, luxurious Nicholas, What is your get it? It really looks perfect on your neck. What a beautiful luxurious Nicholas. Where did you get it? It really looks perfect on your neck. They'll look amazing today, man. You look really handsome and neat. Love that quote, you're wearing. It look amazing today, man. You look really has some a neat loved the CO2 you're wearing. Why a nice apartment. You've got a great taste and choosing the right place for living. Why a nice apartment? You've got a great tastes and choosing the right place for living. 50. Check Yourself Now : So guys, audio ready to check your understanding and practice? If yes, let's do it. Keep in mind you have five seconds to think and find the right phrase. So let's do it. What phrases we use for complimenting a person's appearance. Can you say that? We could say, you'll look amazing or what, a beautiful dress. Or we could simply say, I like your hairstyle. I like your hairstyle. What phrases we use for complimenting a person's cooking. We could use these phrases. The food is delicious. Erf, fantastic cook or my compliments to the chef. Guys, what phrases we use for complimenting a person's children? What is it? We could say she's so cute or your kids are a lot of fun. Your kids are a lot of fun. How can we use a negative question form to emphasize the positive aspects of something? We could say, isn't she lovely? Isn't she lovely? Isn't this beautiful? Isn't this beautiful?