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Gobsmacked - English Slang! #shorts
Gobsmacked - Learn English Slang!
I was listening to the New York Times podcast this morning, and I was gobsmacked when I heard one of the presenters say she was gobsmacked.
If you are gobsmacked, it means you are so surprised that you cannot speak.
It's a slang word, and for me, it's a word I associate with British English.
Here are a couple of examples to show you how it's used:
She was gobsmacked when she found out she won the lottery.
We were gobsmacked by the huge increase in our electricity bill this month.
I shall first drink a toast to Virginia Baransky, who would have been gobsmacked that her daughter became a doctor.
In these examples, gobsmacked means to be stunned or extremely surprised.
For me, it's originally a British slang word, but it's clearly pretty mainstream now in the U.S. also.
I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time.
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I was listening to the New York Times podcast this morning, and I was gobsmacked when I heard one of the presenters say she was gobsmacked.
If you are gobsmacked, it means you are so surprised that you cannot speak.
It's a slang word, and for me, it's a word I associate with British English.
Here are a couple of examples to show you how it's used:
She was gobsmacked when she found out she won the lottery.
We were gobsmacked by the huge increase in our electricity bill this month.
I shall first drink a toast to Virginia Baransky, who would have been gobsmacked that her daughter became a doctor.
In these examples, gobsmacked means to be stunned or extremely surprised.
For me, it's originally a British slang word, but it's clearly pretty mainstream now in the U.S. also.
I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time.
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4 Tips to Improve your Listening Comrehension #shorts
Do you struggle to understand what people are saying in English? If so, you're not alone. Listening comprehension is a skill that takes time and practice to develop. In this video, I'm going to share 4 tips on how to improve your listening comprehension. Tips: 1 Find something that you want to listen to that is not too difficult for you. Keep it short. 2 Listen to it and read the captions or read the transcript at the same time. 3 Listen to it without the transcript, without any captions, without any text. So just listening. 4 Practice your pronunciation as you're listening. Say the words and phrases that are new to you. Why is it important to practice pronunciation? • If you cannot say it, you cannot hear it. • Listening and speaking work together. • Practicing pronunciation makes learning active. I hope these tips help you to improve your listening comprehension! Here is a transcript of the video to help you follow along: What do you think the number one question I get is? The number one question I get is, 'How do I get better at listening?' I'm going to give you four things to do to improve your listening comprehension. And the fourth one is the key, okay? The fourth one is going to blow your mind. Number one, find something that you want to listen to that is not too difficult for you. Keep it short. Number two, listen to it and read the captions or read the transcript at the same time. This you're going to repeat a couple of times, okay? That's why I said keep it short so it doesn't become too time-consuming. Number three, listen to it without the transcript, without any captions, without any text. So just listening. Number four, okay? The key, the most important part. As you're listening, you have to practice your pronunciation too. You have to practice saying the words that are new to you, saying the phrases that are new to you. Why is it important to practice pronunciation? Two reasons. Firstly, if you cannot say it, it means that you're not hearing it. If you cannot hear it, you cannot say it. The listening and the speaking work together. It's symbiotic. Secondly, practicing the pronunciation means you're taking part. It's now an active learning exercise. You're not just passively absorbing the material. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time https://organicenglish.club/resources ❖ Support the channel HERE 👋🏽: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organicenglish More from Organic English: Organic English Website: http://bit.ly/Organic-Web On Facebook: http://bit.ly/Organic-Facebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/Organic-Insta SUBSCRIBE ➡️ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2OrganicEnglish #English #LearnEnglish #EnglishLanguage #IELTS #TOEFL #ESL #ListeningComprehension #LanguageLearning #ImproveListeningSkills #LanguagePractice #PronunciationPractice #EffectiveLearningTechniques #ActiveLearning #LanguageAcquisition #LanguageFluency #LanguageEducation
Master Listening Comprehension: 4 Proven Steps with a Twist
Master Listening Comprehension: 4 Proven Steps with a Twist
Do you struggle to understand what people are saying, especially in English? If so, you're not alone. Listening comprehension is a skill that takes time and practice to develop.
In this video, I'm going to share with you 4 tips on how to improve your listening comprehension, including the most important one.
Tips:
1 Find something that you want to listen to that is not too difficult for you. Keep it short.
2 Listen to it and read the captions or read the transcript at the same time.
3 Listen to it without the transcript, without any captions, without any text. So just listening.
4 Practice your pronunciation as you're listening. Say the words and phrases that are new to you.
Why is it important to practice pronunciation?
• If you cannot say it, you cannot hear it.
• Listening and speaking work together.
• Practicing pronunciation makes learning active.
I hope these tips help you to improve your listening comprehension!
Here is a transcript of the video to help you follow along:
What do you think the number one question I get is? The number one question I get is, 'How do I get better at listening?' I'm going to give you four things to do to improve your listening comprehension.
And the fourth one is the key, okay? The fourth one is going to blow your mind. Number one, find something that you want to listen to that is not too difficult for you. Keep it short. Number two, listen to it and read the captions or read the transcript at the same time.
This you're going to repeat a couple of times, okay? That's why I said keep it short so it doesn't become too time-consuming. Number three, listen to it without the transcript, without any captions, without any text.
So just listening. Number four, okay? The key, the most important part. As you're listening, you have to practice your pronunciation too. You have to practice saying the words that are new to you, saying the phrases that are new to you.
Why is it important to practice pronunciation? Two reasons. Firstly, if you cannot say it, it means that you're not hearing it. If you cannot hear it, you cannot say it. The listening and the speaking work together.
It's symbiotic. Secondly, practicing the pronunciation means you're taking part. It's now an active learning exercise. You're not just passively absorbing the material. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
See you next time
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Idioms - LOSE YOUR SHIRT - English Vocabulary #shorts
Let’s look at the idiom "lose your shirt." • My friend Ben invested all his savings in a startup. Unfortunately, the startup failed, and Ben lost his shirt. So, what do you think happened in this case? Do you think Ben literally lost the shirt he was wearing? Or is it more likely that he lost all his money, all his savings? Right, so the idiom "to lose your shirt" means to lose a lot of money. Here's another example: • An Oklahoma banker who lost his shirt in the stock market crash resorted to selling popcorn in front of a movie theatre. So, in this case, the banker lost a lot of money when the stock market crashed. Here's another example: • Wow, Tom lost his shirt when he backed that horse at the racetrack. He bet a lot of money, and the horse did not win. There you go, the idiomatic expression "to lose your shirt." I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time. https://organicenglish.club ❖ Support the channel HERE 👋🏽: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organicenglish More from Organic English: Organic English Website: http://bit.ly/Organic-Web On Facebook: http://bit.ly/Organic-Facebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/Organic-Insta SUBSCRIBE ➡️ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2OrganicEnglish #idioms #english #vocabulary #learnenglish #grammar #ielts #englishteacher #englishvocabulary #englishlearning #englishidioms #englishgrammar #englishtips #englishlanguage #phrasalverbs #toefl #education #studyenglish #learningenglish #learning #phrases #speakenglish #idiom #englishclass #esl #ingles #language #englishcourse #proverbs #vocab #learnenglishonline