Learn the English Phrases "a textbook example" and "to set a bad example"

In this English lesson, I wanted

to help you learn the English phrase

a textbook example.

When something is a textbook

example, it's something

in real life that could have

been in a textbook, maybe.

Let me explain a little bit better.

A textbook is a book you use in

school to learn new things.

And a textbook example is

something that happens in real life

that maybe could have been taught

in a textbook, but we

sometimes use it in a funny way.

Here's a good example.

If you're watching a football game

or what I call soccer, and there's

a corner kick and the person kicks

it and the ball bends nicely and

goes right into the top far corner

of the net, we would say, that's a

textbook example of how to do a

corner kick.

That's how,

if there was a textbook that taught

you how to kick the ball,

that's what they would teach you.

To kick it in a way where it bends

and hooks right above the goalie or

goaltender and goes into the net.

That would be a textbook example.

So the other phrase I wanted to teach

you today is to set a bad example.

Now, if I was to wear jeans to school

or really old shirts with holes in

them, that would be a bad example.

I would be setting

a bad example for the students.

When we have students in school

that don't behave, that sets a bad

example for the other students.

They might think because that

one student is misbehaving,

they can misbehave as well.

So when you set a bad example,

you do something that encourages

other people to do the same,

even though it's a bad thing.

If I speed in my van,

I would be setting a bad example

for my own children.

So to review a textbook example is

like something that happens

in real life that's done so well.

You think, oh, they could.

If they taught this.

This is how they would

teach it in a textbook.

A textbook example.

And to set a bad example

simply means to do something

that encourages other people

to do that bad thing as well.

But, hey, let's look at a comment

from a previous video.

This comment is from the paper

got all crumpled in my pocket.

I've been a number of places

between school and here.

Here we go.

From Bryce.

It's nice to see you, Unc Bob,

which is short for uncle.

And my response, it's good

to be back in action.

So, Bryce, thank you for that.

I picked that one because I always

giggle a little bit because

in some places in the world

I'm apparently known as Uncle Bob.

In some Asian countries, I think

it is what we call an honorific.

It's a term we use when

we respect someone.

We might call them uncle, even though

they aren't technically our uncle.

So I'll take it.

If you guys want to call me Uncle Bob

at some point, that's fine.

I have the gray hair to be

like an old wise uncle,

so we'll go with that.

Where am I today?

I'm getting water.

Some of you have been

here before with me.

This is the place where I come

to fill my water jugs.

I've already filled them.

You can see here that it says

small container fill station.

Please push and pull handle slowly.

Although they've replaced it

with a switch now. And then

you can read that if you want

to take the time, hit pause.

And then also, they don't

like it when people hook a hose

up directly to the tap.

So that's where I am today.

I just filled the jugs.

And so we have a little bit

of drinking water again

for the rest of the week.

We don't drink as much

in the in the late winter, early

spring as we do in the summer.

But it is important.

The water we have at home is

not really good to drink.

It's in the cistern.

We do keep it clean enough

for showers and for

doing dishes and stuff.

But it's probably not good

to drink that water.

I don't know if any of you

live out in the country.

You probably know

what I'm talking about.

And this is just the municipal area.

Oh, where does the water come from?

I forgot to mention that part.

The water comes

from the water tower way over there.

That big white concrete tower.

That is where our water comes from.

Anyways, thanks for watching.

I'll see you in another...

in a couple days with

another short English lesson.

Bye.