Full English 37 / Learn new words and idioms With Misterduncan / Improve your listening

I like to think of myself as being a helpful chap I always try to give a

helping hand whenever I can so today I will start with a useful tip for those

planning to come to the UK my tip for survival today is never accept a

50-pound note from anyone I'm not kidding

if you are ever offered a 50-pound note is payment or in change you must refuse

it do not take the 50-pound note why I hear you ask the answer is simple

because you will never get rid of it no one will accept a 50-pound note shops

will not take them you will not be able to get change for it no one knows what a

real 50-pound note looks like people just assume they are all fake so just to

reiterate don't accept a 50-pound note from anyone anywhere at anytime

hi everybody and welcome to another full English lesson let's get on with it

shall we let's do it let's learn some more English right

now

many people have asked me mr. Duncan what is the best way to speak English is

it with an American accent or a British accent I think this is a very

interesting question indeed and some might say that it is not easy to answer

but my answer to this question is quite simple you use the English you feel the

most comfortable with you don't have to sound like an American when you're

speaking you don't have to sound like a British person when you're speaking as

long as you feel comfortable with the way you use English that is the most

important thing of all of course it's also important that the other person

understands what you are saying as well so don't worry too much about sounding

like somebody else don't punish yourself by trying to copy someone else's way of

speaking what you have to do is develop your own way of using English don't

forget English is an emotional language it's a personal language it's a language

that you use to express the way you feel so don't worry about sounding like

somebody else use English as you would your own language in your own way to

express the way you feel so you don't have to sound like mr. Duncan you don't

have to sound like some American movie star you don't have to sound like

anybody what you have to sound like...

is you.

have you ever been forced to change something you've said in the past has a

statement you've made previously being disproved if so then we can say that you

have been forced to eat your own words to eat your own words is an expression

that means to be confronted by something you've said in the past a statement you

made concerning a certain topic has been proved wrong what you said was incorrect

and untrue you must now face the consequences of your action you will

have to eat your own words to have your own negative thoughts and opinions used

back at you in retaliation can also be described as being forced to eat your

own words you might have to take back what you said and apologise for your

thoughtless words you must eat your words this action is one that most

people try to avoid having to do as it means they have to admit that they are

wrong he always criticizes my work but one day

I'll make him eat his words to make a person eat their own words is to prove

them wrong they are being forced to take back what they said they are having

their own words used against them their foolish opinions have been exposed the

offended person is getting back at someone for the negative things they've

said in the past they are being forced to eat their own words

have you ever been on a busman's holiday have you ever heard of this expression

before well let me explain what it is a busman's holiday is an expression that

describes a situation where a person is doing something for relaxation that they

would be normally doing in their occupation that is to say they are

trying to take a break away from their work by doing something that relates to

their actual job for example if I went away for a trip to London for a break

away from making video lessons and whilst there I went to visit the YouTube

headquarters to talk to someone about video production then you might describe

this as a busman's holiday I am doing something in my free time that relates

to my actual job we can call anything related to a person's profession as a

busman's holiday if the thing in question can be connected to their

normal occupation a doctor might visit a museum of medicine during a vacation a

firefighter might have to put out a blaze in a hotel they are staying at a

person who drives a bus for a living might have to drive the family around

whilst on holiday hence the expression busman's holiday

it's time to take a look at another buzzword a buzzword is a word or phrase

that is popular during a certain time or is generally used today's buzzword is

the word sound bite is a noun which names a short extract from a

recording that expresses a point or an opinion succinctly an audio or video

clip of someone making a statement or comment that is clear and to the point

can be described as a sound bite you will often hear sound bites during a

news broadcast a short excerpt of a statement or

comment is played to the audience politicians often give statements in

such a way that they can be easily used as sound bites each part of the

statement expresses clear and concise sentences that can be edited later a

journalist might ask someone a question with the aim of getting a sound bite an

audio clip or a short piece of video footage that features someone giving a

clear description or a blunt response to a question is a sound bite if something

is said by a public figure in a succinct clear concise way then there is a good

chance that it will eventually be used as a sound bite

I always like to introduce new words and phrases to you and today is no exception

the phrase I'm going to show you today refers to a certain item of clothing the

phrase is old hat here you can see in my hand one of my old hats that I used to

wear the phrase old hat means to be obsolete or tired out by being done to

often or for too long a thing that has been said or done time and time again

over a long period of time can be referred to as old hat it has been done

so many times before most people have become bored with it a tired and

overdone thing is old hat this new superhero movie plot is so old hat an

out-of-date thing or something that is seen as old fashioned can be described

as old hat it is no longer fashionable it is boring it has been done too often

for too long it is old hat the phrase derived from the notion of something

being worn too often such as an old hat to the point where it looks tired

and worn out it has been used for a very long time

what a pity what a shame Oh dear me it is time to say goodbye once more we have

come to the end of another full English lesson but don't worry I will be back

with you very soon don't forget also you can catch me every weekend live right

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this is mr. Duncan in the birthplace of English saying thanks for watching today

and I'll see you again very soon and of course...

ta ta for now 8-)