Learn English with Mr Duncan / Think Outside The Box / What is a publicity Stunt?/ Full English 35

hi everybody and I mean everybody and welcome to

another full English lesson I have so many things to show you today we have no

time to do the introduction you might say that I'm pressed for time I'm

working against the clock I'm on a tight schedule I don't have much time so

without any more hanging about let's get on with today's full English

lesson which will start around about...

now!

what is the hardest part of learning English is it the learning of new words

maybe the grammar used in English is what leaves you the most confused

perhaps you feel too shy to use English in front of other people learning

anything new can be quite daunting you might feel intimidated by all the new

words all of the grammar rules and even after you have mastered those then you

have to use the language with other people I think it would be fair to say

that speaking a new language for the first time might make you feel nervous

but there is no need to fear as this is completely normal if you want to improve

your spoken English then why not practice doing it by yourself speaking

in front of other people can be very scary so first of all you need to get

used to the idea of doing it it may seem like a strange thing to do but

practicing in front of a mirror is a great way to build some of that initial

confidence get used to your own mannerisms and ways of showing what you

are saying facial expressions and body language are just as important as the

words you are saying conversation relies as much on eye contact and body movement

as the things being said if you happen to have one of these wonderful devices

or one of these wonderful devices then you are well on your way to improving

your vocal technique using a recording device can help you to get accustomed or

used to the sound of your own voice it might feel a little strange hearing

yourself at first but after a while you will begin to enjoy it and your

confidence will slowly build I suggest you start off with some simple words and

sentences and as you listen to the sound of your own voice you will be able to

hear where there may be some problems

one common problem which can arise concerns the speed of your speech there

is no need to rush what you are saying give the listener a chance to hear your

words of course you must also speak clearly so don't rush and don't mumble

once you feel confident enough you can move on to speaking with other people

get a few of your friends together or members of your family or even your

classmates to listen this will allow you to get used to speaking in front of

other people and over time your confidence will grow

if you have no one to practice with why not join an English language group if

there isn't one why not create your own

are you an adventurous person do you ever get the urge to seek adventure an

adventurous person might look for excitement and fun in unusual places a

young person might be considered more adventurous than someone much older

although these days that stereotype of the elderly staying indoors all the time

is fast becoming a thing of the past there are adventure holidays which cater

for people of all ages disposable income among those of later years has led to a

boom in a world travel among those who have already retired ocean cruising

around the world whilst visiting the ports of call is now proving very

popular amongst the retired the phrase port of call simply means the place

where you've stopped at a place where a boat stops at drawing a voyage is a port

of call during my life I have had my fair share of adventure I have traveled

to many far-off places I spent many years working in China as an English

teacher I have visited Turkey twice which was a really good experience a

place I used to visit often in my younger years was Malaysia more recently

I visited Portugal which turned out to be a very active break as you can see

here I am in the back of a jeep being driven along a bumpy off-road dirt trail

whilst there I also visited a lovely old castle

high up in a Rocky Hill

some people really love adventure they long to be thrilled their source of

adventure normally involves taking some sort of risk

the term extreme adventure names the more dangerous pursuits a person might

want to try personally I prefer to keep my adventures safe and for most of the

time on the ground do you have a sense of adventure what was the most

adventurous thing you've ever done

it would be fair to say that not everything in life goes our way even the

best laid plans can go wrong you might find yourself going back to the

beginning and starting from scratch to start from scratch means to begin from

the most basic point or at the bottom a spark of an idea might eventually lead

you nowhere so you must begin again you must start from scratch we can also

describe this as starting over you have to start over today's rehearsal was

awful we'll have to start over tomorrow your efforts might lead nowhere thus

forcing you to go back to where you started you have to go back to square

one my experiment is ruined now I'll have to go back to square one we have

tried everything to solve this problem so it looks like we are back at square

one the origin of this phrase is still unknown

however one theory is that the expression derives from the days when

football matches were reported on the radio numbered squares on a piece of

paper allowed the listeners to follow where the ball was by saying which

square it was in a failed attempt at something might force you to go back to

the drawing board this prototype device clearly doesn't work it looks like we'll

have to go back to the drawing board you will have to begin again you must start

from scratch you have to go back to square one you must return to the

drawing board as Robert Burns once put it the best laid plans of mice and men

often go awry or as I like to put it if at first you don't succeed try try again

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

phrase that is popular during a certain period or is often used generally

today's buzzword is publicity stunts the phrase publicity stunt refers to an

action carried out to gain attention whilst creating public reaction to

perform an action or say something for the sole purpose of creating attention

which in turn creates publicity for those responsible is a publicity stunt

the attention sort can be either good or bad

even bad publicity can generate business an outrageous comment or an action that

provokes criticism might in fact be nothing more than a publicity stunt of

course not all attempts for attention are bad a promotion for a new movie or a

message posted on a billboard that creates confusion or intrigue might also

be just some very clever publicity stunt the main purpose of a publicity stunt is

to gain as much attention as possible in as many ways as possible the word

publicity describes the action of promoting a product or an event for

commercial gain the word stunt shows that the thing gaining the attention was

planned and choreographed for the purpose of publicity

do you know someone who thinks outside the box that is a very interesting

phrase to think outside the box means the action of seeing things or doing

something that goes against convention a person might create a work of art that

challenges current ideas and ways of thinking a business might come up with a

new way of selling a product or they might even be the one creating the

product which we revolutionizes the way in which we do something there

developers really know how to think outside the box

an original or creative way of doing something can be described as thinking

outside the box or thinking out of the box to come up with a new idea that has

not been tried before is a good example of thinking outside the box to combat

climate change we must all be prepared to think outside the box these forms of

alternative thinking can occur in any area of life the creative arts the

sciences music poetry design and business all call for some degree of

thinking differently you must break with convention

you must try something new you need to come up with a new idea you will set a

new trend to do this you must think outside the box

well that is all we have time for today but wait a moment

we still have an extra few seconds to play with so here just for you is a

short poem they said it was going to be wet today they said it was going to rain

they forecast a downpour so heavy and harsh but I knew that their guess was in vain

they said it was going to throw it down the clouds would be grey with dread

but despite their warnings to stay indoors I hung out my washing instead

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