FULL ENGLISH LESSON - 33 - Inspire & Aspire / luck / British Tradition with Misterduncan

What's it all about as I lie here in solitude on this giant rock hurtling

through space on such a beautiful day as I look up at that glowing ball of gas

that keeps us all alive and well on this little blue pebble I can't help but

wonder what's it all about why are we here these existential

thoughts rattle in my head again and again keeping me from my nocturnal

slumbers as one by one my brain cells glow white-hot with the wonders that I

behold anyway enough of that hi everybody and welcome to another full

english video lesson here we are at lesson number 33 which also happens to

be my imaginary age yes for today only I am 33 anyway I can't lie here all day

wittering about nothing as we have a very busy Full English lesson to get on with,

which will start around about...

now!

do you believe in luck are some people born lucky

it is amazing how much we rely on the concept of look to get us through the

day and perhaps even life an unlikely chance that comes your way or in an

expected event that benefits you can be described as look look can be described

as good fortune you have some good fortune in your life a nice thing

happens that changes your circumstances for the better some people believe that

you can bring luck to yourself by doing certain things certain beliefs or

superstitions promise good luck to those who believe you might carry an item with

you all the time because you feel that it brings you look it's my final exam

today so I'm wearing my lucky socks to help me pass a thing that is carried or

worn so as to bring good fortune is called a lucky charm of course there are

people who do not believe in luck they see life is a thing that gives out what

you put into it a hard-working person might seem to have

luck on their side but in fact it is their hard work and determination that

brings the good fortune to them besides the positive look there is also bad

fortune to be unlucky in life might seem like a real thing for some why do bad

things always happen to me bad luck can be described as misfortune sometimes it

is hard to get a break from bad luck there are many phrase is connected to

look there is happy-go-lucky a bright and cheerful person who seems to go

through life with a positive attitude can be described as happy-go-lucky

a person can be down on their look this means that someone is having a bad

period in their life things are not going their way

they are down on their look then there is lady look which is the mystical hand

of fate that just might bring some good fortune your way you might thank your

lucky stars which is a way of showing gratitude and thanks for the good things

you have in your life I thank my lucky stars that I was able to get a well-paid

job some people pray for luck they believe that if they ask their God

enough times then good luck will come to them from above it would be fair to say

that luck is not a certainty you cannot always guarantee that things will go

your way as a friend of mine said to me many many years ago never complain that

life is unfair because no one ever promised you it would be good look

follows the brave so some believe both good looking bad

look can come and go that as they say is life

I left talking about British traditions and customs so today I would like to

tell you about one that has been very popular for many years over time we

often buy things that seem useful at the time but eventually they become unused

and unwanted however there is a way of selling your old items in person and

sometimes you might make a little bit of money as well you can sell your

secondhand items to someone who needs them if something is second-hand it

means that it has been used if he's pre-owned it is not new you can sell

your unwanted items at a car boot sale this is a place where people turn up and

sell items from the boots of their cars there are many car boot sales that take

place here in the UK they often happen at the weekend then there is a jumble

sale things that are unwanted or secondhand are sold at a jumble sale a

jumble sale is often held to raise money for charity the word jumble means old

and unwanted as well as mixed up and messy old unwanted items can be

described as knickknacks odds-and-ends bric-a-brac jumble and even junk there

are shops that specialise in secondhand items you might buy a second-hand car a

car that has been pre owned and not new is second-hand

it's now time for another buzzword a buzzword is a word or phrase that is

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

is shaming this particular word is not new but it is often used in phrases that

have become prominent the word shame means to feel upset or distraught over

some negative aspect of your life or because of the way you feel about

yourself you feel self-conscious about something we often use shaming with the

state of being a certain way one group of people might accuse another of

shaming them by the things they say or do overweight people might feel fat

shamed because of their size they are made to feel uncomfortable about being

fat so fat shaming is the action of ridiculing or placing guilt on the

overweight another one is poverty shaming which is the action of

ridiculing or using a person's poverty for entertainment or exploitation a poor

person might be berated or shamed for being poor this form of shaming is seen

by some as embarrassing and exploitative the suffix shaming can be added to any

state that is held up as a way not to live poverty shaming fat shaming body

shaming parental shaming or internet shaming are all seen as types of social

humiliation by those affected by the negative attention they bring

here are two English words that both have positive meanings and can shape a

person's life forever the words are inspire and aspire firstly

the word inspire means to fill someone with the urge or ability to do something

quite often the thing in question is creative something you see or hear

inspires you to do something yourself you feel inspired by the thing you saw

you feel the urge to do something similar or to go off on your own course

and create something unique and individual the action of another person

might inspire you to do the same thing you feel emboldened woo I like that word

to embolden is to give confidence and encouragement through action you might

describe inspiration as a type of enlightenment you feel inspired which

encourages you to take action I attended a business seminar last weekend and now

I feel inspired to start my own company that beautiful sunset has inspired me to

start painting again then there is the word aspire which

describes the feeling of bettering yourself you see a place where you would

like to be in the future with a better job a better house or perhaps a more

comfortable lifestyle these are the things a person might aspire to you

might say that the urge which comes from feeling aspiration is what pushes us

forward to better ourselves you aspire towards a goal or an objective ambition

and hope can be the driving forces that help you realise your dreams for the

future you can be inspired to aspire I saw a lovely village on TV last night

which is the place I'd like to live one day to dream and aspire is what we all

do sometimes those hopes and dreams are big

and appear out of reach but if you can imagine something then there is no

reason why it can't be achieved it all depends on you to inspire is to give

someone a spark of creativity to aspire is to think positive dream big and most

importantly of all never give up

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