Describing a Knife in English - How to Develop English Fluency and Speaking Confidence

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lesson we're going to be describing a knife

describing a knife

describing a knife wow so this was actually a

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new video series where we're

new video series where we're just trying to explain things in

just trying to explain things in

just trying to explain things in beginning intermediate and

beginning intermediate and

beginning intermediate and advanced english just so you can

advanced english just so you can

advanced english just so you can develop fluency and see what

develop fluency and see what

develop fluency and see what it's like to express yourself

it's like to express yourself

it's like to express yourself and obviously learned a few new

and obviously learned a few new

and obviously learned a few new vocabulary words as well so

vocabulary words as well so

vocabulary words as well so let's begin with a basic kind of

let's begin with a basic kind of

let's begin with a basic kind of definition or explanation about

definition or explanation about

definition or explanation about this knife

this knife

this knife so this is a bread knife i

so this is a bread knife i

so this is a bread knife i bought this bread knife in Japan

bought this bread knife in Japan

bought this bread knife in Japan and it is a stainless steel

and it is a stainless steel

and it is a stainless steel bread knife made in Japan

bread knife made in Japan

bread knife made in Japan it has a wooden handle and it is

it has a wooden handle and it is

it has a wooden handle and it is maybe about a foot long maybe

maybe about a foot long maybe

maybe about a foot long maybe one foot and a few inches long

one foot and a few inches long

one foot and a few inches long I don't know what that is in

I don't know what that is in

I don't know what that is in centimeters maybe I don't know

centimeters maybe I don't know

centimeters maybe I don't know 35 centimeters something like

35 centimeters something like

35 centimeters something like that so that is a basic way of

that so that is a basic way of

that so that is a basic way of expressing or describing a bread

expressing or describing a bread

expressing or describing a bread knife

knife

knife now if i want to be a little bit

now if i want to be a little bit

now if i want to be a little bit more interesting the

more interesting the

more interesting the intermediate way of expressing

intermediate way of expressing

intermediate way of expressing this would be this is a bread

this would be this is a bread

this would be this is a bread knife with a serrated edge or

knife with a serrated edge or

knife with a serrated edge or serrated edge now a serrated

serrated edge now a serrated

serrated edge now a serrated edge means that you have instead

edge means that you have instead

edge means that you have instead of a flat surface like this side

of a flat surface like this side

of a flat surface like this side here and i'll give you a closer

here and i'll give you a closer

here and i'll give you a closer look of the blade here so you

look of the blade here so you

look of the blade here so you can see that the edges are

can see that the edges are

can see that the edges are serrated so they go up and down

serrated so they go up and down

serrated so they go up and down and they move in and out in and

and they move in and out in and

and they move in and out in and out in and out this the way a

out in and out this the way a

out in and out this the way a saw blade does so a serrated

saw blade does so a serrated

saw blade does so a serrated blade

blade

blade the reason this is on a bread

the reason this is on a bread

the reason this is on a bread knife is because when you want

knife is because when you want

knife is because when you want to cut a piece of bread

to cut a piece of bread

to cut a piece of bread if you have a star rated edges

if you have a star rated edges

if you have a star rated edges like this it makes the cut

like this it makes the cut

like this it makes the cut easier but the cut becomes a

easier but the cut becomes a

easier but the cut becomes a little bit uneven so it's easy

little bit uneven so it's easy

little bit uneven so it's easy to cut when you have a seer

to cut when you have a seer

to cut when you have a seer rating edge but the cut itself

rating edge but the cut itself

rating edge but the cut itself is not exactly as nice as it

is not exactly as nice as it

is not exactly as nice as it would be if you have a straight

would be if you have a straight

would be if you have a straight flat edge so some knives have a

flat edge so some knives have a

flat edge so some knives have a straight flat edge or a cutting

straight flat edge or a cutting

straight flat edge or a cutting edge or a serious edge like this

edge or a serious edge like this

edge or a serious edge like this so i'm talking about even

so i'm talking about even

so i'm talking about even something

something

something when you get into a basic

when you get into a basic

when you get into a basic definition or even an

definition or even an

definition or even an intermediate definition you can

intermediate definition you can

intermediate definition you can get more specific about the

get more specific about the

get more specific about the particular parts of an object

particular parts of an object

particular parts of an object like a bread knife so I want to

like a bread knife so I want to

like a bread knife so I want to get an excuse me even more

get an excuse me even more

get an excuse me even more specific in the advanced way of

specific in the advanced way of

specific in the advanced way of talking about it so I'm talking

talking about it so I'm talking

talking about it so I'm talking about from the knife and moving

about from the knife and moving

about from the knife and moving to the discussion of these

to the discussion of these

to the discussion of these serrated edge so this is a ser

serrated edge so this is a ser

serrated edge so this is a ser RA te d serrated I believe

RA te d serrated I believe

RA te d serrated I believe that's the way spell and i'm

that's the way spell and i'm

that's the way spell and i'm really not the greatest speller

really not the greatest speller

really not the greatest speller but hopefully that makes sense

but hopefully that makes sense

but hopefully that makes sense so we're going to go into the

so we're going to go into the

so we're going to go into the advanced way the fluid way of

advanced way the fluid way of

advanced way the fluid way of expressing this knife

expressing this knife

expressing this knife so this is a fluent I'm like

so this is a fluent I'm like

so this is a fluent I'm like thinking fluid now

thinking fluid now

thinking fluid now so this is a knife that i picked

so this is a knife that i picked

so this is a knife that i picked up here in Japan it's called

up here in Japan it's called

up here in Japan it's called ready that's the name of the

ready that's the name of the

ready that's the name of the knife lot of knives in Japan a

knife lot of knives in Japan a

knife lot of knives in Japan a lot of various objects actually

lot of various objects actually

lot of various objects actually have some really interesting

have some really interesting

have some really interesting names in Japan people like a lot

names in Japan people like a lot

names in Japan people like a lot of cute names out here but just

of cute names out here but just

of cute names out here but just to talk about this knife

to talk about this knife

to talk about this knife specifically it's got a serrated

specifically it's got a serrated

specifically it's got a serrated edge and the reason it has a

edge and the reason it has a

edge and the reason it has a serrated edges because it's

serrated edges because it's

serrated edges because it's easier to cut for something like

easier to cut for something like

easier to cut for something like a bread like a loaf of bread

a bread like a loaf of bread

a bread like a loaf of bread that can be kind of hard on the

that can be kind of hard on the

that can be kind of hard on the outside but may be soft on the

outside but may be soft on the

outside but may be soft on the inside

inside

inside so if you have a fin a flat

so if you have a fin a flat

so if you have a fin a flat cutting edge like that it's easy

cutting edge like that it's easy

cutting edge like that it's easy to pull a knife through

to pull a knife through

to pull a knife through something but it becomes more

something but it becomes more

something but it becomes more difficult because you have to

difficult because you have to

difficult because you have to flatten down the bread to push

flatten down the bread to push

flatten down the bread to push it down hard in order to get the

it down hard in order to get the

it down hard in order to get the cut into the bread

cut into the bread

cut into the bread so a bread knife with a serrated

so a bread knife with a serrated

so a bread knife with a serrated edge makes the cutting easier

edge makes the cutting easier

edge makes the cutting easier now you'll see a serrated knife

now you'll see a serrated knife

now you'll see a serrated knife sometimes on scissors so again a

sometimes on scissors so again a

sometimes on scissors so again a serrated edge is something

serrated edge is something

serrated edge is something that's got a jagged edge like

that's got a jagged edge like

that's got a jagged edge like this so it goes up and down this

this so it goes up and down this

this so it goes up and down this edge you couldn't really it's

edge you couldn't really it's

edge you couldn't really it's serrated but you wouldn't call

serrated but you wouldn't call

serrated but you wouldn't call it jagged so a jagged edge is

it jagged so a jagged edge is

it jagged so a jagged edge is really hard kind of zigzag shape

really hard kind of zigzag shape

really hard kind of zigzag shape like that and you would see that

like that and you would see that

like that and you would see that much more on

much more on

much more on maybe like a Swiss Army knife or

maybe like a Swiss Army knife or

maybe like a Swiss Army knife or some small knife that you want

some small knife that you want

some small knife that you want to have a good cutting pressure

to have a good cutting pressure

to have a good cutting pressure so something that you can pull

so something that you can pull

so something that you can pull quickly and tear through

quickly and tear through

quickly and tear through something but maybe the cut is

something but maybe the cut is

something but maybe the cut is not as clean as if you have a

not as clean as if you have a

not as clean as if you have a particular flat edge like that

particular flat edge like that

particular flat edge like that so I'm just going into the

so I'm just going into the

so I'm just going into the details i'm not really talking

details i'm not really talking

details i'm not really talking so much about the history of the

so much about the history of the

so much about the history of the knife or anything like that

knife or anything like that

knife or anything like that interesting about it

interesting about it

interesting about it but just because when you look

but just because when you look

but just because when you look at an object even something as

at an object even something as

at an object even something as simple as a knife

simple as a knife

simple as a knife there's always something

there's always something

there's always something interesting to learn if you go

interesting to learn if you go

interesting to learn if you go deeper into that thing

deeper into that thing

deeper into that thing so yes this is a knife it is a

so yes this is a knife it is a

so yes this is a knife it is a cutting edge and a handle and

cutting edge and a handle and

cutting edge and a handle and that's basically every knife but

that's basically every knife but

that's basically every knife but if you want to get more specific

if you want to get more specific

if you want to get more specific you can learn a lot more about

you can learn a lot more about

you can learn a lot more about the separation of the knife

the separation of the knife

the separation of the knife why we have a serrated edge or

why we have a serrated edge or

why we have a serrated edge or other interesting facts about

other interesting facts about

other interesting facts about the knife and that would lead

the knife and that would lead

the knife and that would lead you to discover more interesting

you to discover more interesting

you to discover more interesting things as well like the fact

things as well like the fact

things as well like the fact that bread knives are actually

that bread knives are actually

that bread knives are actually really good for cutting tomatoes

really good for cutting tomatoes

really good for cutting tomatoes because if you if you cut a

because if you if you cut a

because if you if you cut a tomato with a flat edge you can

tomato with a flat edge you can

tomato with a flat edge you can cut it tomato like that but it's

cut it tomato like that but it's

cut it tomato like that but it's much easier to just use a bread

much easier to just use a bread

much easier to just use a bread knife because of the serrated

knife because of the serrated

knife because of the serrated edges

edges

edges they cut through the skin of the

they cut through the skin of the

they cut through the skin of the tomato without smashing the

tomato without smashing the

tomato without smashing the tomatoes so if you have not

tomatoes so if you have not

tomatoes so if you have not tried a bread knife for cutting

tried a bread knife for cutting

tried a bread knife for cutting up tomato

up tomato

up tomato you should give that a try

you should give that a try

you should give that a try anyway that is describing a

anyway that is describing a

anyway that is describing a bread knife i hope you have

bread knife i hope you have

bread knife i hope you have enjoyed this video don't be

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kind of learner that thanks well

kind of learner that thanks well a knife is kind of boring why do

a knife is kind of boring why do

a knife is kind of boring why do I want to study that the point

I want to study that the point

I want to study that the point the point of me using these

the point of me using these

the point of me using these simple objects in lessons is

simple objects in lessons is

simple objects in lessons is that it gives you an indication

that it gives you an indication

that it gives you an indication of how you can practice your

of how you can practice your

of how you can practice your English and how you can speak

English and how you can speak

English and how you can speak without using you know something

without using you know something

without using you know something about politics or something like

about politics or something like

about politics or something like that you really can take a

that you really can take a

that you really can take a simple object like a knife or a

simple object like a knife or a

simple object like a knife or a bottle or even a t-shirt like

bottle or even a t-shirt like

bottle or even a t-shirt like this and give a really great

this and give a really great

this and give a really great explanation and talk about it

explanation and talk about it

explanation and talk about it fluently so find anything like

fluently so find anything like

fluently so find anything like that in your everyday life learn

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that in your everyday life learn about something and then see how

about something and then see how

about something and then see how native speakers are expressing

native speakers are expressing

native speakers are expressing that thing and that will give

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