Good Listener Part 7 High-Level

here we go we are going to practice  speaking English I want you to listen  

to this sentence and then repeat after me here  we go after I got engaged I felt on top of the

world after I got engaged I felt on top of the

world on top of the world I  felt very happy elated super  

happy after I got engaged I felt on top of the

world Susan was over the  moon about her vacation to

Stockholm she said it was the best trip she's ever

taken Susan was over the moon about her vacation  

to Stockholm she said said it  was the best trip she's ever

taken all right Shadow me with this okay here we  go Susan was over the moon about her vacation to  

Stockholm she said it was the best trip she's  ever taken Susan was over the moon about her  

vacation to Stockholm she said it was the  best trip she's ever taken Susan was over  

the moon about her vacation to Stockholm  she said it was the best trip she's ever

taken happy hour was a lot of fun  everyone was laughing and in High

Spirits happy hour was a lot of fun everyone  was laughing and in High Spirits happy hour  

was a lot of fun everyone was laughing and  in High Spirits happy hour was a lot of  

fun everyone was laughing and in High Spirits I  received a really nice compliment and it made my

day I received a really nice compliment and  it made my day so if you make someone's day  

to make someone feel happy you  make their day she made my day  

I made his day this made my day I  received a really nice compliment  

and it made my day I received a really  nice compliment and it made my day say

it I don't have anything  negative to say about this

company I'm a happy camper I I don't  have anything negative to say about  

this company I'm a happy camper I don't  have anything negative to say about this  

company I'm a happy camper I don't have anything  negative to say about this company I'm a happy

camper I accidentally spilled wine on his

carpet I accidentally spilled wine on his carpet

and he got bent out of shape about

it I accidentally spilled wine on his  carpet and he got bent out of shape about

it he got bent out of shape bent  out of shape means he got very  

angry he got upset he got agitated bent out of

shape I accidentally spilled wine on  his carpet and he got bent out of shape  

about it I accidentally spilled wine on his  carpet and he got bent out of shape about

it he made an insensitive remark on his  podcast and now his listeners are up and on

arms he made an insensitive remark on his  podcast and now his listeners are up in

arms all right so if people are up in arms  about something they are very angry about it  

and they are protesting strongly against  it that's what it means let's repeat it  

here we go he made an insensitive remark  on his podcast and now his listeners are  

up in arms he made an insensitive remark on  his podcast and now his listeners are up in

arms one time in high school I stayed  out all night and didn't tell my parents

they were beside themselves with  anger they were beside themselves with

anger one time in high school I stayed out all  night and didn't tell my parents they were beside  

themselves with anger all right now to be feeling  so angry that they find it difficult to control  

themselves is to be beside yourself with anger I  was beside myself with anger just means I was so  

angry I couldn't control myself I I was so angry I  could not control myself I was beside myself with

anger one time in high school I stayed out all  night and didn't tell my parents they were beside  

themselves with anger one time in high school I  stayed out all night and didn't tell my parents  

they were beside themselves with anger all  right we got that one let's try the next one  

as a team leader it's very important to never  lose your cool in front of the team members

as a team leader it's very important to  never lose your cool in front of the team

members to suddenly get angry or behave  in an uncontrolled way is to lose your  

cool all right if you're cool you are  behaving controlled you are controlled  

you are in control if you are playing it  cool but if you lose your cool you're not  

controlled you're angry or you're behaving  in an uncontrolled way all right as a team  

leader it's very important to never  lose your cool in front of the team  

members as a team leader it's very important  to never lose your cool in front of the team

members did your parents blow a fuse  when you told them about your report

card did your parents blow a fuse when you told  them about your report card now if you blow a  

fuse you suddenly become very angry and you  are unable to stay calm you blow a fuse like  

an electric box has a fuse and then it blows the  fuse did your parents blow a fuse when you told  

them about your report card did your parents blow  a fuse when you told them about your report card  

did your parents blow a fuse when you told  them about your report card yes they bleow a

fuse the shirt I ordered  online looked nothing like the

picture the shirt I ordered  online looked nothing like the

picture it looked nothing like the picture it  didn't look like the piture it looked nothing  

like the picture it's another way to say it the  shirt I ordered online looked nothing like the

picture seeing people litter in  this beautiful Park makes my blood

boil seeing people litter in this  beautiful Park makes my blood

boil all right so if you say that  something makes your blood boil you  

are emphasizing that it makes you very  angry all these phrases we learning are  

about being angry aren't they so it  emphasizes that my blood was boiling  

hot I was very angry seeing people litter  in this beautiful Park makes my blood boil

good I went off the deep end and started

yelling I don't think I've  ever been so mad in my entire

life I went off the deep end and started  yelling so to go off the deep end if you  

go off the deep end it just means your temper  you lose your temper and you react angrily you  

went off the deep end ah and I don't think I've  ever been so mad in my entire life Shadow me  

I went off the deep end and started yelling I  don't think I've ever been so mad in my entire  

life I went off the deep end and started yelling  I don't think I've ever been so mad in my entire

life my boss completely flew off the

handle when he got interrupted during his

presentation my boss completely flew off the  handle oh here's another phrase when you fly  

off the handle you lose control of your emotions  you become very angry all these phrases are about  

losing control becoming emotional getting angry  and this one is flew off the handle became out of  

control and angry my boss completely flew off  the handle when he got interrupted during his

presentation oh well let's try another one Karen  

was foaming at the mouth demanding  an unreasonable refund at the ticket

counter okay this is a classical Karen Karen  was foaming at the mouth now foaming at the  

mouth look like having bubbles coming out of  your mouth because you're so angry like a dog  

that's foaming at the mouth means you're just  really angry demanding an unreasonable refund  

so she's asking for a refund but it's not  reasonable it's unreasonable that she is  

asking for a refund she's at the ticket  counter all right Shadow me here we go  

Karen was foaming at the mouth demanding an  unre reasonable refund at the ticket counter  

Karen was foaming at the mouth demanding an  unreasonable refund at the ticket counter  

Karen was foaming at the mouth demanding an  unreasonable refund at the ticket counter how  

was it because that's it boom good work out  keep moving forward we have one more video in  

this little series and then we'll do something  new all right I'll see you in the next video