Common English expressions for making decisions

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Welcome back to Learn English with Cambridge.

This is Vlachy here and on today’s video

we're going to learn some common expressions for decision making.

What's going on my friends? Thank you all for being here once again.

Today we’re going to learn some common expressions

for decision making by playing This or That.

For today’s video we've got a really special guest.

She's an English teacher and also a presenter for

Learn English with Cambridge.

Please give it up for my friend, Paula. Hi there.

Okay, Paula, you have played This or That before, right?

I have.

You have to choose between two options, right?

That's correct.

We’re going to have two options and make a snap

decision on the one we would prefer.

Are you ready? Yes, let's do it. Let's play This or That.

Paula, first question, would you rather have

more time or more money?

That’s a no-brainer. Time. You can get money back but not time.

I couldn’t agree more with you. I would say time too.

Next question is, would you rather make

a phone call or send a text?

That’s a tough one.

I make phone calls for urgent and important stuff,

but only if the other person won't answer my text.

I'm on the fence here, but I'm going to go with

sending a text.

I don’t like phone calls.

Maybe voicemail. Yes, that’s what I'm saying.

Paula, this is a cool one.

Would you rather win a gold medal or a Nobel Prize?

Both suggest that you're great at something, so for me it's a toss-up.

If I have to choose, I'd say the Olympic medal,

because I'm really into sports.

Let's move on to the next question.

Would you rather be able to talk with animals or speak

all foreign languages?

That’s easy, all foreign languages.

You will be able to talk to anybody everywhere in the world.

Actually, you can learn to do that, but can you learn how to speak with animals?

You’ve got a point there.

On second thoughts, I'm going to go with talk to animals too.

Our final question, Paula, would you rather live in a big

city or in a small town?

I like big cities but I also like quiet places.

Let me think for a second. Take your time. I don’t want to rush into anything.

Countryside.

You can't trade peace and quiet for anything.

If you need something from the city you can just go there, right?

That’s the end of our This or That game.

Let us know in the comments section what are your choices.

Let's recap the expressions that we used.

A snap decision is one that is taken suddenly,

often without careful thought.

No-brainer, something such as a decision that is very easy or obvious.

When you are on the fence it means that you're not able to decide something.

Toss-up, if you describe a situation as a toss-up,

you mean that either of two possibilities are equally likely.

On second thoughts is used when you want

to change a decision that you have made.

Rush into something.

If you rush into something you start doing it without having

decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it.

That's my time for today guys.

Thank you so much for watching this video.

Shout out to my team mate Paula for being awesome.

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the channel and I’ll see you next time.

Bye.