How to express yourself in English when you are scared

Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.

I am Teacher Tiffani and today I am going to teach you How to express yourself in English

when you are scared.

This lesson will improve your ability to speak clearly and logically in English.

Are you ready?

Well then, let’s jump right in.

The first way to express being scared, is with the English expression - “Send shivers

down my spine” This English expression means to feel very

scared or excited.

An example of how to use this expression is, “The sound of his voice sent shivers down

my spine.”

The second way to express being scared, is with the English idiom - “Scared to death”

This idiom means to make you feel extremely scared.

An example of how to use this idiom is, “They scared me to death when they jumped in front

of me.”

The third way to express being scared, is with the Vocabulary word - “Frightened”

This vocabulary word means to be afraid, scared, or terrified.

An example of how to use this vocabulary word is, “They scared me to death when they jumped

in front of me.”

Ok, now that we have 3 different ways of expressing being scared, let’s apply all three of them

to one response “Horror movies usually don’t frighten

me, so I decided to watch one with my friend yesterday.

But, that was a mistake.

The movie sent shivers down my spine as I was watching it.

My friend said it scared him to death too.”

Alright amazing!

Today you learned “How to express yourself in English when you are scared”.

You learned…

One new English expression, “Send shivers down my spine”

One new English Idiom, “Scared to death” And one new Vocabulary word, “Frightened”

So, instead of just saying you feel scared, you will now be able to express yourself like

a native speaker and use multiple natural expressions.

NOW try to use at least one new expression, idiom, or vocabulary word today.

You can do it!

You can speak English!