Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I'm Feifei.
And I'm Roy! I'm glad you're here, Feifei.
I'm really upset! Rob just sent me an email
saying 'thanks for all my hard work
and that I was a goat!'
I think that email was intended for me - for
I am the GOAT. It makes me very happy
when people call me that!
You like being called a goat?
No, Roy. GOAT is an acronym for
the 'Greatest Of All Time'. That's why
that email was meant for me.
Ahhh that makes more sense
about why Rob would call me a GOAT,
because I did bake him over
a thousand biscuits.
Well, I'll buy him 2000 biscuits
from the shop and then we'll see
who Rob thinks is the GOAT.
Clearly everyone thinks it's me.
You're very competitive, Feifei!
Plus, I baked, not bought the biscuits.
Let's calm down while we
listen to some examples.
That footballer is truly amazing.
Every ball she touches ends in
a goal. She's the GOAT!
Have you seen the new film in
the Pelican series? The special effects,
story and acting are all perfect.
It's the GOAT.
My friend said that Ed Sheeran is
the GOAT, but I'm not sure I agree.
He's not my favourite artist.
This is The English We Speak from
BBC Learning English, and we're
talking about the expression 'GOAT'.
'GOAT' is short for 'greatest of all time'
and is used to talk about things or
people that we think are the best.
Yes, for example footballers or other
sports stars who you think are
number 1. You can call them the GOAT.
It can be a way to express your opinion.
You can even use it for video games or films.
For example, the film that I think
is the GOAT is ...
Don't even finish that sentence, Roy!
No film that you like could be considered
good - let alone the GOAT.
Right - well, at least Rob thinks that
I'm the GOAT. I'll go and say thanks
to him for his kind email!
OK Roy, bye!
Bye!