Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I’m Feifei.
And I'm Roy! Feifei, is 3pm
OK for your appointment
with the doctor?
What? No, I don't need a
doctor – I feel fine!
What are you on about?
Well, I heard you showed
your listicle to Neil and
he was worried.
No, Roy, a listicle isn't
a medical condition – it's
a piece of writing. It's an article
that is in a list format.
It's like a list, but the
points have more explanation.
Oh, that makes more sense.
But why was Neil
worried about your listicle?
I have no idea. It's only a
listicle about the things
that he must do to improve
my life!
Don't worry, I haven't
forgotten you
in the listicle.
You mean that you want
to improve my life
as well?
No, Roy! I've written
a listicle highlighting
things you need to do!
I'll let you know what
my demands are right
after these examples.
Have you read the new
listicle I've written
about the greatest
video games of all time!
Don't read that listicle.
It's just clickbait!
That listicle has an
impressive title, but
it doesn't really expand
on the points it
makes. It's more like a list.
This is The English We
Speak from BBC Learning
English and we’re talking
about listicles.
A listicle is an article
that is in a list format,
but the points are
expanded more than
a normal list, making it
closer to an article.
And here is the listicle
I wrote for you, Roy.
What? You can't be
serious! You've written
here that you want me
to burn all of my T-shirts
and buy some other clothes?
Well, that's not
going to happen!
I just want you to look
smart, Roy. That T-shirt
with a picture of a dog
staring at a flower
on it is not appropriate
for a person to wear.
It's top quality! And you've
also gone on in your listicle
about how I should stop playing
video games. I actually write
listicles about games!
Here, I wrote one for you.
This isn't a listicle! All it says
is 'you work too hard Roy – you
should go home'.
Oh, OK – thanks for the
advice – I will!
No, I was just reading
what you wrote!
Bye, Feifei!
Bye.