and well King American glee in this lesson we're going to have a
conversation about American English idioms are you ready let's begin
this idiom is address an issue address an issue where do you live wherever you
live you must have an address right so people can send you mail have the number
of your house your apartment the street you live on the city the state the
country whatever it's your address but also address can mean to can can mean
that you need to talk about something to address an issue now an issue is nothing
but a problem that's all an issue is right so if you have an issue with the
drugstore down the street the man who runs it well that means you're having a
problem with him you don't get along with him and it's something like that
right maybe you're having issues with your car an issue with your car could
mean hey I'm having car problems my my car keeps breaking down I have issues
with that car I have issues with my landlord he keeps raising the rent it
never fixes anything address an issue if you're a politician you're supposed to
address issues that the voting public wants taken care of they're concerned
about when you are a teacher you're going to address the issues of your
students if they're having problems you're going to help correct those
problems you're going to talk about them and do something about them you're going
to address them right mostly addressing issue means though to
talk about something now maybe I have to talk about a problem I'm having with my
bank okay so I would say to a friend of mine hey today at lunchtime I need to go
to the bank I have an issue I need to address I need to address an issue I
need to address an important issue with the bank manager there is something I
want to complain about to address an issue do you have some issues that you
want to address do you maybe not if you do address those issues that's it
for now thank you for watching this video and I look forward to seeing you
at our next lesson good bye for now