Welcome back, my lovely English students.
This is the second part of this lesson
series where you learn to replace long and
boring English sentences with more impactful words.
Using the right words can make all the difference
in how you express yourself in English and can
help you sound more fluent and confident.
So let's get started and learn
how to make our words count.
What would you call a person who looks in
an evil manner or in an unpleasantly sexual way?
You can replace this lengthy sentence with leah.
leia is a Spanish word and means to stare
at someone in an awkward, unpleasant or aggressive way.
Let's look at some examples to understand it better.
The man in the back of the bar was leering at
me all night and it made me feel really uncomfortable.
Here's another one it's not polite to
leah at other people's screens, even if
they're using them in a public place.
I hope you got it.
Why don't you try making a sentence in the comments?
It will help you remember this word better.
At number two, how would you describe a
very large party or a festive gathering or
celebration with many people attending it?
You can call such events a jamboree.
Jamboree?
That sounds like a funny word, right?
Jamboree.
Here are some examples the company's end of
year jamboree was a fun and lively event
with music, food and lots of prizes.
The college organised a cultural jamboree
to celebrate diversity and showcase different
traditions from around the world.
Moving on.
What word can you use to talk about
a set of rules or a strict law
that limits or restricts people from doing something?
You can say stricture.
Once again.
Stricture.
A stricture is a rule that must be followed and is
often met with criticism as people find it hard to follow.
Let's look at some example sentences.
The company finally brought in strictures on how employees
could use social media while on the job.
The government's new stricture on banning alcohol in
the state was met with huge criticism.
Let's move on to the next word. Now.
Something that is very dirty, unclean or disgusting.
You call it filthy.
filthy means something that's unclean and
often gives a bad odour.
You could also use it in the figurative sense to
mean something is not morally right or is morally corrupt.
Here are some example sentences to understand
it better the garbage dump was overflowing
with filth and attracted pests.
The bathroom was filled with filth
and needed a deep cleaning.
The expose revealed filth and
corruption in the government agency.
I hope you got it.
How to use it in the literal and figurative sense.
Let's move on to the next one.
How would you describe a wide, beautiful area or
a scenic view with water, mostly from a high
point, such as a mountain or a skyscraper?
Here's a beautiful word to
replace its lengthy sentence vista.
Vista is a noun and mostly used to
describe a panoramic view from a high place.
Take a look at these example sentences
to use it in your conversations.
From the top of the mountain, we had
a stunning vista of the surrounding valley.
From my friend's apartment on the 80th floor,
one can see the Mumbai city's vista.
I hope you got it.
Let's move on to the next one now.
A long and complex story or series of stories, often
involving a hero or a family of several generations.
Something like family Drama TV Show
you can call them a saga.
Saga is a long and complex set of an episodic
TV show that continues for years and is often boring.
Here are some examples.
The ekta Kapoor TV sagas are
quite popular among Indian housewives.
The new political saga on Netflix is
quite popular even in its 6th season.
Well, not all sagas are boring and dull.
Some of them are quite intriguing.
Talking about politics, what word can you
use to talk about long and angry
speeches that you mostly hear during elections?
There's an interesting word for them tirade.
A tirade is a verbal attack and
a lengthy and bitter speech by someone.
Here are some examples the coach went on a
tirade in the locker room after the team's loss.
criticising the players for their
lack of effort and discipline.
The politician delivered a tirade on the floor
of the house, rejecting the new bill as
a threat to democracy and freedom.
It's not necessary that only
politicians get into a tirade.
It mainly means an aggressive and angry speech.
I hope you got it.
Let's move on to the next one.
What would you call a passionate effort to achieve
something that you feel is right or to stop
something that you may feel is wrong?
You can use the word crusade.
Now, crusade is a noun and describes a
sustained effort to promote a particular cause.
To understand it better, take a look at these examples.
The climate change crusade seeks to raise awareness of
the need to protect the planet from pollution.
The antiabortion crusade is motivated by the belief
that all human life must be protected.
Crusade is mostly used for larger
causes that affects the masses.
Up next which word will you use to describe
an action of investigating something in a secretive way?
To find out private or confidential information?
Well, we call it to snoop.
To snoop means to secretly watch or observe something.
Here are some example sentences my nosy neighbour liked
to snoop around in other people's trash cans and
mailboxes looking for clues about their lies.
That's quite a strange neighbour, don't you think?
The reporter was criticised for trying to snoop
into the celebrity's medical records and family history.
I hope you got the meaning of to snoop.
Let's move on to our last word in this lesson.
What would you call a loud and continuous noise
by a group of people shouting or protesting?
More like chanting slogans in protest of something.
We can call it a clamour.
A clamour is a chaotic and loud
persistent noise by a group of people.
It could be positive or negative in nature.
Here are some examples the protesters
outside the parliament building raised a
clamour against the proposed tax hike.
The singer's performance was greeted with a clamour
of cheers and applause from the fans.
In this sentence, we have used
clamour in the positive sense.
That's all for today. In this lesson.
These are lovely English words and would
help you describe things more precisely.
Try using them in your conversations
by making your own sentences.
I will see you soon.
Until then, keep learning and
keep practising to sing English. bye.