oh hello there here we are again with another full English lesson coming to
you from the birthplace of all these people
oh my goodness that's a lot of people and of course this is also the place
where the English language was created that is of course England so many words
so many phrases and I hear you ask where is the best place to learn all of those
words and phrases? right here on my youtube channel is my reply so stand by
because another full english lesson is going to start right...
now !
I often receive questions and comments from my students concerning the process
of learning English for which I'm always happy to receive and where possible
answer one such question concerns the action of
repeating things during the learning process a common criticism is the
tediousness of repetition the hard fact is that repeating things is a large part
of learning anything whatever it happens to be the action of repeating something
is there a baby must learn to walk by trying the same action again and again a
learner driver must undergo many training hours before getting it right
this also involves a great deal of repetition so what about English is it
really necessary to keep repeating words and phrases over and over? the answer to
that question is yes
the most obvious benefit of repeating things comes when
you want to get a new word or phrase to stay in here repeating things again and
again will literally create new stored information in your brain yes it might
seem boring and yes it will take time to accomplish but in the long run you will
learn to appreciate the power of repetition whilst we are on the subject
of repeating things it is also worth mentioning that you need to get into the
habit of learning new words and phrases every day don't shy away from absorbing
new information the secret is not to push yourself too far
a little learned everyday will lead to a lot gained each month as I always say
the important rules of learning English rely on the most basic actions read
listen repeat learn there it is again that magic word repeat repeat
repeat
do you ever find yourself in a situation where you have to vent your emotions?
have you ever had anyone vent their feelings towards you? the word vent
relates to the process of something flowing in a certain direction the
release of air through a hole or pipe is vent the use of the word exists as both
a noun and verb then there is what we call emotional venting which as its name
suggests is the release of emotion the action of venting comes in many forms
you might release your frustration aggressively by doing something physical
you might go for a run or partake in some certain sport by doing something
physically demanding you are releasing the tension whilst at the same time
producing some of those lovely endorphins that are great for making you
feel calm and settled you don't need to take any of those drugs to feel better
all you need is a few minutes of exercise you might choose to vent your
feelings verbally to someone close to you you feel the urge to talk to a
family member a close friend or even a complete stranger about what is making
you feel stressed you vent your emotions verbally towards someone counselling or
therapy will often involve a certain amount of venting to vent is to express
release divulge expel let off steam get something off your chest to vent is
normal as long as you do it in a way that is not harmful to others some
people might use aggression or violence to let their tension out apart from
talking to someone the action of being silent can also be a great way to vent
your inner angst meditation has become a popular method of venting those inner
feelings by understanding what is troubling the
individual and then putting it all in perspective
it's time to take a look at another buzzword a buzzword is a word or phrase
that is popular during a certain time or is generally used today's buzzword is
democratic in its most used sense the word democratic is the adjective form of
the noun democracy a democratic action is one where the population are given
the chance to make decisions about the course in which a nation should take
concerning individual rights and general law to be democratic is to observe the
rights of those living in a democracy the word democracy means a system of
government overseen by the whole population or all the eligible members
of a state typically through elected representatives the general population
are allowed to oversee the laws of the land and the rights of its citizens via
an elected group of representatives in business the major shareholders of a
company have the right to make decisions based on a democratic process that is to
say they have the right to vote on the decisions made you will often hear the
mention of democratic process when discussing the way in which political
decisions are made the process of allowing the majority to make decisions
based on a regulated voting system is the basis of a democracy the free voting
on major decisions is often done in the form of a referendum a vote is put
forward and those eligible are allowed to make their choice this also applies
to the election of those who represent the people not everyone supports the
democratic ideal it is often seen as just another form of elitism and is
viewed as both being corrupt and easy to manipulate in the past democracy has
been heavily criticised Winston Churchill described democracy as
the best of the worst form of government to be democratic is to follow the ideal
of living in the democracy the word itself derives from Greek and literally
means the people rule
here is something I haven't talked about for a very long time the subject of
opposite words is both fascinating and quite often confusing a good example is
the opposite of bend as a verb the opposite word is in fact straighten then
there is the action of clearing a misunderstanding which is also
straighten you can straighten something out with another person a conversation
that allows those involved to better understand each other's feelings is to
straighten things out we need to talk about what happened last night
and straighten things out to distort or twist an event to make it seem different
is to bend the truth you can bend the rules which means to do something
illegal but not serious that goes against the law or set of instructions
you are not supposed to be in here but I am willing to bend the rules this time
as adjectives bent and straight refer to being either good or bad a bent person
is one involved in criminal activity a straight person is law-abiding and a
good citizen an object that has been distorted out of shape has been bent the
action of doing this is bend a car accident can be described as a
fender bender this expresses the condition of a car after it has been damaged
then as I said at the start of this subject we have the opposite of Bend
which is straighten to make something level or without distortion is to
straighten are you still confused I hope that I have been able to straighten out
the confusion here so you won't be bent double trying to understand it as I
always try my best to be straight with you
well it looks as if we have come to the end of another full English lesson
but wait there apparently we still have a few moments left so to fill that time
here is a short poem isn't it strange the way people change from day today
isn't it queer whenever you hear the silly things people say isn't it sad
when you hear something bad it makes you want to cry but despite what you hear
one thing is quite clear to keep you from going mad say to yourself I am what
I am whatever they say or do my life is mine and whatever they say
I won't give a damn
okay that is definitely all we have time for today don't forget to
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misterduncan in the birthplace of English saying thanks for watching see you soon
for full English number 40 and of course...
ta ta for now 8-)
you