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I decided to delete my Instagram.
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I decided to delete my Instagram.
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I would be on set working.
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I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that and they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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They took the story in the wrong direction.
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Oh, look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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he's having a nervous breakdown in New York, kind of painted people looking for help in the wrong light.
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What's up, everyone?
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I'm Izzy, your real-life English fluency coach, and today we have a great conversation to learn English with between the famous actor Tom Holland and podcaster Jay Shetty.
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In this interview, we get to see Tom opening up and talk about why he decided to step away from Instagram to protect his mental health.
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And the clip is packed with so many useful expressions in English and I'll help you master all of these today.
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And if you go to our app, you can even practice everything so you become more fluent and capable of using these words when you speak.
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You can check it out for free by clicking the link in the description below.
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Now let's get started with the lesson.
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First, you'll watch the clip, then you'll learn with it, and at the end, I'm going to let you test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time without any subtitles.
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I was in New York.
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I was shooting the crowded room and I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was.
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And I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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I would be on set working.
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I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown and what upset me was if i was having a mental breakdown that's not for you to report on all right now let's break down the clip and learn all the advanced vocabulary and pronunciation with tom holland i was in new york i was shooting the crowning crowded room in this context shooting means filming the crowded room we should mention here is a psychological thriller tv series where Tom is the protagonist.
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So he says he was having a hard time filming it, meaning he was struggling.
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It was a difficult moment for him.
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That's a nice casual location you can use too.
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They say it all the time.
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Check this out.
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Our family doesn't run from things Miles.
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Yeah, I know.
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What's that about?
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He's having a hard time, Jeff.
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And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was, the emotional...
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That's also what he meant by saying it was taxing.
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It was difficult, exhausting, and drained his energy.
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In Tom's case, playing this intense role in this series was emotionally taxing.
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I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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When something takes over, it takes control.
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Tom means Instagram was taking control of his life, of his thoughts and actions, and it was hard to focus on his job.
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See how he describes what he would do?
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I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, and it was...
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This action is called scrolling.
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It's a common expression nowadays, but you should know this particular use of the verb to scroll already existed before smartphones, since we also scroll on a computer using a mouse.
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Another expression that people use these days to refer to this specific negative experience of scroll scroll scroll when using Instagram or TikTok is doom scrolling.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people what they thought about me.
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Did you notice how Tom pronounces the words that end with a T sound?
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Let's give a listen to this part again, but more slowly.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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All these words were pronounced with a stop T.
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Out, what, thought, about.
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Natives often do this.
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Now to do a stop T sound, you simply prepare to make a T sound, but then you stop the flow of air and make a short pause.
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Now try to repeat after me.
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Out, what, about.
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Now, what else can we find here that's more advanced pronunciation?
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Well, these phrases have some connected speech in them.
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That's when natives cut, link, and morph words together when they speak.
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The word obsessed ends with a T sound, obsessed.
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And because the next word starts with a T, they morph, obsessed.
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Not obsessed to, but obsessed to.
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And the D from find gets linked to the vowel sound from the next word.
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find out.
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Now let's try to repeat after Tom.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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And say like, I'm taking a break from social media because I feel like my mental health will benefit from it.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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To run with something is a collocation that means to take an idea and develop it further without hesitation.
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It can be used in both negative and positive contexts.
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For example, a more positive situation could be, she had a great idea for the project and the team ran with it, meaning they developed and expanded on the idea.
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In this case, Tom is saying that the press, that is magazines, newspapers, TV news, etc.
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they took this story, which was pretty straightforward, and they changed the narrative.
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And that's what he means by this line.
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In this context, to make out refers to creating a certain impression, or to pretend.
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For example, she's trying to make out that she's rich.
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So instead of focusing on the positive reason behind his decision, the press made it sound like he was having a mental breakdown.
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A point where a person gets so stressed because of their thoughts and emotions that they collapse.
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They stop functioning properly, like when a machine breaks down.
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And Tom was upset with the news because he was actually taking steps to avoid reaching that point of breakdown.
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And by the way, remember that you can practice all this vocabulary that you're seeing today on our own app.
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I highly recommend you try it.
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It's the best way for you to never forget all these words and expressions that you've been learning with these lessons.
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In fact, I find it even better to watch it from there, from the app, because you get a way more powerful experience.
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Just click the link in the description below to start now.
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You'll be taken directly to this lesson over there.
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And I hope to see you there.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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Rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
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It's okay that he's doing it.
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So we should all feel okay to do it too.
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They were saying, oh, look, he's not the perfect, happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
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And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism, let's say.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
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It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going i'm doing this so that i don't right go in that direction totally at least i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but absolutely it's almost like i'm proactively seeing that i could end up in a position where sure i might have a breakdown i don't want to be in that position and so i'm responsibly saying guys i'm taking a break right in order to protect myself.
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100%.
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Yeah, which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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To paint something negatively means to describe or show something in a bad way.
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It's very similar to try to make out something about a situation, to paint it a certain way.
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And he goes on to use yet another similar phrase.
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Check it out.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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To show someone in a bad light, or negative light as he says, is exactly what he's talking about.
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And by the way, you may also hear the opposite phrase in a good light.
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They were saying, oh look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
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And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism.
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If you call someone happy-go-lucky, you mean they are not concerned about the future and just enjoy life without planning.
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Tom felt this way or method of doing journalism, or as he says, this line of journalism, was unfair.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
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It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
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If you act preemptively in a situation, you're thinking ahead and doing something in advance to avoid problems.
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For example, packing the night before a trip helps you avoid rushing things in the morning.
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You're acting preemptively.
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In case something unexpected happens, you have time to deal with it.
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In a strategic context, like in the military, a preemptive strike is an attack launched to prevent an expected attack from the enemy.
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motorbike i'll take you for a ride in it sometimes yeah yeah absolutely absolutely it almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going i'm doing this so that i don't right go in that direction totally at least i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but absolutely putting words in one's mouth refers to saying that someone means one thing when a person really meant something else imagine two people having an argument you could hear something like i didn't say this don't try to put words in my mouth.
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In this case, Jay Shetty is just being respectful, saying he knows Tom didn't say those words exactly, but that that's what he understands from Tom's story.
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Another word that we use to talk about taking action early is proactively.
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Like exercising regularly is a proactive way to maintain good health, instead of just waiting until you get sick to go to the doctor.
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It's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where, sure, I might have a breakdown, I don't want to be in that position, and so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break, in order to protect myself.
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To end up means to eventually find yourself in a certain situation, often without planning it.
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For example, the movie we wanted to see was sold out, there were no tickets available, so we ended up seeing a different one.
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Alright, I know you've been waiting for this part, now we're gonna test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time without subtitles, and I'm gonna ask with some quiz questions.
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Let's do this.
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I was in New York.
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I was shooting the crowded room.
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And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was.
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Which word describes something that is physically or mentally difficult and exhausting?
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Shooting.
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Tasking.
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Taxing.
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I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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And what upset me was, if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
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What does the phrase run with it mean?
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To run as fast as possible.
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To accept an idea and develop it further.
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To ignore instructions and do your own thing.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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And what upset me was, if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
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They took the story in the wrong direction.
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And they tried, they painted again, this negative light on mental health, rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
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It's okay that he's doing it.
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So we should all feel okay to do it too.
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They were saying, oh, look.
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Do you remember the phrase Tom used here, meaning to make someone look bad?
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To paint any bad light.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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it almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
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Totally.
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At least I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but it's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where I might have a breakdown.
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I don't want to be in that position.
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And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break.
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Right.
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In order to protect myself.
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A hundred percent.
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Yeah.
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Which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
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Which of these actions is an example of a preemptive one?
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Putting on sunscreen when at the beach?
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Fixing a leak in your house?
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Apologizing after hurting someone's feelings?
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Alright guys, great job.
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And I have spent a lot of time with you, more than you've wanted.
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You are, you are a very nice fellow, but I suspect, what are you doing?
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Are you new to show business?
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No, I'm just about to storm off your show in a hug.
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Part of the half hour thing is you gotta mic yourself.
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Yeah, exactly.
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We're cutting corners around here.
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Yeah.
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You know what, I'm just curious, I was bringing up
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Informazioni su questa lezione
In questa lezione, approfondiremo un'interessante conversazione tra l'attore famoso Tom Holland e il podcaster Jay Shetty, incentrata sulla decisione di Tom di cancellare il suo profilo Instagram per proteggere la sua salute mentale. Durante il video, avrai l'opportunità di rimanere coinvolto in vari argomenti, come l'uso consapevole dei social media e gli effetti dell'overdose di informazioni sulla nostra vita quotidiana. Praticherai vocaboli utili in contesti di conversazione, come le espressioni legate alla salute mentale e al concetto di 'scrolling'. Sarà un'ottima occasione per migliorare la tua fluenza in inglese e consolidare le tue abilità di ascolto e pronuncia, anche in vista dell'IELTS speaking.
Vocabolario e frasi chiave
- Scroll: Scorrere. Utilizzato comunemente per descrivere l'azione di scorrere contenuti su smartphone o computer.
- Taxing: Pesante, faticoso. Significa che qualcosa richiede molto sforzo, emotivo o fisico.
- Taking over: Prendere il controllo. Indica una situazione in cui qualcosa inizia a influenzare e dominare le nostre azioni o pensieri.
- Hard time: Momento difficile. Espressione che si usa per descrivere situazioni di stress o difficoltà.
- Mental breakdown: Crisi mentale. Riferito a un momento di grande stress emotivo, spesso non appropriato per essere divulgato.
- Doom scrolling: Scorrere in modo compulsivo. Riferito all'atto di leggere notizie negative online, che può causare ansia o stress.
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Quando pratichi con questo video, ti consiglio di utilizzare la tecnica di shadowing. Questa tecnica consiste nel ripetere ciò che ascolti in tempo reale, aiutandoti a migliorare la tua pronuncia e la tua fluidità. Fai attenzione alla velocità di parola di Tom Holland; può essere abbastanza rapida, quindi è importante che ti senti a tuo agio nel seguire il suo ritmo. Considera anche l'accento britannico dell'attore, che potrebbe risultare diverso rispetto ad altre varianti di inglese, come quello americano. Non scoraggiarti se all'inizio hai difficoltà a comprendere tutto; ripeti il video più volte e concentrati su frasi e vocaboli chiave. Ricorda che l'obiettivo è migliorare la tua fluenza in inglese e sviluppare una maggiore confidenza nella tua pratica di conversazione in inglese.
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