Shadowing Practice: How to Describe Events and Situations in English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So as you go through life, you experience different situations and you go to different events.
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And sometimes you need to be able to describe what that situation was like or what that event was like.
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Sometimes it's a good situation.
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Sometimes it's a bad situation.
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Sometimes it's just a surprise.
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So in this English lesson, I'll teach you seven ways to describe situations and events that you experience in your life.
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So the other day I put my winter coat on for the first time and I found a $5 bill in the pocket.
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It was a pleasant surprise.
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In English, when something positive happens in your life that you weren't expecting, we would describe it by using the phrase, a pleasant surprise.
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It was certainly a pleasant surprise to find money in my coat pocket.
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I thought maybe I would find my gloves in there, but it was definitely a pleasant surprise to find money.
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So in your life, when something happens that's very positive that you are surprised about.
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You would use the phrase, a pleasant surprise.
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Maybe you went to a party and you weren't sure it was going to be fun, but when you went there, you had a lot of fun.
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You could describe it to someone later by saying it was a pleasant surprise.
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I had a really good time at the party.
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So Jen and I went to an outdoor wedding a few years ago and it rained all day.
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It was a complete disaster.
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That's the English phrase you would use to describe an event where things just didn't go well.
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That wedding was a complete disaster.
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People got wet, people were grouchy, the wedding cake got wet,
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the tent had water on top and then the water spilled onto a whole bunch of the guests.
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It was a complete disaster.
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So if you're ever talking about an event, if you're ever talking about a situation where things just didn't go the way they were supposed to,
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you could use the English phrase, a complete disaster.
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So a few weeks ago, I went to see a movie and I thought the movie was going to be good, but it ended up being really bad.
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It was a total letdown.
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This is an English phrase we use to describe situations like that.
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When you think something's going to be good, when you think it's going to be amazing, and then when you actually experience it, it's actually bad.
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You may have had this yourself.
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Maybe there's an author whose books you love to read, and that author releases a new book, and you were really excited to read it.
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And then when you read it, you find out this book isn't very good.
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You would then describe it by saying it was a total letdown.
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So of course, we also have situations where the opposite happens, where you think it's going to be bad and it ends up being good.
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In those situations, you can use the English phrase better than expected.
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This actually happened to me a few years ago.
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I registered to take a French language test and I thought it was going to be really hard.
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I thought that I hadn't studied enough.
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I thought I wasn't prepared, but the test went better than expected.
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For some reason, when I sat down, I was very calm, and a lot of the answers came to me and I ended up getting a very, very good grade on that test.
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It went better than expected.
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I'm sure you've had this before in your life as well.
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Maybe when you went to take a driving test, you thought that you were going to do badly.
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And then when you got in the car and you did the driving test, it went better than expected and you ended up getting your driver's license.
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That would be really awesome.
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And it's always awesome when things go better than expected.
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So I'm not sure how often you organize events like a party for someone or something like that, but sometimes when you are in charge,
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sometimes when you organize something, things don't go well.
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And you could later describe it by saying, it was a real headache.
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Hey, how did the party go that you were planning for gym?
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Oh, it was a real headache.
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I tried to get all of the balloons and I tried to order a cake and nothing went according to plan.
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It was a real headache.
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I hope you don't have to use this phrase very often, but if you have a situation in your life where you're doing something and it's just very annoying to do,
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later you could describe it by using the English phrase, it was a real headache.
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Sometimes in life you do something and it just doesn't go smoothly.
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It just doesn't go well.
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In that situation, you could say it was a pain in the butt.
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By the way, sometimes instead of butt, that we use this word, but I don't wanna say it out loud, but that means the same thing.
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Pain in the butt and pain in thee mean the same thing.
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We use this to describe something that just doesn't go smoothly.
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Sometimes at work, someone will have a new idea about how to do something, and they'll want everyone else to do a certain job or task that way,
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and it just doesn't work well.
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Everyone gets frustrated and angry because the new system isn't as good as the old one.
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You would then describe it by saying, it was a real pain in the butt at work yesterday.
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We had to do something a new way, and I didn't like it.
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Sometimes an experience is just awesome.
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Sometimes you spend time with other people and you really enjoy it.
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Maybe you are doing business with someone and they're just a very friendly, happy person.
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You could then describe it by saying, it was a real pleasure working with you.
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It was a real pleasure doing business with you.
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Sometimes in life, things don't go well and it's not very fun, but sometimes it's just awesome.
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And this is how you would describe it.
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Hey, it was a real pleasure making this video for you.
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It was a real pleasure doing business with you.
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It was a real pleasure going on that trip with you the other day, I had a lot of fun.
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Anyways, it was a real pleasure making this video for you.
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Thank you so much for watching this little English lesson about how you can describe different situations and events in English.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 81 zinnen en 1162 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:50. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 199 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 87% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitspraak. A short written or spoken expression.
- pleasant /ˈplɛz.ənt/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — aangenaam, behaaglijk. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- disaster /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ramp, onheil. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent…
- butt /bʌt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — kont, achterste. The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hoofdpijn, koppijn. A pain or ache in the head.
- lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — les. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — zak. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — mantel, jas. An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ (werkwoord) — organiseren. To arrange in working order.
- badly /ˈbæd.li/ (bijwoord) — slecht. In a bad manner.
- outdoor /aʊtˈdɔː/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — buiten-. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
- tent /tɛnt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — tent. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (werkwoord) — abonneren. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
- thumb /ˈθʌm/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — duim. The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
- balloon /bəˈlun/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — ballon. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- end up (werkwoord) — belanden, terechtkomen. To bring to a conclusion.
- find out (werkwoord) — ontdekken, onderzoeken. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- get in (werkwoord) — binnenraken. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
- go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (werkwoord) — verder gaan. To continue in extent.
- sit down (werkwoord) — gaan zitten. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 29 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, doesn't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als phrase, pleasant, disaster.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Vergrotende trap -er than / more … than — twee dingen vergelijken | better than |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | weren't expecting · were planning |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're ever talking · you're doing · are doing |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | need to be · have to use · had to do |
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