Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Getting Bored. |
| Michael: Hi everyone, I'm Michael. |
| Alisha: And I'm Alisha. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in English about being bored. Chris gets bored at home, posts an image, and leaves this comment: |
| Alisha: "Damn, what a slow day! Bored. Any tips?" |
| Michael: Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| [Michael] Chris: "Damn, what a slow day! Bored. Any tips?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| [Alisha] Jennifer: "Maybe you'd like to clean the floors before I get home?" |
| [Alisha] Gloria: "Do you want to go for a coffee around lunch time?" |
| [Michael] Alex: "Me too! Fed up with being unemployed right now." |
| [Alisha] Wendy: "Do what everyone else does. Watch YouTube videos! Haha!" |
| POST |
| Michael: Listen again to Chris's post. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Damn, what a slow day! Bored. Any tips?" |
| Alisha: (Regular) "Damn, what a slow day! Bored. Any tips?" |
| Michael: Let's break this down. |
| Alisha: First is the expression "Damn, what a slow day!" |
| Michael: A common phrase used in America when people feel like time is passing slowly. It can also be used for describing people. For example: "Eric, can you stop being so slow?" Listen again. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Damn, what a slow day!" (REGULAR) "Damn, what a slow day!" |
| Michael: Then comes the phrase... |
| Alisha: "Bored, any tips?" |
| Michael: On social media, we tend to express ourselves in shorter phrases than we would when speaking. "Bored, any tips?" is a good example. You can change it to any topic you would like to get tips or advice about. For example: "Hungry, any tips?" Listen again. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Bored, any tips?" (REGULAR) "Bored, any tips?" |
| Michael: All together... |
| Alisha: "Damn, what a slow day! Bored. Any tips?" |
| COMMENTS |
| Michael: In response, Chris's friends leave some comments. |
| Michael: His girlfriend, Jennifer, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Maybe you'd like to clean the floors before I get home?" (REGULAR) "Maybe you'd like to clean the floors before I get home?" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "Maybe you'd like to clean the floors before I get home?" |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are feeling cheeky. |
| Michael: His neighbor, Gloria, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Do you want to go for a coffee around lunch time?" (REGULAR) "Do you want to go for a coffee around lunch time?" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "Do you want to go for a coffee around lunch time?" |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are offering a suggestion as a good friend. |
| Michael: His nephew, Alex, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Me too! Fed up with being unemployed right now." (REGULAR) "Me too! Fed up with being unemployed right now." |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "Me too! Fed up with being unemployed right now." |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are in agreement and are feeling cynical about the position you are in. |
| Michael: His high school friend, Wendy, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Do what everyone else does. Watch YouTube videos! Haha!"(REGULAR) "Do what everyone else does. Watch YouTube videos! Haha!" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "Do what everyone else does. Watch YouTube videos! Haha!" |
| Michael: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| Michael: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Alisha: Bye! |
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