Learn how to post comments about being exhausted
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Feeling Exhausted. |
| 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 exhausted. Jennifer feels exhausted after a long day at work, posts an image, and leaves this comment: |
| Alisha: "I'm so tired. I'm gonna die!" |
| Michael: Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| [Alisha] Jennifer: I'm so tired. I'm gonna die! |
| (clicking sound) |
| [Michael] Chris: "Hurry home. It's movie night!" |
| [Alisha] Gloria: "What happened?" |
| [Alisha] Wendy: "No, don't die!!" |
| [Michael] Rick: "Why? What's happening?" |
| POST |
| Michael: Listen again to Jennifer's post. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "I'm so tired. I'm gonna die!" |
| Alisha: (Regular) "I'm so tired. I'm gonna die!" |
| Michael: Let's break this down. |
| Alisha: First is the expression "I'm so tired." |
| Michael: In English, we use the word "so" to make it clear how strongly we feel about something. For example, "I'm so hungry!" or"I'm so cold!" Listen again. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "I'm so tired." (REGULAR) "I'm so tired." |
| Michael: Then comes the phrase... |
| Alisha: "I'm gonna die!" |
| Michael: We often use the exaggerated expression "I'm gonna die!" to describe an intense sensation. a famous quote from the movie Despicable Me: "It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die!" Listen again. |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "I'm gonna die!" (REGULAR) "I'm gonna die!" |
| Michael: All together... |
| Alisha: "I'm so tired. I'm gonna die!" |
| COMMENTS |
| Michael: In response, Jennifer's friends leave some comments. |
| Michael: Her boyfriend, Chris, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Hurry home. It's movie night!" (REGULAR) "Hurry home. It's movie night!" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "Hurry home. It's movie night!" |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are feeling determined to help them. |
| Michael: Her neighbor, Gloria, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "What happened?" (REGULAR) "What happened?" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "What happened?" |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are feeling sympathetic. |
| Michael: Her high school friend, Wendy, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "No, don't die!!" (REGULAR) "No, don't die!!" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: "No, don't die!!" |
| Michael: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Michael: Her college friend, Rick, says... |
| Alisha: (SLOW) "Why? What's happening?" (REGULAR) "Why? What's happening?" |
| [Pause] |
| Alisha: Why? What's happening? |
| Michael: Use this expression to show you are feeling sympathetic. |
Outro |
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| Michael: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being exhausted, 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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