Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary, & Phrases - ESL Tech - with Dave Sconda

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Now, for some content-based elucidation.

And action:

Vocabulary, phrases and speaking.

What is a tag cloud?

Think of a few ways to describe a tag cloud (hit the pause while you thinking to give yourself time to thinking about this)

Answer:

Acloud of wordsor group of words weighted by visual design.

It is a visual depiction of user-generated tags, or simply the word content of a site, typically used to describe the content of web sites.

Learning is good food!

Correct or incorrect?

This tag cloud gave me a lot of information about his website. “ (Hit pause while you thinking)

The answer is correct.

Here is another one correct or incorrect?

I'm going to (gonna) do a tag cloud search on Google to find a local mechanic. “ (Pause)

The answer is incorrect.

Annoy- What does it mean? (Pause& think)

-to bother, disturb, irritate

Can you use this word (or a different form of this word) in a sentence or phrase you would really use when speaking?

Now, try making up your own phrase. Pause the video player!

My roommate's music is really annoying. I can't study at all when I hear it. “

The answer is correct.

Can I annoy you for some money? “

The answer is incorrect.

„I just realized that when I speak without thinking, I can really be annoying to other people. “

The answer is correct.

The wordwell.

How many ways can you use the wordwell“? Pause & think about it!

Well, I'm not sure. “ Usingwellsoftens the language, making it friendlier compared to saying: „I'm not sure. “

It can also use to slow down conversation, giving a few moments to think, or to change a thought pattern.

Well, I could help you tonight, but I will need a ride to the store first. “

Well, not your mother-in-low

Pronounce it with some colour:

Weeeeeel, I'm not sure. “

Other ways it can be used „I know this computer program very well. “

She is very well-spoken. She is also very well-read. She is always well-dressed. Yeah, she's well-rounded. I'm in love. “

Hey, Isabel, are you not feeling well? Can I get you some water? “

Well?

Can mean:

What is your answer?

Or

What are you going to do?

Well, well, well! “ (As a group of words)

Means: I just discovered you are doing something bad. Shame on you!

Is this correct or incorrect?

I'd like to help well you with your work. “

The answer is incorrect.

Well, are you going to study or not? “

The answer is correct.

Check out! What does this idiomatic phrase mean?

To investigate, learn about, to examine, try, or think about something.

Examples:

To look at: „Hey, check this out! Isn't this painting cool? “

Try thinking of different ways you can use the phrasecheck out“. Hit pause!

Hey Christine, do you want to (wanna) check out this restaurant with me? “

The answer is correct.

Last night Marga and I went to a movie, then we went home to check out. “

The answer is incorrect.

Try to find other vocabulary and phrases in the video that you don't understand.

Be proactive and look them up on the many online dictionaries.

A self-motivated learner can achieve anything!

Thanks for watching!