Are you tired of your English grammar books? Had enough repetitive exercises for learning English? When you get home, doing even more English exercises is probably the last thing you want to do. Sometimes all you want to do is to sit back, turn on the TV and chill out (relax). Well, I have great news for you.
Watching TV sitcoms is one of the best ways to improve your English vocabulary and to learn how to speak English more fluently. (“Sitcom” means “situational comedy”–they’re about people sitting in a familiar place, and having a laugh.)
There’s no better way to learn American slang and how people really talk.
Get ready to get in touch with “real” English–the English you hear on the streets or hear from your friends.
- Pick it up a little: pick-id-upa-liddle (0:15)
- There you go!: expression used to say “now it’s ok”
- Throw it away: dispose of it, put it in the trash
- C’mon: expressions used to show disagreement
- Running for president: to apply, candidate yourself for presidency
- I have to look cool: I-haf-tah look cool
- Shopping tomorrow: shoppin-dah-moh-rah American D sound (0:46)
- You are more than welcome to come: friendly expression to invite someone to do something with you
- Tease someone: make fun of someone, to mock someone
- And one of mine is missing: an-wunna-my-niz-missing (1:11)
- What do you think: wha-dah-yuh think (1:24)
- Picked it out for me: to choose or select for someone
- Turn heads: get attention from people
- Pull something off: manage to look good wearing it (regarding clothes)
- You are going to love it: you-arr-gonna-luv-id (2:15)
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