September 22: Recounting Stories

“Small talk” refers to casual, light conversation about common or trivial matters, often used to socialize, break the ice, or establish a rapport. It’s not about delving into deep or personal topics, but rather about creating a comfortable atmosphere for interaction.

“Hangry” means to be bad tempered or irritable as a result of hunger. The word is making a comeback because of research that suggests “hanger” is a diagnosable feeling.

All of us from a very early age are told how to live our lives. We’re given stories about what the perfect life looks like and some of those stories work for some people some of the time but not all of us all of the time. There’s no checklist that each of us should tick off in order to live a perfect life.

I like this because it’s genuinely useful information for everyone, not only English language learners. I’m probably going to edit it down to the most important parts. It’s OK if you don’t understand 100% of the language. That’s normal. This is a video for learning English in a classroom. This is OK for beginner level…

What’s My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States, between 1950 and 1967.