FlexiLingo
How to sound more natural: describing experiences instead of using 'nice' or 'good'
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Do you often describe everything as 'good', 'nice' or 'interesting'? In this episode, Nick shares two simple techniques that will instantly help your English sound more expressive, natural and confident: describing the experience rather than the object, and describing how something made you feel. You'll hear plenty of everyday phrases you can start using straight away, in conversations, on holiday, in meetings and beyond. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ To receive regular free mini-lessons like this straight to your inbox, visit: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Click...
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- 87% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 32 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 9 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Hi, it's Nick from Coffee Break English. Do you ever feel like your English sounds a little repetitive? Maybe everything is good, nice or interesting? The problem is, when we repeat these simple phrases all of the time, our English can start
to sound less expressive and less natural. But the good news is that you probably know much more English than you actually use, So in this episode, we're going to look at two simple ways to make your English sound more descriptive, more natural and more confident by describing both the experience and your
reaction to it, without having to learn lots of new complicated words. So let's get started. So let's start with the easiest change you can make. Instead of describing things as good, nice or interesting, start describing the experience itself. It's easy to describe
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