Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
So let's get learning!
Hello you guys, welcome!
So I forgot to say something the last couple episodes.
When I was recording episodes 74 and 75, I recorded myself.
So if you are interested I don't know if you are but if you want to kind of see what it looks like when I'm recording, then you can go over to my YouTube channel and check that video out.
It's a little longer than my usual videos because it's a little over 10 minutes, but you know, I thought it might be interesting for you guys to see what happens kind of behind the scenes.
Alright let's talk about today's episode and today the story is about ways to move.
What was that?
I don't know.
Did you see it?
Of course I saw it.
That thing was huge.
It looked like a snake.
A snake?
Yeah.
Didn't you see it?
It came out of there slithering.
Yes, but I could swear he had paws.
Anyway, where is it now?
I don't know.
It's printed and hid behind the TV set.
It's gotta be there.
Did you see it?
I think it just hopped on you.
What do you mean, hopped?
Now it can hop too?
Well, check and see.
Come on.
Is it on me?
George, don't panic.
But it's crawling over your back.
What?
Get it off of me.
Get it off of me.
Stop running around.
Get it off of me.
Careful.
The floor is wet.
It's really slippery.
Watch out.
Ouch.
Are you okay?
Yes.
I just slipped.
Ouch.
My back.
Is it?
Yeah.
It's dead alright.
So?
What is it?
I have no idea.
But I definitely think we should move.
Oh my goodness.
How disgusting.
As you might know already, I do not like bugs at all.
I do not like insects.
So I could definitely feel the emotions of these characters when I was writing the story.
Okay, let's begin with expression number one, slither.
He came out of there slithering.
If something slithers, does it move while touching the surface the whole time or only from time to time?
If something slithers, it moves, and while it moves the whole body keeps touching the surface the whole time.
And if something slithers, how does it move its body?
Up and down or from side to side?
If you are slithering well, you don't slither, but if you were to be slithering, you would move your body from side to side.
So, what animals slither?
Really, the most common animal that you would think of when you think of slithering is a snake.
And maybe you have noticed, if you are a Harry Potter fan, that it is also very similar to to one of the houses, the slithering house.
So yeah, there is a reason because it's associated with snakes and stuff.
But yes, snakes slither.
When they want to move, they slither.
Have you ever seen a snake slithering?
So, yeah, I mean, I've seen videos.
I think most of us have.
But this one time I saw a real live snake slithering away.
And I was, I think I was in Laos and I was just minding my business.
I was outside of the hotel when all of a sudden we hear a bunch of women scream.
I turn around and I see this snake literally jumping from the balcony onto the street and slither away.
Okay.
And it was crazy because, you know, you expect to see snakes in a lot of places, but not in the air.
And I can still remember when I looked up and I saw this snake flying all the way to the ground and then slither away.
And it was scary.
But yeah, that's the fun, I guess.
You know, we don't have a lot of snakes in the city, so.
It was a fun experience because nothing happened, nothing bad happened.
Expression number two, sprint.
It sprinted and hid behind the TV set.
If you sprint, do you run somewhat slowly or really fast?
If you sprint, you run really, really fast.
And when sprinting, do you run for a long or a short distance?
When sprinting, you run for a short distance, okay?
It's this burst of movement, okay?
You start running and you run really, really fast and then you stop.
So not for a long distance, only for a short distance.
Are you good at sprinting?
I am terrible at sprinting, I think.
Well, you know I'm not very good at sports in general, but if I have to run over a long period of time I do okay.
I have pretty good resistance.
But when it comes to sprinting, I stink.
I'm terrible.
And I remember in school, sometimes we would have to compete against one another at sprinting.
And I would always be so embarrassed because I was always the one with the lowest score.
And I was just wearied.
I was just very slow.
You know, it's not my thing.
I'm also very short.
I don't know if you know this, so that doesn't make it better.
Expression number three, hop.
I think it just hopped on you.
What kind of jump is a hop?
A long and slow one or a quick and short one?
A hop is a quick and short jump, okay?
What animals are known for hopping?
So some insects can hop.
Not all of them, thank goodness, because that would be a nightmare for me.
But, you know, crickets, for example, they hop when they want to move.
And then there's obviously rabbits. which are super cute when you see them hopping.
And then obviously kangaroos.
Kangaroos hop to get around and they jump sometimes because they make longer jumps.
But yeah, these are, you know, the most common animals that I can think of that hop.
What would you do if an insect hopped on you?
A, scream.
Scream at the top of my lungs.
B, run around like a crazy person.
C, just like in the story, scream, get it off of me, get it off of me, get it off of me.
If someone is around.
If not, I would probably take my clothes off and burn them.
No, okay, I'm exaggerating.
But definitely scream.
Yes, that I would do.
Expression number four, crawl.
Don't panic, but it's crawling over your back.
If an insect crawls, does he move using its body or its legs?
If an insect crawls, it moves using its legs, its little legs.
And it moves up or it moves down.
But yeah, that's what crawling is for an insect.
Can humans crawl?
We're not insects, but can we crawl?
Yes, we can crawl.
What position do humans have to be in in order to crawl?
So just picture this.
Put both your, or do it, you can do it.
Put your hands on the floor, both your hands, and then your knees have to touch the floor as well.
And now try to move.
There you go.
Now you're crawling.
I hope you're not in a public space.
But yeah, that is crawling.
And that's actually something that babies do before they start walking.
They start crawling and that's how they get around the house.
How old were you when you started crawling?
Um, I actually, I have no idea.
And I don't know anything about babies.
So I don't know when a baby is supposed to start crawling.
So I thought maybe we could call my mom, because I was going to ask her before I recorded this, but I forgot.
So maybe we can just call her together and see what she says.
Let's see.
Ciao mamma, una domanda al volo che sto registrando il podcast.
A che età ho cominciato a gattonare io?
Ah, presto.
Penso sei mesi, una roba del genere, presto.
Ok, ok.
Grazie, ti chiamo dopo.
Ciao.
Okay, great.
So now we know.
I was six months old when I started crawling.
Expression number five, slip.
Yes, I just slipped.
If you slip, do you walk or fall?
If you slip, unfortunately, you fall.
And do you fall a short distance or a long distance?
If you slip, you usually fall a short distance, okay?
So maybe you just fall to the ground.
It's not like, no, I slipped.
You know, that's not slipping.
I mean, Slipping can lead to you falling down a cliff or something.
But usually if you slip, you just talk about losing your balance for a moment and falling.
What conditions can make it easier for you to slip?
So if the floor is wet.
That's easier for you to slip.
If there's ice on the ground maybe it's really cold where you live and you know you're walking there's ice, you don't see it, you slip.
What was the last time you slipped and why?
Hmm.
I think it was just a few days ago.
I was in my house.
I was in my apartment and there's, I don't know if there's something wrong with the, with my slippers.
Oh my gosh, they're called slippers.
I never thought of that.
Slippers are the shoes that you put on when you are in the house.
You don't have to, but some people do and I do when it's cold.
So I have these slippers and I think they are slippery and I had never made the connection before, but I was walking in the living room and yeah, and I almost slipped.
I didn't fall, but I almost slipped.
And that is it for today.
And remember, if you want to access the transcript, as well as lots of other resources, visit enboocom.
That is E-N-B-O-O-O dot com.
Have a great day.
