domingo, 23 de agosto de 2015

English idioms in real life situations - Video!



In today’s entry I want to share with you a video! My friend Pinuvisual and I performed last week’s idioms in order to show you how these idioms can be used in real life situations.
English speakers use idioms a lot! Why? Because idioms help to convey a message easily. For example, when you are having and argument with someone who is a little bit irritated or annoyed and leaves dramatically, you can use the “Elvis has left the building” idiom instead of saying: “why are you leaving? Let’s talk and fix this up, don’t be so stubborn”. Or when you don’t want to speak about a topic that you don’t feel comfortable with, you may want to use the “Hot potato” idiom instead of saying: “I’m not feeling in the mood of talking about that right now”. Well, I think that is enough reading, let the video speak for itself! Hope you enjoy it! (SUSCRIBE)

PS. I used the Vine app to record this video whit a smartphone. If you liked it, you can check it up and download it here: Vine App! 




1. An arm and a leg: very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.
2. Back to the drawing board: when an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
3. Bite off more than you can chew: to take on a task that is way too big.
4. Cry over spilt milk: when you complain about a loss from the past.
5. Elvis has left the building: the show has come to an end. It's all over. Or when a person leaves a place dramatically
6. Hot potato: speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed 

6 comentarios:

  1. LOL, this is hilarious!! not because I helped you (or appeared in the video :P) but because the scenarious in which you used the videos are soo funny!

    I really liked the way you used vine to create this video too! Awesome post.

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  2. Great! I had so much fun watching this and I learned idioms at the same time, what a great way to teach English! congratulations to the actors for this excelent performance and I hope to see more of your content~ :)

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  3. jajaja It is such a creative video! , this show us in a very entertaining way how to use English sayings and the appropiate situations to use them. I spent a really good time watching the video, great job! :)

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  4. jajajaja I had a great time watching your video IgnaciodeChile. I really liked how you and your guest Pinu acted. Totally recommended xD You got a 7!

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  5. I loved your video guys!!! I loved the examples because they were perfect to understand the meaning of each idiom in context. My favourite one: Elvis has left the building hahahahahah I'm going to start using it now!!

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