Vocabulary is like money. The more money you have the richer you are. The more vocabulary you know, the richer your conversation will be.
This episode is for Friday, July 24, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘sweet talk.’ Sweet talk is to praise someone insincerely to get something you want or achieve some aim. Salespeople use sweet talk all the time. You can read along as you listen by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SweetTalk
Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp.
You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard.
Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz
I also offer FREE 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SatFree4Any1and Sunday Free-For-Anyone https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SunFree4Any1.
Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you.
Be on your guard: Be on your guard means be watchful because you never know when you'll find yourself in a dangerous situation or on the verge of being tricked. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/OnYourGuard
Get the better of: When you let things get the better of you, you let them defeat you, affect how you feel, or distract you from what you want to be doing. https://b.link/WednesdayGetTheBetterOf
Promise someone the moon: To promise the moon means to make a promise that is too extravagant or seems too good to be true. It's often a lie and you should ignore it. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PromiseTheMoon
