Join Dan and Vanessa for an advanced conversation lesson! Test your listening skills and have fun with English. Download my free e-book: “5 Steps To Becoming A Confident English Speaker” http://www.speakenglishwithvanessa.com/ebook Join “The Fearless Fluency Club” for $5 for the first month (use coupon code “NEW”) http://www.speakenglishwithvanessa.com/fluency ——————————————————————— Vocabulary and Questions from this lesson: 1:24 What’s something that makes you feel excited? 1:47 I get excited by food. / I get excited when I see food. 2:40 From afar: I saw him from afar, so I couldn’t talk to him. 2:52 You-know-who: (someone who isn’t named, usually a secret person) I was looking at you-know-who. 4:10 What is something that annoys you? 4:38 To (not) take something: (to not tolerate something) I can’t take that clicking sound. 4:47 Would rather: I would rather be hot than hear that sound! 6:09 To be biased: (to like or dislike something based on a personal experience) I think my baby is cute, but I am biased because I am his mother. 6:20 Have you ever felt down in the dumps? (really sad) 7:00 To be long distance: (to be in a relationship with someone who lives far away) Dan and Vanessa had a long-distance relationship for three years. 7:40 To go down a rabbit trail: (to get distracted for a long time) Dan went down a rabbit trail and researched conspiracy theories. 8:08 The dump: (the trash) We threw our old TV in the dump. 9:35 To linger (to stay for a while) Sometimes sadness lingers inside me. 10:00 Do you easily get embarrassed? 10:50 Inadvertently: (unintentionally) Dan inadvertently makes people feel embarrassed. 11:55 To blush (to get a red face when you’re embarrassed) I easily blush when I’m embarrassed. 12:15 It wasn’t a big deal: (it wasn’t important) Dan was embarrassed, but it wasn’t a big deal. 12:30 To do trivia/ To go to trivia: (a game show at a bar) We go to trivia with our friends at the local bar. 12:50 Trivial: (not important) The questions are about trivial things. 14:20 To divert: (to distract) I try to divert attention away from myself. 15:10 To be embarrassed for someone: (to share embarrassment) I was embarrassed for Dan when he forgot his speech. 15:25 To feel sorry for someone: (to share sadness) Everyone in the class felt sorry for Dan. 16:35 When you’re feeling stressed, what do you do to relax? 17:30 To tend to do something: (to be likely to do something) I tend to look at screens a lot. 19:28 To be fussy: (to cry or be upset) When my baby is fussy, he likes to go outside. 19:40 Stop and smell the roses: (proverb: enjoy the small things in life) When I stop and smell the roses, I feel happier in life. 20:28: The book we just finished reading is called “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.” I highly recommend it! You can get it here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2yOOhz9 ——————————————————————— Subscribe and follow on social media! I’d love to meet you! YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theteachervanessa Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/englishwithvanessa/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/speakenglishwithvanessa Send us a postcard from your country: Vanessa Prothe PO Box 104 Asheville, NC 28802 USA ——————————————————————— Speak English With Vanessa helps English learners to speak American English fluently, naturally, and confidently. To become a fluent English speaker and have English conversations with a native English speaker, go to http://www.speakenglishwithvanessa.com