Hey Ben, I just received the results of my C1 exam and I got an overall score of 202. Reading 195 Use of English 210 Writing 200 Listening 210 Speaking 195 Thank you so much, your videos helped me a lot.
Hello Ben, I’ve just received my CAE results three days ago and I passed with 186. Reading 177 Use of English 186 Writing 186 Listening 183 Speaking 200 Your videos really helped me
Hi Ben, As you may have noticed from my recent commnets on your videos, I've been following your content for nearly a month. With regard to my language level, I am thoroughly preparing for the CPE-C2 exam, entirely on my own. It's crucial to mention that you're smoothing my way for it with consistent results so far, especially in further building my vocabulary. Although English has always been my second language, I realize that achieving this level requires not only an extensive vocabulary pool, but also a profound knowledge of the languange's inner structures and fixed, even archaic expressions. That being said, I wanted to, once more, appreciate your easy-to-follow teachings and encourage you to keep them up as well. I will definitely be taking a leaf out of your book in that regard, regularly posting example sentences in the comment section of your videos. I suppose the real proof of the pudding will be on exam day! Best regards, -E
1. Woke "It's hard for him to be woke when he is hangry." 2. Cancel culture "A few countries are famous for their effective cancel culture." 3. Staycation " Due to his paltry salary, he opts for a staycation." 4. Doomscrooling " having a mental health issue, the psychologist counselled her to decrease her time in doomscrooling" Thank you for the lesson.
You definitely gave me food for my thought when you talked about echo camera. It's true that most of the time we listen people who shares our way of thinking but new idea came from different minds. Thanks for the suggestion!
Most expressions were familiar to me. Nevertheless, it was useful to get them explained more in detail. I very much appreciate the way you are picking up vocab that has turned into really typical in social media usage and socio-political reflections.
I hadn’t paid attention to the sizeable number of portmanteau words there are in English. Now that you mention them, I´ve started seeing them everywhere (glamping, sitcom, smog, etc.). English is such a flexible language! (by the way, neither had I heard the word “portmanteau” before, it sounds French to me! 😂).
Yes, portmanteau is a French word that we "borrowed". It actually has two meanings in English as it also refers to a travel bag. Although, that's a bit old-fashioned. Other examples of portmanteaus are "Brexit, Brunch, Infodemic, Mansplain, Motel, Bromance..." and many more.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. it also refers to a travel bag !! I can’t believe it ! In french, it’s a coat rack !! Porte = holder, manteau = coat, so a coat holder basically.
I was born In Rome, Italy in a quaint neighbor Trastevere. It was a working class part of the city with old buildings, churches and shops. Because of this foreigners, mostly Americans and also artists start burying house there and the gentrification started and still goes on. Now the apartments ost an arm and a leg!
Hi Ben, Your videos are truly “ear-catching” as I would put it ( just inveted this word - I hope you get what I mean by saying it ) thx for your tutoring
Thanks Ben for your riveting videos and sizeable input in my English studies! 😉 I’ve also come across a new word lately - “infobesity”. Really like it, as it describes the modern overburdened information space so accurately)
@@tothepointenglishwithben. I think it's not the same, but they are connected: this infodemic era is like a candy store for somebody with infobesity. I love your video's, thank you so much!!!
Just discovered your channel, I love this episode, my favorites words are: Doomscrolling and echo chamber, thanks so much, I got a little bit more educated 🥰
Hi Ben, I really appreciate it. Because it's definitely useful and unique information. I haven't found meanings of this word in the transition apps. U are giving really useful vocabulary to being comfortable and being a person who can express yourself without any problem and with really great and various vocabulary. Thanks so much again!
What a helpful video, I'm really surprised and glad RUclips finally suggested such a decent content! I'm your new follower 🤗 Thank you very much for your help 👍👋
Hello, Ben. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge. Is India considered as part of the Anglosphere? (Their English is hard to understand). Hangry is an informal word, isn't it? 🎉
I'm over the moon and so proud to have become a "tothepointer", which is also a new word with a lot of potential if your channel keeps growing and growing... I'll do my best to spread your channel! 😉
Very interesting and useful list of words to discuss media related topics. Thank you Ben 🙏🏻 Most of them are easy to understand but wouldn't have to come to my mind spontaneously... At one point, you said "Anglo-Saxon" but corrected by saying "English speaking". That reminds me an exhibition I was preparing with my pupils at high school, and, as we didn't find anything about Ireland, they wrote a letter to the tourism office of Dublin, explaining they were preparing an exhibition about Anglo Saxon communities and cities around the world; Wow! That didn't please them 😳 and they explained in their answer that Ireland had nothing to do with the Saxons 😅 but they nevertheless kindly (and for free) sent us a bunch of beautiful photos and pieces of information to display. It's funny you proposed hangry, because it's a word I often use (so close to reality 😠😆). As a matter of fact, I love playing with words and creating portmanteau words...
Thanks for your comment, Brigitte. Yes, people from the Anglosphere don't usually refer to themselves as Anglo Saxon but it's pretty common here in Spain. I love portmanteaus, too. Portmanteau itself is a French word I guess, right?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Yes, it is a French word, but does not refer to the same object as in English. It's a kind of big suitcase in English while it is a coat hook in French... I evoked a podcast episode devoted to the topic in the CB, if you're interested.
Really useful and interesting video! I'm taking the CPE on December and I've been watching all your videos and they helped me a lot! Thank you so much, best regards from Uruguay
Hi Ben, I only found this channel last night, and I love it. I have a question in my mind for weeks. When you say dates, do you say jujubes? I have been in England for 20 years, I have never heard people say jujubes. Thanks.
Wonder in what dictionary or from who you might have heard that. The real issue is 97 percent of those "speaking English" in fact don't do that in a proper way though claiming that status.
To avoid eco chamber effect, when looking for news about what is going on in the world, one should read reliable sources of information, preferably from various parts of the world (not only anglosphere) and avoid social media
Some of these words are even commonly used outside of the Anglosphere ;) true thing, at least for the younger generations. In Germany we also know Cancel Culture and being woke. I would add the words 'cringe' 'fast fashion' and 'binge watching'. Btw nice video 👍
Her in our country someone who robustly appear to be straightforward and with a moral rectitude, likely would be cancelled culture by politicians and government.
Sorry Ben, about the first word: woke is almost 100% pejorative and "insultive" now. That's most likely because of the thousands of lines the progressive side of the spectrum has crossed recently. I would frown upon some job candidate saying they're "woke". Of course it is good to be AWARE, but not WOKE.
Your definition of staycation does not work for this American who has never been out of her country (that will be changing this summer). Every vacation I have taken has been within my own country. We use staycation if we can sleep in our own bed each night during our time off work. So I might visit places in my own community that can be reached by car and I drive home each night. One summer while on staycation we visited a candy factory, an amusement park, a winery, and Amish country all in my own state.
I see what you mean. But the word itself has a positive meaning. Being aware of/alert to social and racial injustices can't be a bad thing, I'm sure you'd agree. Obviously, it's much more nuanced than that nowadays because the word has been appropriated and is used as an insult.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Sure, I agree that it’s good to be aware of everything that goes on in life, so to speak. But wokeism goes much further and says, literally (correct me if I’m wrong), that, for example, black people are poor and unhappy because of white people (BYP for oversimplification). And that is EXACTLY the same rhetoric that communism ideology is using. For me communism and wokeism are Siamese twins, they are ideologies of hatred!
We deicided to have a staycation these may holidays because we are afraid of being bombed by Ukrainians with the help of EU, UK and US delivering them tons of arms. Btw do you know they use it not for protection of their country, but for shooting\bombing civil objects (both on the territory of Ukraine and Russia)? Yes, it is true, however absurd it might seem to a normal person! And they do not let their own people to go out through humanitarian corridors - because they covardly use civilians (Ukrainiann!!) as lively shield. To check that one just needs to get out of their usual echo chambers and look for alternative sources of information. So, all that noise and cancel culture against my country in the anglosphere now looks more like virtue signaling, but unfortunately on a spurious pretext of all-out lies and fakery. And all this can lead now to a really bad situation for everyone. I suppose the UK and EU politicians are busy doomscrolling all their working hours, which is the reason why they cannot figure out they should act differently to avoid this bad scenario. Or it also may be the case that they are just pathetic idiots
Every video is such a treat for people who learn English! Thank you Ben!
Glad you think so!
Hey Ben, I just received the results of my C1 exam and I got an overall score of 202.
Reading 195
Use of English 210
Writing 200
Listening 210
Speaking 195
Thank you so much, your videos helped me a lot.
Excellent results, Neneh! Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hello Ben, I’ve just received my CAE results three days ago and I passed with 186.
Reading 177
Use of English 186
Writing 186
Listening 183
Speaking 200
Your videos really helped me
That's great, Alvaro! Congratulations! 🕺
(Fantastic speaking score, by the way!)
Hi Ben,
As you may have noticed from my recent commnets on your videos, I've been following your content for nearly a month. With regard to my language level, I am thoroughly preparing for the CPE-C2 exam, entirely on my own. It's crucial to mention that you're smoothing my way for it with consistent results so far, especially in further building my vocabulary. Although English has always been my second language, I realize that achieving this level requires not only an extensive vocabulary pool, but also a profound knowledge of the languange's inner structures and fixed, even archaic expressions.
That being said, I wanted to, once more, appreciate your easy-to-follow teachings and encourage you to keep them up as well. I will definitely be taking a leaf out of your book in that regard, regularly posting example sentences in the comment section of your videos. I suppose the real proof of the pudding will be on exam day!
Best regards,
-E
You have a great attitude. Keep going, and I'm sure you'll achieve all your goals!
Really interesting video, not only to learn English but also as a picture of our times. Thank you!
This has added so much to my learning. I had never even heard some of these expressions.. Thanks!
Great. Glad you learnt some new vocabulary 👍
This is so cool!!
1. Woke
"It's hard for him to be woke when he is hangry."
2. Cancel culture
"A few countries are famous for their effective cancel culture."
3. Staycation
" Due to his paltry salary, he opts for a staycation."
4. Doomscrooling
" having a mental health issue, the psychologist counselled her to decrease her time in doomscrooling"
Thank you for the lesson.
Excellent!
Recently found your channel and I am truly glad I did so, you’re such a great teacher. Thank you
Thanks. I'm glad you found my channel, too 🙂
You definitely gave me food for my thought when you talked about echo camera. It's true that most of the time we listen people who shares our way of thinking but new idea came from different minds. Thanks for the suggestion!
I adore your lessons!!!!! I‘m from in Uzbekistan. THANK YOU🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I'm glad you like the videos 🙂
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I'am thrilled cause I have a staycation next week with my family, I fully and literally stoked🙏😊😊
Your contents seems really my echo chamber, great I'am so happy to find you as source of learning continuation with a coherent information
Thank you so much, Ben. These phrases are really awesome!
Glad you like them 🙂
Most expressions were familiar to me. Nevertheless, it was useful to get them explained more in detail. I very much appreciate the way you are picking up vocab that has turned into really typical in social media usage and socio-political reflections.
Interesting that you say BEKIZ for BECAUSE. I often hear BECUZ, but your pronunciation is a first for me! Signed, Perplexed English Teacher
I hadn’t paid attention to the sizeable number of portmanteau words there are in English. Now that you mention them, I´ve started seeing them everywhere (glamping, sitcom, smog, etc.). English is such a flexible language! (by the way, neither had I heard the word “portmanteau” before, it sounds French to me! 😂).
Yes, portmanteau is a French word that we "borrowed". It actually has two meanings in English as it also refers to a travel bag. Although, that's a bit old-fashioned.
Other examples of portmanteaus are "Brexit, Brunch, Infodemic, Mansplain, Motel, Bromance..." and many more.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. it also refers to a travel bag !! I can’t believe it ! In french, it’s a coat rack !!
Porte = holder, manteau = coat, so a coat holder basically.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Yeah, "borrowed" as usual. 😅
I was born In Rome, Italy in a quaint neighbor Trastevere. It was a working class part of the city with old buildings, churches and shops. Because of this foreigners, mostly Americans and also artists start burying house there and the gentrification started and still goes on. Now the apartments ost an arm and a leg!
Hi Ben, Your videos are truly “ear-catching” as I would put it ( just inveted this word - I hope you get what I mean by saying it ) thx for your tutoring
Thanks from India teacher 👍
Thanks Ben for your riveting videos and sizeable input in my English studies! 😉
I’ve also come across a new word lately - “infobesity”. Really like it, as it describes the modern overburdened information space so accurately)
That's a new one for me! "Infodemic" is similar, I guess.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. I think it's not the same, but they are connected: this infodemic era is like a candy store for somebody with infobesity. I love your video's, thank you so much!!!
Ha! Infobesity... Another new one for me 😃
I'm Very euphoric to find this channel
Hello there . I m from Myanmar and I really appreciate your lessons and videos. I m trying to improve to level up my English.
Great!
The dog is nice! Please let him to take part in your video lessons! It is so important specially now! In that horrible hard time of war...
Just discovered your channel, I love this episode, my favorites words are: Doomscrolling and echo chamber, thanks so much, I got a little bit more educated 🥰
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Hi Ben, I really appreciate it. Because it's definitely useful and unique information. I haven't found meanings of this word in the transition apps.
U are giving really useful vocabulary to being comfortable and being a person who can express yourself without any problem and with really great and various vocabulary.
Thanks so much again!
You're welcome 🙂
Very interesting. Thank you for the share
What a helpful video, I'm really surprised and glad RUclips finally suggested such a decent content! I'm your new follower 🤗 Thank you very much for your help 👍👋
You're welcome 🙂
I find your vacabulary videos so absorbing
Your videos are the best! And I love your accent! Hope to speak like you one day... 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hello, Ben. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge. Is India considered as part of the Anglosphere? (Their English is hard to understand). Hangry is an informal word, isn't it? 🎉
I'm over the moon and so proud to have become a "tothepointer", which is also a new word with a lot of potential if your channel keeps growing and growing... I'll do my best to spread your channel! 😉
Thanks, Cristina 😁
Very interesting and useful list of words to discuss media related topics. Thank you Ben 🙏🏻 Most of them are easy to understand but wouldn't have to come to my mind spontaneously...
At one point, you said "Anglo-Saxon" but corrected by saying "English speaking". That reminds me an exhibition I was preparing with my pupils at high school, and, as we didn't find anything about Ireland, they wrote a letter to the tourism office of Dublin, explaining they were preparing an exhibition about Anglo Saxon communities and cities around the world; Wow! That didn't please them 😳 and they explained in their answer that Ireland had nothing to do with the Saxons 😅 but they nevertheless kindly (and for free) sent us a bunch of beautiful photos and pieces of information to display.
It's funny you proposed hangry, because it's a word I often use (so close to reality 😠😆). As a matter of fact, I love playing with words and creating portmanteau words...
Thanks for your comment, Brigitte. Yes, people from the Anglosphere don't usually refer to themselves as Anglo Saxon but it's pretty common here in Spain.
I love portmanteaus, too. Portmanteau itself is a French word I guess, right?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Yes, it is a French word, but does not refer to the same object as in English. It's a kind of big suitcase in English while it is a coat hook in French...
I evoked a podcast episode devoted to the topic in the CB, if you're interested.
I like when I review my diaries and stories they totally seems my echo chamber that extenuate.
you do great and helpful job 👍💪
Thanks 🙂
Really useful and interesting video! I'm taking the CPE on December and I've been watching all your videos and they helped me a lot! Thank you so much, best regards from Uruguay
Thanks for your comment, Maria! I'm glad my videos have helped 😊
Excellent video. Thank you, Ben.
You're welcome 🙂
Hi Ben, I only found this channel last night, and I love it. I have a question in my mind for weeks. When you say dates, do you say jujubes? I have been in England for 20 years, I have never heard people say jujubes. Thanks.
I've never heard of jujubes!
Wonder in what dictionary or from who you might have heard that. The real issue is 97 percent of those "speaking English" in fact don't do that in a proper way though claiming that status.
@@dhoraray1310 I found it in Chinese supermarket. Their dates package is written "jujubes". I think it is the translation by Google.
Thank U .It was so good.
Thank you so much, the words went right on my flash cards. :)
I found your channel some weeks ago and find it really helpful.
Great! Glad you found me 😁
1&2 are used in italian as well, often in a negative meaning.
I didn't know 6, 7 (but I could infer the meaning), 8,9, 10
Excelente, very interesting!
Useful. Thank you😊🙏💙
You're welcome 🙂
Thank you for this video! :))
Great channel, congratulations.
Thanks!
I like your accent 🤩😍
To avoid eco chamber effect, when looking for news about what is going on in the world, one should read reliable sources of information, preferably from various parts of the world (not only anglosphere) and avoid social media
Thank you profesor 😊
You're welcome 🙂
Thank you 😊
Ben, you’re gorgeous, as always!!👏👏👏
✌thank you very much 👍.
You're welcome 🙂
Many thanks teacher💯. Your doggie is beaitiful👍🥰
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its amazing! TNX a million!!!!!!!!!!!1
Glad you liked it 🙂
Some of these words are even commonly used outside of the Anglosphere ;) true thing, at least for the younger generations. In Germany we also know Cancel Culture and being woke. I would add the words 'cringe' 'fast fashion' and 'binge watching'.
Btw nice video 👍
Yes, it's trendy to use modern English words in conversation... even if the speaker has a low level of English 😆
I like It, thank you.
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good one
Example: I have noticed many modern blocks of flats and shopping centres in some of my former neighbourhoods. Sounds like a sign of gentrification.
Okay let's go watching your channel evolution teacher tank you
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God bless you
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Her in our country someone who robustly appear to be straightforward and with a moral rectitude, likely would be cancelled culture by politicians and government.
Hangry is my word. My husband always tell people "if you wanna see my wife hangry just let her wait at the restaurant when she's famished!"
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Ben sir 🙏
Hi Ben, Do you recommend using these words in the english exam??
In the appropriate context, yes
Is echo chamber the same as a social bubble or you do not use this term?
They are not the same. Echo chamber is not necessarily about your social circle
rather information bubble..
Hello. I like your Videos. Do you speak British English? Are you British?
Yes, I'm British. I was born in London and grew up near Cambridge
1. to be woke
2. cancel culture
3. anglosphere
That’s pricey!
Hello Ben! Do you think people in the UK are woke regarding growing popularity of fascism ideology, especially among younger generations?
Question can I use overmorrow in the exam or do they think then I just learnt some words by heart🙃
😆 That's a very uncommon word in English (I've never used it in my life) so I'd recommend that you keep it simple and say "the day after tomorrow"
As an American I have no clue what overmorrow means. It’s not a word I have seen here even in old literature.
Where is the tenth? Spork is new) as well phablet ))
Hahaha, I immediately thought that hangry is a combination of hangover und hungry!
😆 I like that more!
@@tothepointenglishwithben. By the way, it's amazing to see that your father has his own RUclips channel:
ruclips.net/user/shorts4m1Vb_6l8UA
Certainly I need to know Lot's of morden words
Lol when you broke all your life and it's been staycation even before pandemic
1:20 *etcetera
But whare is 10-th phrase? 😊
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Riveting programme 😉
I having staycation this year
Where is number 10?
I think there were two number 9s if I remember correctly
I remember my English friend used to say that he was "fagly" - fat and ugly - which was not true at all :-) but I like this adjective!
😆 I've never heard that one before
Abort doomscrolling - not in this video but you reading this. (Stay informed, of course, but STOP doomscrolling.)
Indeed 👍
Jeez these words are a sad reflection of society today
Yes, I'm afraid they are.
In Russia 80% people have staycation because of the lack of money 🤣
it would be better if you all 100% stayed there
Sorry Ben, about the first word: woke is almost 100% pejorative and "insultive" now. That's most likely because of the thousands of lines the progressive side of the spectrum has crossed recently. I would frown upon some job candidate saying they're "woke". Of course it is good to be AWARE, but not WOKE.
It’s these very words that are causing damage. These words are the least important and unnecessary.
What damage?
Your definition of staycation does not work for this American who has never been out of her country (that will be changing this summer). Every vacation I have taken has been within my own country. We use staycation if we can sleep in our own bed each night during our time off work. So I might visit places in my own community that can be reached by car and I drive home each night. One summer while on staycation we visited a candy factory, an amusement park, a winery, and Amish country all in my own state.
What happened to the video ? " My ten favorite words "
why the hell am i watching this. i'm an american and native english speaker.
1,2,6 and 7 all gave a good synonym: complete and utter crap 😉
It seems to me that These words aren't difficult to learn. See you
Great!
This word "gaslighting" makes me angry.
oh dont worry, it's not real
cái gì vậy trời?
There are 2 numbers "9".😠😠😠
Terribly sorry
Your name is purely English.
but your accent isn't a native English speaker.
You're wrong.
Prove it
I'll assume you're joking 👍
No, it's BAD to be woke!
Why?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. because wokeism, first of all, is an alienating ideology! And your great country, like many other countries, needs UNITY!
I see what you mean. But the word itself has a positive meaning. Being aware of/alert to social and racial injustices can't be a bad thing, I'm sure you'd agree. Obviously, it's much more nuanced than that nowadays because the word has been appropriated and is used as an insult.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Sure, I agree that it’s good to be aware of everything that goes on in life, so to speak. But wokeism goes much further and says, literally (correct me if I’m wrong), that, for example, black people are poor and unhappy because of white people (BYP for oversimplification). And that is EXACTLY the same rhetoric that communism ideology is using. For me communism and wokeism are Siamese twins, they are ideologies of hatred!
We deicided to have a staycation these may holidays because we are afraid of being bombed by Ukrainians with the help of EU, UK and US delivering them tons of arms. Btw do you know they use it not for protection of their country, but for shooting\bombing civil objects (both on the territory of Ukraine and Russia)? Yes, it is true, however absurd it might seem to a normal person! And they do not let their own people to go out through humanitarian corridors - because they covardly use civilians (Ukrainiann!!) as lively shield. To check that one just needs to get out of their usual echo chambers and look for alternative sources of information. So, all that noise and cancel culture against my country in the anglosphere now looks more like virtue signaling, but unfortunately on a spurious pretext of all-out lies and fakery. And all this can lead now to a really bad situation for everyone. I suppose the UK and EU politicians are busy doomscrolling all their working hours, which is the reason why they cannot figure out they should act differently to avoid this bad scenario. Or it also may be the case that they are just pathetic idiots