Learning English – lesson 8: All about Friends
With Misterduncan
Friends!
Hi everybody, this is Mr. Duncan in England. Welcome to another one of my English teaching videos. How are you today? Are you okay? I hope so. Are you happy today? I hope so.
In this lesson we are going to look at some words that mean friends. Friendship is very important in fact in English we have a special saying that goes a friend in need is a friend indeed. It means that if a friend really needs your help then surely they must be a good friend indeed. There are many words we can use to describe a friend, of course we can say hello friend, and hi friend and you are my best friend.
In the United States they often use the word bud or buddy. Hi there buddy, hey bud, wait up bud, wait buddy, hi there buddy, you are my best bud on give me a big hug buddy, like that, almost. In the UK we often use the word mate. Hey mate, hey mate, hey you are my best mate, oh, mate I have missed you mate, oh, you are my best mate give me a hug common, oh, I have really missed you mate.
Another word we use in the UK is pal. You are my best pal, you are my best pal. You are my best pal in the whole world. Also there is another word that we do not use very often anymore, chum. It is a very old fashion word meaning friend. You people many years ago use to describe their best friend as their chum. I would now like to say hello to some of my new friends watching and listening to my videos in Spain. A very beautiful part of Spain in the south east call Mousier and your teacher in that particular place is called chum. Yes it is you that is it.
Your teacher has told me all about you in fact I know that your English getting very, very good. Partly due to my videos, so I am very, very happy that you are watching my videos and I can say a very special hello to you all. I must have apologized because my Spanish is not very good, so I should say.
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Which means, I speak no Spanish? I know some other words as well in Spanish like is, yes, no, no for favor, please and my favorite one which, which ouch I really love this ayonda, that is my favorite which means help. Can I say once again a very special hello to Chum and all of the class there are watching my video right now?
I have heard a lot about your lesson from your teacher and I hope that you are enjoying English and I really do hope that you will continue watching my videos. I will do my best for you to improve your English.
That is all from me for now. I will say bye-bye and I hope that you will stay happy and cheerful. I suppose I should also say happy new year because of course now it is 2008. I will go, I hope you enjoyed my short lesson and hello to all my friends in Mousier again.
Take care. Bye for now. This is Mr. Duncan in England saying.
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Classroom questions and answers. Question one, why is friendship important? Questions two, do you think it is easy to make friends? Explain the reason for your answer. Question three, who is your best friend?
