Jack: What did you think of the roleplay? What was Rich’s problem? Was I sympathetic? How did I show encouragement? Now, listen again. You’ve just got to get it over and done with. There’s no point in getting all stressed about it. I need to get my teeth done - it hurts a lot. Rich: No, no that’s very … er … kind of you but I think I can do it. Jack: Just relax and don’t worry about it. Rich: Yes, yes I know what you’re saying and it makes sense but I still don’t think I’m going to go. And anyway, they normally give you some kind of anesthetic to numb the pain. Jack: Come on! Pull yourself together!It’s only a trip to the dentist. Maybe my teeth will get better by themselves. I’m going to the dentist later and I’ve got to have a root canal. Number two - in which conversation am I more sympathetic and encouraging. When you listen we want you to answer two questions. Jack: In this section, we’re going to roleplay a situation where Rich is upset about something. Rich: Right, let’s get on with the rest of the podcast. Jack: We have some practice conversations and we are going to ask you whether you think we are being sympathetic or encouraging to each other or not. Rich: Really? You could tell? Sorry about that. Jack: Yes, Rich used some phrases that can be used to be sympathetic or encouraging but from his voice, his pronunciation, you could tell that he wasn’t totally sincere, he wasn’t really being sympathetic. Rich: You might have already noticed that at the start of the podcast I wasn’t being very sympathetic or encouraging to Jack about Arsenal’s bad form in the Premier League. you can say things to make them feel better about the situation - that their team will play better in the future. So if a person is sad because of the way their team has been playing. Jack: Or you can encourage someone about something. You can make them feel happier about doing it. Rich: You can encourage someone to do something. Jack: To encourage someone means to give someone confidence about something. Rich: To show sympathy or to be sympathetic means to be nice when something bad has happened to someone. Sympathetic does not usually mean nice or friendly in a general way. Jack: This is an example of a false friend - a word that looks the same in another language but has a different meaning. You can say someone is nice - someone is simpatico or sympatique. Rich: In Spanish and I think French, too, simpatico or sympathique means nice or friendly. Jack: The noun is sympathy and we often show sympathy with the phrases and the words we use and the way we sound. Rich: Sympathetic means to be kind or show understanding to a person when something bad happens to them or they feel sad about something. Let’s take a closer look at this word ‘sympathetic’ because it can be a bit tricky. We’re going to look at some expressions we use when we are being sympathetic and when we’re encouraging others. Rich: In this week’s podcast, we’re going to take a look at some of the language we need to be sympathetic and to encourage others, to show sympathy and encouragement. Jack: Where we talk about football and help you with your English. Rich: and welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast Jack: It’s only a game!! I can’t believe you said that … How can you say that? You’re not being very sympathetic. Jack: Mmm … we need to start winning soon. Spurs aren’t doing much better than Arsenal. I can’t concentrate at work and I’ve got some friends who are Tottenham fans. Liverpool are playing really well at the moment. All clubs have a bad run of form now and again. There’s no point in getting upset about it. We’ve lost to Stoke and we lost 4-0 to Liverpool. Here are 27 passive-aggressive quotes culled from hours and hours of sitting on my couch drinking wine conducting brutally comprehensive and totally random ultra-scientific research.Jack: I just can’t believe it! We’ve had a terrible start to the season. Look no farther, my lovelies, because I have done the leg work to find those back-handed passive-aggressive quotes that are hopefully also at least a little bit inspirational to finally give you the kickstart you need to get ahead in life. And I've shared them myself - lots.īut what about those days when you need a smack on the behind? Or maybe, if you're sort of hyper-sensitive (unlike me), a little sassy, snarky meeting with reality? It seems that everywhere you look someone is posting another list. When someone finds themselves in need of some uplifting motivation these days, it's incredibly easy to hop onto Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of the million other social media apps out there and quickly pull up hundreds and hundreds of options.
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