By
Viewed
71,827
Please choose the correct answer for each question below:
Questions: 0/78
Correct: 0
Translate:
Hello! You're listening to Real Easy
English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.
And I'm Georgie. In this podcast we talk
in easy English about a different topic
each week to help improve your English skills.
If you want to read along, you can visit
our website – BBC Learning English dot com.
— Hi, Neil.
— Hi, Georgie, how are you?
I'm pretty good, thanks. How are you?
I'm very well thank you.
What are we talking about today, Neil?
Well, today we're talking about
social media and how much we use it.
Well, I use social media all the time,
so I have lots of things to say.
Great! OK, Georgie,
so you said you use social media a lot.
Why do you like it?
Well, the reason I like it is actually
the reason I dislike it as well.
I use it when I'm bored.
It's... It can be very entertaining,
especially TikTok, for example,
yeah, the videos I watch are very fun
and entertaining.
I like that about it, but it's also
something I hate,
because it can be very addictive
and you can waste a lot of time
watching TikTok videos.
— Mm.
— Neil, do you watch TikTok videos?
I try not to, to be honest,
because I'm too old.
You're never too old for TikTok videos!
But I always think I'm using it too much.
Do you think you use social media
too much, Georgie?
I think definitely I use social media
too much!
OK, Georgie, you used the word definitely.
Tell us more about definitely.
Yes, well, 'definitely' means that
something is 'certainly the case'.
If you definitely do something,
there is no doubt that you did it.
You certainly did it.
Yeah. So what do you use social media for?
You said you watch videos,
but anything else?
The main reason I think
is to stay in touch with my friends.
This was definitely true
when I lived in Spain.
It was a good way for me to see
what my friends in England were doing.
I also posted things myself,
so it was a way to show everyone else
what I was doing as well.
Mm-hm.
Neil, what do you use social media for?
Well, I like messaging apps, mainly,
and group chats,
so that I can catch up with friends
who live far away
that I can't actually see in person.
Mm, yes, I also use it for that.
Neil, you just used the verb
catch up with.
Can you explain that a bit more, please?
Yeah. So, if you 'catch up with' someone,
it means you speak to them,
you contact them and you find out
what they've been doing in their life.
Find out what activities or what changes
in their lives have happened.
Yeah, when you catch up with someone,
it brings you up to date with their life
and what they’ve been doing,
since you last saw them.
So, Georgie, you said you think you use
your phone too much for social media.
Do you have any plans
to use your phone less?
I would love to use my phone less.
But if I'm being realistic,
I think I will probably continue
using my phone in the same way.
It’s just too difficult to reduce
the screen time, it's so addictive.
But maybe in the future,
I will put those limits that your phone
can put to help me reduce my screen time.
Georgie, you used words
like 'maybe' and 'probably'
and we use these when
we're 'not sure' or 'not certain'
if we are going to do something.
Yes. So maybe I will use my phone less,
maybe I will continue using my phone
in the same way.
Probably, I will continue using my phone
in the same way.
Well, Georgie, it sounds like
you use your phone a lot.
Maybe you should have a break
or just relax a bit!
Yes, Neil. I think you're right.
Let's quickly recap the words and phrases
we learned during the conversation.
We had 'maybe' which we use to talk about
something that is 'not certain'.
'Probably', which means 'most likely'.
'Definitely', which we use
to say something 'is certain'.
And 'catch up with' — 'talking to someone
you haven't seen for a long time'.
Thanks for listening to
Real Easy English. Remember,
you can find more programmes to help you with
your English at BBC Learning English dot com.
Next time we'll talk about
journeys and how we get to work.
See you then. Bye!
Bye!
Related Songs