Learn some of the many English buzzwords you are likely to encounter in everyday English conversations
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| Keith: Hi, I’m Keith. |
| Sadia: Hey! And I’m Sadia. Hi, and welcome to this very exciting addition to EnglishClass101.com, Buzzwords! |
| Keith: What we’re going to do in this short and sweet series-- we’re going to present you with a buzzword! |
| Sadia: And, what’s a buzzword, you’re probably wondering. Keith, explain to us what a buzzword is. |
| Keith: Well, a buzzword is a popular new word currently being used to describe or name some new phenomenon. |
| Sadia: A word used to describe some new event, maybe? Or |
| a new trend? |
| Keith: Yeah, you got it. |
| Sadia: Okay. So listeners, you got that, listeners? BUZZWORD. |
| Keith: Buzzword. B-U-Z-Z-W-O-R-D. |
| Sadia: A word used to describe some new event or trend. |
| Keith: What are some of the BUZZWORDS our |
| listeners should expect to hear over the coming |
| lessons? |
| Sadia: They’ll hear plenty! They'll learn about crackberries, and microblogging, and... |
| Keith: Apps, maybe? |
| Sadia: Yeah. |
| Keith: What about social media, e-commerce, all that stuff? |
| Sadia: Yeah, definitely! Paperless offices, going green... |
| Keith: Well, actually I think a lot of the buzzwords we’re going to be talking about are referring to the internet. |
| Sadia: Most of them are, I’d say. And of course, if there are |
| words and phrases you're dying to get to the bottom of or words and phrases you'd really like to know the meanings of-- please drop us a line. |
| Keith: That's right-- drop us a line. That means, basically, just let us know, send us an email, let us know somehow. |
| Sadia: Yup! We'd love to hear your feedback! |
| Sadia: Let’s take a look at some of the vocabulary for this buzzwords lesson. |
| Sadia: installment [natural native speed] |
| Keith: installment [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: part of a whole |
| Keith: installment [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: installment [natural native speed] |
| Keith: buzzword [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: buzzword [natural native speed] |
| Keith: a trendy word or phrase |
| Sadia: buzzword [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: buzzword [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: phenomenon [natural native speed] |
| Keith: phenomenon [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: an unusual or striking event |
| Keith: phenomenon [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: phenomenon [natural native speed] |
| Keith: event [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: event [natural native speed] |
| Keith: a noteworthy happening or occurrence; a special social |
| function |
| Sadia: event [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: event [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: trend [natural native speed] |
| Keith: trend [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: current style or fashion |
| Keith: trend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: trend [natural native speed] |
| Keith: coming [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: coming [natural native speed] |
| Keith: next; following |
| Sadia: coming [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: coming [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: feedback [natural native speed] |
| Keith: feedback [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: response |
| Keith: feedback [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: feedback [natural native speed] |
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