[English We Speak] Awesome

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Seviye: Orta

[SDNTV2]http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2011/03/bbc_tews_9_awesome_110308_tews_7_awesome_audio_au_bb.mp3[/SDNTV2]

William:

Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak, I'm William.​

Yang Li:

And I'm Yang Li…​

William:

And your task, Yang Li, is to guess today's word, OK?​

Yang Li:

OK.​

William:

Awesome. Li, try some of this cake…​

Yang Li:

A cake? Oh, thanks! That's very nice…​

William:

Do you like it? Awesome. They're ****** awesome cakes, huh?!​

Yang Li:

Yes, and I think I know what this week's word is. It's…​

William:

Hang on Li, try some of this coffee as well – it's really…​

Yang Li:

Awesome? ​

William:

Exactly - it's really awesome. You got it. So listen to this. Which three adjectives are used in this clip?​

Example

This party is awesome. The food is amazing. The wine is excellent.

Yang Li:

Awesome, amazing and excellent.​

William:

That's right. Awesome means excellent or amazing. ​

Yang Li:

Awesome. This word has existed in English for a long time, hasn't it?​

William:

Yes, and it used to mean awe-inspiring. So awe means great respect or admiration, so something that’s awesome or awe-inspiring makes you feel great respect and admiration.​

Yang Li:

Full of respect and admiration. But now it just means cool?​

William:

Exactly, and that’s thanks to the influence of American slang. So the word can now be used to describe almost anything.​

Examples

These shoes are awesome.
This is an awesome radio programme.
Wow! You are awesome at singing, mate!

William:

And there is one slightly different usage of this word. Listen to this.​

Example

A: Are you free to come for hotpot tonight?
B: Yes, I should be.
A: Awesome. That makes four of us!

William:

So what does awesome mean in that clip, Li? ​

Yang Li:

It's like when we say 'great' at the beginning of a sentence.​

William:

Well, that's it, yeah, exactly. Awesome can also be used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate agreement or approval.​

Yang Li:

Awesome! That's clear now.​

William:

Awesome. And that's the end of this awesome programme.​

Yang Li:

William, do you have any cakes left?​

William:

Er, just one. Do you want to share it, Li?​

Yang Li:

Awesome. Bye.​

William:

Bye.

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This is awesome!