I'm So Clumsy! | Advanced English Listening Practice

Remember, you don't NEED an RP British accent to speak English well... There are loads of accents out there! I'm just here to help people who have a love for modern versions of RP.

English listening practice, in which, you will learn lots of new phrases along the way. In the video, I tell you about how clumsy I am, as well as giving you a detailed story about one of my typical clumsy incidents!

Phrases:

Clumsy - to make a lot of mistakes, have accidents and hurt yourself a lot without meaning to.
Runs in the family - Something which happens to a lot of people in your family, eg. "clumsiness runs in my family"
Knock over - to make something fall, hit the ground or stop being upright (often by accident)
Endearing: inspiring / affection

[ETJEnglish]

Hello friends and students! Firstly, remember you can get the transcript to this by clicking the link at the top, in the description of this video :). ALSO! Some of the more complicated words, which were in this video, are explained in the description box, with definitions.

Finally, I hope you enjoyed this listening practice Please don't forget to answer the question I ask at the end of the video.

SEE YOU SOON!

[hellenmoura]

You always sound so polite even when you are being funny haha I love that

[veroMediateca]

You're the best teacher I've ever had! I was in UK a month ago and your vídeos were essencials! ALL the time I was naturally thinking about your lessons! I will continuous be your pupil and friend...hahaha. THANKS for your time, dedication and patience. I'm from Argentina.

[ilkincimen]

Hi Elliot, I have been over the moon ever since I discovered your videos on youtube. As a non-native teacher of English, I have got a lot to learn from you. Listening to you and studying your mouth movements has helped me correct and improve my pronounciation to sound more British. You also have great ideas and tips like exaggerating the sounds. Wenn it comes to vocabulary, the way you explain them in context is amazing. All in all, you are a very good teacher, who teaches from the heart, not from the book! Your students are lucky to have a teacher like you.

[halimaabbas]

Thanks Eliot ❤️🇦🇿🇬🇧 Believe me you're the best😎 I can't imagine how I would do if I didn't find you. You've been so useful for me improving pronunciation. I get benefits even just listening to you. You're a perfect teacher😍❤️

[mikelyga]

Elliott, you appear to be an open and honest person. I like your videos very much The world needs a lot more people like you

[Hala-bucl]

omg I love how honest you are! that was so beautiful, thia whole sharing a personal experience of yours and talking about things that most people would feel embarrassed talking about. I salute you for your bravery. you're such a kind person. and you ARE cool btw

[ЕвгенияТихонова-чъ]

I found your channel and started watching all the videos from the beginning. What can I say? You are amazing! Your videos are useful, interesting, you have a very pleasant voice and funny facial expressions. And such funny stories make you even more "alive" for me.

[lordcabot]

You are unique, not only for the high level of your lessons, but the polite way of expressing yourself, your manners and your fine appearence

[ricardojulio]

I'm clumsy too! I think it's an result of my shyness because I'm mostly shy than anything! I always tend to stumble at something (or someone) when I'm in public. And the British accent is the best ever! Congratulations!

[Mariana_]

Your story reminds me when I return to my house after the party, my keys fell down, my dog barked loudly and finally my dad woke up and said me " are these hours to arrive ???? "

[inesguillois]

I loved your lesson! I was very clumsy when I was younger, always knocking glasses over that my friends and my family knew it before it happened. I also broke lots of my mum's electronic cooking devices, threw my spoon away with the yogurt jar, burnt things, cut myself...I am not so clumsy now so maybe it's not a genetical desease! ahah

[kiwami]

Hello. I am a Japanse and I am learning English. I subscribed your channel recently, and enjoy your teaching. Thanks to you I’m getting used to British accent.

[davideduardos]

One more thumbs up for you, mate! You should upload videos more often. Can I ask you something? Please, more videos about pronunciation. I do really need it, this is so important.

Cheers from Brazil

[Nataliafer]

I'm a very Clumsy person, in Spanish we say "torpe". Thanks for teaching us English, you're the best. Greetings from Colombia.

[vipadakrom]

Hi..ETJ

Your way of teaching English is so impressive to me. I love British accent after watching Harry Potter. I watched it for many times and can remember many lines. I used to be a department head of a Thai bank and was unemployed because I had stroke many years ago.
So now I have much time to practice speaking and listening. I watched many English teachers in Utube. And I found that you're way of teaching English is the most impressive. I enjoyed it very much.

[vinhnguyen-mnll]

Love to hear the stories from you Elliot, it seems that we are talking face to face and it seemly not a lesson but small-talk . it helps listening skill alot and pronounciation also.Thanks alot

[paulohenriqueaguiargomiero]

Thank you very much for that video! I've just found your channel and I really appreciated this kind of video, for me it's the best way to teach something, when you use the word, the verb, the expression, etc, in a listening practice like this.
I'd love to have more videos like this! Because more than just know the meaning of something we need to know how to use it and that's how we can learn that!
Thank you!

[paolinasarbeva]

Great video! Please, make more of that kind of advanced videos describing things in a way you would do it if you'd speak with your family, friends, your neighbour in a more natural speech and casual vocabulary. Once again, great video.

[ericko.j]

Wow, I thought I was clumsy but, you're more! I used to knock over things in my grandparents house and start a drawing and ruined it in the end. But there is something I envy you, you're very courageous to make this video!