Congratulations for reaching Year 4 of your English Studies. For Year 4 American English vocabulary, we will work on American English idioms as well as short videos explaining a term heard in a movie.
- Directions: Click on the link below to learn 3 American English Idioms
BLACK OUT, BLACK SHEEP, and BLACK TIE: American English Idioms #19
- Directions: Watch the video below to learn a new English vocabulary term
4.19.1: Year 4
American English Vocabulary and Idioms # 19
– Black out: power out, faint, coma, to become unconsciousness for a short time.
For example… he never drunk to the point that he had a black out.
During the war, it was totally black out at night.
he experienced a blackout during his interview.
– Black sheep: A person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family or unlike the others.
For example…He is the black sheep of the family.
BE careful, there can be a black sheep in our group.
-Black tie: A black-tie event is a formal social event such as a party at which people wear formal
clothes, called evening dress
If we want people to dress for dinner, we say” black tie”. If we want people not to dress for
dinner , we say dress optional.
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4.19.1: American English vocabulary
English @ the Movies
”Believe in yourself”
As I understand the meaning of, ” Believe in yourself” is having faith in our own capabilities. it means believing that we can do something that is in our ability. When we believe in ourselves, we can overcome self-doubt and have the confidence to take action and gets things done.