Verbs worth spreading or how I work with TED talks
I have inexplicably taken a special liking to verbs recently. What’s inexplicable is why recently. Verbs are a powerful part of speech and deserve special attention. In this post, I want to show how I bring powerful verbs to my students’ attention with the help of TED talks. Verbs are one of the reasons why English is so easy to start speaking. I am talking about basic verbs, like do / get / have / make . You can often substitute any verb with one of these and construct a correct, meaningful sentence. However, as you move along in mastering the language, these verbs turn into an obstacle. Because you can express almost anything using the basic ones, your brain resists using any others. These are, after all, correct. As a result, you get trapped - you want to progress to the next level, but your language lacks any verbal variety whatsoever and sounds disappointingly simple. But enough chit-chat. Let’s see some powerful verbs in action. I work with TED talks a lot. I work wit...