Robert Pattinson: Secret Guilty Pleasures

                                                                    Robert Pattinson

Question:  What are your guilty pleasures?

Robert Pattinson Answer:  If I could just cut out beer, that’s one thing. And I’m, like, a compulsive eater.  I’m going to be so fat when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

We all have our bad habits.  Often we are secretive about them except with our friends.  Of course in Robert Pattinson’s case, he is a mega-star and is accustomed to sharing information in an interview situation. 

Guilty pleasure 1: beer

"If I could just cut out beer, that’s one thing."

Robert Pattinson wants to ‘cut out’ or ‘stop drinking’ beer. 

To cut something out  = to stop doing something (common/informal 

                                                                                                                       expression)

This response is straight forward.  However, there is an unspoken

idea between the speaker and listener regarding this guilty pleasure:

If I could just cut out beer, _____________. That’s one thing.

                                           (Unspoken idea)    

If I could just cut out beer, I would be healthy. That’s one thing.

The listener can guess the result of ‘cutting out beer’ from the topic/idea of the question: ‘guilty pleasures’. Robert and the interviewer share this common knowledge without saying the idea of 'being healthy'.

Guilty pleasure 2: compulsive eating

"And I’m, like, a compulsive eater." 

Robert’s second guilty pleasure is ‘compulsive eating’.

like,  =  similar to/for example

Robert uses ‘like’ to introduce the 'compulsive eater' idea.   The word ‘like’ gives him time to think of an answer.  There is a pause in voice between ‘like’ and ‘a compulsive eater’.  The use of ‘like’ sounds casual.

 

Conversational Speaking Pattern and Practice

Answer:  If I could just cut out beer, that’s one thing. And I’m, like, a compulsive eater.  I’m going to be so fat when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

Ex. 1

If I could just cut out pop, that’s one thing.

And I’m, like, always eating ice cream.  I’m going to be so overweight when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

Ex. 2

If I could just cut out candy, that’s one thing.

And I’m, like, a chocoholic.  I’m going to be so chubby when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

Ex. 3

If I could just cut out smoking, that’s one thing.

And I’m, like, always playing video games online.  I’m going to be so out of shape when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

Ex. 4

If I could just cut out gambling, that’s one thing.

And I’m, like, a compulsive shopper.  I’m going to be so poor when I’m older, it’s ridiculous.

Until next week enjoy the Robert Pattinson's fan sites and new movie trailers!

Robert Pattinson Fan sites:

http://robert-pattinson.net/

http://www.robertpattinsononline.com/

Trailer One Breaking Dawn

 Trailer Two Breaking Dawn

 Trailer Water for Elephants

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Kristen Stewart: Dining out in London!
 

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Beyoncé: Clothes and Hairstyles

                                                            Beyoncé

Question 1:  What’s one item of clothing you can’t get enough of?

Beyoncé Answer 1:  T-shirts.  I can never have enough.  My favorite is a simple white T-shirt.

Question 2:  Of all the hairstyles you’ve tried over the years, which one is your favorite?

Beyoncé Answer 2:  My favorite is still a high ponytail.  It’s clean and classic.

 

Talking clothing and hairstyles with American R&B recording artist Beyoncé. 

Speaking Style Answer 1

Beyonce uses a common grammar pattern but puts the Object at the beginning creating two sentence styles.

Common grammar pattern

I can never have enough T-shirts.

(S)               (V)                 (O)

Beyonce’s style

T-shirts.  I can never have enough. 

(O)           (S)             (V)

Beyonce’s answer sounds natural in conversation because all of the elements of the sentence are in the answer.  This speaking style emphasizes T-shirts and then Beyonce follows with a second sentence.  The second sentence, with the use of the word ‘favorite’, also implies an idea of ‘one item only’ and gives more information to the listener. 

Speaking Style Answer 2

Beyonce uses common English to describe her favorite hairstyle.  The word ‘still’ in the answer reflects the idea of ‘over the years’ (asked in Question 2).  She then follows with a second sentence to give more detail or the ‘why’ she likes the high ponytail. 

Clothing and hairstyles are pretty popular topics but here are some more to try out!

Enjoy!

                                             

Example Speaking Styles

Speaking Style Answer 1

Question 1:  What’s one item of clothing you can’t get enough of?

Answer 1:  T-shirts.  I can never have enough.  My favorite is a simple white T-shirt.

Ex.1

Question 1:  What’s one item of jewelry you can’t get enough of?

Answer 1:  Earrings.  I can never have enough.  My favorite is a simple hoop earring.

Ex.2

Question 1:  What’s one kind of food you can’t get enough of?

Answer 1:  Ice cream.  I can never have enough.  My favorite is chocolate.

Speaking Style Answer 2

Question 2:  Of all the hairstyles you’ve tried over the years, which one is your favorite?

Answer 2:  My favorite is still a high ponytail.  It’s clean and classic.

Ex.1

Question 2:  Of all the skin care brands you’ve tried over the years, which one is your favorite?

Answer 2:  My favorite is still L’Oreal.  It’s silky and accelerates skin recovery.

Ex.2

Question 2:  Of all the cars you’ve driven over the years, which one is your favorite?

Answer 2:  My favorite is still a mustang.  It’s cool and fast.

Until next week let's enjoy some popular music from Beyoncé!

Beyoncé performing Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Beyoncé performing Best Thing I Never Had

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Brad Pitt: Love

                                                             Brad Pitt

Question: How do you know when you’re in love?

Brad Pitt: Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own. I like to put it that way: trumps your own.

(to put it that way=to say it that way)

(to trump your own=to beat/defeat/over-power your own)

Talking about Love

Talking about love with friends.  Love is a topic when you have talked to someone 4 –5 times; maybe more.   Love is a strong emotion and people often listen closely and check to see if you feel the same or different from them.  People see love as a core value. 

Brad Pitt uses a rhetorical question to answer the original question. Also, he re-frames the original question in another form but the topic idea remains the same.  The form he uses has an authority style feeling to it.

Do you know how to tell (=notice) you’re in real love? = I will teach you.

This authority style speech gives him an aura of father, teacher, guru, expert, etc.

However, it is common and doesn’t sound too strong for the listener in a rhetorical question form.  You may also want to use this style to give yourself a moment to think of an appropriate answer. 

He says his idea about love using a common wording that is often used to describe love:

It's when …

Next, he gives his message and reemphasizes it by simply repeating the same words again:

It's when someone else's interest 'trumps your own'. I like to put it that way: 'trumps your own'.

He is using a strong expression style and then changes to a softer feeling. The change of tone expresses his passion and belief about love for his mate.  His mate is number one and he will be number two for her because he truly loves her.  Brad Pitt comes across as a man with strong convictions about love.  Brad achieves HIGH CLASS COMMUNICATION/English with only a few sentences. 

Speaking Pattern

Do you know how to tell you’re in real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own. I like to put it that way: trumps your own.

Part One

First, let’s simplify Brad’s style:

Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

Examples:

Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

1.Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when two becomes one.

2.Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when you can’t imagine life without the other person.

Part Two

Now, let’s lengthen the style:

Do you know how to tell you’re in real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own. I like to put it that way: trumps your own.

Examples:

3.Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when two becomes one.

I like to put it that way: two becomes one.

4.Do you know how to tell you’re in real love?  It's when you can’t imagine life without the other person.  I like to put it that way: can’t imagine life without the other person.

Try it with me :-)

I would love to see one of your ideas in Brad's simplified form. Please post or send me 1 Example Sentence. :-)

It’s when ______________________.

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Amy Winehouse: Condolences

                                                                    Amy Winehouse

We are here for a short time on this earth.  So, unfortunately we must sometimes say: “good bye”.  The topic is never easy but here are two common language styles.

Language Style

 Demi Moore: "Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse. My heart goes out to her family.”

Usher:  "I'm so sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse's death. I'm so happy I knew you Amy...we'll miss you!!"

The first sentences of Demi and Usher are common expressions for beginning to express sympathy. 

It is truly sad news about Amy Winehouse.

I’m so sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse’s death. 

The word ‘truly’ can be interchanged with ‘so’.  These words simply emphasize the person’s feeling of sadness.  For example:

I’m truly sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse’s death. 

However, ‘so’ can’t be interchanged with ‘truly’ despite the same meaning. (Native English speaking patterns can be tricky)

The easiest word to use that can be interchanged in both cases is ‘very’.  ‘Very’ has the same meaning as ‘truly’ and ‘so’.  

For example:

It is very sad news about Amy Winehouse.

I’m very sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse’s death. 

Use the word you like best.  Most native speakers don’t think about it.  However, in American English ‘truly’ has more of a formal feeling because it is found more in writing than speaking.  But in the case of someone’s death, people often use more formal words to express their feelings.

The second sentences of Demi and Usher are where they personalize their message.

Demi: My heart goes out to her family.

Usher: I'm so happy I knew you Amy...we'll miss you!!

Although both sentence are more personal in nature, the ideas are quite common in condolences.

Condolences Speaking Pattern

 Examples:

________ sad news about ________. My heart goes out to her family.

1.Truly sad news about (person’s name). My heart goes out to her/his family.

2.Very sad new about (person’s name). My heart goes out to his/her family and friends.

I'm ________ sad to hear the horrible news of ________ death. I'm so happy I knew you ________....we'll miss you!!

3.  I’m so sad to hear the horrible news of (person’s name) death. I'm so happy I knew you (person’s name)...we'll miss you!!

4. I’m truly sad to hear the horrible news of (person’s name) death. I'm so happy I knew you (person’s name)...we'll miss you!!

5.  I’m very sad to hear the horrible news of (person’s name) death. I'm so happy I knew you (person’s name)...we'll miss you!!

For the last part of this blog, I have included two of Amy’s favorite singers/influences.  Please enjoy the videos and think of all the good things Emy Winehouse brought to the world in such a short time.  She was definitely up there with the greats! Goodbye song bird!

Videos

 Sarah Vaughan

 Billie Holiday

To Amy’s family and friends ~ I am truly sorry for your loss,

                                                                                                      Alex

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Avril Lavigne: Dating

                                                               

Question: What type of boys are you into?

Avril Lavigne:  Boys with guitars…they’re really fucking hot. I 

                          could never date a preppy guy. 

Speaking Style

In conversation, with friends, the type of person you like to date often occurs.  Guys and girls often spend hours talking about the type of person they like or don’t like.  Today, we will look at how to start talking naturally about dating.

Avril has a young, vibrant style of casual conversation.  In this case, she is asked about the type of guys she likes.  She gives a good strong answer with her ideal type and what she doesn’t like.  In some cultures, we might avoid the part about what we ‘don’t like’ but in English it comes across naturally.

Avril also uses common expressions to make her feelings vibrant or passionate.  Speaking with passion makes people want to listen to you.  Let’s change the question and answer expressions into direct English with the same meanings. 

Question: What type of boys are you 'into'?

                   = What type of boys do you 'like'? (same meaning)

Avril: Boys with guitars …they’re really 'fucking hot'.  I could     

           never date a 'preppy guy'.    

           = Avril: Boys with guitars …they’re really, 'really 

              attractive and sexy'.  

              I could never date a guy who wears 'neat, classic

              clothing with a preparatory school style'. 

              (same meaning)

  

Casual Slang Word Summary

1. 'fucking' = very

2. 'hot' = really attractive and sexy

3. 'preppy guy' = a guy who wears young but classic clothing that is neat and well put together.  The clothing is usually expensive.  This fashion style comes from clothing designed after expensive preparatory school uniforms.  Modern preppy fashion can be seen in the clothing line by ‘Tommy Hilfiger’.

Now let’s put these ideas into practice.  Below is the main speaking pattern to try out in your next English encounter with a native speaker. Also, don’t forget the slang!

Conversational Speaking Pattern

Boys with ________...they're really fucking hot.  I could never date a ________.

1. Boys with snowboards …they're really fucking hot.  I could never date a guy who doesn’t like the mountains in winter.

2. Boys with muscles …they're really fucking hot.  I could never date a skinny guy.

Girls with ________...they're really fucking hot. I could never date a ________.

3. Girls with tattoos   …they're really fucking hot.  I could never date a boring girl.

4. Girls with long hair …they're really fucking hot.  I could never date a girl with short hair.

I hope you enjoy challenging these speaking patterns in your daily life!

Take care,

Alex

                                                   

More Stuff!

Avril Lavigne's official website

LINK: http://www.avrillavigne.com/ca

Tommy Hilfiger's official website

LINK: http://usa.tommy.com/tommy/

Avril's video about how a guy can make her feel!

                                                          

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