Discourse Markers: Interjections

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.2	To find out more, visit our website.
0:07.0	Six-minute vocabulary.
0:09.1	From BBC LearningEnglish.com.
0:12.7	Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me, Callum.
0:15.9	And me, Catherine.
0:16.9	In this programme, we're talking about interjections.
0:20.8	Interjections are words that we use to express an emotion or feeling. In this program we're talking about interjections.
0:24.7	Interjections are words that we use to express an emotion or feeling.
0:32.3	For example, oh, expresses surprise, and hooray, expresses pleasure when something good happens.
0:34.4	We'll give you plenty of other examples.
0:38.3	We'll have a quiz and we'll finish with a top tip for learning vocabulary.
0:44.5	Here are Peter and Kylie, they're at home in their kitchen.
0:47.4	And while you listen, think about this question.
0:53.5	What emotion does Peter express by the word few at the end of this conversation.
0:54.8	Ow!
0:56.0	What's wrong?
0:58.0	I've just cut my finger.
0:59.0	Oh, quick.
1:00.8	Where's the first aid kit?
1:01.9	It's in that drawer.
1:02.9	Got it.
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