Photobomb

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2016

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Feifei and Sian discuss a word to use when something unexpectedly appears in your photo.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:12.0	com. Hello and welcome. BBC Learning English. English. . .
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:17.0	I'm Fay Faye.
0:18.0	And I'm Shan.
0:19.0	How was your weekend, Faye Faye?
0:21.0	Oh, it was awesome. I went to that film premiere and look who I've managed to get a
0:26.9	photo with on the red carpet. Oh wow he's even got his arm around you.
0:33.0	I know exciting, huh?
0:35.0	I'm going to get this picture printed out and put on my wall.
0:40.0	Oh dear. Have you seen this guy behind you making a funny face? Look here on the left.
0:48.0	Where? Let me see. Oh no, I didn't notice him. Oh he's totally ruined it. You know we have a word for that. When an unexpected person appears in a photo as it's being taken.
1:03.0	Yes, it's called a photo bomb or you can photo bomb someone.
1:08.2	Let's hear some examples.
1:10.4	Oh no, this wedding photo has been totally ruined by a photo bomber. Look at it.
1:17.0	This photo of my girlfriend and me would have been really nice, but my sister photo bombed it.
1:27.0	So people photo bomb as a kind of practical joke.
1:31.6	I don't think it's very nice to ruin someone's photo though.
1:35.0	Well not always.
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