The CEO of

Learning English Conversations

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🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

If you want to say you’re the best at something, you could use this expression!

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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	Welcome to the English we speak with me, Jaying.
0:10.0	And me, Roy!
0:12.0	Hey Jaying, I saw your latest photo on social media. It's great.
0:17.0	Yes, I'm the CEO of social media.
0:21.0	Oh, wow, I knew you you're important but I didn't realize that you
0:25.7	controlled all of social media. Maybe you could help me by making my videos go
0:30.8	viral. No Roy. We use the expression the CEO of to say we're
0:37.2	amazing or the best at something. So if you're a really good dancer, you could say that you're the CEO of dancing.
0:46.0	I'm not a very good dancer.
0:49.0	But I would like to improve my photos on social media.
0:52.0	I don't get many likes. Well seeing as I'm the
0:56.7	CEO of photography I'll have a look but how about I like all of your photos?
1:03.3	Would you really do that?
1:05.3	Oh, thanks!
1:06.5	Sure, what are friends for?
1:08.7	And now let's listen to these examples.
1:11.6	He's such an amazing singer.
1:15.8	He is the CEO of singing.
1:19.1	She's always saying that she's the CEO of things.
1:22.1	It sounds like she's really bragging.
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