The English We Speak: 'Icebreaker'

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Education, Language Learning

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🗓️ 24 January 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. This week's word is 'icebreaker'.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:13.0	We Speak.
0:15.0	From the BBC.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Rob Carter.
0:26.0	Rob. I'm going on a hot day tomorrow and I'm feeling a bit nervous now.
0:31.0	I think I need your help.
0:33.0	Hmm, it is a scary thing to do.
0:36.0	What you need is some kind of icebreaker.
0:39.0	An icebreaker? That sounds quite cold.
0:42.0	Don't worry, it's not, but an icebreaker has got something to do with warming up a cold situation.
0:48.9	It will make things more relaxed.
0:50.3	Mm, a icebreaker is something you can do or some words you can say to make people feel relaxed.
0:58.0	So a nice breaker will make things less formal?
1:00.0	Yes, that's right.
1:02.0	Doing something or saying something at the start will hopefully make your
1:05.2	date more relaxed and less tense.
1:07.2	Mm, I see. A nice breaker will make people feel more relaxed. Maybe I should sing the song or do a dance.
1:15.6	Now that's a bit over the top. Why not start with a joke?
1:19.6	Hmm. If seeing or dancing is a bit over the top or too much, I will think of a joke then.
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