ELL HubTina Seelig
Tina Seelig
Vocabulary
unpack (verb)
- Definition:
- to explain something clearly or show what it means
- Example from the episode:
- “You use the term making luck. Can you unpack that for us?”
- Example sentence:
- “They unpack the problem together.”
cadence (noun)
- Definition:
- a regular rhythm or pattern of sounds or events
- Example from the episode:
- “And you figure out what the cadence is going to be. Is it going to be a week? Is it going to be a month? Is it going to be a year?”
- Example sentence:
- “Listen to the cadence of the speaker.”
transactional (adjective)
- Definition:
- based on giving and getting things, not on friendship
- Example from the episode:
- “And I think, wow, that was so interesting that the difference between when you have a relationship and it's built on trust and mutual understanding, as opposed to someone who wants something in a very transactional way.”
- Example sentence:
- “The email sounded transactional, not friendly.”
out of the blue (idiom)
- Definition:
- suddenly and without warning
- Example from the episode:
- “It's in contrast to sometimes I get an email out of the blue from someone, someone who I haven't talked to in years, who then has a long list of things that they want.”
- Example sentence:
- “He appeared out of the blue at school.”