Connotation and denotation: The power to express yourself clearly and understand C1 advanced English

Avoid confusion by understanding the connotation of words and improve your English with advanced vocabulary.

If you want to improve your English and level up your vocabulary, this is the perfect video to help you.

In this video we'll look at:
- why some conversations are confusing
- words have different shades of meaning
- phrasal verbs and idioms
- lots and lots of examples!


00:00 - Introduction

*Part 1*
01:27 - Confusing conversation
02:54 - Phrasal verb: Settle into
03:17 - Example sentence
04:03 - Adverb: pretty
05:09 - Idiom: to be out of one's depth
07:19 - Question form: 'What's [noun] like?'
07:53 - Confusing words
11:25 - Positive Conversation

*Part 2*
12:25 - Denotation and Connotation
13:14 - A sandwich
14:45 - Common connotations
15:46 - Practice 1
19:47 - Practice 2
22:27 - Different word forms
23:45 - Different connotations
26:17 - What's age got to do with it?
29: 53 - Final Practice

Music by Shake It! by Aakash Gandhi (YouTube music)

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