Expressions for Groups
Today I’m joined by Emma (Adventure into English) for a conversation about group vs solo activities. Emma has been helping with the group classes at Level Up English for some time now, so it’s an appropriate topic for today.
We start by discussing some Would You Rather questions for activities that can be done as a group or on your own.
We then move onto some English expressions around the topic of groups and working together. These are expressions you can use in your daily life, and I quiz Emma on using these in her replies. See if you can join in the game too!
Expressions from the Episode
How many of these did you know before?
In the same boat: To be in the same difficult situation as others.
Two heads are better than one: Working with someone else is better than working alone.
To have someone’s back: To support or protect someone.
Band together: To join as a group to achieve something.
Pick someone’s brain: To ask someone for advice or ideas.
Feel free to respond to the Would You Rather questions in the comments
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It was really nice to learn more about Emma – quite fun, actually! I’ve also learnt the expression have your/my back! I agree with Emma: the more you grow, the more you just want to be on your own – but always feeling supported by special people. Not necessarily physically, but in a deeply emotional way.
Emma always has your back during Saturday classes 😉
Thanks for listening!
I really enjoyed hearing you both, great talk, your opinions are in many ways similar to mine, also the presented expressions are super useful, especially I like this one with picking someone brain for something. I always have a great time hearing your podcast Michael! Great job 👏
Awesome! Nice that you could listen along and relate to us as well