ENGLISH LESSON WITH BOB THE CANADIAN - "WALK"

BOB THE CANADIAN

LEARN 10 ENGLISH PHRASES

WITH THE WORD WALK

A TOUR OF MY TOWN!

In this video, Bob The Canadian not only will be teaching us some new phrases, he’ll also be taking us for a walk around his local town. He thought, why not teach some English phrases with the word “WALK” in them while going for a walk? So that’s just what Bob’s decided to do.
In this English lesson, he’ll help us learn phrases like, “to walk the walk”, “to take a walk on the wildside”, “to worship the ground someone walks on”, “a walk in the park”, and more.
Enjoy the walk and enjoy learning the new phrases!

BOB’S TIP: always watch the video three times – twice today with English subtitles on, and once tomorrow with the English subtitles off – this will reinforce the English you have learned.

1. A walk in the park – a task or activity that is easy to do.

2. You have to learn to walk before you can run – when learning something new you should learn the basics before moving onto something more difficult.

3. To worship the ground someone walks on – to be filled with awe and admiration for someone.

4. To walk all over someone – to treat someone in a way that ignores their feelings in order to get one wants; to push someone around (to treat someone roughly or inconsiderately).

5. To walk the walk – to actually do what one says they are going to do (it’s not just talk).

6. To take a walk on the wildside – to engage in risky or adventurous behavior.

7. To walk on eggshells – to be very diplomatic and inoffensive so as not to infuriate someone.

8. To walk a mile in someone’s shoes – to spend time trying to understand another person’s life.

9. To walk uphill to school both ways (to walk to school uphill both ways) – a humorous phrase typically used by an older person to tell a younger person that life used to be more difficult.

10. To walk off the job – to quit one’s job; to go on strike.