In this post, we take a look at an amazing assortment of the interviews of the famous Hollywood actor, Will Smith. Will talks about some of the things he believes in and gives us some very practical and amazing ideas which we can apply in our lives. Of course, the conversation, the word meanings and the quiz helps us improve English speaking ability.
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Interesting words and phrases:
Infectious = Something which efffects and inspires other people easily
His infectious enthusiasm cheered up the whole team and they came together to give the opponents a tough fight.
Panic is infectious. If one soldier in a battalion runs away, others too start feeling the fear.
Esoteric = Something which only some special people can understand
Why do you treat modern paintings as some esoteric thing which normal people like me cannot understand?
Karate is not an esoteric art which only mysterious Japanese monks can excel at. It is for everyone.
Period = Full stop, end of the story. It is used to stress the fact that the speaker had made his point, doesn’t want to say anything more.
You have to leave this house within a weak. Period.
You can be successful if you work hard, period.
Hours of being at your craft = Spending several hours doing what you want to excel at
There is no other way to become world class apart from spending hours at your craft.
Delusional = Causing delusions, Leading to wrong impressions
The idea that the fate decides everybody’s success in life is delusional and stupid
Mediocrity = Being just average, not excelling
You have to think big and work big if you want to escape mediocrity
Desperate = Arises from despair, also means very intense
Rajan desperately wants to pass this exam to impress his girl friend.
He is desperate to impress his boss and does crazy things.
Obsessive = Triggered by a very intense even unhealthy desire to do or attain something
He pursued his goal of getting admission into IIT with obsessive focus.
Now, answer the following quiz.
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