How to express yourself in English when you are scared
Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.
I am Teacher Tiffani and today I am going
to teach you How to express yourself in English
when you are scared.
This lesson will improve your ability to speak
clearly and logically in English.
Are you ready?
Well then, let’s jump right in.
The first way to express being scared, is
with the English expression - “Send shivers
down my spine”
This English expression means to feel very
scared or excited.
An example of how to use this expression is,
“The sound of his voice sent shivers down
my spine.”
The second way to express being scared, is
with the English idiom - “Scared to death”
This idiom means to make you feel extremely
scared.
An example of how to use this idiom is, “They
scared me to death when they jumped in front
of me.”
The third way to express being scared, is
with the Vocabulary word - “Frightened”
This vocabulary word means to be afraid, scared,
or terrified.
An example of how to use this vocabulary word
is, “They scared me to death when they jumped
in front of me.”
Ok, now that we have 3 different ways of expressing
being scared, let’s apply all three of them
to one response
“Horror movies usually don’t frighten
me, so I decided to watch one with my friend
yesterday.
But, that was a mistake.
The movie sent shivers down my spine as I
was watching it.
My friend said it scared him to death too.”
Alright amazing!
Today you learned “How to express yourself
in English when you are scared”.
You learned…
One new English expression, “Send shivers
down my spine”
One new English Idiom, “Scared to death”
And one new Vocabulary word, “Frightened”
So, instead of just saying you feel scared,
you will now be able to express yourself like
a native speaker and use multiple natural
expressions.
NOW try to use at least one new expression,
idiom, or vocabulary word today.
You can do it!
You can speak English!