Describing a Book in English - How to Develop English Fluency and Speaking Confidence

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hi there I'm drew badger the
hi there I'm drew badger the world's number one english
world's number one english
world's number one english fluency guide and it is a
fluency guide and it is a
fluency guide and it is a pleasure to welcome to the
pleasure to welcome to the
pleasure to welcome to the series that just helps you learn
series that just helps you learn
series that just helps you learn to describe things in affluent
to describe things in affluent
to describe things in affluent way the way a native speaker
way the way a native speaker
way the way a native speaker with so we're going to cover a
with so we're going to cover a
with so we're going to cover a book today yay a book this was
book today yay a book this was
book today yay a book this was another requested video I'm
another requested video I'm
another requested video I'm happy to be getting all these
happy to be getting all these
happy to be getting all these requests for different videos so
requests for different videos so
requests for different videos so we'll be covering a book and how
we'll be covering a book and how
we'll be covering a book and how to talk about different sections
to talk about different sections
to talk about different sections of the book and explain certain
of the book and explain certain
of the book and explain certain things about a book so I think
things about a book so I think
things about a book so I think in this lesson maybe we'll do
in this lesson maybe we'll do
in this lesson maybe we'll do something a little bit different
something a little bit different
something a little bit different people already get the kind of
people already get the kind of
people already get the kind of more basic and intermediate way
more basic and intermediate way
more basic and intermediate way of describing something so i'm
of describing something so i'm
of describing something so i'm just going to spend more time on
just going to spend more time on
just going to spend more time on the advanced way of describing
the advanced way of describing
the advanced way of describing it if you liked this change let
it if you liked this change let
it if you liked this change let me know or if you think i should
me know or if you think i should
me know or if you think i should continue to do the beginning
continue to do the beginning
continue to do the beginning intermediate and more advanced
intermediate and more advanced
intermediate and more advanced way of talking about it so let's
way of talking about it so let's
way of talking about it so let's just do what we're going to
just do what we're going to
just do what we're going to cover the parts of the book and
cover the parts of the book and
cover the parts of the book and then we'll cover some other
then we'll cover some other
then we'll cover some other things but we'll do it in an
things but we'll do it in an
things but we'll do it in an advanced way so first of all
advanced way so first of all
advanced way so first of all this is a book called magical
this is a book called magical
this is a book called magical worlds of The Wizard of ads now
worlds of The Wizard of ads now
worlds of The Wizard of ads now this is a really really
this is a really really
this is a really really interesting book the marketing
interesting book the marketing
interesting book the marketing of this is fantastic so its like
of this is fantastic so its like
of this is fantastic so its like the Wizard of as it's a guy
the Wizard of as it's a guy
the Wizard of as it's a guy named Roy Williams who's up kind
named Roy Williams who's up kind
named Roy Williams who's up kind of a hero of mine will just a
of a hero of mine will just a
of a hero of mine will just a really great person for learning
really great person for learning
really great person for learning about advertising and marketing
about advertising and marketing
about advertising and marketing and how people think so i think
and how people think so i think
and how people think so i think a lot of me spending my time
a lot of me spending my time
a lot of me spending my time learning about business is
learning about business is
learning about business is really just learning about
really just learning about
really just learning about people and really learning how
people and really learning how
people and really learning how to help people more effectively
to help people more effectively
to help people more effectively so this book the the magical
so this book the the magical
so this book the the magical worlds of The Wizard of ads so
worlds of The Wizard of ads so
worlds of The Wizard of ads so this is a kind of a play on the
this is a kind of a play on the
this is a kind of a play on the wizard of oz idea the wizard of
wizard of oz idea the wizard of
wizard of oz idea the wizard of ads like Wizard of advertising
ads like Wizard of advertising
ads like Wizard of advertising so he's really good at writing
so he's really good at writing
so he's really good at writing ads and understanding people and
ads and understanding people and
ads and understanding people and figuring out how to you know
figuring out how to you know
figuring out how to you know sell them whatever it is they're
sell them whatever it is they're
sell them whatever it is they're looking for
looking for
looking for so you can also look at the
so you can also look at the
so you can also look at the pages of this like the the pages
pages of this like the the pages
pages of this like the the pages themselves it's like kind of old
themselves it's like kind of old
themselves it's like kind of old old looking looking pages to
old looking looking pages to
old looking looking pages to like they're not perfectly lined
like they're not perfectly lined
like they're not perfectly lined up as they should be there kind
up as they should be there kind
up as they should be there kind of rough on the outside it's not
of rough on the outside it's not
of rough on the outside it's not like a regular book where you've
like a regular book where you've
like a regular book where you've got flat pages you can kind of
got flat pages you can kind of
got flat pages you can kind of see from the edge of the book
see from the edge of the book
see from the edge of the book here anyway well it's not
here anyway well it's not
here anyway well it's not particularly clean but hopefully
particularly clean but hopefully
particularly clean but hopefully you can see from right there
you can see from right there
you can see from right there that we've got some interesting
that we've got some interesting
that we've got some interesting the sides of the pages and it
the sides of the pages and it
the sides of the pages and it just means like the kind of
just means like the kind of
just means like the kind of length of each of these pages a
length of each of these pages a
length of each of these pages a little bit different so if i
little bit different so if i
little bit different so if i want to describe the book itself
want to describe the book itself
want to describe the book itself the pieces of the book worthy
the pieces of the book worthy
the pieces of the book worthy parts of the book we've got the
parts of the book we've got the
parts of the book we've got the spine of the book here so this
spine of the book here so this
spine of the book here so this is where the just like the spine
is where the just like the spine
is where the just like the spine in your back this is where all
in your back this is where all
in your back this is where all the pages are connected so this
the pages are connected so this
the pages are connected so this is the spine of the book and
is the spine of the book and
is the spine of the book and this is a we can call this a
this is a we can call this a
this is a we can call this a paperback or a softcover book
paperback or a softcover book
paperback or a softcover book because it doesn't have a hard
because it doesn't have a hard
because it doesn't have a hard like the regular kind of hard
like the regular kind of hard
like the regular kind of hard board cover on the outside of it
board cover on the outside of it
board cover on the outside of it but this book does have kind of
but this book does have kind of
but this book does have kind of it looks like a dust jacket now
it looks like a dust jacket now
it looks like a dust jacket now typically you will have a
typically you will have a
typically you will have a hardcover book it's got the book
hardcover book it's got the book
hardcover book it's got the book itself and then the this kind of
itself and then the this kind of
itself and then the this kind of cover on the outside of it to
cover on the outside of it to
cover on the outside of it to protect the book that is called
protect the book that is called
protect the book that is called the dust jacket the dust jacket
the dust jacket the dust jacket
the dust jacket the dust jacket of the book so this is a it's
of the book so this is a it's
of the book so this is a it's not a hardcover book but it does
not a hardcover book but it does
not a hardcover book but it does have a dust jacket on it so it's
have a dust jacket on it so it's
have a dust jacket on it so it's got an interesting kind of look
got an interesting kind of look
got an interesting kind of look to it really looks like an old
to it really looks like an old
to it really looks like an old Wizards book or some old book
Wizards book or some old book
Wizards book or some old book that maybe like an old person
that maybe like an old person
that maybe like an old person from ancient in or like Old
from ancient in or like Old
from ancient in or like Old England or something would have
England or something would have
England or something would have but it's really kind of great
but it's really kind of great
but it's really kind of great field now inside the book it's
field now inside the book it's
field now inside the book it's really a collection of
really a collection of
really a collection of interesting essays that are
interesting essays that are
interesting essays that are maybe a page or two but really
maybe a page or two but really
maybe a page or two but really quite just interesting short
quite just interesting short
quite just interesting short things and there's some sections
things and there's some sections
things and there's some sections of actual writing on the inside
of actual writing on the inside
of actual writing on the inside so just actual little notes that
so just actual little notes that
so just actual little notes that the author has about particular
the author has about particular
the author has about particular things but if you like learning
things but if you like learning
things but if you like learning about people or advertising in
about people or advertising in
about people or advertising in general i highly recommend this
general i highly recommend this
general i highly recommend this book in this series of books
book in this series of books
book in this series of books called The Wizard of ads so I
called The Wizard of ads so I
called The Wizard of ads so I don't get paid by this and this
don't get paid by this and this
don't get paid by this and this is not an affiliate thing I'm
is not an affiliate thing I'm
is not an affiliate thing I'm just recommending it because I
just recommending it because I
just recommending it because I think there really is a really
think there really is a really
think there really is a really great series of books anyway if
great series of books anyway if
great series of books anyway if i want to talk about the
i want to talk about the
i want to talk about the particular sections of this now
particular sections of this now
particular sections of this now this is a regular book so it's
this is a regular book so it's
this is a regular book so it's not a Bible or a book of poetry
not a Bible or a book of poetry
not a Bible or a book of poetry this is just a regular book so
this is just a regular book so
this is just a regular book so if we want to talk about things
if we want to talk about things
if we want to talk about things in a basic way you would just
in a basic way you would just
in a basic way you would just describe what the pages are so
describe what the pages are so
describe what the pages are so on page 85 for example we've got
on page 85 for example we've got
on page 85 for example we've got you know some writing about this
you know some writing about this
you know some writing about this so a friend of mine is borrowing
so a friend of mine is borrowing
so a friend of mine is borrowing this book for me I say hey
this book for me I say hey
this book for me I say hey there's a great lesson about
there's a great lesson about
there's a great lesson about advertising to an old people or
advertising to an old people or
advertising to an old people or something on page 85 of the book
something on page 85 of the book
something on page 85 of the book so there's a great lesson about
so there's a great lesson about
so there's a great lesson about something in this particular
something in this particular
something in this particular page of it but i want to say
page of it but i want to say
page of it but i want to say maybe in a more native and
maybe in a more native and
maybe in a more native and advanced way I could say there's
advanced way I could say there's
advanced way I could say there's a great passage on something so
a great passage on something so
a great passage on something so there's a great passage on
there's a great passage on
there's a great passage on advertising for older people or
advertising for older people or
advertising for older people or something on a particular page
something on a particular page
something on a particular page so you can talk about a kind of
so you can talk about a kind of
so you can talk about a kind of section of the work or you can
section of the work or you can
section of the work or you can talk about a passage pa-a-a-a-ss
talk about a passage pa-a-a-a-ss
talk about a passage pa-a-a-a-ss AG e a passage of the book or a
AG e a passage of the book or a
AG e a passage of the book or a passage of the novel or a
passage of the novel or a
passage of the novel or a passage of the story it just
passage of the story it just
passage of the story it just means a particular section of it
means a particular section of it
means a particular section of it could be maybe like a few
could be maybe like a few
could be maybe like a few sections like a few paragraphs
sections like a few paragraphs
sections like a few paragraphs or it could be even one sentence
or it could be even one sentence
or it could be even one sentence or even just a few sentences
or even just a few sentences
or even just a few sentences together so this is a passage of
together so this is a passage of
together so this is a passage of the book so we can talk about
the book so we can talk about
the book so we can talk about the not only the like the
the not only the like the
the not only the like the chapters themselves so each one
chapters themselves so each one
chapters themselves so each one of these is numbered so it's as
of these is numbered so it's as
of these is numbered so it's as I think maybe 100 chapters or 50
I think maybe 100 chapters or 50
I think maybe 100 chapters or 50 chapters in this book i don't
chapters in this book i don't
chapters in this book i don't remember exactly but you can
remember exactly but you can
remember exactly but you can talk about the chapters that are
talk about the chapters that are
talk about the chapters that are numbered and when you break them
numbered and when you break them
numbered and when you break them down
down
down you've got the individual
you've got the individual
you've got the individual sentences and then paragraphs
sentences and then paragraphs
sentences and then paragraphs and then you've got whole
and then you've got whole
and then you've got whole chapters like that so if you
chapters like that so if you
chapters like that so if you want to describe to someone
want to describe to someone
want to describe to someone hey can you look for this
hey can you look for this
hey can you look for this chapter in this particular book
chapter in this particular book
chapter in this particular book now this is slightly different
now this is slightly different
now this is slightly different from something maybe like a
from something maybe like a
from something maybe like a Bible if you have that where a
Bible if you have that where a
Bible if you have that where a book of poetry that has things
book of poetry that has things
book of poetry that has things grouped in different ways and so
grouped in different ways and so
grouped in different ways and so it looks the same thing but
it looks the same thing but
it looks the same thing but we're talking about maybe in the
we're talking about maybe in the
we're talking about maybe in the example of a poetry book we've
example of a poetry book we've
example of a poetry book we've got different verses or
got different verses or
got different verses or different lines so look at the
different lines so look at the
different lines so look at the poem 36 line number two there's
poem 36 line number two there's
poem 36 line number two there's a cool or a line that says like
a cool or a line that says like
a cool or a line that says like the red bird flies home so I'm
the red bird flies home so I'm
the red bird flies home so I'm talking about a line of poetry
talking about a line of poetry
talking about a line of poetry as opposed to a line from a book
as opposed to a line from a book
as opposed to a line from a book now you could say there's an
now you could say there's an
now you could say there's an interesting line like a line of
interesting line like a line of
interesting line like a line of text a sentence an interesting
text a sentence an interesting
text a sentence an interesting line on page 36 that describes a
line on page 36 that describes a
line on page 36 that describes a pigeon fly so in this book
pigeon fly so in this book
pigeon fly so in this book there's an interesting line on
there's an interesting line on
there's an interesting line on page 32 so at the top of the
page 32 so at the top of the
page 32 so at the top of the book or at the top of page 32 or
book or at the top of page 32 or
book or at the top of page 32 or at the bottom of page 32 or in
at the bottom of page 32 or in
at the bottom of page 32 or in the middle of page 32 there are
the middle of page 32 there are
the middle of page 32 there are lots of different ways to
lots of different ways to
lots of different ways to describe something like that a
describe something like that a
describe something like that a Bible might be talking about the
Bible might be talking about the
Bible might be talking about the verse or the chapter of
verse or the chapter of
verse or the chapter of something so I like I don't have
something so I like I don't have
something so I like I don't have a Bible with me but if you want
a Bible with me but if you want
a Bible with me but if you want to describe like a particular
to describe like a particular
to describe like a particular chapter and verse or maybe a
chapter and verse or maybe a
chapter and verse or maybe a different
different
different thing like I don't know if the
thing like I don't know if the
thing like I don't know if the the Quran or other holy books
the Quran or other holy books
the Quran or other holy books that have particular sections if
that have particular sections if
that have particular sections if they are marked in that way and
they are marked in that way and
they are marked in that way and you might want to just ask
you might want to just ask
you might want to just ask someone about that but in
someone about that but in
someone about that but in general we're talking about a
general we're talking about a
general we're talking about a passage from a particular thing
passage from a particular thing
passage from a particular thing in a passage can be used for
in a passage can be used for
in a passage can be used for anything whether it's a holy
anything whether it's a holy
anything whether it's a holy book or a regular book or a
book or a regular book or a
book or a regular book or a magazine so great passage or a
magazine so great passage or a
magazine so great passage or a great section or a great part
great section or a great part
great section or a great part from a particular thing so I
from a particular thing so I
from a particular thing so I like the part in this book where
like the part in this book where
like the part in this book where he talks about such and such so
he talks about such and such so
he talks about such and such so I could be saying I like the
I could be saying I like the
I could be saying I like the part on chapter 13
part on chapter 13
part on chapter 13 I like the part in chapter 13 on
I like the part in chapter 13 on
I like the part in chapter 13 on page 10 where the author is
page 10 where the author is
page 10 where the author is talking about this
talking about this
talking about this so again in this way we're just
so again in this way we're just
so again in this way we're just talking about it in a negative
talking about it in a negative
talking about it in a negative way we're describing maybe the
way we're describing maybe the
way we're describing maybe the book itself where it came from
book itself where it came from
book itself where it came from the history of the book and the
the history of the book and the
the history of the book and the way we would talk about
way we would talk about
way we would talk about different sections of it if this
different sections of it if this
different sections of it if this has been interesting for you do
has been interesting for you do
has been interesting for you do let me know in the comments so
let me know in the comments so
let me know in the comments so if it's been helpful or if you'd
if it's been helpful or if you'd
if it's been helpful or if you'd like to learn more about even
like to learn more about even
like to learn more about even books are describing other
books are describing other
books are describing other things in particular ways do let
things in particular ways do let
things in particular ways do let me know because i like to make
me know because i like to make
me know because i like to make requested videos a lot so people
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requested videos a lot so people have more particular things they
have more particular things they
have more particular things they like to learn about or if
like to learn about or if
like to learn about or if there's something I'd left out
there's something I'd left out
there's something I'd left out even about books again just get
even about books again just get
even about books again just get into something in general and
into something in general and
into something in general and you can learn how to describe
you can learn how to describe
you can learn how to describe something as you learn to do it
something as you learn to do it
something as you learn to do it you asked questions where you
you asked questions where you
you asked questions where you say oh I'm talking about like
say oh I'm talking about like
say oh I'm talking about like what is this call and maybe
what is this call and maybe
what is this call and maybe someone might know but you can
someone might know but you can
someone might know but you can probably figure it out like I
probably figure it out like I
probably figure it out like I it's a dust jacket so this side
it's a dust jacket so this side
it's a dust jacket so this side the outside cover the book is
the outside cover the book is
the outside cover the book is called a dust jacket anyway i
called a dust jacket anyway i
called a dust jacket anyway i highly recommend this series of
highly recommend this series of
highly recommend this series of books you can find them on
books you can find them on
books you can find them on amazon.com I believe or other
amazon.com I believe or other
amazon.com I believe or other places wherever you buy books
places wherever you buy books
places wherever you buy books but these are again just some
but these are again just some
but these are again just some great ways of describing books
great ways of describing books
great ways of describing books and like the pages of the books
and like the pages of the books
and like the pages of the books you can talk about leafing
you can talk about leafing
you can talk about leafing through a book where I'm looking
through a book where I'm looking
through a book where I'm looking for different pages i'm just
for different pages i'm just
for different pages i'm just quickly looking through the book
quickly looking through the book
quickly looking through the book to see what's in it on leafing
to see what's in it on leafing
to see what's in it on leafing through just like you've got
through just like you've got
through just like you've got leaves like the pages are leaves
leaves like the pages are leaves
leaves like the pages are leaves of the book and leafing through
of the book and leafing through
of the book and leafing through the book and anytime you want to
the book and anytime you want to
the book and anytime you want to describe something and you don't
describe something and you don't
describe something and you don't know just ask somebody has
know just ask somebody has
know just ask somebody has somebody for help and hopefully
somebody for help and hopefully
somebody for help and hopefully you can learn more about doing
you can learn more about doing
you can learn more about doing that anyway that's the end of
that anyway that's the end of
that anyway that's the end of this lesson don't want to make
this lesson don't want to make
this lesson don't want to make it too long but do let me know
it too long but do let me know
it too long but do let me know if you prefer me to do kind of
if you prefer me to do kind of
if you prefer me to do kind of beginning intermediate in more
beginning intermediate in more
beginning intermediate in more advanced ways of describing
advanced ways of describing
advanced ways of describing something so you can compare
something so you can compare
something so you can compare them for if you like me to spend
them for if you like me to spend
them for if you like me to spend more time talking about advanced
more time talking about advanced
more time talking about advanced ways of describing
ways of describing
ways of describing I look forward to seeing you in
I look forward to seeing you in
I look forward to seeing you in the next video into reading your
the next video into reading your
the next video into reading your comments below this video and
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