AEE 2633: I’ve Got It Down! How to Say You’ve Mastered Something
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2633. I've got it down. How to say you've mastered something. Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?
What does it mean to say you've mastered something?
We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer. coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android. Start your seven-day free trial at allearsenglish.com forward slash app.
When someone offers you a compliment, you have some choices on how to respond. Today, we'll show you nuanced differences between three responses and how one of them can show humility for more connection.
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Hello, Aubrey. How's everything going today? I'm great, Lindsay. How are you? Good. I'm glad to be on the show. I do have a question for you, though. You ready? Yes. So what's something you're really good at, would you say?
I think I'm really good at hosting open conversation club.
Nice, nice. So you've got it down. We've been doing Open Conversation Club for a couple of years now, right? And you've really got it down.
Yeah, I think so. It comes pretty naturally to me. But also, like you said, after a couple years of something, usually you've got it down, right? I love hosting it. It's very fun. I really love it. So for Open Conversation Club, for those of you who haven't been able to attend, I send the students to breakout rooms and we have conversation starters. And then I bring everyone back after like five minutes. And it's so fun to hear what came up in their conversations. It's often really interesting where the conversation goes and they're connecting and it's so interesting. And so it's fun to facilitate that conversation.
For sure. And maybe in the beginning, you know, you already had that natural talent, but we have certain logistics that we follow, right, as we execute on the task as we host this. So those are the logistics that you were able to get down. You got them down. Exactly, right.
The more you do something, the more it... becomes second nature. Yeah. So this is interesting. We got a question about this phrase, I've got it down. I'm excited to dive into this and some related phrases today. But be sure to hit follow guys, wherever you listen to podcasts. If you're not subscribed, if you're not following, you're likely missing some of our episodes.
Yeah, you don't want to do that.
How can you respond to compliments in English?
You definitely don't want to miss an episode of All Ears English. So hit that follow button now. And I'm going to go ahead and read the question, shall I? All right. Yeah, let's do it. Okay. The listener says, Hi, Lindsay, Aubrey, and Michelle. I love your podcast. It has become a regular part of my daily routine. I often listen to one or two episodes and take notes on everything I find interesting. That's wonderful. Yes, I love that. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I have notes from over a thousand episodes. That is so great. Oh my God, we love our listeners. I came across a great expression from a movie that might be interesting to explore. I've got it down. This quote is from Julia Roberts in her role as Erin Brockovich.
Love that movie, by the way.
Yes, it's so good.
It's so good. I'm an extremely fast learner.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:18
2
What does it mean to say you've mastered something?
0:18–3:49
3
How can you respond to compliments in English?
3:49–5:20
4
What is the significance of knowing your English level?
5:20–10:07
5
How does practice contribute to mastering a skill?
10:07–10:22
6
What does 'I've got it down' imply in conversation?
10:22–14:16
7
How can you express confidence in your skills?
14:16–18:22
Speakers
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