So you might hold back something you could say in an argument because you think it might make things worse. To hold back means to stop yourself from doing something or to stop yourself doing something as well as you can. I think she’d be more likely to say in’t like you than ain’t like you. When she sings, she sounds like a really classy American and when she talks, she sounds like, well, a really down to earth Londoner. Adele sings:Īdele is an amazing artist and she has two really different voices. The next phrase is interesting: to hold back. When Adele says that she’s heard that someone has settled down, it means that they have decided what and more importantly who they want to spend their life with. When you are a bit older and more mature, you might decide that it’s time to settle down. It is contrasted with the idea that when you are young, you might travel or try different things and be a bit wild. To settle down means to start living in a place where you intend to stay and perhaps raise a family. When I was first training to be a teacher, my trainer used this as an example of an expression that is rooted in British culture and many, but not all cultures. The first phrase I want to talk about is in the first line. I’m not going to explain the meaning of the song, I think that with this vocabulary, the rest of the song is straightforward so if you listen to the song you will be able to understand it. I’m going to talk about six pieces of vocabulary from the song. I will put a link to the video in the description for this podcast and on the page on Learn English Vocabulary. The first song she sings is from her second album 21 and is called Someone Like You. I was looking for an appropriate song and found myself on NPR Music – Tiny desk concerts which are amazing and saw a video of the British singer Adele from 2011. However, the language in songs is often really advanced and sometimes very difficult to understand even for a native speaking English teacher. I think that song lyrics are a great way to improve your vocabulary because there’s something about music as a context that makes the language easier to remember. Today, I’m going to look at some song lyrics. If you do, please leave me a rating and review as this will help other learners find these podcasts. These podcasts are graded from A2 which is around lower intermediate all the way to C2 which is advanced. My name is Jack and I’m making this podcast for you to learn or revise English vocabulary. Hello and welcome to Learn English Vocabulary.
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