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00:00I decided to delete my Instagram. I would be on set working. I'd come and sit in my chair and
00:04just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll. And it was it was becoming a problem. I was just obsessed with it.
00:10And I was obsessed to find out what they thought about me. So I decided to make an announcement and
00:14say that I'm taking a break from social media. And the thing that really upset me is the press ran
00:19with that. And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown. They took the story in
00:24the wrong direction.
00:25Oh, look, he's not the perfect happy go lucky kid you think he is. He's having a nervous breakdown in
00:30New York, kind of painted people looking for help in the wrong light.
00:39What's up, everyone? I'm Izzy, your real life English fluency coach. And today we have a great conversation to learn
00:45English with between the actor, the famous actor, Tom Holland and podcaster Jay Shetty.
00:51In this interview, we get to see Tom opening up and talk about why he decided to step away from
00:56Instagram to protect his mental health.
00:59And the clip is packed with so many useful expressions in English. And I'll help you master all of these
01:04today.
01:05And if you go to our app, you can even practice everything. So you become more fluent and capable of
01:10using these words when you speak.
01:12You can check it out for free by clicking the link in the description below.
01:15Now let's get started with the lesson. First, you watch the clip, then you learn with it.
01:20And at the end, I'm going to let you test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time
01:26without any subtitles.
01:32I was in New York, I was shooting the crowded room and I was having a really hard time with
01:39the job just because of how taxing it was.
01:41And I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of
01:47false version of my life that it was just taking over.
01:50I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
01:54And it was, it was becoming a problem. I was just obsessed with it.
01:59And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
02:03So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
02:08And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that and they tried to make out that
02:13I was having this mental breakdown.
02:16And what upset me was if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
02:25All right, now let's break down the clip and learn all the advanced vocabulary and pronunciation with Tom Holland.
02:31I was in New York, I was shooting the crowded room.
02:35In this context, shooting means filming.
02:38The crowded room, we should mention here, is a psychological thriller TV series where Tom is the protagonist.
02:45So he says he was having a hard time filming it, meaning he was struggling.
02:49It was a difficult moment for him.
02:51That's a nice casual location you can use too.
02:54They just say it all the time.
02:55Check this out.
02:56Our family doesn't run from things, Miles.
03:00Yeah, I know.
03:06What's that about?
03:07He's having a hard time, Jeff.
03:09And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was, the emotional...
03:14That's also what he meant by saying he was taxing.
03:17It was difficult, exhausting, and drained his energy.
03:20In Tom's case, playing this intense role in this series was emotionally taxing.
03:26I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false
03:31version of my life that it was just taking over.
03:34When something takes over, it takes control.
03:38Tom means Instagram was taking control of his life, of his thoughts and actions, and it was hard to focus
03:43on his job.
03:44See how he describes what he would do?
03:45I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll,
03:50scroll, and it was...
03:50This action is called scrolling.
03:53It's a common expression nowadays, but you should know this particular use of the verb to scroll already existed before
03:59smartphones, since you also scroll on a computer using a mouse.
04:03Another expression that people use these days to refer to this specific negative experience of scroll, scroll, scroll, when you're
04:11using Instagram or TikTok is doomscrolling.
04:14I was just obsessed with it, and I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people,
04:19what they thought about me.
04:20Did you notice how Tom pronounces the words that end with a T sound?
04:23Let's give a listen to this part again, but more slowly.
04:26And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
04:31All these words were pronounced with a stop T.
04:34Out, what, thought, about.
04:38Natives often do this.
04:40Now, to do a stop T sound, you'll simply prepare to make a T sound, but then you stop the
04:45flow of air and make a short pause.
04:48Now, try to repeat after me.
04:50Out, what, about.
04:53Out, now, what else can we find here that's more advanced pronunciation?
04:58Well, these phrases have some connected speech in them.
05:01That's when natives cut, link, and morph words together when they speak.
05:05The word obsessed ends with a T sound, obsessed.
05:09And because the next word starts with a T, they morph, obsessed, not obsessed to, but obsessed to.
05:18And the D from find gets linked to the vowel sound from the next word, find out.
05:24Now, let's try to repeat after Tom.
05:26And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
05:29And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
05:37And say, like, I'm taking a break from social media because I feel like my mental health will benefit from
05:42it.
05:42And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
05:46And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
05:50To run with something is a collocation that means to take an idea and develop it further without hesitation.
05:56It can be used in both negative and positive contexts.
06:00For example, a more positive situation could be,
06:03she had a great idea for the project and the team ran with it.
06:07Meaning they developed and expanded on the idea.
06:10In this case, Tom is saying that the press, that is, magazines, newspapers, TV news, etc.
06:16They took this story, which was pretty straightforward, and they changed the narrative.
06:21And that's what he means by this line.
06:23And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
06:27In this context, to make out refers to creating a certain impression or to pretend.
06:33For example, she's trying to make out that she's rich.
06:36So instead of focusing on the positive reason behind his decision,
06:40the press made it sound like he was having a mental breakdown.
06:43A point where a person gets so stressed because of their thoughts and emotions that they collapse.
06:49They stop functioning properly, like when a machine breaks down.
06:53And Tom was upset with the news because he was actually taking steps to avoid reaching that point of breakdown.
07:00And by the way, remember that you can practice all this vocabulary that you're seeing today on our own app.
07:06I highly recommend you try it.
07:07It's the best way for you to never forget all these words and expressions that you've been learning with these
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07:13In fact, I find it even better to watch it from there, from the app, because you get a way
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07:21You'll be taken directly to this lesson over there.
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07:28And I hope to see you there.
07:34They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted, again, this negative light on mental health.
07:41Rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
07:43It's okay that he's doing it.
07:45So we should all feel okay to do it too.
07:47They were saying, oh, look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
07:51He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
07:53And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism, let's say.
07:58Yeah.
07:59Yeah, absolutely.
08:00Absolutely.
08:00It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
08:09Totally.
08:09At least I'm not trying to put words in your mouth.
08:11But it's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where I might have a
08:17breakdown.
08:17I don't want to be in that position.
08:18And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break in order to protect myself.
08:23100%.
08:24Yeah, which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
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08:50They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
08:57To paint something negatively means to describe or show something in a bad way.
09:02It's very similar to try to make out something about a situation.
09:05To paint it a certain way.
09:07And he goes on to use yet another similar phrase.
09:10Check it out.
09:11They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
09:18To show someone in a bad light or negative light, as he says, is exactly what he's talking about.
09:24And by the way, you may also hear the opposite phrase in a good light.
09:28They were saying, oh, look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
09:33He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
09:35And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism.
09:39If you call someone happy-go-lucky, you mean they are not concerned about the future and just enjoy life
09:45without planning.
09:47Tom felt this way or method of doing journalism, or as he says, this line of journalism, was unfair.
09:54Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
09:57It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
10:05If you act preemptively in a situation, you're thinking ahead and doing something in advance to avoid problems.
10:11For example, packing the night before a trip helps you avoid rushing things in the morning.
10:17You're acting preemptively.
10:18In case something unexpected happens, you have time to deal with it.
10:22In a strategic context, like in the military, a preemptive strike is an attack launched to prevent an expected attack
10:29from the enemy.
10:32How old are you, Dan?
10:34How old am I?
10:34Uh, I'm 32.
10:36Are you having some kind of preemptive midlife crisis?
10:39Oh, tears.
10:40Mum, you've ridged a motorbike?
10:42I'll take you for a ride in it sometime.
10:43Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
10:45It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
10:54Totally.
10:54At least I'm not trying to put words in your mouth.
10:56Absolutely.
10:57Putting words in one's mouth refers to saying that someone means one thing when a person really meant something else.
11:04Imagine two people having an argument.
11:06You could hear something like, I didn't say this, don't try to put words in my mouth.
11:11In this case, Jay Shetty is just being respectful, saying he knows Tom didn't say those words exactly, but that
11:17that's what he understands from Tom's story.
11:20It's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where, sure, I might have a
11:25breakdown, I don't want to be in that position.
11:26And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break in order to protect myself.
11:32Another word that we use to talk about taking action early is proactively.
11:37Like exercising regularly is a proactive way to maintain good health instead of just waiting until he gets sick to
11:43go to the doctor.
11:44It's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where, sure, I might have a
11:49breakdown, I don't want to be in that position.
11:51And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break in order to protect myself.
11:56To end up means you eventually find yourself in a certain situation, often without planning it.
12:01For example, the movie we wanted to see was sold out.
12:05There were no tickets available.
12:06So we ended up seeing a different one.
12:08All right.
12:09I know you've been waiting for this part.
12:11Now we're going to test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time without subtitles.
12:16And I'm going to ask you some quiz questions.
12:19Let's do this.
12:25I was in New York.
12:26I was shooting the crowded room.
12:29And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was.
12:34Which word describes something that is physically or mentally difficult and exhausting?
12:39Shooting.
12:40Tasking.
12:42Taxing.
12:51I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false
12:56version of my life that it was just taking over.
12:59I would be on set working.
13:01I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
13:03And it was becoming a problem.
13:06I was just obsessed with it.
13:08And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
13:12So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
13:17And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
13:20And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
13:25And what upset me was if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
13:31What does the phrase run with it mean?
13:34To run as fast as possible.
13:36To accept an idea and develop it further.
13:39To ignore instructions and do your own thing.
13:51And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
13:55And what upset me was if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
14:01They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted, again, this negative light on mental health.
14:08Rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
14:10It's okay that he's doing it.
14:12So we should all feel okay to do it too.
14:14They were saying, oh, look.
14:16Do you remember the phrase Tom used here, meaning to make someone look bad?
14:29To paint any bad light.
14:33Yeah.
14:34Yeah, absolutely.
14:35Absolutely.
14:35It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
14:44Totally.
14:44At least I'm not trying to put words in your mouth.
14:46Absolutely.
14:46It's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where I might have a breakdown.
14:52I don't want to be in that position.
14:53And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break.
14:56Right.
14:56In order to protect myself.
14:58100%.
14:58Yeah, which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
15:01Which of these actions is an example of a preemptive one?
15:05Putting on sunscreen when at the beach.
15:08Fixing a leak in your house.
15:11Apologizing after hurting someone's feelings.
15:23All right, guys.
15:24Great job.
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15:33And I have spent a lot of time with you, more than you've wanted.
15:38You are.
15:39You are a very nice fellow.
15:41But I suspect.
15:42Oops.
15:42What are you doing?
15:44Are you new to show business?
15:48No, I'm just about to storm off your show in a hug.
15:53Part of the half hour thing is you've got to mic yourself.
15:56Yeah, exactly.
15:57We're cutting corners around here.
15:59Yeah.
16:00You know what, I'm just curious.
16:01I was bringing up.
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