Lesson 1 Learning from scratch

This is the first lesson of free course on https://anglopod.teachable.com. The name of course is Learn real-life English | STUDY

VOCABULARY

learn from scratch – start learning from absolute beginner level, from zero
go out – socialise with other people
join in – take part in, participate
frustrating – a situation that makes you annoyed because you can’t do what you want
pick up – learn casually, informally, through conversation
motivated – a feeling that encourages you to do something
flick through – look at the pages of a book very quickly
note down – write notes in a book
a spare few minutes – a bit of extra, free time when you’re not busy
build up – increase, develop
keep up with – maintain the same speed or level as others
slow down – reduce speed
surrounded by – something is all around you
get by – manage, survive, cope
get my message across – communicate what you want to say to other people
stick with something – continue to do something without giving up, even though it may be hard
rewarding – something that makes you feel positive at the end of a difficult task