Improve your conversation skills with this easy expression: “Tell me about…”
Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video, I am going to teach you an
amazing conversation tip. Before I tell you about this tip, I just wanted to
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created. So, let's get started. What is my amazing conversation tip? Well, it's
really, really simple, which is always nice. My tip has to do with the
expression: "Tell me about". "Tell me about" is something that's very easy to
remember, and you can use it in everyday conversation. You might hear this
expression, also, during English tests, like the IELTS — I recently took the
IELTS and they use: "Tell me about" during the speaking part of the IELTS —
you might hear: "Tell me about" during a job interview, or you might hear this
expression just when you're having a conversation with somebody. So, "Tell me
about" is a way to ask someone about something. You can use this to ask
somebody about pretty much anything.
Here are some examples: "Tell me about your family." This is a nice, open
question. By saying: "Tell me about your family", it lets the person give you
information. They can tell you all sorts of different things. This type of
question is way better in conversation than: "Yes/No" questions, because people
have a lot more to say when you say: "Tell me about". So, let's look at some
other examples. "Tell me about your job." Nice and simple. "Tell me about
your hometown. Tell me about where you live." That's actually the question I
got on the IELTS when I took it. The question was: "Tell me about where you
live. Tell me about your neighborhood.", "Tell me about your studies." If you
meet somebody who is a student, you can ask them: "Tell me about what you're
studying. Tell me about your studies." Maybe you want to find out about a
person's interests or hobbies, you can ask them: "Tell me about your
interests." So, again, this is a very easy expression to learn. If you're in a
situation where you don't know what to say to somebody, why not say something
with: "Tell me about"? So, now what we're going to do is we're going to talk
a little bit about how this expression is used in job interviews.
Okay. So, we've been talking a lot about the expression: "Tell me about". If you
take... or if you have a job interview, you will probably hear this expression
at some point during your job interview. So, it's really important also to get
used to listening for this expression. So, let's look at some examples of
questions that have: "Tell me about" you might hear on a job interview. So, the
first one is: "Tell me about a time when you had an unhappy customer." And notice
how it's not just: "Tell me about" now? It's: "Tell me about a time when"?
That's very common on behavioral questions during job interviews. If
you're interested more in this topic, I actually have a video where I talk about
how to answer these types of questions. For this video, I just wanted to show
you some of the types of questions you might see with the expression: "Tell me
about". Okay? So, let's look at another example of a question you might hear
during a job interview. "Tell me about a time when you had a conflict at work.
Tell me about a time when you wished you handled a situation differently. Tell me
about a time when you needed to prioritize." So, again, you will likely
hear this expression on a job interview.
So, here is the bottom line. The main thing I want you to know is: "Tell me
about" is a great expression to use during conversation. You can use it;
it's very simple. You can ask many questions with "Tell me about" and they
usually open up conversation. So, that gives a really good back-and-forth
during a conversation. You'll often hear these types of questions during English
tests, like the IELTS, during job interviews, and in other situations as
well. For more practice, I invite you to check out our website at www.engvid.com.
And there, you can actually do some practice questions with the word:
"Tell"... or with the expression: "Tell me about". I'd also like to invite you
to check out my channel. I have a lot more information and a lot more videos
on conversational English, different tips to help you improve your
conversational English. I have videos on job interviews, along with a lot of
grammar videos, vocabulary, vocabulary videos, and much more. You can also
check out my website at www.teacheremma.com. Check it out. I
have a lot of resources there, too. So, thank you so much for watching; and