Buttoday I'm goingtotellyousevenofthebestSiri's fourEnglishlearnersspecifically, so I hopethatatleastoneofthesewilltickleyourfancy, whichmeansthatyouwillenjoyit.
Sofirst I wantedtodefine a termforyousitcom.
What's a sitcom?
A sitcomis a situationalcomedy.
Thisis a TVseriesthatdealswitheverydaysituations, mixinginhumor.
A lotoftimes, thereabout a familyor a groupoffriendsandkindoftheeverydayproblemsthatpeoplehavewiththeirjobsorwiththeirlovelife, differentthingslikethis.
AndtheyareverygoodforEnglishlearnersbecausetheytendtouse a lotofthevocabularythatyouwillencountereveryday.
Notsomuchlike a textbookright, whichteachesyougenerallyindifferentblocks, likethehospitalorthehouse, whichmaybeyouwon't beabletoactuallyusethatineverydaylife.
SothereasonTVseriesaresogreatforlearningEnglishisbecause, firstofall, theyareusuallyfunnyorthey'reveryenjoyable, sotheyhelpyoutogetengagedin a learningprocess.
Theyhelpedtomakeitfunorevenaddictive.
A lotofushaveprobablyatsomepoint, bingedon a TVseries.
Thismeansthatyouwatchmanyepisodeswithoutstoppingbingeon a TVseriesnow, whilethismightnotbethehealthiesthabit, ifyoudoitinEnglishandyouactuallyhavesometechniquestolearnwithit, whichyoucanclickherefor a video I didtalkingaboutsomedifferentrecommendationsforthat.
Soifyouhave a subscriptiontothat, I willbeactuallymentionedthatwithalloftheseriestoday, thenextone, whichis a littlebitdifferentthanfriendsbutstillterrificforEnglishlearners, isbigbangtheory.
Now I don't thinkthisserieswillbeenjoyedbyeveryone.
Butifyou're a bitof a freaklike I am, andDekeissomeonewhohaskindofdifferentorweirdhobbiesorinterests, thenyou'llprobablyenjoytheshow a lotbecauseitcoversallsortsofdifferentthingsaboutscienceorpopularculture, butkindofpopularculturethatwouldbeconsideredwarKiki, likeStarTrekorStarWars, Thenyouwillabsolutelylovethisshow.
Likefriends, ithas a lotofeverydaylanguagethatwillbeveryusefultoyouinyourEnglish, butitalsouses a lotofscientificterms, whichforcertainEnglishlearnerscouldbeextremelypractical.
However, ifyou'renotintoscience, itisstill a greatSiri's anddon't feelbadifyoudon't understandsomethingbecauseevenawesomenativespeakerswemissedsomeofthewords.
It's notyourfault.
Youcancheckoutsomelessonsthatwe'vemadewith a bigbangtheorybyclickingrighthere.
NumberfourisanotherterrificSiri's How I MetYourMother.
IfyoulovefriendsorotherSiri's ofthistype, thenyou'llprobablylovehow I metyourmotherbecauseit's prettymuchlikefriends.
Butinsteadofbeingin a coffeeshop, it's in a bar.
ThisshowisabsolutelyfullofculturalinformationandjokesaboutNewYorkandCanada, infact, anditcouldbe a reallygreatwaytogetintouchwithUnitedStates.
It's alsoavailableonNetflix, andyoucancheckoutsomelessonsthatwehavemadewithhow I metyourmotherbyclickinguphere.
Allright, we'reonnumberfivenow.
Itisbreakingbad, andthisis a bitdifferentthanthe 1st 4 asitisnot a sitcom.
Itis, infact, a drama, andthisisoftenconsideredoneofthebestTVseriesofalltime.
ItfollowsthelifeofWalt, whois a highschoolchemistryteacherwhogetscancerand, inorder, basicallytopaythemedicalbills.
Hestartsmakingmethamphetamine, whichis a highlyillegaldrugintheUnitedStates, andhebecomesverysuccessfuldoingthis.
Soit's a bitof a criminalmovie, andit's extremelyfascinatingwatchinghowthischaracterinvolves, I highlyrecommendifyouhavenotreallyseenit, it's kindof a mustwatchifyoudon't mindthesubjectmatter, andifyou'vealreadywatcheditandlikedit, thenitcouldbe a greatopportunityforyoutogobackandwatchitagaintopracticeyourEnglish.
It's a bitmoredifficult.
So I pryrecommendsellerswhohaveintermediateuptoadvancedEnglish, andit's alsoavailableonthefritz.
Allright, sowe'regettingdowntothelasttwo.
Numbersix.
It's Seinfeld.
Thisisprobablyoneofmyalltimefavoritecomedies.
I haveveryfondmemoriesofgrowingupwithit, watchingitwithmyfamilywhen I was a kid.
IfyougotoUnitedStatesandyoutalktopeoplewhoaremyageor a bitolder, manyofthemwillhavewatchedtheshow, andthere's even a lotofjokesthatsurroundthelanguageandthehumorfromSeinfeld.
Soit's kindof a classic.
I highlyrecommendyougowatchitwitheachepisode, you'regoingtogetmoreaddictedandlearnmoreaboutAmericanculture.
Wehavemade a couplelessonsaboutSeinfeldthatyouwillalsofinddowninthedescriptionboxbelowhand.
Thelastone, Numberseven, isstrangerthings.
Sothereasonthat I chosethisoneisbecauseitis a newershowthathasbeenextremelypopularallaroundtheworld.
Itisnot a comedy, it's a bitof a thriller, andit's a bitof a throwback, meaningthatitismeanttogivesomenostalgiaof a pasttimeperiod.