Summary
Do you know someone who’s a bit sheltered from the problems of the world? Maybe they don’t accept new ideas, or only spend time with people who have the same way of thinking. Find out more about ‘living in a bubble’ in this The English We Speak.
Transcript
Feifei
Hello. This is The English We Speak with me, Feifei…
Roy
…and me, Roy.
Feifei
Roy, what are you holding?!
Roy
This? It’s a sword.
Feifei
I can see it’s a sword! Why do you have one?
Roy
Well, I overheard you saying your friend Sandra is living in a bubble – so I asked my pal at the museum if I could borrow a sword to help your friend escape!
Feifei
No, Roy – I said ‘Sandra lives in a bubble’, but it means that she doesn’t really accept new ideas and all her friends have the same way of thinking. ‘Living in a bubble’ is the expression we’re looking at in this programme.
Roy
Ahhh, that makes more sense. I just imagined that might have got stuck in a bubble after washing her hands.
Feifei
Roy, your imagination never ceases to amaze me. You know what we should do?
Roy
I think we should listen to some examples…
Examples
Bob and his friends think that climate change isn’t real. They live in a bubble.
Nelson lives in a bubble. He never tries new food or goes out with new people.
Geraldine doesn’t want to meet my new friends – she thinks they live in a bubble.
Feifei
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we’re talking about the expression ‘living in a bubble’ which is used to describe someone who doesn’t listen to people with different ideas, or maybe is a little sheltered from society.
Roy
I think it’s sad when people live in a bubble because they don’t get to experience new ideas or have their minds changed.
Feifei
I don’t live in a bubble. It’s why I like working with you – because you have very different ideas to me and I like to listen to them. You’re always wrong, but I still like you.
Roy
Thanks Feifei – I guess I should take this sword back to the museum.
Feifei
You should. Bye, Roy.
Roy
Bye.