They always see people standing in lines at ATM machines or outside theatres. Some students think that the British are naturally patient people because we seem to enjoy queueing up for things. It might rain or something, and that would spoil the trip, wouldn’t it?” There’s nothing worse than building something up, expecting it to be great, and then it being an anticlimax in the end. The students often look forward to these and say things like “I can’t wait for the trip into London”, but I might say “Don’t hold your breath! – it might not be that good. Sometimes, teachers at my school organize trips out of class (e.g. They might say something like, “I’m really looking forward to going back to my country”. Some students get tired of living in London because they’re homesick, and it’s cold here and the food isn’t very good. They might say “I can’t wait for the weekend!”. Often at school, the students work pretty hard and they just want the weekend to come so they can go out and enjoy themselves. “All in good time! I haven’t checked your tests yet! Don’t be impatient!” I might say. “Can I see my score please Luke?” They say. Sometimes if my students do a test in class, they want to know their results immediately, but they have to wait until I’ve checked their answers.
Just bear with me, I’ll be back in a few minutes”. Sometimes my students are so keen to improve that they ask me to give them extra work to do after school (don’t worry – I have plenty of students who are happy to do nothing after school!) and usually I have to say “OK, I’ll have to go into the teachers’ room to photocopy something for you. I usually say – if you work hard and have the right attitude, you could make a lot of progress, but I can’t really predict the future – you’ll have to just wait and see. Sometimes students ask me what their English will be like in 3 months time, or 6 months time. Hold on, hang on and hold tight – you’ll get there in the end if you keep trying. So, if you’re impatient to become a fluent speaker, keep practising and hang in there. There’s no short, quick solution to learning English, unfortunately. Keep listening a lot, keep studying, keep taking risks with English. You can’t get big success in a short time, you have to stick at it. Good things come to those who wait – patience is a virtue! So, if you’re waiting for something, don’t give up – keep going! This is true for learning English – it is a long term thing. Success might not come immediately – if you think you have a good business idea, just stick at it and eventually success will come along. If you’re starting a business, you might need to persevere before you get success. You need to be patient until you find the right person for you.
For example, if you’re looking for Mr Right or Mrs Right – if you want to get married, it’s no good if you just marry the first person you meet.
If you have the patience to wait for a long time, eventually something good will come to you. They say that Good things come to those who wait, and I’m sure it’s true. Vocabulary and expressions: Waiting and being patient (23 items of vocabulary) You will have to listen to the podcast to hear me give definitions and explanations. First I will list them, then I will talk and use them in context. Here are the expressions I will be teaching you. I’m going to teach you some useful words and expressions on the subject of waiting. In fact, that is what this episode is about waiting and being patient. Well, here it is! Proof, surely, that good things come to those who wait. This is Luke, and this is the long awaited next episode! I expect some of you have been waiting for the next episode to be uploaded. Useful and natural vocabulary and expressions on the subject of Waiting and Being Patient.
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