Learn the English Phrases UNCHARTED WATERS and TO TEST THE WATERS

Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases UNCHARTED WATERS and TO TEST THE WATERS
In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, uncharted waters. We sometimes also say unfamiliar waters. The literal meaning of this is to be out in a boat somewhere where you don't know how deep the water is. It's an area that's uncharted. But we use this phrase a lot more to talk about a situation that is unfamiliar to us. When the pandemic started, all of us were in uncharted waters. We were all in a situation where we had no previous experience to help us. People were in that situation. Governments were certainly in uncharted waters. They were in unfamiliar waters when they were trying to decide how to make new laws and rules to handle the pandemic. So, uncharted waters or unfamiliar waters refers to any situation that's brand new to you and you don't know exactly what to do.
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The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase to test the waters. When you test the waters, you want to do something, but instead of doing all of it right away, you just do a little bit of it. I'm trying to think of a good example. Let's say, I thought it would be a good idea to have a huge family gathering at my farm, but I want to test the waters before I do that, so I kind of ask my sisters if they would be comfortable coming over because of the pandemic. I ask my brother, "Hey, if we have a little party, would you want to come over?" So I want to test the waters a little bit. I want to kind of, another phrase is to put feelers out. I wanna kind of get a sense if that's what people want to do. So, to test the waters is to kind of try something a little bit before you do the whole thing. I hope that explanation made sense.
So to review, if you are in uncharted waters or unfamiliar waters, you're in a situation that you've never been in before. And when you test the waters, it means that you kind of try something a little bit just to see if people like the idea or if it will work. Sometimes the government will test the waters. They'll have like a partial new law and they'll see how people react before they do the real one.
But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This comment is from Natalia Illusion. And Natalia says, "Living in a big city, I'm used to having a lot of people around, therefore very little elbow room on any plane or bus is not a problem for me." And my response. It's a bit of a long one. "I guess if I move to the city someday, I'll have to get used to that. Way back when I lived in the city, it was hard for me to get used to the crowds and the noise of traffic all night. Someday though, when I'm old, I'll end up there again and I'll have to adapt."
So yeah, you know, you can't live on a farm forever. Now, obviously, Jen and I are a long ways away from moving to the city. But when we're old, we might have to. In fact, later today on my bigger channel, I'm doing a lesson on aging. That should be an interesting one.
Hey, I'm gonna spin you all around though for a sec, because we are walking on a really nice bridge in my local town. I thought because the lesson had the word water in it I should come to this walking bridge and I should show you that it's been raining so much that the stream is quite swollen here. Let's look at the other side as well. You can see the water just flowing like crazy. It's actually quite a bit bigger than it normally is. This is usually quite a small stream. It's usually just a little bit of a trickle of water. Nothing more than a ditch, but it has been raining a lot lately, so you can see that it's flowing like crazy.
I also wanted to show you, I've told a story before. I think I clicked wrong here. Here we go. This is actually where, as a child, there were less trees back then, I rode my bike down the hill and hit my head on a rock. That's something I did while I was visiting my grandparents. And it ended up with me getting stitches on my head.
Anyways, I'll see you in a couple of days with another short English lesson. Thanks for watching this one. Bye.
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[@nataliaillusion1869]

My comment has won! 🥳 I am glad. 😁 Thank you! 🤗

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You win! 😎🏅⏰

[@HN-bn6vv]

Great teacher great background great topic thank you

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It looks like three out of three things were great in this lesson! 😎🏅⏰

[@valeriaszasz9242]

Most people are scared of being in uncharted waters they prefer testing the waters first. Thanks for the lesson and for sharing information about your memories and neighbourhood.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson! 😎🏅⏰

[@oddythethai40]

Hi Bob, Thank you for your village view it's beautiful village, betwwen l watched this vdo l was talking with my with about covid vaccination third dose for my wife, we were worry about side effects because we uncharted water.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I hope to make more videos in town. In fact the next video for my other channel I will make in town tomorrow! 😎🏅⏰

[@nataliaillusion1869]

I recently visited the Columbus Lighthouse. As maritime explorer, Columbus could tell us a lot about uncharted waters. 🥳😁🤗

[@filemonantonio1750]

Bob, you were a sleeping giant but fortunatly woke UP to help us. Thanks 😃!!!

[@evakhalil7590]

Good morning, Bob. 🌞

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Good morning to you too Eva! 😎🏅⏰

[@annachekmareva7872]

Bob the Canadian THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You are very welcome Anna! 😎🏅⏰

[@خالدبانافع-م7ف]

So so beautiful 🤗👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm glad you enjoyed the view! 😎🏅⏰

[@mahdialshammari128]

Nice Bob!🤞🏻

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I'm glad you liked it. I plan to make a bigger video there later this week for my other channel! 😎🏅⏰

[@patricialozano1308]

THANK YOU BOB!!! ..water idioms showing us water,.. it was very nice!!!.....About moving from the farm is something that many of us can't believe it, because we don't work in it!!!😁 but what most of us would say about moving to a beautiful and peaceful beach?..😎

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's the thing that many farmers don't want to do. Eventually you get too old to live out in the country and you need to live in the city where you're closer to the doctor and hospitals and other things like that. It's not an enjoyable move! 😎🏅⏰

[@natlike1792]

Thanks 👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You're welcome! 😎🏅⏰

[@yaroslav_basarab]

When I was a child and began to study English at school it looked like an uncharted waters. 🤦It was unknown area for me but so interesting at the same time.🤔 Sometimes it is hard to test a water, especially when you try to do it the first time. But very often a desire "to swim" is stronger than that...😏 Sometimes I see it in my new students' eyes. English is like uncharted waters for them until they test a water and ensure it is so exciting.🙃

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Yes they need they just need to get in the water (learn some English) and enjoy it! 😎🏅⏰

[@shawnhou7162]

Tks a lot，Bob，got it

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

No problem. I'm glad you understood it! 😎🏅⏰

[@조영희-f2j]

Thank you sir!! 🙂

[@pristinehorizon8375]

Hi Dear Teacher Bob, What a wonderful phrases are they..so interesting...Thank you so much❤️❤️👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You are very welcome! 😎🏅⏰

[@mohdags420]

A few months ago, Brent taught the phrase “to test the waters”. He went down a slide in that video, no kidding! This Guy is insanely awesome.

[@snazzy40]

Yes Brent is awesome!

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Brent does some very fun and outrageous things. It certainly makes the lessons enjoyable to watch! 😎🏅⏰

[@vladimirzunic9152]

You bought a gimbal, Bob? Awesome! 🤩

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I bought a small camera with a built-in gimbal. It makes making a video while walking and talking a little smoother for people who are watching! 😎🏅⏰

[@lemoncute3984]

Hi bob,Have a nice day 😇

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

You too! 😎🏅⏰

[@sakissouliotis]

"Uncharted waters" is also a nice title for a movie!!!I don't know if it's already a movie title...but yeah...Thanks for these phrases Teacher Bob!!

[@qiupark1831]

Every one has been in uncharted waters because of covid. Every thing has been changed. Few days ago I took my first fly since pandemic. I felt almost no idea how to do for boarding and landing. haha.That's funny.😜 Thank you Bob!💐👍🏻😀

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I can't wait to start travelling again! 😎🏅⏰

[@mathowl5621]

Wow, the 1st! Thanks Bob for a fun lesson again. Just a couple questions: One is why the plural form "waters" is used instead of "water" in both phrases? The other, is "to test the waters" similar to "to get one's feet wet"? Thanks again. 😊

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

We tend to pluralize water when talking about large bodies of water. We say things like there were rough waters today. Or the waters were quite smooth. You are correct though usually we keep that in the singular most other times! 😎🏅⏰

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

P.S. The phrases are very similar! 😎🏅⏰

[@GurnamSingh-kd3gv]

Nice video

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks! 😎🏅⏰

[@GurnamSingh-kd3gv]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons wlcm sir

[@mohdags420]

0:08 J'adore beaucoup votre accent canadien, monsieur! 😊

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Haha! I try to get the words "boat" and "out" in as many lessons as I can! 😎🏅⏰

[@andrespadron992]

Mr Bob , your farm is so peaceful and beautiful, I'm struggling with the idea that someday Jen and You could leave this place and get into the noisy and wild city, I hope that you pick up a small city or town with kind people. By the way, as I Child I also fell from my bicycle and I have stitches on my face because of that accident.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's just the reality of living in the countryside. At some point when you're really really old you need to live in a city where you're closer to things like doctors and hospitals. We won't be moving anytime soon but in twenty or thirty years we probably will! 😎🏅⏰

[@shayas4405]

These two ideoms are really useful. I will definitely use them when speaking. I'm alittle curious about this bridge, do people or the government who build it?

[@govendnawzad4416]

👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks for watching! 😎🏅⏰

[@freddywolf2505]

Hi Bob, Many thanks for this video and your anecdotes, are you having fun jumping off the bridge for banging your head on the rock when you were a kid? Otherwise about the word uncharted, I'd ask wether we could say "uncharted oceans" because they're too deep, "uncharted spaces" because they're much too vast or even "uncharted feelings" when they're unfathomable or not? Thanks a lot. I'd like to send you my best wishes.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Yes you can use "uncharted" in all those ways! 😎🏅⏰ Good work.

[@fho85]

🐑 Hi again dear teacher! May I use both of this phrase in the sentence like: the whole world has been tasting uncharted waters during the pandemic! 🍁🍄🧤

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

That sentence is perfect (but it should be "testing" not "tasting")! 😎🏅⏰

[@fho85]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons got it! Sorry for mistakes I'll try to be more attentive! ( both of these phrases)!🍂

[@snazzy40]

When we colonize mars we would be in uncharted waters. I'm preety sure Elon Musk would like to test the waters a little bit before colonizing mars. Great lesson thanks 👍👍 You said you might have to go to the city when you grow old why is that. Isn't it possible to live on the farm?

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's possible to live on the farm for a long time but eventually when farmers are in their 70s or 80s they start to think about moving closer to town so they are closer to doctors, hospitals and other conveniences. It's inevitable! 😎🏅⏰

[@nikitalyashchenko1100]

A lot of first year university students are in uncharted waters right now. Unbelievable as always 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

That's true. First year can be confusing! 😎🏅⏰

[@naynatthar7492]

I will have a party in my dear friend house but i test the water it is ok my friend parents about it. Military coup is uncharted, unfamiliar water for our people.This is challenging to fight against it.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's always best to ask the owners of the house before having a party! 😎🏅⏰

[@writewinter4914]

If I leave this city and move to Canada, I will be in uncharted water when I work in a new company. However, I can turn a new page of my life

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

It's always good to turn over a new leaf! 😎🏅⏰

[@Aleksey_FE]

Hmm, a lesson on aging. It would be nice to teach us how to prevent this from happening. 🤔 Although, as they say, "Getting older sucks, but it's better than the alternative."😎 Anyways, see you later on your bigger channel. 👍

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I read this comment just before I did the live stream about aging. I thought it was a great comment. I agree aging is better than the alternative! 😎🏅⏰

[@Aleksey_FE]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons Excellent lesson on aging. I'm rewatching it right now.Thanks again. 👍

[@hafezshirazi8567]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@mohamedkhrarba3691]

Être en terrain inconnu

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks for this phrase as well! 😎🏅⏰

[@Aerosmith77]

I have been in uncharted waters sometimes and I had the opportunity to test the waters before. I hope you won't move to the city in the close future.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

I don't think it'll happen anytime soon. Probably in 20 or 30 years! 😎🏅⏰

[@ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я]

Why is the water under the bridge so brownish?

[@mohamedkhrarba3691]

2) tâter le terrain

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

Thanks for the French phrase Mohamed! 😎🏅⏰

[@mohdags420]

The phrases “to go a long way”, “go back a long way”, and “be a long way from” seem similar but they actually have different meanings. Am I right, Mr. Bob? Anyways, thanks for going to this uncharted place to teach us “uncharted waters”.

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

They definitely have different meanings for sure. I should add them to a future lesson! 😎🏅⏰

[@ariohandoyo5973]

Oh my god i forgot watch the video, i test the water to my niece the other day, i asked her : Please metion one thing about canada, her answer: maple leaf she only knew the maple leaf on canadian flag LOL.😂

[@bobsshortenglishlessons]

That's better than knowing nothing! 😎🏅⏰

[@ariohandoyo5973]

@@bobsshortenglishlessons ohh ok, it's better than knowing nothing.😂

[@gulianjungu5756]

I hope one I could live in other country which can on limit to visit all the websites, I want to test the waters! I forget the feel, I don't know the feel free to visit youtube. If you never visit China, you uncharted waters about China.