**Jiaying
**Welcome to The English We Speak with me, Jiaying…
**Roy
**… and me, Roy.
Jiaying Roy! What are you wearing? Is that a tuxedo? Have you got a top hat on
Roy Well, you said that I should dress smartly for our online meeting!
**Jiaying
**Yes, but a tie and shirt would have been sufficient. You’re so extra!
Roy Extra what? Extra-cool? Extra-amazing? All true! Some call me a fashion icon!
**Jiaying
**Your mum calling you a fashion icon doesn’t count! No, Roy, we say someone is ‘extra’ to mean they are excessive, over the top or too much.
Roy Wait – so you think this tuxedo is excessive? That I’m a bit extra? I’ll go and change into something more comfortable.
Jiaying Yes, while you go and change, let’s listen to these examples.
ExamplesAunty Joan is so extra. She keeps asking when we’re going to have a second child.
Lei always sings karaoke and feels the need to say hello to everyone in the club. He’s really extra.
She’s always using such formal language and over-stressing syllables. She’s a bit extra.
**Jiaying
**You’re listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we’re talking about the expression ‘extra’. If something or someone is ‘extra’, it means that thing or person is a bit excessive or exaggerated.
**Roy
**Yes! For example, Rob is a bit extra when it comes to his obsession with biscuits.
**Jiaying
**Exactly – but, Roy, what are you wearing now?!
Roy Well – I said I’d put something more comfortable on – so I thought I’d put on my famous flamingo outfit! Do you like it?
**Jiaying
**I do, but you’re so extra!!! You know we have a meeting with our boss, right?
**Roy
**Yes – our boss has a matching flamingo costume too!
**Jiaying
**Well in that case – it sounds like it’s going to be OK.
**Roy
**I’ve also decided I’m going to sing some opera to make the meeting more fun!
**Jiaying
**That sounds really extra! Bye, Roy.
Roy Bye.