Communication

be in your own little world

not notice what is around you

If you are in your own little world, you are so focused on your thoughts or activity that you do not notice what is happening around you.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why didn't Mia say hello?

She was in her own little world.

Play the conversation

He is always in his own little world when he has his headphones on.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She is on her own little world.

Say: She is in her own little world.

Use the preposition "in" with this phrase.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be in your own little world; be in her own little world

Your turn: say it out loud

He is always in his own little world when he has his headphones on.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be in your own little world

not notice what is around you

“He is always in his own little world when he has his headphones on.”

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