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1:30 All right, let's get started with the first set of real life English vocabulary
1:36 that was used in a conversation between my husband Dan
1:39 and I.
1:40 Let's go.
1:40 Our first real life English expression is to pepper in.
1:47 Now, before we talk about this,
1:48 I want you to watch part of a clip from the conversation between Dan
1:53 and I.
1:54 Listen for this expression.
1:55 Try to guess what you think it means.
1:58 Then we'll talk about it and then we'll watch the clip again.
2:01 And that second time,
2:02 I guarantee you will understand it in a much deeper way.
2:06 All right, let's watch that clip and then we'll talk about it.
2:09 I would say we probably go maybe twice a week.
2:12 >> Oh, you think that often?
2:14 >> Well, once a week for the big shop
2:16 and then there's sometimes a little shop peppered in there.
2:20 >> You heard us say,
2:21 "I'll go to the grocery store once a week for a big shop
2:26 and then sometimes there's a little shop peppered in there."
2:31 Well, if you have ever added salt and pepper to your food,
2:36 you know that you should not add a ton of salt
2:39 and a ton of pepper to your food.
2:41 You just add a little bit of salt, a little bit of pepper.
2:46 That's the idea here.
2:47 When you pepper in something, you're adding just a small amount throughout it.
2:53 So, for me, I go to the grocery store once a week.
2:56 I buy a lot of food, but sometimes I forget something.
3:00 Or maybe I need something extremely fresh.
3:03 Well, I will pepper in a little shop here and there.
3:07 Maybe on Wednesday I'll have to buy two things
3:09 and then on Saturday I have to buy three things.
3:12 This is just peppering in a little shop.
3:15 Let me give you another example of how you can use this wonderful expression.
3:19 If you have a presentation at work
3:22 and it's the type of environment where you're trying to connect with your clients,
3:26 you're trying to make them feel comfortable with you.
3:29 Well, a great way to do that is with humor.
3:33 So, you might pepper in a few jokes during your presentation.
3:38 It of course depends on the situation,
3:41 but when you pepper in a few jokes,
3:44 you seem more relatable. you can connect with your clients in a better way
3:50 and hopefully the presentation will stick with your clients
3:53 and they'll remember you
3:55 when you pepper in a few jokes.
3:57 Okay, let's watch the clip one more time
4:00 and I want you to listen for
4:01 that expression to pepper in.
4:03 Let's watch.
4:04 >> I would say we probably go maybe twice a week.
4:08 >> Oh, you think that often?
4:10 >> Well, once a week for the big shop
4:12 and then there's sometimes a little shop peppered in there.
4:15 Did you hear to pepper in?
4:17 I hope so.
4:18 Let's go to our second everyday English phrase,
4:22 and that is to strike up a conversation.
4:26 To strike up a conversation.
4:28 Let's watch the clip, listen for that phrase, and then we'll talk about it.
4:31 Let's go.
4:32 They'll usually say like, "Oh, how are you doing?
4:34 Are you doing anything interesting this afternoon?
4:37 Oh, have you ever tried this before?
4:38 Where are you from?"
4:39 Like, they'll generally strike up a conversation and that's part of the marketing.
4:44 Yeah, >> you just heard us say they will strike up a conversation
4:49 and that's part of the marketing.
4:51 So, there are certain grocery stores in the US
4:54 that really want to connect with their customers.
4:57 They're trying to connect on a personal level,
5:00 not just with good food and good prices.
5:02 They want you to enjoy going to the store
5:05 because the people who work there will strike up a conversation with you.
5:11 What does this mean to strike up a conversation?
5:14 It really just means to start a conversation.
5:18 The word strike could mean to hit or with a match.
5:24 When you want to light a fire, you strike up a match.
5:30 That's the kind of figurative idea we're going for here.
5:34 When you strike up a conversation, you went from nothing to a little flame,
5:41 a little interest, some connection with someone else.
5:45 So maybe for you,
5:46 it could be a good opportunity to connect with someone else in English
5:50 and try to strike up a conversation with them.
5:54 If you have an English-speaking co-orker
5:57 and you both happen to be drinking coffee in the breakroom at the same
6:01 time,
6:02 try to strike up a conversation with them.
6:04 Ask them, "What did you do last weekend?"
6:07 or "Do you have any plans for this coming weekend?"
6:10 Great.
6:10 This is an excellent and simple way to strike up a conversation.
6:15 All right, let's watch that clip again,
6:16 and I want you to listen for this expression.
6:19 Let's go.
6:20 They'll usually say like, "Oh, how are you doing?
6:22 Are you doing anything interesting this afternoon?
6:24 Oh, have you ever tried this before?
6:26 Where are you from?
6:26 Like they'll generally strike up a conversation.
6:30 And that's part of the marketing.
6:32 >> Yeah.
6:32 >> Did you hear to strike up a conversation?
6:35 I hope so.
6:36 Let's go on to our third everyday expression, which is to pick and choose.
6:42 This is kind of a strange expression
6:44 because both of these words mean the same thing.
6:48 So, I want you to listen carefully to the conversation clip
6:51 and then we'll talk about it.
6:52 Let's go.
6:53 >> We don't do it all.
6:55 >> Uhhuh.
6:55 >> Yeah.
6:56 We can't do it all, right?
6:57 So, we have to pick and choose a lot of things.
6:59 >> I know for me personally,
7:02 I've had a lot of hobbies in the past
7:04 that I've just had to like cut out of my life.
7:07 >> You heard us say, we can't do it all.
7:10 We have to pick and choose.
7:13 Well, when you have a busy life, you cannot say yes to everything.
7:18 Okay, I will help with the school project.
7:20 I'm going to help in my community.
7:21 Oh, I'm also going to do this and this.
7:24 You need to pick and choose.
7:27 Well, as I said,
7:28 this is a strange expression
7:30 because both of these words to pick something
7:33 and to choose something mean exactly the same.
7:37 So, why do we say them both?
7:39 Why can't we just say we need to pick what we do?
7:43 We need to choose what we do.
7:45 Okay, you can say that.
7:46 But for some reason, both of these words are linked together in English.
7:51 And this is a common phrase.
7:53 I think it's really emphasizing you need to choose.
7:57 You really need to carefully pick what you do
8:01 because you have a limited amount of time
8:04 and energy.
8:05 You need to pick and choose.
8:07 Now, just to let you know,
8:08 you can use this in a negative sense as well.
8:11 So, if your kids are misbehaving, for example,
8:15 not that my kids would ever misbehave.
8:18 If your children are misbehaving, and they say, "H, but it's the weekend,
8:23 so I thought that I didn't have to do that."
8:26 Some rule at your house, you might say,
8:29 "You can't pick and choose which rules to follow.
8:34 You have to follow them all.
8:36 It's not the child's choice to pick and choose which rules apply to them,
8:41 right?
8:42 It's the parents decision.
8:44 So, you could say this expression,
8:46 you can't pick and choose which rules to follow.
8:48 You need to follow them during the week and on the weekend.
8:52 This is a great way to use this expression in a negative sense.
8:55 You can't pick and choose.
8:57 All right, let's watch how this was used again in the conversation.
9:00 Listen carefully for pick and choose.
9:03 Let's go.
9:04 We don't do it all.
9:06 >> Uhhuh.
9:06 >> Yeah.
9:06 We can't do it all.
9:07 Right.
9:08 So, we have to pick and choose a lot of things.
9:10 I know for me personally,
9:12 I've had a lot of hobbies in the past
9:15 that I've just had to like cut out of my life.
9:18 >> The fourth real life English expression is gist.
9:23 Gist.
9:24 Notice that this is not pronounced gist.
9:27 GG.
9:28 Instead, it's pronounced gist.
9:31 Gist.
9:32 I want you to listen carefully for this in our conversation
9:35 and then we'll talk about it.
9:36 Let's go.
9:38 >> You have to share stuff really well
9:39 and you have to make sacrifices in your own life.
9:43 >> That's some really good wisdom.
9:44 Yeah, >> that's the gist of it.
9:46 >> In the conversation you just heard us say that's the gist of it.
9:50 Well, what does this word mean?
9:52 It means that's the main idea.
9:54 If you're summarizing something, you could end with well that's the gist of it.
9:59 You haven't given every single detail, but you're giving an overall main idea.
10:06 And this might be something that happens to you as an English learner.
10:09 If you're listening to some English speakers have a conversation
10:14 and you generally understand what they're saying,
10:17 maybe you couldn't participate at that quick level,
10:20 but you can generally understand what you're saying.
10:23 You could use this expression.
10:25 You could say, "I get the gist of it.
10:28 I get which means I understand.
10:31 I get the gist of it.
10:33 And that's okay sometimes, right?
10:35 It's important to understand every word in some places.
10:38 But if you don't understand, you might just get the gist of it.
10:42 All right, let's watch how this was used in our conversation one more time
10:46 and listen carefully to
10:48 that pronunciation gist.
10:50 To get the gist of it, let's watch.
10:52 >> You have to share stuff really well
10:54 and you have to make sacrifices in your own life.
10:58 That's some really good wisdom.
11:00 Yeah, >> that's the gist of it.
11:01 >> Did you get the gist of that expression?
11:03 Let's go on to daily life expression number five,
11:07 which is to be all over the place.
11:11 Watch it in the real conversation and then we'll talk about it.
11:15 So, when I feel hectic and I look back at the day,
11:18 I think usually, oh, my brain was all over the place.
11:23 There were like 500 things going on
11:25 and I couldn't focus on one of them.
11:27 In the conversation, we said, "My brain was all over the place.
11:32 There were so many things going on, I couldn't focus on one of them."
11:36 Well, within that sentence is the definition.
11:40 To be all over the place means that you cannot focus.
11:45 There are so many things going on
11:47 that your brain is going here
11:49 and here and here
11:50 and here and here
11:50 and it's overwhelming.
11:53 So usually in life we do not want to be all over the place.
11:58 We want to try to focus on the things
12:01 that are in front of us.
12:02 Focus on our priorities.
12:04 So let's imagine that you're at work and one of your co-workers says,
12:09 "Hey, you seem to just be a little bit off today.
12:13 Something seems to be different.
12:15 Are you okay?
12:17 You might say, "Sorry, I'm just all over the place today.
12:21 There was a problem at my kid's school
12:23 and I can't stop thinking about it."
12:25 Okay.
12:26 Well, your brain is in another place.
12:28 You're thinking about the school problem.
12:30 You're also trying to work.
12:32 So, really, you're going to need to focus.
12:35 Forget about the school for a moment and try to focus on your work.
12:39 But, this is a great expression you can use in this situation.
12:42 All right, let's watch how
12:44 that was used one more time
12:45 and listen carefully for to be all over the place.
12:48 Let's watch.
12:50 So, when I feel hectic and I look back at the day,
12:53 I think usually, oh, my brain was all over the place.
12:58 There were like 500 things going on
12:59 and I couldn't focus on one of them.
13:02 Well, I hope you are not all over the place right now
13:05 because we are going to move on to important daily life English expression number
13:11 six.
13:12 A can of worms.
13:14 GH.
13:16 You do not want to go to the grocery store
13:18 and buy a can of worms.
13:20 What does this mean?
13:22 Well, let's watch the conversation clip to get an idea about it
13:26 and then we'll talk about it.
13:27 Let's watch.
13:28 They want more flexibility and I'm very curious what the future holds.
13:33 But >> yeah, let's go.
13:33 >> There's some give and take there, but you know.
13:35 >> Yeah, we'll see.
13:36 I never >> This is a can of worms apparently this question.
13:40 You just heard us say this question is a can of worms.
13:45 What does it mean?
13:46 Are we opening a can and there's worms inside?
13:50 Those little wriggly guys that live in the dirt?
13:53 No.
13:54 That would be really gross, right?
13:56 Instead, this means that this question sometimes causes more problems
14:02 when you try to deal with it.
14:04 So, if you open the can of worms,
14:08 now you have to deal with all these worms going all over the place.
14:13 That's a harder thing than when they were closed up, right?
14:18 So, you can use this in a really interesting way.
14:21 If you're at the dinner table
14:22 and you want to talk about something
14:25 that happened in local politics,
14:28 maybe a local politician made a decision to use a large amount of money
14:33 for something that you don't agree with.
14:35 Well, you might say this.
14:38 Talking about politics at dinner last night just opened a can of worms.
14:42 I thought I was just going to share my opinion,
14:45 but everyone wanted to share their opinions
14:48 as well and the topic just got out of hand.
14:51 It was a can of worms.
14:53 And usually talking about politics is a can of worms.
14:58 There's the surface topic.
15:00 The politician used money in a way that you don't agree with.
15:03 And then there are all of the topics that are underneath that as well.
15:08 It's just a can of worms to talk about politics, right?
15:11 All right, let's watch the original clip
15:14 so that you can see how to use this fun expression,
15:16 a can of worms.
15:18 Let's watch.
15:19 They want more flexibility.
15:20 And I'm very curious what the future holds.
15:22 But >> yeah, let's go.
15:24 >> There's some give and take there.
15:25 But you know, >> yeah, we'll see.
15:26 I know.
15:27 >> This is a can of worms apparently, this question.
15:29 So, >> I hope that this lesson is not a can of worms.
15:34 The next expression is one
15:35 that you heard me use at the beginning of this lesson.
15:38 It blows my mind.
15:42 Let's see how this was used in the original conversation
15:45 and then we'll talk about it.
15:46 Let's go.
15:47 There's a yoga studio near us that's called Asheville Community Yoga
15:51 and it's a nonprofit
15:53 which means all the teachers are volunteers.
15:56 That it blows my mind because some teachers teach there like every day.
16:01 You heard us say all the teachers who teach there are volunteers.
16:06 It blows my mind.
16:08 Some of the teachers teach there every single day.
16:10 So, we were talking about a local yoga studio
16:13 that runs entirely on volunteer teachers.
16:17 That's amazing, isn't it?
16:19 And that's the essence of this expression.
16:22 When something blows your mind, it's something that amazes you or surprises you.
16:28 We usually use this for things that are slightly positive.
16:32 So, people are volunteering to teach.
16:34 That is really positive, right?
16:36 It blows my mind that people are so giving,
16:40 that they care so much about the community,
16:42 that they would volunteer every day to teach.
16:46 How cool is that?
16:47 Or you can use it like this.
16:48 It blows my mind how fast technology changes.
16:53 Right now, there are a lot of changes, especially with AI, artificial intelligence,
16:59 and those things change pretty quickly, right?
17:02 It can be shocking how fast technology changes.
17:07 So, we can use this expression.
17:08 It blows my mind how fast technology changes.
17:12 Maybe it blows your mind how wonderful these English lessons are.
17:17 I hope so.
17:18 All right, let's watch how this was used in the original conversation.
17:22 There's a yoga studio near us that's called Asheville Community Yoga,
17:26 and it's a nonprofit,
17:28 which means all the teachers are volunteers.
17:31 that it blows my mind
17:33 because some teachers teach there like every day.
17:36 I hope this lesson blows your mind.
17:39 Let's go on to daily life expression number eight
17:43 and that is out of the goodness of my heart.
17:48 This is a long expression, but it's a lovely one.
17:51 All right, let's watch how it was used in the original conversation
17:54 and then we'll talk about it.
17:56 And they're just doing it out of the goodness of their heart.
17:58 And it's it's so cool.
18:00 I love that type of giving atmosphere.
18:03 But >> I would go there twice a week or so.
18:07 You just heard us say they do it out of the goodness of their
18:12 heart.
18:13 I love that kind of giving atmosphere.
18:15 So, talking about those teachers who volunteer every day at the yoga studio,
18:20 why do they do it?
18:22 It's certainly not for money because they're not getting paid.
18:25 It's probably not for career advancement.
18:29 Why do they do it?
18:30 Well, they do it out of the goodness of their heart.
18:36 Yes, they do it just
18:37 because they have a big heart
18:39 and want to share love with other people.
18:42 When you do something kind without expecting anything in return,
18:47 you can use this phrase.
18:49 So, I could say, "After I had my last baby,
18:52 my neighbor brought me food so that my family could eat."
18:57 Why did she do it?
18:58 Well, I certainly wasn't going to be able to make food to give back
19:01 to her.
19:02 She gave me food out of the goodness of her heart.
19:06 That's so kind.
19:07 And I want to say just a quick little grammar note
19:10 that the pronoun here out of the goodness of her heart.
19:15 The teachers teach out of the goodness of their hearts.
19:19 That pronoun has to match the subject.
19:23 I do it out of the goodness of my heart.
19:26 So, make sure that those match so that you're using this expression correctly.
19:30 All right, let's watch how it was used in the original conversation.
19:33 And they're just doing it out of the goodness of their heart.
19:36 And it's it's so cool.
19:37 I love that type of giving atmosphere.
19:41 But I would go there twice a week or so.
19:44 Daily life expression number nine is a long word.
19:52 Accountability.
19:52 Accountability.
19:52 I want you to listen carefully for this in the conversation
19:55 and then we'll talk about it.
19:57 I feel like this is the perfect scenario for us
19:59 that we have someone across the street who can give us accountability
20:02 and can do that for us like can help us.
20:05 I just show up.
20:06 I don't need to think.
20:07 She shows me what to do.
20:09 She makes the plan.
20:10 It's so lovely.
20:11 You heard us say we have someone who can give us accountability
20:16 and teach us how to work out.
20:18 So what is accountability?
20:21 It's when you're responsible for your actions or decisions.
20:26 But the truth is, sometimes it's hard to decide to go to the gym.
20:30 It's hard to study English every day.
20:33 Having the motivation to do those things is just not natural for a lot
20:37 of us.
20:38 So, we need to get accountability from someone else.
20:43 So, for Dan and I, we pay someone to help us work out.
20:48 I do not have the internal motivation to go to the gym
20:52 and learn how to lift weights.
20:54 I don't know how to do that safely.
20:56 And to be honest,
20:58 I probably wouldn't go to the gym multiple times a week when I'm tired.
21:03 It's been a long day.
21:05 But when this person is waiting for me at 4:00 to work out,
21:11 oo, all of a sudden I have the motivation.
21:14 I go there.
21:15 I work out.
21:16 And I have accountability.
21:18 She helps me to have accountability.
21:21 We can use another version of this word, but it means the same thing.
21:25 You might ask your friend, let's say you have a friend who's learning English.
21:29 You might say, could you help me to be accountable?
21:34 And you're asking your friend to remind you, hey, have you studied English today?
21:39 Oh, do you want to speak English on Saturday with me?
21:41 Let's do it.
21:42 You want to connect with your friend to help you to be accountable for
21:47 your actions,
21:48 to be responsible for your actions.
21:51 All right, let's watch that clip where we used accountability in our conversation.
21:56 Let's watch.
21:58 I feel like this is the perfect scenario for us
22:00 that we have someone across the street who can give us accountability
22:03 and can do that for us,
22:05 like can help us.
22:06 I just show up.
22:07 I don't need to think.
22:08 She shows me what to do.
22:09 She makes the plan.
22:11 It's so lovely.
22:12 And our final 10th expression before our bonus expression
22:17 that we use in daily conversation is hit
22:21 or miss.
22:22 Let's take a look at how
22:23 that was used and
22:24 then we'll talk about it.
22:25 >> All right.
22:26 I don't know about all Americans.
22:27 Let's just talk about us.
22:29 >> I think this is pretty hit or miss.
22:31 I don't think there's a standard.
22:33 You know, >> in this conversation,
22:35 we were talking about
22:36 if Americans brush their teeth in the morning
22:39 or the evening or both,
22:41 before or after breakfast.
22:43 This is a very interesting question.
22:44 I think very cultural idea.
22:47 And in the conversation, we said, I think it's pretty hit or miss.
22:50 I don't think there's a standard.
22:53 Well, there's not a specific thing
22:55 that every American knows
22:57 and does related to this topic.
23:00 So this expression here, hit or miss, has to do with that idea.
23:05 Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes the answer is no.
23:08 Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad.
23:11 There's some variability.
23:13 So let me give you another example of how you can use hit
23:16 or miss.
23:17 There's a taco restaurant in my town
23:19 that Dan and I like to go to,
23:21 but lately we haven't gone there
23:23 that much because sometimes the food is hit
23:25 or miss.
23:26 It's not consistent every time we go there.
23:29 Sometimes it's amazing and sometimes it's just kind of cold and not that great.
23:34 So, we could say that restaurant is hit or miss.
23:38 On a good day, it's amazing.
23:40 But if it's not on a good day, it's not the greatest place.
23:44 So, it's a little bit hit or miss.
23:46 Okay, let's watch how
23:47 that was used in the original conversation
23:49 and then I'll teach you the bonus phrase.
23:52 Let's go.
23:53 >> All right.
23:54 I don't know about all Americans.
23:55 Let's just talk about us.
23:57 I think this is pretty hit or miss.
23:59 I don't think there's a standard, you know.
24:02 >> I hope my English lessons are not hit or miss for you.
24:05 I hope everyone is a hit.
24:07 I hope you love them all.
24:09 All right, our bonus phrase for today is I get it.
24:13 And it has to be said in this tone of voice.
24:16 I get it.
24:17 So, let's see how it was used in the conversation
24:20 and then I'll break it down
24:21 so that you can use it yourself in your English conversations.
24:24 Let's watch.
24:25 But I get it.
24:27 When you eat kimchi, you need to brush your teeth.
24:29 There's little red flexcks of pepper always in your teeth.
24:34 You just heard us say, "I get it.
24:36 When you eat kimchi, you need to brush your teeth."
24:39 Here, I'm using this phrase, I get it, to say, "I understand."
24:45 But the tone of voice that I used, I get it.
24:49 When you eat kimchi, you need to brush your teeth.
24:52 I'm kind of emphasizing, "I get it.
24:55 I actually do understand.
24:57 I get it.
24:58 When you eat kimchi, you need to brush your teeth.
25:00 You are letting the other person know with emphasis.
25:04 I really do understand.
25:06 This is something that I have no hesitations about.
25:10 I get it.
25:11 So, let me give you another situation when you can use this expression.
25:15 If you are at home and let's say like in my house,
25:18 uh my husband Dan comes home from work after me.
25:22 So, he comes in and he is just exhausted.
25:26 The look on his face says, "I had a really busy day today."
25:31 And he says to me, "Vanessa, I'm so tired.
25:34 I know you've had a busy day, too,
25:36 but I just need five minutes to lay down on the couch."
25:39 I could use this expression.
25:41 I could say, "H, you're tired.
25:43 I get it.
25:43 Go lay down.
25:44 That's no problem."
25:46 Oh, great.
25:47 So here I am telling him I understand with emphasis
25:51 that you've had a tired day
25:53 and laying down for five minutes is not long
25:56 but it can feel rejuvenating.
25:58 So I get it.
25:59 Go lay down.
26:00 No problem.
26:01 Now just a note you can say this with some negativity in your voice.
26:07 So let's say I've had a terrible day.
26:10 I've had an extremely long day
26:12 and my husband comes home
26:14 and he asks me,
26:16 "Oh, Vanessa, I've had such a long day.
26:18 I need an hour to just go lay down.
26:21 I'm going to go take a walk for 30 minutes.
26:23 I need to do something to help calm my brain and my body."
26:27 Well, that means it's an extra 30 minutes
26:30 or an extra hour
26:31 that I'm with the kids by myself
26:33 and I need a break.
26:35 So, if I'm a little annoyed, I could still use this expression,
26:38 but with an annoyed tone of voice.
26:42 I might say, "Ah, you're tired.
26:44 I get it.
26:44 Okay, go.
26:45 Go do what you need to do."
26:47 Ooh, it's pretty harsh, right?
26:49 But we often are annoyed or frustrated in daily life.
26:53 It is a normal human thing.
26:55 So, you can use this expression to say, "I understand.
26:59 But really, your true feelings are, "I don't want you to do this."
27:04 Okay, I get it.
27:05 Fine.
27:06 Just go.
27:08 You understand, but you really don't understand.
27:12 All right, let's hear how this was used in the real conversation of final
27:16 time.
27:16 And listen to my tone of voice.
27:18 It's not negative.
27:19 I just understand.
27:20 Let's watch.
27:21 But I get it.
27:22 When you eat kimchi, you need to brush your teeth.
27:25 There's little red flexcks of pepper always in your teeth.
27:29 Great work learning that real life vocabulary.
27:32 Let's go to the next segment where you will meet my neighbor Michelle
27:37 and learn some real life vocabulary
27:39 that we used in our conversation together.
27:42 Let's go.
27:43 The first expression is outside the box.
27:47 I'm going to be telling you what the expression is
27:49 and then you're going to see the clip where it was used in the
27:52 original conversation with my neighbor Michelle.
27:55 This will give you some context
27:57 and then we'll talk about the expression
27:59 and then you'll watch
28:00 that clip again.
28:02 I have a feeling that you're going to understand that clip a lot better.
28:06 So, your listening skills will grow, your vocabulary skills will grow,
28:10 and I hope you'll have a great time.
28:11 All right, let's take a look at the clip where we used outside the
28:15 box.
28:16 Let's watch.
28:17 >> And I feel like your garden style is like
28:20 so much more outside the box >> than mine.
28:23 I've got like raised beds in these orders, these little seed stars,
28:26 and you got like snails and bags.
28:29 >> That's because I spend too much time on Instagram.
28:32 >> In this clip, I said,
28:33 "I feel like your garden style is more outside the box than mine."
28:38 And it's true.
28:39 Michelle's style of gardening is a little more creative or unusual than mine.
28:45 Mine is pretty standard.
28:47 I have little boxes where I grow each of my plants
28:50 and I plant them in my garden beds.
28:53 Now, this expression was quite clever, if I do say so myself,
28:57 because I was talking about garden boxes.
29:01 And here the expression is outside the box.
29:05 Great.
29:05 Well, let me give you another example of how you can use this.
29:08 If you're having a marketing meeting
29:10 and you're trying to figure out how to get more customers,
29:13 one of your co-workers might say, "Well,
29:16 we can spend more on our advertising."
29:19 You might say, "Well, I think we need to think outside the box more.
29:25 We've tried spending more money on advertising and it didn't lead to more customers."
29:32 So, what are you suggesting here?
29:33 You're suggesting different, creative, or unusual ways to get more customers.
29:39 Let's not think of the usual ways.
29:42 Let's think outside the box and come up with some new ways.
29:45 All right, let's watch the original clip again when we used outside the box.
29:49 I want you to listen for
29:51 that expression and understand more than the first time.
29:54 Let's go.
29:55 And I feel like your garden style is like
29:59 so much more outside the box >> than mine.
30:01 I've got like raised beds in these orders, these little seed stars,
30:05 and you got like snails and bags.
30:08 >> That's because I spend too much time on Instagram.
30:10 The second real life English phrase is, "I'm cheap.
30:16 Are we buying someone?
30:18 Is this product cheap?"
30:20 Not exactly.
30:21 Let's take a look at the original clip and then I'll explain it.
30:24 Let's go.
30:25 I You've been growing like a lot of these starts at home.
30:28 Why don't you just go to the store and buy little tomato plants?
30:34 >> Because I am cheap.
30:36 >> So, this is cheaper.
30:37 >> This is This is a lot cheaper.
30:39 >> In this clip, Michelle was explaining
30:41 that she likes to grow things from seeds at home by herself
30:47 because she said,
30:48 "I'm cheap."
30:50 It doesn't mean that we're purchasing, Michelle.
30:53 A product can be cheap, but also a person can be cheap, too.
30:58 And this simply means that you don't like to spend money.
31:01 Michelle doesn't want to spend money on buying expensive plants.
31:05 She knows that she can try it herself and save money.
31:10 I would say that it's best to not call someone else cheap.
31:16 If you say you're cheap, it kind of implies that they're stingy.
31:23 They're kind of rude and don't want to spend money on necessary things.
31:29 But really, you can call yourself cheap and it's totally fine.
31:34 I think that goes for a lot of kind of rude things.
31:37 You can call yourself that, but you shouldn't call someone else cheap.
31:42 If you want a little bonus expression for how we can talk about someone
31:47 not wanting to spend money,
31:48 but in a nice way, you can use the word frugal.
31:52 If you say he's frugal, that means the same thing.
31:56 He doesn't like to spend money, but the nuance is that it's positive.
32:02 He's careful with his money.
32:04 It's not just that he's cheap.
32:06 He doesn't want to spend any money.
32:08 He wants to keep it for himself.
32:10 No, instead he's frugal.
32:12 He's careful with his money.
32:14 All of these little nuances of the expressions will be included in the PDF
32:18 worksheet.
32:19 So, make sure that you download it
32:20 so that you can remember all of them.
32:22 All right, let's watch
32:23 that clip one more time
32:25 and hear how Michelle said the word cheap.
32:28 I You've been growing like a lot of these starts at home.
32:31 Why don't you just go to the store and buy little tomato plants?
32:36 >> Because I am cheap.
32:39 So this is cheaper.
32:40 This is this is a lot cheaper.
32:42 >> The next expression is kind of an advanced one.
32:45 It is the least I could do.
32:49 Hm.
32:50 I want you to watch the original clip
32:52 and then we're going to break down the nuance of this
32:54 so that you can use it accurately.
32:56 Let's watch.
32:57 I released them elsewhere.
32:59 One of them accidentally died.
33:00 Um and you buried that.
33:02 Thank you.
33:02 >> I felt like I had this.
33:03 The least I could do is bury the groundhog.
33:06 But like what's it going to be this year?
33:08 >> In this clip, Michelle said,
33:09 "I felt like the least I could do was bury the groundhog."
33:16 So, we trapped many groundhogs.
33:19 I think it was seven groundhogs that were eating our vegetables last summer.
33:24 I trapped them.
33:25 I relocated almost all of them, but one of them died.
33:30 It was pretty sad.
33:31 So, what would we do with that?
33:34 What should we do with that dead groundhog?
33:36 Well, Michelle felt like she owed me.
33:40 She felt like she had a debt to me.
33:42 I was taking care of the other six groundhogs.
33:45 I was doing that work and I was happy to do it,
33:48 but she felt a little bit guilty.
33:51 So, that's the nuance here.
33:53 She used this expression,
33:55 it was the least I could do to bury the groundhog
33:59 because she felt like she should do more.
34:02 She felt like I need to do more than just bury the groundhog.
34:05 So, I'm going to do this to kind of make myself feel less guilty.
34:11 So, let me give you another scenario for
34:13 when you can use this
34:14 because you're probably not burying groundhogs,
34:18 I imagine.
34:19 But, let me give you a common scenario.
34:21 So, a couple weeks ago, one of my friends had a new baby.
34:25 And I know when you have a new baby,
34:27 you have no time to do anything else except for care for that baby.
34:30 So, I made her a lot of food.
34:32 I made her a couple dinners.
34:34 I made her family some muffins, some desserts.
34:37 I brought over food several times.
34:39 This was my pleasure.
34:40 I was so happy to do this for her.
34:43 And even though it was my pleasure, she still felt a little bit guilty.
34:48 She wanted to do something for me, even though she did not need to.
34:52 I told her, "This is just me giving back
34:56 because so many people gave to me
34:58 when I had my babies.
35:00 But even though that was the case,
35:02 she still felt like she wanted to do something for me.
35:05 So when she gave back the containers of the food after she ate it
35:11 and she washed it
35:12 and gave it back to me,
35:14 she put in there some packets of tea that I love.
35:19 This was a little gift for me.
35:21 And when I opened it, I said, "Oh,
35:22 you didn't need to do this for me."
35:24 And she used this expression.
35:27 She said it was the least I could do.
35:30 She felt a little bit guilty
35:32 that I gave her
35:33 so much and she was only giving me a little bit in return,
35:37 just some tea.
35:39 But it was my pleasure.
35:40 I was very happy to do it.
35:41 I didn't expect anything in return, but she felt a little guilty.
35:45 So, that's a great way to use this phrase,
35:48 and it's a good way to show I appreciate all your hard work.
35:51 It was the least I could do.
35:52 I am happy to give you this.
35:55 Let's watch that clip one more time
35:56 and I want you to hear
35:57 that expression.
35:58 It was the least I could do.
36:00 Let's go.
36:01 I released them elsewhere.
36:03 One of them accidentally died.
36:04 Um, and you buried that.
36:05 Thank you.
36:06 >> I felt like I had this least I could do is bury the groundhog.
36:09 >> But like what's it going to be this year?
36:12 The next expression is a fun question
36:15 and it has a nuance with the way
36:17 that you say it.
36:19 What else do you need?
36:20 What else do you need?
36:22 Notice this excitement. this heightened anticipation.
36:26 What else do you need?
36:28 I'm not asking this sincerely.
36:31 What else do you need?
36:32 No.
36:33 Instead, this is a rhetorical question.
36:36 I am not expecting an answer.
36:38 I want you to listen to the way
36:40 that it was used in the conversation with Michelle
36:42 and then I'll help you use it yourself
36:44 as well.
36:44 Let's watch.
36:45 >> Also, we have lots of extra eggs right now.
36:47 >> Extra.
36:48 See, think about it.
36:49 We got eggs.
36:50 We have tomatoes.
36:52 Yeah, >> we can make omelets.
36:53 It's fine.
36:54 What else do you need?
36:56 >> True.
36:56 >> In the conversation, we were talking about all of the different types of
37:00 food that we grow
37:02 or have at our houses already.
37:04 We have eggs.
37:05 We have tomatoes.
37:06 We could make an omelette.
37:07 It's fine.
37:08 What else do you need?
37:09 So, here this phrase is implying we don't need anything else.
37:15 If you sincerely ask, what else do you need?
37:19 It's a question.
37:20 You want an answer.
37:21 You want to know what else that person needs.
37:23 But when you say it like this, what else do you need?
37:27 What else do you need?
37:28 Notice that inflection, it implies you don't need anything else.
37:34 You're not expecting an answer.
37:36 This is called a rhetorical question.
37:38 You're not expecting an answer.
37:40 You're just making this statement as part of the conversation.
37:43 So, you might say that about learning English as well.
37:47 You might say, "I'm learning English with Vanessa.
37:50 What else do I need?
37:52 Which implies you don't need anything else.
37:55 All you need are my lessons.
37:57 All right, let's watch the clip from the original conversation one more time.
38:01 I want you to listen for the inflection in our voice.
38:04 Let's go.
38:05 >> Also, we have lots of extra eggs right now.
38:07 >> Extra.
38:08 See, think about it.
38:09 We got eggs.
38:10 We have tomatoes.
38:11 We can make omelets.
38:13 It's fine.
38:14 What else do you need?
38:14 >> It's true.
38:15 Yeah.
38:15 >> Yeah.
38:15 The next phrase is rain or shine.
38:20 I want you to watch the original clip
38:22 and hear about what it's like to have a cow.
38:25 Let's watch and then we'll talk about rain or shine.
38:28 >> Like it's just every day you milk them, right?
38:30 >> Twice a day.
38:31 Rain or shine.
38:32 They're out there for 30 minutes.
38:34 >> Otherwise, they're in pain.
38:35 >> The cow's in pain.
38:36 You have to milk your cow.
38:38 And they even have like a little machine.
38:41 In this clip, I was talking about someone I know who has a milk
38:44 cow,
38:45 and they said they have to milk their cow, rain or shine,
38:51 every day for 30 minutes.
38:53 Well, yes, they have to do it
38:55 if it is raining
38:56 or if the sun is shining.
38:58 But this has more nuance to it.
39:01 This expression is more figurative.
39:04 It means if there are bad things happening
39:07 or good things happening in their life,
39:10 it doesn't matter.
39:11 Maybe the farmer has the flu and they can't get out of bed.
39:15 They have a fever.
39:17 It doesn't matter.
39:18 They have to still milk that cow.
39:20 Maybe it's a beautiful day and they're so excited to be outside,
39:24 they have to milk the cow.
39:26 So, it implies it doesn't matter the circumstance, you still have to do it.
39:31 Rain or shine.
39:33 So, let me give you another example
39:35 that doesn't involve going outside
39:38 or the weather to show you you can use this expression to not talk
39:41 about outside at all.
39:44 Well, let's say that you are a mother like me.
39:48 You are in charge of feeding your family.
39:50 That's me.
39:52 Well, your kids and your family are hungry probably three times a day.
39:58 So, what does that mean?
40:00 You have to cook dinner rain or shine every day.
40:06 Okay, who cares about the weather?
40:07 You're inside.
40:08 That's probably where you make dinner.
40:10 Well, if you're feeling not too well, you have to cook dinner.
40:14 If you're tired, you have to cook dinner.
40:16 If you're busy, you have to cook dinner.
40:18 Hopefully, you have some help in your life
40:21 so you actually do get a break.
40:24 For me, my husband and I often split cooking duties.
40:27 He cooks a couple times a week.
40:29 I cook a couple times a week,
40:31 so he can help if I'm actually really sick.
40:34 But in general, my family has to eat dinner every night, rain or shine.
40:39 So, I need to cook rain or shine.
40:42 All right, let's watch how this was used again in the original conversation,
40:45 and I want you to feel empowered to use this yourself.
40:48 Let's watch.
40:49 >> Like, it's just every day you milk them, right?
40:51 >> Twice a day, rain or shine, they're out there for 30 minutes.
40:54 >> Otherwise, they're in pain.
40:56 >> The cow's in pain.
40:57 You have to milk your cow.
40:58 >> And they even have like a little machine.
41:01 >> The next real life daily expression
41:04 that we used in the conversation was I looked into it
41:09 or just the phrasal verb to look into something.
41:13 To look into something.
41:14 Let's watch the original conversation clip and then we'll break it down together.
41:18 Let's go.
41:18 Someone else would have a cow.
41:20 >> Goats would be the same way.
41:21 You know, they'd be the same.
41:22 And plus, you have to have like a setup to send the goat in
41:25 that holds them still
41:26 while you're I looked into it.
41:28 I'm not doing it.
41:29 Yeah.
41:30 >> In the conversation, Michelle was talking about having a goat.
41:35 She said you have to have a setup for where you milk the goat.
41:40 I looked into it and I'm not going to do it.
41:44 So, she has researched getting a goat.
41:48 What does it mean to have a goat?
41:50 How much work is it?
41:51 Is it easy?
41:52 Is it worth it?
41:53 She researched it or she looked into it and she decided, uh-uh,
41:59 this is not for me.
42:01 So, this phrasal verb to look into something means that you research it.
42:06 Simply that.
42:07 You could use this to mean I'm looking into the box.
42:12 But that's a figurative way.
42:13 We use that less often.
42:15 Instead, we can use it in a more figurative way to talk about researching
42:20 something.
42:21 Let me give you another example for how to use to look into it.
42:26 Well, if you have ever watched the news,
42:28 you know that the media tries to portray everything as big news, infuriating news,
42:36 get angry about this, get worked up about this, this is so important.
42:40 But often the news
42:42 and what goes on in the world is way more complex than the news
42:47 really wants to show.
42:49 So, if you are talking about the news with your friend,
42:54 you might use this phrase and say, "You know what?
42:57 I looked into it
42:58 and this topic is way more complicated than the media is trying to tell
43:03 us.
43:04 The media is making it seem like this is the good guy,
43:07 this is the bad guy."
43:08 But really, I looked into it.
43:10 It is so complicated.
43:12 And isn't that the truth?
43:14 Most topics, especially when it comes to politics, are really complicated.
43:18 And if you look into it,
43:20 you see there's a lot more nuance than the media would like to portray.
43:25 All right, let's watch this clip one more time
43:28 so that you can see how to look into it was used.
43:30 Let's watch.
43:31 Someone else would have a cow.
43:32 >> Goats would be the same way.
43:34 You know, they'd be the same.
43:35 And plus, you have to have like a setup to send the goat in
43:38 that holds them still
43:39 while you're I looked into it.
43:41 I'm not doing it.
43:42 Yeah.
43:42 >> The next real English phrase is a long one.
43:47 You just never know.
43:49 This is used often al together as a fixed phrase.
43:52 You just never know.
43:54 So, let's listen to how it was used in the conversation
43:56 and then we'll talk about it together.
43:58 >> I would rather if it's available,
44:01 buy meat >> and not have to be that person.
44:05 I'd rather grow tomatoes
44:06 and >> but you want to be able to
44:08 if you have to.
44:09 You know, you just never know.
44:10 And prices are going up.
44:12 I mean, I don't know about other parts of the world,
44:14 but eggs are seven bucks a >> for a dozen.
44:18 Now, >> in the conversation,
44:20 we said you need to be able to take care of yourself
44:24 because you just never know.
44:27 Notice this pronunciation.
44:28 The word just is reduced so much,
44:32 is said so quickly that it's hardly there.
44:35 Listen when I say it.
44:37 You just never know.
44:38 You just just My lips don't even move.
44:42 You just never know.
44:44 You just never know.
44:45 You just never know.
44:46 But it's still important that it's there in the sentence.
44:49 You just never know.
44:51 You just You just never know.
44:53 Here we're talking about scenarios that we can't plan for something unexpected.
45:00 So I often say that about recording these English lessons for you.
45:04 I have a lot of moving parts in my life.
45:07 I have three kids.
45:09 Two of them are in school.
45:10 One of them is taking a nap right now.
45:13 Who knows?
45:13 Maybe one of those kids is going to get sick.
45:16 Or maybe my child won't take a nap.
45:19 How am I going to record this lesson?
45:21 Well, I need to record them a little bit in advance
45:24 because you just never know.
45:26 You never know what's going to happen.
45:29 So, when I tell my friends, "Hey, sorry, I can't get together today.
45:33 I need to record some lessons for my students."
45:36 They might say, "Hey, didn't you just record lessons last week?"
45:39 And I would use this phrase.
45:41 Well, you just never know.
45:42 My kids could be homesick from school tomorrow and then I can't record anything.
45:47 So, I need to do it in advance
45:49 when I am available
45:50 and can because you don't know what's going to happen in the future.
45:54 You just never know.
45:55 All right, let's watch this clip from the original conversation
45:58 so that you can use it yourself.
46:00 I would rather, if it's available,
46:02 buy meat and not have to be that person.
46:06 I'd rather grow tomatoes.
46:08 And >> but you want to be able to if you have to, you know,
46:10 you just never know.
46:12 And prices are going up.
46:13 I mean, I don't know about other parts of the world,
46:16 but eggs are seven bucks a >> for a dozen.
46:19 Now, >> the next real life expression is feels like.
46:25 This is often used with temperature.
46:28 So, I want you to listen to this clip from our real conversation
46:31 and hear how feels like is used with temperature
46:34 and then we'll talk about it.
46:35 Let's go.
46:36 >> During the day, you can't come out here.
46:38 >> I know.
46:38 The other day I went downtown with the kids
46:40 and it said 92 feels like 106.
46:45 >> Yes.
46:45 Like, what are we doing out here?
46:47 >> In this clip, we were talking about the hot hot hot summer weather
46:52 and I said I went downtown with my kids
46:54 and the temperature said 92. feels like 106.
47:00 So here often, especially where I live, it's really humid.
47:04 So that means that whatever is the real temperature,
47:07 it feels way hotter because of the humidity.
47:12 If you live somewhere dry, you probably don't experience this on a daily basis,
47:18 but if you travel to somewhere that's humid,
47:22 the heat is just a totally different thing.
47:24 So, this phrase feels like is often used to talk about what the temperature
47:30 actually feels like.
47:31 We can also use this in the winter.
47:33 So, if there's a lot of wind
47:35 and it feels a lot colder than the actual temperature,
47:39 it might say, "Well, the weather today, the temperature is 31° F."
47:45 Okay.
47:46 So, 2° the temperature is 2° feels like -10.
47:52 Ugh.
47:54 So that means the wind is blowing
47:56 so much that it's going to feel
47:59 that much colder than the real temperature.
48:02 So you can say, well, it's 92, but feels like 106,
48:07 whatever that is in Celsius.
48:09 I'll put it here.
48:11 But it's talking about the difference between the real temperature
48:14 and what it feels like.
48:15 All right, let's watch
48:16 that original clip so
48:17 that you can see how this expression was used.
48:20 And you can use it, too, to talk about temperature.
48:22 Let's go.
48:23 During the day, you can't come out here.
48:25 >> I know.
48:25 The other day I went downtown with the kids
48:27 and it said 92 feels like 106.
48:32 >> Yes.
48:32 Like, what are we doing out here?
48:34 >> The next expression is dense.
48:37 You have to be careful with this one.
48:39 I will teach you how to use it carefully,
48:42 but we're going to watch how it was used in the conversation
48:44 and then we'll break it down.
48:46 Let's go.
48:47 >> Let's see.
48:47 The one that I just showed you >> is uh vintage wine.
48:53 >> Dense this is.
48:54 >> And then there's another one called San Marzano.
48:57 I know.
48:58 I tried I tried to prop them up in the conversation.
49:02 We were going on a tour through the garden and said,
49:05 "Look how dense this part of the garden is."
49:09 When we're talking about a thing,
49:11 it is absolutely okay to use the word dense.
49:15 It means it's packed together.
49:17 So, you might say, "The dense rows of corn were difficult to walk through."
49:23 Okay, it's all packed together.
49:26 But warning, warning, warning, do not say that someone is dense.
49:32 If you use this
49:33 or you hear someone use this to talk about a person,
49:37 it means they're not smart, they are dumb.
49:42 It's not a nice thing, right?
49:44 So, if you hear someone say maybe in a movie or a TV show,
49:48 "Man, he's so dense."
49:50 It's not nice.
49:52 I could imagine this used in a scenario where maybe the girl is flirting
49:57 with someone and the guy just has no clue.
49:59 He says, "Oh yeah,
50:00 we're friends and we're going over here
50:02 and we're doing this
50:03 and the girl is flirting
50:04 so much she's trying to make him see,
50:07 I like you.
50:08 I want to be with you."
50:09 But he has no clue.
50:11 Well, she might say, "Man, he's so dense.
50:13 He doesn't see that I'm trying to flirt with him.
50:17 So, it's not a positive thing
50:19 when we use dense to talk about a person,
50:22 but to talk about something, it's no problem.
50:25 All right, let's see how this was used in the original conversation.
50:28 I want you to listen for that word dense.
50:30 Let's go.
50:32 >> Let's see.
50:32 The one that I just showed you >> is uh vintage wine.
50:38 >> Dense this is.
50:39 >> And then there's another one called San Marzano.
50:42 I know.
50:42 I I tried to prop them up.
50:46 >> Our final real life English phrase is as you can see.
50:52 There's a little nuance to this phrase.
50:54 So, let's watch how it was used in the conversation
50:57 and then I'll break it down for you
50:58 so you can use it too.
50:59 Let's go.
51:00 So, yeah.
51:01 As you can see,
51:02 like a lot of my pathways are taken over
51:04 because I don't have good uh planning skills for how big plants get.
51:09 >> Me neither.
51:10 Me neither.
51:11 In this clip, I said, "As you can see,
51:14 a lot of my pathways in the garden are taken over by plants."
51:19 A lot of the plants by
51:20 that point in the summer had grown
51:22 so big that we couldn't walk on the pathways
51:25 that were planned for us to walk on.
51:28 But it's kind of obvious, right?
51:31 If you look at it, you can see there's no pathway.
51:35 But it's kind of a little bit rude to just say all of the
51:40 pathways are covered.
51:42 Instead, I want to acknowledge that it's something obvious.
51:47 As you can see, all the pathways are covered by plants.
51:51 I didn't plan it very well and they just grew so big,
51:54 which I guess is a good problem to have, right?
51:57 But you can use as you can see when you're pointing out something obvious,
52:02 but you want to be polite about it.
52:04 So, let's imagine this scenario.
52:05 You're having a business meeting and you're showing a graph.
52:09 You're showing all of the purchases made for the last quarter
52:13 and it goes like this.
52:16 It goes up.
52:17 Great.
52:18 That's a good thing, right?
52:19 But if you're talking about this, you might say, "Oh,
52:22 our purchases have gone up or our revenue has gone up."
52:26 It's fine.
52:28 But if you add this expression, it shows, hey,
52:31 I know that you're not dense.
52:34 You can see that the revenue has gone up.
52:38 So, you can add that phrase.
52:39 As you can see,
52:40 the revenue has gone up because we have been selling more products.
52:44 This is just a nice expression to add
52:47 when something's obvious and you want to show the other person,
52:52 I trust you can see this, but I'm going to say it anyway.
52:56 All right, let's watch how
52:58 that was used in the clip one more time
53:00 so that you can use it yourself.
53:02 Let's go.
53:03 So, yeah, as you can see,
53:04 like a lot of my pathways are taken over cuz I don't have good
53:09 uh planning skills for how big plants get.
53:12 >> Me neither.
53:13 Me neither.
53:14 >> Awesome work learning that real life vocabulary.
53:17 Let's go to our final segment where you will learn some real life vocabulary
53:22 that I used while I was in my kitchen baking bread.
53:26 Let's go.
53:27 The first phrase that we're going to look at today is lukewarm.
53:32 Lukewarm.
53:33 This phrase is actually a two for one.
53:35 It can mean two different things.
53:38 So, let's watch the original clip
53:40 while I was making bread
53:41 and I used the phrase lukewarm.
53:44 Then I'll explain it to you
53:45 and then we'll take a look at
53:46 that clip again and I want you to see how your listening skills improve,
53:52 how you can understand more of the context based on the explanations
53:57 that I've shared with you.
53:59 So let's watch the clip and then we'll walk through it together.
54:02 All right, I'm going to add a tablespoon of salt as well.
54:06 And next we're going to add water.
54:09 So you want water that's kind of lukewarm.
54:12 In this clip, you heard me say you want to add water that's lukewarm.
54:17 This is the first most basic meaning for lukewarm when talking about water.
54:23 It's not too hot, not too cold.
54:26 It is lukewarm.
54:27 You can touch it and feel like, "Okay, it's not going to burn me.
54:32 It's not freezing.
54:33 It's just lukewarm."
54:35 Well, what about the second meaning for this phrase?
54:39 What if I said, "He's so lukewarm."
54:43 Does that mean his skin is not too hot and not too cold?
54:47 Nope.
54:47 This is a negative thing to say about someone.
54:51 If you're talking about a person and you call them lukewarm,
54:54 it means that they don't have values or standards or passion.
55:00 So, for example, one of the causes in the world
55:04 that I care about is caring about the North Korean people.
55:08 I used to live in South Korea for a few years
55:10 and I did a lot of research
55:12 and I met a lot of North Korean people.
55:14 It was something that touched me really deeply.
55:17 So, it's a part of my life now
55:20 that I donate and I participate in some organizations
55:24 that help to care for North Korean people.
55:27 This is something that is a passion of me of mine personally.
55:32 But what if I meet someone
55:33 and I start talking about uh North Korean people
55:36 and things that can help them
55:38 and problems that they face
55:39 and that person just says,
55:42 "Yeah, well, you know, their leader's crazy."
55:44 And well, yesterday I had a sandwich for lunch.
55:49 Is that going to kill my passion?
55:51 Yes.
55:52 In that moment, I would probably feel disappointed.
55:57 I might say, "Man,
55:59 when I was talking about my passion for helping North Korean people,
56:04 he was just so lukewarm.
56:06 He didn't care at all.
56:08 He wasn't curious.
56:10 He didn't even have a heart for them.
56:12 He wasn't even empathetic towards them.
56:15 He was just lukewarm.
56:17 Not a good thing, right?
56:19 It doesn't mean you need to have passion about everything,
56:22 but when someone is sharing their passion with you, you can at least say,
56:26 "Oh, that's really interesting.
56:28 Tell me more about it."
56:30 Okay, you're connecting with them.
56:32 All right, let's watch that clip one more time,
56:34 and you're going to see how lukewarm was used in
56:37 that original sense to talk about the temperature of water.
56:41 Make sure that you don't say this about someone to their face.
56:45 You are lukewarm. a little bit negative, right?
56:49 All right, let's watch.
56:50 All right, I'm gonna add a tablespoon of salt as well.
56:54 And next, we're gonna add water.
56:57 So, you want water that's kind of lukewarm.
57:00 The second phrase is we'll see what happens.
57:05 Let's watch the clip and then we'll talk about it.
57:08 I have done that before.
57:09 Tried to bake bread with cold water.
57:12 Doesn't work.
57:12 All right, so we're going to put in three of these.
57:14 I'm going to put in a little bit less than three.
57:17 and we'll see what happens.
57:18 In this clip, you heard me say,
57:20 "I'll put in a little less than three cups of water
57:24 and we'll see what happens."
57:25 I want you to notice first the pronunciation of this phrase,
57:29 it is we will see what happens.
57:32 But when we make the contraction, we will.
57:35 It could be we, this is the clear pronunciation, we wheel.
57:43 But when we're speaking relatively fast in American English,
57:47 we often reduce this and it just sounds like wool.
57:51 Wool.
57:52 You're almost swallowing that final sound.
57:55 Wool.
57:55 We'll see what happens.
57:57 We'll see what happens.
57:59 It's these types of pronunciation tricks
58:01 that often make English sound
58:03 so fast when you're watching movies
58:05 and TV shows.
58:06 So, good news. you just learned one pronunciation trick
58:09 and that will hopefully help you to understand a little bit better.
58:13 So, when would we use this?
58:14 We'll see what happens.
58:16 This is when you're not exactly sure what the results going to be,
58:19 but you're open to figuring it out.
58:22 So, for example, today, right now,
58:24 my 2-year-old daughter is taking a nap,
58:27 but sometimes she decides not to sleep.
58:31 And today, I was planning on making this lesson for you.
58:35 So, I need her to take a nap so that I can record this.
58:38 Well, in the beginning of the day, I saw my neighbor and they asked,
58:42 "Well, what are you going to do today?"
58:43 I said, "Well, when Matilda takes a nap,
58:46 I'm going to try to record some English lessons, but we'll see what happens."
58:51 I don't know exactly if she's going to fall asleep.
58:54 I don't know exactly if I'll be able to record this lesson for you,
58:58 but guess what?
58:59 She is napping.
59:00 So, hooray, I can film this lesson for you.
59:04 So, at the beginning of the day,
59:05 I didn't know what was going to happen, but right now,
59:08 I do know there was success.
59:10 Okay, let's watch this original clip again, and you can hear this phrase.
59:15 We'll see what happens.
59:16 Listen for that pronunciation as well.
59:18 Let's watch.
59:20 I have done that before.
59:22 Tried to bake bread with cold water.
59:24 Doesn't work.
59:24 All right, so we're going to put in three of these.
59:26 I'm going to put in a little bit less than three,
59:29 and we'll see what happens.
59:31 The next phrase is a fun one, but you know what?
59:34 Who cares?
59:36 Let's listen to the original clip from the conversation
59:39 and then I'll help you use it yourself.
59:41 Let's watch.
59:43 Sorry.
59:43 I'm very unofficial when it comes to this.
59:46 But you know what?
59:47 This recipe is so forgiving, who cares?
59:49 In this clip, you heard me say,
59:51 I'm very unofficial when it comes to this.
59:54 But you know what?
59:56 This recipe is forgiving, so who cares?
60:01 This phrase is used when you're not really worried about something.
60:06 Maybe it's something that's small,
60:08 like adding the wrong amount of ingredients to a forgiving recipe.
60:12 Or maybe it's something else.
60:13 You're not worried about it.
60:14 So, you might say, "Well, you know what?
60:17 Who cares?
60:18 I don't care.
60:19 So, I'm not going to worry about it."
60:21 We could use this in the same example where I'm thinking about,
60:25 "I hope my daughter sleeps so that I can record some lessons."
60:29 And as I'm thinking about it, well, let's say she does not nap.
60:33 She just stays awake.
60:35 She is laughing and talking, maybe crying,
60:38 and I can't record the lessons that I want to.
60:41 Well, I might say, "Well, you know what?
60:43 Who cares?
60:44 I'll just record them tomorrow
60:45 or the next day whenever she takes a nap next."
60:49 This is an important mindset.
60:51 In the past, I have gotten frustrated
60:53 and angry because I thought I would be able to do the plans
60:57 that I wanted.
60:58 I'd be able to record a lesson.
60:59 I'd be able to work.
61:00 I'd be able to see friends.
61:02 Whatever it was that I wanted to do,
61:04 and when the circumstances didn't work out, maybe my kids didn't nap,
61:09 maybe it was raining outside, whatever it was, and my plans got cancelled,
61:14 instead of getting frustrated or angry, you can use this phrase.
61:19 Well, you know what?
61:19 Who cares?
61:20 I'll do it another time.
61:22 Okay, let's see how this was used in the original conversation where I was
61:26 baking bread.
61:26 And I hope you'll be able to use this too to just shrug off
61:30 things that you might be worried about.
61:32 Let's watch.
61:33 Sorry, I am very unofficial when it comes to this.
61:37 But you know what?
61:37 This recipe is so forgiving.
61:39 Who cares?
61:40 The next daily life English phrase is a fun one.
61:44 It is blood, sweat, and tears.
61:47 This is a fixed phrase that always sticks together.
61:51 So, let's watch the original clip
61:53 and then I'll break it down with you
61:54 so that you can use it yourself.
61:56 Let's watch.
61:57 You got to put some muscle behind it.
62:00 You got to put some not blood, sweat, and tears.
62:04 It's not that hard, but you got to mix it up a little bit.
62:08 In this clip, I used this phrase in a negative way.
62:10 I said you don't have to put blood, sweat, and tears into it.
62:14 It's not that hard.
62:16 I was trying to explain that that bread recipe is so easy.
62:20 And when you're kneading it, when you're mixing it, yeah,
62:23 mix it for a few minutes, but you don't have to put blood, sweat,
62:28 and tears into it.
62:30 This trifold threepart phrase, blood, sweat, tears.
62:37 It evokes a sense of working hard.
62:40 You have put everything into it.
62:42 And I said, for that bread recipe,
62:44 you don't need to put everything into it.
62:47 Just do a little bit.
62:48 You can do the minimal work
62:50 and it will still turn out to be a good loaf of bread.
62:53 That's my kind of baking.
62:55 But when can you use this phrase in a more positive sense?
62:59 I want to give you an example about this work that I do,
63:03 teaching you English.
63:05 I have been working with my business, Speak English with Vanessa,
63:09 teaching you English here on YouTube,
63:12 and I also make courses
63:14 that can help to guide you through your English journey.
63:17 For the last almost 12 years, I can't believe it.
63:23 And you guessed it, I have put blood, sweat, and tears into this business.
63:30 I don't know if I have actually bled.
63:33 I have sweat.
63:35 I have probably cried.
63:36 I have shed tears.
63:38 So, here it doesn't need to be literal.
63:40 I've literally bled.
63:42 I've literally sweat.
63:43 I've literally had tears.
63:45 I'm talking about this hard effort.
63:48 All of the effort that it takes to build a business over 12 years.
63:52 If you have ever done this, then you know it takes blood, sweat,
63:55 and tears to accomplish successfully.
63:58 It's a lot of work, but you guys are worth it.
64:01 I love you.
64:01 Each and every one of you.
64:03 All right, let's watch the original clip
64:05 so that you can see how I used blood,
64:07 sweat, and tears.
64:08 Let's watch.
64:09 You got to put some muscle behind it.
64:13 You got to put some not blood, sweat, and tears.
64:16 It's not that hard, but you got to mix it up a little bit.
64:20 The next daily life English phrase is actually a suffix,
64:25 which means it goes at the end of many different words,
64:29 and it is ish.
64:32 Is.
64:33 We're going to take a look at how it was used in the original
64:36 conversation and then I'm going to read you part of this classic children's book
64:41 that uses this phrase a lot.
64:43 Let's watch the clip and then I'll talk to you about it.
64:46 Let's go.
64:47 All right.
64:47 I'm going to start mixing it 30 times.
64:50 I'm just going to count to myself.
64:52 Is 30ish.
64:54 I'm trying to They call it develop the gluten.
64:59 In this clip, you heard me say, "I'm going to mix this 30 times."
65:04 And then I paused and said, "30ish."
65:08 You might even use this gesture where you kind of wiggle your hand back
65:12 and forth while it's open. 30ish.
65:16 You might not even need to sayish.
65:19 If you do this motion, you could say,
65:21 "I'm going to bake this 30 times."
65:25 Okay, I didn't say 30ish, but it implied the same meaning.
65:29 What does that mean?
65:31 It means about, not exactly.
65:34 So, if you mix it 30 times exactly or 34 times,
65:40 it doesn't matter for this recipe.
65:42 It's not exact.
65:43 It's just 30ish.
65:46 This is a really fun suffix to add.
65:48 It can add some color or flare to your language.
65:52 You can use this with so many words.
65:55 That pillow is blueish.
65:58 It was rainingish outside.
66:02 I'm feeling kind of tireish today.
66:07 I did some workish today.
66:11 It means not exactly work.
66:12 You see how so flexible.
66:14 Well, I want to read you an excerpt from a book
66:17 that I was reading my daughter this morning.
66:18 It is called The Lorax.
66:20 It's one of my favorite children's books of all time.
66:23 It is very deep about caring for the environment.
66:27 It is very silly.
66:28 It uses so many madeup words, words that are not actually English.
66:35 So, if you read this as an English learner,
66:37 just know there's a lot of madeup words.
66:40 But here is a section where he is the author is describing this little
66:47 character.
66:47 He's called the Lorax. and he's trying to describe his appearance.
66:52 Well, this is an imaginary madeup creature.
66:56 So, how do you describe how he looks?
66:59 It's kind of hard, but when you have the power of the suffix ish,
67:05 all of a sudden, you can describe him.
67:08 So, listen to how this creature, the Lorax, is described.
67:12 He was shortish and oldish and brownish and mossy.
67:19 And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy.
67:25 So here ish is used at the end of so many words.
67:28 And how fun is that?
67:29 It's poetry.
67:30 It's descriptive.
67:32 It's a great expression that you can add to your vocabulary as well.
67:35 Okay, so let's see how this was used again in the real conversation.
67:39 And I challenge you to use ish in your conversations
67:44 when you're describing something that's about something.
67:48 Let's watch.
67:49 All right.
67:49 I'm going to start mixing it 30 times.
67:52 I'm just going to count to myself.
67:54 Is 30ish.
67:56 I'm trying to They call it develop the gluten.
68:01 The next daily life phrase is hands on.
68:05 Hands on.
68:07 Let's see how it was used and then we'll talk about it together.
68:10 They call it five minute arteasonal bread
68:14 because it's about five minutes of hands on work.
68:20 In this clip, you heard me say how there's only about 5 minutes of
68:24 hands on time.
68:26 There's a lot of waiting.
68:27 You have to wait for 2 hours.
68:29 You have to wait for 35 minutes.
68:31 But the amount of hands on time is only about five minutes.
68:36 What does this mean?
68:38 Well, in the case of baking bread,
68:40 it is actually using my hands for five minutes.
68:45 It is hands-on for 5 minutes.
68:47 But the general sense of this expression is
68:50 that it is only five minutes
68:53 when you're actively doing something.
68:56 So, let me give you another example of how you can use hands-on to
69:00 talk about actively doing something.
69:02 If you are a parent, if you're a mom or a dad,
69:06 or if you're a grandparent, a grandma or a grandpa, well,
69:10 when you are with the children,
69:13 do you just sit on the couch and watch them play?
69:16 Or do you read them books?
69:18 Do you play with them?
69:19 Do you chase them?
69:21 What kind of parent are you?
69:22 What kind of grandparent are you?
69:25 Are you a handson parent?
69:28 Or maybe you are a handsoff parent.
69:32 I think as kids we always want a handson parent.
69:37 Someone who will read with us when we want them to.
69:40 Someone who will play with us, who will chase us.
69:42 This is a handson parent.
69:45 As a parent, I cannot always be hands-on.
69:49 Sometimes I need to let them play by themselves
69:52 so that I can get other things done
69:54 or just take a little break.
69:56 But it is important to be hands-on sometimes with your kids or grandkids.
70:00 Right?
70:01 So that's the time when you are active.
70:03 You are a handson parent.
70:05 All right, let's watch
70:06 and see how hands-on was originally used
70:09 so that you can use it yourself.
70:10 Let's watch.
70:11 They call it five minute arteasonal bread
70:14 because it's about 5 minutes of hands-on work.
70:20 The next daily life English expression is to embrace something.
70:27 Well, how can we use this?
70:28 Does it talk about a hug?
70:29 Embracing something or someone?
70:33 Not exactly.
70:34 Let's take a look at how I used it in the baking video
70:38 and then we'll break it down together.
70:40 Let's watch.
70:41 I put a spoonful of that in tea.
70:43 And I drink tea all the time.
70:45 Every night I drink herbal tea like an old lady.
70:48 It's okay.
70:48 I'll embrace it.
70:50 In this clip, I said I drink tea every night like an old lady.
70:55 It's okay.
70:56 I just embrace it.
70:59 Here, I am accepting that I drink herbal tea every night.
71:05 Maybe it's not something that most 30 something young people drink, but who cares?
71:12 Maybe it's a little weird,
71:14 but I will accept it or I will embrace it.
71:18 When you hug someone, you can say, "I'm embracing someone."
71:23 And maybe it's kind of that idea, but in a figurative sense.
71:27 I am embracing the idea
71:29 that maybe it's not normal to drink herbal tea every night.
71:36 Uh, unless you're an old lady,
71:38 but I'm going to accept it because it's just something that I enjoy doing.
71:43 And I challenge you to use this phrase
71:45 as well when it comes to English.
71:48 Maybe for you, you wish
71:50 that your Englishspeaking accent was not
71:54 so strong that you were able to speak more clearly
71:58 so that other people can understand you better.
72:01 People often have to say, "Sorry, what' you say?"
72:04 when you speak. and you often feel frustrated at yourself
72:08 because the way that you pronounce things isn't easily understandable.
72:14 That is extremely common and very normal when you're learning another language.
72:20 But what can you do about it?
72:22 Well, of course, you can practice your pronunciation.
72:24 I have plenty of pronunciation lessons
72:27 that you can study here on my YouTube channel.
72:29 But while you are improving your pronunciation, what should you do?
72:35 You need to embrace it
72:38 or we could say embrace the way
72:40 that you speak.
72:42 Accept it.
72:43 You speak the way that you speak because you speak another language.
72:48 You have a native language
72:50 and that is why you have an accent
72:52 when you speak in English.
72:54 So accepting that you come from a different culture, a different country,
73:00 a different background, a different language.
73:03 And why do you have an accent when you speak in English?
73:06 Well, it's because you have this whole beautiful existence, something that I don't have.
73:12 I only have English as my native language.
73:15 So, embracing the accent that you have when you speak in English,
73:21 that is an important thing, especially as you're on your English learning journey.
73:25 Okay, let's take a look at how embrace was used to talk about drinking
73:30 tea in that conversation.
73:32 Let's watch.
73:33 I put a spoonful of that in tea.
73:36 And I drink tea all the time.
73:37 Every night I drink herbal tea like an old lady.
73:40 It's okay.
73:41 I'll embrace it.
73:42 The next daily life phrase is just to be safe.
73:46 Just in case.
73:48 Both of these have a very similar meaning
73:50 and I used them together for extra emphasis.
73:53 So, let's see that original clip and then we'll talk about it together.
73:57 Maybe you can if you make this, let me know.
73:59 Do you leave yours on the counter
74:01 or do you put it in the fridge?
74:03 I like to put mine in the fridge just to be safe.
74:06 Just in case.
74:08 I said I like to put my fermented drink in the fridge just to
74:13 be safe,
74:14 just in case.
74:16 So, what am I worried about?
74:18 What is the danger here?
74:21 Well, something could be rotten.
74:24 Something could get moldy.
74:26 I would be drinking that, eating that and getting sick.
74:30 Not very fun.
74:32 So to be safe or just to be safe,
74:36 just in case it gets moldy,
74:39 I will put it in the fridge
74:40 and it will delay
74:41 that process and help it to stay fresher for longer.
74:45 I'm not quite sure about that with the honey process.
74:49 If you know more about fermenting with honey, let me know in the comments.
74:54 But for me, just to be safe, just in case,
74:57 I put it in the fridge
74:58 and it helps me to feel more confident
75:00 when I'm drinking that drink
75:02 and I know that I'm not going to get sick.
75:04 Now, you can use these phrases separately and it's no problem.
75:08 I just use them together as extra emphasis.
75:10 Let me give you a quick example
75:12 and I want you to be able to use this yourself
75:15 as well.
75:16 So, it's pretty common.
75:17 This happened a few days ago.
75:19 My son's teacher sent a message to all of the parents in the class
75:23 saying,
75:24 "We played in the rain all afternoon.
75:27 Please put a dry set of clothes in your child's backpack for tomorrow."
75:33 Okay, I did that.
75:34 No problem.
75:35 But I know that my son often gets his feet wet even
75:41 though he's wearing rain boots.
75:43 So, what did I do?
75:45 I put two pairs of socks in his backpack just to be safe.
75:50 Or we could say,
75:51 I put two pairs of socks in his backpack just in case.
75:56 Well, if he splashes in a puddle, rain gets in his boots,
76:00 and his socks get wet, he's going to need another pair.
76:03 What if he does it again?
76:05 I know as a mother, as his mother, that that is very likely.
76:09 So, I put an extra pair of socks in his backpack just to be
76:13 safe,
76:13 just in case.
76:15 There's not real danger here.
76:18 If his feet get wet, okay, it's probably fine.
76:22 But we use this phrase when we're trying to avoid something.
76:26 Avoid the discomfort of wet feet.
76:28 So, you can use it no problem.
76:30 All right, let's watch how this was used in the conversation.
76:33 So, you can use it, too.
76:35 Maybe you can.
76:35 If you make this, let me know.
76:37 Do you leave yours on the counter
76:38 or do you put it in the fridge?
76:40 I like to put mine in the fridge just to be safe,
76:44 just in case.
76:45 The next daily life phrase is a fun one.
76:48 It is don't mind me.
76:51 Don't mind me.
76:53 You might know the phrase I don't mind
76:55 and it means I don't have an opinion
76:57 or I don't care.
76:58 We're going to use that word mind, but in a slightly different phrase,
77:02 don't mind me.
77:04 What does this mean?
77:05 Well, let's take a look at how I used it in the conversation
77:08 and then I'll explain it to you
77:09 so that you can use it
77:10 as well.
77:11 Let's watch.
77:12 And I'm gonna kind of gonna kind of use it
77:14 as like a glue first.
77:16 All right.
77:17 Sorry, I'm just using my fingers.
77:19 Don't mind me.
77:19 Ah, in this clip, I was a little bit embarrassed because at home,
77:27 the way that you bake
77:28 or the way that you cook is maybe a little more informal than a
77:32 way that someone might do it for an official cooking video.
77:37 So, I said, I'm just using my finger to catch this honey.
77:41 Don't mind me.
77:42 I felt embarrassed that I was using my hands, which is, you know,
77:46 kind of frowned upon, I guess, but it's totally normal.
77:50 I bet you do it as well in the kitchen, in your own home.
77:53 My hands were clean.
77:54 It's fine.
77:55 But I used this phrase, don't mind me, to mean,
78:00 don't be bothered by this.
78:02 Don't pay attention to this.
78:03 Continue walking along.
78:05 Don't look over here.
78:07 It's not a big deal.
78:08 So, this is kind of uh an expression
78:10 that has a little bit of nuance to it.
78:12 So, I want to give you a couple other examples.
78:15 Let's say that it's your husband's birthday
78:17 and you have a present in your car
78:20 that you want to bring inside to some hiding place
78:23 so that he doesn't see it.
78:24 But there he is in your living room.
78:27 So, you walk in with it behind your back
78:30 and you have a very suspicious look on your face
78:32 and he says,
78:33 "Hey, what are you doing?"
78:35 Say, "Oh, don't mind me.
78:36 Don't mind me.
78:38 Okay.
78:39 Well, you were obviously doing something secretive, but you want to convey to him,
78:45 look away, continue doing what you were doing.
78:48 Don't pay attention to me.
78:51 And probably if it's around his birthday, he'll know, okay,
78:55 it's probably something to do with my birthday.
78:57 I shouldn't keep asking.
78:58 No, what are you doing?
78:59 What are you really doing?
79:01 No, just let it go because you're trying to hide something for his birthday.
79:06 I would say that we most often use don't mind me
79:09 when we're doing something that's kind of silly
79:12 and kind of embarrassing.
79:13 So, a couple weeks ago, maybe a month or so ago at this point,
79:17 I made a video with my neighbor Michelle, the best neighbor in the world,
79:22 and we were talking about our plants, the things that we grow,
79:26 the things that we don't grow, the things that we wish we grew,
79:29 and some of the processes that we use. and she said, "Well, Vanessa,
79:34 did I see you in the garden with a needle injecting your plants?"
79:41 We were talking about an organic garden and not using pesticides.
79:46 And I said, "Yes, I had a syringe, a needle.
79:52 Inside of that, there was a bacteria that is a naturally occurring substance.
79:57 It is technically organic.
79:58 It is not a man-made chemical.
80:01 And if you put it in the bottom of your pumpkin plants at the
80:06 base of the stem,
80:07 it can help prevent a certain type of beetle from destroying your plants,
80:14 but it's kind of embarrassing to be in your garden with a syringe.
80:19 So, in that instance, I could have said,
80:22 if I was walking around the garden with a syringe looking for my pumpkin
80:26 plants and Michelle saw me
80:27 and said,
80:28 "Vanessa, what are you doing?"
80:30 I might use this phrase, "H, don't mind me.
80:33 Don't mind me."
80:35 Because it's something that's slightly weird or embarrassing and I'm just trying to hint,
80:42 hey, look away.
80:43 Not a big deal.
80:44 Don't pay me any attention.
80:46 Kind of fun, right?
80:48 All right.
80:48 I want you to see how this was used in the original conversation to
80:53 show some embarrassment.
80:55 Don't watch this part.
80:56 Don't mind me.
80:57 Let's watch.
80:59 And I'm going to kind of going to kind of use it
81:01 as like a glue first.
81:03 All right.
81:04 Sorry.
81:04 I'm just using my fingers.
81:05 Don't mind me.
81:06 Ah.
81:09 Well, our final real daily life phrase is I have found that.
81:17 Or we could simply say, I found that.
81:21 I want you to take a look at how I used this in the
81:23 original conversation and then we'll talk about it together.
81:26 Let's watch.
81:28 Uh I'm not quite sure exactly what this does.
81:33 Maybe makes the gluten better or something.
81:36 I don't know.
81:37 But I have found
81:38 that it works much better
81:39 and the bread is a better texture
81:43 if I mix it just a bit.
81:47 In this clip, I said I have found
81:50 that the bread has a better texture
81:53 when I mix it after it has risen.
81:57 This is something that I have discovered from my own personal experience.
82:02 Maybe there's a scientific explanation for it.
82:05 I don't know it, but it's something that I wanted to show you.
82:10 I've experimented with different ways of making this recipe and in my experience,
82:16 I have discovered or I have found that this method works the best.
82:22 I'm not using the word to find to talk about physically searching for something.
82:27 Can you help me find my keys here?
82:30 I'm talking about finding an idea, finding a method.
82:35 And for me, I have found
82:37 that that's the best way for me to make bread.
82:40 So for me, I might say I found
82:42 that when I drink coffee in the morning,
82:45 I am so wired all day that I can hardly focus at all.
82:51 Wired means a little bit crazy, a little bit anxious,
82:55 a little bit of your heart pounding too fast.
82:59 So I don't drink coffee.
83:00 Instead I drink a cup of black tea in the morning
83:03 and that is enough caffeine for me.
83:06 I have experimented.
83:08 I have discovered that drinking black coffee
83:12 or milk coffee or any kind of coffee is not a good fit for
83:17 me.
83:18 Instead, black tea is better.
83:20 So I have a question for you.
83:22 Can you use this phrase?
83:23 I found that to show us some discovery you've had about your life.
83:29 I found that speaking English every single week is challenging but really important.
83:37 I've found that.
83:38 Let us know in the comments.
83:40 Try to use this phrase.
83:41 It's my challenge to you.
83:42 All right, let's watch
83:43 that original clip again
83:45 and I want you to hear how I used I have found
83:48 that.
83:48 Let's watch.
83:50 Uh, I'm not quite sure exactly what this does.
83:55 Maybe makes the gluten better or something.
83:58 I don't know.
83:59 But I have found
84:00 that it works much better
84:02 and the bread is a better texture
84:05 if I mix it just a bit.
84:09 Excellent work learning all of this real life English vocabulary used by real English
84:15 speakers.
84:16 I hope that you feel confident to use this yourself.
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84:24 that you can review the vocabulary you learned today
84:27 and test yourself to see
84:29 if you can really remember it.
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85:01 Well, thank you so much for learning real life English with me here in
85:06 the real world.
85:06 I will see you again next Friday for a new lesson here on my
85:10 YouTube channel.
85:11 Bye.
85:12 But wait, do you want more?
85:14 I recommend watching this video next.
85:16 This is the real life conversation that I had with my neighbor Michelle.
85:21 Plus, you will get a little tour of our gardens.
85:24 Even more real life.
85:26 I'll see you there.
85:27 Fight.
