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welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hi how's it going I'm Alicia nice

to meet you in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to

ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn new

more common ways to ask

and answer the question how are you in English you've probably learned how are

you and I'm fine in textbooks before

but in the United States people will usually ask this question

and answer it in a different way first let's review

if someone says how are you you can say I'm fine I'm fine here

are some other ways to answer pretty good this means about the same thing

as I'm fine pretty good we also have not bad you can use this

if you are feeling just okay

or so so not bad let's look at our question again how are you

this is the most well-known way of asking how someone is you could use

it when you want to be polite

but now let's look at some different ways to ask how someone is these

ways are more casual

and much more common first hey how's it going hey how's it going you

can answer this in many ways

if you're feeling good you can say good good pretty good pretty good not

bad not bad once more good pretty good not bad here's a tip even

though these answers mean the same thing

as I'm fine you can't answer how's it going with I'm fine it will

sound a bit strange

if you're not feeling good you can say not

so good not so good not great not great

or not so well not

so well be careful

if you say one of these the other person will usually ask why what's

wrong to be polite

then you will have to explain another casual

but very common version of how are you is what's up what's up to

reply use a cheerful voice

as you say not much not much

or nothing much nothing much this means you're free

and able to chat since what's up is just another way of saying hello

you can also reply with hey

or hi now it's time for Alicia's advice a lot of the time

when we ask questions

that mean how are you in English we're not actually asking about the other

person's health we're only asking to be polite you should think of these questions

as another way of saying hello a way for the conversation to get started

instead of actual literal questions in fact

when someone asks you what's up you don't even have to answer just say

what's up in reply do you know the difference between what do you do

and what are you doing it's a little tricky

but we'll explain it simply in the next English

and 3 minutes lesson see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3

minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask what someone's job is in natural English of course you can just

say what is your job this is correct English

but it sounds too direct

and awkward native English speakers almost never say this in a social situation instead

they use a different question

but before we master

that we need to compare it to a very similar question what are you

doing I'm presenting a video about English what do you do I'm an English

teacher do you see the difference these two questions what are you doing

and what do you do sound similar

but mean different things the first one is asking what you are doing right

now this minute you answer it using an ing verb what are you doing

I'm reading I'm watching TV

while the second is actually a shortened version of what do you do for

a living this is how we ask what is your job in natural English

let's practice this question what do you do what do you do

when native speakers of English ask this question it can come out very fast

and sound more like what do you do in order to tell it apart

from what are you doing just listen for the in sound on the end

of the question if it's not there

then you're being asked what your job is

so how would you answer this question just think of it

as if the other person is asking you what is your job you could

answer with I am plus your job I'm a teacher I'm a teacher

or I'm an engineer

if you want to learn more job names go to englishclass101.com

and check out the core word lists these cover job vocabulary

and more and include a picture

and audio to help you perfect your pronunciation you can also mention the place

that you work at starting with I work at I work at a hospital

I work at a hospital hospital I work at a law firm I work

at a law firm

if you work for a big company

that is well known you can say I work for

and then the name I work for Microsoft I work for Microsoft I work

for the New York Times I work for the New York Times now it's

time for Alicia's advice

when you ask the question what do you you do

and the other person tells you their job it's polite to make some kind

of positive comment about his

or her job for example how interesting

or that must be exciting

or even oh really remember to sound sincere do you know how native English

speakers ask each other what their hobbies are hint we don't use the word

Hobbies find out next time in the third English in 3 minutes lesson see

you next time welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone Alicia here in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask what someone's hobbies are without using the word Hobbies you've probably seen

the question do you have any hobbies

or what are your hobbies in an English textbook before however native English speakers

almost never use the word Hobbies

when asking about them a much more natural way to ask the same question

is what do you do for fun let's practice this question what do you

do for fun what do you do for fun you can can also ask

what do you do in your free time what do you do in your

free time so how would you answer this question let's look at how native

speakers would do it the easiest way is to say I like to

or just I like followed by what you like to do for example

if you like watching movies you could say I like to watch movies

or I like watching movies I like to watch movies

or I like watching movies

and if you like golf you could say I like to play golf

or I like playing golf I like to play golf

or I like playing golf you can emphasize how much you like your hobby

by adding a word like really in front of like for example I really

like watch watching movies on the other hand

if you want to play Down how much you like something you can say

kind of for example I kind of like playing tennis now it's time for

Alicia's advice if you don't have any special Hobbies

or don't want to be specific a good way to reply is I like

hanging out with my friends

and stuff like that I like hanging out with my friends

and stuff like that just use I like

and add hanging out with my friends

and then add and stuff like

that how do you answer the question where are you from it doesn't even

have a verb we'll cover this

and more in the next English in 3 minutes lesson see you next time

welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia this series explains

some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

different ways people will ask you where are you from first

though where are you from can mean many things it can mean what city

are you from or what state are you from in fact a Americans ask

this question to each other all the time to learn what part of America

the other person comes from of course

though it can also mean what country are you from

if you want to answer this question there are two ways to do it

you can say I'm plus your nationality

as in I'm Japanese

or I'm Brazilian or you can say I'm from plus the country you are

from as in I'm From Italy

or I'm from Thailand

if you're from a really famous city

or place you can say

that too for example I'm from Beijing

or I'm from New Delhi many times

though Americans won't ask what country are you from

or even where are you from in many casual situations they will say it

in a simpler way where are you from this is just like where are

you from but they take out the r where are you from you can

use this too in casual situations of course in the United States

as in other parts of the world people may be a little more indirect

because they want to be polite to do this they might ask you

if you are from the place where they meet you for example

if you meet someone in New York they might ask are you from New

York or if you are in San Diego they might ask are you from

San Diego many parts of the United States are very Multicultural

so asking the question this way avoids what could be an embarrassing mistake you

can answer this the same way you answer where are you from just add

a simple no in front for example you can say no plus I'm plus

nationality no I'm French

or no plus I'm from plus country no I'm from Russia now it's time

for Alicia's advice since the United States is very large People You Meet may

take great pride in the place

or region they come from

if you ask someone about where they're from they may respond by saying something

like West Coast or the East Coast

or California or the South

or the Midwest if they answer in this way it usually means they are

interested in talking more about their region

and how it differs from others in this lesson we learned some different ways

to ask where are you from do you know what to ask

when you don't know someone's name of course you do

but what do you say

when you have forgotten someone's name find out next time in the fifth English

in 3 minutes lesson see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3

minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia this series will

teach you some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

new ways to ask someone what's your name including one

that you can use

when you have forgotten someone's name now what is your name was probably one

of the first questions you learned

when you started studying English I have to tell you

though that most native speakers of English would never say this in English just

like in other languages it is often more polite to be a little indirect

of course the easiest way to avoid asking the question directly is to not

ask at all just introduce yourself

and most people will respond by doing the same

when introducing yourself simple is nearly always best just say hi I'm Alicia to

show that you want to know the other person name just add

and you at the end hi I'm Alicia

and you hi I'm Alicia

and you just like before take out my name Alicia

and put your name in its place after you say this the other person

will tell you his

or her name okay now let's talk about an embarrassing situation

that happens to everybody you have already met this person once before

but you have forgotten their name the most polite thing to do in this

situation is to apologize

and ask again there's a simple way to do this that's also polite I'm

sorry what was your name again I'm sorry what was your name again this

sentence is very similar to what's your name

but it has three important differences first we say I'm sorry a small apology

can go a long way after

that we say what was your name this is just like what is your

name but instead of is we use the past tense was this is really

important as it tells the other person

that you remember meeting them you haven't forgotten him

or her you have just forgotten the name this little word makes all the

difference I'm sorry what was your name finally we add again to the end

this is another hint

that tells the other person

that you remember learning his

or her name before

but you just can't recall it right now I'm sorry what was your name

again this phrase is appropriate for both formal

and informal situations now it's time for Alicia's advice in the United States it's

normal to address people by name in conversation more than once in both formal

and informal situations it's a way to show respect

or interest in the other person

and can help you make friends it is also a great way to practice

someone's name so you don't forget it

if you are talking to someone named an for example instead of just what

do you do for fun you could say an what do you do for

fun you can also put the name at the end of the sentence what

do you do for fun an you don't want to say the person's name

too often or it will sound a little strange

but if you practice someone's name like this you won't forget it

and people love to hear their own name in this lesson we learned what

to say when we forget someone's name

if in the next lesson you'll learn what to say

when you want to get in touch with someone whether by telephone email

or even newer ways to communicate what's your favorite let us know in the

comments and join us next time for the sixth English in 3 minutes lesson

see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

ways to get in touch with someone after you have met them once already

in a lot of textbooks you've probably seen the question what's your phone number

what's your phone number it's a very useful question

but there are two problems with it first it can sound a little too

direct especially when talking to members of the opposite sex sex

and second people use the phone a lot less these days than they used

to instead they might prefer to connect by email

or on a social network like Facebook to start

though a simple variation on what's your phone number

that sounds a little less direct is could I get your number could I

get your number we start the sentence with could

which softens the request next say I

then get and finally your number

which is short for your phone number this question is slightly casual

but it can be used in almost any situation recently many people prefer to

use email rather than the phone to communicate asking someone for his

or her email address is also a little less direct than asking for their

phone number could I get your email address could I get your email address

we just took could I get your number

and replaced number with email address it's

that simple could I get your email address

if someone asks you either of these questions you can reply by saying sure

my phone number is sure my phone number is

or sure my my email address is sure my email address is

or sure it's and

then say your phone number

or email address at the End by the way

if you're having any trouble with numbers check out englishclass101.com core word lists for

these and other key vocabulary words each word comes with a picture audio samples

so you can perfect your pronunciation

and sample sentences and phrases

so you can Master its use in a sentence recently many people use social

networks like Facebook or LinkedIn

or an online chatting service like Skype to communicate people might ask you about

these especially if they are younger

if someone wants to connect with you through one of these Services they may

simply ask are you on followed by the name of the service are you

on Facebook are you on Facebook are you on LinkedIn are you on LinkedIn

are you on Skype are you on Skype to answer you can simply say

yes I am or no I'm not

if you respond with yes I am the other person may ask how they

can connect with you on one of these Services of course

if you're not on one of these Services they won't be able to contact

you if you still would like to stay in touch with the person

though you can say no

but my email address is

or no but my phone number is

and then say your email address

or phone number by telling the other person a different way they can contact

you you'll show them

that you want to hear from them now it's time for Alicia's advice

if you ask someone for their phone number their email address

or some other form of contact information they will usually give it to you

if you have gotten to know them a little beforehand

if you ask too early in the conversation

though they may be hesitant about sharing

that information the key is to make sure you talk for some time before

requesting this kind of personal information in this lesson we learned how to ask

for a person's contact information

but what's the best way to ask someone to meet you later find out

next time in the sth English in 3 minutes lesson see you next time

welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask and say where you live usually someone will ask you where you

live as a polite question after they've asked you your name where you're from

and what you do for a living they'll say

so where do you live this is inviting you to keep making conversation there

are lots of ways you could answer this question

but here are some of the most common you could say do you know

and then the name of the area you live in do you know Twin

Pines or you could mention a local Landmark like near the library near the

movie theater you could also answer by telling the person what train line you

live on if your city has a train Network

or what station is the nearest to your house on the Green Line near

Central Station so as you can see there are lots of possible ways to

answer the question where do you live once you've told them the other person

might respond in one of the following ways oh yeah I know it I

live near there or maybe I'm afraid I don't know it the other person

is just being polite by showing interest

so you can reply by saying something like oh really since the other person

is asking you this question to be polite a good way to continue the

conversation is to ask them the same question in return you can just say

how about you or where do you live put some stress on the you

where do you live now it's time for Alicia's advice asking where someone lives

is a way to try to find something you have in common with the

person you're talking to

so if you're familiar with the area the other person lives in make some

comments about it that's a really nice area

or the park there is really pretty anything is fine

as long as you don't say anything negative

that could be taken

as offensive like that area has a high crime rate

or I hear that area is really dangerous do you know how to ask

which school someone goes to find out next time in the e8th English in

3 minutes lesson see you next time welcome to English class 101.com English in

3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask someone where they went to school

or college asking someone where they went to college is a good small talk

question and conversation starter however you have to be careful not to offend people

if they didn't go to college we'll tell you how to do this the

question is simple if the other person is over 22 it's likely they will

have left College already

so you ask using the past tense where did you go to college you

could also say where did you go to school in American English depending on

context School often means the same

as College if the other person is British

or european however they're more likely to say where did you go to university

the answer to this question is really easy all you say is I went

to University in city I went to Southern Oregon University in Ashland

if the name of the city

or town is part of the University's name like Tokyo University

or Oxford University you can add the name of the country instead I went

to Tokyo University in Japan once you've heard the other person's answer it's polite

to make some kind of comment for example wow that's a really famous university

or just oh really sometimes

when you ask where did you go to college the other person might reply

I didn't go to college in this situation you should be careful how you

reply so as not to appear rude it's polite to not act surprised

but instead make a positive comment like oh really

or ask a question like did you go straight into a job now it's

time for Alicia's advice a good follow-up question to keep the conversation going is

to ask the other person what did you study

or what was your major this gives them an opportunity to talk about something

they're interested in in the next lesson you'll learn how to ask another basic

question about the other person

which often features in firsttime conversations between native speakers that's do you have any

brothers or sisters see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3

minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hi I'm Gina nice to meet you

in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn new

more common ways to ask

and answer the question how are you in English you've probably learned how are

you and I'm fine in textbooks before

but in the United Kingdom people will usually ask this question question

and answer it in a different way first let's review

if someone says how are you you can say I'm fine thanks I'm fine

thanks here are some other ways to answer I'm good thanks this means about

the same as I'm fine thanks I'm good thanks we also have not too

bad you can use this

if you are feeling just okay

or so so not too bad let's look at our question again how are

you this is the most well-known way of asking how someone is you could

use it when you want to be polite

but now let's look at some different ways to ask how someone is these

ways are more casual

and much more common first Hi how are you doing hi how are you

doing or hey how's it going hey how's it going

or in an especially casual situation you could say you're right you all right

what if you're not doing all right

although it's the British way to say you're doing fine even

if you're not if you feel comfortable with the other person you could also

choose to tell them

when you're not doing fine you could say not

so good not so good not great not great

or I've been better I've been better be careful

if you say one of these the other person will usually ask why what's

wrong then you will have to explain however

if you're feeling particularly well you could answer more enthusiastically fantastic fantastic stick fabulous

fabulous or even I'm very well indeed I'm very well indeed now it's time

for Gina's tips because of the popularity

and influence of American film

and media some American phrases have become common in the United Kingdom

as well how are you doing was originally an American phrase

but these days you can hear it on either side of the pond do

you know the difference between what do you do

and what are you doing it's a little tricky

but I'll explain it simply in the next British English in 3 minutes lesson

see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest

easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina in this

series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask what someone's job is in natural English of course you can just

say what is your job this is correct English

but it sounds too direct

and awkward native English speakers almost never say this in a social situation instead

they use a different question question

but before we master

that we need to compare it to a very similar question what are you

doing I'm presenting a video about English what do you do I'm an English

teacher do you see the difference these two questions what are you doing

and what do you do sound similar

but mean different things the first one is asking what you are doing right

now this minute you answer it using an ing verb what are you doing

I'm reading I'm watching TV

while the second is actually a shorten version of what do you do for

a living this is how we ask what is your job in natural English

let's practice this question what do you do what do you do

when native speakers of English ask this question it can come out very fast

and sound more like what do you do in order to tell it apart

from what are you doing just listen for the ing sound on the end

of the question if it's not there

then you're being asked what your job is

so how would you answer this question just think of it

as if the other person is asking you what is your job you could

answer with I'm and

then your job I'm a teacher I'm a teacher

or I'm an engineer I'm an engineer

if you want to learn more job names go to englishclass101.com

and check out the core word lists these cover job vocabulary

and more and include a picture

and audio to help perfect your pronunciation you can also mention the place

that you work at starting with I work at I work at a hospital

I work at a hospital I work at a law firm I work at

a law firm if you work for a big company

that is well known you can say I work for

and then the name I work for Barclay's bank I work for bar Clays

B bank I work for the BBC I work for the BBC now it's

time for Gina's tips

when you ask a question what do you do

and the other person tells you their job it's polite to make some kind

of positive comment about his

or her job for example how interesting

or that must be exciting

or even oh really remember to sound sincere do you know how native English

speakers ask each other what their hobbies are here's a hint we don't use

the word hobby find out next time in the third English in 3 minutes

lesson see you then welcome to English class 101.com British English in 3 minutes

the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone Gina here

in this series we're going to learn some some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask what someone's hobbies are without using the word Hobbies you've probably seen

the question do you have any hobbies

or what are your hobbies in an English textbook before however native English speakers

almost never use the word Hobbies

when asking about them a much more natural way to ask the same question

is what do you do for fun what do you do for fun you

can also ask what do you do in your spare time what do you

do in your spare time

so how would you answer this question let's look at how native speakers would

do it the easiest way is to say I like to

or just I like followed by what you like to do for example

if you like watching films you could say I like to watch films

or I like watching films I like to watch films

or I like watching films

and if you like golf you could say I like to play golf

or I like playing golf I like to play golf

or I like playing golf you can emphasize how much you like your hobby

by adding a word like really in front of like for example I really

like watching films on the other hand

if you want to play Down how much you like something you can say

kind of for example I kind of like playing tennis now it's time for

Gina's tips if you don't have any special Hobbies

or you don't want to be specific a good way to reply is I

like spending time with my friends

and stuff like that I like spending time with my friends

and stuff like that just use I like

and add spending time with my friends

and then add and stuff like

that how do you answer the question where are you from it doesn't even

have a verb we'll cover this

and more in the next British English in 3 minutes lesson see you next

time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina this series explains

some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

different ways people will ask you where are you from first

though where are you from can mean many different things it can mean

which city are you from

or which country are you from in fact Brits ask this question to each

other all the time to learn

which part part of the UK the other person comes from

if you want to answer this question there are two ways to do it

you can say I'm

and then your nationality

as in I'm Japanese

or I'm Brazilian or you can say I'm from

and then the country you are from

as in I'm From Italy

or I'm from Thailand

if you're from a really famous city

or place you can say

that too for example I'm from Beijing

or I'm from New Delhi of course in the United Kingdom

as an other parts of the world people may be a little more indirect

because they want to be polite to do this they might ask you

if you are from the place where they met you for example

if you meet someone someone in London they might ask are you from London

or if you are in York they might ask are you from York many

parts of the United Kingdom are very Multicultural

so asking the question this way avoids what could be an embarrassing mistake you

can answer this the same way you answer where are you from just add

a simple no in front for example example you can say no I'm

and then your nationality no I'm French

or no I'm from

and then your country no I'm from Russia now it's time for Gina's tips

the UK is a diverse place people you meet may take great pride in

the place or region they come from

if you ask someone about where they're from they may respond by saying something

like Yorkshire Lancashire or heartfire

if they answer in this way it usually means they are interested in talking

more about their region

and how it differs from others in this lesson we learned some different ways

to ask where are you from do you know what to ask

when you don't know someone's name of course you do

but what what do you say

when you've forgotten someone's name find out in the next British English in 3

minutes lesson see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes

the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina

this series will teach you some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

new ways to ask someone what's your name including one

that you can use

when you've forgotten someone's name now what's your name was probably one of the

first questions you learned

when you started studying English I have to tell you

though that most native speakers of English would never say this in English just

like in other languages it is often more polite to be a little indirect

of course the easiest way to avoid asking the question directly is not to

ask at all just introduce yourself

and most people will respond by doing the same

when introducing yourself simple is nearly always best just say hi I'm Gina to

show that you want to know the other person's name just add

and you at the end hi I'm Gina

and you hi I'm Gina

and you just like before take out my name Gina

and put your name in its place after you say this the person will

tell you his or her name okay now let's talk about an embarrassing situation

that happens to everybody you've already met somebody once before

but you've forgotten their name the most polite thing to do in this situation

is to apologize and ask again there's a simple way to do this that's

also polite I'm sorry what was your name again I'm sorry what was your

name again this sentence is very similar to what's your name

but it has three important differences first we say I'm sorry a small apology

can go along way after

that we say what was your name this is just like what is your

name but instead of is we use the past tense was this is really

important as it tells the other person

that you remember meeting them you haven't forgotten him

or her you've just forgotten the name this little word makes all the difference

I'm sorry what was your name finally we add again to the end this

is another hint that tells the other person

that you remember learning his

or her name before

but you just can't recall it right now I'm sorry what was your name

again this phrase is appropriate for both formal

and informal situations now it's time for Gina's tips in the United Kingdom it's

normal to address people by name in conversation more than once in both formal

and informal situations it's a way to show respect

or interest in the other person

and can help you make friends it is also a great way to practice

someone's name so you don't forget it

if you are talking to someone named Andy for example instead of just what

do you do for fun you could say Andy what do you do for

fun you can also put the name at the end of the sentence what

do you do for fun Andy you don't want to say the person's name

too often or it will sound a little strange

but if you practice someone's name like this you won't forget it

and people love to hear their own name in this lesson we learned what

to say when we forget someone's name in the next lesson you'll learn what

to say when you want to get in touch with someone whether by telephone

email or even newer ways to communicate what's your favorite let us know in

the comments and join us the next British English in 3 minutes lesson see

you next time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some

ways to get in touch with someone after you've met them once already in

a lot of textbooks you've probably seen the question what's your phone number it's

a very useful question

but there are two problems with it firstly it can sound a little too

direct especially when talking to members of the opposite sex

and secondly people use the phone a lot less these days than they used

to instead they might prefer to connect by email

or on a social network like Facebook to start with

though a simple variation on what's your phone number

that sounds a little less direct is could I get your number could I

get your number we start the sentence with could

which softens the request next say I

then get and finally your number

which is short for your phone number this question is slightly casual

but it can be used in almost any situation these days many people prefer

to use email rather than the phone to communicate asking someone for his

or her email address is also a little less direct than asking for their

phone number could I get your email address could I get your

or email address we just took could I get your number

and replaced number with email address it's

that simple could I get your email address

if someone asks you either of these questions you can reply by saying of

course my phone number is of course my phone number is

or of course my email address is of course my email address is

or of course it's

and then say your phone number

or email address at the end recently many people have started to use social

networks like Facebook or LinkedIn

or online chat services like Skype to communicate people might ask you about these

especially if they are younger

if someone wants to connect with you through one of these Services they may

simply ask are you on followed by the name of the service are you

on Facebook are you on Facebook are you on LinkedIn are you on Linked

In are you on Skype are you on Skype to answer you can simply

say yes I am

or no I'm not

if you respond with yes I am the other person may ask how they

can connect with you on one of these services

but if you answer with no I'm not they won't be able to contact

you if you still would like to stay in touch with the person you

can say no but my email address is

or no but my phone number is

and then say your email address

or phone number by telling the other person a different way they can contact

you you'll show them

that you want to hear from them now it's time for Gina's tips

if you ask someone for their phone number their email address

or some other form of contact information they will usually give it to you

if you've gotten to know them a little beforehand

if you ask them too early in the conversation

though they may be hesitant about sharing

that information the key is to make sure you talk for some time before

requesting this kind of personal information in this lesson we learned how to ask

for a person's contact information in the next British English in 3 minutes lesson

you'll learn another good way to get to know a person see you next

time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest

and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina in this series

we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask and say where you live usually someone will ask you where you

live as a polite question after they've asked you your name where you're from

and what you do for a living they'll say

so where do you live this is inviting you to keep making conversation there

are lots of ways you could answer this question

but here are some of the most common you could say do you know

and then the name of the area you live in do you know County

Durham or you could mention a local Landmark like near the library

or near the cinema you could you could also answer by telling the person

what train line you live on

if your city has a train Network

or what station is the nearest to your house on the central line

or near Picadilly so

as you can see there are lots of possible ways to answer the question

where do you live once you've told them the other person might respond in

one of the following ways oh yeah I know it

or I live near there

or maybe I'm afraid I don't know it the other person is just being

polite by showing interest

so you can reply by saying something like oh really a good way to

continue the conversation is to ask them the same question in return you can

just say how about you

or where do you live put some stress on the you where do you

live now it's time for Gina's tips asking where someone lives is a way

to try to find out something you have in common with the person you're

talking to so if you're familiar with the area the other person lives in

make some comments about it that's a really nice area

or the park there is really pretty anything is fine

as long as you don't say anything negative

that could be taken

as offensive like that area has a high crime rate

or I hear that area is really dangerous do you know how to ask

which school someone goes to find out in the next British English in 3

minutes lesson see you next time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes

the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina

in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask

and answer common questions in English it's really useful

and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how

to ask someone where they went to school

or university asking someone where they went to University is a good small talk

question and conversation starter however you have to be careful not to offend people

if they didn't go to university I'll tell you how to do this the

question is simple if the other person is over 22 it's likely they will

have left University or already

so you ask using the past tense where did you go to university the

answer to this question is really easy all you say is I went to

the name of the university in

and then the city I went to Imperial College in London

if the name of the city

or town is part of the University's name like Tokyo University

or Oxford University you can add the name of the country instead I went

to Tokyo University in Japan once you've heard the other person's answer it's polight

to make some kind of comment for example wow that's a really famous university

or just oh really sometimes

when you ask where did you go to university the other person might reply

I didn't go to university in this situation you should be careful how you

reply so as not to appear rude it's polite to not act surprised

but instead make a positive comment like oh really

or ask a question like did you go straight into a job now it's

time for Gina's tips a good follow-up question to keep the conversation going is

to ask the other person what did you study

or what was your major this gives them an opportunity to talk about something

they're interested in in the next lesson you'll learn how to ask another basic

question about the other person that's do you have any brothers

or sisters see you next time in this video you'll learn 10 of the

most common words and phrases in English hi everybody my name is Alicia welcome

to the 2,000 core English words

and phrases video series this series will teach you the 2,000 most common words

and phrases in English each lesson will help you practice

and review what you've learned you can also get the full list right now

at englishclass101.com click the link in the description to access more example sentences create

your own flashcard decks

and finally Master English okay let's get started first is insignificant insignificant insignicant

so the word insignificant means something

that is not important it's not special

if we break this word down we have the prefix in

which means not or no

and the word significant

which means something that is important

or something that we need to care about

or pay attention to a a lot

so together this means not significant

or not important or not something

that we need to care

or think about a lot insignificant insignificant amount insignificant amount insignificant amount famous famous

fous so something that is famous is something

or someone that is very very well known

so this is usually someone like a celebrity like an actor

or an actress maybe they're a musician they're part of a band perhaps they're

an artist they create paintings

or maybe they write something that's very very well known

so someone who is famous is known by many different people

and something that is famous is also known by many different people for example

famous actor famous actor famous actor sneeze sneeze sneeze

so sneeze is a verb

and a noun to sneeze the verb means

that feeling that you have in your nose

when your body needs to move air out of it really quickly we have

thatw right that's called the noun form sneeze

and as a verb we say to sneeze

so that means to do

that action for example the woman is sneezing the woman is sneezing the woman

is sneezing casual casual casual

so casual is the opposite of formal casual means something

that is kind of relaxed something

that is laidback something that's not super polite

so when we have everyday conversations with our friends we usually use casual language

or we dress in casual clothes

or we have kind of a casual feeling for example casual clothing casual clothing

casual clothing guitar guitar guar this word has kind of an interesting spelling it

starts with GUI but we pronounce this

as G so a guitar is a musical instrument we play it like this

usually and this is something

that is played all over the world there are lots

and lots of talented people who play guitar

and they are called guitarists for example some of them play a six string

guitar six string guitar six string guitar next is breathe breathe breathe okay this

word is a verb it means to take air into your body

and to put air out of your body this process of getting air into

your body and moving it out is called breathing make sure you're cautious of

the spelling of this to breathe this word has an e at the end

yeah we also have a noun

that looks very similar

and is related to this process that's called breath

but there's no e at the end

so be careful when you use this

as a verb make sure you don't forget

that e for example breathe deeply breathe deeply breathe deeply spit spit spit

so this is kind of a gross vocabulary word

but it's important to know this is a noun

and a verb so

as a verb to spit means to force whatever is in your mouth out

of your mouth so

if you're eating something for example

and you spit it out

that means you force it out of your mouth

if you have nothing in your mouth just the water the liquid in your

mouth and you put

that out of your mouth that's called spitting

so to spit means to force something out of your mouth

as a noun spit means just the liquid inside your mouth

so an example no spitting no spitting no spitting dentist dentist dentist

so the dentist is the tooth doctor

so when you need to have your teeth cleaned

when you need to talk to a doctor about something happening in your mouth

with your teeth with your gums these kinds of things you visit a dentist

it's important to see a dentist regularly

so for example see a dentist see a dentist see a dentist cavity cavity

cavity so a cavity usually refers to a hole in your tooth

so this is a very common type of tooth damage

when you have a cavity you need to go

and see a dentist to get it repaired for example deep cavity deep cavity

deep cavity asthma asthma Asma

so this word has very interesting spelling there's a th in the middle

but we don't say Asma we say asthma

so kind of ignore

that but try to remember it

when you're spelling this word

so asthma is a very very common type of illness

that affects the lungs

so someone who has asthma may have trouble breathing normally

or maybe they are irritated their lungs get irritated by some kind of allergic

reaction or maybe they have to take some kind of medication to help them

to breathe regularly so different people have different kinds of asthma

but this is a very common illness

that affects the lungs

so here's an example expression asthma inhaler asthma inhaler asthma inhaler let's review I'm

going to describe a word

or phrase in English see

if you can remember it

then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to say

the word that means something

that is not big something

that is not important something

that is not significant insignificant insignificant next do you remember how to describe someone

or something that many many people know about lots of people around the country

around the city around the world famous famous what about the word we use

to describe when we quickly let air out of our nose like

when we have an alergic reaction

or when we feel sick what word means to quickly expel air from the

nose sneeze sneeze do you remember how to say the word that's the opposite

of formal it's the word we use to talk about our relationships with our

friends and family and other people we are close to casual casual okay let's

try the name of the instrument

that has strings that you play by making this motion guitar guitar what about

the word we use to talk about taking air into our body

and releasing air from our body what's the word we use to describe this

action breathe breathe now let's see

if you remember how to talk about removing the water that's in your mouth

very very quickly this is often kind of a rude thing to do spit

spit okay another one what's the word

that we use to explain the doctor

that we go to for our teeth dentist dentist do you remember the word

to talk about a hole in our tooth this is a major medical issue

cavity cavity and finally do you remember how to say the medical condition

that affects your lungs

and makes it hard to breathe asthma asthma well done in this lesson you

expanded your vocabulary and learned 10 new useful words click the link in the

description and sign up for free at englishclass101.com to get access to the full

list of vocabulary you need for daily conversations you'll also get example sentences custom

flashcard decks and more learning resources see you next time bye in this video

you'll learn 10 of the most common words

and phrases in English hi everybody my name is Alicia welcome to the 2,000

core English words and phrases video series this series we'll teach you the 2,000

most common words and phrases in English each lesson will help you practice

and review what you've learned you can also get the full list right now

at englishclass101.com click the link in the description to access more example sentences create

your own flashcard decks

and finally Master English okay let's get started first is allergy allergy allergy this

word is a noun

and Allergy is a negative reaction

that you have to something else

so for example people might have an allergy to a certain food to a

certain kind of plant maybe to an animal

so this causes a reaction in the body for example maybe your eyes get

really really watery or you start to sneeze a lot these are examples of

allergies for example allergy to pollen allergy to pollen allergy to pollen next is

boarding pass boarding pass boarding pass okay a boarding pass is a piece of

paper or a digital pass

that you can show to Airline staff

when you need to get on a plane

so a boarding pass includes your flight number your seat number probably the gate

that your flight will take off from

so a boarding pass is necessary to get on a plane for example boarding

pass for the flight boarding pass for the flight boarding pass for the flight

next is education education education okay education is a noun educ a refers to

the things that we learn usually in school

or as well in our lifetime

so when we talk about going to school we talk about receiving education

so that's all of the different kinds of knowledge

and the different experiences

that we have as kids becoming adults

and then after that we have other forms of Education other forms of knowledge

that we get from books from our jobs from our hobbies

and so on so there are many different ways to receive education

or to get education here's an example phrase Education

and Training Education and Training Education

and Training next is English English English Okay

so English is the language

that you are learning right now with this video

so English is a very interesting language it pulls inspiration from many other languages

and countries and cultures around the world with English we have kind of interesting

spellings to think about interesting ways to pronounce words

and there are many different dialects to consider in English

as well here's an example sentence Mr Suzuki teaches English Mr Suzuki teaches English

Mr Suzuki teaches English next is law law law

so law can can refer to two different things law can refer to a

country or a city

or a state's rules they formal rules are called laws

and when we go to school to study those things

because we want to become lawyers we also refer to the study of those

things as law for example law school law school law school next is flute

flute flute so a flute is a musical instrument a flute is played in

this position so we use our two hands next to our face to play

the flute it's a long kind of tube shaped instrument

that makes a high pitched sound this is very very common in orchestras

and in Symphonies and in maybe High School bands

as well for example silver flute silver flute silver flute okay next is it

Department it Department it Department okay an IT department is a very very common

section in many companies

and many organizations the it here stands for information technology

so usually the IT department is responsible for helping people with their computer problems

with other technology problems media problems

and so on for example call the IT department call the IT department call

the IT department next is business trip business trip business trip a business trip

is a trip that you take specifically for business

so that means it's different from a vacation

when you take a vacation it's just fun

when you have a business trip you have to go somewhere for work

and maybe you have some fun

while you're there also

but the main purpose of your travels is work

or business for example go on a business trip go on a business trip

go on a business trip next is marketing marketing marketing marketing is another very

common and very important section of many companies

and organizations marketing refers to the process of creating things

that will help sell products

or sell goods and services to other people

so that can mean creating advertisements it can mean writing things on a company

website and so on for example marketing department marketing department marketing department next is

popular popular popular so popular means something

that many people like

so when something is popular

that means that a lot of people think

that it's really really good be careful not to confuse popular

and famous when something is famous it means many people know about it

or maybe many people know about a person

when something is popular it means lots of people know about it

and lots of people like it

so we can talk about people in this way we can talk about places

like restaurants and we can also talk about things with the word popular for

example popular man popular man popular man let's review I'm going to describe a

word or phrase in English see

if you can remember it

then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to say

the medical condition when your body has a negative reaction to something outside of

you for example dust

or pollen or a specific food

or maybe an animal this is a noun allergy allergy

and how to say the piece of paper

or the digital piece of paper you use to get on an airplane boarding

pass boarding pass what about the word we use to talk about the process

of gaining knowledge usually in school

but in work situations

as well education education do you remember how to say the name of the

language I'm speaking right now English English let's try the word we use to

talk about the rules

and regulations in a country

or in a city la la what about the word we use for the

long musical instrument we play by holding it to the side of our bodies

with this motion flute flute now let's see

if you remember how to describe the department

or the section of a company

or a school that helps people people with their technical problems like computers it

Department it Department another one what about the expression we use to talk about

traveling somewhere for the purpose of a meeting

or perhaps to give a presentation business trip business trip do you remember how

to say the department

that deals with sharing information about a product

or service in order to get people to buy

that thing marketing marketing

and finally do you remember how to say the word

that describe something that me many many people enjoy popular popular well done in

this lesson you expanded your vocabulary

and learned 10 new useful words click the link in the description

and sign up for free at englishclass101.com to get access to the full list

of vocabulary you need for daily conversations you'll also get example sentences custom flashcard

decks and more learning resources see you next time bye in this video you'll

learn 10 of the most common words

and phrases in English hi everybody my name is Alicia welcome to the 2,000

core English words and phrases video series this series will teach you the 2,000

most common words and phrases in English each lesson will help you practice

and review what you've learned you can also get the full list right now

at englishclass101.com click the link in the description to access more example sentences create

your own flash card decks

and finally Master English okay let's get started first is accounting accounting accounting accounting

refers to keeping track of money

so in companies and organizations there is usually an accounting department it's a department

of the company that is responsible for keeping track of money related things

so where does the money go where are the receipts what was the money

used for and so on we also have personal accounting where we track our

own money for example accounting documents accounting documents accounting documents next is bonus bonus

bonus a bonus means something extra it means something

that is not part of the original plan

and in many cases it refers to extra money

so if you receive a bonus from your job for example it means

that you receive extra money at your job you might also just get something

called a bonus at something like an event

or at a restaurant

or maybe at some kind of concert

that you go to where you receive something extra

as a kind of gift

but usually this refers to money from work for example annual bonus annual bonus

annual bonus next is light light light

so there are a couple of different uses of the word light

but for this video I want to focus on the one

that refers to weight

so this light is the opposite of heavy

so something that is heavy weighs a lot it's difficult to pick up something

that is light does not weigh a lot it's very easy to pick up

for example light feather light feather light feather next is trombone trombone trombone a

trombone is a very common musical instrument this is a brass instrument it's very

unique in that it's played by moving a slide up

and down to change the pitch of the instrument for example brass trombone brass

trombone brass trombone next is departure departure departure

so departure refers to the time usually

that you leave somewhere we see this word a lot

as part of a schedule we can use departure with a time

or a place to talk about the location

or the time at

which we leave someplace

so for example departure date departure date departure date next is arrival arrival AAL

arrival refers to the opposite of departure departure means to leave someplace arrival means

to come to someplace

as your destination so arrival can be used to talk about a schedule

and it can also be used to talk about a location for example arriv

Ral gate arrival gate a rival gate next is violin violin violin a violin

is a very common

and very popular musical instrument this is a string instrument

that is small enough to be held in the hands next to the face

it's played by drawing a bow across the strings of the instrument for example

play the violin play the violin play the violin earth science earth science earth

science earth science is probably easy to guess it is science

that is related to the Earth

so the study of natural parts of our planet

so that can mean rocks

and trees and nature

and how the Earth moves

and so on all of these things are related to earth science here's an

example phrase earth science research earth science research earth science research next is science

science science science is a very very big category of study science is related

to the study of many different things in the world

that are naturally occurring

so this could be people it could be animals it could be the planet

and environment it could be volcano it could be space it could be chemical

reactions these are all types of science here's an example phrase study of science

study of science study of science next is prescription prescription prescription a prescription is

something a doctor gives to you

that you then take to a pharmacy to receive medicine

so in the past we would receive a written prescription the doctor would write

the name of the medicine on a piece of paper

and give it to us now some people might have digital prescriptions

as well you can take these to the pharmacy

and receive the medication

that you need here's an example phrase fill a prescription fill a prescription fill

a prescription let's review I'm going to describe a word

or phrase in English see

if you can remember it

then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to say

the department name that deals with money in a Company accounting accounting

and how to say something extra

that youve re receive for example extra money from your job

or an extra product from a company bonus bonus what about the word

that is the opposite of heavy light light do you remember how to say

say the instrument that's made of brass

that we play by moving a long arm up

and down trombone trombone let's try the word

that we use when we talk about leaving a place we often use this

noun before a time

or a location where we leave departure departure what about the word

that we use to talk about

when we come to a place again just

as with the previous word we use this noun with time

and location words arrival arrival now let's see

if you remember how to say the string instrument

that you play by using a bow across the strings

and you hold under your chin violin violin another one what about the subject

of study that's specifically about studying our planet in a scientific way earth science

earth science do you remember how to say the topic of study

that deals with all kinds of different natural processes for example biology chemistry physics

and so on science science

and finally do you remember how to say the medication you receive from a

doctor after your doctor's appointment prescription prescription well done in this lesson you expanded

your VOC ulary and learned 10 new useful words click the link in the

description and sign up for free at englishclass101.com to get access to the full

list of vocabulary you need for daily conversations you'll also get example sentences custom

flashcard decks and more learning resources see you next time bye in this video

you'll learn 10 of the most common words

and phrases in English hi everybody my name is Alicia welcome to the 2000

core English words and phrases video series this series will teach you the 2,000

most common words and phrases in English each lesson will help you practice

and review what you've learned we'll also include the previous lessons at the end

because reviewing is one of the most important parts of learning a language you

can also get the full list right now at englishclass101.com click the link in

the description to access more example sentences create your own flashcard decks

and finally Master English okay let's get started first is luggage luggage lugage luggage

refers to all of the things

that you take with you on your trip

when you bring a suitcase a backpack a handbag another type of bag we

call all of that luggage

so some people like to travel with a lot of luggage

and some people like to travel very light

which means they don't bring a lot of luggage here's an example phrase travel

with luggage travel with luggage travel with luggage okay next is bandage bandage bandage

a bandage is a piece of cloth

or maybe a piece of glue

and some other kind of tape maybe material

that we put over a wound we put over an injury to help it

heal so for very very small injuries maybe you know things like bandaid AES

which we have that are like little sticky kind of pieces of cloth

that we can put on our skin to help wounds heal

but if you have a very big injury you may need a much larger

bandage like you need to wrap some cloth around a maybe very damaged part

of your body or you might even break a bone

and need to wrap a very very big bandage called a cast around your

arm or your leg no matter what these are all referred to

as bandages things that we use to help our body heal here's an example

wrap with bandage wrap with bandage wrap with bandage okay the next word is

patient patient patient so a patient is a person who receives care from a

doctor so although we have this word patient

which means someone who is very calm

and can wait for things for a long time the word patient in medical

situ situations refers to the person who goes to the hospital who goes to

the clinic who meets with the doctor in order to receive care

so whenever someone in like a doctor

or a nurse position talks about a patient

or the patient they are referring to the sick person

or the person who needs care

so an example of this is sick patient sick patient sick patient okay the

next word is Department Department Department a department means part of an organization

or part of a company

or even part of a store

so when we talk about a department it's usually

because we want to talk about something specific

that we can buy in

that section or something specific

that people in that section do

so in a company

or in an organization different departments have different Specialties for example accounting

or marketing or sales

and in say a department store you might find different departments based on the

type of item for example the shoe department

or the clothing department

or the lifestyle or Home Care departments

and so on here's an example what department do you belong to what department

do you belong to what department do you belong to okay next is accountant

accountant aant an accountant is someone who takes care of money budgets taxes

and so on so we can have an accountant at our company

and we can also have a personal accountant these are people who help us

to keep track of our finances our money

and to help us to file information with our governments to make sure we

pay the correct amount of taxes

so an account is a type of job here's an example licensed accountant licensed

accountant licensed accountant okay next is lawyer lawyer lawyer a lawyer is a job

a lawyer is someone who is specialized in the rules

and regulations of a country

or maybe even the rules of a specific region like a city

or a state so a lawyer is someone who interprets

or who understands laws

so in this word lawyer we see L aw

which is law so law refers to the rules of a specific place a

lawyer is someone who understands

and interprets those rules

so here's an example expression company lawyer company lawyer company lawyer the next word

is wage wage wage

so a wage is the amount of money

that you are paid to do a job

so depending on the job your wage is different

and depending on your experience your wage may be different

so a wage is commonly expressed

as a certain amount per hour for example $5 per hour is a wage

or maybe $10 an hour is a wage

so there are many different wages according to different jobs experience levels

and so on here's an example minimum wage minimum wage minimum wage next is

piano piano piano a piano is a musical instrument this is a noun a

piano is a very large usually instrument

that has 88 black

and white keys and we play by moving our hands in this motion

so a piano can be very very big like the ones you see in

concert halls and we can also have digital

or electric pianos which many people have in their homes here's an example expression

grand piano grand piano grand piano okay the next word is flight number flight

number flight number a flight number is the number of a specific plane

that someone takes to go to another location

so when you make a reservation for a flight you will receive the flight

number so you can pass

that information to someone who's going to pick you up at the airport

or to share that information with someone you're going to meet at the airport

whatever the flight number has the details like the depart departure time the arrival

time the arrival gate

and so on so a flight number is a very important part of your

travel itinerary here's an example flight number 345 flight number 345 flight number 345

next is agriculture agriculture agriculture AG gulture is a type of science

so agriculture refers to Growing food growing plants

and even taking care of cattle

so cattle refers to animals

that we grow or

that we raise for usually uh meat purposes

or for dairy purposes

and so on so agriculture refers to doing things like farming in order to

create food products and perhaps other lifestyle products here's an example agriculture product agricult

ulture product agriculture product let's review I'm going to describe a word

or phrase in English see

if you can remember it

then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to say

the word we use to talk about our bags

and our suitcases when we travel somewhere luggage luggage

and how to say the word

that we use to describe something we put over

or on top of an injury to help it heal bandage bandage what about

the word we use to talk about a sick person

when they visit the hospital

or visit a doctor patient patient do you remember how to say a specific

section of a company

or a school department Department let's try the job title for a person who

deals with money and taxes for individuals

and companies accountant accountant okay now let's try the job title of a person

who knows all the rules

and regulations in a country

or in a region lawyer lawyer now let's see

if you remember how to say the amount of money you receive in exchange

for doing a job

or service wage wage another one what about the musical in instrument you play

in this motion by pressing the black

and white keys piano piano do you remember how to say the number used

to talk about a specific airplane flight number flight number

and finally do you remember how to say the subject relating to Growing food

and taking care of animals for people to eat later on agriculture agriculture well

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video you'll learn 10 of the most common words

and phrases in English hi everybody my name is Alicia welcome to the 2000

core English words and phrases video series this series will teach you the 2,000

most common words and phrases in English each lesson will help you practice

and review what you've learned we'll also include the previous lessons at the end

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and finally Master English okay let's get started first is infection infection in infection

an infection is not a good thing to have

so an infection refers to a wound on the body usually

that has bacteria or something else bad in it

that creates sometimes a very painful experience

or it can create something that's very very unpleasant

so when we have an infection we need to get medicine to take care

of the infection for example skin infection skin infection skin infection next is flu

flu flu the flu refers to a very very common type of sickness flu

is short for influenza A type of sickness

so the flu refers to just a general feeling of not being in very

good health for most of us we can have a fever maybe we have

a running nose maybe our stomach hurts

or we have some combination of these feelings

so when we say we have the flu It generally means we have this

very common type of illness

that affects the body usually for a short period of time this happens a

lot in Winter here's an example expression flu season flu season flu season okay

the next word is trumpet trumpet trumpet a trumpet is a musical instrument this

is a brass instrument

that can be held in the hands it has three keys at the top

and the person playing the instrument can control the pitch of the sound with

their lip motions and with the speed of the breath

that they're using through the instrument

and so on so for example brass trumpet brass trumpet brass trumpet next is

departure gate departure gate departure gate the departure gate is a very important thing

to know when you are traveling by air the departure gate is the place

in the airport that your flight is going to leave from

so it usually is on your boarding pass the departure gate number

and you need to go to

that specific gate that specific location in order to get on your flight

so here's an example do departure gate 43 departure gate 43 departure gate 43

next is sociology sociology sociology sociology is the study of humans

and the study of human behavior

so when we study sociology we look at the different ways

that humans have relationships the ways

that humans have inter interacted over time the ways

that we maybe communicate through our body language

or through our words there are many many different factors to Sociology

but they all relate to societies

and people here's an example expression study of Sociology study of Sociology study of

Sociology okay the next word is flight attendant flight attendant flight attendant a flight

attendant is a person who works on an airline

and they're the people

that help you when you need something to eat

or something to drink

or when you have a question

while you're on the flight

if you need a blanket

or if you need some help with maybe headphones for example you talk to

a flight attendant flight attendant can refer to either a man

or a woman for example female flight attendant female flight attendant female flight attendant

the next word is seat seat seat

so a seat is a place to sit

so you might have many seats in your house any place

that you can sit down can be called a seat generally however

when we make a reservation for something for example at a concert

or maybe on an airplane we have one specific specific seat

that is for us only

so for example airplane seat airplane seat airplane seat okay the next word is

medicine medicine medicine so the word medicine has a couple of different uses it

can refer to the study of human health

and how to recover from injuries

and illness and the word medicine can also be used to talk about something

that we take or

that we put on our bodies to help us to recover from an injury

so doctors and nurses study medicine in order to give their patients medicine to

recover from things here's an example field of medicine field of medicine field of

medicine okay the next one is economy class E economy class economy class economy

class usually refers to a specific type of seat

or a specific category of seat on an airplane you may also find economy

class on something like a train perhaps

so economy class usually refers to the most affordable seats on an airplane

or on a train there are other types of classes

that you can buy

but economy is usually the cheapest

and tends to be maybe the least comfortable

as well here's an example expression economy class seats economy class seats economy class

seats okay next is flight flight flight all right flight refers to a couple

different things in English

but in many cases it refers to traveling through the air

so when you make a reservation for airline travel we usually say I reserved

a flight which means you reserved a seat on a plane that's going through

the air so for example boarding pass for the flight boarding pass for the

flight boarding pass for the flight let's review I'm going to describe a word

or phrase in English see

if you can remember it

then repeat after me f focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to

say the word for a medical condition

when bacteria and other bad things get into an injury

or inside your body

and cause a reaction infection infection

and how to say the medical condition that's very common

and can affect your stomach your nose

and your throat sometimes at the same time flu flu what about the musical

instrument that you play by blowing into a brass instrument with three buttons on

the top trumpet trumpet do you remember how to say the location in the

airport where you leave from the place where you get on your airplane

and leave the airport departure gate departure gate let's try the word

that refer refers to the study of human society

and people and the way we interact sociology sociology what about the word for

the person on an airplane who helps the customers on the airplane by bringing

food drinks and giving other services flight attendant flight attendant now let's see

if you remember how to say the noun for a place where you sit

seat seat another one what about the word

that you use to talk about something you take something you drink drink

or eat in order to fix a medical condition medicine medicine do you remember

how to say the type of ticket

that you buy on an airplane

that is the most basic kind of seat economy class economy class

and finally do you remember how to say the word we use to talk

about traveling by airplane the noun

that we use to talk about this type of travel flight flight well done

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