Vanessa: Hi, I'm Vanessa from  

SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com. Are you ready  to speak in English with me? Let's do it.  

Hey! You doing anything fun for  vacation? Yes? What'd you say?  

If I asked you, "You doing anything  fun for vacation?" Would you freeze,  

panic and not know what to say? Well, don't worry.  Today, I'd like to help you answer this question.  

You doing anything fun for vacation? Which is a  common conversation topic this time of the year,  

because we're thinking about the warmer months to  come, the summer to come. And I thought it would  

be great to talk about this here in my backyard.  It is a sunny, beautiful day. You can hear birds  

chirping, dogs barking, trucks going by, it's  nice to be outside. All right, let's get started. 

In this lesson, we're going to talk about  some common questions to ask about vacations,  

some common responses, and then you'll have a  chance to practice this with me. Are you ready?  

I know that vacation this year looks a little  bit different than most years because of, well,  

this virus that we have going around. So it's  going to be a little bit different than usual  

talking about vacation. Let's first talk about  some common questions and how to pronounce those  

naturally in English. Do you have plans to go  anywhere this summer? Okay. This question is fine.  

You could use this full question. Do you have  plans to go anywhere this summer? Okay. But there  

are a couple of different ways to either reduce  or slightly change this question that are a little  

bit more natural. Where you going this summer? Where ya, which is you, goin', dropping the G,  

where are you going this summer? Where ya goin'  this summer? Or we could say whatcha got going on  

this summer? Whatcha is what plus you, you becomes  cha, whatcha got going on? Again we're dropping  

the G, but we're using a great phrasal verb, going  on, going on. What's going on. If you go into a  

room and it's an absolute mess, you might use this  phrasal verb and say, "What is going on here?"  

But you can use this also for vacation and  say, "What do you have going on this summer?"  

Or reduced, "Whatcha got going on  this summer?" And it simply means,  

what are your plans this summer? Whatcha you got  going on this summer? So if someone asks you this,  

you know that they're asking about your vacation  plans. Whatcha got going on this summer? 

Another coming question is, are you doing  anything fun for vacation? But we don't often  

say it as clearly as this, unfortunately, right?  Are you doing anything fun for vacation becomes,  

y'doin'nything fun for Vacation? Look at what's  happening at the beginning of this question.  

Ya. What happened to the verb? Are, are you doing,  it's completely gone. Maybe it's also on vacation.  

So we're going to start this question with just  you, which is reduced to ya. Do you see how we  

reduce the word you in a lot of ways, whatcha  got going on or ys. Ya. Doing, you're doing  

for dropping that G again, y'doin'nything fun? Something interesting happens at the beginning  

of the word. Anything y'doin'nything fun? Link together doin' because we're going to  

drop the G. It ends with the sound, "n"  sound. And then the next word, anything  

we sometimes drop the a and we're going  to push those two together because there's  

two ends sounds side-by-side. Y'doin'nything?  Y'doin'nything? Y'doin'nything? Y'doin'nything? 

This is one of the reasons why English sounds  quite fast to English learners. If you watch a TV  

show and you say, what in the world did they just  say, I have no idea. Well, it's because of these  

dropping linkings this is quite common in spoken  English. So you can say this question with me.  

Are you ready? Y'doin'nything fun for vacation?  Y'doin'nything fun for vacation. Let's go to  

our next question. Where are you headed for  vacation? Where are you headed for vacation?  

This question is very clear. The way I just  said it, but it uses a wonderful verb headed.  

This is yes, your head, but it's talking  about the direction that you're going.  

Some place that you're going to visit. So if you  get a call from your mom and she says, where are  

you going? You could say, I'm headed to the store. This means that's the direction that you're going.  

You are on your way to the store, but  we can reduce this a little bit and say,  

where ya does that sound familiar? Where are you  headed for vacation? Where ya headed for vacation.  

We could substitute the end of this for vacation.  And just say, where are ya headed this summer?  

Where are you headed this summer? Where ya headed  this summer. Do you notice that a great way to  

sound a little bit more fluent in  English is to reduce the word. You  

we've talked about a couple of different  reductions, but a very common one is, ya.  

Where are ya headed this summer? Where you  headed for vacation? Great. Before we go onto  

some common answers that you can use to answer  these questions, let's talk about something  

very important. The most important conversation  question you will ever know is what about you? 

How about you? We talked about this in the part  one I made speak with me about your weekend plans.  

Well, these two questions are essential. If you  don't remember anything else from this video,  

please remember. What about you? How about  you? We use these. If you can imagine a ball,  

I'm holding the conversation ball. And when I ask  you, how about you, boom, I pass the ball to you.  

It is your turn to answer the same question. So if  you ask me, where are ya headed for vacation? And  

I say, eh, not really anywhere I'm staying home.  What about you? I pass the question back to you.  

This is a great way to continue a conversation.  So make sure that you keep that locked inside  

your memory, because we're going to be using that  a little bit later in this lesson where you're  

going to use these conversation, questions  and answers to practice speaking with me. 

All right, let's go to some common answers to talk  about our vacations, especially in this world that  

we're living in this year, because a lot of us  would love to go on vacation and see the world,  

but we probably needed to change  our plans a bit this summer.  

Let's talk about some realistic answers to these  questions about where ya headed this summer, what  

ya got going on for vacation. Let's talk about  some realistic answers. I'd like to go to Europe,  

but I think I'll take a road trip around the  U.S instead. This is using a great sentence  

construction I'd like to, but so first we're  talking about your dream, the ideal dream,  

and then we're talking about what you're really  doing. I'd like to go to Europe, but I think  

I'll go on a road trip around the U.S instead. Or  you could say I'd like to go to a family reunion,  

but we had to postpone it. Hmm. Okay. The ideal is going to the  

family reunion, getting together with all of your  family members. But the reality is that you had to  

postpone it or delay it for another time. This is  the reality. I wish that I could go on a cruise,  

but that's not happening right now. So I  guess I'll order a pizza and go to the pool.  

Here again, we're talking about the dream and then  the reality, you can make that reality special for  

you. It doesn't need to be too disappointing,  but it's not your dream. Your ideal dream. I  

wish that I could go on a cruise, but cruises  aren't happening right now. I wish that I could.  

That's a great introductory phrase. I wish  that I could go to a music festival, but it  

was canceled. So I guess I'll make a playlist  and listen to music and dance in my backyard. 

I wish that I could, but this is what I'll do  instead. All right, let's go to our third phrase.  

I was going to take my family to New  York, but I think we'll go camping  

using this phrase. I was going to, talks about  a plan that you had usually a real plan that you  

had. It's not just a dream. It's a plan that you  had, and then you needed to change it. I was going  

to take my family to New York, but I think we'll  go camping instead. So we have the dream or maybe  

a plan, but unfortunately that's not the reality. I was going to backpack across Italy,  

but I guess I'll stay home and learn how to cook  some Italian dishes instead. This year is all  

about. And last year is all about trying to make  some kind of compromise, a change in plans. That's  

not too disappointing. I was going to backpack  across Italy, but I'll learn to cook some Italian  

dishes instead. Okay. Now that we have some  common questions, don't forget our key question.  

How about you? What about you? And some  common answers. Let's take a look at a sample  

conversation so that you can try to imitate this  when it comes to be your turn. Let's take a look  

at the sample. Dan: 

Hey! Y'doin'nything fun this summer? Vanessa: 

Well, I was going to go backpacking around Europe,  but instead I think I'll just go camping and some  

local state parks. What about you? Dan: 

Well, I was going to meet my family  in Florida for a family reunion,  

but that guy canceled. So now I think I'm going to  have a socially distanced outdoor movie night in  

my backyard. Do ya want to come? Vanessa: 

Sure. That sounds great. Text me  the details and I'll be there. 

Dan: Great. I'll see ya around.  

Enjoy your camping trip. Vanessa: 

Thanks. I will see you at the movie night. Vanessa: 

Okay. Now it's your turn put together. All  of these pieces. I'm going to be asking you  

a question that I'm going to be pausing. I  don't care where you were living around the  

world. My ears are going to be listening to  you. Then I'll be replying. And I would like  

you to take this opportunity to speak out loud.  If you need to go back, review this section,  

do it again and again, and just gain some more  courage. Feel free to do it. This is a wonderful  

chance to speak out loud. Are you ready? Let's  do it. Hey! y'doin'nything fun this summer? 

That sounds like fun. Have you done that before?  

I wish I could take my family on a trip to  Switzerland, but with the travel restrictions,  

I think we're just going to go on a road trip  here in the U.S instead. Yeah. Well, it was  

nice talking with you. See you later. So how did  you do, do you feel a little bit more comfortable  

talking about your vacation or summer plans? Feel  free to go back and review our practice section  

together. It's a great way to speak out loud. And  now I have a for you let me know in the comments,  

where ya headed this summer? Let me know in  the comments. I can't wait to see what you  

have to say and I'll see you again next Friday  for a new lesson here on my YouTube channel.  

Bye. The next step is to download my free  ebook five steps to becoming a confident  

English speaker. You'll learn what you need  to do to speak confidently and fluently.  

Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel  for more free lessons. Thanks so much. Bye.

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Vanessa： 嗨，我是来自

SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 的 Vanessa。 你准备 好和我说英语了吗？ 我们开始做吧。

嘿！ 你在假期做点什么有趣的事 吗？ 是的？ 你说什么？

如果我问你，“你在度假时做了什么 有趣的事吗？” 你会冻结，

恐慌，不知道该说什么吗？ 好吧，别担心。 今天，我想帮你回答这个问题。

你在假期做点什么有趣的事吗？ 这是 一年中这个时候的一个常见话题，

因为我们正在考虑即将到来的温暖月份， 即将到来的夏天。 我认为

在我的后院谈论这个会很棒。 这是一个阳光明媚、美丽的日子。 你可以听到鸟儿的

鸣叫、狗的叫声、卡车经过，很 高兴在外面。 好吧，让我们开始吧。

在本课中，我们将讨论 一些关于假期的常见问题，

一些常见的回答，然后您将有 机会与我一起练习。 你准备好了吗？

我知道今年的假期看起来 与大多数年份有点不同，因为，好吧

，我们正在传播这种病毒。 因此，谈论假期 会与平时有所不同

。 让我们先谈谈 一些常见问题以及如何

用英语自然地发音。 你有计划 今年夏天去任何地方吗？ 好的。 这个问题很好。

你可以使用这个完整的问题。 你有 计划今年夏天去任何地方吗？ 好的。 但是

有几种不同的方法可以减少 或稍微改变这个问题，这些方法

更自然一些。 今年夏天你要去哪里？ 你去 哪里，你去哪里，放弃G，

今年夏天你要去哪里？ 今年夏天你要去哪里 ？ 或者我们可以说

今年夏天发生了什么？ Whatcha is what plus you, you become cha, whatcha 发生了什么？ 我们再次删除

了 G，但我们使用了一个很棒的短语动词， 继续，继续。 这是怎么回事。 如果你走进一个

房间，发现房间一团糟，你可能会用这个 短语动词说：“这里发生了什么事？”

但你也可以用它来度假，然后 说：“今年夏天你有什么打算？”

或减少，“ 今年夏天发生了什么？” 它只是意味着，

今年夏天你有什么计划？ 这个夏天你有 什么事吗？ 所以如果有人问你这个，

你就知道他们在问你的假期 计划。 这个夏天到底发生了什么？

另一个即将到来的问题是，你在做 任何有趣的假期吗？ 但

不幸的是，我们通常不会这么清楚地说出来，对吧？ 你在为假期做任何有趣的事情吗？你在做任何有趣的事情

吗？ 看看这个问题的开头发生了什么。

是的。 动词怎么了？ 是，你在做什么， 它完全消失了。 也许它也在放假。

所以我们将只从你开始这个问题 ，它被简化为 ya。 你有没有看到我们如何

在很多方面减少你这个词， 发生了什么或者是。 是的。 做，你是

为了再次放弃那个G，你有什么好玩的吗？ 在单词的开头发生了一些有趣的事情

。 有什么好玩的吗？ 将 doin' 链接在一起，因为我们要

删除 G。它以声音“n”结尾 。 然后下一个词，任何

我们有时会放弃 a 的东西， 我们会将这两者推到一起，因为

两端听起来并排。 你什么都做？ 你什么都做？ 你什么都做？ 你什么都做？

这就是为什么英语 对英语学习者来说听起来很快的原因之一。 如果您观看电视

节目并说，他们到底在说什么 ，我不知道。 嗯，正是因为这些

删除链接，这在英语口语中很常见 。 所以你可以跟我说这个问题。

你准备好了吗？ 假期有什么好玩的吗？ 假期你做任何有趣的事。 让我们转到

下一个问题。 你要去哪里 度假？ 你要去哪里度假？

这个问题很清楚。 我刚才 说的方式，但它使用了一个很棒的动词。

是的，你的头，但它在 谈论你要去的方向。

你要去的某个地方。 所以，如果你 接到妈妈的电话，她说，

你要去哪里？ 你可以说，我要去商店。 这意味着这就是你要去的方向。

你正在去商店的路上，但 我们可以稍微减少一点，然后说，

你在哪里听起来很熟悉？ 你 要去哪里度假？ 你去哪里度假。

我们可以用这个结束来代替假期。 只是说，今年夏天你要去哪里？

这个夏天你要去哪里？ 今年夏天你要去哪里 。 您是否注意到让英语

听起来更流利的一个好方法 是减少单词。 您

我们已经讨论了几种不同的 减少方式，但很常见的是，是的。

今年夏天你要去哪里？ 你 去哪里度假？ 伟大的。 在我们讨论

一些您可以用来回答 这些问题的常见答案之前，让我们先谈谈一些

非常重要的事情。 您将知道的最重要的对话 问题是您呢？

你呢？ 我们在 我与我谈论你的周末计划的第一部分中谈到了这一点。

嗯，这两个问题是必不可少的。 如果您 不记得该视频中的其他内容，

请记住。 你呢？ 你呢？ 我们使用这些。 如果你能想象一个球，

我会拿着对话球。 当我问 你，你呢，砰，我把球传给你。

轮到你回答同样的问题了。 所以如果 你问我，你要去哪里度假？ 而且

我说，嗯，不是我待在家里的任何地方。 你呢？ 我把问题转给你。

这是继续对话的好方法。 因此，请确保将其锁定在

您的记忆中，因为我们将 在本课稍后部分使用它，您

将使用这些对话、问题 和答案来练习与我交谈。

好吧，让我们去一些常见的答案来 谈谈我们的假期，尤其是在

我们今年生活的这个世界上，因为我们很多人 都喜欢去度假看看世界，

但我们可能需要改变 今年夏天我们的计划有点。

让我们谈谈对这些问题的一些现实答案，这些 问题包括你今年夏天

要去哪里，你要去哪里度假。 让我们谈谈 一些现实的答案。 我想去欧洲，

但我想我会转而在美国进行一次公路旅行 。 这是我想用一个很棒的句子

结构，但首先我们 谈论的是你的梦想，理想的梦想，

然后我们谈论的是你真正 在做什么。 我想去欧洲，但我想

我会去美国进行一次公路旅行。 或者 您可以说我想参加家庭聚会，

但我们不得不推迟。 唔。 好的。 理想是参加

家庭团聚，与所有 家庭成员聚在一起。 但现实情况是，您不得不

推迟或再推迟一次。 这 就是现实。 我希望我可以去游轮，

但现在还没有。 所以我 想我会点一份披萨然后去游泳池。

再一次，我们谈论的是梦想，然后 是现实，你可以让那个现实对

你特别。 它不需要太令人失望， 但这不是你的梦想。 你的理想梦想。 我

希望我可以去游轮，但 现在还没有游轮。 我希望我能。

这是一个很棒的介绍性短语。 我 希望我能去参加一个音乐节，但它

被取消了。 所以我想我会制作一个播放列表 ，然后在我的后院听音乐和跳舞。

我希望我可以，但这是我要做的 。 好吧，让我们进入第三个短语。

我打算带我的家人去 纽约，但我想我们会

用这句话去露营。 我打算谈论 一个你通常有的计划，你有一个真正的计划

。 这不仅仅是一个梦想。 这是您制定的计划 ，然后您需要更改它。 我本来

打算带家人去纽约，但我想我们 还是去露营吧。 所以我们有梦想，或者可能

有计划，但不幸的是，这不是现实。 我打算背包穿越意大利，

但我想我会留在家里学习如何做 一些意大利菜。 今年就是

这样。 去年就是试图做出 某种妥协，改变计划。 这

并不太令人失望。 我打算背包 穿越意大利，但我会学习做一些意大利

菜。 好的。 既然我们有一些 常见问题，请不要忘记我们的关键问题。

你呢？ 你呢？ 以及一些 常见的答案。 让我们看一个示例

对话，以便 在轮到您时尝试模仿它。 让我们看

一下示例。 丹：

嘿！ 这个夏天你有什么好玩的吗？ Vanessa：

嗯，我打算去欧洲背包旅行， 但我想我会去露营和一些

当地的州立公园。 你呢？ 丹：

嗯，我打算 在佛罗里达州与家人团聚，

但那个人取消了。 所以现在我想我要 在我的后院举办一个远离社交的户外电影之夜

。 你想来吗？ 瓦内萨：

当然。 听起来不错。 给我 发短信详细信息，我会在那里。

丹： 太好了。 我会看到你的。

享受您的露营之旅。 瓦内萨：

谢谢。 我会在电影之夜见到你。 瓦内萨：

好的。 现在轮到你了。 所有这些作品。 我要问你

一个我要暂停的问题。 我 不在乎你住在世界各地的哪个地方

。 我的耳朵会听 你的。 那我会回复的。 我希望

你能借此机会大声说出来。 如果您需要返回，请查看此部分

，一次又一次地重复，并获得更多 勇气。 随意做。 这是

大声说出来的绝妙机会。 你准备好了吗？ 我们开始做吧。 嘿！ 这个夏天你有什么好玩的吗？

这听起来很有趣。 你以前做过吗？

我希望我能带我的家人去 瑞士旅行，但由于旅行限制，

我想我们只能在美国进行公路 旅行。 是的。 嗯，很

高兴与您交谈。 回头见。 那么你是 怎么做的，你

在谈论你的假期或暑假计划时感觉更舒服一点吗？ 随时返回并一起查看我们的练习部分

。 这是大声说话的好方法。 现在我有一个给你的，让我在评论中知道，

今年夏天你要去哪里？ 在评论中告诉我。 我迫不及待地想看看

你要说什么，下周五我会 在我的 YouTube 频道上再次见到你，上一堂新课。

再见。 下一步是下载我的免费 电子书，成为自信的

英语演讲者的五个步骤。 您将 了解如何自信而流利地说话。

不要忘记订阅我的 YouTube 频道 以获得更多免费课程。 非常感谢。 再见。