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hand hand
so your hand it’s a part of your body
this part of your body is your hand
left hand left hand
left hand
arm arm
arm so the arm is this part of your body
from here to the end of your hand
muscular arm muscular arm
muscular arm
foot foot
foot so your foot just one
is the part of your body that’s at the
very very bottom
right foot right foot
right foot
leg leg
leg so your leg is the entire
long part of your body one leg that you
walk
on long legs
long legs long
legs finger
finger finger
so your fingers are these parts of your
body so
finger is a countable noun we count it
one finger
two finger three fingers and so on
pinky finger pinky finger
pinky finger
back back
back so your back is like the reverse
part of your body we think of this as
the front part
our back is behind us my back
hurts my back hurts
my back hurts
stomach stomach
stu mic so your stomach is the part of
your body
that digests food so we often talk about
our stomach because it feels
uncomfortable
my stomach hurts my stomach hurts
my stomach hurts
chest chest
chest so your chest is the upper part
of the front of your body i have
chest pains i have chest pains
i have chest pains
january january
january
january is the first month of the year
in north america
it is typically a cold month it’s very
cold here in january
it’s very cold here in january
it’s very cold here in january
february february
february
so february has an interesting spelling
that first
r isn’t really pronounced february is
the shortest month with 28 days
february is the shortest month with 28
days
february is the shortest month with 28
days
march march
march march is the third month of the
year
we think of march as the time when
spring begins
it is now april so last month was march
it is now april so last month was march
it is now april so last month
was march april
april april
april is the fourth month of the year
and we think of this as a time when
flowers start to bloom
april showers bring may flowers
april showers bring may flowers
april showers bring may
flowers may
may
may is the fifth month of the year we
think of may as just the time before
summer so the weather is typically
really really nice
and spring is in full like bloom
may 31st is world no smoking day
may 31st is world no smoking day
may 31st is world no
smoking day june
june june
june is the sixth month of the year it
feels a little bit warmer than may but
it’s not
quite summer a warm june
a warm june a
warm june
july july
july so july the seventh month of the
year is typically when many people think
of summer as
beginning in the u.s july is one of
seven months with 31 days
july is one of seven months with 31 days
july is one of seven months with 31 days
august august
august august the 8th month of the year
tends to be
quite hot and there’s a lot of fun
summer activities to do
the school is closed in august
the school is closed in august
the school is closed
in august september
september september
september is kind of the beginning of
fall or autumn and it’s also typically
the time of year when students
go back to school today is saturday
september 10th
today is saturday september 10th
today is saturday september 10th
october october
october so
october is when the weather gets a
little bit cooler and we start to see
some popular autumn foods appearing
halloween falls on october 31st
halloween falls on october 31st
halloween falls on october
31st november
november no
them burr so november
is very well known in the u.s for having
thanksgiving when we enjoy a huge meal
with family or friends
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months
with 30 days
december december
december december is the last month of
the year and we think of it as a time
for celebration
december 31st is new year’s eve
december 31st is new year’s eve
december 31st is new year’s
eve watch watch
watch so when we use
watch to talk about a noun it’s
referring to the clock
you can wear on your wrist do you have a
watch
do you have a watch do you
have a watch glasses
glasses glasses
so glasses are eyewear we wear glasses
so that we can see better or so that we
can block the sun
from our eyes i don’t wear glasses
i don’t wear glasses i don’t
wear glasses jacket
jacket jacket
so a jacket is usually a light piece of
clothing
it keeps you a little bit warmer in
autumn or maybe in spring
that jacket looks nice on you that
jacket looks nice on you
that jacket looks nice on you
receive receive
receive so to receive
something means to get something get
sounds a little bit more casual than
receive
to receive a confession of love to
receive a confession of love
to receive a confession of
love search
search search
so the word search means to look for to
look for something
search tends to sound a little bit more
formal than
look for it’ll show up if you search on
the internet
it’ll show up if you search on the
internet
it will show up if you search
on the internet take
take take
so take means to remove something from
another place or to choose something
please take me home please take me home
please take me home
weak weak
weak so this word is the opposite of the
word
strong it means something that doesn’t
have a lot of power
a weak team a weak team
a weak team
strong strong
strong so strong is the opposite of weak
strong refers to something that has lots
and lots of power
be strong and don’t give up be strong
and don’t give up
be strong and don’t give
up cold
cold cold
so the word cold typically refers to
temperature when the temperature is low
we describe the feeling as
cold the north pole is cold
even in summer the north pole is cold
even in summer the north pole
is cold even in summer
hot hot
hot so hot is the opposite of cold
hot is used when the temperatures are
warm the temperatures are very very high
we describe the feeling with
hot the tea is still hot
the tea is still hot the tea
is still hot
funny funny
funny so the word funny
refers to something that causes us to
laugh
funny sitcoms make me happy funny
sitcoms make me happy
funny sitcoms make me happy
peach peach
peach so a peach is a well-known
fruit it’s kind of sweet i’m allergic to
peaches
i’m allergic to peaches i
am allergic to peaches
orange orange
orange so orange can refer to the fruit
or it can refer to the color orange
i drink orange juice in the morning i
drink orange juice in the morning
i drink orange juice in the morning
potato potato
potato so a potato is a very very
popular food we make
all kinds of things with potatoes french
fries mashed potatoes and so on
fried potato is not good for your health
fried potato is not good for your health
fried potato is not good for your health
soybean soybean
soy bean so a soybean
is an ingredient that people may use to
create other things like milk for
example
soybeans grow inside the pods soybeans
grow inside the pods
soy beans grow inside the pods
vegetable vegetable
veg so
a vegetable is a food that’s good for
you so there are many different kinds of
vegetables carrots zucchinis so on
i ate fried vegetables i ate fried
vegetables
i ate fried vegetables
cow
so a cow is a farm animal we use
cows for dairy and for milk and for beef
the cows are grazing in the field the
cows are grazing in the field
the cows are grazing in the field
pig pig
pig a pig is another farm animal
usually very low to the ground and pink
or kind of
gray in color we use these for meat
pigs are intelligent animals pigs are
intelligent animals pigs
are intelligent animals
horse horse
horse so a horse another farm animal
is used a lot more for entertainment for
like
racing activities have you ever ridden a
horse before
have you ever ridden a horse before have
you ever
ridden a horse before
snow snow
snow so snow is a type of weather
it’s precipitation so that means it’s
rain it’s water from the sky but that is
frozen there’s a lot of snow on the
mountain
there’s a lot of snow on the mountain
there is a lot of snow on the mountain
shirt
shirt so a shirt is a piece of clothing
that we wear on the top part of our body
there are 10 shirts in the closet there
are 10 shirts in the closet
there are 10 shirts in the closet
pants pants
pants so pants
that’s a piece of clothing that we wear
on the lower part of our body it covers
our legs
your pants are bigger than mine your
pants are bigger than mine
your pants are bigger than mine
dress dress
dress so a dress is something that’s
worn over the entire body it usually
covers from the shoulders
to around the knee area but it can go
further
i regret not buying that dress i regret
not buying that dress
i regret not buying that dress
say say
say we use
say for simple reports of speech
i was just going to say that i was just
going to say that
i was just going to say that
call call
call we use the verb
call when we want to make a phone call
to someone
please give me a call tomorrow morning
please give me a call tomorrow morning
please give me a call tomorrow morning
find find
find we use the word find when we talk
about the moment we discover
something how did you find the cell
phone
how did you find the cell phone how
did you find the cell phone
clean clean
clean so the word clean can be used as
an adjective or it can be used as a verb
it refers to making something
nice we aim for a clean environment
we aim for a clean environment
we aim for a clean environment
dirty dirty
dirty so the word dirty
is used to refer to something that is
not clean
the fork is on the dirty plate
the fork is on the dirty plate
the fork is on the dirty
plate carrot
carrot carrot
so a carrot is a very common vegetable
it’s orange maybe about this size we can
have
small ones as well kids do not like
carrots
kids do not like carrots kids
do not like carrots
onion onion
yen so an onion is a very common cooking
ingredient when you cut them it will
make you cry
i don’t cry when i cut onions i don’t
cry when i cut onions
i don’t cry when i cut
onions lettuce
lettuce lettuce
so lettuce is very commonly used in
salads it’s a leafy green vegetable
my salad only has lettuce and tomato
my salad only has lettuce and tomato
my salad only has lettuce and
tomato sheep
sheep sheep
so a sheep is a kind of farm animal we
get lots of things from them such as
milk
and wool as well the sheep is eating the
green grass
the sheep is eating the green grass
the sheep is eating the green grass
rabbit rabbit
rabbit so a rabbit is a very small cute
animal that’s known for hopping around
your rabbit is very cute your rabbit is
very cute
your rabbit is very cute
seal seal
seal so a seal
is an ocean animal they can be big or a
little small they kind of look like dogs
sometimes in the ocean
seals live in the coldest areas
seals live in the coldest areas
seals live in the coldest
areas cloud
cloud cloud
so clouds are those usually white or
gray kind of fluffy things we see in the
sky
i can’t see any clouds today
i can’t see any clouds today
i can’t see any clouds today
sunny sunny
sunny sunny is the word that we use to
talk about a day with lots of sunshine
i often go on a picnic on a sunny day
i often go on a picnic on a sunny day
i often go on a picnic on a sunny
day rainy
rainy rainy
rainy is used to talk about weather so
we use it for days when
water is falling from the sky it’ll be
rainy this saturday
it’ll be rainy this saturday it
will be rainy this saturday
baby baby
baby baby is the word we use to describe
a very small creature we can use it for
humans and we can use it for
animals the baby sleeps on the blanket
the baby sleeps on the blanket the
baby sleeps on the blanket
girl girl
girl so a
girl is someone who is born as a female
the girl washes her face the girl washes
her face
the girl washes her face
boy boy
boy the word boy refers to someone who
is born as a male
the boy fell down from the tree
the boy fell down from the tree
the boy fell down from the tree
happy happy
happy we use happy to describe our mood
we use this word when we are feeling
positive i am a happy person
i am a happy person i am
a happy person
sad sad
sad so the word sad
is used to describe our feelings when we
are feeling down or
low the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting
alone angry
angry angry
the word angry also refers to our
emotions we use it in times when we feel
upset or very
unhappy about something there was
something that made me angry this
morning
there was something that made me angry
this morning
there was something that made me
angry this morning
clothing clothing
clothing clothing is a word that’s used
to refer to
anything we wear this can mean coats
pants jackets shirts hats whatever
i worked in a clothing store i worked at
a clothing store
i worked at a clothing store
shoe shoe
shoe so a shoe is something you wear
on your foot i need new shoes
i need new shoes i need
new shoes
sock sock
sock a sock is something that you wear
between
your shoe and your foot usually you wear
heavy socks often in winter
are you wearing socks are you wearing
socks
are you wearing socks
underwear underwear
under wear so underwear refers to the
clothing we wear
under the clothes we can see my socks
and underwear are in the top drawer of
my dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
talk talk
talk we use the verb
talk when we want to refer to a
conversation so two or more people are
participating
let’s talk about it let’s talk about it
let’s talk about it
give give
give we use the verb give
when we want to provide someone with
something else
can i give you a useful tip can i give
you a useful tip
can i give you a useful
tip low
low low
we use the word low to talk about
something that is not high this is the
opposite of high so it’s something
near the ground this table is too low
for me
this table is too low for me
this table is too low
for me hi
hi hi
so the word hi is the opposite of the
word low it refers to something that is
far away from the ground
the waves are high today the waves are
high today
the waves are high today
fruit fruit
fruit so fruit refers to a category of
foods so fruits tend to be rather sweet
please put the fruits on the plate
please put the fruits
on the plate please put
the fruits on the plate
octopus octopus
so an octopus is a very interesting
animal with
eight legs some cultures like to eat
octopus the octopus is swimming in the
ocean
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
shark shark
shark so a shark
is for many people a very scary undersea
creature some of them are huge and can
eat people
the surfer was bitten by a shark
the surfer was bitten by a shark
the surfer was bitten by
a whale
whale whale
so whales are typically very very large
creatures that live under the sea some
are peaceful some are aggressive whales
are mammals
whales are mammals whales are mammals
cloudy cloudy
cloudy so cloudy refers to weather
it’s used on days when there are many
clouds in the sky
i don’t like cloudy days i don’t like
cloudy days
i don’t like cloudy days
cool cool
cool we use cool when the weather is not
like
cold but it feels a little bit nice
actually still
the weather is cool the weather is cool
the weather is cool
cucumber cucumber q
bur so a cucumber is a food that we
can eat it’s something that’s healthy
and usually pretty refreshing
these cucumbers are fresh these
cucumbers are fresh
these cucumbers are fresh
bell pepper bell pepper
bell pepper so a bell pepper is another
food that many people like to eat
sometimes they’re a little bit bitter
the most common bell peppers are green
red or yellow the most common bell
peppers are green
red or yellow the most common
bell peppers are green red or yellow
broccoli broccoli
broccoli broccoli
is another very healthy food lots of
kids really don’t like it though
order the broccoli soup order the
broccoli soup
order the broccoli soup
banana banana
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bananas are very popular fruits they are
yellow in color and you peel them
to open them this banana is really sweet
this banana is really sweet this
banana is really sweet
apple apple
apple apples are very popular fruits you
can usually find them
in red or in green colors i’m peeling an
apple
i’m peeling an apple i’m peeling
an apple grape grape
grape so a grape is another type of
fruit you usually find them
in purple or in green colors
that grape looks pretty old that grape
looks pretty old that grape
looks pretty old
watermelon watermelon
watermelon so a watermelon is a very
large fruit it’s green on the outside
and pink on the inside she bought a huge
watermelon
she bought a huge watermelon she
bought a huge watermelon
bird bird
bird so a bird is a creature that can
fly through the sky
has wings and feathers we listened to
the birds
we listened to the birds we
listened to the birds
mouse mouse
mouse so a mouse is a very small
creature
some people consider it a rodent so it’s
not wanted
the mouse is eating grass
the mouse is eating grass the
mouse is eating grass
sun sun
sun so the sun
is the star that’s closest to earth and
it gives us sunshine
today the sun is shining today the sun
is shining
today the sun is shining
weather weather
whether so weather just refers to the
outside conditions the conditions in
nature
this weather is awful this weather is
awful
this weather is awful
degree degree
degree so the word degree is
the word we use for that small circle
next to
celsius or fahrenheit when we talk about
the temperature
it is one degree outside it is one
degree outside
it is one degree outside
woman woman
so woman refers to one person one woman
when talking about more than one woman
we use women
the woman is wearing a black sweater the
woman is wearing a black sweater
the woman is wearing a black
sweater man
man man
so a man refers to one male person
when we want to talk about more than one
male person we say
men the director is a very serious man
the director is a very serious man
the director is a very serious
man girlfriend
girlfriend girl friend
so the word girlfriend can be used to
refer to your romantic partner who is a
girl
we can also use it to talk about female
friends
your girlfriend is one year older than
you right
your girlfriend is one year older than
you right
your girlfriend is one year older than
you
right boyfriend
boyfriend boyfriend
so the word boyfriend is used to refer
to a male romantic partner
we do not typically use this word to
talk about our male friends though
she’ll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
she’ll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
she’ll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
train train
train so a train
is a large kind of public transportation
that we use
to travel quickly inside cities and
between cities
what time is the last train what time is
the last train
what time is the last train
airplane airplane
airplane so airplanes are the mode of
transportation that fly
we often call them planes as well
the passengers flew on the airplane the
passengers flew on the airplane
the passengers flew on the airplane
bus bus
bus so a bus is like a large
car we typically use it to transport
people inside cities or between cities
on the road
he rides the bus he rides the bus he
rides the bus
taxi taxi
taxi a taxi
is a single car that you can rent so you
need to pay money
to use a taxi to travel in a city
give me a call after you get in the taxi
give me a call after you get in the taxi
give me a call after you get
in the taxi spinach
spinach spinach
so spinach is a very healthy food it’s
leafy and
green and popular for salads spinach is
a rich source of iron and calcium
spinach is a rich source of iron and
calcium
spinach is a rich source of iron
and calcium dolphin
dolphin dolphin
a dolphin is a very smart undersea
animal
and they’re very popular because they’re
very cute and it sounds like they’re
talking to people sometimes
the dolphin jumps out of the water
the dolphin jumps out of the water the
dolphin jumps out of the water
squid squid
squid so a squid is another undersea
creature sometimes they’re small but in
other cases in special cases they are
enormous there are giant squid as well
i can’t eat squid i can’t eat squid
i can’t eat squid
hi everybody my name is alicia in this
lesson we’re going
to talk about how to make questions
using
the future perfect tense i’ll review how
to make questions with the simple
future perfect and with the progressive
or the continuous version
so i’ll introduce how to make it when we
use it
and a few example sentences let’s get
started
i want to begin then with a quick review
of
future perfect tense and when to use it
you might have seen
the video about the future perfect tense
or the future perfect
progressive tense this is the same as
that
to review though for this lesson we use
the future perfect tense
to refer to actions that will
or that won’t will not be finished
at a specific time in the future
so this is very specific to the simple
future perfect tense to give a visual
representation
if we’re talking in our conversation in
the present here
now there’s some point in the future
like tomorrow or 8 p.m or monday for
example
so by this point in time something some
action
will or will not be finished by this
point in time
so i’ve marked this with a star and a
question so we maybe we will maybe we
won’t
we’re using questions for this lesson so
i’ve used a question mark for this
so this is for the simple the simple
future perfect
for progressive however which we’ll also
review quickly today
for progressive this is for actions that
will be
continuing at a specific point in the
future
so this is one difference between the
simple form
and the progressive form with the simple
form the action either will
or will not be finished with progressive
form
the action will or will not be
continuing
so let’s take a look now at how to make
future perfect questions let’s begin
with the simple version future perfect
simple
questions to make a basic future perfect
simple tense question
we begin with will then we add our
subject like i
he she for example we follow with
have then we use the past participle
form of the verb
and any additional information this is
where we include
our deadline or our cutoff point i’ll
share some examples of this in just a
second
if however we want to make a future
perfect
progressive question we can use a very
similar pattern
we begin again with will plus subject
plus have but to make the progressive
form we need to use have
been and instead of the past participle
form of the verb
we use the progressive or the continuous
form of the verb
the ing form of a verb as we did with
the simple future tense simple future
perfect rather
we then include any additional
information this is where we include our
deadline or our cutoff point our future
reference point
that comes at the end of the sentence
the end of the question
if you want to make a negative we simply
replace
won’t for will so instead of using
will at the beginning of the sentence we
use
won’t this tends to be used when we’re
confirming
something i’ll show you an example of
this at the end of the lesson
but we use this won’t when we’re asking
about something we thought was true
and we want to confirm that with another
person it’s kind of a specific
case so again i’ll show you an example
for now though
let’s practice making a few basic
sentences with these patterns
all right over here i want to use the
verb
finish for this sentence will he have
something his report by monday
so we see that monday is our future
point here
we also see we have will he
have there’s no bin here
this tells us that it is a future
perfect simple tense
sentence so we need to use the past
participle form of the verb
will he have finished
his report by monday means by this point
in time in the future
monday will the report be finished
will it not be finished that’s the
question so we’ll say either
yes his report will be finished by
monday or no
his report will not be finished by
monday so
will he have finished his report by
monday he will have or he won’t have
okay let’s move along will you have
something by 8 pm by 8 pm
so the verb i want to use here is eat
again we have will you have there’s no
bin
here so that’s a good hint that we
should use the past participle form of
the verb
eat so the past participle form of eat
is eaten will you have eaten
by 8 pm so perhaps this is a dinner
invitation for example will you have
eaten by 8 pm
the answer to this might be no we won’t
have eaten
or no i won’t have eaten because i’m
working or
yes i’ll have eaten already for example
so we can use the future perfect tense
to reply to this question as well
yes i will have eaten no i won’t have
eaten yet
for example you can mix yet and already
into your answers
okay let’s continue along to the next
example
will we have been something on this
project
for a month as of tomorrow
so here we do see been
will we have been this is a big hint
that we should use the progressive or
the continuous form of the verb
our verb here is work so the progressive
form is working
will we have been working
on this project for a month as of
tomorrow
as of tomorrow means tomorrow is kind of
our like landmark point
so at this point in time at this
specific point in time tomorrow
will we have been continuously working
on this project for a one month period
so in other words we began working on
the project
one month ago one month in the past
we’ve been working
continuously and we’re still working on
the project
so this is a confirmation question will
we have been working on this project for
a month
as of tomorrow you could say yes we will
have been working for a month
or no we won’t have been working for a
month yet
something like that could be the reply
so this is probably a confirmation
question about how long
a project has been in progress i want to
finish though
with an example of this won’t that i
mentioned earlier
i made a conversation actually so let’s
take a look
a says let’s meet at 6 pm let’s imagine
it’s an office let’s meet at 6 pm
b says won’t you have left the office by
then
you have a dinner meeting a says
oh right so this is a very common
example
of when we might use this won’t
pattern so like i said it’s used to
confirm
a perhaps forgets his or her schedule
and therefore suggests a six o’clock
meeting let’s meet at 6 pm b
however remembers the schedule and b
asks this question to confirm
the future plan well won’t you have left
the office by 6 pm so at this point in
time
you will be gone so you will have left
the office
at some point before this right using
this
won’t you sounds like it’s a
confirmation isn’t that right
because you have a dinner meeting a then
remembers
oh right so this is a very common way we
might use this
but as you can see it’s kind of a
specific situation
where some person forgets a future
schedule or a future planned action
another person in the situation
remembers it though and they ask to
confirm
so you might see it used in something
like this however
we tend to use this more in the positive
to ask
positive questions about the future
about future activities
so i hope that that helps you make
questions with the future perfect tense
and with the future perfect progressive
tense not just simple
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want to practice making some sentences
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bye bye hi everybody my name is alicia
in this lesson i’m going to talk about
asking permission
using may i and can i let’s get started
first many people ask what is the
difference between
may i and can i the simple answer
is when asking for permission you want
to do something
you ask to do that thing when asking for
permission
in modern american english there isn’t a
difference
most people use them the same way
so when people ask this question should
i use may i should i use can i
if you use one or the other you will be
understood there won’t be a
communication problem we use them the
same way
most people do however however
originally may was used to ask
permission we used may to ask permission
originally many many years ago
that was the preferred word the specific
word
to ask for permission for something can
was used to talk about our abilities
things we’re able to do
and of course we still use can to do
this today
so sometimes you may meet people who are
very very
like strict about this rule they still
want to use
may for permission if you use can so
sometimes for example
in school if a student says can i go to
the bathroom
a teacher who is very strict about this
rule might say
do you mean may i go to the bathroom so
sometimes people are very strict about
this but i feel that this is decreasing
a little bit
you might hear some teachers some people
who are strict
about this rule kind of make jokes like
that but in general as i said
most people do use them in the same way
we use them interchangeably
so we use both to ask permission
therefore
sentences like these both of these are
acceptable
can i use your computer in other words
is it okay if i use your computer
and may i use your computer so we would
use
both of these to ask for permission for
from somebody
can i use your computer in this case
doesn’t mean
like do i have the ability to use your
computer
this is asking for permission for
something
so technically if you want to be
historical about it yes this one is the
most correct
may i use your computer that’s true
however in american english
may i tends to sound more formal these
days
so if you use may with your friends and
your family
you might sound too polite you might
like create
distance between your friends and your
family if you use
me for everything because may sounds
polite may sounds a bit more
formal this might be different in
british english but in
american english it tends to sound a
little more polite
we can also change this from can i or
may i
to for example may we like may we borrow
your car
so you’re asking permission for more
than one person
yourself and someone else may we borrow
your car
or can he come to the event so in this
case you’re asking permission for
someone else
to do something may we can he
but so this is kind of a basic overview
of the difference between them but
there’s one other
thing i want to like point out or
mention
that is word order this is something i
see a lot of mistakes with
the word order problem is a confusion
between
where to put can or may in the sentence
so let’s look at two pairs of examples
here
the first pair the difference here let’s
read them first
he can come to the party i have a period
here or a question here because
intonation matters so
first he can come to the party as a
statement or
he can come to the party as a question
the other one in this pair is can he
come to the party
so first thing to notice in the first
sentence
he is the beginning of the sentence he
can
come to the party in the second sentence
can begins the sentence can he come to
the party
so what is the difference here this
sentence
as a statement he can come to the party
it’s not a question
he can come to the party is like a
simple
confirmation we are confirming he can
come to the party
it’s a statement there’s not a request
for permission there
however if we use this upward question
intonation
he can come to the party you’re
confirming
that so for example you heard some
information that you’re surprised
oh he can come to the party for example
you thought maybe that person couldn’t
come
so this is either a simple confirmation
statement
he can come to the party or a
confirmation
question like did i hear that correctly
he can come to the party
so we’re confirming something in this
sentence with this grammar
in this sentence however can he come to
the party
this is a question that is asking
permission can he come to the party
so please note when you ask permission
your can
or your may as we’ll see later this
should be at the beginning of your
sentence
let’s move on though to this next pair
i’ve used
may here because may presents kind of a
different situation
so this one as i said confirmation of
attendance
however may has a different meaning
when we use may in a different word
order we create a different meaning
first let’s read the sentences he may
come to the party
second may he come to the party
so you can hear my intonation is
different as well he may come to the
party
this is a statement not a question he
may come to the party
this may be a question you would ask but
it’s not so common
may he come to the party is a clear
question what’s the difference here
here we’ve used may so in this use of
may with this grammar
we’ve made a statement actually this is
a simple statement like here
it’s a statement but the meaning here is
that this man
he he might attend so
this use of may is not requesting
permission this is saying something is
uncertain
so the man might attend but it’s
uncertain
he may come to the party we don’t know
yet he’s deciding
in this sentence however may he come to
the party
this is a polite way to ask permission
for someone else to attend may he come
to the party
probably i would use can he come to the
party because it sounds less formal
but this is a polite way to ask
permission for someone else
to attend a party so please keep in mind
when you want to make a request for
permission you’re asking for permission
you need to include can or may at the
beginning of the request
if you put it here after your subject he
can come or
he may come you might create some
confusion so please please please make
sure your request
word your can or your may is at the
beginning of your sentence that’s a key
point
so this is a quick overview a quick
introduction to some differences between
may and can and may i and can i for
asking for permission i hope that that
was helpful for you
if you have any questions or comments or
anything
else that you think might be helpful
with regard to this lesson please let us
know in the comment section of this
video
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bye-bye hi everybody my name is alicia
in this lesson i’m going to talk about
how to use
have to i’m going to focus on using have
to
to make negative statements and to make
two
kinds of question so let’s get started
first i want to begin with a review
point
when we use have to
we talk about our responsibilities these
are the things
we must do tasks we are responsible for
this can be at work at home in our
social lives
whatever have to is used to explain
responsibilities we often use
have to for things we do not want
to do so things we have a responsibility
to do
but maybe we’re not interested in doing
that thing
let’s look at some examples first i have
to
go to school or she has to go
to work these are examples of things
that are our responsibility to do
but maybe we don’t want to do that thing
or we’re not interested in doing that
thing
at a specific time or on a certain day
then when we use have to in the negative
form it means we don’t
have a responsibility to do that
thing or in other words don’t have to or
doesn’t have to is used to express
a lack of responsibility lack of
something means
no of something zero of something no
responsibility for something
so we use don’t have to or doesn’t have
to
one important point about using this for
the negative
to make a negative statement we use this
for
activities that we can reasonably
be expected to do
so a mistake that i hear students make a
lot
is when they’re practicing making
sentences with the negative
form don’t have to and doesn’t have to
they’ll try to make an example sentence
using
something that yes they don’t have a
responsibility to do
however it’s something really strange a
great example
is a student or many students actually
who’ve said i don’t have to drink
alcohol at work
so this is a strange example because
yes even though although it’s
grammatically
correct it’s really strange to
have a job where you drink alcohol maybe
if you’re a bartender
for example it’s reasonable but in
most jobs it’s not reasonable to drink
alcohol
at work so if you say i don’t have to
drink alcohol at work it sounds
strange we use don’t have to
or doesn’t have to to talk about things
that we can
reasonably expect to do so let’s look at
some natural examples of this
first i don’t have to
go to work today for example i took the
day off this is a reasonable expectation
i don’t have to go to work today it’s a
holiday for example
he doesn’t have to take out the garbage
tonight
he doesn’t have to take out the garbage
tonight this
is a task a household task that a person
can
reasonably be expected not to have to do
maybe this one night in particular maybe
his sister is going to do it or someone
else is going to take care of this
so he doesn’t have to do this activity
tonight
another one you don’t have to pay me
back
this is a very common expression we use
among friends
so you pay for someone’s coffee or you
pay for someone’s lunch or a small item
and the friend says you don’t have to
pay me back
so i’ll pay you don’t have to pay me
back
so it’s reasonable to expect repayment
but if you say this you don’t have to
pay me back
it sounds quite natural there’s no
responsibility
to pay me back in other words so please
make sure when you make
the negative with this grammar point
that you use it for
reasonable expectations only it sounds
kind of strange if you use it for
something like a little bit crazy
or a little bit strange okay with that
then let’s move on to the first of the
two types of questions
i want to talk about the first question
pattern i want to mention
is an information pattern so you’re
looking to get some kind of information
by this i mean we use a wh
question like who what where when why or
how
to begin our question we follow that
with do
or does your subject have or has
depending on your subject
and two plus some verb or verb phrase
so we use this kind of question
to ask about someone’s responsibilities
let’s look at some examples first one
what do you have to do today
this is a question about the other
person’s responsibilities
on this day only what do you have to do
today i have to go to work i have to go
to the post
office i have to pick up my son from
school for example
those are the person’s responsibilities
for that
day what do you have to do today you’re
looking for information
let’s look at the next example where
does he have to go
where does he have to go is a question
about a location
so in this case where does he have to go
you’re asking the question for another
person maybe there’s
a student in a school looking for a
place
or looking for something some kind of
information or looking for a person
i might say to someone else well where
does he have to go
maybe where does he have to go to find
this information
where does he have to go to get this
document
for example so we’re looking for
information for this
other person in this case where does he
have to go
i’m talking to a third person in this
situation
one more example sentence who do we need
to meet
who do we need to meet so again in this
case there are probably three people in
this situation
there’s the speaker and then we know
there’s another person here
at least one more person because we’ve
used we in the sentence
who do we need to meet so we’re asking
this question
to someone else we need to meet with
someone about something
but we don’t know who is the person who
do we need to meet
okay so when you ask with this kind of
pattern
you’re looking for some extra some
something that you’re looking for
there’s some kind of information you
need to get
so you can use a pattern like this to
get that
let’s move on though to the second
question pattern that i want to talk
about today
that is questions for confirmation
confirmation means like check how to
check using a question
to check the information that you have
to make sure you are
correct or maybe incorrect confirmation
questions
when we make a confirmation question the
pattern is quite different
from the information question pattern we
looked at a moment ago
here we will begin the question with
don’t
or doesn’t depending on the subject so
don’t or doesn’t plus your subject plus
have to
plus your verb or verb phrase let’s look
at some examples here
first one don’t you have to leave
we’ll typically use this kind of
intonation pattern
don’t you have to leave so it’s a
question
this question means the speaker thinks
the listener
has to leave the speaker thinks it’s the
listener’s responsibility to leave
but perhaps the listener is not
leaving is not making motions like they
are planning to leave
so the speaker wants to confirm don’t
you have to leave
like the speaker thinks there’s some
responsibility here
we’ll talk about responses to this in
just a moment
let’s look at another example of this
confirmation question though
second doesn’t he have to finish his
homework
doesn’t he have to finish his homework
so perhaps this is a parent
talking to another parent like about the
student or about someone’s son
doesn’t he have to finish his homework
they’re trying to confirm something
so again the speaker thinks that this
person this he
in this situation has a responsibility
to finish his homework but maybe there’s
been some kind of
change so the speaker asks this question
to another person maybe another parent
or a teacher
doesn’t he have to finish his homework
so again we’re confirming
i think this but is it correct is
another way to understand this
let’s look at one more example don’t we
have to get up early
don’t we have to get up early get up
early means get out of bed early wake
up early so don’t we have to get up
early
so this might be between like um a
married couple for example
don’t we have to get up early tomorrow
for example
so again the speaker thinks i have a
responsibility or we have a
responsibility to wake up early tomorrow
is that correct so that’s a confirmation
question
so let’s take a look at some ways that
we can answer
confirmation questions let’s look at
some sample responses
first let’s go back to this question
don’t you have to leave
to respond to this question we might use
something like this yes i do
yes i do so this yes i do is like a
short way to say yes i do have to leave
so in other words yes it’s a yes
response
to make a full answer yes i do have to
leave
but most of the time we just say yes or
yes i do
if however the answer is no we can say
no i don’t have to in this case leave
yet so you might use something like yet
or already as we see here
but no i don’t have to leave yet this
yet
shows the speaker is going to leave has
to leave
but not quite so not quite it’s not
quite the time
to leave in other words so yes i do or
no
i don’t these two are kind of like the
basic
uh yes or no responses and we can add
some extra information at the end
let’s move on to the second sentence
doesn’t he have to finish his homework
so to respond to this question we could
say yes he does
similar here yes i do but because the
subject is he
yes he does in uh no
response we could say for example he
finished it
already he finished it already so i
mentioned
we could use already or yet to talk
about the status
of an activity he finished it already
so that means no he doesn’t have to like
in the future because he finished it
already
so the action is done it’s completed
it’s finished
so this is a sample answer okay
let’s move on to one more don’t we have
to get up early
we could answer this with yes we do or
simply
no we don’t so if you are ever not sure
of the best way to answer one of these
confirmation questions
you can just say yes or no and you can
follow it with like a repetition
of the thing that was in the question so
i showed you this here
like yes i do have to leave you can use
the same thing
that you heard in the question to answer
that we see that down here
don’t we have to get up early yes we do
have to get up
early of course if the answer is no just
use the negative and the same pattern
like no
i don’t have to leave no we don’t have
to get up
early so to tell the difference between
these
confirmation questions and these
information questions
you can focus on the beginning of the
sentence is there this wh
style question at the beginning of the
sentence or
do you hear a don’t or it doesn’t at the
beginning of the sentence
this is a pretty good hint that i hope
can help you
tell the difference between these two so
i hope that this helps you
in making negative statements and
questions with
have to of course if you have any
questions or comments or want to
practice making sentences
please feel free to do so in the comment
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the basic definition of the verb start
is to begin
or to initiate something examples
let’s start dinner i started a new
project this year
now let’s look at the conjugations for
this verb
present start starts
past started past participle
started progressive starting
now let’s talk about some additional
meanings for this verb the first
additional meaning is to move
suddenly to move suddenly like with
surprise or shock
examples she started when the phone rang
the dog starts every time he hears
fireworks
so to start is like to jump it’s like
this quick motion
of surprise or shock usually because
something like
loud happened or something surprising
happened in the first example sentence a
phone rang and
maybe it surprised the person so she
started when the phone rang it means she
like kind of jumped she made this motion
like she was scared or surprised
in the second example sentence it’s
fireworks the dog is afraid of the
fireworks so
the dog starts every time he hears
fireworks so the dog jumps makes this
motion
every time he hears fireworks the second
additional meaning
is to cause to operate to cause to
operate
for example go start the car
i’m starting my computer now so you can
see that we use this like with machines
computers
cars airplanes buses these sorts of
things that require
operation so to begin that operation to
initiate that operation
we use the verb start go start the car
means like begin the operations of the
car kind of
or i’m starting my computer now means
like the computer is coming on the power
is on like it’s
beginning all of its operating processes
so
to cause to operate is another meaning
of start
the third meaning is to begin something
with a person
or thing this means like an activity of
some kind
let’s look at some examples let’s start
the meeting with sales
i want to start the conference with our
keynote speaker
so here we see let’s start the meeting
with sales in the first example sentence
that means
let’s begin the meeting by talking about
sales
or it could mean let’s begin the meeting
with
a report from the sales department so it
kind of depends on the situation
specifically
but in either case it means that the
topic in some way is going to be about
sales so let’s start the meeting with
that thing
with that topic in the second example
sentence it’s a specific
person so let’s start the conference
with the keynote speaker
means the keynote speaker will be the
person who begins the first activity in
the conference
is the keynote speaker we are beginning
the conference with
that keynote speaker’s speech presumably
so
third meaning okay the fourth meaning of
this verb is to
indicate the initial point for a range
or a
course or something similar examples
plans start from five dollars per month
the race starts here so in both of these
examples we see the beginning
point that’s shown with the verb start
so plans
start from five dollars a month shows
that five dollars a month is the
cheapest plan
they start at this price in the second
example sentence the race
starts here this refers to the point
where the race begins
from here the people will race so it
only refers to the starting point the
beginning point the initial location
let’s move on to some variations for
this verb now
the first variation is to start
something or to start anything
this means to make trouble to make
trouble examples
are you trying to start something keep
your mouth shut and don’t start anything
so both of these mean making trouble in
the first example sentence it’s a
question are you trying to start
something
means are you trying to cause trouble
are you trying to make trouble are you
trying to start a fight
in the second example sentence it’s a
command like keep your mouth
shut and don’t start anything so don’t
start trouble don’t make a scene don’t
cause a fuss so make trouble
start something or start anything okay
the second variation is to start over to
start over means to begin
again examples i lost the file and had
to start over
she started over in a new city so these
just mean to begin
again from zero so in the first example
sentence maybe all of us have had this
experience
you delete a file or there’s some
mistake with the file
it disappears and you have to start over
you have to begin
again from zero in the second example
sentence it’s about starting over in a
new city so in other words beginning a
new life
in a new city we use start over to refer
to that experience
okay so i hope that you got some new
ways to use the verb
start from this video of course if you
have any questions or comments or if you
want to try to make an example sentence
please feel free to do so in the comment
section of this video
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okay today’s topic is how to match your
routine to language learning
if you’re having a hard time sticking
with language learning then this episode
is for you
you’ll learn one how to map your routine
and set your schedule
two how to choose the learning medium
that’s right for you
and three the language tools you’ll want
for your learning style
if you’re having a hard time sticking
with language learning you’ll find out
how to fix it now
let’s jump into the first part one
how to map your routine and set your
schedule first here’s a quick question
for you
which of these would you rather have a
the world’s most comprehensive language
learning resources
but a weak study routine or b
a strong study routine and average
resources leave your answer in the
comments
but there is a correct answer here you
want a strong study routine
why you can have the best app or
textbook in the world
but if you don’t use it because you
don’t have a learning routine or a habit
you won’t learn anything if you have a
strong routine and work ethic and just a
dictionary and internet access
you’ll learn more than someone with the
best program and no routine
the point is we are creatures of
routines and habits
and our habits can be used for good or
bad they make us or break us
for example if you have a bad habit like
going to bed at 4am
you’ll always feel tired when you wake
up for work or school in the morning
if you have a good habit like exercising
regularly you’ll have energy and good
health
once we have a routine we tend to stick
to it if it’s a bad routine
it can do a lot of damage but if it’s a
good routine
it can help us enjoy incredible results
we can also use routines to our
advantage by applying them to work
toward our goals
like language learning how do you create
a strong language learning routine
here’s one way to do it first write down
your current daily schedule
for example 7 am i wake up 8 am i leave
the house
8 20 to 8 50 i’m on the train 9 10 am i
arrive at work
1 pm i go to lunch and so on write out
your daily schedule for the whole week
make it detailed if you write out your
schedule you can see your existing daily
routine
you can see where you can fit language
learning into your existing routine
the routine that you’re used to instead
of trying to create a new routine
why does this matter for example some
people will look at their schedule and
see that they wake up at 8 a.m
they think that if they wake up at 7 a.m
they can have an extra hour for language
learning
but for many of us that approach usually
doesn’t work because it’s not something
we’re used to
you’re trying to wake up early so you
can learn a language you’re trying to
implement
two brand new routines that you’re not
used to
for many people this results in failure
even if you do wake up at 7am
will you get out of bed immediately and
jump straight to learning every day
or will you lose motivation after a few
days because you miss that hour of sleep
so map out your weekly schedule once you
understand where your time goes
find an existing part of your routine
that you can fit language learning into
for example if you take the train in the
morning you can use that existing
routine and learn some language during
that time
if you always eat lunch at 1pm watch a
video lesson during your break
if you always cook at 8pm play some
audio lessons in the background
if at first you have to start with
multitasking it’s better than nothing
you can at least get used to being
exposed to the language while you work
on dedicating more time and attention to
it
now let’s jump into part two two
how to choose the learning medium that’s
right for you
before you begin learning it’s important
to understand what kind of learner you
are
are you a visual learner or do you learn
by reading
there’s something called the vark model
and it’s an acronym for four learning
styles
visual auditory or listening reading
writing and kinesthetic meaning hands-on
or
actual practice and trial and error you
need to understand what kind of learning
resources are best for you
so how do you determine what kind of
learner you are
this depends on you do you like watching
videos
listening reading or writing or do you
prefer more hands-on practice
there’s no wrong answer it depends on
what kind of learner you are and what
you like
also think about your past language
study experience
did you remember vocabulary words better
when you read them from a book
or was listening to a podcast more
helpful for you
how do you usually remember information
best this helps you choose the learning
medium or study tools that are right for
you
we’ll talk more about this in a few
minutes for now determine what kind of
learner you are
leave us a comment and let us know the
last thing you need to keep in mind is
your study ratio
your study ratio is how much time you
spent absorbing information
input and how much time you spent
producing language
output what you want to strive for is
about 50
input and 50 practice or production
producing that language
so if you read for 30 minutes then you
want to practice for 30 minutes
you can’t just consume you must practice
otherwise it’s not going to stick as
fast all right
we’ve covered routines and learning
types let’s move on to part three
three the language tools you’ll want for
your learning style
in this last part we’re going to cover
all the resources that you can take
advantage of based on your learning
style
but remember if you’re a visual learner
that doesn’t mean you should shun
resources that don’t fit that style
sometimes it’s not practical to watch a
video for example
if you’re driving audio is a much better
choice so let’s jump in
if you’re a visual learner take
advantage of our video lessons in the
lesson library
we have them across all levels from
absolute beginner to advanced
these will be your main source of
learning use the vocab slideshows
you’ll find these on every lesson page
and vocab list
the slideshows make it super easy to
learn and review words
just press play and watch you can put it
on a loop and watch for as long as you
want
next if you’re an auditory learner then
take advantage of our audio lessons
you can also use dialog audio tracks
these give you just the conversation
from that lesson and you can use these
tracks to immerse yourself in
conversations
next if you prefer reading and writing
we include lesson notes and transcripts
for every audio
and video lesson so if you’re taking a
lesson
read along the lesson notes include
extra grammar explanations
vocab lists and cultural insights that
are not available in the lesson
you can also check out our extensive
reading books in the lesson library
these are simple one line per page books
that will build you into
a confident reader if you prefer writing
you can copy out the lesson dialogue
into your notebook
you can leave comments on our lessons
with sample sentences
you can keep a daily journal in your
target language plus
you can send messages to your premium
plus teacher and practice writing
they’ll correct your mistakes tell you
how to express yourself in a natural way
and help you improve fast and finally if
you’re a kinesthetic learner and prefer
hands-on experience and trial and error
definitely use our premium plus teachers
and practice with them
you can do that via the my teacher
messenger on the site
or in the app use our spaced repetition
flashcards
these cards quiz you on words and
phrases and help you master them fast
they sort the words for you and quiz you
accordingly so
if you don’t know a word you’ll keep
seeing it over and over until you get it
right
and if you do know it you’ll see it
again in a few days it’ll pop up every
now and then just to refresh your memory
also take advantage of our lesson
quizzes you’ll find these in every audio
lesson
and these test you on the words and
phrases you learned in the lessons
you can also practice speaking with our
voice recorder you’ll find this inside
the dialog tool
you can record yourself and compare with
native speakers
you can keep practicing until you can
say the lesson dialogue at a native
level
there are tools for every learning style
so
today you learned one how to map your
routine and set your schedule
two how to choose the learning medium
that’s right for you
and three the language tools you’ll want
for your learning style
so thank you for watching this episode
of monthly review
next time we’ll talk about the secret to
speaking more of your target language
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starting easy with language learning is
sometimes the best way to get into a new
language
but before you feel guilty about wanting
to learn the easy way
don’t worry it’s fine to start the easy
way you wouldn’t expect to lift 200
pounds on your first day at the gym
right
and language is no different start easy
so you can build up to tackling greater
challenges later
in this video we’ll explore seven easy
ways to learn a language
the reason it’s okay to start easy is
the same as the reason you should start
easy in the gym
you just can’t expect to lift 200 pounds
on day one
you start with five pounds then you move
up to 10 15
- and language is the same way learn a
few phrases today a basic conversation
tomorrow
in a few weeks you’ll be able to speak
for up to 3 minutes in your target
language
then you’ll reach 5 then 10 then 20
minutes
success comes step by step little by
little so it’s important to make things
that are easy to do
and easy to continue part of your
routine if you try to study for two
hours a day with nothing but a big
textbook
you may overwhelm yourself get
discouraged and get tired
you might not stick with it because it’s
too hard to do
things that are easy to do are easy to
continue
so here are some resources to help you
learn language the easy way
number one take audio and video lessons
listening to audio and watching video
lessons is an easy way to consume
language
most of our lessons are five minutes on
average so you don’t have to spend
too much time with the computer you can
even learn on our app while you’re
commuting
working around the house or out on a
walk
number two take lessons with alexa
if you own an amazon echo dot or show or
are planning to get one you’ll want to
make sure to download some apps to help
you learn your target language
take a look through the amazon skill
store you can listen to lessons and
other audio materials
actively or passively whenever the time
is right for you
number three download the lesson
dialogues and immerse yourself
with every audio lesson you get a
dialogue track
just the lesson conversation these are
just 5 to 20 seconds long
when you finish a lesson download the
track make a playlist of all of them
then play them and immerse yourself in
the language
number 4 the word of the day
this will take you a minute or less sign
up for our free word of the day email
lessons
it’ll be a small boost to your
vocabulary every day
number five vocab slideshows
you can access vocabulary slideshows on
any audio lesson or vocab list
just press play and watch the slideshow
that’s it
this is a fast and easy way to review
words from a lesson
you can even put the slideshow on loop
to review as much as you want
number six the daily dose of language
app
this app is for the iphone ipad and
android
with this bonus app you’ll get daily
mini lessons covering phrases grammar
culture holidays slang and more every
day
is something new plus these lessons will
take you just a minute or two to
complete
number seven print out our lessons as
physical study material
you might be wondering why you should
bother to print anything if all the
lesson content is already online
but if you have the material sitting
right in front of you it’s a lot easier
to just glance through and start
learning
with our word bank study tool you can
create your own word and phrase lists
and print them out
reviewing takes just a few minutes you
can also print out the lesson notes that
come with every audio and video lesson
you’ll also find our extensive reading
books which will help you to read faster
you’ll find these in the lesson library
what’s your reason for learning a
language
is it a personal goal a hobby or do you
have dreams of living in a country where
it’s spoken
in this video you’ll discover 10 reasons
people learn languages
you’ll also learn why knowing and
sharing your reason is important to
succeeding in your learning
what’s your reason for learning a
language whatever your reason is whether
big or small
knowing it and talking about it is
important more often than not your
reason for learning a language is
directly related to your long-term goal
for the language
your reason for learning might be i want
to live in the country where the
language is spoken
or i want to understand the culture
movies and
music but it can also be something
simple like i’m just interested in it
the point is if you know your reason
you’ll always remember what got you
started in the first place
as a result you’ll maintain your
motivation and continue your studies
but what about sharing your reason with
others this doesn’t mean bragging about
your goals and saying things like i’ll
be fluent in 10 months
rather i’m learning because and sharing
something specific to you
real reasons when you talk about your
reason for learning with others
you remind yourself indirectly and the
more you think about it the more likely
you are
to do it plus you set an expectation
by sharing your goals and your reasons
for learning your friends see you as
someone who’s actively learning a
language
and that’s another powerful motivator
also
talking about it gives you confidence
the knowledge that you can and will
learn the language
a lot of people think they can’t learn a
language they think they don’t have the
time for it or the talent for it
in reality you just need to start by
sharing your reason
you can convince yourself that you can
do it so
what’s your reason for learning leave a
comment and tell us why you started
learning a new language
so why are other language learners
studying
we asked here are the top 10 reasons for
learning a language
number one i love the culture and the
people who speak the language
this is a popular answer especially
among our learners studying japanese and
korean
number two i want to understand songs
movies and tv shows
songs movies and tv shows are great ways
to immerse yourself in the language
if you’re spending your time learning
and immersing yourself you’re going to
learn faster
number three it’s a beautiful language
sometimes people simply love the way the
language sounds
this is a simple answer but even this
can keep you motivated if your interest
in the language is genuine
number four my family comes from a place
where the language is spoken
of course people want to be able to
connect to their family and the people
they love
speaking of number five i want to speak
to my partner’s family in their language
this can be a great way to connect with
people and learn more about them
especially if they’re new family number
six
i’m learning the language to impress
someone
maybe you want to show off to someone
special or maybe surprise a grandparent
with a card in their native language
there are a variety of situations in
which using another language can show
someone you care
number seven i love traveling
knowing the local language when you
travel will help you find new places and
make new connections
it can only make your travel experience
better
number eight i live or want to live in a
country that speaks the language
it’s a lot of people’s dream to live
overseas and experience the culture they
love
or maybe they need to move for work or
family reasons
learning the local language is extremely
important if you’re going to live in a
different country
number nine i just love learning
languages
what’s great about this is if you’ve
learned one language it’s easier to
learn another
because you learn how to learn a
language right if you learn one
you develop certain habits and
approaches that work for you
you can use this to master another
number 10
it’s just a personal goal we hear this a
lot
especially from learners that stopped
took a break and came back
if you have a goal in mind something you
wanted to do but never did
you want to come back to it and get it
done our results show that most people
learn for love for family to travel
or for self-improvement so why are you
learning
leave us a comment right now and let us
know did you have a language teacher
that inspired you
maybe it wasn’t a teacher but a partner
or another person
someone that motivated you to learn you
wanted to reward their investment in you
by doing well when learning a new
language having encouragement and the
help of a good teacher can be hugely
important to succeeding in your studies
in this video we’ll look at the power of
a good teacher
teachers can have a powerful impact on
you so let’s look at how great teachers
help you during your language learning
journey
number one a good teacher can push you
to improve your speaking
working on building your conversation
skills can be tough
whether you’re practicing a one-minute
conversation or a 10-minute conversation
having a good teacher to practice with
is key
you can prepare for your conversations
by creating an outline of things to
cover on
paper then as you talk you can follow
along with the topics you’ve prepared
these topics can include basic things
like greetings
asking about the other person or just
catching up because
all of the things you’re going to talk
about have been prepared before you
begin the conversation
you can move down the list and practice
different stages of conversation
something as simple as greeting someone
and catching up with them can be two to
three minutes of talking
having a good teacher to help you make
this outline and go through it with you
can really improve your speaking a good
teacher will also be able to handle
going off script too
when a conversation goes outside the
originally planned outline
a good teacher can react smoothly and
keep the conversation going
if you want to make a joke or change the
subject the teacher can follow along
they can react and continue the
conversation with you easily
if a teacher shuts down a student when
they’re trying something new
it can really hurt the student’s
motivation and enthusiasm
but the right teacher can motivate you
to get better even if your speaking
isn’t always perfect
the key is finding someone who can take
a student’s new skills and encourage
them
even if they’re not correct 100 of the
time number two
how you can learn faster with outside
help
after studying on your own for some time
introducing outside support can be a
game changer for your long-term
motivation
it can push you to reach new limits and
work harder than ever
it can be a teacher a tutor a family
member a friend
or someone you look up to but it has to
be someone that inspires and energizes
you
of course finding people like this is
easier said than done
so you might want to take a few trial
lessons with a few teachers to find the
one you’re the best fit with
if you’re a premium plus user take
advantage of your premium plus teachers
they will hold you accountable send you
assignments and give you feedback
to help you perfect your language skills
it’s also important to find a teacher
whose lessons you enjoy
sometimes people stick with lessons just
because they like the instructor
there are so many types of teachers if
you can find instructors you gravitate
towards
you may find you’ll want to learn more
just because of who they are
make sure to check out our lesson
library there are a ton of classes and
teachers to choose from
in the absolute beginner beginner and
intermediate levels
if you hear someone you like you’ll be
more likely to stick with their lessons
and you’ll learn better great work
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