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✅ How to say NO! Communication skills that work
Most people don’t like saying no — in any language. But to be strong and confident, sometimes you have to say no. Watch this lesson to learn how to say no“, show confidence, and have the respect of your coworkers, family, and friends.
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Most people don’t like saying no — in any language. But to be strong and confident, sometimes you have to say no. Watch this lesson to learn how to say no“, show confidence, and have the respect of your coworkers, family, and friends.
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🎧Her Best Friend
Rebecca talks about her best friend and where and how they met and why they like each other.
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Rebecca talks about her best friend and where and how they met and why they like each other.
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🇬🇧Gareth: Okay, Rebecca, you quizzed me about my best friend, now your turn. Who's your best friend?
🇺🇸Rebecca: My best friend is maybe one of my best friends from college. His name is Richard.
Gareth: Where did you meet him?
Rebecca: Actually, we met in college because my roommate was out hunting for people with similar interests, and so she put on a t-shirt from Final Fantasy Seven. Actually she caught me with the same t-shirt. And she found this guy's. She's like "Oh, I know that game. It's Final Fantasy Seven" and so we all started talking because of that.
Gareth: So is that why you're good friends, because of this common interest?
Rebecca: I think that does have a lot to do with it. We had a lot of good times as a group playing video games together or watching different Tv shows and a lot of cartoons and anime and stuff, but I think we're good friends because of the amount of time we spend together. When we were in college, we both had similar majors. We were both doing the English major with our foreign language which is Japanese, so you only have a certain number of classes you can take, and we ended up being in all the same classes, so we spent a lot of time together.
Gareth: So, how often do you meet each other these days?
Rebecca: Nowadays we both live really far apart. He's out in Tokyo and I'm actually down here in Kyuushuu so we're really far apart, but the modern world is all full of technology so meet online a lot. Like we talk using skype, so we talk on the phone basically for hours on end.
Gareth: Do you ever fight with him?
Rebecca: If we stay apart from each other, we don't fight, but if we visit each other which we do on occasion, we have to keep the visit to under a week because if not, we'll start trying to kill each other.
Gareth: So what do you usually fight about?
Rebecca: Oh, it's always silly little things like he does one of my pet peeve's is people who chew with their mouth open. Like I can't handle it and normally for you know like the first so many days, I can get over it, but once you get past that week part, it's you know, the one week, it's like "Uh, nope, nope. I'm gonna kill you now. Done! I've reached my limit. Game over." (Note: There are two separate notes)
Gareth: Great. Thanks very much.
Rebecca: No problem.
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🇺🇸Rebecca: My best friend is maybe one of my best friends from college. His name is Richard.
Gareth: Where did you meet him?
Rebecca: Actually, we met in college because my roommate was out hunting for people with similar interests, and so she put on a t-shirt from Final Fantasy Seven. Actually she caught me with the same t-shirt. And she found this guy's. She's like "Oh, I know that game. It's Final Fantasy Seven" and so we all started talking because of that.
Gareth: So is that why you're good friends, because of this common interest?
Rebecca: I think that does have a lot to do with it. We had a lot of good times as a group playing video games together or watching different Tv shows and a lot of cartoons and anime and stuff, but I think we're good friends because of the amount of time we spend together. When we were in college, we both had similar majors. We were both doing the English major with our foreign language which is Japanese, so you only have a certain number of classes you can take, and we ended up being in all the same classes, so we spent a lot of time together.
Gareth: So, how often do you meet each other these days?
Rebecca: Nowadays we both live really far apart. He's out in Tokyo and I'm actually down here in Kyuushuu so we're really far apart, but the modern world is all full of technology so meet online a lot. Like we talk using skype, so we talk on the phone basically for hours on end.
Gareth: Do you ever fight with him?
Rebecca: If we stay apart from each other, we don't fight, but if we visit each other which we do on occasion, we have to keep the visit to under a week because if not, we'll start trying to kill each other.
Gareth: So what do you usually fight about?
Rebecca: Oh, it's always silly little things like he does one of my pet peeve's is people who chew with their mouth open. Like I can't handle it and normally for you know like the first so many days, I can get over it, but once you get past that week part, it's you know, the one week, it's like "Uh, nope, nope. I'm gonna kill you now. Done! I've reached my limit. Game over." (Note: There are two separate notes)
Gareth: Great. Thanks very much.
Rebecca: No problem.
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🔍Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson!
▪️For hours on end
We talked on the phone for hours on end.
When we do things for hours on end, that means we just do them for a very long time, hour after hour. Notice the following:
▫️I can play poker for hours on end.
▫️Teenagers can stroll through a mall for hours on end.
▪️Not handle
I can't handle people chewing with their mouth open.
When people say they can't handle something, they mean that they cannot deal with it or accept it without feeling unpleasant. Notice the following:
▫️He doesn't handle losing very well.
▫️Some people just can't handle the truth.
▪️Get over something
Usually, I can get over it.
When people get over something, they stop letting it bother them and start to ignore it or accept it. Notice the following:
▫️After I got fired, I couldn't get over it for months.
▫️She had no trouble getting over her last boyfriend.
▪️Reach my limit
I've reached my limit.
When someone says they've reached their limit, they mean they must stop doing something because it is becoming unpleasant. Notice the following:
▫️After studying for ten hours, I reached my limit. I needed a break.
▫️Usually after about three beers, I reach my limit.
▪️Game over
I've reached my limit. Game over.
Game over just means something is finished. Notice the following:
▫️A: So did you break up with your girlfriend?
B: Yep, game over!
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▪️For hours on end
We talked on the phone for hours on end.
When we do things for hours on end, that means we just do them for a very long time, hour after hour. Notice the following:
▫️I can play poker for hours on end.
▫️Teenagers can stroll through a mall for hours on end.
▪️Not handle
I can't handle people chewing with their mouth open.
When people say they can't handle something, they mean that they cannot deal with it or accept it without feeling unpleasant. Notice the following:
▫️He doesn't handle losing very well.
▫️Some people just can't handle the truth.
▪️Get over something
Usually, I can get over it.
When people get over something, they stop letting it bother them and start to ignore it or accept it. Notice the following:
▫️After I got fired, I couldn't get over it for months.
▫️She had no trouble getting over her last boyfriend.
▪️Reach my limit
I've reached my limit.
When someone says they've reached their limit, they mean they must stop doing something because it is becoming unpleasant. Notice the following:
▫️After studying for ten hours, I reached my limit. I needed a break.
▫️Usually after about three beers, I reach my limit.
▪️Game over
I've reached my limit. Game over.
Game over just means something is finished. Notice the following:
▫️A: So did you break up with your girlfriend?
B: Yep, game over!
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📚 #vocabulary
✳️ bite-size
✏️ adjective
🔺 The kids are eating bite-size pieces of food.
Ⓜ️eaning: small enough to be eaten in one bite
🔺 bite-size pieces
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✳️ bite-size
✏️ adjective
🔺 The kids are eating bite-size pieces of food.
Ⓜ️eaning: small enough to be eaten in one bite
🔺 bite-size pieces
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#Phrases #Idioms
⭕️Read one's mind⭕️
☑️Meaning: When someone says something that you were also thinking about.
☑️Explanation: This is a stronger way of saying, "I was thinking of that too.
"For example:
💥"You read my mind."
💥"I was going to suggest that. You must have read my mind.
💥👩🏻: "Do you want to go play pool?"
👨: "You read my mind. That's exactly what I was thinking too."
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⭕️Read one's mind⭕️
☑️Meaning: When someone says something that you were also thinking about.
☑️Explanation: This is a stronger way of saying, "I was thinking of that too.
"For example:
💥"You read my mind."
💥"I was going to suggest that. You must have read my mind.
💥👩🏻: "Do you want to go play pool?"
👨: "You read my mind. That's exactly what I was thinking too."
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🎧Bad Jobs
Monica and Todd talk about some of the bad jobs they have had before.
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Monica and Todd talk about some of the bad jobs they have had before.
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🇺🇸Todd: OK, Monica, today we're going to be talking about jobs.
🇳🇿Monica: Oh, OK.
Todd: And first we're going to talk about worst jobs ever. Jobs that we had in the past that we hated, so I'll go first. The worst job I've ever had was actually working in construction. And I used to do construction with my father when I was young and I hated it.
It was always cold and windy and you were outside, and I just knew instantly that would never do construction. It just was not for me. Mainly because I hated working outside, especially when it was cold. When it was warm in the summer or spring it was good, but, ah, it was not good doing construction out in the cold.
Monica: OK, so it was only the cold you didn't like?
Todd: Well, mainly. Then, plus well, working for your dad.
Monica: It's not nice.
Todd: is always not the funnest thing, but yeah, it wasn't for me. How about you? What's a job that you hated growing up?
Monica: Well, I didn't really enjoy working on some orchards that I had to work on when I was young.
Todd: Yeah, you worked in an orchard?
Monica: Yeah, quite often I would work on an orchard during school holidays or during holidays while I was at varsity, and some of the jobs were OK, but some involved getting up very, very early, and I didn't like that. Getting up at maybe five o'clock in the morning, and getting in my car and then going out to the orchard and then having to pick apples for maybe four or five hours. It could be very tedious and boring.
Todd: Yeah, I bet, I bet.
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🇳🇿Monica: Oh, OK.
Todd: And first we're going to talk about worst jobs ever. Jobs that we had in the past that we hated, so I'll go first. The worst job I've ever had was actually working in construction. And I used to do construction with my father when I was young and I hated it.
It was always cold and windy and you were outside, and I just knew instantly that would never do construction. It just was not for me. Mainly because I hated working outside, especially when it was cold. When it was warm in the summer or spring it was good, but, ah, it was not good doing construction out in the cold.
Monica: OK, so it was only the cold you didn't like?
Todd: Well, mainly. Then, plus well, working for your dad.
Monica: It's not nice.
Todd: is always not the funnest thing, but yeah, it wasn't for me. How about you? What's a job that you hated growing up?
Monica: Well, I didn't really enjoy working on some orchards that I had to work on when I was young.
Todd: Yeah, you worked in an orchard?
Monica: Yeah, quite often I would work on an orchard during school holidays or during holidays while I was at varsity, and some of the jobs were OK, but some involved getting up very, very early, and I didn't like that. Getting up at maybe five o'clock in the morning, and getting in my car and then going out to the orchard and then having to pick apples for maybe four or five hours. It could be very tedious and boring.
Todd: Yeah, I bet, I bet.
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🔍Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson!
▪️Not for me
Construction was not for me.
When something is not for you, that means you do not like it. We only use this phrase in the negative. For example you can say, "jazz music is not for me", but not the opposite. Here are some more examples using "not for me".
▫️Raw fish is just not for me.
▫️My wife likes the ballet, but it is not for me.
▪️Not the funnest thing
Working for your dad is not the funnest thing.
Here the phrase "not the funnest thing" expresses how something is not enjoyable. It is a softer way of saying you do not like doing something. Here are a few more examples:
▫️Studying English is not the funnest thing to do for some students.
▫️Cleaning is not the funnest way to spend a Saturday.
▪️Grow up
What is a job you hated growing up?
The verb phrase "to grow up" refers to a time a person has from childhood to adulthood. People become "grown up" when they get about 20 years old. Growing up also often refers to one's teen years. Notice the following:
▫️I liked growing up in the countryside.
▫️It can be awkward growing up in a house full of adults.
▪️Work on
I had to work on an orchard.
We work "on" an open place outside. We work "in" or "inside" a building. So you work "on" a farm, but you work "in" a factory. Notice the following:
▫️He works on a farm.
▫️I hope to work on a oil rig.
▪️I bet
Yeah, I bet, I bet.
When you "bet" on something, you expect it to happen. You think it is more likely to happen than not. It is similar to "I think". When people gamble on sports, they bet on who is going to win. Here are a few examples:
▫️I bet you are tired of studying all day.
▫️I bet he comes late to class.
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▪️Not for me
Construction was not for me.
When something is not for you, that means you do not like it. We only use this phrase in the negative. For example you can say, "jazz music is not for me", but not the opposite. Here are some more examples using "not for me".
▫️Raw fish is just not for me.
▫️My wife likes the ballet, but it is not for me.
▪️Not the funnest thing
Working for your dad is not the funnest thing.
Here the phrase "not the funnest thing" expresses how something is not enjoyable. It is a softer way of saying you do not like doing something. Here are a few more examples:
▫️Studying English is not the funnest thing to do for some students.
▫️Cleaning is not the funnest way to spend a Saturday.
▪️Grow up
What is a job you hated growing up?
The verb phrase "to grow up" refers to a time a person has from childhood to adulthood. People become "grown up" when they get about 20 years old. Growing up also often refers to one's teen years. Notice the following:
▫️I liked growing up in the countryside.
▫️It can be awkward growing up in a house full of adults.
▪️Work on
I had to work on an orchard.
We work "on" an open place outside. We work "in" or "inside" a building. So you work "on" a farm, but you work "in" a factory. Notice the following:
▫️He works on a farm.
▫️I hope to work on a oil rig.
▪️I bet
Yeah, I bet, I bet.
When you "bet" on something, you expect it to happen. You think it is more likely to happen than not. It is similar to "I think". When people gamble on sports, they bet on who is going to win. Here are a few examples:
▫️I bet you are tired of studying all day.
▫️I bet he comes late to class.
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📅 Idiom of the Day
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✳️ in the red
✍ Meaning:
If a person or a company is in the red, their debts are greater than their assets.
🔎 For example:
🔺Even if we make a profit this year, we owe so much money that we'll probably still be in the red.
🔺I don't like being in the red, so I don't borrow money.
➕ Note: This comes from the practice in accounting of using red ink to make entries into a "debits" column.
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🌀 #idiom
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✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️
✳️ in the red
✍ Meaning:
If a person or a company is in the red, their debts are greater than their assets.
🔎 For example:
🔺Even if we make a profit this year, we owe so much money that we'll probably still be in the red.
🔺I don't like being in the red, so I don't borrow money.
➕ Note: This comes from the practice in accounting of using red ink to make entries into a "debits" column.
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🌀 #idiom
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📅 Phrasal Verb of the Day
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✳️ lay off
✍ Meaning:
If you lay someone off, you stop employing them and tell them they no longer have a job.
🔎 For example:
🔺 lay off sb
Many companies aren't doing so well and they'll have to lay off some of their workers.
🔺 lay sb off
Most managers say the worst part of their job is when they have to lay people off.
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🌈 #phrasal_verb
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✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️
✳️ lay off
✍ Meaning:
If you lay someone off, you stop employing them and tell them they no longer have a job.
🔎 For example:
🔺 lay off sb
Many companies aren't doing so well and they'll have to lay off some of their workers.
🔺 lay sb off
Most managers say the worst part of their job is when they have to lay people off.
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🌈 #phrasal_verb
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✅ IELTS Reading: Top 10 Tips
How can you get a high score on the IELTS Reading? In this video, I am going to give you ten important tips that will help you succeed on the reading module of the IELTS. Prepare yourself for test day by watching this class and taking my quiz at the end.
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How can you get a high score on the IELTS Reading? In this video, I am going to give you ten important tips that will help you succeed on the reading module of the IELTS. Prepare yourself for test day by watching this class and taking my quiz at the end.
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✅ 15 Fishy Expressions in English
There are so many idioms and expressions in English that have to do with fish and seafood! You might be fresh off the boat or feel like a fish out of water in an English-speaking country, but watch this video, and the world will be your oyster. You won’t clam up when you have to speak. You’ll stop being a dead fish in bed. After you watch, take out your trouser trout and do the quiz!
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There are so many idioms and expressions in English that have to do with fish and seafood! You might be fresh off the boat or feel like a fish out of water in an English-speaking country, but watch this video, and the world will be your oyster. You won’t clam up when you have to speak. You’ll stop being a dead fish in bed. After you watch, take out your trouser trout and do the quiz!
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✅ Basic English vocabulary for cleaning your house🧹
In today’s English lesson, I will teach you how to clean in English! You will learn vocabulary and special verbs we use to talk about cleaning. You’ll learn verbs like wipe, sweep, wash, scrub, mop, and more. This lesson is for beginners, so don’t be scared. Take the quiz on engVid.com and keep your house clean.
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In today’s English lesson, I will teach you how to clean in English! You will learn vocabulary and special verbs we use to talk about cleaning. You’ll learn verbs like wipe, sweep, wash, scrub, mop, and more. This lesson is for beginners, so don’t be scared. Take the quiz on engVid.com and keep your house clean.
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✅ TOEFL & IELTS skills – Notetaking
Secrets to improve your TOEFL or IELTS Listening score! Are TOEFL’s listening components dragging your time and confidence? Remember: every section has its skills to master. In this class, I will teach you notetaking skills to save time and increase comprehension. This will save you time on the TOEFL or IELTS, and will help you to get a higher score.
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Secrets to improve your TOEFL or IELTS Listening score! Are TOEFL’s listening components dragging your time and confidence? Remember: every section has its skills to master. In this class, I will teach you notetaking skills to save time and increase comprehension. This will save you time on the TOEFL or IELTS, and will help you to get a higher score.
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✅ 6 Idioms about People
Help to change our sexist language by learning 6 common idioms about people. Are you a ladies' man? A woman of your word? A man of the people? Learn the meanings of these English idioms and find out which ones you can use to describe women too! Taught by a teacher who cares about both men and women doing well in the world.
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Help to change our sexist language by learning 6 common idioms about people. Are you a ladies' man? A woman of your word? A man of the people? Learn the meanings of these English idioms and find out which ones you can use to describe women too! Taught by a teacher who cares about both men and women doing well in the world.
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✅ 5 ‘RUN’ expressions in English 🏃🏻♂️🏃♀️
Running out of time? If you can only watch one English video today, make sure it’s this one! I will teach you five very useful expressions with the word run. You will learn the expressions: run into, run out of, run against, run behind, and run by. Want to improve your English? This is the lesson for you!
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Running out of time? If you can only watch one English video today, make sure it’s this one! I will teach you five very useful expressions with the word run. You will learn the expressions: run into, run out of, run against, run behind, and run by. Want to improve your English? This is the lesson for you!
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