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✅ Polite English: Show people you care: “You must be…”
“You must be tired.” “You must be thrilled.” Learn how to use these easy English expressions to connect with others in social or business situations. By being polite and caring, your friends and colleagues will appreciate you more. I will teach you exactly how to use this simple structure in English. You’ll also learn some useful vocabulary. Not just an important English lesson, but also a good life lesson!
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“You must be tired.” “You must be thrilled.” Learn how to use these easy English expressions to connect with others in social or business situations. By being polite and caring, your friends and colleagues will appreciate you more. I will teach you exactly how to use this simple structure in English. You’ll also learn some useful vocabulary. Not just an important English lesson, but also a good life lesson!
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✅ How not to swear!
Sometimes when you want to swear, you shouldn’t…like in a job interview or in front of your grandmother! That’s why we have words that are not considered offensive that you can substitute into your vocabulary. This isn’t B.S., I promise. Watch this freakin' lesson and learn how NOT to swear!
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Sometimes when you want to swear, you shouldn’t…like in a job interview or in front of your grandmother! That’s why we have words that are not considered offensive that you can substitute into your vocabulary. This isn’t B.S., I promise. Watch this freakin' lesson and learn how NOT to swear!
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✅ Phrasal Verbs – LOOK: look up, look after, look out… 👀
Look, phrasal verbs can sometimes be confusing. So in this lesson, you will learn some common phrasal verbs using the verb LOOK. Do you often have to LOOK UP phrasal verbs and expressions? Do others LOOK DOWN on you when you don’t understand? After this lesson, things will start to LOOK UP. Then, when someone yells “LOOK OUT!”, you’ll know to be careful.
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Look, phrasal verbs can sometimes be confusing. So in this lesson, you will learn some common phrasal verbs using the verb LOOK. Do you often have to LOOK UP phrasal verbs and expressions? Do others LOOK DOWN on you when you don’t understand? After this lesson, things will start to LOOK UP. Then, when someone yells “LOOK OUT!”, you’ll know to be careful.
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✅ Learn Slang: 10 SHIT Expressions
Shit is a very common and useful word in the English language. In this fun slang lesson, you will learn some of the most common shit expressions that are often heard in movies, on TV shows, and in day-to-day life. Native speakers use the word shit in a variety of situations. Do you know what it means to be in deep shit? Have you been up shit creek“? Learn these expressions to improve your vocabulary, and test your knowledge by taking the quiz.
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Shit is a very common and useful word in the English language. In this fun slang lesson, you will learn some of the most common shit expressions that are often heard in movies, on TV shows, and in day-to-day life. Native speakers use the word shit in a variety of situations. Do you know what it means to be in deep shit? Have you been up shit creek“? Learn these expressions to improve your vocabulary, and test your knowledge by taking the quiz.
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✅ IMPERATIVES – How to give commands in English
Imperative verbs are used for giving orders, but they can sound rude and offend others if you are not careful. This lesson is designed to teach you how to get what you want using imperative verbs while being polite. After watching this video, please practice by doing our quiz. Expect great results with little effort in this essential English lesson.
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Imperative verbs are used for giving orders, but they can sound rude and offend others if you are not careful. This lesson is designed to teach you how to get what you want using imperative verbs while being polite. After watching this video, please practice by doing our quiz. Expect great results with little effort in this essential English lesson.
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✅ Classroom English: Vocabulary & Expressions for Students
Are you the new student in your English class? Do you understand what your teacher is saying? In this lesson, we will go over some of the vocabulary, expressions, and questions that you might hear in class. What do you say if they are speaking too fast or if you didn’t hear? It can be stressful to ask questions, but after this lesson, you will be more confident participating and interacting with your teacher and classmates.
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Are you the new student in your English class? Do you understand what your teacher is saying? In this lesson, we will go over some of the vocabulary, expressions, and questions that you might hear in class. What do you say if they are speaking too fast or if you didn’t hear? It can be stressful to ask questions, but after this lesson, you will be more confident participating and interacting with your teacher and classmates.
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✅ Grammar: Active and Passive Infinitives
To click or not to click? That’s not even a question if you’re an advanced English student who wants to learn even more about infinitives. Check out this grammar lesson if you want to learn how to use infinitives in simple and past forms, as well as active and passive forms. If you find this lesson too challenging or confusing, don’t forget to check out my video on the uses of infinitives, as well as my lesson on common verbs followed by infinitives. Once you’re ready, come back here and increase your knowledge!
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To click or not to click? That’s not even a question if you’re an advanced English student who wants to learn even more about infinitives. Check out this grammar lesson if you want to learn how to use infinitives in simple and past forms, as well as active and passive forms. If you find this lesson too challenging or confusing, don’t forget to check out my video on the uses of infinitives, as well as my lesson on common verbs followed by infinitives. Once you’re ready, come back here and increase your knowledge!
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✅ Real English: Phrases for finding an apartment
Have you ever had to look for an apartment? Learn some key questions to ask when searching for a flat in English. This very useful lesson will help you understand the descriptions on rental websites. I will also teach you how to make an appointment to see the place, and how to express yourself during the visit. This lesson is full of new phrases and vocabulary. It will give you all the English you need to find your new home.
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Have you ever had to look for an apartment? Learn some key questions to ask when searching for a flat in English. This very useful lesson will help you understand the descriptions on rental websites. I will also teach you how to make an appointment to see the place, and how to express yourself during the visit. This lesson is full of new phrases and vocabulary. It will give you all the English you need to find your new home.
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✅ Learn 10 Easy English Commands
Listen up! Phrasal verbs can be complete sentences! These ten short commands are so easy to learn, you’ll start using them immediately. A great shortcut to improve your English vocabulary easily and quickly. Download a free list of 100 phrasal verbs to use as commands (with meanings), in our Resources section.
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Listen up! Phrasal verbs can be complete sentences! These ten short commands are so easy to learn, you’ll start using them immediately. A great shortcut to improve your English vocabulary easily and quickly. Download a free list of 100 phrasal verbs to use as commands (with meanings), in our Resources section.
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✅ How to Write IELTS Essay Introductions – The Quick & Easy Way!
In this lesson, you’ll learn different ways to write easy but effective introductions to your essays. You don’t need to be imaginative with your introduction — all you need to do is follow the structure I give you. For most people, the hardest part of writing an essay is beginning. Stop being nervous and get a high score in your English exam by learning my simple structure for a good introduction. As a bonus, you’ll also learn some useful phrases you can memorise and use in your IELTS and CAE essays.
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In this lesson, you’ll learn different ways to write easy but effective introductions to your essays. You don’t need to be imaginative with your introduction — all you need to do is follow the structure I give you. For most people, the hardest part of writing an essay is beginning. Stop being nervous and get a high score in your English exam by learning my simple structure for a good introduction. As a bonus, you’ll also learn some useful phrases you can memorise and use in your IELTS and CAE essays.
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✳️ Word : Fray
👉 meaning ( 1 ) :
if cloth or other material frays, or if something frays it, the threads become loose because the material is old
👉 Examples :
✅ The collar had started to fray on Ed’s coat.
✅ He had frayed the bottom of his jeans.
✅ Tempers soon began to fray.
✅ The carpet was badly frayed.
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✳️ Word : Fray
👉 meaning ( 1 ) :
if cloth or other material frays, or if something frays it, the threads become loose because the material is old
👉 Examples :
✅ The collar had started to fray on Ed’s coat.
✅ He had frayed the bottom of his jeans.
✅ Tempers soon began to fray.
✅ The carpet was badly frayed.
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🎧Soul Food
Dusty talks about soul food which is traditional African-American cuisine.
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Dusty talks about soul food which is traditional African-American cuisine.
#Podcast_Transcript
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🇨🇦Mike: So Dusty-
🇺🇸Dusty: Uh-huh.
Mike: Tell me a little about - you're from Philadelphia, right?
Dusty: Yeah, yeah.
Mike: Tell me a little bit about - soul food.
Dusty: Okay. So soul food - actually, it comes from the South, and Philadelphia has a lot of great soul food restaurants. What soul food is, most of it comes from back in slave days, you know. Slaves, they can't get the really good cuts of the meat or the good parts. They got the kind of leftovers or the thrown away stuff.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: They had to learn how to make it into something a bit better.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: So it's just kind of good, hearty eating. Most of it is cooked - it's not really the healthiest food - a lot of it is cooked in butter, or fried up in lard.
Mike: Right. So can you give me some examples of like some soul food dishes maybe, and what's inside it?
Dusty: So, of course, the classic ones are things like fried chicken or chitlin. And chitlin is basically like stewed pig intestines of seasoning.
Mike: It's tasty.
Dusty: Yeah. It's not something I like, but some people enjoy it.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: And then, there's also things like collard greens, yams, mashed potatoes - a lot of things you see all the time - biscuits. These are all things that are like soul food.
Mike: Just curious, does it differ by region? Like for example, you're from Philadelphia, which is further north. Do you get different types of soul food if you go like further towards the south, like the Cajun parts, let's say Louisiana or something?
Dusty: Well, Cajun food's a bit different, but as you travel down south, you start seeing differences. Like where I was from in the States, we almost never had chitlins in the north, because it was just something that wasn't very appetizing. Or chicken feet is another one, pig's feet - food like that just wasn't as popular. But as you go down south, you get back to the roots of it more, and so you start finding more restaurants that sell these kinds of things.
Mike: Interesting.
Dusty: Yeah. I still can't eat it. It's horrible, but--
Mike: Interesting. So is there a particular favorite kind of soul food dish that you like?
Dusty: Oh, I still love collard greens. One of the things that when I was younger, I didn't like them so much; as I got older, I enjoyed them. It's almost like a kind of spinach basically.
Mike: Okay.
Dusty: But it's kind of a bit more flavored and spicier.
Mike: Wow.
Dusty: Yeah. And macaroni and cheese I love, of course.
Mike: Wow! Right on.
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🇺🇸Dusty: Uh-huh.
Mike: Tell me a little about - you're from Philadelphia, right?
Dusty: Yeah, yeah.
Mike: Tell me a little bit about - soul food.
Dusty: Okay. So soul food - actually, it comes from the South, and Philadelphia has a lot of great soul food restaurants. What soul food is, most of it comes from back in slave days, you know. Slaves, they can't get the really good cuts of the meat or the good parts. They got the kind of leftovers or the thrown away stuff.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: They had to learn how to make it into something a bit better.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: So it's just kind of good, hearty eating. Most of it is cooked - it's not really the healthiest food - a lot of it is cooked in butter, or fried up in lard.
Mike: Right. So can you give me some examples of like some soul food dishes maybe, and what's inside it?
Dusty: So, of course, the classic ones are things like fried chicken or chitlin. And chitlin is basically like stewed pig intestines of seasoning.
Mike: It's tasty.
Dusty: Yeah. It's not something I like, but some people enjoy it.
Mike: Right.
Dusty: And then, there's also things like collard greens, yams, mashed potatoes - a lot of things you see all the time - biscuits. These are all things that are like soul food.
Mike: Just curious, does it differ by region? Like for example, you're from Philadelphia, which is further north. Do you get different types of soul food if you go like further towards the south, like the Cajun parts, let's say Louisiana or something?
Dusty: Well, Cajun food's a bit different, but as you travel down south, you start seeing differences. Like where I was from in the States, we almost never had chitlins in the north, because it was just something that wasn't very appetizing. Or chicken feet is another one, pig's feet - food like that just wasn't as popular. But as you go down south, you get back to the roots of it more, and so you start finding more restaurants that sell these kinds of things.
Mike: Interesting.
Dusty: Yeah. I still can't eat it. It's horrible, but--
Mike: Interesting. So is there a particular favorite kind of soul food dish that you like?
Dusty: Oh, I still love collard greens. One of the things that when I was younger, I didn't like them so much; as I got older, I enjoyed them. It's almost like a kind of spinach basically.
Mike: Okay.
Dusty: But it's kind of a bit more flavored and spicier.
Mike: Wow.
Dusty: Yeah. And macaroni and cheese I love, of course.
Mike: Wow! Right on.
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🔍Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson!
▪️Soul food
Soul food comes from the south..
Soul food is popular among African Americans in the southern US. Notice the following:
▫️The term soul food bacame popular in the mid-1960s.
▫️Are there any soul food restaurants in your city?
▪️Slave days
Back in the slave days..
The slave days in the US lasted from 1619-1865, when Africans were enslaved as a source of free labor. Notice the following:
▫️The slave days are sad part of American history.
▫️The slave days ended soon after the Civil War.
▪️Hearty
It's good, hearty eating.
A hearty meal is large and filling. Notice the following:
▫️I come from a family of hearty eaters.
▫️Wow, That was a hearty dinner!
▪️Appetizing
It wasn't very appetizing.
Food that is appetizing is delicious. Notice the following:
▫️Healthy food's just not appetizing for me.
▫️The steak sounds appetizing. I think I'll order it.
▪️Flavored and spicier
I like things a bit more flavored and spicier.
Food that is flavored and spicy has a strong taste. Notice the following:
▫️Thai food is very flavored and spicy.
▫️Asian food is a a lot more flavored and spicier than western food.
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▪️Soul food
Soul food comes from the south..
Soul food is popular among African Americans in the southern US. Notice the following:
▫️The term soul food bacame popular in the mid-1960s.
▫️Are there any soul food restaurants in your city?
▪️Slave days
Back in the slave days..
The slave days in the US lasted from 1619-1865, when Africans were enslaved as a source of free labor. Notice the following:
▫️The slave days are sad part of American history.
▫️The slave days ended soon after the Civil War.
▪️Hearty
It's good, hearty eating.
A hearty meal is large and filling. Notice the following:
▫️I come from a family of hearty eaters.
▫️Wow, That was a hearty dinner!
▪️Appetizing
It wasn't very appetizing.
Food that is appetizing is delicious. Notice the following:
▫️Healthy food's just not appetizing for me.
▫️The steak sounds appetizing. I think I'll order it.
▪️Flavored and spicier
I like things a bit more flavored and spicier.
Food that is flavored and spicy has a strong taste. Notice the following:
▫️Thai food is very flavored and spicy.
▫️Asian food is a a lot more flavored and spicier than western food.
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