Meaning of GOOF AROUND and GOOF OFF - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when you goof around,
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it means that you're just being playful
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or maybe telling jokes.
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You're certainly not doing anything important.
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A lotta times in my classroom, my students work really hard,
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but sometimes when they don't feel like learning,
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they goof around.
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They just act silly, and they do playful things
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or they play games with each other.
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So when you goof around,
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it means that you're just doing something playful or silly.
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A lotta times this happens when I'm driving my kids
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in my van, especially at night.
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Sometimes I will get a little bit angry
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because my kids will goof around in the back of the van
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while I'm trying to drive, while I'm trying to focus
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on the road and when I'm trying to pay attention
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to the traffic around me.
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Sometimes my kids are laughing and giggling,
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and all they do is goof around while I'm trying to drive.
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We have another phrase that means exactly the same thing,
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and that's goof off.
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So again, sometimes in my classroom,
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my students work really hard, and sometimes they goof off.
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This means exactly the same thing.
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When you goof off, it means that you just act silly
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or you do silly things or you're just not doing
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what you're supposed to be doing
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and instead you're having a little bit of fun.
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So if you goof around or if you goof off,
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it means that you're just being silly
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and you're just having fun
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and you're just not doing the work
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that you probably should be doing.
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So hopefully you are not goofing around,
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and hopefully you are not goofing off right now.
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Hopefully you're learning lots of English with me.
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I'm Bob the Canadian,
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and I hope that you're having a good day.
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