Learn the English Phrases ALL SET and TO BE SET ON SOMETHING

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In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn
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the English phrase, all set.
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All set is something we say
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when we are totally ready to do something.
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Let's say that I'm heading out for work
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and I'm trying to make sure I have everything,
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Jen can say to me, hey, are you all set?
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And I can say, yep, I just need to find my keys
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and then I'm all set.
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So when you say that you are all set
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it means that you are totally ready to do something.
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You will hear this phrase a lot in English.
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Sometimes teachers will say to each other,
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hey, are you all set to teach this afternoon?
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And that teacher who is answering the question
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will say, yep, I'm all set,
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meaning that they are totally ready
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to do what they need to do.
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When I come out to make a video
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I make sure I have my papers
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and then I know that I'm all set,
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get my papers, get my camera
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and then I'm all set to make a video.
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Hey, the second phrase I wanted to teach you today
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is the phrase to be set on something.
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When somebody is set on something
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it means that they are committed to doing it.
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It means that they have decided to do it.
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Let's say, let me give you an example.
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When I was a teenager,
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I decided I was going to buy a motorcycle.
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I was set on buying a motorcycle.
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My mum and dad did not want me to buy a motorcycle
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but I was set on it.
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When you are set on something
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it means that you are absolutely planning
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to do that thing that you are thinking of doing.
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I didn't ask the cats to come out today,
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they just happened to be here.
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I know in the last video people were happy
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'cause there was a wasp I think,
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yeah, wasp or hornet.
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But yes, the cats just appeared.
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I don't make them be in the video.
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If I did I might have to pay them I think.
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Anyways, to review when you are all set
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it means that you are ready to do something.
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If you are buying a new vehicle,
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you'd want to make sure that you have enough money
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and you'd wanna pick out a video, a video,
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a vehicle and then you would be all set to buy that vehicle.
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And if you to be set on something
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means that you have decided to do something
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and you're not going to change your mind,
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you are absolutely 100% going to do it.
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Hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video
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and this comment is from Daniel.
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And Daniel says this, what's the difference
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between a wasp and a hornet.
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And my response was we regularly use either word
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for the same insect although scientifically
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they are different, I think hornets are bigger.
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So thanks Daniel for that comment referring once again
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to the hornet that flew by or the wasp that flew by
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a few videos ago.
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I think it was a wasp, I think hornets are bigger
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but I have to confess I don't know a lot about the insects
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that are around us.
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I know enough to say that it wasn't a bee,
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it was definitely a wasp or a hornet.
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I'm pretty sure it was a wasp
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because I think hornets have a lot more color to them.
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I think they have rings of black and yellow
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on the back of their body but I'm pretty sure,
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I'm pretty sure that a wasp.
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I've almost said hornet.
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I'm pretty sure it was a wasp.
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Hey, so the cats are outside.
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For some reason, so my daughter,
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there's a cat right here by the way.
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Oh, this cat doesn't want to say hi,
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do you want to say hi?
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So my daughter bought some cat treats.
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She spent a little bit of money
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and she bought some cat treats
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and I'm sitting right now on my picnic table doing my video.
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But my daughter decided that the picnic table
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would be where she gives the cats a little treat every day.
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So now I came outside to make my video
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and there's like three or four cats here.
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You can only see the one it's right here now playing
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with my papers.
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But yes, my picnic table where I normally
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make my videos has suddenly become cat central.
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So I'm not sure what to do about that
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because it's really cute to see her out here
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giving all little treats to each of her cats.
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She bought like a little jar for $3.
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Anyways, that's the lesson for today.
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I'll see you in a couple of days
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with another short English lesson fine.
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