An entrepreneur’s dream vacation & expressions with make.

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Business English with Christina


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- Sometimes it's the small,
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simple words that make your English
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sound more advanced and more natural.
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And in today's lesson,
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you'll learn to keep your English simple
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with the same expressions that a lot of native
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and advanced speakers use with the verb make.
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And we'll learn these expressions in a story
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about an entrepreneur and their dream vacation.
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Hi, I'm your English coach, Christina,
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and welcome to Business English with Christina,
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where you become better at English
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and better at business.
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In today's lesson, it's story time.
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I'm gonna tell you a story.
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It's a fictional story, of course,
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about an entrepreneur who decided
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to go on their dream vacation
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because they reached a big goal in their business.
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The reason we're doing this
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is because stories are a great way to learn new vocabulary
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because they help you to remember better.
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And especially if the story is something
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that you can identify with and you can relate to,
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maybe even a story that helps you dream about something.
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And after the story, of course,
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we will quiz you on the new vocabulary.
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So a couple of years ago, I started a side business
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while I was working at my regular job.
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And suddenly, this year I got
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a couple of big, important clients.
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And to be honest, I just made a killing.
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So I was able to quit my regular job
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and bring in a small team to help me to run the company.
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And then I made up my mind.
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It was time for a long, overdue vacation.
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Because I was busy running the business,
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I didn't have a lot of time to plan ahead,
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and I just decided I wanted to be more spontaneous.
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And since I'm my own boss now,
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that means that I can take some weeks away
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whenever I want to.
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So I bought a plane ticket to Malta.
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Now, I did think of making a hotel reservation
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before I went.
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So I made a last-ditch effort to research some good hotels,
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but then I figured, since it's not tourist season,
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maybe I'll just go with the flow
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and see what I feel like doing
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and where I feel like staying when I arrive.
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But when my plane landed,
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I realized that they'd lost my luggage.
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So I had to make do with the things I had
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in my small carry-on.
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But you know what?
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I didn't mind because it means I just had to make do
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with the essentials, my laptop,
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a few clothes and toiletries.
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And I mean, everything else you can buy.
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So I took a taxi to Saint Paul's Bay.
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It's this little seaside resort.
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And in tourist season, it's really quite busy,
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but this was the off-season.
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So I was able to find a place to stay pretty easily.
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And at reception, I grabbed a map
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and decided to go out and explore the neighborhood.
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And I went out, walked around for a while,
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but then when it was time to make my way back to my hotel,
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I realized that I couldn't make heads or tails of the map.
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Now, before we find out what happened next in this story,
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a quick little announcement for you.
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If you're an entrepreneur or a business owner
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and you know that you need to improve your English
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so that you can increase your business,
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go ahead and go get my English Habits Starter Kit
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to help you start building those solid, essential habits
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that will help you to improve your English regularly,
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consistently, every day on the long term,
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so that you see results.
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The link for that English Habits Starter Kit
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is down in the notes below this video.
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Now, let's get back to the story.
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So I ended up going down this small street,
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and then that's when I saw this tiny door.
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And it looked like it went into a house,
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but actually it went into a restaurant,
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and the smell of the food inside, oh my goodness.
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It made my mouth water.
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And I realized that I was actually really hungry.
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So I went in and I ordered the aljotta,
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which is this fish stew.
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It's a local specialty.
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And it's so good.
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After dinner, I could think clearly.
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And so, I was able to ask directions back to the hotel,
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because in Malta, they all speak very good English.
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And I walked along the beach as the sun set,
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knowing that I could finally enjoy this vacation
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when I want to because my business is working for me.
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And that just made my day.
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- Okay, now it's time to see
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if you remember those expressions
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that you heard in the story.
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It's quiz time, boys and girls.
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And here's your first quiz question.
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What expression could complete this sentence?
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I don't have my computer today,
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so I'll just have to, mm, with my tablet.
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Which expression would you use?
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Make do, make my mind up, or make my way?
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Here's the answer.
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I don't have my computer today.
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I'll have to make do with my tablet.
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And of course, you can also check this quiz
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and check the answers,
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if you want to make some notes or write them down,
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over at the blog.
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And the link to the blog post for this lesson is,
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of course, down in the notes.
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All right, here's quiz question number two.
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What expression would complete this sentence?
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My client made a wise decision
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bringing on an expert to help them.
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Now they're.
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Hmm.
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Making my mouth water, making a killing,
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making a last-ditch effort.
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Here's the answer.
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My client made a wise decision
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bringing on an expert to help them.
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Now, they're making a killing.
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Okay, and here is the third and final question of the quiz.
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Which answer best answers this question?
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Why did the entrepreneur in this story
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decide to go on vacation?
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Because they achieved an important business goal,
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because they finally had enough money,
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because they finally were their own boss
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and could leave when they wanted to,
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or all of the above?
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Of course, the answer is all of the above.
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That entrepreneur definitely deserved that vacation.
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Now, remember, if you want to achieve your goals,
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small, regular habits are essential
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to reaching those big, long-term goals.
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And that's why I created
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the English Habits Starter Kit for you,
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to help you get those goals in place,
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get those habits in place, fix your goals, get the habits,
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and then be as regular and consistent as possible
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reaching your goal step by step,
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so that you too can take your dream vacation.
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And as I always say, if you don't use it, you lose it.
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So here's how you can use
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what you learned in this lesson today.
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Where is a place that you would travel to
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if you reached an important goal
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or milestone in your business?
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What would be your dream vacation
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to reward yourself for reaching that goal?
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Share it with me in the comments, because I just,
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I like seeing what you guys are interested in,
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what you love doing, what your dreams are,
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and the places you'd like to go,
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because maybe I'll get some ideas
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of my future vacation destinations from you guys.
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So put your answer down in the comments below.
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And if you enjoyed this lesson, please let me know,
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so that I can continue to make
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more business English lessons for you.
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And there are three ways that you can help me.
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First thing, give this video a thumbs up on YouTube
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And there are some good ones coming up
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in the next couple of weeks for the summer.
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Second thing, go over to the blog post
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is continue learning with me with this next lesson,
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all about how to pitch your business
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in casual conversations.
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And thank you so much for improving your English
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and yourself with Business English With Christina.
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And I'll see you next time.
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