Movie quotes you need to know to understand native speakers.

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- Has this ever happened to you?
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You are in a social situation in English
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and someone says something
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and then everyone else starts laughing
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and you don't know why.
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Well, maybe they just said some famous line
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or a reference from a movie that everyone knows
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and well, maybe you don't,
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but today, we're going to fix that, so let's go.
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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 more confident in English
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so that you can grow your business.
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If you're doing business in English,
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recognizing famous movie quotes
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can help you to understand certain situations,
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get the jokes that people are making
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and make you feel more confident,
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like a little bit like an insider because you get it.
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And you know, some of my clients have admitted to me
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that when this kinda situation happens
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and they don't understand, they just kinda like smile
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and laugh and pretend that they know what's going on
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even if they don't.
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And I mean, like, I've done that before.
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In fridge, I think we've all done it.
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It's just kind of a really scary feeling.
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Anyway, we're gonna fix it all today.
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All right, so let's look at some famous movie quotes.
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Have you ever heard this one?
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- May the force be with you.
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- May the force be with you.
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- May the force be with you.
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- So what does it mean if someone says to you,
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"May the force be with you?"
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It basically, it's like they're wishing you good luck,
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or, you know, possibly maybe they're implying
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that you're about to do something like incredible
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or big and difficult, and they want to,
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you know, wish that you do a good job.
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And so, for example, if like your coworker is leaving
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on a big, important business trip
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or they're going into like a big, important meeting,
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you can say to them, "May the force be with you."
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Now, what if you're talking with your coworkers
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about something surprising that happened to you
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and then someone on your team says to you,
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"Eh, life is like a box of chocolates."
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What the heck are they talking about?
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Well, of course, they're referring to this famous quote.
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- My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates.
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You never know what you're gonna get.
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- It's from the film "Forrest Gump",
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which actually the parts
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where they're with the shrimp boats,
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that was filmed, like where I live, which is kinda cool.
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Anyway, when they say, "Life is like a box of chocolates,"
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it basically means that life is full of surprises
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and you can never know what's gonna happen.
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Now, what would you think if you are,
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I don't know, like at a conference
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and someone says to you, "We're not in Kansas anymore."
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And you're like, "Wait, we were never in Kansas."
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Like, what on earth do you think they're talking about?
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- Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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- "We're not in Kansas anymore,"
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it basically means like, you know,
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you should expect things to become a little strange,
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a little different from the way things are done,
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you know, where you're from
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or your normal context, let's say.
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And of course, it's from that very classic movie,
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"The Wizard of Oz" when a girl, Dorothy,
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who is from Kansas is swept up in a tornado
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and then she finds herself in this very strange,
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surreal land, of course, the Land of Oz.
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And when she sees things that are very strange,
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that's why she says,
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"You know, we're not in Kansas anymore."
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All right, are you having fun learning
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these cultural references and movie quotes?
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And if you wanna have even more fun,
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go over to the blog because I've got a quiz for you
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where you can quiz yourself on these quotes
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and some more quotes that we're about to look at.
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Okay, this one is a tricky one.
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Let's imagine you are in a meeting
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and someone gets up to leave
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and then they use a funny accent
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and they say something like, "I'll be back."
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And you're wondering like,
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"Okay, are they making fun of my accent in English?"
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No, they're not. I assure you, but here's what's going on.
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It's just this reference.
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- I'll be back.
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- It's a very famous quote from the movie "Terminator",
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which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger
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who, of course, is from Austria
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and, you know, still has his accent.
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It's a great example of someone
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who still has their native accent
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but who went on to succeed and become governor
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or as we say, Governator, like governor and "Terminator",
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Governator, the Governator of California.
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So if someone's like leaves the room and they say,
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"I'll be back," they're not making fun of you.
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They're maybe just trying to, I don't know,
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lighten the mood and have a little fun.
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Now this one you may have seen
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if you've gone on to the Google website,
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you know, to Google something
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and you see that it says feeling lucky question mark.
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Now, what does it mean when you ask someone
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if they feel lucky?
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Well, it's from this movie.
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- You've got to ask yourself one question,
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"do I feel lucky?"
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Well, do you punk?
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- "Do you feel lucky" means, you know,
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like do you really want to take the risk?
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It's a quote from the movie "Dirty Harry".
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And if someone says it, it's kind of a humorous way
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of saying that you're maybe going to try something
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that's a little dangerous like, I don't know, Google.
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Why would that be dangerous?
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Because you start Googling something
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and then you click on something
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and you click on something else
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and you click on something else
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and then, I don't know, two hours has gone by, and yeah.
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So watch out for Google. It's dangerous.
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Okay. Here's another one.
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What if you are at a meeting, let's say,
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and someone is presenting,
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they're trying to convince you and your coworkers.
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And then, at the end, they say, "Okay, what did you think?"
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And one of your coworkers says, "You had me at hello."
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Hmm. Let's see if you recognize this clip.
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- I love you.
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You (breathing shakily) complete me.
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And I just had- - Shut up.
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- What?
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- Just shut up. (sniffling)
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You had me at hello.
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You had me at hello.
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- "You had me at hello."
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Of course, it's from another famous movie, "Jerry Maguire",
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and it basically means like,
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"You don't need to keep making arguments.
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I, I was convinced as soon as you said hello."
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Now in the movie, yes, it is in sort of a romantic context
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but this quote, it's so famous that now we can use it
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in any other situation where you want to say
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that you were convinced very early in the discussion.
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All right, so now you know, some of the most famous lines
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and references from movies in American culture
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that you might hear at business events like,
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I don't know, networking events, lunches, dinners,
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just casual conversation, that kind of thing.
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And now, instead of feeling lost and confused,
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you'll actually understand the reference.
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You'll get what people are saying and why they're saying it
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and that gives you a little bit, you know,
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a reason to feel proud of yourself in English.
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Now, if you're serious about becoming better at English
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and better at your business, go over to the blog post
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and check out the quiz that I've created for you
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that goes with this lesson.
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This way, you can, you know,
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actually test yourself on what you've learned
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that helps to make it stick in your brain, and it's fun.
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It's just always fun taking a little quiz, right?
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And of course, if you don't use it, you lose it,
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so here's a way that you can also use your English.
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Are there any famous movie quotes
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in your culture that everyone knows?
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I'm sure there are.
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I'm sure every culture has these,
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and I would love it if you share it with us in the comments.
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You can put it in the original language.
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That's always interesting.
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And then maybe try your best to translate it into English.
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Of course, we know that cultural references,
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they don't always translate well, but that's okay.
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Just do your best, share it with us,
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and we'll have a lot of fun down in the comments, I'm sure.
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And if this lesson was helpful for you,
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there are three ways that you can let me know.
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The first one is to give this video a thumbs up on YouTube
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and subscribe to my channel so that I can continue
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making business English lessons for you.
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The second thing that you can do, go over to the blog
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and have fun with the quiz on these movie quotes.
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And while you're there, sign up for my newsletter
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to get, you know, lots of extra fun stuff
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and a free lesson every week.
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And you can also watch this next lesson
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which will help you to know what to do
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when you don't understand in English
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because hey, it happens to the best of us.
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All right, thank you so much for improving your English
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and your business with Business English with Christina
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and I'll see you next time.
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