Core English Expressions

oh is my hair okay let me see yeah oh looking good  looking good there we go okay I'm just kidding I'm  

having some fun with you all right we have some  Expressions to practice today this is not going  

to be a shadowing video we'll do a little bit  of repeating but let's look at the first set of  

Expressions that's easier said than done you can  say that easily but you can't do it easily that's  

easy to say but hard to do okay let's look at some  example sentences we must reduce CO2 emissions by  

half by the year 2050 CO2 carbon dioxide we must  reduce the CO2 emissions the if you put something  

out you are emitting it they are emissions I  think so all right that's easier said than done  

so it's easy to say we must reduce CO2 emissions  but it's not easy to do it's easier said than

done smoking should be banned totally in this

building I agree you can say that easily but  you can't do it easily why not why can't you  

do it easily just put up a sign that says no  smoke looking in this building that's easy why  

not all right men should be both intelligent  and athletic my oh my that's easy to say but  

hard to do you shouldn't expect everyone  to match your expectations just because  

you have high expectations doesn't mean okay  you get it that's easy to say but hard to do  

that's easier said than done you can  say that easily but you can't do it

easily that's easy to say but hard to

do I'd be lying to you if I said  blank it's a lie to say that blank  

I wouldn't be telling the truth  if I said blank all right let's  

take a look at these would you like to  be driving a Ferrari instead of a Ford

I'd be lying to you if I said I prefer a

Ford so this is saying if I were to say I  prefer a Ford that would be a lie because  

I prefer a Ferrari I'd be lying to you if I  said I prefer a Ford do you like Nancy it's  

a lie to say that I'm not interested in  her that that means he is interested in  

her I'm interested in her if I were to say  I'm not interested in her that would be a  

lie so it's a lie to say that I'm not  interested in her how do you like the  

food at my mother's restaurant it's good do  you like the food at my mother's restaurant  

I wouldn't be telling the truth if I  said it wasn't the best meal I've had in

months he likes the food he is saying  it was wonderful but he's saying it in  

a complicated way I wouldn't be telling  the truth if I said it wasn't the best  

meal I've had in months so if he were  to say it wasn't the best meal I've had  

months that would not be telling the truth  repeat after me I'd be lying to you if I

said it's a lie to say that

I wouldn't be telling the truth if I

said okay this is a surprise what a surprise  this is unexpected would you please sign here  

to protest the new tax plan Tom this is a surprise  I didn't know you were interested in this kind of

activity okay so Tom is interested  in politics it looks like and so  

he said Tom this is a surprise I  didn't know you were interested in

politics hello Mr pal do you recognize me do you  remember me Jane what a surprise what brings you

here so he's surprised it's j j  

I remember you what a surprise to see  you what brings you here why are you

here we've gotten no inquiries inquiries about  our new service this is unexpected why what's  

going on why aren't people interested in our new  service nobody's asking about it we've gotten no  

inquiries about our new service maybe they don't  know about it all right this is a surprise what  

a surprise this is unexpected all right our next  set I like your blank you have a nice blank what  

a nice blank you have okay don't let your mind go  into other well let's go on I like your neck tie

wowow thanks you have a nice car thanks I like  it a lot what a nice dog you have yes he's very  

friendly all right that's easy easy stuff I  like your blank you have a nice blank what  

a nice blank you have that you should probably  be a lowercase you think I messed up there all  

right that's it boom good workout keep moving  forward one little step at a time that was step  

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