Practice English with a Conversation

53,680 views ・ 2023-12-15

English Coach Chad


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shall we have a conversation let's have  a conversation let's practice speaking  
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English how's your day going is your day  going good all right good to hear how is  
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your how's your how's your day going going  how's your day going all right good to hear  
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the same as usual my day is going the same as  usual the same as every day typical day he how  
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about you how about you me too same as usual  I'm getting sick of work man I'm getting sick  
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of work man so getting sick of is growing to  dislike something if you grow to dislike you  
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don't like it getting sick of it getting sick of  work man man it's just an emotion no meaning man
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I'm already past that stage I once felt  like you do I felt like that once before  
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but now I'm beyond that I'm past  that stage I'm already past that
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stage what are you still doing here then what  are you still doing here then you can say why  
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are why are you still working here why are you  still working here the then is if that is the  
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case if that is the case what are you still  doing here what are you still doing here then  
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it pays the bills it pays the bills it provides  me with an income for money it's for money I'm  
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here for money it pays the bills why don't you  find another job why don't you find another job  
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why not well because I thought about it but if  I put in two more years put in that one's kind  
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of tricky huh if I put in two more years if  I work two more years if I contribute put in  
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contribute two more years to the company then I  get a good pension I get a good retirement plan  
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I can't give that up I can't give that up I want  that I don't want to give it up I can't give it  
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up all right let's say that well I thought about  it but if I put in two more years then I get a  
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good pension I can't give that up well I thought  about it but if I put in two more years then I  
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get a good pension I can't give that up well I  thought about it but but if I put in two more  
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years then I get a good pension I can't give that  up okay did you get that flow that's right you've  
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been here for eight years oh yeah you've been  here for eight years that two more years will  
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make it 10 years you have some things to stay  for you might say you have something to stay  
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for but you can also say you have some things  to stay for yeah there's something keeping you  
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here you have a reason to stay besides this  job might be tedious but at least it's easy  
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oh what's tedious what's tedious tedious is  um boring not interesting the same thing over  
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and over and over is tedious so this job might  be tedious but at least it's easy it's an easy
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job I've only been here for 2 years I've only  been here for two years okay repeat I can't  
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see myself doing this for another two years  I can't see myself doing this for another two
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years I want to gain more experience in other  areas I want to gain more experience in other
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areas I've only been here for 2 years I can't  see myself doing this for another two years  
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I want to gain more experience in other areas  have you brought this up to the boss maybe you  
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can transition into the management side have you  brought this up brought if you bring something up  
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bring up mention say it so have you brought this  up this topic up to the boss have you said this  
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to the boss maybe you can transition move into  the management side so there's the management  
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side of a company and then there's the the labor  side of the company so switch into the management  
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side have you brought this up with the boss maybe  you can transition into the management side have  
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you brought this up with up to the boss maybe  you can transition to the into the management  
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side I'm rushing I'm sorry I need to slow down  calm down let's take it easy let's look at the  
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next one they usually want a person with a degree  or someone one willing to put in 80 hours a week  
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put in there's that put in to work contribute 80  hours a week who that's a long work week so they  
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usually want a person with a degree someone who  has a university education to go into management  
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or someone willing to just work really really  hard or someone will willing to put in 80 hours  
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a week they usually want a person with a degree  or someone willing to put in 80 hours a week they  
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usually want a person with a degree or someone  willing to put in 80 hours a week that's what they  
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want that's what it that's what it takes that's  what it takes that's what is necessary that's what  
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you must do that's what it takes that's what it  takes man it's what it takes man it's either this  
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or that it's either labor or work your ass off  that's what you got to do if you want to if you  
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want to get that better money that better salary  that's what it takes man it's either this or
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that yeah I better think about what I want why  why didn't you go into management why didn't  
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you decide to go into the management  side why did you stay a labor worker  
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so he's thinking yeah I better think about  what I want to do why didn't you go into
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management it would have taken too  much time I have a family that I  
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want to spend time with so it wasn't  worth it for me it wasn't worth it  
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for me it would have taken too much  time it would have taken too much
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time I have a family that I want to spend time  with so it wasn't worth it to me for me it wasn't  
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worth it for me it wasn't worth it to me you  can say both ways both ways are fine all right  
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continue he continues he says but you're single  you put in a few good years and put yourself in  
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a good position before thinking about settling  down think thinking about considering settle down  
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get married start living the Family Life settle  down but you're single you can put in a few good  
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years you can work really hard and put yourself  in a good position before thinking about settling  
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down all right say it with me but you're single  you can put in a few good years and put yourself  
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in a good position before thinking about settling  down okay let's just move on you have a good point  
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you have a point you have a point he didn't say  good point huh he said you you have a point he  
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didn't say you have a good point I'll see what my  options are I'll see what my options are hopefully  
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the manager will help me out with my career  hopefully the manager will help me out with my
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career she's pretty cool about that she's she's  very uh nice about that she she will do things  
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for you she's cool about it she's pretty cool  about that just be honest with her and she'll  
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show you some doors show you some available  options show you some opportunities show you  
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some doors yeah she's pretty cool about that just  be honest with her and she'll show you some doors  
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she'll show you some doors yeah did you get that  one more time she's pretty cool about that just  
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be honest with her and she'll show you show  you some doors almost got it messed up again  
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all right then what does he say he says that  sounds good thanks for the advice thanks for  
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the advice man no problem good luck no problem  good luck all right that's the conversation now  
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we're going to role playay that conversation shall  we do it let's do this I think you you're ready  
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I'm going to be the uh red text and you are the  blue text and I will give you plenty of time so  
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don't rush and say it nice and slow and crisp  and clear as you can here we go how's your day
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going me too I'm getting sick of work
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man what are you still doing here then  oh man this is feel bad I got to go
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back okay now we are going to role playay the  conversation I'm going to be the red text and  
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then you are the blue text and we'll take turns  going back and forth say it clear like you're  
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acting I'll give you plenty of time to say  your part all right here we go how's your day
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going me too I'm getting sick of work
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man what are you still doing here
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then why don't you find another
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job
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that's right you've been here for eight  years you have some things to stay
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for I've only been here for two  years I can't see myself doing  
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this for another two years I want  to gain more experience in other
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areas
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H they usually want a person with a degree  or someone willing to put in 80 hours a
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week yeah I better think about  what I want why didn't you go into
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management
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I see I
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see you have a point I'll see I'll see what my  
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options are hopefully the manager  will help me out with my career
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[Music]
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that sounds good thanks for the
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advice all right all right let's switch rolls  okay this time you are the red text you go first
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go the same as usual how about
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you I'm already past that
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stage it pays the
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bills well I thought about  it but if I put in two more  
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years then I get a good pension I can't give that
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up besides this job might be  tedious but but at least it's
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easy yeah yeah yeah yeah okay okay  have you brought this up to the  
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boss maybe you can transition into the management
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side true true true true that's what  it takes man it's either this or that
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right it would have taken too much  time I have a family that I want to  
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spend time with so it wasn't worth it for  me but you you're single you can put in  
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a few good years and put yourself in a good  position before thinking about settling down
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she's pretty cool about that just be  honest with her and she'll show you some
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doors no problem good luck boom that's it  we did it good workout way to go that was  
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step 2,824 pretty long lesson I'm sorry  sorry about that I I'll make a short one  
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on the next one maybe maybe I don't know  all right I'll see you in the next step
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