Learn and Practice Speaking English

oh yeah I am so pumped are you pumped I'm so  pumped for this lesson we are going to learn  

and practice speaking English all right so  are you pumped to get started with today's  

practice that red word pumped is a key word for  today if you haven't caught the drift yet what  

is the word pumped well to be pumped means  to be very excited and ready for an occasion  

or an event it just means you you're full  you're like you pump up a tire you pump it  

up you rise up because you're pumped full of  excitement all right I'm pumped another way  

to say pumped is all fired up I'm all fired up  I'm like a fire I'm I'm hot I'm ready ready to  

go all fired up the whole team is really pumped  about the game tomorrow the whole team is really  

pumped about the game tomorrow the whole team  is really pumped about the game tomorrow say

it we're ready to win we're all fired  up we're ready to win we're all fired  

up we're ready to win we're all fired  up we're ready to win we're all fired

up I'm pumped to get started on my goal  I'm pumped to get started on my goal

yes I am all right here's a new one which reminds  me which reminds me introduces new information  

that is remembered because of something that  was just said somebody just said something you  

remembered something and then you say which  reminds me all right so for example oh and  

no this is another way to say which reminds me is  speaking of which speaking of which which reminds  

me speaking of these are the same we say both  speaking of which which reminds [Music] me okay  

here's an example I'm about to go shopping for  Halloween costumes for the kids so this person  

says hey I'm about to go shopping for Halloween  costumes for the kids and then the other person  

says which reminds oh no it could be the same  person I'm confusing myself which reminds me do  

you still have the scary mask you borrowed from  me last year you know last year you borrowed that  

scary Halloween mask do you still have that so  I'm about to go shopping for Halloween costumes  

for the kids and then he remembers oh yeah which  reminds me do you still have the scary mask you  

borrowed from me last year do you still have it  I hope so all right I heard that Britney was in  

town I heard that Britney was in town really  speaking of which did you know she was getting

married so speaking of Britney speaking of the  fact that Britney is in town did you know she  

was getting married did you did you did you  did you did you know did you know she was  

getting married did you know that yes I knew  that I have my fingers crossed means you have  

a strong desire or hope hope that something  will happen oh I hope it'll happen I have my  

fingers crossed I have my fingers crossed  that will win the game tonight I have my  

fingers crossed that will win the game tonight  I should have I think I I only did the top part  

red this should be red too huh I have my fingers  crossed that's that's the key phrase that will  

we will that'll that we will win that we will  win that we will win that we will win the game

tonight that will win the game will win will I'm  

sorry I was saying we will that we  will that will win the game tonight

all right oh I hope I can go I have my  fingers crossed I hope I can go I have  

my fingers crossed it's my desire to go I  applied for the job so I have my fingers  

crossed I hope I get it I applied for the  job so I have my fingers crossed I hope I get

it to bank on to Bank on something means to  rely on count on or trust certain information  

I'm banking on you I'm counting on you I'm  relying on you I'm banking on this information  

being true do you think our candidate will  win the election I hope so do you think our  

candidate our candidate candidate do you  think our candidate will win the election

you can Bank on it all the polls say he's  ahead you can Bank on you can count on it  

banking on the weather forecast I think  it's going to rain so the the weather  

forecast says it's going to rain so I'm  going to bank on the weather forecast and  

I'm going to take my umbrella and my rain gear  because I'm banking on the weather forecast I  

think it's going to rain I'm I'm banking on  the weather forecast I think it's going to

rain I heard he likes you best  but don't Bank on it don't rely  

on it don't count on it don't don't  think that that's perfect I heard  

he likes you best but don't Bank on  it don't count on it don't rely on

it to splurge means to spend money to spend  more money than necessary on something because  

you really want it you really want it so you spend  more money than necessary you splurged I splurged  

did you Splurge yes I splurged she got a Bonus  at work so she splurged on a first class ticket  

she spent too much money on a first class ticket  because she got a Bonus of work that's a bad use  

of your money just fly economy just kidding you  can do what you want she got a Bonus at work so  

she splurged on a first class ticket she got a  Bonus at work so she splurged on a first class

ticket why don't we splurge and buy that beautiful

sofa oh good beautiful sofa for  the house that's a good thing to  

splurge on WE splurge on something why  don't we splurge and buy that beautiful

sofa why don't we splurge on a

sofa all right it's okay to splurge on a nice  pair of [Music] shoes I think so a nice pair  

of shoes can last you a long time you use them  they're very important it's okay to splurge on a  

nice pair of shoes do you agree all right to have  a feeling about something is to think it might be  

true or happen I have a feeling about it I think  it might be true I think it might happen I have a

feeling let's buy a lottery  ticket I have a feeling we might

win I don't know all right they they've they have  they've never met but I have a feeling they they  

might like each other they've never met but I have  a feeling they might like each other they've never  

met but I have a feeling they might like each  other I have a feeling a premonition they might  

like each other get together get together means  to meet they got together every week to discuss  

their progress they oh they didn't got they get  they get together every week to discuss their

progress if that said God it makes perfect  sense too right they got together every  

week to discuss their progress yeah I just  read it wrong I'm sorry keep in touch means  

to continue to contact each other let's  keep in touch let's continue to contact  

each other let's keep in touch that's super  common we use it a lot let's keep in touch  

they have kept in touch for more than 30 years  they have been in contact with each other for  

more than 30 years they have kept in touch they've  let's contract let's contract this they've kept  

in touch for more than 30 years wow they've  kept in touch for more than 30 years that's

amazing to catch up mean means to find out  the news of a friend you haven't seen in a  

while so you catch up on the news of  what their what's happening in their  

life let's get together for lunch  tomorrow we have a lot to catch up

on ketchup sounds exactly like the ketchup  that you put on your French fries your your  

potato [Applause] fries so there's a lot of  jokes where you squish a tomato and say catch  

never mind I'm going off way off topic let's  get together for lunch tomorrow we have a lot  

to catch up on and I got some ketchup on my  shirt oh no oh no not that catchup different  

katchup it can also mean reaching someone who is  ahead of you oh so ketchup has another meaning  

to reach someone who is ahead of you or a car  that is ahead of you you catch up to them or  

you run really fast and you catch up to them she's  running so fast we can never catch up with her we  

can never catch up with her she's running so fast  she's running so fast we can never catch up with

her hurry catch up catchup can also mean  learning what the rest of the cloud class  

learned when you weren't at school you were  not at school and you missed some classes now  

you need to catch up you need to catch up with  the other students you need to learn what they  

have already learned after being at home sick for  a week Adrien had to work hard to catch up on his

lessons Adrian had to work  hard to catch up on his lessons

I need to catch up on my work I'm falling

behind all right to make sure means to  follow all the steps that will lead to  

a desired outcome follow all the steps that  will lead to a desired outcome H let's take  

a look make sure you don't forget make sure you  take all the steps that will lead to your desire  

Des ired outcome that's a complicated definition  it's kind of a a vague word make sure you don't

forget yes you can take my car  but make sure you bring it back by

4:00 but make sure you could just say yes you can  take my car but bring it back by 4:00 you don't  

need the make make sure part the make sure part is  just saying bring it back make sure you bring it

back I'm so pumped I ran into you today I'm  so pumped I ran into you today I ran into  

you that means I bumped into you I saw you  unintentionally I'm so pumped I ran into you  

today I'm excited I'm so pumped I ran into you  today I'm so pumped I ran into you today me too  

let's make sure we get together more often  me too let's make sure we get together more

often one more time me too let's make  sure we get together more [Music] often  

yeah let let's for sure keep in touch  yeah let's for sure keep in touch

let's do it let's keep in touch for sure let's  do it let's for sure keep in touch my mouth hit  

the microphone there I wonder if it was a loud  sound for you I'm sorry if I hurt your ears but  

we have so much to catch up on so we need to  talk we have so much to catch up on we have  

so much food to put ketchup on I made a joke we  have so much to catch up on we have so much food  

to put ketchup on was it funny I hope I hope it  was funny because that's the end of the lesson  

good workout keep moving forward having fun one  step at a time I'll see you in the next step