Practice English Expressions Vocabulary and Speaking Skills

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English Coach Chad


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all right we are going to practice some  Expressions work on our speaking skills  
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lots of good vocabulary must learn English  here we go the first phrase or word is rough  
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rough day rough day now this is a question that  cuts off the are you having a rough day are you  
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having a rough day or did you have a rough day  it could be either one they just shorten it to  
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rough day rise for that question right rough day  did you have a rough day are you having a rough  
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day you having a rough day you can say that real  quick if you want you you having a rough day are  
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you having a rough day in English we often cut  off that word and just say you having a rough  
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day or they'll cut off both and say having a rough  day or just say rough day that's really short all  
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right it was rough it was rough that just means  yes it was a difficult and unpleasant day it was
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rough that's rough that's rough that's too bad  it means oh that's too bad that's rough that's  
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rough we often say it with that emotion oo that's  rough that's rough that's too bad sounds like you  
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had a rough day sounds like you had a rough day  sounds like you had a difficult day right sounds  
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like you had a rough day I'll say now this is  really common if someone says I'll say they're  
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just saying I totally agree with you I agree with  what you said I'll say not sure why we say that  
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I'll say I will say that you are correct maybe  it's something like that I don't know I'll say I  
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totally agree with what you said for example  that was a good lunch I'll say it sure was
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delicious so somebody says that was  a good lunch and then the response  
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is I'll say and the meaning is it  sure was delicious it was a good
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lunch all right next we're going to do this  one on the verge of if you're on the verge  
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of something doing something that means I'm very  close to doing something just about to do it I'm  
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on the verge of doing something big I'm on the  verge of a new scientific discovery I'm on the  
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verge of anger something like that and you can put  anything after on the verge of something I am Jes  
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is what we're using here though okay let's just  keep it narrow to that point I'm very close to  
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taking action or you could say I'm on the verge of  taking action I'm on the verge of taking action so  
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if it wasn't an ing it would be I'm on the verge  of action you could say that too but this one's  
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I'm on the verge of taking action I'm just about  to do it he's on the verge of quitting he's about  
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to he's just about to quit he's on the verge  of quitting he's on the verge of leaving his
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job he's on the verge of leaving his
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job you're kidding you're kidding if  somebody says you're kidding I'm so  
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surprised are you joking that's the meaning  of you're kidding I'm so surprised are you
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joking you're not serious are you you're  not serious are you is it really true is  
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it really true you kidding all right our  next one oh no we're still doing this one  
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you're kidding right are you kidding this  one over here had an ex exclamation point  
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you're kidding so if it's like you're  kidding like I'm so surprised and this  
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one has a question mark are you kidding  that's like I can't believe it I think  
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you might be lying that can't be true  that's a shock no way you've got to be
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kidding all right now our next one is I'm dead  serious I'm dead serious that means I'm completely  
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serious I'm not joking I'm dead serious I am  being serious here I'm not joking around this  
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is the real thing all right how come how come  why I don't get it why what's the reason how
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come don't get me wrong don't get me  wrong if somebody starts off and says  
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now don't don't get me wrong that they're  saying to you I'm about to say something  
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and you might you might misunderstand me  please don't misunderstand me don't get  
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me wrong I don't want to give you the wrong  impression I don't want to give you the wrong
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impression oops let me clarify things let me  make things clear let me clarify things because  
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I don't want to give you the wrong impression  don't misunderstand me don't get me wrong don't  
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get me wrong but usually it follow after that  comes but don't get me wrong but something now  
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don't get me wrong but let me clarify some  things please don't misunderstand me don't  
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get me wrong all we're just we're just a solid  Ying the meaning of don't get me wrong what is  
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your area of work you could also say what  field do you work in what field do you work  
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in what field do you work in is what is  your area of work for example you could  
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say I love my field of work what's your field  of work it's the medical field the field of
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biotechnology I'm a farmer so my field of work  is working in the field that was a joke just  
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for fun I made that one up I'm a farmer so  my field of work this field and that field  
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are two different fields right this is an area  of work and that one over there is a literal  
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farming field where you grow your crops I'm a  farmer so my field of work is working in the
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field all right hands down that was the cheesiest  joke I ever wrote no hands down means definitely  
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unquestionably without a doubt without much effort  easily without question hands down all of these  
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are kind of a definition of hands down definitely  unquestionably without a doubt without much effort  
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easily without question hands down hands down  he is the best hands down he is the best he is  
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easily the best without question he is the best  he is definitely the best he is unquestionably  
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the best without a doubt he is the best without  much effort he is the best hands down all right  
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practice Paradise is without doubt definitely  hands down the best english- speaking course  
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on the planet Earth okay that's another joke  all right now we're going to do a little mini  
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conversation using all those phrases that we just  practiced here's the conversation repeat after me  
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are you having a rough day are you having a rough  day I'll say I'm on the verge of quitting my
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job I'll say I'm on the verge of quitting my
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job you're kidding I thought this was your dream
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job you're kidding I thought  this was your dream job
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I'm dead serious I'm dead serious how come  don't get me wrong I love the field but my  
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boss is hands down the worst person I've ever  worked for ooh that's a long one let's Shadow  
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it let's say it together here we go don't get  me wrong I love the field but my boss is hands  
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down the worst person I've ever worked for again  don't get me wrong I love the field but my boss  
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is hands down the worst person I've ever worked  for again don't get me wrong I love the field  
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but my boss is hands down the worst person  I've ever worked for all right that's that's  
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the conversation let's role play it I'm red  you're blue here we go are you having a rough
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day you're kidding I thought  this was your dream job how
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come oh that's too bad I'm sorry to  hear that all right let's switch rolls  
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let's swich s rolls now you go first go  I'll say I'm on the verge of quitting my
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job I'm dead serious don't get me wrong I  love the field but my boss is hands down  
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the worst person I've ever worked for  it's true boom good workout all right  
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keep moving forward guys one step at  a time this was one more little step  
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on our journey to fluency 10,000 steps is  the goal that I'm on that was step 2982 get  
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all the steps at englishcoachchad.com  and I will see you in the next step
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