English Speaking Practice VOCABULARY

hey hey English practicer are you ready to  start a new three-part video series we are  

going to prepare for the fluency story keep  your chin up today is the vocabulary and then  

the next lesson is the fluency speaking and then  the third lesson is a question and answer repeat  

after me practice okay let's jump right into  the words ambitious ambitious is having a strong  

desire to achieve something challenging  all right here's a sentence I want  

you to listen and repeat Emily set an  ambitious goal of completing her first

marathon did you get it one more time Emily  set an ambitious goal of completing her first

marathon in set an ambitious goal  of completing her first marathon you

try good good all right so you know a marathon  right a longdistance running race typically almost  

always 26.2 miles or 42.1 16 km for the for the  rest of the world us Americans I don't know why we  

use miles all right listen and repeat Emily signed  up for her first marathon and trained hard for

it good job Emily signed up for her first  marathon and trained hard for it you say

it determined all right having made  a firm decision to do something  

and not letting anything stop you  that's what determined is all right  

let's try an example sentence Emily was  determined to finish the marathon no matter

what yeah Emily was determined  to finish the marathon no matter

what stamina the ability to sustain physical or  mental effort for long periods stamina all right  

ready Emily's training improved her stamina over  time Emily's training improved her stamina over

time Emily's training improved her stamina over

time all right so over time over a period of  time Emily was training and that resulted in  

improve improving her stamina all right  ache ache a continuous or prolonged dull  

pain an ache I got a muscle ache a tooth  a a tummy ache a heada ache all right  

Emily tried to ignore the  ache in her knee but it got

worse Emily tried to ignore  the ache in her knee but it got

worse crushed now this is a feeling a feeling  

of being crushed is extremely disappointed  or upset I'm crushed I'm very disappointed

Emily was crushed when she had to  stop training because of her knee

injury Emily was crushed when she had  to stop training because of her knee

injury Emily was crushed when she had to stop  training because of her knee injury you say it

defeated feeling as though you have  lost or failed Emily felt defeated  

when she thought she might not be able to run the

marathon Emily felt defeated when she thought  she might not be able to run the marathon

Emily felt defeated when she thought she  might not be able to run the marathon

go keep your chin up keep your chin up  stay optimistic and positive even when  

things are tough keep your chin up  if you put your chin down you're m  

but keep your chin up positive Emily  kept her chin up and finished the

marathon even though she faced

challenges Emily kept her chin up and  finished the marathon even though she faced

challenges inspired filled with the urge or  ability to do something especially something  

creative I don't know why they say that  just filled with the urge to do something  

I I'm inspired I have been motivated to do it  Emily was inspired by her coach's words to stay

positive Emily was inspired  by her coach's word to stay

positive visualized to form a mental image  of something you visualize it you form  

an image in your mind Emily visualized  herself crossing the Finish Line to stay

motivated Emily visualized herself  crossing the Finish Line to stay motivated

nervous feeling anxious or worried about  something Emily was nervous on the day of the

marathon but she stayed determined  Emily was nervous Emily was nervous  

on the day of the marathon  but she stayed determined

Emily was nervous on the day  of the marathon but stayed

determined accomplishment something that  has been achieved successfully it is an

accomplishment crossing the Finish Line  gave emilyy a deep sense of accomplishment

crossing the Finish Line  gave Emily a deep sense of

accomplishment that's a common word group huh  

sense of accomplishment I I got a sense  of accomplishment it gave me a sense of

accomplishment all right uhoh I forgot to put  in the last slide on this boom good workout  

I forgot to add the last slide to this  presentation it's supposed to the next  

slide is supposed to be boom good workout keep  moving forward one step at a time and you will  

accomplish English fluency something like that  right all right we'll move on to the next lesson  

the next lesson is going to be speaking  practice fluency story I'll see you there