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hello and welcome to number 21 of 25
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bitesize lessons which I'm making
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especially for you because it's
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Christmas if you like it then please
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show me a thumb
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alright so today's lesson is all about
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the word hang now to hang is to fasten
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something from the top and allow it
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to dangle free at the bottom so you hang
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up your coat when you take it off
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hopefully you hang your clothes in the
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wardrobe but hang can also mean to kill
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somebody
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by tying them up by the neck so someone
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was hanged
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now we also play a game called hangman
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Hang can also mean to wait so you might
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say I'm just gonna hang around for a bit
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see if they turn up meaning i'm just
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going to wait around for a little while
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to see if they turn up we might say just
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hang there for two seconds I'll be back
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now some of the phrases you might hear
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involving the word hang are as follows
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to hang by a thread
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this refers to a serious situation where
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any small change could result in a
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negative outcome like a fatality or
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failure for example if I'm close to
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winning an Olympic gold medal but my
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competitor is close behind me there's
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only a few points between us my
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championship my gold medal might hang by
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a thread my chance of winning might hang
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by a thread if someone tells you to hang
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in there or hang tough
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it means to be patient and be strong and
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eventually things will be alright so
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it's a phrase of encouragement
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hang in there girl you hang tough if
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someone is said to get the hang of it or
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get the hang of something it means that
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they have acquired skill so i might
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struggle with cooking but if I keep
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practicing
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eventually I'll get the hang of it you
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might struggle with your pronunciation
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but if you keep practicing you'll get
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the hang of it
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okie dokie well that is the end of this
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session i hope you found it helpful if
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you did you know what to do
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show me your thumb do make sure you're also
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one of 25 lessons so do be sure to check
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out the other bite-sized sessions which
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have made for you other than that
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take care have a nice day and I'll see
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you tomorrow
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