ONE HOUR ENGLISH LESSON TO UNDERSTAND FAST ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS (ADVANCED LISTENING LESSON)

Welcome to JForrest English training. I'm Jennifer  and in the one hour English lesson, you're going  

to test your listening skills of fast paced native  English speakers that you hear on TV, movies,  

YouTube, everywhere outside of the classroom.  If you struggle to understand native speakers  

then this is the lesson for you. First in this  lesson, you're going to listen to the YouTuber  

Stephen James, and he's going to talk about the  daily routines of very successful people. Now,  

as he does this, you're going to complete  listening exercises, and you're going to learn  

a lot of vocabulary and grammar as you understand  what he said. So let's do that right now. So in  

this video, I'm gonna share with you guys so in  this video I'm gonna share with you guys what do  

you notice is first word is, so that word filler  we've already talked about. So in this video on  

I'm gonna, what do we have here on of course it's  a contraction of I am good repeat. I'm, I'm gonna  

and what's this? A reduction of going to? Very  good. I'm gonna, I'm going to share with you guys  

and here of course we have guides which I taught  you last video that is gender neutral. So here  

obviously he's talking to an audience of both men  and women, but he's still using guys to mean both.  

So in this video I'm gonna share with you guys so  in this video I'm gonna share with you guys some  

of the morning rituals of the most successful the  most famous people in the world today throughout  

history. Some of the morning rituals of the most  successful the most famous people in the world  

today and throughout history. Now let's just look  at this now in a video, he says was very quickly,  

and it's because we're reducing the words. So  I'll commonly between two words of is reduced  

up, some up. By here I'm making this sound very  quick as well. I'm seeing some and I'm connecting  

it with up. So this sounds like together some  some repeat some. And then I also say the as  

one some of them some of them. Okay repeat some of  them. Very good. Some of the some of the some of  

the morning rituals are the most successful, the  most famous people in the world today throughout  

history. Here's the first person he talks about  and this is Tony Robbins. Now remember that we  

use the present simple to describe facts about  individuals their personal information. So here  

his job is a life coach. So how would you  put this in a sentence in the present simple,  

you could say Tony Robbins is the verb to be in  the present simple is a life coach because we  

need that article before our professionals.  So repeat Tony Robbins is a life coach.  

Very good. Okay, how could you put  this information in a sentence?  

Again, you could say Tony Robbins is from  California as a complete sentence. Repeat  

Tony Robbins is from California. There very good.  And his age. Now put this in a complete sentence.  

Very good. Again, Tony Robbins is 57. Now notice  of course we're using is because I'm referring to  

Tony Robbins in the third person singular, which  is he so I need he is for all of these sentences.  

Okay, now let's find out about his daily routine.  And he starts off every single morning doing some  

form of a morning ritual. He starts off every  single morning doing now here where is the verb  

in the present simple. Very good. Start and of  course we have this ash because it's he he starts  

now what does this mean? Start off. Notice we have  off. This is a phrasal verb to start off. So we  

need the verb and the preposition in order for it  to make sense. So he starts off starts off. Okay,  

repeat starts off. Very good. And this just means  beginning. So I could say he begins at that edge.  

He begins this is an infinitive. He begins  every single morning or he starts off every  

single morning. And what do you notice with this  verb? It's in an ing a continuous form. This is  

because of the sentence structure. He starts off  every single morning doing okay, so here we have  

the expression to start off in the infinitive  with to something. So here the something is every  

single morning that the something by and then your  verb in ing. Now here we have doing now notice.  

No, it is done that in this sentence,  there's no Bye bye should be right here.  

Now why is this? Is he being grammatically  incorrect? Well, to be honest, yes, he is.  

But because by is such a small word,  a preposition. English speakers often  

leave them out because we don't need them to  understand the meaning. However, grammatically,  

we need to include this thought. So I'll give you  some examples. I always start off my meetings by  

introducing everyone. Okay, so what the verb in  the present symbol, start off. And of course I  

don't have that s because the subject is  I can't What's an adverb in the sentence.  

Always is the adverb. Very good. I always start  off something. The something is my meeting. That's  

the strong thing. So here I have my PI. And then  I have my verb in ING by introducing so for Pierre  

by introducing everyone. Another example. I  never start off my day by drinking coffee.  

Okay, so again, the verb in the present  simple start off. What's the adverb here?  

Exactly. Never. I never start off and what this  something in this sentence. Very good my day. Is  

this something? I never, never start off my day.  By and then my verb in ING by drinking coffee.  

Okay, very good. And he starts off every single  morning, doing some form of a morning ritual. And  

he starts off every single morning doing some  form of a morning ritual. Of course, you know,  

who this is? President Barack Obama. Now let's  find out some information about him. Job,  

of course, politician. Now put  this in a complete sentence for me.  

Using the verb to be Barack Obama is and then  what do I eat is a politician. Very good.  

And Barack Obama is from Hawaii. Excellent. And  this one good Brock Obama is 56. Very good. And he  

starts off working out 45 minutes first thing in  the morning. He starts off working out 45 minutes  

first thing in the morning. Okay, now, again,  here's the same expression start off. Well,  

what are we missing here? Very good. I need  by he starts off by working out. So notice he  

did it twice in a row. He's leaving it out. Okay,  and then I have another phrasal verb to work out.  

Which I taught you means to exercise, exercising,  but of course we need that for in the ing form,  

because that's how the expression goes to  start off by verb in ING by working out  

45 minutes first thing in the morning. So here we  have a time expression. First thing and this just  

means early in my day. So first thing in the  morning. So let's say I woke up at six o'clock  

AM well maybe something I do first thing in the  morning could be at 630 for example, or maybe even  

seven o'clock. So it's just early in my day. It  doesn't have to be literally the first thing I do.  

Okay, and we can say first thing in the afternoon  or in the evening. It doesn't always have to be  

in the morning. So for example, I always take  my dog for a walk first thing in the evening.  

So the evening let's say the evening starts around  five o'clock. Won't maybe I take my dog for a walk  

at six o'clock. So again, it doesn't have to be  right at 501 it just means early in the evening.  

So in this expression here, where  is the verb in the present simple.  

Good. Take my dog. Okay, and is  there an adverb in the sentence?  

Yeah, always. I always take my dog and he  starts off working out 45 minutes first  

thing in the morning and he starts off working  out 45 minutes first thing in the morning.  

He also avoids coffee instead of instead drinks  water or shoes or green tea. He also avoids coffee  

and instead drinks water, orange juice or green  tea. So notice how we begin to sentence with  

arm which is just a word filler. And this is a  word filler we want to avoid as much as possible.  

He also avoids so what's the verb in the present  symbol? Very good. Avoid. So this is a negative  

expression to meet to not want to do something.  He also avoid coffee. Okay? But notice here that  

there's no verb. This is just a noun. He doesn't  add a verb which is fine, but if we want it to add  

ever we need to use a verb in ING form. So for  example, he always avoid drinking coffee. Now  

sometimes in English we have one verb and then the  next verb is followed by ing. And really it just  

depends on the verb that comes before. So avoid is  one of those verbs that afterwards we need an ing.  

But notice avoid is still in the  present simple so I made this s he avoid  

and what's the adverb? Always very good. He  always avoid drinking coffee. But we don't  

need it. We can do this direction here. He also  avoid coffee. And if I wanted I could repeat  

a subject and say and he instead, but I don't  need to go like in this sentence here instead.  

So instead is a word that we use to decide between  options. So I have one option is coffee. And the  

other option is water while there's also orange  juice or green tea, so I can give a sentence and  

say I drink tea instead of coffee. So notice  here we have instead. But your sentence is in  

the present simple because this is talking about  our daily routine. I drink tea instead of coffee.  

Okay, or I could say I'll have coffee instead.  So we can use this as a standalone word at the  

end of a sentence. If someone offers you  two choices, you can say someone might ask,  

Would you like tea? And you can say no, I'll  have coffee instead. Hey, very good. Um,  

he also avoids coffee instead of instead drinks  water or shoes or green tea. He also avoids  

coffee instead of instead drinks water or shoes or  green tea. Do you know who this is? This is Mark  

Zuckerberg. Now he is the founder of Facebook.  So give it to me. In a complete sentence. Good  

marks. Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook is  I need to say the founder of Facebook. Very good.  

Can you give me a complete sentence here? Good  Mark Zuckerberg is 30 Very good. And remember that  

we also use the present simple for our likes and  dislikes because these are considered information  

about us. So I will put this in the present symbol  as well. So can you give me a complete sentence?  

Mark Zuckerberg likes with an s because a  key he likes computers. So this right here  

is a complete sentence. He likes computers.  Mark Zuckerberg likes computers. Very good.  

He always wears the same thing every morning.  The same shirt. He always wears the same  

thing every morning, the same shirts. Okay,  let's start at the beginning here he always  

notice that there's a slight why we use this  Y sound to connect two vowels. So I have about  

here and about here. So to make this a smooth  sound I'm Jay he you're always you're always he  

always but it's so quick and so subtle that you  don't notice it very much. But you can use this  

to connect vows. He always repeat he always he  always and what is the verb in the present simple.  

Excellent. Were good. He always wears the  same thing every morning. This same shirt.  

Okay. Now notice here we're using always  which means of course every day but do  

you think Mark Zuckerberg wears the exact same  shirt every single day? Probably not. However,  

English speakers often use always. Even if it's  not seven days a week. So I can say I always wear  

sweaters in the winter. But really it's more of  a usually or often because always technically is  

seven days a week. Now I don't wear sweaters  every single day. But I'll commonly just say  

always if I mean usually or often. He always wears  the same thing every morning. The same shirt. He  

always wears the same thing every morning the  same shirt because you know who this is his  

name is Howard Schultz. Okay, let's find out his  job. Hey, can you put this in a complete sentence?  

Okay, good. So we need of course the verb to be  Howard Schultz is now I need an article we say  

the CEO. So remember with Mark Zuckerberg,  it was the founder of Facebook. Here. It's  

the CEO of Starbucks. Do you know what a CEO  is? Is a chief executive officer. It's the  

highest position within a company. Okay, good.  And can you put this in a complete sentence?  

You can say he is from New York City. And as  contraction remember, I'm going to say he's, he's  

from New York City. Good. And of course, what does  he like? Give this to me in a complete sentence.  

Very good. He likes coffee. And probably he  likes Starbucks coffee. Okay, let's find out  

his daily routine. Just says I get up at 430  in the morning. I get up at 430 in the morning.  

Okay, so what do you notice here? First of all,  get up this is of course, a phrasal verb, the verb  

and a preposition. Okay, and notice the sound. Get  up. I get up, get up. Now why is this happening?  

Because in American English when we have a  T between two vowels, we turn it into a DEA.  

I get up, I get up, repeat. I get up. Very  good. I get up and now we have an act with a  

specific time at 430 in the morning. There are  many different ways to express time in English  

because we use a 12 hour clock. We have am and  pm 430 In the morning, which is also 4:30am.  

Or we can just say 430 and same if it was pm. We  could say seven o'clock PM, seven in the evening,  

seven at night or just seven so many different  ways to express time. As it says I get up at 430  

in the morning, as it says I get up at 430 in the  morning 430 And I walk my three dogs and I work  

out. I walk my three dogs and I work out okay so  where's the first verb here? I walk, walk my three  

dogs. Now we can also say take my three dogs for a  walk. These are two different sentence structures,  

but they mean exactly the same thing. So one  more thing I walk the other is I take okay,  

I walk my three dogs and I work out but here  he's watching and he's saying can I walk my  

three dogs in my workout and I worked out this is  a way to reduce this in natural spoken English and  

I worked out good. And notice here work out but  because of linking I'm going to transfer this case  

now onto this vowel and it's going to sound like I  were Coutts count I were count. Repeat. I work out  

very good. And I walk my three dogs and I work out  and I walk my three dogs and I work out amazing  

job. Now let's continue on and you're going to  listen to an interview with Jennifer Lopez JLo.  

And you're going to test your listening skills  and learn a lot of natural expressions phrasal  

verbs and vocabulary that you can add to your  daily speech. So let's do that now. All right,  

our next keyword, the interviewer is going to ask  you another question and I want you to fill in the  

rest of the question. I'll play it three times.  How are you picking what projects that you want  

to take on? How are you picking what projects  that you want to take on? How are you picking  

what projects that you want to take on? How are  you picking what projects that you want to take  

on? So here our keyword is to take something on  and this is a separable phrasal verb and it simply  

means to start working on a new task or project  but in the sense of you accepted it you accepted  

a new task or project. So here he's asking her,  how are you picking what projects that you want to  

start or accept? So let's say you're in this staff  meeting and you're discussing a new project, and  

whenever your colleagues could say Who has time  to take this on? So this would be whatever the new  

project is, right? So who has time to accept this  new project to start working on this new project?  

Who has time to take the song? Remember, it's  separable, so the pronoun has to come in between  

or another example, Marcos, can you take  on the graphic design part of this project?  

So here you have an entire project, but somebody  could just take on a specific part, right? And in  

this case, it's the graphic design part. Or maybe  you could say, I really regret taking this new  

project on Oh, okay. So here we see our verb as  separated take and then our noun in the middle,  

this new project on Okay, now regret regret  is a gerund verb. So notice, I really regret  

taking this new project on that's why we have the  ing here because regret is a gerund for another  

example. I'm under a lot of pressure right now. I  took on many clients. So here in the past, right,  

I took on through many new clients. I've always  been this person to take on a lot and then because  

I love so many things. Okay, so let's do our next  listening exercise. So here you need to fill in  

three lengths. Okay? So pause this, take some  time to read it, and I'll play it three times.  

You know, not taking on something that's  going to take up seven months and yield this  

much, you know, not taking on something that's  going to take up seven months and yield this much  

you know, not taking on something that's going  to take up seven months and yield this much.  

Not Did you hear this is our keyword not  taking on something that's going to take  

up seven months and yield this much yield? You  might not be familiar with this. It simply means  

to produce a resultant I don't think you'll  use it too much, so don't worry about it.  

So our next keyword is to take up something.  Now this is a separable phrasal verb but I have  

a Asterix here because we're going to talk about  the structure okay. And this has a simple meaning.  

It means simply to use a specific amount, but we  use it in the specific context of time resources.  

Or space. Now think of resources quite broadly,  because within this we have many different things,  

right? We have money, we have our effort.  We have our human resources, our manpower,  

and other things as well. So let's take a look  at some examples. You could say this new software  

takes up so much space. Remember space was in the  context of how we can use it. Now you can think  

of this really as just this new software uses so  much space. Another example this new client I took  

on is taking up all of my time, they're actually  going to see these two side by side quite a lot.  

So don't get confused with these prepositions  here. This new client I took on so I agreed to  

work with and he accepted them as a new client is  taking up is using all of my time. Remember time  

was one of the things we can take up. Can I store  a few things at your place? I promise they won't  

take up a lot of space. Or how about this bathroom  ran out is taking up the majority of my savings.  

So I want you to notice that we modify this a  lot. So here's so much all of warehouse, a lot  

of the majority of so we frequently modify this  with talking about how much or how little time,  

effort resources money, something takes up. Okay,  let's take a look at another example where we see  

this in a pronoun form. So let's say somebody  says you don't have any room on your hard drive.  

And then you can reply back and say no, this  program took it all up. Okay. So the it is what?  

Room, space on your hard drive right this program  is hooked it and all is one of the ways we modify  

it. So here take up but then our pronoun comes  between it. This is the only acceptable form  

okay? And so this follows the separable phrasal  verb form. But on the last slide all of our  

examples with nouns, we actually put the noun  after the phrasal verb so you can go back and  

look at all those examples. The noun always  came after. Now, although this is technically  

a separable phrasal verb, I don't hear people  put the noun in between and it sounds awkward  

to me. I couldn't find any hits on Google, where  people were using it with the noun in between.  

So I recommend that you follow this structure for  the noun form. So you could say this project took  

up my whole summer, so I wouldn't, I wouldn't  put it here, okay. But for the pronoun form,  

it has to come in between. So what follows the  separable phrasal verb form for the role now it  

has to come there's only one that's correct.  So for example, this project took it up.  

So let's not let's say the context of summer  was obvious. This project took it up, you know,  

not taking on something that's going to take  up seven months and yield this much. Way to go.  

You're doing awesome. Now we're going to review  a clip from the TV show Friends, and you're going  

to test your listening skills and learn a lot of  vocabulary and grammar. So let's do that. Now.

You  

Hey, everybody, I'd like you to meet Janine  she's she's gonna be my new roommate.  

Nice to meet you, Janine...Lacroix. I  didn't know that, what a pretty last name.  

So, where are you from? Australia. I just moved  here a couple of weeks ago from the London  

I didn't know that either. So what do you do?  And a dancer you're a dancer. She's a dancer Okay  

Hey everybody. Hey everybody. This  is a casual greeting that we use  

in informal situations when you're meeting  friends at let's say a cafe or the movies,  

or even a casual work meeting as well. I noticed  your pronunciation here. Every buddy so it's not  

body like the spelling suggests every buddy  This is why it's very important to not use  

the spelling to learn pronunciation in English.  They're very different. So repeat, everybody,  

everybody and look at the syllable stress here,  everybody so we're stressing the first syllable,  

everybody. Hey, everybody, repeat. Hey, everybody.  Um, another casual greeting we can use is  

Hey, everyone. Hey, everyone. Repeat. Hey,  everyone. Or a very common greeting. Hey,  

guys. Hey guys. Now notice here guys is not only  for men, it's gender neutral, and we use it for  

both group of men and woman or even just a group  of women. We can say hey, guys, if you're greeting  

a group of only women, and I do this myself a lot  with my girlfriends, I'll greet them and say, Hey  

guys, even though it's only lady so now choose one  of these three greetings and use them on me. So  

great, everybody, everybody. I'd like you to make  Janine. I'd like you to meet Jenny. I'd like you  

to meet Jimmy This is how we introduce someone  in English. And notice here the contraction i  

This is a contraction of I would I would I repeat  I English speakers use contractions 95% of the  

time in both formal and informal situations.  I encourage you to start eating them now.  

So I like you, like you notice the linking of  the sounds and how they blend together. And it  

actually sounds like like you. This is because we  take the last sound of a word and we transfer it  

on to the beginning of the next word. Like you.  I like you and then we have the preposition to  

because this is a preposition and it's not an  important word in the sentence. We reduce the  

sound and it's going to sound like to, I'd like  you to I'd like you to repeat. I'd like you to  

I'd like you to meet Jimmy. So this is how we  introduce someone in English. I'd like you to me,  

but we can add more information. I can say  I'd like you to meet my friend or my wife,  

my brother, my thoughts. And then we say their  name. I'd like you to meet my friend Janine.  

Okay, now you try introducing your friend to me.  

Great job. I'd like you to make Geneva I'd  like you to meet Janine she's she's gonna  

be my new roommate. She's gonna be my new  roommate. She's gonna be my new roommate.  

Here we have a contraction sheets.  Do you know what this contraction is?  

She is She is so is of course is the verb to  be. And as contraction she's repeat, she's.  

Next we have done on which is a reduction. A  reduction is a natural change that happens in  

spoken English, where we take the sounds of two  words and we make them one word. So this is a  

reduction of the words going to and we say Ghana.  But notice again the pronunciation it's not with  

an O sound. It's good that you good gonna repeat.  Gonna. She's gonna be repeat. She's gonna be  

she's gonna be my new roommate. Now remember,  reductions are for spoken English only. In natural  

English conversations. Friends will use reductions  in like, say text messages or informal meetings,  

but it's something you want to avoid in writing  and just use them for oral for spoken English.  

She's gonna be my new roommate. She's she's gonna  be my new roommate. She's she's gonna be my new  

roommate she's gonna live with me. So we have the  same a contraction she is and then the reduction  

of going to Gumma she's gonna live with me.  Repeat. She's gonna. She's gonna live with me.  

And then here Joey gives you the definition  of roommate. It's someone that lives with  

you is someone that lives in the same  home as you. So do you have a roommate?  

Nice to meet you. But Janine. It's nice to  meet you. It's nice to meet you. This is  

the expression we use after we're introduced to  someone in both formal and informal situations.  

So notice here we have a contraction again. It  is so we still have the verb to be but this time  

is with the subject it and this is it, repeat it.  And we have the same reduction. It's nice to meet  

you. But here Monica actually says it's nice to  meet you. So Monica doesn't reduce this. There's  

no reason why. It's just her choice. So you can  say it's nice to meet you. It's nice to meet you.  

We can also say it's great to meet you. It's great  to meet you. Or it's a pleasure to meet you. It's  

a pleasure to meet you know these are alternatives  you can use. So I'm going to introduce myself and  

you choose one of these expressions to use. So  hi, my name is Jennifer. It's nice to meet you,  

Jennifer. That's what you could say it's Monica,  says Jimmy been known. Notice how she uses both  

her body language and the lingering sound Janine  how she draws out that sound to indicate she wants  

more information Janine This is a common way  to ask for someone's last need without seeing  

What's your last name? So this is how we can  ask for someone's last name. And notice that  

Janine replies and she knows exactly what Monica  wants. And she says, look for Liqua Janine Liqua.  

So if I wanted to know your last name, I would  say oh, it's nice to meet you, Muhammad. Julie  

Stacy. And I would hold out the end down and then  you would know I want to know your last name.  

Nice to meet you. But Janine. Janine Rico. Nice  to meet you. But Janine Janine Rico. Where are  

you from? So where are you from? No one's here the  word. So what is this? Well, it's a word filler,  

which means it has no meaning is what we use to  introduce that we're about to talk. It signals  

that everyone should pay attention to me because  I'm about to say something. We commonly use it  

at the beginning of sentences or to transition  from one subject to the next. But then he uses  

this is another word filler that has no meaning  and it should be reduced as much as possible.  

Um, these are not what we want to hear  in our speech. So where are you from?  

Notice here, where are you is reduced. Where Yeah,  where are ya? So what I'm doing is I'm taking just  

the our sound and I'm reducing this to Yeah, which  is a very common reduction. And I'm just combining  

these as one word. Where are ya? Where are ya?  Repeat? Where are ya? Where? Yeah, so uh, where  

are you from? This is how someone would ask you  in natural spoken English. Where are you from?  

Okay, now you tell me. So where are  you from? Great. And now you asked me.  

Where are you from? So where are you from?  Australia. I just moved here a couple of weeks  

ago, Australia. I just moved here a couple of  weeks ago. So notice this word I just this again  

is a word filler. It has no meaning. It is used  commonly in spoken English. It means only I only  

moved here. I just moved here. But in reality,  we could delete it from the sentence and there  

would be no change in meaning. I just moved here  a couple of weeks ago. Let's talk about this a  

couple of weeks ago. So when we have have between  two nouns, we reduce it to a couple of weeks ago a  

couple of weeks ago. I went not a couple of weeks  ago. So I reduced the sound but then I also have  

to connect all these words together. So it sounds  like a couple of weeks. Repeat couple of weeks.  

I just moved here a couple of weeks ago. Great.  And What verb tense are we using in the sentence?  

It's of course the past simple because I'm talking  about a completed past action. So here the verb  

moved. It's a regular ed simple past and it's a  completed past action with a start and a finish.  

Australia just moved here a couple of weeks ago,  Australia I just moved here a couple of weeks  

ago. So what do you do? So our PSA, what do you do  here we're using the same word fillers so and any  

actually repeats himself twice. Probably because  he's thinking about what he's going to say next.  

And then notice how these sounds  blend together. What do ya what? Yeah.  

So what's happening here? Well, similar to  before I'm reducing you to Yeah, what do ya  

and then I'm dropping this sound and I'm  connecting them together. wadiya one Yeah.  

What do you do? This is how someone would ask  you in natural spoken English. What do you do?  

Okay, so you tell me. So what do you do? What do  you do? So what do you do? I'm a dancer, dancer.  

I'm a dancer. I'm a dancer. Here. We have  a contraction, I am on. And then we have  

an article. So this is very important. When we're  talking about our profession. We always need this  

article or n here because we have it starting  with a consonant it's up. I'm, I'm on imma I'm  

a dancer. Now, we could also say I'm a teacher.  Again. We're starting with a consonant. So I need  

up. Oh, what if I said, I'm an electrician. So  here I'm starting with a vowel. So I need an I'm  

an electrician. But notice I'm using contractions  the whole time. Or I can say I'm a server.  

Now, what is a server? A server is the gender  neutral term for a waiter or waitress. So in  

English waiter and waitress are now considered  outdated terms. We don't really use them. Instead,  

we use the gender neutral term server for  both a man and a woman. So I'm a server.  

Okay, now you tell me, what do you do? Great.  Did you make sure you use the article? I'm a  

dancer. You're a dancer. I'm a dancer. You're a  dancer. Oh, going? Okay. Well, I think we'll go  

on up. So here we have a transition word. Well,  it's a word filler, but we use it to change  

subjects. So we call this a transition word. Just  like so. So well. I think I'll go and unpack is  

Janine way of getting everyone's attention and  letting them know she's about to say something.  

But remember, we could just delete this word,  and the sentence would not change in meaning.  

I think I'll go and unpack. So what's this here?  It's a contraction of I will, I will repeat I'll  

but in natural spoken English, the unstressed  pronunciation is all I think I'll I think I'll go  

because we see it so quickly. It loses some  of its pronunciation. I think I'll go I think  

I'll go and unpack. And of course, I will  is the Future Simple. And here she's using  

the Future Simple because she's talking about a  spontaneous action. Spontaneous just means that  

the action was not planned. So this is when we can  use the Future Simple. I think I'll go and unpack.  

Notice here. I think I'll go and unpack but in  natural spoken English, this is going to sound  

like going, I think I'll go in, unpack, going  going unpack. We often reduce the word and to  

just sound. I think I'll go in. I think  we'll go and unpack. And of course,  

unpack means to take your clothes or your personal  items out of a suitcase or a box. Now remember,  

Janine just moved, so she needs to unpack get  settled into her. New home. And go go and unpack.  

Oh, going okay.  

Everybody. I'd like you to meet Janine she's she's  gonna be my new roommate she's gonna live with me.  

Nice to meet you. But Janine. Janine, I  didn't know that. We want a pretty last name.  

So where are you from? Australia. I just moved  here a couple of weeks ago from the land. I didn't  

know that either. So what do you do? I'm a dancer.  You're a dancer. She's a dancer. Going. Okay  

amazing job. I have one more listening exercise  for you and this time, I am going to first see the  

sentence for you. And then you're going to listen  to that exact sentence on the TV show Friends. So  

let's do that. Now. I'm going to say an expression  three times and I want you to write out exactly  

what you hear. And then afterwards, I'll explain  the expression to you. Okay, here we go. Gotcha.  

Gotcha. Gotcha. Huh? Are you surprised that  all I said was one word? Can you even imagine  

what this could mean? Well, this is a really fun  expression and one that you'll hear all the time  

on TV in movies and every day conversation.  So let me give you a sentence to explain what  

this means. Let's say your boss comes into your  office and says, You need to finish that report  

by five o'clock. Tonight. As a reply, you can say  Gotcha. Okay, so this gotcha is used as a reply.  

And you're telling your boss that you understand.  So when you say gotcha, you're telling your boss,  

I understand that I need to finish the report by  five o'clock. So that's what your boss would make  

a request. And if you want to say I understand,  I see or it could also mean, no problem. You're  

acknowledging the request, and you're implying  that you will be able to meet the request as well,  

because you're saying gotcha, which means no  problem. In a lot of ways. I explained this  

expression to the students in my online school,  and it was so great to hear their reactions  

because I had a lot of students already using it.  And it was really fun for me to hear my students  

reply to my questions with gotcha by telling me  they understand and it made them sound so natural  

and so fluent. So here's a clip from my online  school to show you exactly what this expression  

means. And this clip uses the popular TV show  Friends to show one of the characters using  

this expression. I'll explain the pronunciation  and the expression in more detail in the clip.  

I wanted to be with you I missed you so  much. Hey, who'd you missed the most? Monica.  

Gotcha. Gotcha. And then Joey says, gotcha,  gotcha. This is a good one, and you should  

know it and also use it. It's a fun expression.  Okay. So it actually means Got you. Got you. But  

this means I understand. So Joey's not saying it,  but it's really I gotcha, but I wouldn't pronounce  

that I just wouldn't say it either. I would just  use the expression Gotcha. Which means I got you.  

And this just means I understand. For example,  your boss could say we need to finish the project  

tonight. And if you want to tell your boss that  you understand you understand that you need to  

finish the project tonight. You can reply and just  say, gotcha, gotcha. This is a totally acceptable  

reply. It is not slang. It's not offensive, and I  will use it with my boss and you're welcome to use  

it as well. It's a fun expression. Okay, let's  talk about the pronunciation. So here we have  

a T and a Y sound. So it T and a why together.  This is pronounced as a. Sure that's why you here  

Gotcha. Shia. Gotcha. Gotcha. And that's why we  actually spell it like this, but this gotcha is  

not a word in a dictionary. It's got you, but it's  pronounced as gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. So let's look  

at another example. We have a T and a y. So here  I have a T and a y side by side. So I can say,  

I need to meet you knee shoe. So I'm adding that  chip. I need to meet to as soon as possible, meet  

you. This is something that you now that I've told  you about it. You're going to hear it all the time  

you're going to notice this chirp sound and you'll  also notice the job sound as well. Gotcha. Gotcha.  

Amazing job with this lesson. You've improved  your listening skills. You've learned a lot of  

vocabulary and natural expression and you've  improved your grammar as well on the job. If  

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