Boost Your English Fluency in 20 Minutes! [Learn English with the News]

In this lesson, we're going to review a news article together so you can improve your English

fluency.

By reading and listening to English at the.

Same time, welcome back to JForrest English, of course.

I'm Jennifer.

Now let's.

Get started first I'll read the.

Headline The Beatles release.

A new song with a little.

Help from AI?

Have you heard the new Beatles song?

That was released.

If you have, then let us know in the comments.

Notice the question I asked you was in the present perfect verb tense.

Have you heard the new Beatles song?

Now I can add yet.

Because we use.

Yet for questions in the present perfect, but it's optional.

It's not required to answer.

You can also use the present perfect.

You can say yes I have.

Yes, I have heard it.

If.

You want to.

Use the full.

Sentence.

But you can also.

Just say yes, I have.

No, I haven't.

No, I haven't heard it or no, I haven't heard it.

Yet.

So you can use yet in question form or negative form, but you cannot use it.

In positive sentence form, and this is in the present.

Perfect because.

It's an ongoing time reference.

It's still possible.

For you to.

Listen to The Beatles song now.

So that's why it's in the present.

Perfect.

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Your answer in the comments.

I'm very excited to know.

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Now let's continue and learn about.

The new Beatles song The Beatles have.

Released.

Their new single, the long-awaited now and then.

So this is the name of the song now and then.

Now notice right here what verb tenses is the present perfect, but the reason why we're

using the present.

Perfect here is.

Different from the reason we're using it here.

We use the.

Present perfect for different reasons.

In this case, we're using it.

Because it's a.

Past action.

With a.

Present consequence.

A result?

In the present.

So.

This single.

Was released the.

Single means one song, so the.

Song was released.

That's a completed past action.

But we're putting it in the.

Present perfect because.

Now you can listen to it so.

That's the result.

In the present and that's why they're saying have.

Released.

I wrote the note for you here.

I also wrote the sentence in the past.

Simple because grammatically.

Both are possible, The Beatles released.

Their new single.

The difference is that the one in the present perfect.

Emphasizes the result.

In the present, that's the only difference between the two.

The Beatles have released their new single, The long-awaited Now and Then, Let's Talk

About.

Long-awaited When you describe something as long-awaited, it means you've been expecting

it for a long time, so you've been waiting for it for a long time.

For example, we're going on our long-awaited vacation, so it just emphasizes the fact that

you've been waiting for this vacation for a long time.

Now let's talk about the name of the song now and then, because this is a time reference

in English.

Now and then means sometimes, but not that often, so less often than sometimes.

So if you.

Say I study English now and then.

That's not a very good thing, because it sounds like you don't study English very often.

So you want to say I frequently study English I.

Always study.

English, you want to use a different time reference.

It's an emotionally powerful song that was written by John Lennon as a home demo in the

1970s.

The word demo is very common in English.

It means a sample of something.

A company will often offer you a demo to give you a sample.

Of their product or service, so.

You're more.

Likely to buy it.

So, John Lennon.

Recorded.

This, as a demo, a home demo just means he.

Recorded it.

In his home rather than a recording studio, and when I hear the word demo, to me it sounds

more unfinished.

It's not.

Perhaps either the?

Full song or Not 100% done, because it's just a demo.

It's just a sample.

And he did this in the 1970s, but is.

Also a true Beatles.

Collaboration with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

So of course, these are the.

Other members of the band, along with John Lennon, playing and singing together.

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I highlighted collaboration here.

You're probably familiar with the.

Verb to collaborate.

When you collaborate with someone or.

With.

A team.

It means you.

Work with that.

Person or that team to create something.

Or to achieve.

1.

Specific result so.

Collaboration is just the same meaning, but it's the noun form.

So all collaboration is when two or more people.

Work together.

Written by Lennon in 1978.

So this is the specific time because before it only said the 70s, so we didn't know specifically,

but now we do 1978 and completed by McCartney and Starr last year, now and then.

Also features.

Sounds by the band's.

Late guitarist George.

Harrison using pieces of one of his studio recordings from 1995.

So notice.

Here this is.

A completed sentence now and then.

Also features this part.

Adds additional information to the sentence, so we're getting the.

Specific year.

That it was written.

And notice the grammar here, because we're not starting the sentence with the.

Normal subject, subject, verb.

Object.

That's the normal way of a sentence is written.

It's starting with the past.

Participle, so this.

Is taking place because this entire.

Piece.

Of the sentence can be removed and the sentence is still grammatically.

Correct.

Let's review a shorter.

Sentence.

So here the full sentence.

Apple's one of the most successful companies in the world.

This is correct on its own.

But I can add more information and I'll start with my past.

Participle of the verb.

Founded in 1976, Apple's one of the most successful companies in the world.

It's just a a way to give.

More information.

So that's an advanced grammatical structure that you can.

Use let's.

Continue I want to point out.

Also.

Here the word.

Of late, of course.

When someone or something is late, it means it doesn't arrive on time.

In this case, that's not what it means.

Do you know what it means in this case?

Describing someone.

As late.

The band's late.

Guitarist George.

Harrison is another.

Way of saying dead it's.

The more polite.

Way of.

Describing someone as.

Deceased.

Dead.

Because it doesn't sound very nice to say the band's Dead guitarist, George Harrison.

So we use.

A more polite term, the band's late guitarist George Harrison, using pieces of one of his

studio recordings from 1995.

You could say that desk belonged to my late uncle.

You could say that.

Desk belonged to my uncle, but if you want to let the person know that he's no longer

alive, you add late.

That desk belonged to my late uncle.

McCartney also added a new.

String guitar.

Part with help.

From Giles Martin, the son of the.

Late Beatles producer George.

Martin.

So again, we have another person.

Who is dead?

The late producer George.

Martin So.

I'll highlight this.

Again for you now and then in part, use artificial intelligence to separate out Lennon's original

vocals before.

Incorporating McCartney and Starr's musical.

Editions in the studio last year.

So remember the.

Song was written in part by.

Artificial intelligence in part is the same as partly, which means some amount but not

100%.

Let's look at this example using Apple again.

Apple was successful.

Because of its user friendly design.

Now if I add in part in part.

Because of its.

User friendly design.

You know that some amount.

Of Apple's success was because.

Of the user friendly design, but not 100% of Apple.

'S success, so it is a.

Very common term to have in your vocabulary now and then in part use artificial intelligence

to.

Separate out.

Lenin's original vocals.

So the song wasn't.

Created with artificial.

Intelligence.

It's actually Lenin's original voice, but artificial intelligence.

Was used to.

Remember.

He had that.

Home recording.

And there was his.

Voice.

And other musical instruments on that recording and all together.

But then they ate.

Use AI to just separate out his voice.

So they took.

His voice and they were.

Able to isolate.

It and.

Ignore the other.

Sounds in the demo.

So they separated.

Out Lennon's original vocals.

So vocals.

That's his voice.

Vocals before incorporating.

This is a more advanced a more C1 way of saying adding a more academic way perhaps before

adding.

I'll highlight that for you before incorporating adding McCartney and Stars musical editions

in the studio last year.

A short documentary film chronicling the making of Now and then was released Wednesday.

Here, chronicling simply means providing the.

Details of SO the.

Documentary provides.

The details.

Of the making of Now and Then.

It chronicles the making of Now and Then, and it was released Wednesday on the.

Beatles Official YouTube.

Channel.

So if you're interested, you can watch this short documentary.

Ahead of an upcoming.

Music video OK ahead of this.

Is another.

Way of saying.

Before and we specifically.

Use it.

When there is another event and you want to emphasize something.

Before ahead of another.

Event.

For example, I watched the documentary.

Ahead of the.

Presentation so before has.

Many uses.

It's more general and it's more.

Versatile, but we.

Only use.

Ahead of.

When something else.

Is specified.

And in in this.

Specific case.

It means exactly the.

Same as before, so it doesn't matter which one you.

Use ahead.

Of an upcoming music video.

Which is expected to drop roughly.

24 hours.

After the release.

Of the song itself.

OK to drop this.

Means to become.

Available.

I hear this with movies, music, sometimes products.

The new iPhone will drop next week.

Will be available.

But honestly, it isn't the most widely used.

It's more common in a general sense just to use become available so you can.

Understand what it means in this context, but I don't.

Don't recommend you use it because it might not sound appropriate in all contexts.

Roughly is very.

Commonly used and it's the same as approximately.

So it could be 24 hours, 23 hours, 25 hours roughly 24 hours after.

The release.

Of the song itself, and now the music.

Video.

Will be available because.

I'm reviewing this article more than 20.

4 hours.

After this happened, so you can watch the music video now as well now, and Then's eventful

journey to fruition took place over.

5 decades.

Fruition.

This is when something is successfully completed and that's something is usually an idea or

a project, so in this case.

The the creation, the release.

Of.

The song So for example, the new museum has come to fruition because.

You need a.

Verb here and we commonly use the verb come, come to fruition and notice my sentence is

in the present perfect.

Because it's a.

Completed Past action but.

There's a result.

In the present, so now you can go to the museum.

5 decades, 1 decade is 10 years, so 5.

Decades is 50 years.

So one decade.

Is.

10 years, One decade.

So it took them.

50 years to.

Bring this song to fruition because notice.

They're.

Bringing the song to fruition.

If you're talking about the song, you can say the song has come to fruition after.

50 years but the.

Musicians.

They brought the song to fruition.

I wrote that here, and in this example I put it in the past.

Simple.

Because it's also.

Grammatically.

Correct, it's just.

A completed past action, The Beatles brought the song to fruition.

Took over 5 decades and is the.

Product of.

Conversations and collaborations between the four.

Beatles that.

Go on to this day.

Reads the short.

Film's YouTube description.

But the real Marvel of now and then is the massive emotional impact of the song itself.

Here, Marvel represents something that produces admiration.

So the reason why?

We should admire the song now and then, is the massive emotional impact of the song.

Itself if you.

Have any affection for these two men, the two men being the members of the.

Beatles is powerful to hear.

John and Paul.

So these are the two men join voices to sing the.

Chorus.

The chorus.

Is the main part of the song.

The part that repeats.

Many times in the song chorus, so these.

Are the lyrics.

From the song if.

You've heard the.

Song then.

You'll know this.

Now and then, I miss you.

So this is.

They're saying it's it has a strong emotional impact hearing these two singers who have

so much history.

Together, say to each.

Other now and then, I miss you.

John's song is nakedly emotional you may be wondering about.

Nakedly because.

You might know.

The word naked.

Is when someone is not wearing any clothing.

So in this case, nakedly emotional.

Well, just think, when someone's naked, everything is.

Visible right?

So they're saying the emotions are.

Very.

Obvious you can.

Fully hear.

Them in, in the lyrics, in their.

Voices, so there's no.

Hiding the emotions.

Nakedly emotional.

And these are more lyrics from the song and they show how emotional it is.

I know it's true.

It's all because of.

You and if I make it through.

It's all because of you.

Me reading these lyrics do nothing to the song, so you need to listen to the song and

hear.

It for yourself, so I provide.

The link here where you.

Can listen to it, but you can also.

Read the lyrics at the same time.

So you'll see these lyrics and then the main course where they say now and then I miss

you.

It's a very beautiful song and I agree it is quite an emotional song.

So I want you to experience that.

So you can do that by clicking this link, but don't click.

It yet?

Because now what I'll.

Do is.

I'll read the song from start to finish, and this time you can focus on my pronunciation.

So let's do that now.

The Beatles Release a new song With a little help from AI, The Beatles have released their

new single, The long-awaited Now and Then.

It's an emotionally powerful song that was written by John Lennon as a home demo in the

1970s.

But is also a true Beatles collaboration, with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo

Starr playing and singing together.

Written by Lennon in 1978 and completed by McCartney and star last year, Now and Then

also features sounds by the band's late guitarist George Harrison, using pieces of one of his

studio recordings from 1995.

McCartney also added a new string guitar part with help from Giles Martin, the son of the

late.

Beatles producer George Martin now and then in.

Part used artificial intelligence to.

Separate out Lennon's original vocals before incorporating McCartney and Starr's musical

editions in the.

Studio last year, a short documentary film chronicling the making of Now and then was

released Wednesday on the.

Beatles Official YouTube channel ahead of an upcoming music.

Video, which is expected to drop roughly 24 hours.

After the release of the song itself, now and then Eventful Journey to Fruition took

place over 5 decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the

four.

Beatles that go on to this day, reads the short films YouTube description.

But the real marvel of now and then is the massive emotional impact of the song itself.

If you have any affection for these two men, it's powerful to hear John and Paul join voices

to sing the chorus now and then.

I miss you.

John's song is nakedly emotional.

I know it's true.

It's all because of you and if I make it through.

It's all because of you.

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