ONE HOUR ENGLISH LESSON - Improve Your FLUENCY In English

Welcome back to JForrest English. I'm Jennifer. And today, I have a one-hour Advanced English

lesson for you to help you improve your fluency in English. First, we're going to read an

article together and you are going to learn Advanced vocabulary, Advanced grammar and

improve your pronunciation. Let's get started. Our headline, the electric car Revolution.

Is it realistic or optimistic?

But first let's talk about Revolution. The electric car revolution in this context, a

revolution represents a very important change. In the way

people

do things you're probably familiar with the tech Revolution. The technology Revolution

which very much changed the way people do

things.

So the electric car Revolution, a change from gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles,

is it realistic? Realistic mean

Not it is likely to happen. So I'll write that likely to happen or

optimistic.

Generally optimistic is considered a positive but in this case it's more of a - because

they're saying, oh

is

it optimistic meaning it's overly hopeful, overly hopeful, to be honest I feel like they

should have

Said, is it realistic or overly optimistic, or too optimistic? Because when you add two

in front of a word,

it can make a positive word - but in this case, without the overly or to, to me the

word, optimistic sounds positive. But I know based on the context that they actually want

it to be - too optimistic, which means it's too hopeful.

Be hopeful, for example.

you could say it's overly optimistic to think, we'll

Live on Mars in 10 years so it's saying that this is too hopeful, it's not likely, it's

not realistic.

So what do you think? Do you think the electric car Revolution, the change from gas-powered

vehicles to electric vehicles? Is that realistic or optimistic overly optimistic, too optimistic.

Pull your answer in the comments put realistic or overly too optimistic. I'd be interested

to know what you think. Let's continue governments and motor manufacturers. A manufacturer

Is a company that makes whatever it is when this case is motor manufacturers manufacturer

hours. So notice we have this awkward double our because here I have manufacture manufacture.

For example, you can use this as a verb GM. Manufactures, fridges. So notice this, our

manufacturers, but I could also say GM is a

Manufacturer manufacturer, or manufacturer. That's a tricky pronunciation, manufacturer.

If you want to avoid this, you can always say, GM manufacturers, fridges to avoid that

governments and motor manufacturers around the world are throwing money and resources

into the development of electric vehicles.

It's notice the pronunciation vehicle vehicle vehicle. Of course, a vehicle is a term that

includes different types of machines. With motors, for example, cars, Vans trucks, SUVs

they are vehicles vehicles

now, when they see governments are throwing money and resources, it means they're spending

it very freely, spending it freely,

Spending freely. So it implies they're spending a lot of money. Now we do have one expression

that is more of a negative that uses this don't throw your money away, don't throw your

money away. This is used to say, don't spend your money so freely that you don't have any

Left and we common

Lee

include a specific time that you would do this. Don't throw your money away at the casino

because when you go to a casino, what do people do? They throw money at the slot machines,

or they throw money at the poker table, which means they spend their money freely, but if

someone gives you advice and says, don't throw your money away. They're advising you not

to spend your money, so,

Freely.

So governments are throwing money and resources into the development of electric vehicles.

But can electric power really replace the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion

engine is just the type of engine that's used on gas, powered vehicles. You don't really

need to use this. You can just refer to it as a vehicle before the middle of the century.

Maybe

It can, but this is, by no means certain. So again, if you didn't answer before, what

do you think, can electric vehicles? Replace gas, powered vehicles. Can electric vehicles.

Replace the internal combustion engine, which is found on all gas, powered vehicles. You

can put realistic or optimistic in the comments and I have made all the notes available in

a free lesson PDF. So you

Look in the description for the link to download this free lesson, PDF. Let's continue on electric

vehicles. Have arrived. Notice the use of the

present,

perfect. This is because it's a past action. Electric vehicles are currently on the market,

so they're not arriving in a future context. They have arrived, is it past action but there's

a connection to the present that connection is now

Now, you can buy an electric vehicle, you can replace your gas powered vehicle. Your

internal combustion engine vehicle with an electric vehicle. Is that a change that you're

going to do? Are you going to replace one for the other? So have arrived. This is the

present. Perfect.

And is a past action with a present consequence, with technology, led by Tesla and all of the

world's major car manufacturers. Remember, that errors another chance to practice. I'll

read that again, and all of the world's major car manufacturers following along behind,

when you follow along behind, it means

One car manufacturer.

Minx the change and then the other car manufacturers start making that seem change. So follow along

behind, we also have a common expression with other manufacturers following suit following

suit and it means the same thing I do this. So then my friend does it as well. She follows

suit electric vehicles are now a common

sight

on the roads of

Most developed countries. So what about in your country? Do you see a lot of electric

vehicles in Canada? I see more and more electric vehicles. I remember five years ago, it was

very rare to see a Tesla. Now, I would say one out of ten cars are electric vehicles.

That's just a complete guess. I do not know if that's accurate, but that's just based

on when I'm driving.

Iving, there's one, there's one, there's one, it's very common almost every parking lot.

Now has electric charging stations for electric cars to charge. So what about in your country?

What's the situation? Share that in the comments as well?

Yeah, it the situation in last developed countries is rather different. Let's talk about this

use of yet yet. This is a conjunction and it's used to show a contrast. The contrast

is in developed countries. Electric cars are very common in less developed countries. They're

not very common, so we have a contrasting situation. I

I can combine those ideas with the word yet it's similar to however or but however, this

situation in less developed countries. But the situation and less developed countries.

However, sounds quite formal, but sounds less formal and then yeah

it

sounds both formal and informal. It doesn't, it's more in the middle. I would say yet the

situation in

less developed countries is rather different rather is used as an adverb to show that it's

more different so we have in less developed countries. The situation is different, it's

rather different. So I'm increasing the amount of difference between them so I could say,

I'm tired.

Or I could say I'm rather tired, when I add rather it increases the amount that I am tired.

It sounds stronger. The only African country to have started the change to electric vehicles

is South Africa and even their electric vehicles still account for less than 0.01 percent of

the total.

Total number of cars on the roads. Notice how I said this number 0.01%. Now, when something

accounts for something, it means it makes up that amount for example, Spanish speakers,

people who speak Spanish, Spanish speakers account for 50% of my audience. I have no

idea if this.

Is true said another way 50% of my audience is Spanish speakers. I use the verb is because

audience is a collective noun and is conjugated as singular. So notice the sentence structure,

you have something and then you have to account for account is a verb. So if it's a past,

maybe last year, Spanish speakers accounted for,

80% of my audience. So this is a verb. You conjugate it accounted for then you have a

number fifty percent 10% 25% and then of and then whatever the total is in South America.

This situation is better with all Latin American countries, beginning to move towards electric

vehicles, particularly Columbia winch in 2020. How

Third of the continents Total Electric Car Fleet. Now, if you're from South America,

you probably realize that the author of this article spelled Colombia wrong. This is a

common mistake that Americans make because we have a lot of places and companies with

the spelling you Columbia but is pronounced the exact same way. I did not write this article.

This was not my mistake.

I've been to Colombia. I know how to spell it Colombia Colombia is with a know, but the

pronunciation is exactly the same but unfortunately for people who live in Columbia,

this

is a mistake that native speakers make quite frequently particularly Columbia notice particularly.

So we're highlighting Columbia. Here's a car example, I love all luxury car manufacturers.

I included this just so you can practice that pronunciation. I love all luxury car manufacturers

particularly Audi so I'm highlighting Audi I'm giving more attention to Audi even though

all the luxury car manufacturers are represented. So all South American countries are represented

but Colombia with an O is highlighted because they said

Ticularly Columbia which in 2020, had a third of the continents Total Electric Car Fleet.

Let's take a look at Fleet. This is a noun and it's specifically used with vehicles.

Our company has a fleet of 200 luxury Vehicles. A fleet simply represents the total number

of vehicles controlled by a company.

Any. Now, it could also be controlled by the organization. The Army has a fleet of Tanks

a fleet of planes as well, so it's the total number of Tanks or planes that the army or

government controls.

Let's

continue on in Russia, the wealthy are investing in imported electric vehicles. So you invest

in something you could say and hopefully you will if you agree with me, it's a wise decision

to invest in improving your English skills. You're investing in improving your English

skills, right now, you're in

Investing your time your attention. It's a wise decision to invest in. Notice my preposition

in invest in now, you invest in something, you can say, invest in your English skills,

but you can also invest in doing something. So, in this case, you need a verb and that

verb needs to be an ing verb, invest in improving.

Roofing your English skills in Russia. The wealthy are investing in importing, electric

cars. But no electric cars are yet manufactured locally. So here we have the Ed. So let's

focus on the pronunciation. I have my are manufactured and then I add a soft D manufactured,

manufactured are yet, manufactured locally in this

Case yet does not represent a contrast, it doesn't represent however or but like we saw

before in this case, yet represents

until now. And we frequently use yet with the - and we commonly use this with the present

perfect. I haven't bought an electric vehicle yet, so this.

Until now until now, but it's in the present perfect because it's possible for me to buy

an electric vehicle. So I could add, I haven't bought an electric vehicle yet, but I plan

on buying one next year. So notice I use but to add that contrast. I haven't. I'm buying

one. I haven't bought one. I'm buying one.

So there's a contrast and I combine those two sentences together with the conjunction

yet. And remember, in this case, yet does not mean, but it means until now while in

India, the government is promoting the purchase of electric vehicles. With tax exemptions,

when you're exempt from something, the verb exempt, it means you are not subject to it.

You don't have to do it.

So if there is a policy that everyone needs to buy a certain shirt for work, a black shirt

for work but you're exempt from that policy. So all of your co-workers need to buy a black

shirt, but you can wear a purple shirt or a white shirt because you're exempt. Now,

if you have a tax exemption, it means you don't have to pay certain

taxes and other incentive and incentive is something Financial or some other benefit

to try to encourage you to do something that would be an incentive. So maybe the incentive

is that you get a rebate back. A rebate is money back so if you paid 30,000 dollars for

the car, maybe you get five thousand dollars back. So that would be an

An incentive a rebate. So that's money back after a purchase.

Let's continue. So, electric cars have arrived, remember our present, perfect, and their share

of the market is increasing almost worldwide. So again in your country, have you seen the

share of electric vehicles in the market increase over the years? Does this mean therefore that

the world is on track to phase out the use of gas driven vehicles in less than

Thirty years, if you're on track or on track to do something, it means you're progressing

towards your goal at the expected rate. So let's say your goal is to

Buy an electric vehicle by 2025. So, to do that, you need to save money, okay? So every

month you save one thousand dollars, this is your goal.

And one year later, two years later, after starting this goal, you can say, I'm on track

to achieve my goal or I'm on track to buy the electric vehicle by 2020, or you can simply

say, I'm on track. I'm on track. So, if someone asked you, oh, how's how's your progress?

Are you getting closer to that electric vehicle? You can say, yes.

Yep. I'm on track. I'm on track. You're progressing towards your goal at the expected rate. So

does that mean therefore that the world is on track to phase out the use of gas driven

vehicles in less than 30 years? So this is the goal to phase out, gas driven Vehicles,

the internal combustion engine in less than 30 years. So what does phase out?

Out mean, phase-out is a phrasal verb. That means to gradually reduce something.

Until it is no longer used. So of course, we're not going to go from driving, gas powered

vehicles today and tomorrow not driving gas-powered Vehicles. That's not realistic. Obviously.

So what are we going to do? Every year? We can increase the number of electric vehicles

on the market and decrease. The number of

Gas powered vehicles. So right now, gas powered electric, but soon is going to change, right?

And eventually gas powered, vehicles are not going to exist because they have been so gradually

reduced until they're no longer used, that's to phase out. So do you think is realistic

to phase out the use of gas driven vehicles?

In 30 years. So, 30 years from today gas-powered Vehicles, don't exist. Do you think that's

possible? You can share that in the comments as well. Now, that's the goal. So are they

on track to achieve this goal? I don't know. And does it mean that electric vehicles are

the sustainable solution to our transport needs for the second half of the century?

Unfortunately, oh, unfortunately, I'm using this word as an adverb to deliver disappointing

news, because this sounds really positive especially given the cost of gas every day.

The cost of gas is going up and up and the environmental damage caused by gas powered

vehicles.

Yes, it seems very positive that were phasing out, gas, powered vehicles, and phasing in

electric vehicles. But this article uses, unfortunately, to deliver disappointing news

because people want this to happen. Well, some people, unfortunately, to the disappointment

of some people, notice how I changed some people, because if you just say, people want

this to happen, it sounds like everybody wants.

To happen. But I'm sure there are some people who want to continue driving, gas, powered

vehicles, some people who don't want to use electric vehicles, right? So that's why we

have to use some people. Otherwise it sounds like all people. The answer to both of these

questions has to be no. And that's the end of the article so we don't know why the answer

is. No. But remember both of these questions

So what are the questions? The first question is, are we on track to phase out the use of

gas driven vehicles, and our electric vehicles. This is Saint sustainable solution to our

transport means those are the two questions. Very interesting discussion questions. So

you're more than welcome to share your thoughts in the comment section. Now, we're going to

use that same article, and this time, we're going to focus.

Only on your pronunciation. So I'm going to read the article in full from start to finish.

We only reviewed three, pages of the article in the last section, but there are six pages

in this article. So all read it from start to finish. You can focus on my pronunciation

after I read it, I'm going to focus on each individual sentence and explain the more difficult

to pronounce words. And when I do this it's your turn to read the sentence out loud and

Eat ate my pronunciation. So let's get started. The electric car Revolution. Is it realistic

or optimistic governments, and motor manufacturers around the world are throwing money and resources

into the development of electric vehicles. But Ken electric power really replace the

internal combustion engine before the middle of the century, maybe it can, but this is

by no means certain

Electric vehicles have arrived with technology, led by Tesla and all of the world's major

car manufacturers. Following along behind electric vehicles, are now a common sight

on the roads of most developed countries. Yet the situation in less developed countries

is rather different. The only African country to have started the change to electric vehicles

is South Africa and even their electric vehicles still account for

less than 0.01 percent of the total number of cars on the roads in South America. This

situation is better with all Latin American countries. Beginning the move towards electric

vehicles, particularly Columbia winch in 2020. Had a third of the continents Total Electric

Car Fleet in Russia. The wealthy are investing in imported electric cars. But no electric

cars are yet manufactured.

Locally while in India, the government is promoting the purchase of electric vehicles,

with tax exemptions and other incentives.

So, electric cars have arrived and their share of the market is increasing almost worldwide.

Does this mean therefore that the world is on track to phase out the use of gas driven

vehicles in less than 30 years and doesn't mean that electric vehicles are the sustainable

solution to our transport needs for the second half of the century. Unfortunately, to the

disappointment of some people, the answer to both of these questions has to

Be no. The massive development of electric vehicles. Can only be possible if two conditions

are met. Firstly, the expansion of electric vehicle, manufacturing is dependent on the

fragile ability. A manufacturers to Source vastly increased quantities of vital components

and elements without which electric vehicles cannot operate. Secondly, few countries currently

have electricity grids that are any

Are near being able to cope with the huge increase in demand for electricity. That will

accompany any rapid growth and electric vehicle ownership, without adequate supplies of all

the vital ingredients of electric motors and batteries or without power supplies that are

able to provide the electricity needed to recharge millions of electric batteries every

day as well as supplying the current we need for everything else, such as lighting,

Ting heating trains and electric devices. The electric car Revolution will run up against

insoluble problems. Governments and vehicle manufacturers are fully aware of these issues,

but the consensus among policymakers seems to be that somehow technology will come up

with the answers as it often has in the past analysts, also predict that changing social

attitudes and environmental awareness,

Will lead to a reduction in private vehicle use and a fall in the numbers of vehicles

on the roads. This prediction is likely to be right though, not necessarily for those

reasons alone, any shortage of essential components will force up the cost of electric vehicles

and any shortage of battery recharging facilities or capacity, will discourage people from buying

electric vehicles, leading to a fall in

in the number of vehicles. On the roads, ultimately, the success of the transition to electric-powered,

Vehicles will depend on advances in technology. In three Fields, the weight of batteries,

the amount of power that they can produce and the speed at which they can be recharged

or exchanged. Now, I'll read each sentence from the article and I'm also going to highlight

the more difficult

Holt words. So I'll read the sentence in full once. Then I'll focus on some specific words.

When you see me do this, put my hand up. That means that it's your turn to read the highlighted

sentence out loud. If you're in a private room, read out loud because it will really

help with your pronunciation. So, remember first, I'll read. And when I go like this,

it's your turn to read it out loud.

And let's get started. The electric car Revolution. Is it realistic or optimistic? Optimistic

optimistic, the electric the electric.

The electric car Revolution. Is it realistic or optimistic?

Governments and motor manufacturers around the world are throwing money and resources

into the development of electric vehicles. Manufacturers manufacturers.

Manufacturers.

Vehicles.

Vehicles.

Vehicles.

Governments and motor manufacturers around the world are throwing money and resources

into the development of electric vehicles.

But can electric power really replace the internal combustion engine before the middle

of the century. Combustion, combustion.

Combustion.

Internal combustion engine but can electric power really replace the internal combustion

engine before the middle of the century.

maybe it can, but this is, by no means certain certain certain certain certain, certain certain,

maybe it can, but this is by no means certain

Electric vehicles have arrived.

With technology, led by Tesla and all of the world's major car manufacturers following

along behind.

Electric vehicles are now a common sight on the roads of most developed countries. Developed

develop developed developed. Electric vehicles are now a common sight on the roads of most

developed countries.

Yet the situation in less developed countries is rather different.

The only African country to have started the change to electric vehicles is South Africa.

and even their electric vehicles still account for less than 0.01 percent of the total number

of cars on the roads,

in South America, this situation is better with all Latin American countries, beginning

the move towards electric vehicles,

Particularly Colombia, which in 2020. Had a third of the continents Total Electric Car

Fleet particularly

Particularly, particularly Columbia winch in 2020. Had a third of the continents Total

Electric Car Fleet

In Russia, the wealthy are investing in imported electric cars, investing in imported investing

in imported, investing in imported, in Russia, the wealthy are investing in imported electric

cars.

But no electric cars are yet manufactured locally, manufactured, manufactured manufactured.

But no, electric cars are yet, manufactured locally.

While in India, the government is promoting the purchase of electric vehicles, with tax

exemptions and other incentives.

Exemptions.

Exemptions.

Exemptions.

Incentives incentives.

Incentives while in India. The government is promoting the purchase of electric vehicles,

with tax exemptions and other incentives.

So, electric cars have arrived and their share of the market is increasing almost worldwide.

Does this mean therefore that the world is on track to phase out the use of gas driven

vehicles in less than 30 years?

On track to phase out on track to phase out.

On track to phase out. Does this mean therefore that the world is on track to phase out the

use of gas driven vehicles in less than 30 years?

And does it mean that electric vehicles are the sustainable solution to our transport

needs for the second half of the century? Sustainable?

Sustainable.

Sustainable solution, sustainable solution and doesn't mean that electric vehicles are

the sustainable solution to our transport needs for the second half of the century.

Unfortunately, to the disappointment of some people, the answer to both of these questions

has to be know.

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met development development development, the massive development of electric vehicles.

Can only be possible if two conditions are met

Firstly, the expansion of electric vehicle, manufacturing is dependent on the fragile

ability, a manufacturers Manufacturing.

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manufacturing is dependent on the fragile ability of manufacturers.

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electric vehicles, cannot operate, vital, vital, vital to Source vastly increased quantities

of vital components and elements without which electric vehicles cannot operate.

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secondly. Few countries currently have electricity grids.

That are anywhere near being able to cope with the huge increase in demand for electricity.

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company that will accompany any rapid growth in electric vehicle ownership

Without adequate supplies of all the vital ingredients of electric motors and batteries.

Add a quit, quit, quit,

Adequate.

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batteries.

Or without power supplies that are able to provide the electricity needed to recharge

millions of electric batteries every day recharge.

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Recharge or without power supplies that are able to provide the electricity needed to

recharge millions of electric batteries every day.

As well as supplying, the current, we need for everything else, such as lighting heating,

trains, and electric devices.

The electric car Revolution will run up against insoluble problems in soluble in soluble in

soluble. The electric car Revolution will run up against insoluble problems.

Governments and vehicle manufacturers are fully aware of these issues.

But the consensus among policymakers seems to be that somehow technology will come up

with the answers consensus.

Can can.

Consensus, consensus consensus, but the consensus among policymakers seems to be that somehow

technology will come up with the answers.

As it often has in the past often.

Often, as it often has in the past.

analysts also predict that changing social attitudes and environmental awareness will

lead to a reduction in private vehicle use

And a fall in the numbers of vehicles. On the roads.

This prediction is likely to be, right?

Prediction diction prediction. This prediction is likely to be right.

Though, not necessarily for those reasons alone.

Any shortage of essential components will force up the cost of electric vehicles.

and any shortage of battery recharging facilities or capacity will discourage people from buying

electric vehicles,

Leading to a fall in the number of vehicles on the roads.

Ultimately, the success of the transition to electric-powered, Vehicles will depend

on advances in technology in three Fields powered.

Heard heard powered powered.

Ultimately, the success of the transition to electric-powered, Vehicles will depend

on advances in technology in three fields.

The weight of batteries, the amount of power that they can produce and the speed at which

they can be recharged or exchanged.

Now, let's move on and talk about your listening skills. Do you struggle to understand native

English speakers? Maybe you understand me right now. But then you struggle to understand

TV shows movies or your coworkers. Well, don't worry? Because let's talk about that. I'm

going to explain why you have difficulty, understanding native speakers. So you know

what? You need to do to improve. Let's get started. What do you mean? She can't make

it, did you hear what?

What I just said, what do you mean? She can't make it. I said, what do you mean? She can't

make it, but of course, I didn't say it like that. I said, what do you mean? She can't

make it notice how I said, what do you? What do you? What do you? What do you mean? What

do you mean? This is called connected speech and native speakers, love, connecting their

speech.

Of course, this makes it difficult for you to understand us. So, let me share the most

common connected phrases that you need to know the first one, of course, whattya wadiya.

What do you mean? What are you doing? What do you want? How do you know she can't make

it? Did you catch this one? How do you, how do you, how do you, how do you know what you

doing this weekend?

Did you get this one? What are you becomes? What you, what you what you, what you doing

this weekend. So make it your goal to learn these connected phrases but for now, focus

on the top three, you need to know. What do you how do you? And what you, how about this

one? How are you going to get to the mall? How are you? That's a connected phrase, how

are you? How are

how are you? How are you gonna now? This is a reduction. We take two words going to and

we reduce it into one gonna. These are informal, they're very casual, but they're frequently

used in spoken English. I got to go. I'm sure, you know, this one got to sounds like, gotta

I gotta go give me a break.

Gimme gimme, gimme a Break. Give me sounds like gimme. I don't know, I don't know. I

don't know as a reduction, I don't know. I want to go to the movies. Want to becomes

wanna start with these and pay attention and keep adding more reductions to your speech

will be there at 5:00.

We'll be there at five.

We will be there at 5:00, we'll be there. We'll we'll this is a contraction. We take

two separate words and we form one word. The thing you need to know about contractions

is that they are grammatically correct. You can use them in your spoken English and your

writing. And although they do sound more. Casual. They are grammatically. Correct. I

would never say it is.

A hot day. I would say it's a hot day. It's, it's it's a hot day, I would not say she is

my friend. I would say she's my friend, she's my friend now because of this students might

not get the verb because it's in a contraction, you must learn contractions. If you want to

understand native speakers, let's start with the most.

Most common it is it's there is there's I have I've you are your should not shouldn't

will not won't start with these and keep adding contractions to your speech. It will help

you understand. Native speakers. Let's try that listening exercise from the beginning.

Again. What do you mean? You can't make it?

What do you mean? You can't make it? I'm sure you already understand this, a lot more because

you now understand the connected speech. But did you also know I said, make it, make it.

Now, if you looked at each individual sound, it sounds like may hit. So you might be thinking

May the month of May April, May and kit like a Kit Kat.

Bar, I don't understand. This is linking, linking is when we take a sound from one word,

and we put that sound on the next word. We do this in English to help us connect our

speech and smooth our pronunciation. So we can speak without pauses, make it notice there's

a on make, but it forces me to take

Pause make it. So to get rid of that pause, I take that and I put it on the next word,

make it may kit. Let's try another listening exercise, you shouldn't walk alone at night.

Now I used a contraction should not be comes shouldn't you shouldn't and then I said walk

alone. But again there's that sound

And so I take that k sound, and I put it on the next word and it becomes wah cologne,

but cologne sounds a lot like a men's perfume which we call cologne for women is perfume.

But for men, it's cologne. So this can cause confusion because you might think I just said,

cologne, meaning men's perfume, but this is part of Walk Alone, Walk Alone, Walk Alone

On with linking, the best way to get comfortable with linking is to study native speakers.

So, instead of listening to an entire 30-minute episode, just listen to one sentence on YouTube

or on TV and pause and listen to that sentence many many times and really get comfortable

with how those sounds are pronounced together.

And really get comfortable with how those sounds are pronounced at a natural pace. Let's

try a listening exercise. I got a lot of merch. I got a lot of merch. I got a lot of merch

here. I used a reduction. A lot of is pronounced a lot of a lot of. Now, what is merch? Maybe

you understood the sound you understood? I said, merge.

But you have no idea what that means. That's because native speakers. We shorten words

all the time for no reason. This is very casual and informal but it's done in both a professional

and social contexts. So, merge is short for merchandise. If you work in a company that's

buys and sells products, most likely your co-workers will say merge and you might not

understand what they mean.

Mean, that's a Fab dress Fab is short for fabulous. I have to take my cat to the vet.

That is short for veterinarian. Are we meeting at HQ HQ is an acronym for headquarters, which

is the head office, the main office of a company but pretty much everyone calls it HQ. So when

you're studying native speakers, listen for the shortened words and

Make a list of them and keep adding the most common ones to your speech. Let's try another

listening, exercise. You got to cut it out, you gotta cut it out. I used a reduction,

got to gotta, you gotta cut it out, cut it out, cut it, cut it out now, maybe you heard

the what and you're thinking, hmmm, what does Jennifer have to cut out? Does she have to

cut something out?

Out. But no, because this is an idiom. So, to understand, native speakers, you have to

learn phrasal verbs, idioms, and expressions because we use them all the time. Take a look

at this article from Forbes Magazine. Now, everything I have underlined is either a phrasal

verb, an idiom or an expression and they don't have literal meanings. So maybe you understood

the word cut.

That doesn't help you understand my message because it doesn't have a literal meaning.

Now, there are hundreds and hundreds of phrasal verbs, idioms and expressions. But don't worry

because I have many video tutorials on my channel already, so make it your goal to add

one, one a day. One phrasal verb, idiom or expression a day and that will be 365 in one

year. And by expanding your vocabulary, with these

Ezel verbs, idioms and expressions. It will really help you understand, native speakers.

So, now you know exactly what you need to do to understand native speakers. So, which

are you going to focus on first, which do you have the most difficult time with? And

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on how to improve your listening skills. So let's practice, Let's test your listening

skills. Here are your instructions for the entire lesson. I'm going

You to say a sentence, and I'm going to say it at a fast paced the way I would speak to

my friends or colleagues. I'm going to use phrasal verbs idioms and expressions and I'm

going to use natural pronunciation and you're going to test your listening skills. I will

say each sentence, three times write down exactly what you hear in the comments section.

And then after I'll explain exactly what I said, the expression I use and

the natural pronunciation changes. Okay, our first listening test, did you break it to

them?

Did you break it to them?

Did you break it to him? Did you get that one? I said, did you break it to him first?

Let's talk about the pronunciation. Changes. Did you? We pronounce this as didja, didja,

didja. So I combine those sounds together and I take you and I change it to ya. Did

you did you did you break it to him? Notice the last two words, really sounded

Like one word Tim Tim, it almost sounded like Tim the name Tim and that's because we frequently

get rid of the H on him and her at a natural pace. And we connect it to the word before.

So it really sounds like em em and then you hear the from to Tim, Tim, did you break it

to him? Now, what does this mean to break something?

To someone is an expression and we use this when you share news or information with someone

but it's always negative. So maybe you applied for a promotion but you're not going to get

the promotion so that's the negative news. Did you break it to them? That he's not getting

the promotion. So did you share this negative news with him?

Him, did you break it to him? Our next listening, test. Remember to put what you hear in the

comments, cut it out. Would you cut it out? Would you cut it out? Would you did you get

that one? I said, cut it out, would you first? Let's talk about pronunciation. Did y'all

the same thing is happening here with? Would you you becomes yah and I combine. Those sounds

whoo.

Jia Jia Jia? Would you would you would you cut it out, would you now let's talk about

cut it out. You'll notice we have teased in between vowels in American English 1a t comes

between vowels. We change that to a, a very soft deep because they get out, cut it out

and I pronounce all three as one. Cut it out, cut it out.

It out, cut it out, cut it out. Would you the expression to cut something out? Means

to stop something that is annoying or frustrating or irritating or unwanted. So, let's say you're

in a meeting for work. And in the background, your kids are going crazy. They're screaming,

they're yelling, they're fighting. This is behavior. That is unwanted frustrating irritating.

Annoying and you want them to stop so you can say to your kids cut it out. Would y'all

are next? Listening exercise? Right? What you hear in the comments.

You got to kick it up a notch.

You gotta kick it up a notch. You got to kick it up a notch. Did you get that one? I said

you gotta kick it up a notch. First. Notice how I used Ghana? This is a reduction. It's

a combination of the words. Got to and it's pronounced as one. Gotta you gotta you can

also say you've gotta you

You have got to. But in American English, it's very common to just say, you gotta, you

gotta, you got to is the same as you have to. Now let's talk about the expression to

kick something up on Notch. When you kick something up a notch, it's just encouraging

you to perform better work faster. Work harder. So let's say you were tasked with assembling

100 boxes and two hours have passed and your boss sees that you've only assembled 20 boxes

and your boss wants to tell you that you need to work harder. You need to work faster. You

need to perform better. She can say you've got a kick it up a notch. You got to work,

faster, you got to work harder, our next listening exercise. Right? What you hear in the comments

I'll say it three times.

Don't let him get to you.

Don't let him get to you.

Don't let him get to you. How did you do it? That one I said don't let him get to you first.

Let's talk about pronunciation. Don't let them. Let them notice again. I take that age

off of him. I dropped the sounds, and then I'm left with em, but I combined it with the

word before Let'em. Let them, let them don't let them. Don't let them get to you now.

I said you at the end many native speakers will drop this to. Yeah, don't let him get

to you. Get Tia just like we saw with didja wouldja but I said you don't let him get to

you. Now, what does this mean? When someone gets to you, it means that you become angry

annoyed, irritated or frustrated, because of that person's Behavior. But we can also,

So use this in situations. If you get really angry, when you're stuck in traffic, I can

say, don't let the traffic get to you. So don't let the situation make you angry, because

what does being angry do? It doesn't benefit the situation in any way. Don't let the traffic

get Tia. Don't let your boss's criticism get to you. Don't let it.

It anger you frustrate you or annoy you our next listing exercise. I'll say three times.

Right. What you hear in the comments. What are you looking at?

What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Did you get that one? What are you looking

at? So here we have a very simple sentence but it might be difficult for you because

of those natural pronunciation changes how I combine my words at a natural pace. What

are you sounds like one word? What are you? What are you? So the are just becomes herb.

And I attached it to what? What're water wetter. What are you now? I think I said you but you

can also again, shorten that to Young and native speakers, commonly do that. So get

comfortable with it. What are you what are you? What are you? What are you? But remember

it sounds like one word. What are you? What are you looking at here? It's very common

to take a word that ends in ing.

And drop the G sound that good sound and just ended on. Hmm, looking looking looking that

looking at, but notice I combined it with the word that comes next because it's a vowel

look in that. So, instead of looking at it sounds like, not not and then I combine them.

Look at that, Matt looking at looking at. What are you looking at?

At so, how did you do with those listening exercises? Share your score in the comments

below and remember, you were being test on your ability to understand the words I say

but also the ability to understand what my meaning is. So maybe you understood the words

but you didn't know the expression or the idiom, you didn't know what it meant, so you

need both. But don't worry if this was difficult because the more you practice

Just the more you study need of speakers. The more you add these Expressions to your

vocabulary, the easier it will become. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to say

each sentence again and I want you to imitate me and try to say it as closely to the way

I pronounce it. And if you're in a private space, I want you to say it out loud. If you're

in a public space will then try this again. When you're at home and you

You can say it out loud. Did you break it to them? Did you break it to them? Did you

break it to them? Cut it out. Would you cut it out? Would you cut it out? Would you? You

gotta kick it up a notch. You got to kick it up a notch. You gotta kick it up a notch.

Don't let them get to you. Don't let him get to you. Don't let him get to you. What are

you looking at? What are you looking at? What are you looking at?

At now practice this again and again until you feel very confident that your pronunciation

is close to mine and make sure you get this free speaking guide where I share six tips

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