In a Week, On a Weekly Basis & Other Expressions with WEEK - English Vocabulary

Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English with  Jennifer. In this video, we're going to  

focus on different expressions with the word  "week." Let's see how well you understand.

Here's the first question. Did you  know that I take piano lessons?  

I do. I take them every other week. Every  other Thursday to be exact. So, let's say  

this month there are four Thursdays. How  many lessons will I have? Two or four?

Two lessons. Right? Every other week  means that you skip a week in between.

Second question. If I tell my friend Katie,  

"I'll see you in a week," what does that mean?  Will I see Katie one time within seven days,  

or will I see her after seven days  have passed? I'll see you in a week.

It means after seven days  have passed. Then I'll see her  

in a week. In two weeks, in three weeks. It  means after that amount of time has gone by.

And remember not to use "in" when you  talk about "this week." You don't say,  

"I'll see you later in this week." We  say, "I'll see you later this week."

Third question. Sometimes I meet with  a private student on a weekly basis.  

What does that mean? Does it mean I meet  with a student one time each week? Does it  

mean more than once each week? Or does it  mean every other week? On a weekly basis.

It means once a week. On a weekly  basis means every week, weekly.

Okay. Fourth and last question.  What's the difference between  

"next week" and "the following week"? If today  is June 2 and I'm going to see you on June 9,  

do I say, "I'll see you next week"  or "I'll see you the following week"?

June 9 is next week. We use "next" and "last"  when we're speaking in real time, that is,  

when we're referring to the current time. Next  week, last week...that's relevant to today.

In contrast, if I'm talking about 1999 or 2099,  I can no longer use the word "today." Instead,  

I'll have to choose a date, past or present,  and refer to it as "that day." Then I can talk  

about the following day, the following week,  the following year, or the previous year, the  

previous month. I can say: the previous week, the  week before, the previous year, the year before.

We're talking about a sequence.

So, how's your week going? Do you  have any special plans this week?  

Will you be back next week to watch another  bonus video? I hope so. That's all for now.  

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