Lesson 72 π©βπ« Basic English with Jennifer β Why? Because ('cos, 'cause)
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When someone asks, "Why?" we answer with "because."
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Let's practice using "why" and "because." You can study with my students Andreia and Flavia.
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Hey ladies.
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Let's talk about questions, like "why." What day is today?
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Today is Friday.
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Why are we studying on Friday? Why? Why not Monday? Why not Wednesday?
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Why do we study on Fridays?
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Can we study on Tuesday? On Monday?
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No. No. Why? Why not Monday? Why not Tuesday?
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You need to tell me why. We study on Friday, but why? Because...
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Because... Do you know, Flavia?
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Why? Because Friday...it's
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our free time. Free day. It's our free day.
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Because on Friday we're free. Yes. And when do you go to school?
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I go to school Monday at...
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You can say
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At Thursday?
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Monday to Thursday or Monday through Thursday. So, I go to school on Monday
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through Thursday. So Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
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Right, so you can say, "I go to school on Monday through Thursday."
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Through. Monday through Thursday.
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Through.
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Monday through Thursday.
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Yeah. Monday through Thursday.
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Thursday.
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We go to school. Right? Because we're busy. Right? And Friday is our free.
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So you can say, "Why?" "Because Friday is our free day."
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Because Friday we are free.
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On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday we're... What's the opposite of "free"?
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Busy.
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Because we're busy on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. We're free on Friday. Right?
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So why? I can ask, "Why?"
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Why Friday?
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Why not Monday? Why not Tuesday? Why not Wednesday? Why not Thursday?
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Because...
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we're free on Friday. So you can say, "Because we're free on Friday" Or the whole
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sentence.
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We study on Friday
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because it's our free day.
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So when you use "because," you can have a big sentence, the whole idea.
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We study on Friday
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because
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we're free. Or short: Because we're free.
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Because.
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You'll hear people say because, 'cos, 'cause.
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There's different pronunciations. I say "because." Is it a contraction? Yes -- a short form you'll hear is 'cause.
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Especially fast.
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Because we're free.
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'Cause we're free.
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Because we're free. Because you're free.
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We're. You and Flavia, right?
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Because we are free. Because we're...we're, we are, we are free.
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Or fast: 'cause we're free.
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'Cause we're free.
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'Cause it's our free day.
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Do you understand?
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When someone asks, "Why?" there can be a short answer or a long answer, a full sentence.
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Why do Flavia, Andreia, and I study together on Fridays?
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The short answer: Because it's their free day.
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The long answer --
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You can say,
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"You study together on Fridays because it's their free day."
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Okay. So let's talk about "why" and "because." Okay. Why and because.
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Do you see the woman?
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Yes. Yes.
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Flavia, what's this?
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A hat. Uh-huh. And let's make a question with WHY.
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Why is she wearing... Good!
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a hat.
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Why is she wearing a hat? One more time. Why is she wearing a hat?
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Why is she wearing...
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Why is she wearing...
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the hat. A hat. A hat.
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Why is she
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wearing
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Why is she wearing a hat?
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Mm-hmm. Ask one more time, and you're going to answer. Oh. Why is she wearing a hat?
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Because it's summer. It's summer. Because it's summer. And what's in the sky? Because...
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Because...
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What is that? The sun.
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What's the sun doing? Because the sun is...
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Shine.
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Take "shine" and add -ing.
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Shining.
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Shining. One more time. Why is she wearing a hat? Because the sun
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is shining. It's shining. Because the sun is shining. Or you can say because the sun is
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bright.
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Bright, right? We have bright and dark. Oh.
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Right? Bright lights? And at night, it's dark. So, because it's bright.
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Because the sun is bright.
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Because the sun is shining.
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Oh. Okay.
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Because the sun is bright. Easy!
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All right. What is that, Andreia? Umbrella? Okay. Let's make a question with "have."
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Why
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are they
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have
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umbrella?
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Uh-huh. This one is not easy. If we use "have,"
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no -ing.
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So we can do "why do." Oh.
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Why do they have umbrella?
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How many umbrellas ? One, two. So two umbrellas. Umbrellas.
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Why do they have
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Umbrellas. Why do they have umbrellas? Why?
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Because it's rain.
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Raining. Raining. Because it's raining. Because it's ringing. Yeah. Because it's raining. They want to be dry. Because they want to be dry.
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All right.
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All right. Do you see the man?
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Okay. He has a hat and a coat. A coat. What kind of coat?
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What season -- Is this summer?
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Snow. It's snow. It's not summer.
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It's not spring.
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It's not fall.
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What time of the year? Winter? Winter. So he has a winter coat. A winter coat. Mm-hmm. Let's make a question with "why."
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Why is he wearing
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a winter coat?
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Yeah.
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Because it's cold. Yeah, because it's cold.
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This is snow. What's that? Do you know?
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What is that?
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Ball? A ball. Snowball. Snowball. Mm-hmm.
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Question? Why is he
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through? Throwing.
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Why is he throwing... throwing
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a ball? A snowball. One more time. Why is he throw a snowball? Why is he throwing...
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Why is he throwing
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a snowball?
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Why? I don't know. Why?
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Because he's playing in the snow. Because he's playing in the snow. Because he wants to have fun. I don't know. Because he's silly.
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I don't know.
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Okay. What are those? Glasses. Yeah. Glasses. What kind of glasses?
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Sunglasses. Sunglasses that are dark. Right? Dark glasses. Okay. So what's the question?
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Why is she wearing glasses?
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Glasses. No "a." All right. So why is she wearing
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glasses? Sunglasses.
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Again. Why is she wearing sunglasses?
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Why?
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Because...
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Because
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the sun
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bright. Mm-hmm. The sun is
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bright.
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Bright.
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Because the sun is bright. Because the sun is bright. Okay. She has glasses and what else does she have? What is she wearing?
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Coat.
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A coast is heavy. Sweater. Sweater. I'm wearing a sweater.
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Okay. Let's make that question. Andreia. Why is she wearing a
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sweater. Mm-hmm. Why is she wearing... Why is she wearing...the...
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a sweater?
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Why?
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Because she's cold. Maybe she's cold.
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Because maybe she's cold. We don't know exactly. Okay. All right. Um,
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why do I have a pen today?
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Do you know? Why? Why? Why do I have a pen?
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Because I write?
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Because you
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want to write. Because you need to write. Oh.
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Right. Because, um, what do you... Let's see.
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Why do you need a phone?
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Because I need to call.
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I need to call people. Why do you have a necklace?
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Because it's a memory for me. Aw.
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Or you say, "Because it's special." It's special. Because it's special. I like it.
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Let's practice more with the question WHY? Answer my questions with BECAUSE.
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