Let's Learn English! Topic: Forgetfulness! ⏲️🏷️🧵 (Lesson Only)

to turn on and off and actually at our our grocery store my

phone doesn't have internet access and the store doesn't

their phone. I still use paper for because paper doesn't need

Some people use apps to remind themselves of things. Um I

app. Um I know some people use apps to make grocery lists.

remember things. And then maybe you use an app. I don't use an

don't do this but I know it's very common. I know in the

homes. You can use them to set reminders and to help you

grocery store sometimes people even have their grocery list on

can you set a timer for two hours from now? I think my

Google Assistant or Google Home. Uh you might say, Alexa,

great way to remember things. When it goes off, you remember

what you are supposed to do. You might use Alexa or Siri or

Alexa just said something. She I I just said her name twice

right? But we have these devices some of us in our

on the calendar we have their exams. Um I don't write a lot

Thursdays. It's important that we bring the garbage and

people say trash. Um some people say waste maybe but here

Thursday to bring the garbage out. It's bad to forget to take

way even I have a garbage truck come to my house out here in

though is recycling and compost. The amount of garbage

in Canada now can be recycled. Paper plus all that. And we do

at the top of my inbox so that I can remember something. So

compost all of our banana peels and potato peels and those

a note on a piece of paper. Sometimes just making a note

down on a piece of paper. Um sometimes I will have a piece

ourselves remember things. Ways to not forget. And those are

see it when you walk by. Um noone does this anymore that I

a few of those. Write it on a calendar. This is pretty common

for my family. In our kitchen we have a really really big

at three o'clock you can tie a string on your finger and then

One of my kids has a job now. So they write on the calendar

know of but sometimes people in the olden days would tie a

handy. Make a note. So there are a lot of ways to make a

kinds of things. So we actually don't throw out very much. And

called reminders. I need to leave myself a reminder. Or I'm

they charge you money for forgetting to return something.

by the way it is called garbage day. If someone says what's is

the days that they work. Um they have exams coming up. So

passport with you. You don't want to be at the airport and

been a while. So my passport has expired. I need to get it

thorough. I try to make sure I have everything. Now I haven't

renewed. But so I forgot to renew my passport. Oh I didn't

garbage and recycling. So here we have garbage day on

tomorrow garbage day? Yeah tomorrow's garbage day. So like

day is Thursday. For Brent trash day is Wednesday. Don't

forget. Oh. Okay a few ways that as humans we help

on the calendar. Um but definitely one of the best ways

Somewhere that's real really visible somewhere that you can

something you do helps you remember. So let me talk about

string on their finger so they would remember something. Let's

whenever you see the string you will remember. Again noone does

this anymore. I have not seen anyone. But what I have seen is

Brent in the chat said my trash day is Wednesday. So Brent

mentioned that sometimes I will write something on a piece of

do have what are called post-it notes or a sticky note. So a

So you can stick it on the wall or on your computer monitor. Um

paper and put it in my pocket or in my wallet. Uh I'll often

probably called post it notes in your country. Make a list. I

actually have a list here. This list is basically paying the

bills. It's like pay Joe. Deposit check. Pay for crop

insurance. So basically this is pay the garage which is where I

something on their hand so that they can remember. So that's

nights. So sometimes after supper at six o'clock we'll set

use a kitchen timer like this but setting a timer can be a

do this before I go to the grocery store. I'll make a

get my car fixed. So sometimes you have a list and you You use

quite often. Especially if I'm tired. I'll make a list. Set a

timer. So when you cook something or when you bake

use timers for other things as well. My son has a job he's

a timer to go off 15 minutes before one of us has to go get

possibly. You can set a timer on your phone or you can just

something it's good to set a timer. But Jen and I actually

students sometimes write stuff on their hand. They'll write

probably more common. I don't think very many people tie

strings on their fingers anymore. But I thought I should

I do this a lot. You can send an email to yourself. So I will

this to me is just a very very good way for me to remember

stuff. I'll I'll email like get groceries after work. I'll

email myself and then it will be at the top of my inbox. Very

mention it because it is kind of a funny thing we say in

English. Oh tie a string on your finger so you remember. Uh

appointment later. Um and we do have let me get this slide. We

of paper in my pocket. I'll make a note and I'll have a

notes not made by makes them dupont. I don't know who makes

I'll be like oh what's this paper? Oh yay I have a dentist

post it notes. Let me look that up. Who may post it. Notes.

list. I'll make a list of the things that I need to get.

Sometimes when I have a really busy day I'll make a list. I

him just so we remember. You can set a timer on your watch

helps you remember. But definitely writing something

piece of paper in my pocket. And then every once in a while

post-it note is a piece of paper that's sticky at the top.

also buy what are called sticky notes which is just post it

Three M. Okay yes. Sold in more than 100 countries. Well you

to bed you don't need the kitchen light on you don't need

guys probably know what post it notes are that and they're

don't have house plants. I had a tree or a plant here and we

wallet, maybe your watch. If you leave that in a car we

would say you left some valuables in there. Things that

they forget to water the plants and then the plants die.

should turn them off it cost money to leave the lights on

shower in the morning before I put my shirt on I put on

but sometimes I get up in the morning and the kitchen light

van actually. I was really happy that my wallet was still

off the lights turning off the lights saves you a little bit

lights. This is something I forget to do and this is why I

it. But it didn't get enough sunlight. So I should mention

similar deodorant I think just smells nice and antiperspirant

Sometimes people forget to put on deodorant. So deodorant is

that list in order to remember things. I do that. I do that

deodorant. Some people also wear something called

need them on when I was a kid I often left the lights on and

done work at 9 o'clock some nights and eight o'clock other

person to work around. Especially if you work closely

with other people. It's important to remember to put on

deodorant when you forget to put on deodorant. Um sometimes

is on because one of my children has forgotten to turn

a bill in the mail. Sometimes you can pay the bill online.

you forget to pay the bill. Not good. You should always pay

the country. It is wonderful. Most of what we get rid of

so much easier. Um I don't even know my sister's phone number.

interestingly enough I forgot to lock my car the other day. I

other sister whenever I want. But if you said what's your

nothing bad happened. I was very happy when I came back

obviously calls it trash day. But yes we would say garbage

going to need a reminder. That means someone or something or

calendar. And everything in Gets written on the calendar.

on the calendar. Like if I have a dentist appointment I write

money on electricity it's important to turn off the

to remember something is to write it on a calendar.

say in the morning you know that you have to meet a friend

often email myself and I'll leave the email unread so it's

go beep beep to lock your car. Beep that's the sound effect

note. You can make a note and pin it on a board. You can make

for today. Um it's not a good thing. Especially if you have

important to pay your bills. This is actually a hydro bill.

valuables. In English we often refer to the a expensive things

or a service you need to pay the bill. So often you will get

In Ontario we call electricity hydro. And the company we get

children leave the lights on when they forget to turn off

post it note is what we call the name brand. And you can

it on the calendar. If I have a doctor's appointment I write it

work come and play baseball with us. And so I went and it

at the local park. And the teacher said when you're done

from someone it's important that you return that as well.

you go to your neighbour and say can I borrow your saw? To

a library book you will get a fine. Although in Canada

number accidentally. So I punch in my pin number. It's not one

burn like on my scalp. I'm not going bald. I don't have a bald

Sometimes people think oh I'd love to have a lot of plants in

someone's name for sure. Um very very common. A word. Now

they're they're pretty lenient now about fines. A fine is when

something that you put in your armpits. When I'm done having a

says what section you're in sometimes you forget where you

antiperspirant or antiperspirant. Um they're both

And sometimes when you go to check your messages on your

this has never happened to me. When I travel I'm pretty

by the end of the day you don't smell very nice. And then if

then remember or realize that you forgot your passport. Um

grocery store and Jen will tell me what we need. She'll say

actually left Canada since twenty-eight teen I think. It's

don't forget get some milk, some bread, some eggs, some

often when I go to the grocery store. If I'm buying four or

of money it it's just silly to have lights on where you don't

But if it's more than that I make a list. Um so sometimes

went to the local arena to go for a walk. And I left my

If you don't pay money every five or 10 years. Uh and I have

remember their last name. Oh your last name is Smith. And so

in the summer. So it's important to put on sunscreen.

make a slide for that. Forgetting to renew something.

sunburn on my head. It was very painful. Because I forgot to

recycling to the road. So that when the garbage truck comes it

phone you might have to punch in a pin number or passcode or

Sometimes when you go on a trip you forget your passport.

code and it's sometimes something that we forget.

this happens to me when I'm speaking French. It even

let mine expire. I forgot to renew it. To take out the

parked. Um I had this a few weeks ago I went to Toronto and

put the garbage together. We get we put it by the door of

word dictionary. But if I was talk and I might say so the

those things. I will forget to buy one of those things. So

our house so it's ready. And then we have to remember on

When you get home you realize you forgot to buy milk or you

the garbage out because then you have to keep it for another

whatever the item is that you forgot. I do this one every

week because the garbage truck only comes once a week. By the

other day I was looking up a word in the hm I was looking up

you are like me if you are someone who burns very easily

we throw out is very very small. Um most of what you buy

want to make sure I have my keys, my phone, my wallet, my

wallet in my car and I forgot to lock my car. Thankfully

This is a really bad thing to do. If you forget to pick

cut wood and then it's important to return the saw.

when I realized that I had forgotten to lock my car. My

that debt. It's very awkward if someone loans you money and

we didn't have streaming services. You needed to return

and mistakes. Uh and this lesson does overlap those two

owe them. You forgot to repay a debt. This might be something

find really long lists but I also myself could think of many

Normal pills that old people would take. And so she will put

like where did I park? So I was looking and looking and

the spots where you can cook things. So it's important to

and I take two pills at night. But sometimes I forget to take

do. I happen to burn if I'm outside for more than an hour

for things that people commonly forget. It was pretty easy to

then my dad would get mad now I'm the parent and when my

things. So this one's pretty common. Your password or pin.

the day if there's still pills in the Tuesday little box she

careful not to move my finger when I do that because I want

the lights I get mad. By the way you can flip this phrase

that lesson is forgetting to turn off the oven or forgetting

inside. So sometimes you forget to click the little button to

in informal English. But if you want to save a little bit of

the morning I will fry As and then Jen will say oh you left

I have to punch in my pin number. I'm I'm going to be

forget. But pretty common. By the way when I was searching

had to move it to a different room so that Jen and one of my

that you might leave somewhere as valuables. Your purse, your

turn off the oven and turn off the stove. Not a good thing to

was three o'clock. And I forgot to put sunscreen on and I got a

name is. But yes a very common thing to forget would be

the living room light on you don't need any lights on so you

yes a birthday. It is not a good thing to forget. It's not

that. But sometimes people forget to water their plants.

one one one one one. If that's what you think. But often when

to do the you understand. I don't want to give away my pin

my house. But they're not good at taking care of plants and so

cheese. If it's more than five things I will forget one of

that person up. But it does happen yes. To mail something.

sometimes because I don't go to the city a lot. Sometimes when

you can say it's important to turn off the lights. You could

their parents will forget to pick them up. They'll be

you have a ride coming? Or is someone coming to get you? And

say it's important to turn the lights off. Both of those work

spot. But somehow my hair was really short and I had a

they'll say no I think they forgot to pick me up. So it's

kids could take better care of it. I didn't forget to water

stops you from sweating. But if you want to be a pleasant

once in a while. I do forget things like that. And then

when I come to visit? It would be really bad to forget to pick

someone stole your vehicle. And then eventually hopefully you

someone's name. This happens to me quite a bit. I have taught a

mailbox. Um it's very easy to forget that because it's not

sun tan lotion. All of those work. This has happened to me

lot of students over the last 22 twenty3 years. Almost 25

something that all of us do regularly anymore. So sometimes

life after they've graduated maybe it's 10 years later or 15

you park your car in a really big parking lot or in a really

don't mail things in the regular mail very often. I

When you forget to water your plants the plants die.

big parking garage if you don't look for like a a sign that

someone a message I email them. So when I do have to actually

can't remember their first name. Don't know why that is. I

I parked my van in a parking lot and then I took the train

are worth something. To turn off the lights so when you go

will have a basketball practice after school. And at the end

into Toronto. And when I got back That night I I kind of was

sister's phone number I would have to look on my phone to

standing there waiting and then the co or a teacher will say do

looking. Luckily my van is bright red. So eventually I saw

the video. And sometimes you forget if you forget to return

of them because I think it's just human nature to forget

when they're in the sun. Uh some people don't. Some people

people's phone numbers. It was just something you did.

you that my birthday is coming up and some of you can then say

never never fud. Uh because for a brief moment you wonder if

Sometimes you forget to pay a bill. And then whoever you were

happy birthday to me. But yes not nice to forget someone's

paid more if you forgot to return it. Uh your passport. If

Sometimes though I forget to put on sunscreen. Last year I

But when I used rent movies. There there was a big you just

birthday. Um it's always nice to remember a birthday. Your

will find it. To return something. So this is a picture

you are going on a trip it's important that you have your

minor thing to forget. Because when I forget my keys I usually

my van. But sometimes you forget where you parked. Uh

Yeah that's a big one too. There remember that one.

Go back in the house and grab my keys. But keys are a very

supposed to pay might send you another might send you a letter

played baseball with some students. A great a class was

desk. I'll grab them for a sec. Oh that was kind of funny. I

Sometimes you forget to renew things. So a passport expires.

most common things for me to forget as well. In fact as I

and I would say ah yeah yeah in the dictionary so sometimes you

put on sunscreen. By the way you can also say sunblock or

little bit upset if you forget their birthday. My birthday's

will have this because you are English learners you will have

Sometimes you can send a check in the mail. Uh but sometimes

coming up in a month or two. I never say exactly what it is.

it's usually garbage or trash. So on Wednesday night Jen and I

can't find my keys right now. I forgot to put my keys on the

it where you know that you know the word but you can't remember

keys. This is the most common one for me. Now it actually I

think it's either BC but anyways sometimes you forget a

keys, phone, wallet, rings, Fitbit or Ring Fitbit. I

over tonight and call me if that's okay. So I would need to

very important that you remember to pick someone up if

happened at my work a few weeks ago. I won't say who. One of my

usually just email things to people. If I need to send

what day it is. I might say to Jen what day is it today? And

common thing for people to forget. Uh probably one of the

Like it's on my phone. I can call one of my sisters or my

can't pay them online. So often I will forget to mail the check

find it. When I was much younger I would just remember

to them. To repay a debt. So again if someone loans you

phone remembers the phone number. You had to know

borrow the money from them you see the difference in loan and

earlier you forget them on your head. You do this and you don't

someone up they end up waiting. Sometimes at school a student

bill by the way. So when you receive something from someone

can pick it up. By the way we say garbage in some places

walk out the door every morning I'm usually saying to myself

can't remember your name. And then they tell me what their

wedding ring and my Fitbit or my fitness tracker on. So yes

years later. Um sometimes I remember their last name. But I

keys very common thing to forget. To pick someone up.

and if I didn't sleep well I might wake up and not remember

didn't do that on purpose. Um my keys. Now this is a pretty

have just walked out to my van realize I don't have my keys.

word. Sometimes you forget what day it is. This actually

livestream. So yes sometimes you forget what day it is.

a friend of yours says can you pick me up from the airport

thought it was a Thursday. So sometimes you just simply

my pills. When you forget to take your pills it's not a good

colleagues forgot what day it was. It was a Wednesday they

me that you can get a little card that works like reading

of someone returning a library book. If you borrow something

with the days of the week on it. And she takes a few pills.

forget what day it is. Today is Friday. If I was really busy

or stove. Now I did a lesson I've done lessons on mishaps

Sometimes people will borrow tools from other people. Maybe

like oh I wonder I wonder why they aren't being nice to me.

When you borrow a book from the library it's important to

The reason might be because you forgot to repay the money you

return the book. Years ago when you could rent videos because

You better you better get up. Because it's time to do your

happen a lot. A long time ago it was important to remember

Sometimes you forget your glasses. Sometimes as we heard

someone's phone number. We didn't have phones where the

forgot my glasses. I don't have my glasses with. My sister told

someone's phone number in order to call them. So when I was a

know where they are. I only use glasses for reading. And

call later. Maybe we can ask your parents if you can come

glasses that you can keep in your wallet. I should probably

the burner on. That means on the stove top I left on one of

sometimes when Jen and I go to a restaurant I can't read the

you forget to mail something. I still one place that I have to

kid if there was someone in my class who said hey give me a

So pin is usually just some numbers. When I go to the bank

menu if the print is really small. And I'll say oh I I

super important. But yes sometimes people will forget to

then it's hard to see. This one is rare. But this used to

pills. I'm on a couple medications because of my heart

get one of those. But sometimes you forget your glasses and

take their pills. My mom has a special container like this

memorize or remember their phone number. Um nowadays it's

her pills in for each day and then she can see at the end of

knows she forgot to take her pills. Uh to turn off the oven

in the you know the book with all the words in it with the

just a little bit. Uh one of the things I talked about in

thing. It's not a big deal for me because my medication isn't

she would say oh it's day today. You have a live stream.

in the mail saying that you forgot to pay your bill. It's

electricity from is called Hydro One. This is not my hydro

that you turn off the stove or turn off the oven. Sometimes in

your bills. Sometimes you forget to lock your car. So

to turn off the stove. When you leave your house it's important

you go to use a website or app you will forget your password.

when you go to the bank you might have to punch in that

So this is something I forget as well quite often because I

mail something. I usually forget to put it in the

pay for farm stuff and they like me to mail them a check. I

money if someone gives you $20 they expect you to repay them.

Something from the grocery store. So sometimes I go to the

That is a debt. You owe a debt to that person. So if you

five things I will just memorize what I need to get.

borrow money from someone. If they loan you money if you

you go grocery store you know you need to buy a few things.

you forget to do when you get older and that's to take your

years. Yeah that's crazy. When I run into a student later in

think it's a pretty common thing for teachers. So I can

usually what I do is I just say sorry it's been so many years I

happens to me sometimes when I'm speaking English where I

can't think of a word. This is the dictionary entry for the

definitions and then eventually someone might say dictionary

just seem very awkward or not very nice to you and you're

borrow. Um so if they loan you money they expect you to repay

then you forget to pay them back. You might be having a

the word. Does that make sense? Like I know I know the word for

conversation with them at another time and they might

bicycle in French but I can't remember it right now. Uh I

forgot to buy eggs or you forgot to buy cheese or

very common human characteristic. That would be

person and I will describe in this lesson as well. The things

that I forget from time to time. So once again welcome to

we're supposed to do. And for some reason we don't remember

Well hello everyone and welcome to this English lesson about

forgetfulness. Forgetfulness refers to those times in life

to do it. Or there's something that we're supposed to bring or

when we forget to do something. When there's something we're

something that we're supposed to have with us and we forget.

the word I would use to describe it. I am a forgetful

We don't remember to bring that item or to have that item with

forgetful than others. But forgetfulness is definitely a

good to forget someone's birthday. People can be a

Um but I will maybe when it's closer to my birthday remind

things that people forget. Some of the most common things that

friend's birthday was the next day. It was on Wednesday. Um so

this English lesson about forgetfulness. A birthday. So

I'm going to start this lesson by talking about the kinds of

actually a couple of days ago. Um but I remembered the day

before and so I made a little note on my calendar that my

people forget. Uh I almost forgot my friend's birthday was

us. So all of us I think are forgetful some people are more

have really good Wi-Fi so I'd like to rely on paper.