Lie EFFECTIVELY in English! | Advanced English Vocabulary Lesson

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In today's English class, I am going to teach you
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the most common ways in English to say -
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what?
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You know Ivan in our class?
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It’s IvAN
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Ivan in our classes. He’s an assassin, I heard it!
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No he isn’t!
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God’s honest truth.
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All right then. He WAS an assassin.
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But he had to stop.
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Do you know why?
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He got carpal Tunnel Syndrome in his hands so he can't.
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I saw him use a pen yesterday.
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He doesn't have carpal tunnel.
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I'm not lying.
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Aly, is there a better way to say “I'm not lying” or a stronger way in English?
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Yeah. Okay.
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So in today's English class, I am going to teach you better
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and stronger ways to say “I'm not lying”
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you want to say
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“I'm serious” or “I'm not joking” in a quick useful way.
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Say this
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“I'm telling you.”
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Pronunciation: You stress this word.
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If you stress here
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No
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It doesn't sound the same.
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“I'm TELLING you”, this means you're serious.
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You're not joking.
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Okay, so I'm telling you, Ivan is a trained assassin.
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No, you're having me on. Wait.
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Okay, let's divide this lesson into two separate things.
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One, how to say “I'm not lying”
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And two, how to say “I don't believe you.”
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So to “have someone on” it means you're joking with them in a fun way.
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You're not telling the truth, but it's not something really bad.
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You're just trying to joke with someone.
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You're having them on and keep the grammar like this.
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You are having me on?
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Yeah.
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I was having you on. It was just a joke.
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Don't use simple for this.
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I had you on.
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Do you have me on? No.
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Not simple tenses.
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Only continuous tenses.
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Oh, do people still say “You're pulling my leg”?
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No. This?
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Not really.
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In modern English, this is very old fashioned.
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Who told you about Ivan?
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My mate Bob told me.
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Who's Bob?
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Everyone you know is in this room.
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Bob’s my best mate. He works down the pub.
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Which pub?
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The king's... finger.
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The king's finger.
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That's not a real pub name.
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You've made that up.
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So to “MAKE something UP”, that means to invent
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something usually quickly.
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So we're really interested in that phrasal verb to make something up.
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Yes. You could say “No, I'm not making it up”
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It's real. I didn't invent it.
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Like I said, this means to invent something
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not just for lies, anything creative, but quick.
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So, for example,
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I just made up a song for you.
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Let me play it on my guitar.
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Or I made up a very cute nickname for my girlfriend/boyfriend.
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I didn't make it up.
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All right. I...
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I'm dead serious.
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I'm dead serious.
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Bob knows! He was in the Mafia.
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That's Bollocks!
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Okay.
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So “Bollocks” is a very British English term.
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It's vulgar.
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It's slang, because literally it means testicles.
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However, in this context, very common for British people to say
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“That's a lie!” by just saying “Bollocks”.
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British English = Bollocks
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American English = Bullshit (It means the same thing)
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Okay, so your mate Bob, who no one has seen
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or heard of until today, who works in a pub called The King's Finger,
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used to be in the Mafia and knows about our classmate.
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Ivan’s past as a trained assassin?
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Yes!
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- and you're happy with that story? - Yes.
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Aly! I need a stronger way to say “I'm telling you the truth!”
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Maybe with a swear word.
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I shit you not.
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I shit you not.
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Okay.
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Now I need a stronger expression
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to say, “You're lying and I don't believe you!” in a stronger way.
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Definitely with a swear word.
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Okay, well, look. Teachers watch my videos too!
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And they don't like when I swear. So,
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All right?
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The safe way to say this, you're full of it.
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Very strong.
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But no swear word.
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But if you really want to swear.
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You know which word to use.
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You're so full of shit.
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And the word shit is vulgar.
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I should be careful when I say that.
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Yeah. The word shit is a swear word.
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It's vulgar. It's slang.
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Don't use this with your boss.
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Your teacher, your mother in law.
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Some people don't like swearing.
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I love it, but some people don't like it.
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So just be careful where you use it.
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Don't get me in trouble with your teacher.
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Take a seat.
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oh by the way, if you want to practice this lesson
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and more than 100 other English lessons on vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar,
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phrasal verbs, idioms, everything you want to learn.
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This e-book will take your English into first class.
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Get it?
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Because first class is, Anyway, this lesson is in there.
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This is unit number 32.
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If you already have this e-book.
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If you don't have it, Papateachme.com or that link in the description.
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Told ya!
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It means nothing
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What did I miss?
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We're talking about different ways that you can say “I think you're lying!” and
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“No, no, I'm telling the truth!”
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Like “Bollocks!”
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Yes. You know “Bollocks!”?
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Oh, okay.
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By the way, a super fun way to use the word
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“Bollocks” in a British way is like this.
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An example.
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Did I ever tell you that I'm Sabrina Carpenter's cousin?
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Perfect example.
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if someone says something ridiculous,
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Like I'm Sabrina Carpenter's cousin.
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You can say that is a lie with BOLLOCKS like this.
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“Bollocks are you!”
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Bollocks + auxiliary (Do/Be/Have) or a modal verb
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(Would / Will / Can / Could) those verbs.
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This reflects this.
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So whatever this statement is, reflect that verb.
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There. But it's not a question remember!
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No. not that upward inflection.
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Bollocks are you!
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It's a statement, not a question.
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I am, I helped her mum give birth to her.
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Fastest labor ever. Two seconds.
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Oh. Come on.
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But this is a perfect example.
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So he said I helped her mum give birth.
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You want to say “That is not true!”
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So what do we change that verb to?
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Do you know?
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very easy.
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Past tense. Simple verb.
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Did!
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Bollocks did you!
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Nice one, Ivan!
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It's Ivan,
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I swear you said it was IvAN last time.
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No I didn't, that is baloney.
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Okay, cool.
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Well, two things. One.
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“Baloney” is really old fashioned.
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So if you're under 65,
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Don't use baloney. For a safe word.
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That's not a swear, but it's a similar vibe to baloney.
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Rubbish.
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And second thing.
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I swear can sound like I'm sure,
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but it also can be used like,
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yeah, I'm telling the truth, I swear.
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Like you're being sincere.
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And again, you want to stress that word.
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I swear.
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In the same way as I'm telling you, I swear
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I'm not lying.
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Alright, Ivan.
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I have to ask. Have you ever held a gun?
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Yes, many times.
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I don't buy it.
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What does “I don't buy it” mean?
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Oh, so this is actually a very American way
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to say “I don't believe it.”
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so in this context, to “buy” means to “believe”.
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I don't buy it.
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Again, very American expression, but we steal everything.
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We're English.
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well, why don't you believe it?
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Because your eyes are too kind.
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I have held and shot many guns.
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I told ya.
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but my favorite would be sniper rifle.
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Last week I hit the guy from 237m.
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Unfortunately, my partner next to me, he also got shot in this fight.
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I couldn't save him.
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It was very sad.
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Sad is not the word for this.
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Frustrating.
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Fortnite is so frustrating!
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Fortnite!?!?!?!?
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okay.
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Let's finish with a game to practice everything we've learned today.
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Again if you have downloaded my e-book this is unit 32.
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There's more information.
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Practice go have fun.
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However are you watching me from your class with your teacher right now?
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If so, your teacher is the coolest. Why?
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Because they let you say shit in their lessons.
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In this game, you find out if you're a good liar or not.
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So you don't need a full class.
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You just need one study buddy.
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Find a partner.
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This is what you need to do.
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So write down one crazy but true thing from your life.
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Maybe you're related to a celebrity.
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Maybe you met and fell in love with a celebrity.
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Who knows, Anything ridiculous from your life.
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Write that down.
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Next, I want you to make up a lie about your life.
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Nothing too crazy like I went to the moon.
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No, that's.
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No. It has to be believable.
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In this game, you need to convince your partner that both of those
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things are true.
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your partner will say, I don't believe you.
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Using these and ask questions about those situations.
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again, you have to lie, remember, both of those things are correct.
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So use these expressions
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to convince your partner you're telling the truth two pro tips.
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Don't make these boring.
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Like I don't like apples.
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That's not fun for this game.
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Just keep it crazy but believable.
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So make up some good lies.
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Because the winner is the person who can identify the correct lie.
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So for example, for me, in my life
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I have taught Shakira how to swear in English.
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That’s bollocks! Where did you teach Shakira?
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I’m telling you! I taught Shakira how to swear in English.
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I was in Colombia like ten years ago.
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I met her through a friend of mine who is related to her.
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Nah, you're full of it.
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She speaks perfect English.
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Okay, what's the next one?
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Okay. And my second one.
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Is that my bare butt
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has been seen on British TV.
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Yeah, I buy that.
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What do you think?
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Have fun with the game and I'll see you in the next class. Bye.
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