Improve English Speaking Skills (Advanced English phrases and words) English Conversation Practice

302,931 views ・ 2023-11-22

Learn English with Tangerine Academy


Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.

00:01
good morning welcome to Tangerine  TV we're here with the teacher Peter
0
1400
5760
00:07
Savala good morning Mike and the students  who are watching this video I'm happy to be
1
7160
10480
00:17
here let me tell you teacher our subscribers are  so happy to learn Advanced English vocabulary  
2
17640
12320
00:30
I'm happy to hear that because that means  the students really want to improve their
3
30760
6760
00:37
English exactly they really want to  speak English as a native English
4
37520
8920
00:46
speaker that's why we're here one more  time so you can teach us more advanced
5
46440
10320
00:56
phrases I am pleased to help you this time  I will teach you some expressions for daily  
6
56760
10080
01:06
use so you can use it every day in your  real life I want you to pay attention and  
7
66840
9640
01:16
practice please for example take something  or someone for granted do you know what it
8
76480
8640
01:25
means take some something or somebody for  granted I think it's the first time I hear that
9
85120
11160
01:36
expression it means to assume that something  or someone will always be there for example we  
10
96280
13000
01:49
shouldn't take it for granted that the government  will always be there to help us when there are
11
109280
6040
01:55
problems or a more simp simple example  it's easy to take your parents for
12
115320
9240
02:04
granted oh now I get it that's a  very useful expression I want to know
13
124560
10080
02:14
more another expression is having  said that it is also a very useful
14
134640
10120
02:24
expression it means you are going to say something  which will disagree with what you said a moment
15
144760
9400
02:34
ago I will give you an example I think we need  to get ready for a really difficult time over  
16
154160
11040
02:45
the next few months having said that the sales in  this year to date have been really good another  
17
165200
9800
02:55
example we might have to do some other time time  having said that I think you should cancel your
18
175000
9080
03:04
holidays have something in mind it's a  suggestion that we want to make it's an  
19
184080
9440
03:13
idea we want to raise or introduce for example do  you have something in mind do you have anything to
20
193520
9560
03:23
suggest or a more real example that'll  be a great idea do you have something in
21
203080
10800
03:33
mind other expression on the point  of the meaning just about to do
22
213880
9400
03:43
something for example well I was just on  the point of wrapping up for the day and
23
223280
10120
03:53
living but if it's quick yes  certainly come in and we'll have a
24
233400
9200
04:02
talk oh I was just on the point of calling  you you got to me first I'll be there in 10
25
242600
10800
04:13
minutes keep an eye on it means to watch  someone or something I use this expression  
26
253400
9760
04:23
sometimes for example your mother says can  you keep an eye on the soup in case it boils
27
263160
9240
04:32
over other example can you keep an  eye on the kids they are out in the
28
272400
9040
04:41
garden other we should keep an eye on the  weather we might need to think of something
29
281440
10040
04:51
indoors I'm sorry I gave you three examples  but as I told you I use this expression many
30
291480
9720
05:01
times I recommend you to use it to this  and the other ones of course another
31
301200
10560
05:11
expression by no means we normally  use it to emphasize a negative
32
311760
9200
05:20
statement for example it is by no means certain  that the team is going to survive VI this
33
320960
9840
05:30
year another one it is by no  means certain that I'll get that
34
330800
9360
05:40
promotion turn out to be something  it means to develop in a particular  
35
340160
10480
05:50
way in the end one example is things can  turn out to be a little different than we
36
350640
10160
06:00
expected or that meal has turned  out to be wonderful it was really
37
360800
9680
06:10
tasty contrary to popular belief it  means going against what many people
38
370480
9640
06:20
think for example contrary to popular belief  our president is actually a hard working
39
380120
9920
06:30
individual contrary to popular belief the  manager of the football team has really made a
40
390040
9320
06:39
difference another good Advanced English  expression is keep in touch that's very famous  
41
399360
11560
06:50
phrase it means to stay in contact with someone I  will give you a couple of examples with with this
42
410920
9240
07:00
expression M please keep in touch  and let me know how things are
43
420160
8360
07:08
going another one I'll keep  in touch with you when things
44
428520
10440
07:18
develop get pet under the table it simply  means to receive payment for something  
45
438960
10080
07:29
being done illegally or unauthorized  in some places this is being done so  
46
449040
8040
07:37
as to escape the paying of taxes let me give you  some examples now the employee was ped under the
47
457080
10920
07:48
table or Mike was ped under the table to ensure  that Daniel's Daughter graduated with honors
48
468000
11320
08:02
another one Eric was B under the table to  keep quiet about the company's accounts to  
49
482080
9440
08:11
crash somewhere maybe you're thinking about a  car accident am I right well in this case the  
50
491520
11240
08:22
word crash is used in a completely different  way to crash somewhere means to find a place  
51
502760
10400
08:33
to sleep this may not necessarily mean a nice  and CED it may be on the couch or the sofa of  
52
513160
11600
08:44
another person basically you're just looking for  a place to spend the night so that you are not on  
53
524760
9440
08:54
the street or sleeping in your car for example  I need a place to crash tonight or can I crash  
54
534200
11120
09:05
at your place for a few days I am tired let's  crash here for tonight and leave early in the
55
545320
10160
09:15
morning another good expression is you can't  go wrong we use this phrase when we know for  
56
555480
10600
09:26
a fact that something especially a purchase  was a good choice or a good deal most of the
57
566080
10520
09:36
time there is usually something  wrong or defective with the
58
576600
8320
09:44
product it means that you have nothing  to lose you have made a wise choice for  
59
584920
11640
09:56
example you paid a dollar for that shirt even  though it has a small hole on it you can't go  
60
596560
10640
10:07
wrong or you bet $300 for a flat screen TV  with no remote control you can't go wrong  
61
607200
11800
10:19
another expression oh no I can't I have to  leave maybe next time oh that's a p it was  
62
619000
12000
10:31
really interesting do you want another  video let us know I hope you liked this  
63
631000
7640
10:38
conversation if you could improve your English  a little more please subscribe to the channel  
64
638640
5600
10:44
and share this video with a friend and if you  want to support this channel you can join us  
65
644240
6280
10:50
or click on the super thanks button thank  you very much for your support take care
66
650520
8520
About this website

This site will introduce you to YouTube videos that are useful for learning English. You will see English lessons taught by top-notch teachers from around the world. Double-click on the English subtitles displayed on each video page to play the video from there. The subtitles scroll in sync with the video playback. If you have any comments or requests, please contact us using this contact form.

https://forms.gle/WvT1wiN1qDtmnspy7