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

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good morning everyone as promised we're here with  the teacher Pedro zabala once again hello teacher  
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hello David yes I'm happy to be  here with you one more time although
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yes I know I know you have classes today  that's why we came here to The Institute
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but don't worry it's gonna be just some  minutes the subscribers asked for it
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I know David and I'm happy to help  all our students so let's start then
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thank you teacher we are here so you teach  us Advanced races and words in English
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sure it's important to learn new Advanced  phrases and words to improve your English
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we'll start with phrases for being poor  or Rich for example his short on cash
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it's like saying I don't have much money for  example I'm short on cash I can't lend you money  
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I'm sure you know the expression I'm broke it's  used when you want to say you don't have any money
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my bank account is overdrawn it is when  I have used more money than I could
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another good expression is he's just  scrapping by it means he's just barely  
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surviving on little money or when you earn the  minimum salary we say he makes minimum wage
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by the way what is the minimum wage in  your country I'm curious to know that
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another good one is is painting penis it  means to spend as little money as possible
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now if you have a lot of money you can  say I am very wealthy I have much money
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or a similar one is I'm quiet well  off also means I have a lot of money
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there are many more Expressions to express  these kind of things do you know any other one
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remember I'm teaching you phrases you can  use in real life everyday life phrases
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some of us live in dangerous places  so we can say the crime rate Rose
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yes there are some phrases to talk  about the statistics it's very important
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the crime rate went up it means the crime has  increased in your city which is really bad  
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or if you're luckier then you can change it for  the crime rate went down that would be fantastic
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or if it's the worst case scenario you  can say the crime rate reached its peak
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it means the crime reached the highest  level possible that something terrible
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but it is a reality in many countries and cities  David so these are expressions you use in a real  
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conversation but let's talk about positive things  for a while some ways to say someone is talented  
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like I was born too for example I was born  to be a teacher because I love what I do  
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you were born to be a reporter because  I can see that you have a passion for it
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many students come to me and say  teacher I wasn't born to speak English
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come on everyone can be able to speak  English with practice and dedication
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we had some videos about that topic in  the channel I recommend you to watch them
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a similar expression is a  natural or he knows it inside out  
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to express that the person knows something  really well or I know it like the back of my hand
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that's a very common expression now  if you want to sound more formal
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then you can say she's a walking  Encyclopedia of Philosophy for example
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now I will tell you some phrases for  telling someone to wait pay attention
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could you give me a minute is the  most common but not the most advanced
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you can say hang on a sec or  just a sec that's informal
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hold on I'll be right with you  no it's so fast hold your horses
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these phrases are not very difficult but they  are very useful in real life conversations
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oh by the way the last two phrases are used  for captioning someone to wait or not make  
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a bad decision now let's talk about phrases  for estimating and guessing really important
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for example if I had to take a  guess I'd say you're 30 years old
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you were close I am 32 years old but very good
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another one is it's difficult to say but  I think he's not the love of your life
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or you can use expressions like it's  about 10 miles or it's around two hours
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I couldn't be surprised if for example I wouldn't  be surprised if you decide to get married
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or there's a good chance there is  a good chance it will rain tomorrow
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I have a feeling for example I have a  feeling the boss won't be happy tomorrow
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or one of the most popular I bet I  bet you bought that jacket in the mall  
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now I will teach you some phrases or  decisions it is also very important
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if you are not sure about taking one decision  between two options you can say the following
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I'm debating between for example I'm debating  between going to the movies or stay at home
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another good one is I can't make  up my mind to say you can't decide
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I'm having second thoughts it  means I'm reconsidering my decision
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I changed my mind when you  take a different decision  
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or looking back I know it was the right decision  when you want to say you took the right decision  
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or if you don't want to assume any  responsibility you can say it's up to you
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which means it depends on you or  you can take that decision for me
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I know some of these phrases can look simple  
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but using them will help you  sound more advanced foreign
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like to give you more phrases  but I have a class in two minutes
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but if you like this video we can make  another one for next week it's up to you guys
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exactly if you like another video with  Advanced phrases and words in English
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then like this video and let us know  on the comments thank you so much
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oh you can also tell us which type of phrases or  situations you'd like take care I hope you liked  
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