Sound More Like A Native English Speaker Episode 1

hey everyone it is good to finally meet you I am teacher Tiffani this video is

starting a new season for this YouTube channel and moving forward I will be

teaching you English directly so let's jump right in alright now for today's

lesson guys we are going to be looking at how to speak properly in English when

you are speaking about making a decision now this is something that is going to

be very important for you all as you continue on your English learning

journey you see many times you have to express yourself but you don't know the

right vocabulary the right expressions or the right idioms to use that's what

we're gonna talk about today but specifically about making decisions for

example when you have to make a decision about what to eat or where to go or even

what to study I'm gonna show you some key words and phrases that will make you

sound more natural when you speak in English so we're gonna start with an

English vocabulary word now our first word is contemplate one more time after

me contemplate now this word means to think about or to think profoundly and

at length or to meditate now once again guys for pronunciation sake

repeat after me con Tim plait excellent very good contemplate now we use this

word when we are trying to express thinking about something for an extended

period of time something that requires you to think deeply another word for

that is contemplate now what I want to do is show you guys some very useful

example sentences okay now the first example sentence is he was contemplating

about the difficult problem remember I told you guys

something that requires deep thought okay next

she is contemplating about buying a new car okay now just to tell you guys a

quick story I remember many years ago when I bought my car it was my first car

that I was paying for because the other car had my parents had purchased for me

when I was in university now before I bought the car I thought about

it for a long time I thought deeply about which car I wanted what year how

many miles I wanted on it so I contemplated about buying a new car you

understand right very good now again I want you to try as always every time you

learn something in a lesson with me I want you to try to make your own

sentence and put it in the comment section okay all right now let's go back

to our last example sentence here we go the teacher told them to contemplate

about the meaning of life so again in this situation the teacher wanted his or

her students to think deeply about what life really is what is the meaning of

life so remember with this vocabulary word you use it when you think deeply

about something for an extended period of time now I want to show you guys how

to use this word in certain situations real life situations so going back to my

screen here we go how to use contemplate in various

situation first when buying food example 1 we are contemplating about which

restaurant we should go to for dinner so again think about a time when you are

with your family or your friends and you want to go out to eat but you don't know

where to go but you can think about it for a long period of time because you

want to go somewhere that you would like as well as your family or your friends

so you can contemplate about where to go alright you got it okay now the

next sentence we had for this situation is my husband was contemplating about

which ice cream he should buy for dessert remember there are many

different types of desserts okay now the next situation when going on a trip now

I want to pause real quick guys because there's a PDF for this lesson where you

can print and study exactly what we're going over it includes all of the

sentences now you'll see that it says speak English with Tiffany Academy now

guys I want you to remember that the only way you can get these PDF lessons

is if you're a member of my Academy to speak English with Tiffany Academy now

you'll see at the bottom of your screen right now the link for the Academy you

can go there you become a member and you can start getting the PDF lessons

attached to these YouTube lessons so you can study even more by printing them out

okay all right now back to our example here we go all right so again now what

we're looking at is when going on a trip example number one I'm still

contemplating whether I should travel around Asia or the UK again this is a

situation where you want to take a trip but you're not sure where to go so

you're thinking deeply about it you're contemplating where you should travel to

okay all right now our next sentence is Michael is contemplating going to Paris

next year okay I actually remember when I was in high school we took a foreign

language trip and we went to Paris and it was beautiful

so you ever have an opportunity go there there's so many museums and the sights

everything was great especially the croissants croissants are a special type

of bread that the French make in an amazing way so I remember my trip to

Paris as well so this individual is saying that he is contemplating about

going to Paris okay all right now our last sentence for this situation is she

is contemplating about taking a trip to Bermuda later next month

alright great now our next situation is when you are at work okay now real quick

guys I think these sentences are gonna be very helpful for you if you are in an

environment where you have to speak English with international clients the

more vocabulary you know and if you know how to properly use it the more fluent

you will sound so pay close attention to these sentences okay all right our first

example sentence is I am contemplating about how I should respond to his email

okay when you get emails from clients next my boss is contemplating about

which team he will choose for the new project okay so guys you see now how to

properly use the English vocabulary word contemplating in various situations okay

now we're gonna move on to our next okay our next group now the next group we're

gonna look at deals with on the fence which is our idiom for this lesson okay

now you'll see these circles I'm just emphasizing the pronunciation ok so

after me on the remember the th sound stick your tongue through your front

teeth on the fence now for the F sound you need to put your front teeth on your

bottom lip so one more time on the fence great job now let's look at the meaning

of this idiom this idiom means he or she is faced with a situation which they

haven't decided on yet so again in easier terms or an easier way of

understanding this is you're kind of going between two options or two choices

should I do this or should I do that I'm on the fence so let's go back and look

at some example sentences to help you understand it even more the first

sentence is people are sitting on the fence because they are afraid

the results it means they're not making a choice because they're nervous next

he's still on the fence about whether he will take the job or not

now again remember I explained that on the fence just means you're kind of

going back and forth so I want you to think about an individual this man in

this sentence who has been given a job offer but he also has an idea of moving

to another state next year so he doesn't know if he should take the job or if he

should move so he's on the fence all right okay now our last sentence is

going to be she is still on the fence about whether she is going to travel

abroad or not so again great sentence now let's look at some different

situations and how we can use on the fence in these situations so back to

when buying food example number one I am on the fence about spending money to go

out to eat instead of eating at home now in English when we say go out to eat

that expression just refers to any time we don't eat at our home or someone

else's home so when we go to a restaurant or a fast-food spot these

places are outside of our homes so we go out to eat but this individual is on the

fence should I go out to eat or should I stay at home okay all right now back to

our second example my husband is on the fence about which dessert he should

choose again we looked at this with the vocabulary word my husband is trying to

figure out which dessert he should actually choose he's on the fence okay

all right now our next situation is when going on a trip example number one I'm

on the fence about taking a trip to Asia this month very good example two Michael

is still on the fence about going to Paris

now guys remember when we looked at the vocabulary word which was great job

contemplate remember we said he or Michael was contemplating taking a trip

to Paris now he's on the fence similar situation but now we've learned an idiom

that has a similar meaning that we can use in this situation okay alright now

the last sentence for that situation I think she is still on the fence about

taking a trip to Bermuda next month great job now our final situation when

you are at work okay here's the sentence I am on the fence about the issue he

mentioned in the email okay now when I was a teacher in South Korea I remember

one of my students one of my advanced English students had this issue she

worked at a company and sometimes she received emails that were in English

from international clients and sometimes she didn't know how to deal with the

issues because they were very touchy or very serious issue so she had to

contemplate and think about them deeply and try to decide how to respond so many

times she would be on the fence about how she should deal with the issues you

caught it right good job okay now the next sentence is my boss is

on the fence about making a final selection for the new team project okay

great job now what we're gonna do guys is go to our expression regarding making

decisions the expression is figure something out

one more time figure something out and this just means to come to understand a

problem okay so again for pronunciation practice figure remember the F sound to

figure very good something th your tongue through your teeth out last time

too figure something out again I want you to

imagine there's a problem or an issue and something you are contemplating and

you're trying to figure out the best way you see even in my explanation

I used figure out because it's such a natural English expression so when

you're contemplating something or trying to find a way to solve an issue or a

problem you can say I'm trying to figure out a solution or an issue okay all

right now let's look at the first example sentence here we go I'm trying

to figure out why they left okay next she was trying to figure out how much

everything was going to cost so now this sentence can be used in a situation

where maybe you're at a restaurant with some friends and you're trying to figure

out how much the bill will be after you guys have finished placing your order

okay so you're trying to figure out what the price or the end result of the price

is going to be you're trying to figure it out okay

all right so use this sentence when you're out with your friends all right

here we go next sentence is were you able to figure out how to solve the

problem alright great now again we're gonna look

at some situations how to use figure something out in various situations the

first situation once again is when buying food here we go I am trying to

figure out if I should go out to eat or just stay at home once again I have this

dilemma I'm trying to figure out should I go out should I stay home should I go

out or should I stay home I'm trying to figure out what I should do all right

okay next sentence my husband is trying to

figure out which dessert he should buy from the store again we remember that

situation next when going on a trip here we go example one I'm trying to figure

out how I can take a trip to Asia next month all

right so now in this situation again the person wants to travel to Asia but this

time in trying to figure out how so maybe they have a big project and they

need to finish the project before they leave so they're trying to figure out

how to accomplish all of their goals before they leave or go on their trip

okay all right next sentence is Michael is trying to figure out how he will buy

his ticket to Paris next month again you understand that one as well

and finally I heard that she is still trying to figure out the details for her

trip to Bermuda okay excellent sentence finally when you are

at work here we go I am trying to figure out how to respond

to his email okay now this is a pattern that I want you guys to memorize you can

try to use this often I am trying to figure out how to dot dot dot again

remember in the comment section I want you guys to try to use these expressions

the idiom and the vocabulary word making your own sentence now for the expression

try to use this pattern I am trying to figure out how to Dada Dada okay I want

to see if you guys can make a sentence using this pattern and the expression

all right okay now the next sentence is my boss is trying to figure out which

team he should choose for the new project okay all right guys I hope you

understood that expression because it's so useful as you are continuing to go on

your English journey it will again make you sound so much more natural and like

a native English speaker okay all right guys I really hope you enjoyed this

lesson remember to write your sentence and use the expression the idiom and

also the vocabulary word and put them in the comment section I will talk to you

guys in our next English video lesson I'm teacher

and remember to speak English