Snow Day: Learn English Words and Phrases ❄️ ⛄️

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- Hello everybody, this is Jack
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from tofluency.com.
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And in this English lesson,
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I'm going to teach you some phrases
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related to snow.
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Firstly, this snow was completely unexpected.
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We were going to travel somewhere yesterday,
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but we had to cancel our plans, we had to put it off.
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But we have taken advantage of this amazing weather.
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We have spent a lot of time outside
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and later on I'm going to make a snowman.
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Not do a snowman, but make a snowman.
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The next phrase I want to teach you is this:
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It has been snowing for over 24 hours now.
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It has been snowing for over 24 hours now.
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So that is using the present perfect continuous.
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And we use this when we're talking about a duration
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that started in the past
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and continues now.
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We use the continuous form when we use continuous verbs.
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To snow is a continuous verb.
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It has been snowing for over 24 hours now.
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Most kids want the snow to last forever.
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So what you'll hear is people say
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I hope it doesn't melt soon.
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I hope it doesn't melt soon.
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We're using hope to talk about desired outcomes.
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I hope it doesn't melt soon.
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In America, you'll hear let's go sledding.
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Sledding.
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And you do this on a sled to go sledding.
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In the UK you'll hear let's go sledging.
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And you do this on a sledge.
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They both mean the same thing, but it's just a difference
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between British and American English.
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Yesterday all the schools were closed
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because it wasn't safe for the school buses
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to drive on the roads.
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Now, this is called a snow day.
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A snow day.
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And a snow day is just when the schools are closed.
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And obviously, kids love snow days.
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But, teachers do too.
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Teachers love snow days just as much as the kids do.
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With snow and the weather in general,
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people use be going to or will
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to talk about what it's going to do or what it will do
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in the future.
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For example, they say that it's going to stop
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in about an hour or two hours.
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They say it's going to stop in about an hour or two hours.
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And finally, if you go out in the snow,
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you have to wrap up warm.
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You have to wrap up warm.
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And this just means to put on lots of warm clothes.
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So you'll hear parents say, wrap up before you go outside.
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Wrap up before you go outside.
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So I hope you have enjoyed this lesson.
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If you have, please like and share it.
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And let me know, when was the last time
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it snowed where you live?
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Or does it ever snow where you live?
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Leave a comment below, let me know if you have any questions
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and go watch one of my other English lessons.
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Thank you for watching.
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