Shadowing Practice: Beginner Levels - Lesson 4: Where are you from? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, students.
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How are you today?
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Lisa, how's it going today?
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Good. And you?
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Good.
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Ali, how are you?
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Fine.
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And Isabel, how's it going for you?
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Just fine.
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very good now we're going to learn some more personal information first
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we're going to learn the names of some countries in english now here we go canada the U .S.,
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Turkey, Greece, France, Germany, the U .K.,
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Japan,
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Brazil, Scotland, and Australia okay
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so in English these are Canada the US
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Turkey Greece France Germany the UK Japan Brazil Scotland
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and Australia now let's see what they look like on the computer.
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Here we have some maps for you and you can see what they look like.
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This is Canada, the US,
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Turkey, Greece, France, Germany, the UK,
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Japan, Brazil, Australia.
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countries prepositions of location okay now we're going to learn questions
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and answers about place this is what we say where this means what place and we'll also see the word from.
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Now, look at the question. Where are you from? Where are you from?
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I'm from I'm from Canada.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Canada.
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Okay, now let's practice a little bit.
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Ali, where are you from?
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I'm from Turkey.
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Aha.
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Isabel, where are you from?
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I'm from France.
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And Isabel, ask Lisa.
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Lisa, where are you from?
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I'm from Germany.
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Lisa, ask me.
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Teacher, where are you from?
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I'm from Canada.
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Okay, very good, students.
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Now, we're going to review the verb to be.
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Now, again, this will add information.
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First, we have basic, short,
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and two examples for every one.
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Now, first, and you remember this, I am.
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Short, I'm.
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I am from Canada I'm from Canada Okay?
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I am, I'm I am from Canada I'm from Canada Okay,
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now the next one you are, you are, short you're.
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First example, you are from Turkey,
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you are from Turkey, short, you're from Turkey, okay?
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You are.
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You're.
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You are from Turkey.
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You're from Turkey.
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Okay, next.
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He is.
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Short, he's.
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Example, he is from Brazil.
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He is from Brazil.
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Short, he's from Brazil.
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Okay?
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He is, he's.
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He is from Brazil.
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He's from Brazil the next example
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she is short she's example
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she is from France short she's from France, okay?
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She is, she's, she is from France,
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she's from France, okay, next, it It is.
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Short.
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It's.
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Next.
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It is from Scotland.
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It's from Scotland.
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Okay?
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It is.
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It's.
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It is from Scotland.
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It's from Scotland.
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Next, we.
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We are.
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Short, we're.
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Example, we are from the US
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and short we're from the US now again we are we're we are from the U .S.
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We're from the U .S.
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Next, you are, you're, you are from South Africa.
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You're from South Africa, okay?
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You are, you're, you are from South Africa, you're from South Africa.
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And finally, they are there.
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They are from India.
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They're from India.
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Okay?
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Okay, they are, they're, they are from India, they're from India.
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Okay, now let's look at the computer monitor and see how they look in the chart.
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Okay, basic and short, I am,
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I'm, I am from Canada, I'm from Canada.
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You are.
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You're.
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You are from Turkey.
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You're from Turkey.
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He is.
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He's.
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He is from Brazil.
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He's from Brazil.
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She is.
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She's.
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She is from France.
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She's from France.
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It is.
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It's.
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It is from Scotland.
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It's from Scotland.
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We are.
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We're.
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We are from the U .S.
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We're from the U .S.
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You are.
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You're.
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You are from South Africa.
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You're from South Africa.
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And they are there.
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They are from India.
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They're from India.
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Okay, now let me ask you some more questions.
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Now this is what it looks like.
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Okay, now this is where is mm -mm from? For example, Molly.
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Where is Molly from?
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She is from, for example, Canada. Where is Molly from?
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She is from Canada.
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Okay, now let's look at some pictures and I will ask you some questions.
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Ali, where is Madonna from?
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She is from the U .S.
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Lisa, where are Julia Roberts and Britney Spears from?
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They are from the U .S.
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Ali, where is Dolly from?
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It is from Scotland.
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Very good.
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Good.
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Now, look and listen.
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Look and listen. Where are you from?
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I'm from Canada. Where is she from?
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She's from the U .S. Where is he from?
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He's from Australia. Where are you from?
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We're from France. Where are they from?
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They are from Turkey.
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Read and repeat.
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Simple Present Tense Alright, now we're going to learn a new verb tense, the simple present.
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The simple present.
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We use it for facts and routines.
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And today, we're going to use the verb to speak.
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Now, we're going to go through it one by one.
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I speak English, I speak English,
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you speak English, you speak English, he speaks English.
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English.
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Okay, he speaks English.
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Here we have an S.
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She speaks English.
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Again, S.
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She speaks English. And it speaks English.
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It speaks English.
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Now, we speak English.
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You to speak English. and they speak English.
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Okay?
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So, again, I speak English,
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you speak English, he speaks English, she speaks English, It speaks English.
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We speak English.
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You speak English.
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And they speak English.
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Okay.
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Now, this S is very important for saying and listening.
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Let's practice a little bit it.
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Ali speaks English.
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Ali speaks English.
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Isabel speaks English.
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Isabel speaks English.
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English.
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And the robot speaks English.
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The robot speaks English.
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Okay.
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Now, here is the question.
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Let me take these off.
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This is the question.
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Do you speak English? Do you speak English?
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Now I want you to look carefully because here we have do.
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This is a helping verb.
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Helping verb.
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Alright?
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This is used in questions and negatives.
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The Let's look again at all of the verbs.
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Here we go.
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We're going to look at questions for the simple present and negatives.
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Okay, here we go.
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So, we'll have positive, negative,
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short negative, and the question.
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Okay?
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Positive, negative, short negative, and the question.
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Are you ready?
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Here we go.
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I speak English.
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I speak English.
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Negative.
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I do not speak English.
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Okay?
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Here is the helping verb.
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This is the negative.
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So, I speak English.
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I do not speak English.
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Okay?
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Short.
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I don't speak English.
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English.
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Do not don't.
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I do not speak English.
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I don't speak English.
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And here's the question.
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Do I speak English?
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Okay?
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Now again, positive.
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I speak English.
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I do not speak English.
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I I don't speak English.
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Do I speak English?
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Okay?
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Now, let's move on.
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You speak English.
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You speak English.
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Negative.
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You do not speak English.
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Now, again, short.
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You don't speak English.
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And the question, do you speak English?
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Okay, again, you speak English.
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you do not speak English you don't speak English do you speak English okay next example.
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Now pay attention.
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He speaks English.
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He speaks English.
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Here's that S.
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Very important.
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Now look.
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He does not speak English.
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Here's the S.
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Here we need ES. Does.
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He does not speak English
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he doesn't doesn't speak English all right here it is again the S.
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And the question, does he speak English?
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Here's the S and here's the helping verb.
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Okay?
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He speaks English.
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He does not speak English.
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He doesn't speak English.
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Does he speak English?
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Okay.
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Now, of course, you'll know she very well.
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She speaks English.
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She She does not speak English.
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Here's the helping verb and here's ES for this.
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She doesn't speak English,
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and does she speak English?
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Again, S, and there's the S sound she speaks English.
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She does not speak English.
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She doesn't speak English.
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Does she speak English?
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Now, we can do the same thing with it.
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She, it, speaks English.
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It does not speak English.
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It doesn't speak English.
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Does it speak English?
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Okay, notice you have it doesn't speak English.
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Turn it around.
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Does it speak English?
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I need the question mark.
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Okay, next.
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Next.
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We speak English.
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We do not speak English.
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We don't speak English.
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Do we speak English?
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We speak English.
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We do not speak English.
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We don't speak English.
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Do we speak English?
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Okay, next, let's do it a quicker way.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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You, you, you speak English.
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You do not speak English.
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You don't speak English.
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Do you speak English?
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Do you speak English?
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Okay?
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Now, the last one.
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Again, we'll do it the short way.
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They, they speak English.
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They do not speak English.
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they don't speak English.
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Do they speak English?
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They speak English.
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They do not speak English.
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They don't speak English.
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Do they speak English?
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Okay?
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Now, let's look at the monitor and you'll see some examples all together.
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Okay, now let's look positive, negative, short negative, and question.
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First, I speak English.
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I do not speak English.
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I don't speak English.
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Do I speak English?
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You speak English.
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You do not speak English.
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You don't speak English.
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Do you speak English?
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He speaks English.
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He does not speak English.
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He doesn't speak English.
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Does he speak English?
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She speaks English.
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She does not speak English.
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She doesn't speak English.
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Does she speak English? And it speaks English.
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It does not speak English.
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It doesn't speak English.
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Does it speak English?
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Now, we speak English.
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We do not speak English.
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We don't speak English.
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Do we speak English?
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You speak English.
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You You do not speak English.
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You don't speak English.
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Do you speak English?
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And finally, they speak English.
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They do not speak English.
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They don't speak English.
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Do they speak English?
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Now look again at he, she, and it.
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He speaks.
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She speaks. And it speaks.
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We have SSS speaks.
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In the negative, negative, we have,
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he doesn't speak, here's the S,
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not here, here, and we have the question.
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Question. Does he speak English?
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Okay?
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Now, this is very important.
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Here you have the S.
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Here you have the S.
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Not here.
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And here's the helping verb again
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And in the question, here is the S, not here.
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This is the helping verb.
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Okay, now, when we ask a question, we can give a short answer.
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So, this is what it looks like.
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Let me give you all of them, and you can see how this works.
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Now, first we have the question,
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and you have the short answer, positive and negative.
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Okay, positive and negative. So here we go.
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First one, Question, do I speak?
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English do I speak English
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and the answer is yes you do do I speak English yes you do.
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Notice do, do.
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Okay, negative answer.
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No, you don't.
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Okay, do I speak English?
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No, you don't.
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Okay?
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Now, next, let's just do it easy. Do you speak English?
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Do you speak English short answer yes I do yes
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I do negative no I don't do you speak English yes
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I do do you speak English no I don't okay now we have to change this a little bit. Does he speak English?
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Now again, we have the helping verb with the S.
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No S here.
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It's here.
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Does he speak English?
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Yes, he does.
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Yes, he does.
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Does he speak English?
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No, he doesn't.
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Okay?
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Again, you have the S here.
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And of course, it's the same with she.
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Does she speak English?
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Yes, she does.
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No, she doesn't.
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Does she speak English?
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Yes, she does.
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Does she speak English?
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No, she doesn't.
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Okay?
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And then, of course, we have it.
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Does it speak English?
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Yes, it does. Does it speak English?
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No, it doesn't.
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Okay?
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Now, we go back to the other ones do we speak English?
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Do we speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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No, we don't.
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Okay?
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Do we speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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Do we speak English?
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No, we don't.
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And again, we have, do you speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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No, we don't.
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Okay.
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Do you speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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Do you speak English?
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No, we don't.
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And finally, do they speak English?
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Do they speak English?
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Yes, they do. Do they speak English?
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No, they don't.
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Let's look at the monitor again.
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We have the question and the short answer.
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Positive, yes.
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Negative, no. Okay? Do I speak English?
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Yes, you do.
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Do I speak English?
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No, you don't. Do you speak English?
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Yes, I do.
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Do you speak English?
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No, I don't. Does he speak English?
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Yes, he does.
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Does he speak English?
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No, he doesn't.
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Does she speak English?
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Yes, she does.
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Does she speak English?
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No, she doesn't.
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Does it speak English?
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Yes, it does.
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Does it speak English?
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No, it doesn't. Do we speak English?
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Yes, we do. Do we speak English?
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No, we don't.
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Do you speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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Do you speak English?
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No, we don't. Do they speak English?
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Yes, they do.
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Do they speak English?
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No, they don't.
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Now, look at the question.
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Here's the helping verb.
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Do you speak English?
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And the answer, yes, I do. Do, do.
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Okay, let's practice.
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Ali, do you speak English?
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Yes, I do.
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Ali, ask Lisa.
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Lisa, do you speak English?
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Yes, I do.
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Lisa, ask Isabel.
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Isabel, do you speak English?
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Yes, I do.
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Isabel, do I speak English?
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Yes, you do.
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And, assistants, do you speak English?
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Yes, we do.
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Oh, very good.
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Bravo.
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Okay, now we're going to look at the names of countries and the languages.
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Now, here we have the United States, English.
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England, English.
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Canada, English and French.
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Germany, German.
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France, French.
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Turkey, Turkish.
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Japan, Japanese.
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South Africa, English, Afrikaans.
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And finally we have China, Chinese.
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okay now let me ask you some questions Lisa does
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Tom Cruise speak English yes he does Ali does Fatih Terim speak
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Turkish yes he does does he speak Italian?
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I don't know.
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Yes, he does.
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Ah -ha.
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Isabelle, does Gérard Depardieu speak French?
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Yes, he does.
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Do you speak French?
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Yes, I do.
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Okay, now it's time to look and listen. Do you speak English?
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Yes, I do. Does she speak French?
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Yes, she does. Do we speak Chinese?
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No, we don't. Do they speak Arabic?
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Yes, they do.
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Read and repeat.
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We'll be right back okay now you've worked very hard now it's time to listen
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and write listen and write listen
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and write these words number one France France number two Germany Germany
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Number 3 Where Number 4 Australia Number 5
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Turkey Turkey Now, check your work.
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Number one, France Number two,
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Germany Number three, where
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Number four, Australia Number five,
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Turkey Now, listen and write these sentences.
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number one Lisa is from Germany
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Lisa is from Germany number two Ali is not from France.
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Ali is not from France.
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Number three.
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Where are you from?
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Where are you from number four
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we are from Japan
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we are from Japan number five do
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you speak English do you speak English
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now check your work number one Lisa
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is from Germany number 2 Ali is not
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from France number 3 where are you from number 4
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we are from Japan number 5 do you speak English now read the story
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and answer the questions read
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and answer Paul is from Greece he lives in Athens he is 20 years old he is tall
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and good -looking he has short curly blonde hair he speaks English
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he doesn't speak Japanese he is a student at university
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now answer the questions number one where is
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Paul from where is Paul from number two
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how old is he how old is he
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number three is he tall is he
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tall number four does he speak Japanese does
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he speak Japanese number five is Paul a student is Paul a student
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now check your work number one where is Paul from he is from Athens Greece
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number 2 how old is he he is 20 years old number 3 is he tall yes
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he is number 4 does he speak Japanese?
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No, he doesn't.
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Number five.
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Is Paul a student?
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Yes, he is.
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Very good.
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We'll see you next time.
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Practicing English.
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I'm so happy this afternoon.
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Why are you so happy?
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My cousin is coming to visit.
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She is from Boston.
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She went to France.
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I can't wait to hear about her trip.
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I want to see Paris someday.
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Everyone says it's a wonderful city.
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Oh, wait.
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Here she comes now.
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Kelly!
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Kelly, we are over here.
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Hi, cousin.
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How are you?
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I am fine.
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Welcome to Istanbul.
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How are you?
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I'm great.
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It's very nice to see you.
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Kelly, thanks.
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Let me introduce you to my friends.
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Kelly, this is Sam, Jack, and Carrie.
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Hi, Jack.
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Hi, Sam.
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Hi, Kelly.
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Hi, everyone.
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Hi, Kelly.
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Hi, Kelly.
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This is our new friend from Greece.
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His name is Alexi.
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Alexi, this is my cousin
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Kelly from Boston.
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Hi, Alexi.
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How are you?
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Angie has told me about you.
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You are from Athens, right?
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Yes, I am from Athens.
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It's nice to meet you.
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It's nice to meet you, too.
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How many languages do you speak, Alexi?
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Well, my first language is Greek.
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Of course, I speak English, too.
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i also speak a little french and spanish i speak a little french
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and i'm glad that i do because it really helps
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when you visit a foreign country to speak a little of the language i agree i think
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that it's important to speak a few languages i know a man in our neighborhood who speaks seven languages
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that is a lot wow
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that is a lot where is he from he is from canada
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so he already knows french and english he also speaks italian german spanish russian
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and chinese wow wow i only speak english
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i don't speak other languages jack don't worry your friend speaks enough languages for all of us okay everyone
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i have a quick quiz for you about languages for each right answer
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i'll buy you a small piece of chocolate ready in what
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South American country don't the people speak Spanish I think they all speak Spanish
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and this is a trick question no no no tricks okay everyone what's the answer I don't know
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but I I guess it's in Bolivia.
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I'm still thinking.
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I think the answer is Ecuador.
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No, I think I know this.
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The answer is Brazil, right?
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Carrie, what do you think?
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I think the answer is Brazil, too.
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I will agree with Carrie and Angie.
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It's Brazil.
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The girls are correct.
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In Brazil, the people speak
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Portuguese, not Spanish.
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well Jack
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and I want a new question okay okay let me think
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of another one okay in one country in Europe people speak four languages
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but they don't have their own language what country is I know
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this one me too I'm not sure I think
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it could be Greece no wait Norway guys what do you think Switzerland yes in Switzerland
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they speak German Italian French and Romance Alexi you speak
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Greek and English very well and you speak French
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and you also know a lot of other languages we want another question that's enough for now your cousin is
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and she wants to tell you about her trip to France.
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You're right.
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Kelly, how was your trip?
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It was great, thanks.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Beginner Levels - Lesson 4: Where are you from?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: speak, english, France, negative, canada. Este vídeo tiene 612 frases y 3205 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 48:06. El hablante habla despacio, unas 67 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 89 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 136 de sus 612 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| verb sustantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| cousin sustantivo | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | primo, prima |
| monitor sustantivo | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | monitor |
| trick sustantivo | /ˈtɹɪk/ | truco, artimaña |
| robot sustantivo | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | robot |
| tense sustantivo | /tɛns/ | tiempo |
| chart sustantivo | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | chart |
| carefully adverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | cuidadosamente |
| introduce verbo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | presentar |
| routine sustantivo | /ɹuˈtin/ | rutina |
| someday adverbio | algún día | |
| quiz sustantivo | /kwɪz/ | prueba, cuestionario |
| bravo | /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ | bravo |
| curly adjetivo | /ˈkɝli/ | rizado, chino |
| blond adjetivo | /blɑnd/ | rubio, macho |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | atravesar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Ali, where are you from?
- Isabel, where are you from?
- Lisa, where are you from?
- Teacher, where are you from?
- Why are you so happy?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've worked · has told |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | we'll also see · will add · will ask |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve venir | we're going to learn · we're going to review · we're going to use |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | is coming · I'm still thinking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 119 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, doesn't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: verb /vɝb/, bravo /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/, quiz /kwɪz/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como verb, cousin, monitor.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.