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Do you know how to talk about your plans in English?

You'll learn how in just a moment.

Hi, my name is Alicia, and in this 3 .1 level lesson, you'll learn how to discuss where you're meeting through a quick conversation.

Let's look at the dialogue.

Hi, Emily.

Some of us are thinking of meeting up this weekend.

Do you want to come?

Absolutely.

I'm in.

Alright, right now we're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8pm.

Ah, sorry, I can't make it by eight.

Is it okay if I join a little later?

Sure, that's no problem.

I'll send you a message with the directions and other details.

Here's my number.

You'll text me, right?

I just want to make sure I can reach you just in case.

Definitely.

Here's my number, just in case you need to reach me.

Call or text me anytime.

Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

Hi, Emily.

Some of us are thinking of meeting up this weekend.

Do you want to come?

Absolutely.

I'm in.

Alright, right now we're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8pm.

Sorry, I can't make it by eight.

Is it okay if I join a little later?

Sure.

That's no problem.

I'll send you a message with the directions and other details.

Here's my number.

You'll text me, right?

I just want to make sure I can reach you, just in case.

Definitely.

Here's my number, just in case you need to reach me.

Call or text me anytime.

Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

This character...

is asking this character if she'd like to join him and a group of friends for dinner.

When she says she's interested,

he says, "Alright, right now we're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8pm." First,

he introduces the basic idea of the plan by saying, "We're thinking of meeting up." And then,

he gives explicit details about the invitation at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8pm.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to make these kinds of invitations.

Let's look at the sentence pattern.

This pattern is the structure that our examples will follow.

We're thinking of meeting up at place.

Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern.

We're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza.

This pattern is often used when casually making plans with friends.

Now, let's look at some speaking examples.

Susan and I were thinking of meeting up at Union Cinema on Friday at 8 :30 p .m.

Can you see how the pattern applies here?

Thank you.

Now, imagine people are talking about where to eat.

Some of us were thinking of having lunch at Green Burger on Tuesday at 1pm.

Thank you.

Let's try one more.

Some of us were thinking of meeting up at City Library on Saturday at 10 a .m.

Another one: "We were thinking of going bowling at 10 ,000 lanes on Sunday at 4pm." One last example.

Some of us were thinking of meeting up at Flask Coffee on Monday at 7am.

In this lesson, you learned how to discuss where you're meeting in English.

Thanks for watching and see you in the next lesson.

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Do you know how to speculate about something in English?

You'll learn how in just a moment.

Hi, my name is Alicia and in this lesson, you'll learn how to speculate about something through a quick conversation.

Let's look at the dialogue.

So, you grew up around here?

Yeah, I'm a real New Yorker.

You should know this town better than anyone then.

Thank you.

Well, I wouldn't say that.

Come on then, what's your recommendation?

My friends and I usually just go to Green Burger.

Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

So, you grew up around here?

Yeah, I'm a real New Yorker.

You should know this town better than anyone, then.

Thank you.

Well, I wouldn't say that.

Come on then, what's your recommendation?

My friends and I usually just go to Green Burger.

Thank you.

Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

this character is asking this character if she's from new york city when she says yes he says

You should know this town better than anyone then.

Because he doesn't know for sure if she knows the town well, he says "should." It's a kind of guess that he expects to be true.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to make statements like this.

Let's look at the sentence pattern.

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This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow.

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Subject, should, bare infinitive.

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Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern.

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You should know better than anyone.

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This pattern is used when using personal expectations to speculate about something.

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Now, let's look at some speaking examples.

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The character is speaking with someone about what they think the weather will be like.

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The temperature should be cold.

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Can you see how the pattern applies here?

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Now imagine they're talking about their order at a restaurant.

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I don't think dinner should be too late.

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I don't think dinner should be too late.

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Thank you.

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Let's try one more.

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The pizza should be tasty.

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The pizza should be tasty.

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Thank you.

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Another one.

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The test should be easy.

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The test should be easy.

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One last example.

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I don't think that the coffee should be too expensive.

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i don't think

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that the coffee should be too expensive in this lesson you've learned how to speculate about someone

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or something in english thanks for watching and see you in the next lesson

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Do you know how to discuss purpose in English?

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I'll explain it in just a moment.

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Hi, my name is Alicia and in this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss purpose through a quick conversation.

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Let's look at the dialogue.

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So, what are you doing here in New York, Jack?

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learning about food, when I go back home, I'm going to open up the most extraordinary hamburger place in all of London.

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You?

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Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream.

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Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China.

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What's that?

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Sorry, I couldn't hear you.

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It's pretty noisy here.

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Well, I just want to start an artist management agency.

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Is that so?

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When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows.

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Maybe you can help me with that.

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Sure.

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By the way, where's Tess?

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Tess?

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She said she'd meet us later.

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Had to go to the library so that she could drop off some books, she said.

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Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

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So, what are you doing here in New York, Jack?

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learning about food, when I go back home, I'm going to open up the most extraordinary hamburger place in all of London.

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"You." Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream.

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Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China.

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What's that?

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Sorry, I couldn't hear you.

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It's pretty noisy here.

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Well, I just want to start an artist management agency.

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Is that so?

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When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows.

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Maybe you can help me with that.

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Thank you.

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Sure.

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By the way, where's Tess?

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Tess?

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She said she'd meet us later.

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Had to go to the library so that she could drop off some books, she said.

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Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

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This character, is talking to this character about their reasons for studying in New York.

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When asked about her reasons, this character says, Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream.

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Now, I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China.

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First, she talks about what she was doing in China.

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I was studying.

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And then she says "Why?" to be a musician.

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After this, she says what she's doing now.

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I'm setting up an agency. And why?

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To represent American artists in China.

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In this lesson, you'll learn how to explain reasons and purposes in a similar way.

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Let's look at the sentence pattern.

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This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow.

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Clause, to their infinitive complement.

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Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern.

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I was studying to be a musician.

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This pattern is used to describe the purpose of another action.

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Now, let's look at some speaking examples.

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First, I needed to go by the library to drop off some books.

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Can you see how the pattern applies here?

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Next, I'll go there early to reserve a table.

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Let's try one more.

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You don't always need to buy books to learn something.

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another one bring this coupon to get in for free.

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One last example.

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I needed to download an app to study anatomy.

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In this lesson, you've learned how to discuss plans in English.

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Thanks for watching and see you in the next lesson!

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Wait!

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you Do you know how to express regrets in English?

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I'll explain it in just a moment.

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hi my name is alicia and this is three -step english by englishclass101 .com

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in this lesson you'll learn how to express regrets through a quick conversation you Let's look at the dialogue.

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As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds.

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Thank you.

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It's freezing in here.

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I wouldn't say freezing.

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I'd say it's a cool 53 degrees or maybe less.

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53 degrees.

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That's Fahrenheit.

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i see well we should have gone to green burger they have a terrace there Yeah.

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But the terrace is always crowded.

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Thank you.

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We should have called and made a reservation.

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Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

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It's freezing in here.

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I wouldn't say 'freezing'.

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I'd say it's a cool 53 degrees or maybe less.

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Fifty -three degrees.

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That's Fahrenheit.

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I see.

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Well, we should have gone to Green Burger.

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They have a terrace there.

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Yeah, but the terrace is always crowded.

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We should have called and made a reservation.

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Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

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This character is talking to this character about where they are eating and what they could have done instead.

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This character is unhappy with where they're eating and says, I see, well, we should have gone to Greenburger.

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They have a terrace there.

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To do this, they say, we should have gone.

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This means that going to Greenburger was the better choice, but it wasn't made and the speaker now regrets not choosing it.

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When this character says that the terrace is always crowded, the response is another example of the pattern.

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We should have called and made a reservation.

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Calling and making a reservation was the correct choice, but the time has passed and the correct decision was not made.

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They are saying this to express regret that they did not make the correct decision.

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Let's look at the sentence pattern.

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This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow.

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Subject, should have, past participle.

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Should have helps us talk about missed chances or decisions we regret.

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Notice that it has to be followed by the past participle form of the verb.

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This is important because the past participle indicates the action took place or should have taken place in the past.

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Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern.

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We should have called and made a reservation.

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In this sentence, "we" is the subject.

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"Called" and "made" are the past participle forms.

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'Should have' can also be contracted to 'should've'.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you you You can only do this with the modal 'should have' phrase.

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In other uses, like 'you should have three apples left', you cannot use the contraction.

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you Now, let's look at some speaking examples.

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We should have met up a bit later.

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Can you see how the pattern applies here?

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"We" is the subject, followed by "should have." Then, "met up" is the past participle.

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"A bit later" provides context on the time.

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Let's look at another.

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I should have taken my books back yesterday.

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I should have taken my books back yesterday.

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Let's try one more.

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You should have made a reservation.

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Thank you.

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You should have made a reservation.

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Another one.

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They should have turned off the air conditioner.

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They should have turned off the air conditioner.

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One last example.

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Thank you.

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We should have ordered another pizza.

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We should have ordered another pizza.

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Now you know how to express regrets in English.

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Bye.

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through a quick conversation.

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Let's look at the dialogue.

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As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds.

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Let's go to 10 ,000 lanes after this.

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But is it even open?

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Could you check?

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Their site says it's open until midnight.

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How crowded is it?

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When I go there, it's always crowded.

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If it's crowded, we'll go somewhere else.

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Could you call ahead?

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Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

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Let's go to 10 ,000 lanes after this.

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But is it even open?

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Could you check?

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Their site says it's open until midnight.

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How crowded is it?

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When I go there, it's always crowded.

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If it's crowded, we'll go somewhere else.

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Could you call ahead?

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Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

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This person is asking this person whether the place they are planning to go is crowded.

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The person they're asking doesn't know.

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so they say if it's crowded we'll go somewhere else If it's crowded, sets a condition.

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In a situation where it, 10 ,000 lanes, is crowded, then a result will happen.

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"Will go somewhere else" is the result.

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"Will" is a contraction of "we will".

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It shows that the two "will" go somewhere else if it is crowded.

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You can also swap the clauses without changing the meaning.

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For example, we will go somewhere else if it is crowded.

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Now, let's look at some speaking examples.

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If you all don't hurry, I'll just go ahead.

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Can you see how the pattern applies here?

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The sentence starts with "if" and then "don't" is the present simple verb.

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Note that unlike in the dialogue, the entire contraction of "don't" is considered as the verb.

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That's because in the dialogue, the contractions were combining pronouns with verbs,

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like "wheel" being "we" plus "will." In the case of "don't", it combines "do" and "not".

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Here "do" is the verb and "not" changes it to the negative form.

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After that, we have another contraction of a pronoun and verb in "I'll," which is "I" plus "will."

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"Will" is the modal verb, and "just go ahead" is the action they'll take in this "what if" situation.

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Next, if they put us near the smoking section, I'll ask to move.

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If they put us near the smoking section, I'll ask to move.

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Let's try one last example.

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If it looks like rain, I'll bring an umbrella.

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If it looks like rain, I'll bring an umbrella.

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Now you know how to talk about what ifs in English.

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Bye.

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In questa lezione, imparerai come discutere dei tuoi programmi in inglese attraverso una breve conversazione. L'accento sarà posto sulla costruzione di frasi utili e sulla formulazione di inviti. Praticando questi elementi chiave, non solo arricchirai il tuo vocabolario, ma lavorerai anche sulla fluidità della tua espressione orale. Sii pronto a immergerti nel dialogo e a riflettere sui dettagli delle conversazioni quotidiane che potresti avere nella vita reale.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

meet up - incontrarsi
thinking of - pensare a
join a little later - unirsi un po' dopo
send you a message - inviarti un messaggio
call or text me - chiamami o mandami un messaggio
just in case - giusto per sicurezza
Main Street Pizza - un ristorante
directions - indicazioni

Suggerimenti per la pratica

Quando pratichi le frasi e il vocabolario di questa lezione, utilizza la tecnica del shadowspeak. Questo metodo prevede di ripetere immediatamente ciò che ascolti, seguendo il ritmo e l'intonazione dell'oratore. A causa del tono di conversazione informale, è importante prestare attenzione non solo alle parole, ma anche al modo in cui vengono pronunciate. Ecco alcuni consigli per migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese:

Ascolta attentamente il dialogo e poi ripetilo. Fai attenzione alla velocità e all'intonazione.
Non aver paura di sbagliare; il shadowspeaks può richiedere tempo per essere perfetto.
Prova a registrarti mentre parli e riascolta per identificare le aree di miglioramento.
Incorpora questi nuovi vocaboli nelle tue conversazioni quotidiane per una pratica di conversazione in inglese più naturale.

Utilizzando risorse come imparare l'inglese con youtube, puoi continuare ad ampliare le tue competenze linguistiche e la tua fiducia nella lingua.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

Struttura	Nel video
Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultato	If it's crowded, we'll go · if it's crowded we'll go · If you all don't hurry, I'll just
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa	wasn't made · was not made · be followed
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso	you've learned · has passed
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato	were thinking · was studying · was doing

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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