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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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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Beginner Levels - Lesson 4: Where are you from?”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: speak, english, France, negative, canada. Questo video contiene 612 frasi e 3205 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 48:06. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 67 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 136 delle sue 612 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| verb sostantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| cousin sostantivo | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | cugino, cugina |
| monitor sostantivo | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | monitor |
| trick sostantivo | /ˈtɹɪk/ | inbroglio |
| robot sostantivo | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | robot |
| tense sostantivo | /tɛns/ | tempo |
| chart sostantivo | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | carta, carta nautica |
| carefully avverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | minuziosamente, accuratamente |
| introduce verbo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | presentare |
| routine sostantivo | /ɹuˈtin/ | routine, tran tran |
| quiz sostantivo | /kwɪz/ | quiz |
| bravo | /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ | bravo, bene |
| curly aggettivo | /ˈkɝli/ | arricciato |
| blond aggettivo | /blɑnd/ | biondo |
| preposition sostantivo | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | preposizione |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | attraversare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- 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?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've worked · has told |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | we'll also see · will add · will ask |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivare | we're going to learn · we're going to review · we're going to use |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | is coming · I'm still thinking |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 119 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, doesn't, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: verb /vɝb/, trick /ˈtɹɪk/, robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/, tense /tɛns/, chart /t͡ʃɑɹt/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come verb, cousin, monitor.
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.