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Well, hello and welcome to this ultra casual, super relaxed English lesson.
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And if you're wondering why it's ultra relaxed, super casual, it's because today is a holiday.
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So in this English lesson, I want to teach you some words and phrases we use when we're talking about a holiday or a day off.
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The first phrase I want to teach you is long weekend.
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Right now it is a long weekend in my part of Canada, and it is a long weekend because instead of Saturday and Sunday off, I actually have three days off from work.
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Now a long weekend can apply to school or work, it doesn't matter which.
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But it's definitely a long weekend here in my part of Canada.
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So a long weekend, three days instead of two for the weekend.
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But you might be wondering, does a long weekend include the Friday off or the Monday off?
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When we use the word off after a day, it means you don't have to go to work and, and you don't have to go to school.
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So this particular long weekend I had Monday off, I have today off.
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By the way, I'm recording this on Monday.
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You're probably watching this on a Tuesday where, I'm back at work on Tuesday.
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Anyways, so when someone has a long weekend, you can ask them, do you have Friday off or do you have Monday off?
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And you could even put the in front.
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You could say, do you have the Friday off or the Monday off for your upcoming long weekend?
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So in my case I had the Monday off, which is today, and it was wonderful.
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I spent most of the day relaxing and half of the day mowing lawn, which for me is a little bit more fun than work because I get to drive my riding mower when I do it.
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So it's a long weekend.
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Three days off.
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I had Monday off.
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There are other weekends, long weekends where you have Friday off.
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And again with a normal weekend, you just have Saturday or Sunday.
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But every once in a while during the school year or during the work year, for some people, there's a really special weekend called the four day weekend.
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And a four day weekend, as you might have guessed, you get the Friday off and you get the Monday off.
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They are rare.
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For me, I think I only get one or two a year where I have a four day weekend.
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And they are wonderful.
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Some people might create their own four day weekend if they know there's a long weekend coming up.
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They might ask for a personal day or they might ask for a day off on the Monday or Friday.
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So if they get the Friday off, they might ask the boss if they can have the Monday off as well.
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And they'll make their very own four day weekend.
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So they can ask for a personal day, which is a day where you can take off work and do whatever you want.
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Or they might just ask for a day off and if the boss is nice, they will say yes.
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So four day weekends, either you get one for real or sometimes you can make your own.
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So why am I doing this short lesson today?
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I'm doing this short lesson because I felt like taking the week off and not doing a lesson.
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But when I looked back over the year, I realized that I've taken some time off this year already and it was a nice day.
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I got all my work done early on my day off.
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I had a few extra minutes to spare.
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I thought, why don't I just go sit outside?
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I, I just mowed lawn, had a shower.
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I'm all cleaned up and relaxed.
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It's a beautiful day out here.
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I thought I would sit down and make an English lesson for you.
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So a few words and phrases that you can use to talk about the weekend, the long weekend, days off, personal days, asking for a day off and all of those things.
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Anyways, thanks for watching.
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You guys are awesome.
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Thank you so much for helping make this channel very successful.
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And I will continue to help with the success of by continuing to make English lessons for you.
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Bye. Have a good week.
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I'll see you Friday with a live lesson.
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If you haven't gone to one of those, you should.
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I'll see you Wednesday with a Wednesdays with Bob if you're a member.
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I'll also see you Wednesday on my other channel if you watch Bob's Short English lessons, because there's a video there.
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And what else?
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I think that's everything.
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And then I'll see you next week with another English lesson like this. Again, you guys are all awesome.
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Have a great week.
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Bye. Sa.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “How to Talk about a Long Weekend in English!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: weekend, lesson, Monday, Friday, English. Deze video bevat 60 zinnen en 825 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:04. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 203 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 9 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| relax werkwoord | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | losmaken |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| lawn zelfstandig naamwoord | /lɔːn/ | gazon, grasperk |
| spare bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /spɛɚ/ | extra |
| mow werkwoord | /ˈmoʊ/ | maaien |
| teach werkwoord | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | aanleren, leren |
| holiday zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | feestdag |
| shower zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ | regenbui, bui |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| clean up werkwoord | schoonmaken |
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
| take off werkwoord | uittrekken, afzetten |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've taken · haven't gone |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | off, which is · day, which is |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might be · might have · might create |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | they'll make · will say · will continue |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'll, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, shower /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als lesson, relax, phrase.
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