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Hello, Lindsay.
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How are you today?
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Good, Aubrey.
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How are you?
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How's everything?
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You know, it's been a week.
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I actually had food poisoning over the weekend.
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But, okay, this is me holding it together.
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Well, yeah, it seems like you're doing well for having had food poisoning over the weekend.
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Is that true, Aubrey?
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Did you really have food poisoning?
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I've had a few days to recover.
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We just went to a taco place.
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We actually, it was really fun.
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We went to a movie, Miracle which is like this movie about hockey, the U .S.
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Olympic hockey team in the 80s.
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Oh, I heard that's a great one.
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It's a great movie.
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You haven't seen it?
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It is great.
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I highly recommend it.
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Kurt Russell as the coach.
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Yeah, yeah.
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And I had seen it a long time ago, but the ASU hockey team showed it in their arena.
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Like, there isn't ice there right now.
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It's just like the floor.
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But where they usually play, they played it on the big jumbotron as like a fundraiser, I guess
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and it was really fun we took our kids
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but then we went to dinner after
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and i think i got food poisoning there what did you eat oh my gosh it was a taco place
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and i have a feeling because the only thing i ate
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that nobody else got sick but me
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and um they had one of those sort of like a salsa bar
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and they had this pineapple salsa that was delicious and i
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and nobody else had that
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so that's i think that's funny someone else was just saying this week
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that they had a pineapple salsa and they got sick just this week.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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I wonder if it's like pineapple sitting out is maybe more prone to foodborne illness.
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So maybe we avoid pineapple salsas.
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Maybe we do.
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So, but you're holding it together.
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Now why it's really curious the way you responded to my question and within your story,
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you said you'd gotten food poisoning and this is me holding it together is what you said.
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So why didn't you just say, I'm, I'm, I'm holding it together, right?
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Such a great question we got a really good question about this this is sort of a trendy new construction
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that we are using and hearing more often we're going to dive into it today so
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that you guys can use
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it today sort of puts the emphasis more on me instead of just like i'm holding
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it together right this is me holding it together like here
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i am right yeah
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it kind of paints a picture in the person the action the person the drama a little bit
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it paints a picture uh we're going to pull in a little bit of music today, some musical lyrics from a well -known singer.
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And we're going to get into it today.
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But this question comes from Sophia on our YouTube channel, right?
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Yes.
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I could read the question for us.
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Okay.
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She said, hi, I'm Sophia.
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Thank you so much for all your hard work.
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I love the podcast so much.
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It always makes my day.
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And I love that it's both entertaining and educational.
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Thank you, Sophia.
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We appreciate hearing that.
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Really do.
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We do.
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All right, Aubrey.
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Here's the question she says i recently started watching dark winds highly recommend
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it by the way i have never heard of that
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so i'm excited to check it out i mean it's a tv show yes
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so yeah and she says i heard a character say
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so this is you leaving why not
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so you're leaving is there a difference in tone
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i'm also curious about curious about this structure this is someone verb ing i'd love an episode about it.
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Thanks again.
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I love this.
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This shows so she's being very observant about trendy phrases.
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I've noticed this as well.
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So I'm excited to dive into it.
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Yeah, this is new and trendy for sure.
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So it will not be in your old English class, but we can cover it here on the show.
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Let's get into it a little bit, Aubrey.
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So essentially, this is you leaving.
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It means the same thing as you're leaving, of course.
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So the answer is yes, you could say the same thing.
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You could say you're leaving, but why would we bother?
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Yeah.
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It's like you said, Lindsay, it adds a little drama.
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It's a little more expressive and emphatic and it's used for emotional situations, right?
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We would not just say, this is me going to the grocery store.
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Like what?
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No. When you say, this is you leaving, there's some kind of emotional attachment.
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This is maybe someone leaving a relationship
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or they're like maybe having a heartfelt conversation and one person leaves
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and you'd be like so this is you leaving right there is emotion involved here
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so we wouldn't use this just any time this is afraid it's like meant to add more drama more emphasis
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so it's not just for for any old time
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you might be leaving it's something that's emotional yeah for sure before
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we get any deeper into the episode guys
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i want to say a huge thank you to satayesh jandian thank you
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so much for leaving us an amazing five -star review Aubrey, the listener said, I'm always a huge fan of all ears English
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because I can improve my improve my English skills very easily.
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And that's why I love it.
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Thank you for your great podcast.
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Amazing.
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Amazing.
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Yeah.
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Thank you so much for these reviews for everything.
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YouTube comments everywhere you leave reviews and ratings for the podcast.
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We read them.
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We really appreciate them.
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100%.
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Go ahead and leave your review if you have not done it yet, guys, wherever you listen, including the iOS or Android app.
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We also check those reviews weekly.
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So we want to know what you think of the show
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and we'll do our best to announce your name out loud on the show.
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All right.
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So Aubrey, it kind of makes sense though, that this phrase does come up in a Taylor Swift song because her lyrics are pretty emotional, right?
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She doesn't just talk about going to the grocery store.
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Yes, I was sharing with Lindsay that as soon as I read
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Sophia's question, I thought of the Taylor Swift song, This Is Me Trying.
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And because yeah, you're right, right?
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Her songs are emotional.
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They're often about heartache breakups, right?
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Big time.
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Yeah.
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So it makes sense.
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But I am hearing this more and more.
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It's extremely trendy.
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I am finding myself use this more and more.
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So there's actually two separate constructions we're going to get into this first one
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that sofia asked about and then sort of a related one
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that has a slight that's slightly different grammar all right
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but let's dive into this first one all right
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so the first one the first option here is this is plus person plus verb plus ing
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so what does
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that look like this is what we're talking about the present
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continuous tense here like we said to add emphasis about something emotional right
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it kind of means like what you're seeing right
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now is me doing something leaving trying something with emotion behind
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it very emotional a lot of angst right
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this is you leaving right again this is you leaving we've talked about this
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so far in the episode um and yeah and if it like
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if you just have some people over for a party
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and someone's about to leave
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and it's normal it's time for them to leave you would never be like
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so this is you leaving that would actually be
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so passive aggressive right they would they would be assuming that you feel a lot of emotion about them leaving.
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And on the other hand, the person leaving wouldn't say, so this is me leaving, right?
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No, you're, it's so ridiculous that it makes me laugh.
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Making a big to -do about it.
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Everyone, this is me leaving.
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No, no, no, no. Save it for the moments when maybe you're having a fight with your, with your spouse, with your partner.
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This is really when that's going to come up, a friend, something deep that really, really matters.
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We're trying to really paint a picture of your emotions in the moment.
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Yeah.
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Because really what that means is I don't think you should be leaving, right?
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If you say like, so this is you leaving, you're passing judgment on the fact that they're leaving.
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They shouldn't be, but they are.
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So you're sort of calling that out.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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That's perfect for that situation and kind of only that situation in a way, right?
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Yeah.
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That's interesting.
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And then this, the Taylor Swift song, this is me trying, instead of just saying, I'm trying, same sort of thing, right?
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It's like, This effort may not look very impressive, but I'm trying to get you to recognize that I'm genuinely trying.
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I'm showing that there's emotion here.
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This is me giving it my all.
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This is me not giving up, right?
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So there's a reason we're constructing this.
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This would never be if you're at work and you're trying to fix your computer.
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You would never say to someone like, this is me trying because there's no emotion there.
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It would be so funny if you did that.
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No, don't do that, guys.
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Don't do that.
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So what would be the second way that we can use this, Aubrey?
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Yeah.
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So this is a little bit of a different construction where if you say this is and the person,
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but then it's followed by an adjective or an adjective phrase, we're using it to describe a person.
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So for example, I might say, this is me after only four hours of sleep, right?
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So we're still kind of putting the focus on the person.
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It's so fascinating to not have that verb ING.
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The emotion is removed from it instead
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I'm just describing myself in a fun way right well
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this is me after four hours of sleep take what you get yes yeah take what you get
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or for example this is him calm so imagine what he's like
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when he gets worked up right yes interesting
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so of course there are other ways to say this right
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I could say this is what I am like after four hours of sleep
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or this is what he is like so imagine
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but this is also sort of a trendy construction where we just say this is and then person or this is pronoun.
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Well, this is Mark after six cups of coffee.
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So good luck.
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I love it.
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All right.
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Really good stuff.
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So two options in terms of constructions, how you want to put this together, guys, but make sure you are saving it for very specific scenarios.
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All right.
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Good.
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Right, Aubrey.
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So here were co -workers in our role play.
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Are you ready?
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Yeah, let's do it.
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We'll show how these both might be used.
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Hey, you seem unusually energetic today.
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What's going on?
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Well, this is me after three cups of coffee.
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Oh, wow.
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Oh, you usually have one cup a day, right?
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Yeah, exactly.
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I had two meetings over coffee with clients.
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I should have ordered decaf.
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Oh, yeah.
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Impressive.
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You got so much done this morning, though.
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Thank you.
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This is me trying to be productive.
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I've already answered all my emails.
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So this is interesting.
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This is kind of different.
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Yeah, we are saying this at work.
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So we're nuancing the picture here, Aubrey, right?
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Yeah, this is interesting.
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Like there is a little bit more emotion here.
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Like I'm sort of being judged.
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So I'm like, Hey, this is me trying, like, give me a break.
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I'm doing my best.
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Right.
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I could just say like, I'm trying to be productive.
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I'm just adding a little bit more defensiveness when I say this is me trying to be productive.
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And in terms of kind of the context, you know, it's, it's really two coworkers and maybe we're close, right?
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These two coworkers are pretty close, close enough to make comments on the other person's energy and how they normally are, right?
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That's a good point.
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You're not going into your boss and saying this is me trying to be productive, right?
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That wouldn't really work out of context, right?
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If you don't talk to that person very much.
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No, good point.
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Really from the first sentence, we know that, right?
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When you say you seem unusually energetic today.
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Yeah.
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Think of the coworkers you would say that to.
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You probably wouldn't go in and say it to your boss.
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You wouldn't say it to a client or a colleague you just met.
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This is the coworkers that you know pretty well.
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And the same, all of these phrases are more likely to be used among friends in daily conversations.
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But sometimes we have those conversations at work if we know our coworker well.
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Yeah, but I like that we went into this
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because it's not just about angsty breakups and emotions and we're sitting in our room crying.
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No, like it could just be talking about I had too much coffee, right?
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But there is a little bit of emotion there, right?
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Because you're trying to do something, right?
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And it's a little more subtle here.
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Like you made a good point there because it's not about a breakup.
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It's not about something hugely emotional, but there is a reason that instead of saying, I'm trying to be productive, that I use this other chunk,
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this construction, this is me trying to be productive still adds some emphasis as you know, I'm, I am sharing a little more emotion here.
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And it's a bit about saying, this is what I, this is how I try to,
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or you're kind of characterizing yourself in a way you're portraying yourself in a way, right?
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You're kind of, it's hard to put this into words, exactly what we're doing here, Aubrey, but I hope our listeners are.
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I like what you just said there.
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We're kind of, we're making a judgment of our own character.
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Like when I'm trying, this is what it looks like.
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This is me trying, right?
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Exactly.
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Poking fun at ourselves a little bit, maybe.
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Right.
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Yeah.
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Interesting.
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Yeah.
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So should we go through each one again?
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Just just to finish up, summarize here, Aubrey?
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So the first one I used is just that, that second construction that we taught actually,
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where you have, this is the person and then an adjective phrase or an adjective, right?
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This is me calm.
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This is me after three cups of coffee.
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So this is more common.
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There doesn't have to be any emotion involved, right?
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And there's no verb I NG here, right?
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So this is actually really fun.
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You can use this all the time, right?
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This is me chill.
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And it's actually really fun.
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I do that a lot when someone's maybe surprised, they're like, huh.
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And you'd be like, you know what?
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This is me on a good day. So.
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Oh, okay.
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Nice.
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I like that.
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And then we added the ING verb.
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So I said, oh yeah, impressive that you got so much done this morning though.
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And you said, thank you.
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This is me trying to be productive, right?
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So maybe you're being productive, maybe you're not, but you're trying to be.
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Yeah.
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And it's a good way to poke fun at yourself, right?
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Because maybe you're not.
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Maybe you're not being that productive and you're just like, you know what?
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This is me trying to be productive.
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Give me a break.
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I'm doing my best.
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It's true.
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Yeah.
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It's not necessarily true that when you have more coffee, you're more productive.
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That's for sure.
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You might feel that way, at least in my experience.
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Sometimes I'll have caffeinated coffee, like three cups, and I'll think I'm being all productive.
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Then I'll look at what I did.
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And I was just spinning my wheels, just going really fast between the browsers and not finishing anything.
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Exactly.
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Stick with a decaf, right?
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Guys, going over to episode 2710, should you tell someone they're aging like a fine wine?
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That is the question of that day.
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Go and learn the answer.
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Some great idioms there, right?
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This is me aging like a fine wine.
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That's definitely better to say about yourself, but yeah, check out that episode to find out to us some details.
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Yeah, guys, Aubrey, any final takeaway for connection?
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I mean, clearly there's connection here.
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We're going to deploy these phrases depending on how close we are to the person in front of us.
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We're going to kind of portray who we are in that moment.
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Anything else?
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These are so fun.
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This is really trendy.
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You're probably, if you haven't noticed this before, you probably are going to start hearing this.
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It's much, it's getting very common.
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So yeah, you can check out that Taylor Swift song.
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This is me trying.
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You're going to hear this, right?
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Right.
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This is him leaving.
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This is hurt.
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Right.
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It's very common and you should use it.
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Right.
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These are fun.
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But especially with the verb ING, like we said, save it for the times that are a little more emotional.
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Something big emotional is happening.
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Yeah.
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What is Taylor Swift going to do now that she's married?
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There's no more drama, right, to sing about.
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Where is the material going to come from?
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I always wonder that.
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I'm really curious.
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All right.
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Great episode today, Aubrey.
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Thanks for hanging out, and I'll see you very soon.
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All right.
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Awesome.
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Thanks.
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See you next time.
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All right.
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Bye.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “2716 - This is Us Breaking Down English Grammar”. As palavras que mais se repetem: leaving, Aubrey, emotion, productive. Este vídeo tem 29 frases e 3099 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 15:26. O falante fala rápido, cerca de 201 palavras por minuto, então espere sons ligados e reduzidos. 86% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar. 73 das 29 frases são perguntas, por isso é um bom treino para a entonação de perguntas e respostas curtas.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| productive adjetivo | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | produtivo |
| emotion substantivo | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | emoção |
| phrase substantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | expressão, frase |
| worker substantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | trabalhador |
| verb substantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| poison substantivo | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | veneno, tóxico |
| emphasis substantivo | /ˈɛmfəsɪs/ | ênfase |
| pineapple substantivo | /ˈpaɪnəpəl/ | ananás, abacaxi |
| salsa substantivo | /ˈsɑl.sə/ | salsa |
| impressive adjetivo | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | impressionante |
| curious adjetivo | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | curioso |
| hockey substantivo | /ˈhɑ.ki/ | hóquei |
| podcast substantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| dive verbo | /daɪv/ | mergulhar |
| breakup substantivo | /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/ | quebra |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| check out verbo | verificar, sacar só | |
| find out verbo | descobrir | |
| finish up verbo | finalizar, terminar | |
| give up verbo | render-se | |
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | vai em frente |
| worked up adjetivo | emocionado |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- How are you today?
- You know, it's been a week.
- Did you really have food poisoning?
- I'm also curious about curious about this structure.
- I've noticed this as well.
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | it's been · I've had · haven't seen |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | is removed · might be used · being judged |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 106 contrações e formas reduzidas, como you're, I'm, we're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: verb /vɝb/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, breakup /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/, judgment /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/
- /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: pineapple /ˈpaɪnəpəl/, chill /tʃɪl/, subtle /ˈsʌtəl/
- /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: hockey /ˈhɑ.ki/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, hugely /ˈhjuːd͡ʒli/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como productive, emotion, phrase.
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.