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In this lesson we're learning English with Barack Obama, ex -president of the United States on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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So when you're at home, can you-- like, can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night if you're hungry?

I mean, I could.

I don't.

You don't.

No. Is there someone in the kitchen At all times, like, if you wanted a sandwich in the night, Would you have to wake someone up?

Yeah, I wouldn't wake somebody up to have a sandwich.

You're allowed to go in the refrigerator on your own?

I am.

There's a refrigerator and there's silverware.

When was the last time you actually cooked?

Uh, no, it's been a while since I was like, it has been a while.

I won't lie about that.

Do you ever drive?

I cannot drive.

I mean, I'm able to drive.

Is it because you don't have a birth certificate?

In Kenya, we drive on the other side.

So when you're at home, can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night if you're hungry?

silly.

However, the reason he's asking these questions is probably

because people might often wonder to what extent a president goes

through the same routine a normal person does in his or her everyday life.

Does he actually ever make himself a sandwich?

Does he drive himself somewhere when he needs to?

Does he cook his own food?

So the first question is whether he goes, particularly at night and in his underpants, to the kitchen for a sandwich when he's hungry.

So underpants are these.

He says "run down to the kitchen,"

which is the same as "go to the kitchen." Let's see how people use this in these other examples.

You know it's fine Manny, I can run down the store right now and get a stupid jeweler.

AJ, don't scream at him, it was an honest mistake.

So you know in horror movies, when the girl's like, "Oh my god, there's something in the basement, let me just run down there in my underwear and see what's going on in the dark." And you're like,

"What is your problem?" Call the police.

You're allowed to go in the refrigerator on your own?

I am.

There's a refrigerator and there's silverware.

If you're allowed to do something, you have permission to do it.

Alright, let's prepare for the day tonight.

Here's the things you're not allowed to talk about: love, poetry, music, or passion.

Again, with presidents, the question is whether they must have official staff do everything for them. if he wants.

If you do something on your own, you do it without any help.

Listen to me!

I need to do this on my own.

If I fail, I fail.

If I pass, I pass.

Do you get it?

This is different from "to be on your own," which means that you're alone.

Oh, for God's sake, he's on his own for two days and he joins a gang.

Silverware is a word that refers to knives, forks, spoons, etc. made of steel or other materials.

Example: Can you put the silverware on the table?

What was the last time you actually cooked?

Uh, no, it's been a while since I was like...

It has been a while.

A while is an unspecified period of time.

When we say "it's been a while," we mean that a long time has passed since you last did something.

We usually follow this up with "since." It's been a while since I read an actual newspaper.

Missed that sound.

This is also something you can say when you meet someone you haven't seen in a long time.

- Well, hey, Sheldon, it's been a while.

Bye.

Uh, no, it's been a while since I've been a while.

I won't lie about that.

"I won't lie" or "I'm not going to lie" is a phrase

that we say when we want to emphasize that we're being honest.

Your cake was way better than mine, I'm not gonna lie.

I won't lie, the movie was better than I expected.

Do you ever drive?

I cannot drive.

I mean, I'm...

I'm able to drive.

When we say that we know how to do something, we often use the verb "can".

So if you say "I can swim", you're saying that you're able to do it.

As seen here, it can be ambiguous at times.

In this clip, this can mean different things.

For example, that he isn't allowed to drive, or that he does not know how to drive.

has the ability to do so, but probably because of security reasons, as a president he was not permitted to drive vehicles.

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We look forward to meeting you inside. Is that actually, actually...

Is this because you don't have a birth certificate?

Yeah, exactly.

There used to be rumors that Barack Obama was not born in the US, and therefore he could not be president.

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Some allegations stated that he was born in Kenya, which is where his father is from.

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In just a few short weeks, Donald Trump's stance on where President Obama was born has, well, evolved.

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From this: The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him.

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To this: I want him to show his birth certificate.

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To this: I'm saying it's a real possibility, much greater than I thought two or three weeks ago,

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than he has pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics. And beyond politics.

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weeks Trump's poll numbers have gone from this to this nearly doubling in less than a month.

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I suspect that some of my critics back home are suggesting that I'm back here to look for my birth certificate.

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That is not the case.

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Obama later released a copy of his birth certificate that showed he was born in Hawaii.

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So in this clip, they're joking about this funny and ridiculous incident.

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We're now going to focus on some of the connected speech in this clip.

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Jimmy starts off this interview saying: When you're at home, Can you distinctly hear "at" in that utterance?

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Can you say it without over pronouncing it?

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"At" is a structure word, and most times we say it in its weak form.

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So we don't say "at", we say "uh".

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Let's take a look at some examples.

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Yeah, well at least I didn't suck at customer relations.

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Then he says: I won't lie about that.

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Here the T gets reduced to the point it almost loses all its presence.

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So this sounds like "I won't." The rest sounds like "lie about that." This T, because it's before a TH sound, isn't pronounced.

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Let's listen to these two sentences again and take the chance to mimic how they say it.

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I won't lie about that.

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I won't lie about that.

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I won't lie about that.

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I won't lie about that.

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- Actually, the last time I drove, a former staffer came by and he comes through the south lawn.

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And he's got one of these new electric cars at the time they were new.

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Yeah.

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And he was very excited about it.

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I said, "Well, let's try it out." So I...

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I just grabbed his keys and we just go out, it's parked right in front, and I start circling the South Lawn.

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And the Secret Service, no matter what you do, do not let him out.

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And they were pretty upset.

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They call you renegade, right?

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They do.

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Yeah.

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Because you're tooling around in an electric car.

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Chopping speeds of 30 miles an hour.

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I think we have 35.

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Yeah.

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If you have to go to the dentist, do you go to the dentist?

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No. Dentist comes to me.

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Dentist comes to you.

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You have the chair and the tools and you spin on the floor.

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Everything is all there set up.

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Everything is there.

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Yeah, in the basement.

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I didn't know.

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I showed up, I said, you know, I think, you know, I've got a cap that's loose.

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Sir, here we are.

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Do you reset the clocks when daylight saving time happens?

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No. Somebody else does that for me.

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Somebody does that for you.

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Will you get rid of daylight saving time?

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Or at least get rid of the part where we have to wake up earlier, you can leave the other one.

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Well, see, this is a California thing, because you guys are always getting sun.

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Yeah.

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In the East Coast, You don't mind losing that hour because that's a signal that spring is here.

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We only care about ourselves.

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Actually the last time I drove a former staffer came by and then he comes through the the south lawn and

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A staffer is a member of a staff.

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He's referring to the White House staff, which is the group of people who work in this institution.

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Look, look, I talked to corporate about protecting the sales staff, and they said they couldn't guarantee it if there's downsizing, okay?

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But there's no downsizing, so just don't...

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Bottom line.

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Do I need to be worried?

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- Mm -mm.

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Maybe.

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Now he says "former staffer" because this person doesn't work in the White House anymore.

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At the moment of this interview, Barack Obama was the President of the United States.

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Nowadays, we could say that he's the former president and that the current president is Donald Trump.

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A lawn is a common part of American House.

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It is the area of grass in front of one's house.

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For example, the chore of cutting this grass is called mowing the lawn.

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So, the South Lawn refers to the area of land to the south of the White House.

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By the way, did you notice how he starts telling this story in the past?

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"A former staffer came by." However, then he switches to the present tense, even though he is talking about a past event?

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"And then he comes through the south lawn." Have you ever wondered why a native might do this?

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Well, we explained this in our recent lesson with Finding Nemo.

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You can watch that and learn how to tell a story in English after you finish this lesson.

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And he was very excited about it.

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I said, "Well, yeah, let's try it out." If you're excited about something, you're very enthusiastic and eager.

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We say excited about something and excited to do something.

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Let's check out these examples with each.

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What's going on?

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We're just really ex...

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excited about this charity event that we have to go with.

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"Her?" "What are you doing here?" "Your hair is sweating." "That's because I'm excited to see my friends.

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Let's go buddy." To try something out means to try, use, or consider something in order to make a decision or form an opinion about it.

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And the Secret Service, no matter what you do, do not let him out.

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The United States Secret Service is the body of law enforcement tasked with protecting the nation's leaders and their families.

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We use "no matter what" to say that you will definitely do something or not do something, as is the case here.

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I support her decision.

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That's what good detectives do.

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They have each other's back.

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No matter what.

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Hey, would you like to learn more with ex -President Obama?

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Well, we have a hilarious lesson that you're going to love with him and President Trump,

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that you can watch after you finish this video by clicking up here or down in the description below.

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Honey, you're not pathetic.

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You're just.. you're sad.

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Yeah, I mean, people do stupid things when they're upset.

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Oh, my God.

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If I had a nickel for every guy, I wish I hadn't...

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In this case, a renegade is someone who is rebellious and acts unconventionally.

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As you may know, Obama is famous for not doing things traditionally thought of as typical behavior for a president.

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We can see this just by the fact that he participated in a comedy program like Jimmy Kimmel Live, or roasting Trump in this other lesson we did with him.

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Because you're tooling around in an electric car.

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The phrasal verb "to tool around" means to drive around in a casual

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or fun manner rather than to arrive at some destination.

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As a verb, to top means to reach a maximum limit.

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So if a car tops the speed of 30 miles per hour, it means that the maximum speed that a car can reach is 30 miles per hour.

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What they mean here is that Obama probably didn't drive over 30 miles per hour, as he was just driving around the property of the White House,

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which is actually quite responsible of him, despite what the Secret Service thought.

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He jokes that he thinks they actually hit 35, meaning they achieved 35 miles per hour.

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Oh, speaking of good news, somebody just hit 100 Twitter followers.

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- You got the whole chair, everything is all there set up.

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- Everything is there.

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- Yeah, in the basement.

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I didn't know.

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Set up is a very common phrasal verb that means to arrange, organize, or prepare.

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We need to set up a meeting.

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We also say that something is set up, meaning it is prepared or ready to be used.

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Obama is saying that the White House has a dentist chair set up in its basement.

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The basement is the room or area in a building that is under the level of the ground.

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Do you reset the clocks when daylight saving time happens?

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No. The phrasal verb we've just seen, "set up," derives from the verb "set," which is even wider in uses and meanings.

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One of such uses is to say the phrase "to set a clock," meaning to change

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or adjust the time in a clock.

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Reset means to set again.

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Let's explore some different uses of this verb.

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Man, I've never seen you work this hard at anything ever.

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It's because I care so much.

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I set an alarm for 5 a .m.

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Every time I wanted food, I rebooted my sister.

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Are you ready to reboot?

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When I feel a food craving, I would dunk my head into ice water and reset my brain.

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Watch me.

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Woo!

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"Will you get rid of daylight saving time?" If you get rid of something, you throw it away or don't use it anymore.

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Well, I just can't believe that she and I are about to get rid of all of our stuff.

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Her whole life is down there.

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No, I wouldn't think of it like that.

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We really need to get rid of this stuff, so do you want this crap or not?

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Daylight's savings time is the practice of advancing clocks during warmer months

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so that darkness falls later each day according to the clock.

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So, when you're at home, can you, like, can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night if you're hungry?

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I mean, I could.

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I don't.

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You don't.

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No. Is there someone in the kitchen at all times?

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Like, if you wanted a sandwich in the night,

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Would you have to wake someone up?

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Yeah, I wouldn't wake somebody up to have a sandwich.

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You're allowed to go in the refrigerator on your own?

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I am.

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I am.

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There's a refrigerator and there's silverware.

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When was the last time you actually cooked?

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-No, it's been a while since I've been here.

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-It has been a while.

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I won't lie about that.

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- Do you ever drive?

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I cannot drive.

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I mean, I'm...

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I'm able to drive?

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Is it because you don't have a birth certificate?

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Exactly.

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In Kenya, we drive on the other side of the street.

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Actually, the last time I drove, a former staffer came by, and he comes through the south lawn.

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And he's got one of these new electric cars at the time they were new.

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Yeah. And, uh...

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And he was very excited about it.

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I said...

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Well, yeah, let's try it out. So I...

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I just grabbed his keys and we just go out, it's parked right in front, and I start circling the South Lawn.

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And the Secret Service, no matter what you do, do not let him out.

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And they were pretty upset.

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They call you renegade, right?

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They do.

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Yeah.

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Because you're tooling around in an electric car.

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Chopping speeds of 30 miles an hour.

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I think we have 35.

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Yeah.

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If you have to go to the dentist, do you go to the dentist?

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No. Dentist comes to me.

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Dentist comes to you.

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You have the chair and the tools and you spin on the floor.

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Everything is all there.

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Everything is there in the basement.

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I didn't know.

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I showed up.

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I said, you know, I think, you know, I've got a cap that's loose.

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Sir, here we are.

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Do you reset the clocks when daylight saving time happens?

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No. Somebody else does that for me.

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Somebody does that for you.

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Will you get rid of daylight saving time?

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Or at least get rid of the part where we have to wake up earlier.

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You can leave the other one.

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Well, see, this is a California thing, because you guys are always getting sun.

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Yeah.

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In the East Coast, You don't mind losing that hour because that's a signal that spring is here.

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We only care about ourselves.

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is incredible.

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We actually got a hold of the audio from several phone calls.

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Phone calls between President Obama and President -elect Trump, and I think it's my duty to share these with you.

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Hello, Barack, it's Trump.

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You know those gold medals you give out?

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presidential medal of honor Yeah, can I give them any what I want?

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Ấn Tượng Đầu Tiên

Clip từ video này mang đến cho người học một cơ hội tuyệt vời để rèn luyện kỹ năng nghe và nói tiếng Anh. Với giọng nói tự nhiên và phong cách giao tiếp thân thiện của Barack Obama, người xem sẽ dễ dàng tiếp thu được những câu nói hàng ngày. Đặc biệt, khi được lồng ghép với những yếu tố hài hước, video không chỉ giúp người học hiểu rõ ngữ cảnh mà còn làm cho quá trình học trở nên thú vị hơn. Đây là một trong những lý do tại sao đoạn hội thoại này trở thành tài liệu học tập tốt cho việc phát âm tiếng Anh chuẩn.

Phân Tích Câu Nói

Hãy cùng xem xét một số câu trong đoạn hội thoại này để hiểu rõ hơn tại sao chúng lại nghe tự nhiên đến vậy:

"Can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night?" - Câu hỏi này không chỉ đơn giản mà còn mang tính hài hước, thể hiện được sự thoải mái của người hỏi. Cách dùng từ "run down" thay vì chỉ nói "go" cũng tạo cảm giác sống động hơn.
"You're allowed to go in the refrigerator on your own?" - Câu này thể hiện sự ngạc nhiên, điều này giúp người nghe cảm nhận được cảm xúc của nhân vật. Việc sử dụng "allowed" đã làm rõ ràng về quyền tự do cá nhân trong ngữ cảnh gia đình.
"If you do something on your own, you do it without any help." - Câu này khẳng định sự độc lập của mỗi cá nhân. Cách diễn đạt này rất phổ biến trong cuộc sống hàng ngày, giúp người học dễ dàng ghi nhớ và áp dụng.

Thói Quen Luyện Tập

Để cải thiện khả năng nói tiếng Anh của bạn, hãy thử phương pháp luyện nói shadow speech với đoạn hội thoại này. Bạn có thể làm theo các bước đơn giản sau:

Nghe từng câu nói trong video và ghi lại.
Ngừng video sau mỗi câu để bạn có thời gian lặp lại câu đó, chú ý đến phát âm và ngữ điệu.
Ghi âm lại giọng nói của mình và nghe lại để tự đánh giá khả năng phát âm tiếng Anh chuẩn của bạn.
Lặp lại quy trình này cho đến khi bạn cảm thấy tự tin.

Phương pháp này không chỉ giúp bạn cải thiện kỹ năng nói mà còn giúp bạn hiểu rõ hơn về cách người bản ngữ giao tiếp. Hãy kiên nhẫn và thực hành thường xuyên với shadowspeaks để nâng cao khả năng giao tiếp của mình nhé!

Ngữ pháp trong video

Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:

Cấu trúc	Trong video
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tại	have helped · it's been · has been
Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làm	isn't allowed · was not permitted · was not born
Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vật	Kenya, which is · staff, which is · someone who is

Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?

Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.

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