Mixallofthespicesin a bowlbeforeputtingtheminyourdishtomixistocombinesoyoumightcombineormixallofyouringredientstogetherbeforecookingordoingsomethingelse.
With, um, youmightmixingredientstogethertocreate a dish.
BreastfeedAllright.
Thefirstwordisbreastfeed.
Breastfeedmeansah, feeding a baby, usingthemilkfromthemother.
Ah, sothiscouldbe a reallygoodtipforAnd I thinkitalsoimprovesyournaturalabilitytopickupgrammar, too.
Becauseifyou'rereadingsomethinglikein a book, forexample, youcankindofpickupthenaturalrhythmofgrammar, andyoualsoslowlyget a feelingforthecorrectwaysthatwordsshouldconnecttogether.
So, um, thismeansnotonlywordsdon't Onleyrepeatsinglevocabularywords.
Yes, maybeyoufind a vocabularywordthatisreallyinteresting.
Um, oritsoundsfunnyorsomethinglikethat.
ButbyrepeatingAh, fullsentenceor a fulllinein a TVshoworin a movieyou'reputtingthewordstogether.
Sonotjustoneword, butmaking a wholesentence.
Sofeelingkindoftheflowofyourlanguagethatyou'restudying, Um, sothiscouldbe a betterwaytoactuallypracticemakingsentencesinrepeatingsentencesinsteadofjustwordssoyoucanrepeataftercharactersandTVshows.
I sometimesdothiswhen I'm likewatchingJapaneseTV.
Ah, andthen I tryandspititbackout.
It's hardtodosometimeswhenit's likethefirsttimeyou'veheard a wordofthefirsttimeyou'veheard a grammarpoint, butyoucanstillunderstandthatsentence.
Uh, SosometimespeoplewillsayPleasehelpmewithmypronunciationspecificallyAndthen I canstopthemeverytimetheymake a mistakeandwepracticethatsound, especiallythsoundslikethat.
Likeusingum, usingyourmouth a littlebitdifferentlycanbereallyuncomfortableforsomepeople.
But, ah, ifyou're a teacher, canpointoutthosethingslikethsoundsthethisthatthesethosethosethsoundsending e r sounds.
Practicingthosewithyourteachercanbe a reallygoodwaytoworkonyourpronunciation.
I haven't had a chancetospendmuchtimewithmyfriends.
I'm feelingkindoflonely, nervous.
Thenextwordisnervous.
Nervousisusedforanytension, anyanxiety, excitedbutin a badwayaboutsomething.
When I was a childbeforemypianoperformances, I wouldgetsonervous I wouldbesonervousmyhandswouldstarttoshake, andthen I couldn't playthepiece I'vebeenpracticingformonths.
Yeah, justbecarefulaboutyouruseofbro, becauseitsounds a littlebitlike a collegeageboy.
Uh, it's kindofkindof a feelingoftheword, bro.
O brother, whereartthouSandcastle.
Thenextwordissandcastle.
Sandcastlesareusuallykids.
Makethemtheyuselikebuckets.
Sokidswill, likeputsandin a bucketorliketheymovesandintopilesanddesigncastles.
Orhe's reallycomplicatedamazesorsomething.
Theymakethings, makebuildingsoutofsand.
Wecallthosesandcastles.
Esoit a sentence.
Mybrotherand I usedtomakesandcastlesonthebeachwhenwewerekids.
That's trueinthissentence.
Getthebucketsandwillmake a sandcastlecooler.
Socooleris a noun.
Inthiscase, cooleristthe e place.
Youkeepyourdrinksandyourfood, it's Ah, itlookslike a suitcase, butithas a speciallininginsidethatkeepscoldthingscoldsoyoucanputiceinsideanditwillkeepyourfoodanddrinkscoldwhileyouareatthebeachinthehotweather.
So, in a sentencedidyouput a bunchofbeersandthecooler?
Ah, weekreferstothesevendayperiodthatwehavedecidedisoneweekhereinthemodernworld, commonlyusedinexpressionsrelatingtoyouractivities, asin, I gotothegymonce a weekor I'veseenmyfriendstwice a weekor I havetoworkeverydayoftheweek.
Niceslowsongplanon a Fridaynightwithyourgirlfriendorboyfriend, sothisquote.
I loveitbecauseitmeansthatAlgreenorwhoeverissingingitThioisgonnaloveyounomatterifit's goodtimesorbadtimesifyou'rehappyorifyou'resadanditkindofremindsmeoftheclassicAmericanweddingvalvesthatwesay, wesay, I willloveyouThisisitnotexact.
Butwesay I willloveyouinsicknessorinhealthtilldeathDowepart?
I likethissong a lot.
Weshouldloveeachotheringoodtimesandbad, right?
It's nottruelove.
Ifyou'rejustlovingandgoodtimes, right, I wantyouthereinthebadtimes, too, thatMidler, fromWindBeneathMyWingsaresecondamazingloveQuoteisYouAretheWindbeneathMyWings.
Infact, youarethepersonwhogivesmethisfeelingthat I canflyAndyousupportmeSo I feellike I canflySoyou'rethewindkindofbeneathmywingsAndit's thislineisinthechorusRepeatedmanytimesinthesongAnditgoeslikethisDidyoueverknowthatyou'remyheroYou'reeverything I wouldliketobe I canflyhigherthananeagleForyouarethewindbeneathmywingsSomethinglikethat I lovethatsomeofyouwillmakeyoucryBytheway, girlsgetthetissuesreadyOh, AndthenthespellwascastAndhereweareinheavenforyouaremineAtlast, EttaJamesfromatlast.
Okay, OurthirdamazinglovequoteisEttaJames.
Thisisfromhersongatlast.
Oh, andthenthespellwascast.
Andhereweareinheavenforyouaremineatlast.
Nowletmetalkfor a minuteaboutthephrasethespellwascast.
It's kindoflike a witchthatcancast a spellonyou.
Andsoifyouhave a spellcastonyou, it's likeyouareunderthis.
Pleasecheckoutthewholesongphrasenumberone I gettocheckthisoffMybucketlistinEnglish.
Wehavethisphrasetokickthebucket, whichmeanstodie.
Sotomake a bucketlististomake a listofthingstodobeforeyoudie.
Now, forme, oneofminewastogoin a hotairballoon.
I hadtriedtodoitforthefirsttimein 2009 butthemorning I went, thetripwascanceled.
Sohere I amagain, uh, morethansixyearslaterand I'm tryingagain, andthistimeitwassuccessful.
So I gettocheckitoffmybucketlist.
I gettodothisthingbefore I die.
And I diditEnglishlast 101 Lister's.
Itwassoexciting.
Soyoushouldmake a listofthingstodobeforeyoudie.
YourownbucketlistPhrasenumbertwo.
Willyoumarryme?
SotodayisactuallyValentine's Day, andit's verypopularonValentine's Day, andanytimeyou'replanningtoproposetoyourspecialsomeonetogoto a specialplaceand I can't thinkof a morespecialplacethanin a hotairballoon, there's enoughspace.
We'vegonetothetopofanobservationtower, thetopof a mountain, thetopof a temple.
Like I wenttothismorningorreallyanyhighplacethatyougotototake a greatphotoortogetanincredibleview, wesaytheviewisincrediblefromappearphrasenumberfive.
What a ride!
Champagnetime.
Soattheendofmyballoonrideyesterday, assoonaswedroppedintothefieldbelow, wehad a beautifulpicnicbasketunfurledonthefieldinfrontofus, andwegottoenjoy a glassofchampagnetocelebrate.
Andwhenwefinishsomethingsomeincredibleride, somemaybecouldbeinthecaron a bus.
Uh, itcouldbefrom a badexperienceorgood, butwesaywhat a ride, what a ride, andwhenwe'reabouttodrinkchampagne, wesaychampagnetime.
Thisexpression, fromafterwritingin a hotairballoon, originallycamefromthepilotsoftheseballoons, wantingtomakesurethefarmersinthefieldswheretheylandeddidn't gettooupset.
A ticketmachineis a machinethatyougototopurchaseyourtickets.
Youmightseethisinanystation, whetherit's a subwaystationor a regulartrainstationorsometimeseven a busstation.
TherewillbekiosksthatyoucangototoentertheinformationandpurchaseyourticketbywatchingEnglishmoviesandTVshowsandenjoyingthefeelingwhenyoucanunderstand a wordor a sentence.
Yeah, I dothisto, Ah, whenyouenjoysomething, whenyoufindentertainmentvalueinsomethinglikemusic, movies, TVandyou, there's thatmomentwhenyoupickuporwhenyouunderstandwhatyourfavoritecharactersaid.
Oryouunderstandthatlike a keypointinthestory.
It's a really, reallygoodfeeling.
Itmakesyouwanttocontinuewatching.
I thinkso.
That's a really, reallynicefeeling, I think, andyoucandothatbyenjoyingmedia s Oh, it's a funwaytolearn, andit's a funfeelingtoexperience.
Okay, ThenextwaytomotivateyourselfisbyreadingEnglishnewsarticles, blog's andmagazinestoget a feelforformalandcasuallanguage.
Sothestylethatweusehere, likeanEnglishclassone, a oneandthisonthevideosonthischannelisquitecasualmostofthetime, oratleastinthesevideos, it's verycasual.
Butthewaythat I speakinthewayinnewspaperiswritteninthewayofmagazineiswrittentheway a ahnewscasterpresentstheinformationthesair, alldifferentwaysofcommunicating.
Afterdinner, youwriteaboutyourdayin a journalinEnglish.
Okay, thisisaninterestingidea.
Sojusttake a fewminutesafterdinnerorbeforeyougotobedtowritesomethinginEnglishaboutwhatyoudidthatday, ormaybeAh, soyouhave a chancetotalkaboutfuturetensearetousethefuturetenseyoucanuse.
Howyou'refeelingasyou'rewritingyourjournalforthedayandfuturetensetotalkaboutyourupcomingplansojournalingcanbe a reallyeffectiveexerciseformotivatingyou.