This content provides a practical, conversational English practice guide using a "repeat after me" method to teach common phrases and their appropriate usage in everyday social interactions.
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All right, are you ready? We are going to use the repeat after me method to practice some smooth,
natural English responses, some conversational style speaking practice. All right,
so look at this. How would you say that? Did you say, "Hey, how's it going?" Hey,
how's it? How's it? How's it going? Hey, how's it going? How's it going? All right,
here's a situation. You meet a friend at a cafe and you greet them and what do you say
to them? Hey, how's it going? You look great. Hey, how's it going? You look great. Say it.
Good job. All right. So, what's up? That's really common, right? What's up? What's up?
You pass a co-orker in the hallway and then you casually say to that coworker,
"What's up? Need any help with that report?" "What's up? Need any help with that report?
Do you need any help? Need any help? Need any
help with that report? What's up? Need any help with that report?"
All right. Long time no see. Long time no see. You run into an old classmate
at the grocery store and what do you say to him?
Long time no see. It's been ages since we last talked. It's been ages since we
last talked. That just means it's been a long time since we last talked. Long time
no see. All right. How have you been? How have you been? Let's contract that.
How have you been? How have you been? How have you been? All right. So, you call your cousin for the
first time in many months. I added many in months. And what do you start with? What do you say?
How have you been? Is everything all right? How have you been? Is everything all right?
How have you been? How have you been? Is everything all right? Okay. What are
you up to? What are you up to? What are you What are you What are you What are
you What are you What are you What are you up to? What are you up to? All right. So,
you text a friend on a Saturday afternoon and what do you text them?
Hey, what are you up to today? Want to hang out? Hey, what are you up to today? Want to hang out?
Hey, just like, hey, what's up? What are you up to today? What are you doing today? Do you
want to spend some time with me? Nobody says, do you want to spend some time with
me? Want to hang out? Want to hang out? All right, next one. Not much. Just relaxing.
You can you can change the relaxing to relaxing. Relaxing. Take off the G. Not much. Just relaxing.
Okay. So, a friend calls you and they asks and they ask what you're doing.
They ask you what you're doing and you respond,
Not much. Just relaxing at home and watching some TV.
Okay, next one. Did you do anything fun this weekend? All right, let's contract
that. Did you is going to be did you Did you do anything fun this weekend? Did you
do anything fun this weekend? Okay, so it's Monday morning and you ask a coworker this.
Did you do anything fun this weekend? Go anywhere
special? Did you do anything fun this weekend? Go anywhere special?
Did you go anywhere special? All right, next one. That sounds awesome. Your friend tells
you about their vacation. They say, "We went hiking up the mountain." "We went hiking up
the mountain." All right. So then what? What do you respond with? That sounds awesome. Must have
been so cool. That sounds awesome. Must have been so cool. Cool has dual meaning. It could be that
it must have been must have. must have been so fun, interesting, cool. Or like the weather is
cool. Like it's not so hot, it's cool. If you're climbing a mountain, it might be cool, right? Must
have been so cool. Must have been so cool. Two meanings. Two birds with one stone. No way. Are
you serious? All right. So, a friend says they won concert tickets and then you say, "No way.
Are you serious? That's incredible. That's really nice. No way. Are you serious? That's incredible."
All right. I can't believe it. I can't believe it. You see something? You see You
see surprising news online. You see surprising news online and you respond, "I can't believe
it. They actually won the championship." I can't believe it. They actually won the championship.
I wasn't expecting that. All right. That's so cool. That's so cool. Your
friend shows you a new gadget, a new little thing, a new toy.
And how do you respond? That's so cool. I want one, too. That's so cool. I want one, too.
Even adults are like children. That's so cool. I want one, too. Please. Oh,
I want one. I'm going to ask my daddy. All right. I'm just messing with you. I'm just
messing with you. I'm just messing with you. What does that mean? So, so you're teasing a friend.
So, you're teasing a That was That That was my
uh impression of teasing a friend. You tease a friend. And then after you tease your friend,
you say, "Relax. I'm just messing with you." Relax. I'm just messing with you.
All right. Let's try another one here. Honestly, I have no idea. Honestly, I have no idea. Okay,
so someone asks you a tough question. It's a tough question. And you respond, "Honestly, I
have no idea how to solve this problem." Honestly, I have no idea how to solve this problem. Say it.
There you go. It's all good. It's all good. All right. A co-orker apologizes
for being late. They say to you, "Oh, I'm so sorry I'm late." And then you respond.
It's all good. Don't worry about it. It's all good. Don't worry about it.
All right. I know, right? I know, right? You both agree about something that is annoying.
Something is annoying and you both agree that it that it is annoying. And then you say,
well, you're going to say, I know,
right? Here's an example. The traffic was terrible. I know, right? It took me an hour.
That's how you you use I know, right? So, someone says, "The traffic was terrible."
You agree with that. So, you say, "I know, right? It took me an hour.
All right. You got to be kidding me. You got to be kidding me. Got to be kidding me.
Someone tells you something shocking. And then you respond,
"You got to be kidding me. That can't be true. You got to be kidding me. That can't be true.
All right. Yeah, I'm I'm sitting here thinking to myself,
you got to be kidding me. It's also kind of like um an irritated statement like, "No,
I can't I I don't believe it. Why? You got to be kidding me." Or it can be like um we have here
someone tells you something shocking. You got to be kidding me. Really? That can't be true? No way.
All right, that's it for today, guys. Boom. Good workout. Keep moving forward one step at a time,
and I'll see you in the next English speaking practice video.
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