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Last week you learned 20 different ways to say "yes" in English, and today you’ll learn 20 different expressions for "no."
These are especially important to learn because we often want to be polite when declining an invitation or request – it sounds a little rude to just say "no."
Or maybe you want to add some additional information to the simple answer of "no" – a lot of today’s expressions include extra meaning.This is just a very small sample of the many ways we have to say "no" in English – there are many, many more!
As you can see, these different expressions all add slightly different meanings. A lot of them are commonly used in some situations, but don’t sound natural if used in another situation. This is why it’s so important to learn words and phrases in context, so that you can use them the right way.
The lessons inside the Everyday English Speaking Courses are based on dialogues that help you learn phrases in the real situations where we use them.
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This month we’ve been doing a series on different ways to say things in English, in order to help expand your vocabulary and know what to say in lots of situations.
Today we’ll cover 20 ways to say "thank you" – phrases for expressing gratitude and appreciation.
We’ll start out with some basic ones you probably already know, but keep watching so that you learn some new ones!
Thank you so much for joining me; I hope you learned some new phrases today!
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This week is the holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States... so in today's lesson, you'll learn useful expressions with the word THANK or THANKS :-)
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I'll also teach you about a couple common mistake - make sure to watch the whole video so you can avoid the errors.
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Native English speakers use a lot of informal expressions in day-to-day life! Lately, I’ve been paying attention to my own conversations – and today I’ll teach you 10 English expressions I’ve used in recent situations.
It's much easier to learn and remember phrases when you can see them in context.
But if you don't live in an English-speaking country, where can you find conversations to learn from?
You can listen to podcasts and interviews, but they don't explain the expressions you might not know.
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Lori and her Dutch friend Yvette continue their discussion of perfectionism, focusing on how it can cause problems for foreign language learners.
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Lori invites her mom onto the podcast to discuss telling time in English, focusing on some of the differences between American and British English usage.
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Lori burns her arm while making a cup of tea, and can't sleep because it hurts so much. Her mother tries to help her find a way to get through the night. The real English conversation is between Lori and her mother the following morning, discussing what they did to relieve the pain and whether or not it worked.
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Lori talks to you about one of her favorite quotes: 80% of success is showing up. You'll learn what it means and who said it. And if you're feeling discouraged with your English progress, you'll learn how resolving to keep "showing up" can get you back on track with your learning.
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In this Real English Conversations podcast, you'll hear Lori and her mom talking about their bedtime routines and what they do to get good night's sleep. The conversation includes lots of idioms and phrases related to going to bed, sleeping, waking up, and daily routines, and these interesting language items are listed in the vocabulary notes.
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INTRODUCTION
Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear me talking to Kyla, a fellow musician. We met up to talk about a book that we both really like. It's called Daily Rituals, and was written by Mason Currey.
But as it turned out, Kyla and I had a lot more to talk about than the book. In fact, we didn't even start talking about the book until several minutes into the conversation. So you'll have to wait until part two for that. In this first part, you'll hear us breaking the ice by talking about guitars and practicing and other things we have in common. This was a normal thing to do because it was the first time we ever spoke to each other.
You'll be hearing lot of informal American English, including tons of phrasal verbs. I think the best way to really learn phrasal verbs is in context, so I've highlighted most of them for you in the transcript, along with the other vocabulary.
As always, you can find the full transcript, including a bonus vocabulary lesson at betteratenglish.com/transcripts.
OK, let's get this conversation started!
CONVERSATION TRANSCRIPT
Lori: Okay, great. Yeah! It was really, really cool that you– you stepped up to the plate and got in touch about– about talking about this book.
Kyla: Good. Yeah! It's kind of...it's a– it's a book that I– I've read. I have...I own a copy. And coming up with rituals, I'm always looking for better ways to work and better ways to be creative, so it's a...yeah. It's a – when I saw your post, I was like, "Oh! I love that book!" [laughs]
Lori: Oh! Yeah, great! Yeah, at that point, I don't even think I'd read more than, like, a quarter of it, and I was like, "Oh! This is such a cool book! I really want to talk to somebody about it."
Kyla: Excellent.
Lori: So yeah, but before we get into that, tell me a little bit more about what you're doing with guitar.
Kyla: Well, I'm a...I was sort of trained as a classical guitarist as a kid and moved on, started playing electric in, like, some folk rock band in, you know, like, 15 years ago and just sort of...I've always been listening to metal so I think it was sort of natural that I got into playing– into playing metal. Now I play in a really, really proggy sort of a death metal band –
Lori: Oh wow.
Kyla: – called Molt. And we, after much strife, finally released an album a couple of years ago. But yeah, I mean, I'm always– I'm always striving to sort of streamline how I practice because I've always got, you know – actually, I just quit a job about a month ago to sort of start to...now I'm teaching myself Java and Python, and I'm working on...I'm actually working on writing an app to generate guitar practice exercises.
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Lori: Oh!
Kyla: But yeah, so I'm just always– I'm always, you know, looking for ways to work, looking for ways to fit my practice time in the continual quest for speed. [laughs] I do have to thank you for your little...your post about using a 1-minute timer.
Lori: Oh yeah!
Kyla: I do that every day. That's– [laughs] that's really become– that's really become a part of my– my practice regimen.
Lori: Oh, super! I'm glad that was useful.
Kyla: Yeah, that was– that was extraordinarily useful. [laughs]
Lori: Yeah, it's – it's one of the things about playing guitar if you're trying to achieve, yeah, higher than average level of technical mastery is that – you find that unless you're like one of these freaky people who seem to be just super, super gifted, it takes an inordinate amount of practice.
Kyla: Yeah. Yeah, it's...and focused, focused practice.
Lori: Yeah, and not just kind of going over the scales or the things that you like to do that are easy for you. You have to sort of get into the edges, and push yourself into the areas where you're not comfortable and where you start fee... -
Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear part 2 of my conversation with Kyla. We're discussing a book that we both really liked. It's called Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey.
The book describes the daily routines and habits of 161 creative people, people like writers, painters, musicians, philosophers, and scientists. Now, while I love the book, I don't recommend it for English learners at lower levels. This is because it has a lot of quotations from sources that are very old, and some of that language is very difficult. But if you are an upper-intermediate to advanced learner of English who needs to read English literature from different periods, it might be a great place to start. The chapters are very short — sometimes only a half a page. That means you can have the satisfaction of finishing a chapter without having to spend too much time. And it's easier to do deep language analysis and study if the text is not too long.
Right then...in this conversation you'll hear a lot of American English idiomatic expressions and a bit of slang. There are also many examples of a politeness strategy called "hedging." Remember, this was the first time Kyla and I ever spoke, so we were being careful not to be too direct. Listen particularly for language like "kind of," "sort of," and "I think." Hedges like these keep us from sounding to direct or firm in our opinions.
As always, you can find the full transcript, including a bonus vocabulary lesson at betteratenglish.com/transcripts.
OK, here comes the conversation!
CONVERSATION TRANSCRIPT
Kyla: Well, I was just going to say, that book came out of blog posts, didn't it? Like, was he blogging? [note: you can find the original blog here]
Lori: I believe the story is, he's – he's a...he's actually a published author; quite a prolific author, I think, in– in, like, magazines and things like that. And he did have this blog that, I guess, started out just as some kind of personal interest.
Kyla: Right.
Lori: And then someone got in touch with him saying, "Hey, do you...this would make a really cool book," and so he did the extra work too to turn it into a book. And I'm glad he did because it's really fascinating.
Kyla: Yeah. [laughs]
Lori: [laughs] Really interesting.
Kyla: It is —
Lori: Um...
Kyla: Well, it's — oh, you go ahead.
Lori: No, no. Go ahead.
Kyla: I was– I was just going to say, it actually kind of makes me really..."Why wasn't I a writer?! It seems like they have it so easy!" [laughs]
Lori: [laughs] Is that based on– on reading about the habits of writers in the books or the book, I'm —
Kyla: Yes. Yeah, exactly. That was...by – by the end of it, it was just like, yeah.
Lori: That's funny you had that reaction because I actually thought that writing seemed really, really freaking hard.
Kyla: Oh, yeah. [laughs]
Lori: [laughs] Like, really hard. I guess, some of the things that– that struck me that all the things that the writers do to try to make it easier on themselves, like, I really [laughs] — one thing, I can't remember which person it was, but there was someone who was, like, totally taking Benzedrine which is, I guess, apparently, Adderall.
Kyla: Right. [laughs]
Lori: And after reading that passage, I was like, "Hey man! I want to get me some of that stuff! [laughs] How can I...that's my problem too! I can't focus. I can't concentrate. Like, sign me up!" [laughs] And coffee, as well. I was surprised at how many people really depended on stimulants like coffee.
Kyla: Yeah. And it seems like, every, like, pretty much every ritual was like, "Well, I have my coffee," and then, like — Oh, who is that? Like, the guy that would have...maybe it was, who would have, like, I don't know. His butler had to choose the coffee each day and then justify his choice. Like, "This is —
Lori: Oh, -
Introduction
Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear part 3 of my conversation with Kyla. We are talking about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. In this part we talk about the routines and practices that many creative people have in common.
Now before you listen I have to warn you: this is a particularly challenging conversation. Here is why: because both Kyla and I read the book, we have a lot of shared information in our heads. When speakers have a lot of shared information, they often leave out details. They know that the other person already knows the information, so they don't have to say it.
If only one of us had read the book, this conversation would have been very different. We would have had to do a lot more explaining, and mention a lot more specific details.
What does all that mean for you? As you are listening, don't worry too much if some things are unclear, or if you feel that you are missing information. To help you out, I have marked the particularly challenging parts in colored text in the transcript. And at the end of the transcript, I've included a short quote from the book so you can read the part we are talking about.
If you want to read along as you listen, you can download the full transcript, including a bonus vocabulary lesson at betteratenglish.com/transcripts.
After the conversation I'll be back with five questions you can use for speaking practice.
OK, let's get on with the conversation!
Conversation transcript
Kyla: That's right, exactly. And the amount...it seems a real recurring theme in the book is three hours. The amount of people that did, that worked for three hours a day that got all their...even – even the ones that didn't have jobs that had their time completely open, a lot of them seemed to work for three hours. And the rest of the time would be, you know, visiting and going for long walks and...
Lori: Yeah, that was –
Kyla: ...having luxurious dinners.
Lori: That was another really striking one – the role of walking.
Kyla: Yes.
Beethoven was one of the many creative people whose daily routine involved strong coffee.Lori: Because you had these people, like you say, they would work their stretch of – of three or four hours. I think– I think Beethoven is an example of this. He would– he would work, get up in the morning, drink his coffee. I think he was the one who counted the [coffee] beans. [laughs]
Kyla: He counted the beans! Yeah. [laughs]
Lori: How many was it in each cup?
Kyla: 60 or something?
Lori: Yeah.
Kyla: Was it 60? [laughs]
Lori: That sounds right. Yeah, he measured up precisely 60 beans for his coffee and would work. And then he would take these long, vigorous walks armed with note paper to jot down ideas, I guess. And I think it was also Beethoven who would, during his work periods when he would feel stuck, he would get up and go walk outside for a little bit and found that , kind of, unlocked his creativity.
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Introduction
Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear part 4 of my conversation with Kyla. Up until now we've been talking about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. But in this part of the conversation we digress [go off topic] and talk about dealing with distractions and interruptions when we're trying to work. That's one of the fun things about conversations: you never know where they are going to go!
What kind of things do you find distracting when you are trying to work or study? How do you feel when you get interrupted when you're trying to concentrate? Do you think you have anything in common with Kyla and me? Listen to the conversation and find out!
If you want to read along as you listen, you can download the full transcript, including a bonus vocabulary lesson at betteratenglish.com/transcripts.
After the conversation I'll be back with three questions you can use for speaking practice.
OK, let's get on with the conversation!
Conversation transcript
Lori: Yeah, it's, I think, really important. I found that it kind of made me feel a little bit better about myself because I find that if I'm going to sit down and do something, maybe not necessarily– necessarily creative, but that really requires my full attention and concentration, I cannot handle distractions and interruptions...
Kyla: Yeah, yeah.
Lori: ...at all.
Kyla: They've even done studies where, I think when you're trying to do something, every distraction, it takes you about 15 minutes to get back...
Lori: Right.
Kyla: ...to what you were doing? Like, that's the amount of time it takes your brain to handle, "There's been a distraction! What was I doing before? Where was I? Oh yes, here we are..."
Lori: Yeah. It's –
Kyla: "...now we're going again." And so that, having that sort of place to make sure that no distractions bother you.
Lori: Yeah, it's really important. And I think nowadays, you know, people with families, and not to mention just our little devices going off and pinging us all the time. You know, it's– it's getting harder and harder to create that– that block of undisturbed, focused, uninterrupted time for yourself, I think.
Kyla: It is. It– it really is. And I was, you know – Google just had their...just released their news on their, sort of their new gadgets; the new Android, the new apps they're coming up with.
Lori: Okay.
Kyla: And one of the things they're doing is they're trying to integrate all of your electronic devices so that if somebody calls you on your phone, it will alert you on your laptop.
Lori: Nooo!
Kyla: And I was just like, "That's a terrible idea!" [laughs]
Lori: It's...I think it's a horrible idea.
Kyla: Like, in order to get anything done, you pretty much have to disconnect from the internet if it's not required for what you're doing. [laughs]
Image courtesy of Wilengebroed on flickr.comLori: Yeah, totally. And you know, I've really come full circle when it comes to things like the internet and being connected in social media. I mean, in the beginning back in, well let's say, 10 years ago when it was still fresh and new and people were talking about web 2.0., it was this fantastic thing.
And now I find, oh my god, I just, I don't want all that distraction and all those little tiny calls to my attention throughout the day that I've almost become anti- [laughs] internet. Which is, I mean, there's some kind of irony there because I also am running a website, and of course I want people to look at my website and listen to the podcasts. So it's kind of a, um – yeah, almost hypocritical but...
Kyla: No, I'm the same. I mean, for...and I'm sort of like, I'm not a...I'm a great– I'm a great social person in person but I'm not– I'm not entirely sold on this social networking business. But I'm a musician! [laughs] So...
Lori: Yeah. -
Introduction
Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear part 5 of my conversation with Kyla. This is the final part of our conversation about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. In the previous episode we talked about dealing with distractions and interruptions when you're trying to work. This time we talk about one of the biggest interrupters of all: email. We also talk about ways to structure your day to make it easier to do important things.
If you want to read along as you listen, you can download the full transcript, including a bonus vocabulary lesson at betteratenglish.com/transcripts.
After the conversation I'll be back with three questions you can use for speaking practice. Oh, and one final note: I've marked this episode as explicit because near the end of the conversation I say a couple of mildly vulgar words. They're very common slang words that you hear all the time on TV, but I'm playing it safe and warning you anyway. You never know what someone might find offensive!
OK, let's get on with the conversation!
Real English Conversation Transcript
Kyla: I was going to say, I guess, one drawback about the book actually is that so much of it is, there's not— there's not very many current contemporary people in it to ask about their rituals. It's, yeah, an awful lot of people from the last century before, before internet and so it would be— it would be nice to find, you know, the daily rituals of more people living now with the different forms of communication that we have now.
Lori: Right.
Kyla: Because of course there were several people that would have, you know, they'd have their hour in which they would make their phone calls to their agents or their phone calls to newspapers or, you know, when it was still there. Because you still had the communication that was required with the— the rest of the world. But I think it was probably much easier to schedule, "Okay, this is the time that I'm going to be on the telephone because this is when I have access to a telephone or..."
Lori: Right.
Kyla: You know, "This is the time of day when I sit and write my letters and read my letters," which there's no reason why we can't do that now but I think it's easier when you have a physical letter that you can put in a pile on the— on the bedside table or the coffee table and...
Lori: Right. And it's— it's also...there's a limit there, you know. It's self-limiting. You see, "Okay, I have five letters I have to answer..."
Kyla: That's right.
Overwhelmed by the endless stream of emailLori: ...and you know that it's not like today with email where at any second, you can get more added to that pile and you never know when you're going to get one.
Kyla: That's— that's right. You're sitting there answering, it's like, "I have five emails to respond to," and by the time you're done, there's five more. [laughs]
Lori: Exactly. Or you send your answers and then the person replies right away with still more questions, and it never ends.
Kyla: Yeah.
Lori: So there— there was more of a sense of, like, these finite chunks of work that you could do in a given period than— than now where the boundaries between work and not work and yeah, it's just getting fuzzier and fuzzier all the time, I think.
Kyla: That's right. Yeah.
Lori: But I agree. I agree with you that it would be great to hear some examples or read some examples of people living in our time dealing with the— the kind of problems we're dealing with every day. Yeah, very cool. Let me see. Was there something else? I guess my— my...I don't know if it would be my final question, but one question that I have for you is, if you have picked up anything from the book that you have started to apply to your own life, or that has somehow changed the way you approach getting your creative work done or your productive work done? -
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