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  • [Chris] So Natsuki, how was your trip to Europe?

  • [Natsuki] Amazing! Super adventure. [Chris] Super adventure.

  • [Natsuki] Super adventure. [Chris] Super adventure.

  • Hey guys!

  • So as you hopefully know we recently went to Europe to make a video, kind of documentary, about Natsuki.

  • And it went well, it was good. [Natsuki] It's good. [Chris] It was a pretty good trip actually.

  • In the run-up to going, we, Natsuki has been taking English classes

  • with the hope that when he was there in Europe, he would speak lots of English.

  • Which he did, you did use a lot of English.

  • [Natsuki] I can use it. [Chris] Yeah. Everyday?

  • [Natsuki] Everyday~~ Everyday! 24 hours! [Chris] Everyday.

  • But in the run-up to going we had some English lessons that were generously funded

  • by italki, the online tutoring service and the lessons went pretty well, we showed you the first one in March.

  • [Natsuki] I was... [Tutor] I was gobsmacked.

  • [Natsuki] God...? [Tutor] Not God.

  • [Natsuki] God Smack!

  • [Chris] He'd spoke English very... He did a good job. [Natsuki] Yeah, it's broken. [Chris] It's... *laughs*

  • [Chris] Yeah... it's kind of broken English. Yeah... [Natsuki] Word. Word. Word. Word.

  • And today we want to show you Natsuki's most recent and final lesson just before he went on the trip.

  • I mentioned that Natsuki's lessons were generously funded by italki. They've also given vouchers to anyone watching this video

  • who's considering using an online tutor or taking classes learning another language

  • You can find the $10 vouchers in the description box below but for now. Let's see how you got on.

  • How was your final lesson?

  • [Natsuki] I became animal ?. [Chris] You became animal. [Natsuki] Yeah. *laughs*

  • [Natsuki] No, ze bu ra. [Chris] You said that so casually.

  • [Natsuki] Hello Charlie. Good to see you. Yeah! [Tutor] Hey Natsuki. How's it going? Good to see you too.

  • Are you excited for your upcoming trip?

  • Yeah.

  • Exciting. Yeah.

  • What are you looking forward to doing when you go to London?

  • [Natsuki] Shopping [Tutor] Shopping? [Natsuki] Shopping~

  • I think it would be good to do a role play

  • So I will be the shop assistant and you are going into the shop, and you're trying to find your item.

  • [Tutor] Okay? [Natsuki] Okay.

  • [Natsuki] Hello~ [Tutor] Can I help you sir?

  • [Natsuki] uh uh... Lecord.

  • [Tutor] *laughs* uh "L-Lego"? [Natsuki] Lecord.

  • [Natsuki] And vintage lecord. [Tutor] ... okay!

  • [Natsuki] And... And... *laughter*

  • [Tutor] So... what, what, like a British Soldier? Like the red and black hat? British Soldier Lego...?

  • [Natsuki] Ah, chigau (oh, no differently)

  • [Natsuki] LP! LP! [Tutor] *laughs*

  • [Natsuki] Lecord.

  • [Natsuki] Lecord.

  • [Tutor] I understand Lego. Yeah... [Natsuki] Lecord.

  • [Natsuki] No Lego! No Lego! Lecord! Lecord! Lecord. [Tutor] Ohhhhhhhh!

  • [Natsuki] Not Soldier

  • *laughter*

  • [Tutor] Ok. Ok. So that's the same, the same sound. [Natsuki] Lecord.

  • [Tutor] The "R" and the "L"

  • "Ra", "Rah", "Re", "Record"

  • [Natsuki] Record. *laughs*

  • [Natsuki] Record.

  • *giggling*

  • [Tutor] Natsuki, we're going to start by doing some warm-up fillers, okay?

  • [Natsuki] Yeah, warm-up. [Tutor] And this warm-up is called a "Tongue Twister".

  • [Natsuki] Tw-ister!

  • [Tutor] Yeah [Natsuki] Tongue Tw-ister!

  • [Tutor] So I will read the first one. First. Then you next. Okay? [Natsuki] First...? Yeah, okay.

  • Clean

  • crabs

  • crammed in clean cans.

  • [Natsuki] Clean

  • clab

  • c-climb, claim?

  • in clean... cans.

  • [Tutor] Very good! [Natsuki] Very good!?

  • [Natsuki] Yeah! *claps*

  • [Tutor] Some words were slightly different.

  • World. Wide. Web.

  • [Tutor] Brilliant! Really good. [Natsuki] (proudly) Really good. Ni~ce!

  • [Tutor] Yeah! Yeah. [Natsuki] Yeah.

  • [Tutor] Pronunciation is good. It's just that, it's just that sound.

  • "crabs"

  • [Natsuki] "Clabs"

  • [Tutor] Rah - Rah - Rah. "Crabs"

  • [Natsuki] Rah - Rah - Rah. Rah - R/Lah - Lah.

  • Clabs.

  • [Tutor] We're now going to do another Role-Play. But, it's a bit different, a bit strange.

  • [Natsuki] Strange. Strange. [Tutor] So.

  • [Tutor] So I'm going to be a lion. Okay. [Natsuki] Yeah.

  • [Tutor] And you, are a zebra.

  • [Tutor] And I want to eat you... because... that's what lions do.

  • [Natsuki] Are you hungry? [Tutor] I'm very hungry.

  • [Natsuki] Wow!

  • [Tutor] And you, you need to persuade me... NOT to eat you.

  • [Tutor] You need to communicate to the lion, saying "Don't eat me."

  • [Tutor] So I'm coming up to you and "Oh! You look tasty! I'm gonna eat you!"

  • [Tutor] Is that alright?

  • [Natsuki] No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no!

  • [Tutor] No? [Natsuki] No. Wait. Wait, wait wait.

  • [Natsuki] But... I'm horses.

  • *dramatic pause*

  • *laughter*

  • [Tutor] And... Did you just say "I'm a horse?" [Natsuki] *laughing uncontrollably*

  • [Natsuki] Horse. I'm horse. Because I'm horse.

  • [Tutor] Ah. Okay. [Natsuki] You know?

  • [Tutor] Uuum... yeah well. [Natsuki] A horse.

  • [Tutor] A zebra. A horse. I'm hungry, you've got meat. You've got muscles. I'm gonna eat you.

  • [Natsuki] I have a poison.

  • [Natsuki] Because...

  • zebra

  • Many poison.

  • [Tutor] Really? [Natsuki] (casually) Yeah.

  • [Tutor] But I've eaten loads of zebras before.

  • [Tutor] And they were yummy!

  • [Natsuki] Woooooh....No, no, no, no. Close your eyes.

  • [Natsuki] Yeah.

  • [Natsuki] Sorry.

  • [Natsuki] I. Escape.

  • [Tutor] So you ran, you ran away?

  • [Natsuki] Yeah. [Tutor] Very good. Very good.

  • [Tutor] So I'm going to teach you some words and phrases.

  • [Natsuki] Phrases. [Tutor] And then we're going to them into a story, okay.

  • [Tutor] The first or phrase is: To cock up. To cock up.

  • [Natsuki] Cock up.

  • [Natsuki] What do you mean, Cock up? [Tutor] Yeah.

  • [Tutor] Is to make a mistake.

  • [Natsuki] Mistake? Ah Mistake!

  • [Natsuki] Excuse me. I'm... I'm cock up.

  • It's

  • my bag

  • It's my bag. Wow!

  • Cock up!

  • [Natsuki] It's my bag. *laughs*

  • Cock up.

  • [Natsuki] No? [Tutor] Not quite. Not, I'm not sure where we're going there.

  • [Tutor] But cock up, for example, if I went like this

  • [Tutor] and I spilt it. *Wah!* I've cocked up! [Natsuki] Wah!

  • [Tutor] I've cocked up. [Natsuki] Ah cock up. Ah.

  • [Tutor] Alright, you're hungry now, aren't you Natsuki? You need to eat.

  • So when you go to London where would you like to go to eat?

  • Where would you like to dine?

  • [Natsuki] A nice dine!

  • Good dines.

  • For example, Michelin Star

  • [Tutor] Oh. Okay. [Natsuki] Three stars.

  • [Tutor] Alright, so you are ready to spend some mon~ey!

  • [Natsuki] But, I'm no money!

  • [Natsuki] Okay? [Tutor] You might be washing the dishes.

  • [Tutor] Okay, so you want to go to a very fancy restaurant.

  • [Tutor] And, what type of food?

  • [Natsuki] Eh. Meat (not zebra) Special meat.

  • [Natsuki] English beef, beef. English Beef! *laughter*

  • [Tutor] So let's pretend that you are at the restaurant and I am greeting you

  • and I'm your waiter

  • [Tutor] Good evening. Do you have a reservation with us this evening? [Natsuki] No no no no no no no no no

  • [Natsuki] I'm just now.

  • [Tutor] We have a table for one, is that right?

  • [Natsuki] One, one, one, I'm one. [Tutor] Alright.

  • [Natsuki] But, no money!

  • *laughter*

  • [Tutor] Okay. Alright sir, come this way. Come this way. [Natsuki] Okay shop!

  • [Tutor] Well, please have a seat and our waiter will be with you shortly.

  • [Natsuki] *Thinking Deeply* I want um...

  • eating

  • meat.

  • [Tutor] Okay, normally we start with a drink. [Natsuki] Ah drinks.

  • [Natsuki] Uh... Natural water. Water please. [Tutor] You want some natural water? Okay.

  • [Tutor] Okay would you like a starter? Would you like any, any bread or anything like that?

  • [Natsuki] Sa-la-da [Tutor] Okay, you would like some salad.

  • [Natsuki] Salad.

  • [Tutor] Okay, we can get you some salad. Coming this way.

  • [Natsuki] On the corn.

  • [Natsuki] Sa-la-da on the corn.

  • [Tutor] Corn on the cob, okay? Well, we'll find you some corn on the cob and some salad as well.

  • [Tutor] Okay, so would you like a main? Would you like a main, sir? [Natsuki] Main?

  • [Natsuki] Uuuuhhhhhhhmmmmmmm...

  • Beef.

  • One pound.

  • [Natsuki] One pond beef. One pound beef. [Tutor] A pound of beef.

  • [Tutor] Okay, alright. Coming up.

  • [Natsuki] Please, just now! Because I'm hungry!

  • [Tutor] Okay, would you a nice red wine to go with that?

  • [Natsuki] Ah please, red wine!

  • [Natsuki] Old, old. Vintage wine.

  • Nineteen, seventeen, three. Expensive.

  • [Tutor] We got-how about this sir?

  • [Natsuki] Ah, thank you. In London.

  • *laughter* [Natsuki] Cheers!

  • [Natsuki] London night! Mmm!

  • [Natsuki] Nice flavour. Good country.

  • [Tutor] Is your steak okay? [Natsuki] Napkin. Open the napkin.

  • *meticulously adjusting napkin*

  • *laughing and eating* [Tutor] What the hell...

  • [Tutor] Good?

  • [Natsuki] Ohhh...

  • juicy~~❤️

  • Wow!

  • [Tutor] Fine dining experience. [Natsuki] Meat. Meat sauce.

  • [Tutor] Meat sauce? Hey~ [Natsuki] We got meat sauce. Ooo nice sauce!

  • [Tutor] You are using some response food vocabulary. Very good Natsuki. Yeah.

  • [Natsuki] Good flavour. Good meat. Taste. It's a dogs bollocks. (It's the best!)

  • [Tutor] Ha-Hah hah! [Natsuki] Yeah! *clapping*

  • [Tutor] Alright, so we're going to leave it there. Thank you so much Natsuki.

  • [Tutor] I think you are ready for your London adventure.

  • [Natsuki] Adventure~ Thank you Charlie.

  • [Tutor] Okay, so really enjoy yourself, and you've work very hard with these lessons, I'll see you soon hopefully, but take care for now.

  • [Natsuki] Thank you for teaching me. [Tutor] My pleasure. My pleasure.

  • [Natsuki] Arigatou (Thank you) [Tutor] Bye for now.

  • [Natsuki] Bye, bye for now.

[Chris] So Natsuki, how was your trip to Europe?

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