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  • Last time we talked about American supermarkets and how they're unique this time, we're going to look at how much it actually costs to live in New York City.

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  • Hi, everybody.

  • My name is Alicia.

  • In this lesson, I'm going to talk about formal request patterns.

  • These air a few different patterns that you can use when you're making a formal request.

  • So these air great for business emails and other situations where you need to politely ask for something.

  • I'm going to introduce the patterns, and then I'm going to share a couple of examples as well.

  • These are not the Onley patterns you can use there just a few ideas to help you get started.

  • Don't let's take a look.

  • Okay, 1st 1 let's begin with the 1st 1 You'll see some of these patterns today will use the word would at the beginning.

  • Remember, we can use wood as a common word to begin a request.

  • So the first example includes this.

  • Would you be so kind as to something?

  • Another thing you'll see in many of these examples is the word two before kind of the extra information portion.

  • This is a great hint that we should follow this part with some kind of verb.

  • So two plus the infinitive form of over.

  • We'll see a lot of examples of this.

  • So the 1st 1 I've included be so kind as to do something.

  • So this is making a request and this part be so kind as to shows us that thes speaker is asking for the kindness of the listener or the reader in doing this action, which we're about to describe.

  • So let's look at an example of this.

  • Would you be so kind as to send me the files?

  • So here, the verb were using is send.

  • As I said, we need to follow this too, with the infinitive form of the verb Send and send me the files, finishes the phrase.

  • So would you be so kind as to send me the files means please send me the files, but it's a more formal sounding request.

  • You're saying it would be really nice of you if you would send me the files.

  • It just means Please send me the files, but it sounds more polite.

  • Okay, let's look at another one similar again.

  • This one begins with wood and ends with two in the introductory part of this pattern.

  • However, here we have a possible would it be possible to this sentence or this pattern.

  • Rather, this is another way of thing.

  • Can you?

  • Can you?

  • But would it be possible to sounds much more formal than can you or in some cases, can I?

  • So let's look at an example of this one.

  • Would it be possible to discuss this later?

  • Would it be possible to discuss this later again?

  • We have this to here, which shows us we should use the infinitive form of the verb, the regular form of liver, to discuss this later.

  • This part would it be possible to means can so In other words, can we discuss this later?

  • That's what this request is, but it sounds more formal.

  • Would it be possible to discuss this later?

  • We're connecting.

  • If you're using this in speech, we're connecting these sounds.

  • Would it be becomes would it be?

  • Would it be possible?

  • Would be possible to discuss this later.

  • Okay, so this is a good one to use for Can situations?

  • If you would use can in a regular request, you could try.

  • Would it be possible to in a formal request?

  • Okay, let's go along to the next 1 May we ask you to May we ask you to?

  • This is a formal way of saying Please, please, please do this thing.

  • So again, we're ending the pattern with two.

  • Here we have this kind of confusing.

  • Maybe.

  • May we ask you so you know that we use May to ask for permission to do something, but we're also using ask So really, this combination make a very soft request here.

  • I'm using we this we could mean your group or your company or your department.

  • Perhaps so may we ask you to is kind of making yourself sound quite humble.

  • So you're kind of lowering yourself and making a request from the other person.

  • But again, this just means Please, please.

  • We're just using a more formal expression again.

  • We're going to need to use the infinitive form here because we see two at the end of this introductory section.

  • So let's look at an example, All right.

  • May we ask you to submit the application by tomorrow?

  • So again to our infinitive form and here, May we ask you to submit the application by tomorrow?

  • I phrase this as a question.

  • Really?

  • If you're using, please, you could just say, please submit the application by tomorrow period.

  • Not a question mark here because we're being formal and polite.

  • We say, may we ask you to submit the application by tomorrow?

  • So may we ask you, It's like you're asking permission to ask for something from someone if that makes it so.

  • It's kind of a very soft expression, but, um, we're phrasing this as a question here again, This just means please submit the application by tomorrow.

  • Okay, on to the next one.

  • The next one is also a possibility.

  • Expression.

  • Do you think you would be able to so here we see would do you think you would be able to This means that in the future you're asking about someone's future ability is something that someone could do or would be able to do in the future.

  • So do you think you would be able to verb phrase here?

  • We should follow this with verb again.

  • This part do you think you would?

  • This is maybe kind of softening it instead of would you be able to its Do you think you would be able to here as well a pronunciation point?

  • This you Would we reduce this to you'd Do you think you'd be able to Do you think you'd be able to in speech in writing, we can use the regular form the non reduced the non contracted form.

  • Let's look at an example of how to use this.

  • Do you think you would be ableto have it ready by tomorrow?

  • So this could be a document.

  • For example, Do you think you would be ableto have it ready by tomorrow?

  • If we want to make this really, really simple?

  • Do you think you would be able to have it ready by tomorrow?

  • Is Can you have it ready by tomorrow.

  • That's really what this means.

  • It's just a very formal way of saying that.

  • Do you think he would be able to have it ready by tomorrow?

  • So it's quite soft.

  • It's like giving the other person a chance to say No, I'm really busy, but it means Can you Can you have it ready by tomorrow?

  • Do you think you would be able to have it ready by tomorrow?

  • Quite nice.

  • Okay, let's move along to the next one again.

  • We're starting this with wood, So another soft request pattern would you have some time available to?

  • So this is asking about someone's schedule.

  • Would you have some time available to verb?

  • We need to follow this with the first.

  • So let's look at the example.

  • Would you have some time available to chat about this?

  • So again, here's our two.

  • Our verb to chat about this.

  • Another case.

  • This just means Do you have time to chat about this?

  • But this Would you have some time available in the future, in other words, or do you think that it would be possible to chat about This is another way to say that so just a quite formal expression again.

  • Do you have time to chat?

  • In other words.

  • Okay, let's move along to the next one.

  • Ah, for very kind of direct requests, but that are also formal.

  • We can use a pattern like this I would like to request.

  • I would like to request here.

  • You noticed there's no two at the end of this, so we should probably use a noun phrase here.

  • There's something that you want to receive.

  • So I would like to request something example.

  • I would like to request your attendance at the meeting.

  • I would like to request your attendance at the meeting.

  • This is a formal sentence.

  • Which means please come to the meeting.

  • Please come to the meeting.

  • So I would like to request You can imagine this as meaning I want or need or please do this.

  • I would like to request something.

  • I would like to request a ah letter.

  • I would like to request an application form.

  • Please.

  • I would like to request your attendance at the meeting as well.

  • So these mean I want something.

  • But as I've got over here, tried to avoid using some of these expressions Informal requests I want and I need can sound very casual and to direct, especially in business situations.

  • When you're making a request, I tend to avoid using these.

  • If you're trying to give some supporting information for your request, maybe that's okay.

  • So, for example, I would like to request your attendance at the meeting because I need your approval for my project.

  • For example, in that case, using I need could be okay, But if you make your request your first kind of introduction to your request using I want or need In some cases, it might sound a little too direct.

  • So please kind of be cautious.

  • I tend to avoid the same thing with can I can I can sound a little bit, um, casual sometimes.

  • So you can kind of feel the situation and how close you are to the person you're speaking to or writing.

  • Okay, let's move along to the next one.

  • The next one is great in e mails and written correspondence.

  • So this is when you are maybe introducing yourself in an email or you're introducing a request in an Amen.

  • I am writing to request.

  • This is very clear.

  • I like to use this when I'm writing to someone that I don't know.

  • Ah, youth This after I introduced myself.

  • Hi, my name is Alicia.

  • I'm from ABC Company, and I am writing to request.

  • So this is another words.

  • Why am I writing to this person?

  • So I'm writing to request a meeting I'm writing to request to request this document.

  • For example, I'm writing to request known Freeze.

  • Here I am writing to request a letter of recommendation.

  • So, um, in other words, this is the thing I want.

  • I'm writing to request this thing.

  • This is great to use in e mails when there's some specific thing that you want and you want to describe it quickly and clearly.

  • That's quite nice.

  • All right, let's move along to the next one when you need to ask permission to do something.

  • So here.

  • You'll see.

  • We go back to this to at the end of the pattern.

  • Meaning we should use a verb here.

  • May I?

  • Or may we have permission to.

  • In other words, is it okay to?

  • But this is a formal way to ask permission.

  • Example.

  • Sentence example sentence.

  • May I have permission to use your video in an article.

  • So this is actually think this is a similar Similar to a comment we received on the channel.

  • May I have your permission to use your video in an article in this case?

  • So, in other words, is it okay if I use your video in an article?

  • This is a much more formal.

  • A much nicer way to ask if something is okay to do or not.

  • All right, let's move on to the last pattern for today.

  • Could you please Could you please here?

  • You'll notice I've used you.

  • You can change this if you change this to like, could I?

  • Please?

  • It means you want something.

  • Like you want to receive something here.

  • You're asking for someone else to do something for you.

  • Could you please do something?

  • Example?

  • Could you please let me know if this is acceptable?

  • So this part let me know if this is acceptable means please let me know if this is okay.

  • Acceptable means okay, really, But more formal.

  • So could you please let me know if this is okay?

  • That's what this means.

  • Um, but you can change this issue to whoever like could he please give me the information Or could I please meet with you later?

  • For example, You can change this.

  • Could this could you, Um, depending on the situation, depending on who is giving and who is receiving information or a favor or so on.

  • So this one, there's quite a lot of flexibility with this, so keep that in mind.

  • Okay?

  • So those are a few different patterns that you can use when you're making formal requests.

  • So, as I said, this is really good for business emails and formal situation.

  • So I hope that you got some new ideas.

  • Of course, if there's something else that you like to use in your formal requests, please let us know in the comments.

  • Hi, everybody.

  • My name is Alicia.

  • In this lesson, I'm going to talk about how to make negative requests by negative requests.

  • I mean, how to make requests for someone not to do something or to stop behavior.

  • So I'm going to talk about some formal and some very casual examples of this.

  • I hope that it's useful.

  • Let's get started.

  • All right.

  • 1st 1 the 1st 1 is probably the most useful and the easiest to remember.

  • It's kind of polite, a little bit, but it's also very clear and direct.

  • The pattern is Please don't verb.

  • Please don't worm.

  • So put any verb here in the regular like plain infinitive form No change to the curb.

  • Just please don't plus a regular, for example.

  • Please don't take my pens.

  • Please don't fire her.

  • So in these examples, my verbs are take and fire.

  • Please don't take my pens.

  • Please don't fire her so we can make very simple ones too.

  • Like please don't sit there or please don't smoke.

  • For example, these are very quick, short, direct, easy to understand requests to stop or not to do something.

  • Okay, let's go to a very formal expression.

  • You might see this on signs or you might see this in official rules and regulations Policies, for example.

  • This is not something that is commonly used in everyday speech.

  • Please refrain from verb i n g.

  • So we tend to use the i N g form of the verb here.

  • Please refrain from Please refrain from this refrain from means.

  • Don't Please don't.

  • And instead of using the regular infinitive form of the verb here, we used the i n G form here.

  • So this is like the more formal version of the first pattern.

  • Please don't burp to make it more formal.

  • Please refrain from verb in examples.

  • Please refrain from feeding the pigeons.

  • So here feeding is in the I N G form.

  • Please refrain from feeding the pigeons.

  • If I want to use another simpler example like in this sentence I used, Please don't smoke.

  • We could use that here.

  • Please refrain from smoking.

  • That's a very common one that you might see posted in restaurants like on signs.

  • Please refrain from smoking.

  • Please refrain from i n g form for a formal way to say Don't do this behavior.

  • Okay, let's go on to three examples that are very casual these air ones you'll use with kids you'll hear among close friends, family members And in some cases, these are the easiest to use because they're so direct.

  • 1st 1 stop verb.

  • Plus I n g.

  • So this is very, very direct.

  • There's no please, there's no Could you?

  • It's just stop.

  • So this is a very direct request.

  • Stop verb ing Examples.

  • Stop hitting your sister.

  • Hitting is the I N G form.

  • Stop hitting your sister.

  • Stop looking at me.

  • So these air very direct.

  • So we can imagine thes might be from like a parent to their child or perhaps us to a close friend, for example.

  • So these air used in situations where we're very close to the listener.

  • Stop i n g in the verb form.

  • Okay, let's go to another one.

  • Don't plus a verb.

  • Sometimes if the verb is very clear, if the action is very clear, we drop the verb and we extend this Don't sound.

  • So let's look at some examples with a verb.

  • First, don't plus a verb.

  • It's just like this.

  • Please don't verb, but even more direct, more casual.

  • Don't put your elbows on the table.

  • So elbows remember this part of your body and putting it on a table like at a dinner table, for example is considered rude.

  • So don't put your elbows on the table.

  • Don't bless our verb and some extra information here.

  • Don't put your elbows on the table.

  • Don't chew with your mouth open.

  • So chewing is the action this action of your mouth Ah, and chewing with your mouth open instead of closing your mouth as you chew is also considered rude.

  • So these air a couple quick, maybe, reminders from a mother or father or other parent figure.

  • Don't put your elbows on the table.

  • Don't chew with your mouth open.

  • Don't plus a verb So you might hear especially young kids and kind of adults who are having a little bit of fun with language.

  • You might hear the verb getting dropped, so ah, great example would be like if a kid is fighting with their brother or sister and the kid is getting punched like there's someone like that's hitting the kid.

  • The kid might just say Don't So because the action they want to stop is quite clear, like Don't hit me is what is what the speaker, the little kid means.

  • But they dropped the verb because it's very clear the unpleasant action is very, very clear.

  • In those cases, you might hear speakers drop the verb completely.

  • Don't when it's very clear we know which action we don't want.

  • So you might hear that in lots of cases, though, we do include the verb.

  • Okay, let's go to another one, though.

  • Ah, pair!

  • Stop it and stop that!

  • Stop it!

  • And stop that.

  • So here the difference is it and that, um this just depends on the speakers feeling really?

  • Stop.

  • It means stop the behavior stop.

  • That also means stop the behavior stop.

  • That is probably used more when we want to, um, point out a behavior a little bit removed from us.

  • So if I'm watching bad behavior across the room, I could say stop that.

  • Stop that.

  • I could say stop it as well if I want to.

  • It just kind of depends on the speakers.

  • The speaker's mood a little bit.

  • So stop it or stop that are quick commands again often from parents to mean.

  • Stop that behavior to stop that bigger.

  • Stop it.

  • Stop that.

  • So you can use both of those?

  • Um, maybe a question some of you might have.

  • Stop this.

  • Stop this.

  • We don't use that one very much.

  • Stop.

  • You could say stop this car.

  • For example, if you want to talk about an object or something that is moving that you want to stop moving, you could say stop this car or stop this bus, for example.

  • But when you're talking about behavior we don't use stop this.

  • We say Stop that or stop it.

  • Interesting point.

  • Okay, let's go along to a very casual kind of more common in the last maybe 10 to 15 years, I would imagine I'm not sure specifically, but this is when we see a lot on the Internet these days and a lot used among young people.

  • Could you not plus maybe do that?

  • Sometimes this is dropped.

  • So this is very similar to don't.

  • But what makes this interesting is it's phrased as a polite expression.

  • Could you could you is used in polite requests here.

  • We're using.

  • Not though.

  • So could you not do something?

  • Could you not do that?

  • This is actually not used in formal situations.

  • Yes, we use could.

  • And you here making us think.

  • Oh, well, maybe it's formal, but this is actually a very casual expression.

  • Could you not do that?

  • We use this with that sort of intonation.

  • Could you not do that?

  • We use it with close friends on Lee.

  • So examples could you not post such embarrassing pictures of me online?

  • So this is used with someone that we're quite close to.

  • We make kind of a direct and slightly sarcastic, maybe request sometimes two people.

  • Um, so again, as I talked about with don't, if the action is very clear, we can drop this whole part of the sentence and just keep Could you not?

  • So if, for example, maybe a close friend is singing really, really loudly in my ear, I could say, Could you not?

  • Or I could say, Could you not do that?

  • Which means please stop.

  • Please stop.

  • So this is kind of an interesting, an interesting pattern.

  • It sounds kind of formal.

  • It seems like it could be formal, but it's not, Actually, it's quite it's quite casual.

  • Okay, let's go on to the last one for today.

  • Uh, this one is a formal expression.

  • If you could, please, not a verb.

  • We would appreciate it if you could.

  • Please Not were.

  • We would appreciate it.

  • So again, this might come from maybe service staff.

  • Or you might see this on a sign in a restaurant.

  • Or perhaps add like, um, I don't know some other kind of gathering place where lots of people visit.

  • So if you could please, not regular verb form, we would appreciate it.

  • So a formal expression at the beginning and at the end, so example, if you could please not feed the animals at the zoo, we would appreciate it.

  • So here's my verb.

  • Feed the animals at the zoo.

  • I haven't object here.

  • We would appreciate it if you could.

  • Please not smoke.

  • We would appreciate it.

  • So this is a formal request not to do something, and we include an appreciation expression, too.

  • So this is another nice formal expression you can use.

  • If you forget, though, this one is maybe the easiest to remember.

  • It's good and polite situations, good and casual situations.

  • Please don't burn pretty simple, so I hope that this was useful for you.

  • Of course, if you have some other patterns that you know of, or if you have any questions, please feel free to let us know in the comments section, Let's begin with the basic definition of this firm.

  • The basic definition of the verb to put is to place something in a location.

  • Examples.

  • Put your bag over there.

  • Don't put your feet on the sofa.

  • Let's look at some congregations for this firm.

  • No present put puts past put past participle.

  • Put progressive putting.

  • Let's talk about some additional meanings for the verb to put the 1st 1 is to write to write examples, put your name on this line.

  • She put her name on the list.

  • So when we say put in this way, we refer to writing.

  • So you're adding some information to a written document or a typed document as well.

  • So can mean to write or like to type information.

  • So put your name on this line means, like write your name or type your name on this line.

  • In the second example sentence she put her name on the list means the same thing.

  • She wrote her name on the list or she added her name to a list.

  • In some way it means writing information.

  • Okay, let's go on to these second additional meeting.

  • The second additional meaning is to use words to express something to use words to express something.

  • Examples.

  • How should I put this?

  • You're putting it quite simply so we can replace the word put with express like, how should I express this in the first example sentence.

  • But we use put because put sounds much less formal than express.

  • How should I express this?

  • It sounds way too formal way too polite.

  • Instead, we say, How should I put this?

  • We use that expression when we're not quite sure how to say something like we're may be talking about a sensitive topic and we don't know the correct words to use or it's difficult to explain.

  • You can say, How should I put this in the second example sentence.

  • You're putting it quite simply, it means you're expressing things quite simply, so maybe it's a complex situation, but the listener is explaining things or expressing things may be to simply so the speaker in this case could say, You're putting it quite simply.

  • Okay, let's go on to the third meaning the third meaning is rather open and kind of vague, which is to cause to be in a situation to cause to be in a situation.

  • Let's look at some examples.

  • This change puts the whole company at risk.

  • You're terrible.

  • Driving puts us all in danger.

  • So in these examples we see put is used to refer to a situation that some group of people or some person is caused to be in.

  • So in the first example sentence, this change puts the whole company at risk this change causes the whole company to be at risk in a situation of risk in a condition of risk we use put to refer to that to refer to being caused to be in the situation of risk.

  • The second example sentences the same.

  • You're terrible driving.

  • This is the reason why the people are in danger in this example sentence.

  • You're terrible driving puts us all in danger.

  • You're terrible.

  • Driving causes us all to be in a condition of danger.

  • That's very clumsy.

  • But we use the verb put to make this quite short and easy to say.

  • You're terrible driving puts us all in danger.

  • Okay.

  • There are so many variations so many phrase over bs to use with put U S O Check a dictionary for more these air Just a few I'm going to introduce, but check and dictionary for this.

  • The first variation for the verb put is put aside to put aside.

  • So to put aside means to stop thinking about something to seize or to pause and activity while you do something else.

  • Examples.

  • Put aside your worries and relax for a day.

  • I put my phone aside and tried to focus on my work.

  • So in both of these example sentences, we see that one thing is kind of being moved away from the focus.

  • So, for example, in the first example sentence, put aside your worries.

  • It means, like, stop thinking about your worries like put those two this side in your mind.

  • Like like uh, don't think about those things for a while.

  • So in the second example sentence, I'm talking about my phone where I'm saying I can literally put my phone aside, put my phone to the side of the thing I'm doing and focus on my work.

  • I put my phone aside so we can use this to talk about a concept in our minds or to talk about a physical object as well.

  • Okay, let's go on to the next variation.

  • So the next variation is to put someone down.

  • It means to disrespect someone, or to make fun of someone to make them feel bad about themselves.

  • Some examples don't put down your classmates.

  • It's rude.

  • His boss keeps putting him down in front of his co workers.

  • So in both of these examples, we see situations where one person is being disrespected by another person.

  • So don't put down your classmates.

  • It's rude.

  • So this in this case, the listener is maybe a kid in school who is disrespectful to his or her classmates.

  • So a parent or a teacher might say, Don't put down meaning Don't disrespect your classmates.

  • Don't be mean to your classmates.

  • Don't make fun of your classmates so you know be kind to them.

  • In other words, don't put down your classmates.

  • You could also say, Don't put your classmates down if you like.

  • That's fine, too.

  • In the second example sentence we see a work situation like his boss always puts him down in front of his co workers, means the boss and disrespects this person in front of his co workers.

  • So it's a disrespectful situation, thinking, but one point about this.

  • The expression to put someone down refers to disrespect with regard to humans.

  • However, when talking about animals like we had to put the cat down, we had to put the dog down.

  • It means usually due to some serious sickness or some serious injury or illness.

  • Ah, the owners of the pets, usually a pep or the animal, decide that the pet should have doctor assisted death.

  • So to put down an animal means to choose to allow the animal to die peacefully instead of suffering.

  • So we use that expression I had to put my cat down.

  • This is a much more soft expression than, uh, the doctor killed my cat, which is essentially what happens.

  • But it's because of some kind of suffering or some kind of illness or injury the owner wants to prevent.

  • We used the expression to put an animal down in those cases.

  • We do not use this for people.

  • We don't say had to put my brother down that we do actually have an expression for babies, which which we use when we put babies to bed like I'm going to put down the baby for bed.

  • We do have that the please be cautious of the differences between animals and humans.

  • With this expression to put someone down, ah has very different meanings.

  • Okay, let's go on to the next variation, which is to put up with to put up with means to tolerate something examples I don't want to put up with this crazy schedule anymore.

  • Don't put up with their bad behavior in these examples put up with refers to tolerating or being able to stand something are continuing to live with something in the first example Sentence I can't put up with this crazy schedule anymore.

  • Means I don't want to live with this crazy schedule anymore.

  • I can't stand it.

  • I don't want to do it anymore.

  • In the second example, sentence don't put up with their bad behavior.

  • It means don't tolerate their bad behavior.

  • So I put up with something.

  • Means like to continue living with something, and we often see it in the negative form as it don't put up with something.

  • Okay, so those air a few new ways, I hope to use the verb put.

  • I hope that you found something new.

  • And as I said, there are a lot of phrase a ll verbs that can be used with put.

  • So please check a dictionary.

  • If you'd like to see some more how to improve your language and speak more through preparation, Do you think it's possible to speak more of your target language by preparing lines ahead of time Today, you're going to learn one why you should prepare for conversations ahead of time and to how you can prepare for conversations in your target language.

  • If you've always wanted to speak more of your target language but didn't know how, this tactic will give you more to talk about how to improve your language and speak more through preparation.

  • Okay, let's get into Part one.

  • Why you should prepare for conversations ahead of time.

  • If you're a beginner, you can probably relate to this.

  • When it comes to speaking, you tend to run out of things to say, and that's because you don't know enough of the language to express yourself, and that's where preparation comes in.

  • You may think that the conversations we have in our daily lives or spontaneous that you can't prepare for them your right to an extent.

  • But imagine meeting someone for the first time.

  • Both of you will go through some common questions and phrases like, What's your name?

  • My name is where you from, and how long have you been studying the language?

  • As a language learner, you'll have these kinds of conversations with almost every native you meet guaranteed.

  • They'll always ask you about how long and how you've been learning, and even with your friends.

  • Some conversations start the same way.

  • For example, you say things like hate.

  • How are you?

  • How are things?

  • How was your weekend?

  • My weekend was good.

  • And you, let's say you went to a restaurant this weekend.

  • Men.

  • Now you want to talk about it well.

  • That allows you to prepare and learn some phrases.

  • Like I went to a restaurant.

  • The restaurant had delicious food.

  • The point is, some questions and phrases come up often and conversations so it makes total sense to master them ahead of time.

  • And you can always plan ahead and prepare for things you want to talk about.

  • When it comes time to speak, you know what to say, how to respond, and you don't run out of talking points as quickly.

  • So how do you prepare?

  • Let's jump into Part two.

  • The first thing you can do to prepare is check out our 25 questions.

  • You need to know lesson series.

  • This series is specifically designed to help you with the first time conversations you'll have with native speakers.

  • You'll learn the 25 most common questions and answer is used in conversations.

  • Just listen to the lessons repeat outloud, then what would you learn to use?

  • Thes will serve as talking points so you can keep your conversations going.

  • Number to print out the curriculum for this lesson, Siri's so you can review all of the lessons at once.

  • The curriculum gives you the lines and vocabulary used in all lessons up front, so you can use this to review key questions and responses.

  • This will allow you to control conversations and ask questions instead of just having the native speaker asked you all the questions.

  • In other words, you'll sound like a fluid, confident and experienced speaker.

  • Number three.

  • Check out our principal conversation.

  • Cheat sheets.

  • This is another free resource that gives you lines and words for all kinds of topics.

  • For example, talking about hobbies, your family and much more.

  • Number four.

  • Ask yourself, What do you want to talk about?

  • Come up with some topics and for each topic right out potential questions and phrases that would come up in a conversation.

  • For example, if you want to talk about restaurants, you can have lines like my favorite restaurant is.

  • My favorite food is what's your favorite restaurant and then run these lines through a translation app.

  • It won't be perfect, but it'll give you lines to use that you can correct later.

  • Number five.

  • Look for lessons that are related to your topics with our lesson library on our site.

  • We have hundreds of lessons that teach you conversations.

  • So if you're looking for lessons related to restaurants and food, you'll get all kinds of conversations that you can use for yourself and number six.

  • If you're a premium plus user, get in touch with your teacher via my teacher and try a conversation with them.

  • They'll help you every step of the way, correct your writing and give you the lines to use in a conversation.

  • That way you can prepare ahead of time.

  • And when it comes time to speak, you'll know what to say.

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  • Next time we'll talk about how to start conversations.

  • Talking points for language learners.

  • Most people don't like to hear this, but consistent hard work is one of the biggest factors in your language.

  • Learning success.

  • The course or method you choose makes a difference to.

  • But at the end of the day, you ride or die by the work you put in the quantity of time spent studying language doesn't necessarily determine the quality of your study.

  • Spending three hours a day watching movies doesn't help you learn much If you're not actively engaging with the language in this video, we'll talk about three ways to actively engage your mind while studying a new language.

  • Number one.

  • Think of your brain as a muscle.

  • You're probably familiar with the phrase feel the burn, or maybe no pain, no gain.

  • If you've been to your local gym recently, there's a chance you might have heard one of these phrases or seen them plastered on a wall.

  • There's an idea in the world of sports and workouts that the discomfort you feel when running, pumping iron or doing some other physical activity is what brings results during a healthy workout.

  • The muscles of the body are effective at a microscopic level.

  • Discomfort, you feel, is your muscles being pushed to their limits.

  • It's the limit pushing that strengthens your muscles so that over time your performance increases in the context of language learning.

  • It's helpful to think of your brain is a muscle, just as we need to push our physical limits when exercising.

  • We also need to push our mental limits when learning a foreign language.

  • How we ever studied or practice your target language in a way that left you tired or even exhausted.

  • If so, you've experienced what it's like to push your brain out of its linguistic comfort zone number to practice active listening.

  • One of the easiest ways to push your language skills is to practice active listening.

  • Active listening is when you listen to someone speaking your target language, and you do your best to understand what you hear.

  • The best way to accomplish this is by using audio that you can't completely understand on the first, listen, preferably you want to use audio that has subtitles or transcripts for you to double check your understanding After you listen to it, you can use movie's YouTube clips or even our language program, which has very useful transcripts for each lesson during a practice session.

  • You should listen to the audio several times the first time around.

  • It's okay if little to no words stick out to you.

  • Simply make a mental note of any words or sounds you recognize the second time you listen.

  • You're likely to recognize a little more than you did the previous time.

  • Expect similar results with your third or even fourth time listening.

  • After you've hit the ceiling of words you can decipher.

  • Go ahead and look at the language subtitles or two transcripts.

  • Listen to the audio again, reading along with the text.

  • Odds are that you will see words in the text you no, but didn't hear correctly.

  • You're also likely to encounter words that are new to you completely.

  • As you play back the audio and read along, try to guess what these words mean from the context of the words around them.

  • After you've read along a couple times, feel free to look up the remaining unfamiliar words in the dictionary or translator.

  • App.

  • This active listening exercise routine is a great way to increase your listening and comprehension skills while picking up some new vocabulary along the way.

  • It also allows you to learn new words in context, which itself is a powerful method to healthy.

  • Retain what you study.

  • Number three.

  • Practicing with native speakers practicing with native speakers is the epitome of pushing your language skills.

  • Using what you know to communicate in real time is where the rubber really needs the road.

  • Try to connect with a native speaker on a weekly basis.

  • Regularity is what makes the difference when you're learning a foreign language.

  • If you live in a large metropolitan area, then there's a significant chance that there is some local native speakers nearby.

  • Try hitting up a local language exchange or meet up group to make the necessary connections.

  • If you're unable to find a practice partner locally, then you can take your search online.

  • There are a number of sites out there that help you find and connect with other language learners from around the world.

  • There are tons of language learners around the world who have learned or are learning a second language.

  • You're likely to find someone who knows your target language and is looking to improve their own language skills as well.

  • Learning a new language isn't always easy, but it's the discomfort that comes with pushing your ability in the language that produces results in your studies.

  • Don't be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone.

  • The further away you get from your native language, the closer you'll be to attaining fluency.

  • Also, remember that language learning is in every way a lot like an adventure.

  • There will be fun times and times when it feels like you're swimming up the proverbial stream.

  • It's by keeping your head up long enough through these ups and downs that you will experience the priceless satisfaction that comes from learning a foreign language.

  • Just keep moving forward.

  • Let's be honest.

  • It's difficult to learn a new language if you're new to a language.

  • It's going to take consistent and concentrated effort to start using the language fluently.

  • However, this fact shouldn't discourage you.

  • While learning a new language is hard, it's far from impossible in this video will outline five tips you can use to jump start your language learning.

  • Follow these pointers toe.

  • Learn your target language in a way that is efficient and effective.

  • Number one.

  • Limit your native language use when practicing.

  • The idea here is that when you practice with native speakers, you do your best to refrain from using your native language.

  • This is generally harder, the less you know.

  • But if you can manage to stick to this rule, you'll reap some huge rewards.

  • If you commit to a no native language practice session, it's not going to be easy.

  • Most likely, there will be some frustrating, if not painstakingly difficult moments where you either have trouble understanding the person you're talking to or you can't say what you want to say.

  • It's precisely in these moments that your language learning muscles are built up to capacity.

  • The process really isn't all that different from working out in the gym.

  • Just replace the physical burn of lifting weights for the mental burn of

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