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  • Are you ready to learn common expressions, figures of speech,

  • and connected speech in English?

  • Let's have a lot of fun doing it today

  • with popular song, 'Sucker' by the Jonas Brothers.

  • So this is a fantastic song for you to study with.

  • It has a lot of figures of speech, and while these are not so common for your spoken English,

  • they are very present in songs and other similar media,

  • and, so, it's really good practice for you to be able to recognize these,

  • and learn to decipher their meaning.

  • Plus you'll get a ton of very common American pronunciation examples.

  • So, let's watch that, and by the way,

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  • Do you know what a figure of speech is?

  • Figures of speech are an element of the language that is very common in music.

  • Check out this quick explanation that we gave in another one of our videos.

  • I highly recommend you check out that full lesson from Game of Thrones

  • after you finished this lesson with the Jonas Brothers.

  • And, by the way, remember that expressions are a type of figures speech that are common

  • in spoken English. However, many figures of speech, such as the example here

  • are more for poetic imagery, and are not so common in spoken English.

  • But, don't worry because we are going to be pointing out to you

  • the most common spoken expressions throughout this video.

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  • Do you love music?

  • Then you will definitely want to check out

  • this playlist with all of our lessons teaching you English with Music

  • after you finish this lesson.

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  • Aww yeah! Great job today! I hope you had a lot of fun with that song!

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  • with lessons teaching you with songs!

  • And, finally, this other lesson

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  • Now, it's time to go beyond the classroom,

  • and LIVE your English!

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