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  • Welcome to English In a minute.

  • Gears are found on many machines and vehicles.

  • Gears help them change speed, like on a bicycle.

  • Switch gears.

  • So is this a biking expression?

  • Let's listen.

  • Jonathan.

  • What are you doing?

  • I'm reading this book for English class.

  • Well, now it is time to switch gears.

  • We have to memorize all these lines by tonight.

  • All right.

  • I am switching years in English.

  • Switching gears means you have moved on to something else.

  • A different job or a different subject.

  • This expression is based on the idea that a machine or vehicle will change speed when you change the gears.

  • And that's English in a minute.

Welcome to English In a minute.

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