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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to ALC Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
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All of the explanations are in English, but please listen carefully and imagine what the meanings might be.
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It might be challenging, but if you study hard, soon you can use these idioms on your own.
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Is everyone ready? Let's begin.
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Hello everyone!
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Today's idiom is: on the same page.
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On the same page.
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Alright, so what do you think, this idiom is about reading the newspaper or a book?
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Well, not exactly, but it's helpful to imagine the situation.
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So, let's picture 2 people reading the same book, okay?
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And this person is on page 10 and this person is on page 20, so that means they're not on the same page
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and they don't have the same information, so they can't understand each other, okay?
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So, now let's picture this person is on page 10 and this person is on page 10, so that means they're reading the same information
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and they can understand each other, okay?
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So, let's keep this in mind and listen to 2 examples.
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The first one:
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Do you think we’re on the same page now?
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Of course, we'll not be able to agree if we’re not on the same page.
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Okay, then the second example:
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Does anyone have any questions on this assignment, are we all on the same page?
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I’m sorry, I’m not on the same page, can you go over number 5 again?
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Okay, so in the second example, maybe they don't understand each other.
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He needed more help to be on the same page and understand.
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Okay, so to be 'on the same page' means to have an understanding of the same information.
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Maybe you agree, maybe you don't agree, but you have the same information and you can talk about it equally, okay?
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So, next time you're in a situation when you want to check if someone understands you, you can ask them,
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'Are we on the same page?' Yeah, 'Do we understand each other?'
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Okay, so let's try using this some time soon.
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I'll see you again next time! Good-bye!