Soin a sentencebackintotheparkingspace, thenextexpressionisrolleddown.
Rolldown.
Thismightbe a littlebitofanoutdatedexpressionatthispointintime, butpriortotheuseofautomaticwindows, usuallynow I thinkmostcarshave a buttonandthewindowwillautomaticallyrolldown.
Butweusedtohave a manual, a handcrankinguardstorolldownwindows.
Mybrotherand I wereplayingonetimeandmygrandparentshad a golfcartandmybrotherand I wereoutsiderunningaround.
We'replayinglike a JamesBondlikekindofspygame, likewe'relike, Okay, I'm gonnadrivethegolfcartandyouhavetorunalongsideandjumpin.
I waslike, Okay, but I triedtojump.
I don't know, I gotnervous, butitwasn't reallygoingthatfast, butlikesomehowthingswentwrongand I felldown.
Ormaybe I trippedorsomethinglikethatwhen I wasrunning, I felldownandhejustHeranovermeinthegolfcart, like, ranovermyleg, justdroverightovermyleg, and I was, like, Waygotbigtrouble.
I wasfine.
Yeah, no, I died.
Ah, Thenextwordispullover.
Sopullovermeansusuallyyou'redrivingthecarandyouwanttomake a stop.
Sousuallyweusethis, likeonthesideoftheroadorin a placewhereyouwouldn't usuallystoporinkindof a strange, notnecessarilystrange, butmaybenot a typicalplacetostop a car.
So, forexample, ifthere's like a beeinthecarandtoyoulike, I needtogetthisbeoutofmycar, youcanpullovertothesideoftheroad.
Forexample, youcansaythebirthof a childis a majorevent.
Get a job, get a job.
Getting a jobis a longandoftendifficultprocessthatrequiresinterviews, resumesandsearchingfortherightcompany, Sothere's a lottotalkabout.
Forexample, hecansay, I needtoget a jobafter I finishschoolengagement, engagementWhensomeonegetsengaged, itmeansthattheyandtheirboyfriendorgirlfriendhavedecidedtogetmarriedinthenearfuture.
Hereis a samplesentence.
What a beautifulengagementring.
Weddingwedding.
A weddingis a ceremony, oftenin a churchwheretwopeoplegetmarried.
Butifinyourlifeyoucancreate a situationinyourlibrary, inyourroom, inyourhouse, somewhereforjust a houror I don't know, maybe a day.
I don't knowwhatyourscheduleislike, butifyoucancreate a situationorcreateanenvironmentwhereyouhavenochoicebuttousethatlanguageandyoucannotescapemeaningyoucannotgobacktousingyournativelanguageas a crutch.
Youcan't usethenativelanguageatall.
Itforcesyoutousethelanguagethatyou'restudying.
So, ofcourse, ifyouareluckyenoughtoliveinthecountryortolivein a placewherepeoplespeakthelanguage, you'restudyinggreat.
Butyouhavetogooutandinteractwithpeople.
Youhavetoputyourselfin a placewhereyouhavenewchoicebuttospeak.
So I thinkthatwatchingahwithsubtitlescanbeverybeneficial.
Um, soif I'm watchingsomething, orifyouwanttowatchsomethingwithsubtitlesongreat, but I sometimesfindit.
I can.
Inmycase, I I thinktoomuchaboutreadingthesubtitlesand I forgettolisten.
Somaybeifyou'veseen a movieinyourtargetlanguage a fewtimes, Um, withthesubtitleson, Tryturningthesubtitlesoffandthinkaboutthecharacters, bodylanguage, thewordsthey'reusing.
Youcanalwayslookthatuplater.
LookuptheYouknowthewordsyoudon't knowin a dictionary, buttrytodoitwhereyou'refocusingcompletelyonthewaythatpeopleareusingtheirwords.
Trynottousethesubtitle.
So, um, kindofplayaroundwithit a littlebit?
Ifthere's a wordthat's difficultforyoutohear, youcanactuallyturnonthesubtitlesin, liketheinthenativelanguageofthemovieaswell.
That's somethingthat I'vedonelikeif, uh, if I wantedtostudyJapanese, it's veryusefulwhentheactualwordsspokeninJapaneseappearonthescreen.
Sometimesit's easierformetocatchah, wordif I seeitvisuallyand I hearitatthesametime.
So, uh, sothisissortoftwopointsinone, soonewatchmovieswithoutsubtitles, meaningsubtitlesinyournativelanguageinhinttoistowatchmovies.
Um, withclosedcaptioningon.
Buttheclosedcaptioningisinyourtargetlanguage.
Notinyournativelanguage.
SoyoucantrythosetwothingswithTVandwithmovies.
Don't bring a dictionarytoyourlesson.
TipnumberfiveisDon't bring a dictionarytoyourlesson.
Okay, sogiveme a secondhere.
So I understandthedictionaries, alwaysespeciallyElektronikdictionarieswehavethemonourphonesnowarevery, veryconvenient.
Um, ofcourse, it's importanttousethem, andit's a greatresourcetohave.
However, onethingthatreallybothersmeandthat I thinkisdetrimental.
It's nothelpfulforstudentsiswhenstudentsarein a lessonandthey'repracticingconversation, andtheyreach a pointintheconversationwheretheydon't knowthewordtheywanttouse.
Theypullouttheirdictionary, theysaytothepersonlisteningtothem, theirpracticepartnerintheirlesson, wheretheyhave a limitedperiodoftime, just a momentandthentheylookituponthephoneandittakes a fewseconds.
Theflowoftheconversationstops, andthentheysay a word.
It's like, Wow, no, that's notYoudon't havethatability.
Youdon't havetheabilitytodothatin a conversationwith a nativespeaker.
Mostpeoplelikeifyougoto a bankandtrytoopen a bankaccount, areyoureallygonnapulloutyourdictionaryandsitthereandtrytocommunicate?
Youknow, just a moment.
Just a moment.
Asyoulookupeachword, youdon't knowno.
Orifyoudo, that's not a realconversation.
Soinstead, tryusing a differentstrategy.
Bythat, I mean, ifyoufind a wordyoudon't knowinconversation, explainthewordtoyourconversationpartner.
Maybetheyknowtheword.
Ifyou'respeakingwith a nativespeaker, thisis a chanceforthemtoteachyou a word.
I findthatwhenpeopletakethetimetoteachme a word, I rememberthewordmuchbetterthanjustlookingituponmydictionary.
Sotrytoresist.
Maybeyoucanbring a dictionarytearlesson, butdon't useitortrynottouseitinyourconversationpractice.
It's justitdestroystheflowof a conversation.
Soinsteadpracticetheskillofdescribingthevocabularywordyouwanttouseandlearnhowtoaskthemeaningof a wordorlearnhowtoaskfor, ah, vocabularywordfromyourpartnersoyoucanuseanexpressionlike, Ah, what's thewordthatmeansBob a block.
Okay, studywithmaterialsthatdon't provide a translation.
Thenextstepistostudywithmaterialsthatdon't provide a translation.
Sobythis, I mean, ifyou'reusingworksheetsandorsomekindoftextbookorwhatever, andithasyourtargetlanguage, thelanguageyou'restudyingandithasyournativelanguagenexttoit.
Whilethiscanbeuseful, I feelthatifyoucan, studyingyourmaterialsonLeeinyourtargetlanguageandthensimplifiedexplanationsformoredetailedpoints, alsoinyourtargetlanguagecanbe a littlebitbetter, so I don't wanttosaylikeyoushouldOnleystudythingsinyourtargetlanguageandnothingfromyournativelanguage.
Because, ofcourse, it's Itcanbehelpfulsometimestolookup a wordortwo.
Understand a grammarpointinyournativelanguage, butwherepossible.
Ifyoucanfindsomethingthatprovidessimplifiedexplanationsinyourtargetlanguage, itcanbereally, reallyhelpful, causeagain, you'rethinkingyou'relearningtothinkonlike a simpleron a morebasiclevelaboutthelanguageyou'restudyinginthelanguagethatyou'restudying.
Solike I havetheabilitytochangethelevelofdifficultyofvideosbasedontherateofspeech, thevocabularywordsthat I useandhowmanylikeidiomsandthings I useSo I couldmake a videoverydifficult.
Wecouldmake a like a verydifficultvideo, Siri's, bylevelingupourvocabulary.
You, sir, byspeakingveryquickly, OrasyoumightseeinlikeourEnglishandthreeminutesSiri's, um, wecanalsouseverysimplevocabularyandspeakin a lowrateofspeech.
Somayberightnowthisis a veryintermediatelevelvideo, sopleasethinkaboutthat.
So, yes, ofcourse, vocabularyisimportant, but I finditpersonallyveryveryusefultolookathow a vocabularywordisusedin a phrase, becausesometimesusingitin a phrasehelpsyouunderstandthenuanceofthatvocabulary.
Wordreally, reallywell.
Soif I like a wordlikecrazy, forexampleinEnglish, dependingonthesituationwherethewordcrazyisused, itcouldmeansomethingdifferent.
I reallydojustsitinlikeRiebethingsonthedictionarypagelately.
It's true.
But, um, ofcourse, there's a definition.
There's a meaningforwords.
Theirexamplesentencesforwords.
ButMerriamWebsteralsohaswhat's called a learner's dictionary.
Ifyoufind a wordthatyoudon't recognize, youcancheckitin a dictionaryin a learner's dictionary, anditgivesyou a simplified a simpleexplanationinsimpleEnglishoffthatword.
I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet, sowecouldusethislike I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet.
I'm goingtoFrancenextsummer, or I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet, But I brokeupwithmyboyfriendlastnightor I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet, but I'm throwing a bigpartyformycoworkerthisweekend.
Canyoucome?
Otherexamples.
I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet.
I sawmybossoutfordinnerwithsomeonewho's nothiswife.
Oh.
Oh, I gotthismoretrue.
That's nottrue, O r.
I haven't toldyouaboutthisyet.
I heardthatthecompanyisgonnagobankrupt.
Oh, alsonottrue.
Okay, sothosethereisinprettyjuicy, juicygossip.
That's anexpressionweuse.
Wesayjuicygossipissomethingthat's, like, really, reallyinterestinggossipor a reallyinterestingstoryaboutpeoplewesayjuicygossipforthat.