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well I'll ride look at that look what i have here i'm back
look what i have here i'm back
look what i have here i'm back in America for this month's
in America for this month's
in America for this month's masterclass video lesson and I
masterclass video lesson and I
masterclass video lesson and I have none other than my father
have none other than my father
have none other than my father say hello say hello say hello
say hello say hello say hello
say hello say hello say hello hello
hello
hello and low and low goodness so he
and low and low goodness so he
and low and low goodness so he and I I like to joke around a
and I I like to joke around a
and I I like to joke around a lot and I get a lot of that from
lot and I get a lot of that from
lot and I get a lot of that from him we say the apple doesn't
him we say the apple doesn't
him we say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree this
fall far from the tree this
fall far from the tree this means that when I'm I'm like my
means that when I'm I'm like my
means that when I'm I'm like my father and what are you looking
father and what are you looking
father and what are you looking at
at
at oh my goodness those look it I
oh my goodness those look it I
oh my goodness those look it I know the Apple like it
know the Apple like it
know the Apple like it oh my goodness see we don't get
oh my goodness see we don't get
oh my goodness see we don't get this either you get to see all
this either you get to see all
this either you get to see all of this
of this
of this so his name is you want to
so his name is you want to
so his name is you want to introduce yourself to everybody
introduce yourself to everybody
introduce yourself to everybody my name is Richard batcher and
my name is Richard batcher and
my name is Richard batcher and so I'm drew badger as you
so I'm drew badger as you
so I'm drew badger as you already know and this month
already know and this month
already know and this month because I'm here back for a
because I'm here back for a
because I'm here back for a vacation about family and
vacation about family and
vacation about family and reunion we have a little bit of
reunion we have a little bit of
reunion we have a little bit of a reunion this month here in
a reunion this month here in
a reunion this month here in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon so I get to see my dad I haven't
so I get to see my dad I haven't
so I get to see my dad I haven't seen how long has it been
seen how long has it been
seen how long has it been no it's been almost two years
no it's been almost two years
no it's been almost two years nearly two years since your
nearly two years since your
nearly two years since your sister got married yes I my
sister got married yes I my
sister got married yes I my sister got married this was
sister got married this was
sister got married this was about
about
about I guess a year and a half two
I guess a year and a half two
I guess a year and a half two years angles and that was the
years angles and that was the
years angles and that was the last time we got to see ch
last time we got to see ch
last time we got to see ch how's the girlfriend I don't
how's the girlfriend I don't
how's the girlfriend I don't know what you're talking about
know what you're talking about
know what you're talking about my girlfriend why not
my girlfriend why not
my girlfriend why not well that makes a kind of public
well that makes a kind of public
well that makes a kind of public what do you mean listen it's not
what do you mean listen it's not
what do you mean listen it's not even that little public
even that little public
even that little public my girlfriend is fine oh very
my girlfriend is fine oh very
my girlfriend is fine oh very good
good
good well we will leave that one it's
well we will leave that one it's
well we will leave that one it's a secret
a secret
a secret don't worry about that in case
don't worry about that in case
don't worry about that in case you're watching as is don't tell
you're watching as is don't tell
you're watching as is don't tell anybody look in the camera in
anybody look in the camera in
anybody look in the camera in the camera right here don't look
the camera right here don't look
the camera right here don't look over here don't get confused by
over here don't get confused by
over here don't get confused by that
that
that so sometimes when i'm recording
so sometimes when i'm recording
so sometimes when i'm recording people they get a little bit
people they get a little bit
people they get a little bit they see themselves in the
they see themselves in the
they see themselves in the camera so this video camera we
camera so this video camera we
camera so this video camera we have a regular screen that
have a regular screen that
have a regular screen that you're looking at right here but
you're looking at right here but
you're looking at right here but also there's a monitor on the
also there's a monitor on the
also there's a monitor on the side so you can look at yourself
side so you can look at yourself
side so you can look at yourself right now I'm looking at the
right now I'm looking at the
right now I'm looking at the monitor and it looks a little
monitor and it looks a little
monitor and it looks a little bit confusing when you do that
bit confusing when you do that
bit confusing when you do that but anyway so you're doing here
but anyway so you're doing here
but anyway so you're doing here is how my head gets bigger as I
is how my head gets bigger as I
is how my head gets bigger as I get closer
get closer
get closer yes just keep your eyes and the
yes just keep your eyes and the
yes just keep your eyes and the camera like that
camera like that
camera like that very good very good but what it
very good very good but what it
very good very good but what it would also you working on back
would also you working on back
would also you working on back home anything going to talk
home anything going to talk
home anything going to talk about my job
about my job
about my job yes you could talk about your
yes you could talk about your
yes you could talk about your job you can tell me tell me what
job you can tell me tell me what
job you can tell me tell me what you're working on it but how I
you're working on it but how I
you're working on it but how I am familiar with Japan
am familiar with Japan
am familiar with Japan yeah sure there's other
yeah sure there's other
yeah sure there's other countries you can talk about all
countries you can talk about all
countries you can talk about all the other countries sure
the other countries sure
the other countries sure my job is to bring in about 70
my job is to bring in about 70
my job is to bring in about 70 students every year to the
students every year to the
students every year to the University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School so he works as a person as dean
so he works as a person as dean
so he works as a person as dean and at the law school and these
and at the law school and these
and at the law school and these students are in a program for
students are in a program for
students are in a program for foreign trained lawyers so their
foreign trained lawyers so their
foreign trained lawyers so their lawyers in their country already
lawyers in their country already
lawyers in their country already but they come to the United
but they come to the United
but they come to the United States to spend a year and
States to spend a year and
States to spend a year and during that year they will study
during that year they will study
during that year they will study about American law and then
about American law and then
about American law and then afterwards they'll go back to
afterwards they'll go back to
afterwards they'll go back to their countries and this will be
their countries and this will be
their countries and this will be beneficial to them because they
beneficial to them because they
beneficial to them because they will be dealing with clients who
will be dealing with clients who
will be dealing with clients who may be us clients wanted to do
may be us clients wanted to do
may be us clients wanted to do business in their countries or
business in their countries or
business in their countries or dealing with American lawyers
dealing with American lawyers
dealing with American lawyers representing us clients and so
representing us clients and so
representing us clients and so familiar with American law will
familiar with American law will
familiar with American law will be helpful and they come to me
be helpful and they come to me
be helpful and they come to me about commercial for the you
about commercial for the you
about commercial for the you know how well you asked me to
know how well you asked me to
know how well you asked me to talk i'll go ahead and go ahead
talk i'll go ahead and go ahead
talk i'll go ahead and go ahead and ask you know
and ask you know
and ask you know yes and so I'm sort of their
yes and so I'm sort of their
yes and so I'm sort of their social chair
social chair
social chair I take them to a baseball game I
I take them to a baseball game I
I take them to a baseball game I have them over to my home for
have them over to my home for
have them over to my home for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving so you teach them the culture
so you teach them the culture
so you teach them the culture and here's just do it is the law
and here's just do it is the law
and here's just do it is the law and my children grew up thinking
and my children grew up thinking
and my children grew up thinking that that's what Thanksgiving
that that's what Thanksgiving
that that's what Thanksgiving once
once
once yes having a bunch of people
yes having a bunch of people
yes having a bunch of people from abroad in their home and
from abroad in their home and
from abroad in their home and and of course the byproduct that
and of course the byproduct that
and of course the byproduct that is I have a son
is I have a son
is I have a son who goes off to some of the
who goes off to some of the
who goes off to some of the country yeah so basically what
country yeah so basically what
country yeah so basically what what Thanksgiving even know
what Thanksgiving even know
what Thanksgiving even know where we're at Christmas or the
where we're at Christmas or the
where we're at Christmas or the holiday season at the end of the
holiday season at the end of the
holiday season at the end of the year right now
year right now
year right now basically for thanksgiving this
basically for thanksgiving this
basically for thanksgiving this is the main time for people to
is the main time for people to
is the main time for people to come back from wherever they are
come back from wherever they are
come back from wherever they are and together as a family and
and together as a family and
and together as a family and there's a lot of eating a lot of
there's a lot of eating a lot of
there's a lot of eating a lot of eating turkey or other
eating turkey or other
eating turkey or other traditional thanksgiving foods
traditional thanksgiving foods
traditional thanksgiving foods and this is one of the probably
and this is one of the probably
and this is one of the probably it's still the biggest holiday
it's still the biggest holiday
it's still the biggest holiday I think it has traveled
I think it has traveled
I think it has traveled thousands of the year the
thousands of the year the
thousands of the year the thanksgiving always comes on a
thanksgiving always comes on a
thanksgiving always comes on a thursday in November so it's
thursday in November so it's
thursday in November so it's always a four-day weekend and
always a four-day weekend and
always a four-day weekend and many people will actually a
many people will actually a
many people will actually a couple of days earlier
couple of days earlier
couple of days earlier so they'll turn it into a major
so they'll turn it into a major
so they'll turn it into a major travel time and since my
travel time and since my
travel time and since my students all of a broad they
students all of a broad they
students all of a broad they really can't go home for that
really can't go home for that
really can't go home for that period of time so i have them
period of time so i have them
period of time so i have them over to my home and then I tell
over to my home and then I tell
over to my home and then I tell them that the next day which is
them that the next day which is
them that the next day which is the day after thanksgiving is
the day after thanksgiving is
the day after thanksgiving is the big shopping day in this
the big shopping day in this
the big shopping day in this country where everyone goes out
country where everyone goes out
country where everyone goes out and buys stuff so we call this
and buys stuff so we call this
and buys stuff so we call this black friday that's right and
black friday that's right and
black friday that's right and it's called Black Friday because
it's called Black Friday because
it's called Black Friday because in accounting terms if the
in accounting terms if the
in accounting terms if the numbers are black
numbers are black
numbers are black that means you're making a
that means you're making a
that means you're making a profit and the numbers are red
profit and the numbers are red
profit and the numbers are red that means you're making a loss
that means you're making a loss
that means you're making a loss so the idea is that all of these
so the idea is that all of these
so the idea is that all of these stores and businesses have been
stores and businesses have been
stores and businesses have been losing money for most of the
losing money for most of the
losing money for most of the year but then all of a sudden
year but then all of a sudden
year but then all of a sudden people come and begin buying
people come and begin buying
people come and begin buying things for Christmas and one of
things for Christmas and one of
things for Christmas and one of the nice things about
the nice things about
the nice things about thanksgiving is it's not a
thanksgiving is it's not a
thanksgiving is it's not a religious holiday
religious holiday
religious holiday you know Christmas New Year's
you know Christmas New Year's
you know Christmas New Year's other events tend to be tied to
other events tend to be tied to
other events tend to be tied to a religion but thanksgiving is
a religion but thanksgiving is
a religion but thanksgiving is not religious so it's something
not religious so it's something
not religious so it's something that everyone can observe and
that everyone can observe and
that everyone can observe and that's why so many people are
that's why so many people are
that's why so many people are out celebrating and why it's
out celebrating and why it's
out celebrating and why it's such a busy travel time so the
such a busy travel time so the
such a busy travel time so the weather is also occasionally not
weather is also occasionally not
weather is also occasionally not so nice and
so nice and
so nice and a lot of people get delayed and
a lot of people get delayed and
a lot of people get delayed and it's really terrible at airports
it's really terrible at airports
it's really terrible at airports and on major roads where a lot
and on major roads where a lot
and on major roads where a lot of people are trapped but so we
of people are trapped but so we
of people are trapped but so we get to have that experience and
get to have that experience and
get to have that experience and so just as my dad said we have
so just as my dad said we have
so just as my dad said we have the experience of having all
the experience of having all
the experience of having all these international students
these international students
these international students come to our home and so that's
come to our home and so that's
come to our home and so that's instead of having a sit-down
instead of having a sit-down
instead of having a sit-down dinner with maybe you know five
dinner with maybe you know five
dinner with maybe you know five to 10 people in your immediate
to 10 people in your immediate
to 10 people in your immediate family so your immediate family
family so your immediate family
family so your immediate family is all like your mom and your
is all like your mom and your
is all like your mom and your dad and your close relatives may
dad and your close relatives may
dad and your close relatives may be your cousins or uncles or
be your cousins or uncles or
be your cousins or uncles or something like that
something like that
something like that we have all these students from
we have all these students from
we have all these students from all over the world and so I got
all over the world and so I got
all over the world and so I got to meet people from Japan China
to meet people from Japan China
to meet people from Japan China India Iraq all the country
India Iraq all the country
India Iraq all the country Europe South America everywhere
Europe South America everywhere
Europe South America everywhere everywhere
everywhere
everywhere we get lots of little things
we get lots of little things
we get lots of little things from people from all over the
from people from all over the
from people from all over the world they bring a little gifts
world they bring a little gifts
world they bring a little gifts things from their their own
things from their their own
things from their their own country and so it was a nice
country and so it was a nice
country and so it was a nice little international experience
little international experience
little international experience I wouldn't trade it for the
I wouldn't trade it for the
I wouldn't trade it for the world i use that expression a
world i use that expression a
world i use that expression a lot of means you you would not
lot of means you you would not
lot of means you you would not want to give up that I wouldn't
want to give up that I wouldn't
want to give up that I wouldn't trade it for the world
trade it for the world
trade it for the world so I do its way to prime my
so I do its way to prime my
so I do its way to prime my favorite holiday i'm good i
favorite holiday i'm good i
favorite holiday i'm good i think i like it a lot of people
think i like it a lot of people
think i like it a lot of people like Thanksgiving and it's a
like Thanksgiving and it's a
like Thanksgiving and it's a night it's a nice time
night it's a nice time
night it's a nice time it's all right now you're you're
it's all right now you're you're
it's all right now you're you're out here visiting yes in Oregon
out here visiting yes in Oregon
out here visiting yes in Oregon and it's a bit i'll show you
and it's a bit i'll show you
and it's a bit i'll show you guys the snow later it's a
guys the snow later it's a
guys the snow later it's a beautiful day outside my dad was
beautiful day outside my dad was
beautiful day outside my dad was 22 cold he didn't want to sit
22 cold he didn't want to sit
22 cold he didn't want to sit outside and record this he's a
outside and record this he's a
outside and record this he's a smart man
smart man
smart man yeah only a fool would sit
yeah only a fool would sit
yeah only a fool would sit outside for 15 minutes and you
outside for 15 minutes and you
outside for 15 minutes and you can be in a warm place right now
can be in a warm place right now
can be in a warm place right now and we have i'll show you also
and we have i'll show you also
and we have i'll show you also we have any other school is he
we have any other school is he
we have any other school is he has a full a fool will write it
has a full a fool will write it
has a full a fool will write it down here for you right down
down here for you right down
down here for you right down here fool is a person that you
here fool is a person that you
here fool is a person that you know they do stupid things kind
know they do stupid things kind
know they do stupid things kind of like I do on occasion i can
of like I do on occasion i can
of like I do on occasion i can be foolish but my dad is no fool
be foolish but my dad is no fool
be foolish but my dad is no fool he's no fool he's no he's an ok
he's no fool he's no he's an ok
he's no fool he's no he's an ok so we're enjoying our time and
so we're enjoying our time and
so we're enjoying our time and bend in anything you
bend in anything you
bend in anything you specifically like to do out here
specifically like to do out here
specifically like to do out here or just the actually know about
or just the actually know about
or just the actually know about what we didn't do
what we didn't do
what we didn't do yes we go ahead you can tell
yes we go ahead you can tell
yes we go ahead you can tell them a story so the weather is
them a story so the weather is
them a story so the weather is not so great my dad will tell
not so great my dad will tell
not so great my dad will tell you the story right now
you the story right now
you the story right now well in Bend Oregon which is a
well in Bend Oregon which is a
well in Bend Oregon which is a relatively small city maybe it's
relatively small city maybe it's
relatively small city maybe it's like 80,000 80,000 people
like 80,000 80,000 people
like 80,000 80,000 people yeah they have a tradition here
yeah they have a tradition here
yeah they have a tradition here lots and lots of what they call
lots and lots of what they call
lots and lots of what they call local breweries
local breweries
local breweries yeah it's called a brew pub
yeah it's called a brew pub
yeah it's called a brew pub group up will you can explain
group up will you can explain
group up will you can explain what a brewery is yes a brewery
what a brewery is yes a brewery
what a brewery is yes a brewery is where you brew beer that's
is where you brew beer that's
is where you brew beer that's where beer is made and most beer
where beer is made and most beer
where beer is made and most beer in this country is made by large
in this country is made by large
in this country is made by large companies in very large
companies in very large
companies in very large factories basically and they
factories basically and they
factories basically and they ship it all around
ship it all around
ship it all around but in recent years there's been
but in recent years there's been
but in recent years there's been a growth of these brew pubs
a growth of these brew pubs
a growth of these brew pubs where people make their own beer
where people make their own beer
where people make their own beer and very small batches and then
and very small batches and then
and very small batches and then sell it to people in the sort of
sell it to people in the sort of
sell it to people in the sort of the city or the community
the city or the community
the city or the community these are called micro brews
these are called micro brews
these are called micro brews right micro meeting small and so
right micro meeting small and so
right micro meeting small and so there again there's a couple of
there again there's a couple of
there again there's a couple of big maybe verte of budweiser
big maybe verte of budweiser
big maybe verte of budweiser coolers Miller these are like
coolers Miller these are like
coolers Miller these are like the big three companies that
the big three companies that
the big three companies that make most of the beer in America
make most of the beer in America
make most of the beer in America but then you have a whole bunch
but then you have a whole bunch
but then you have a whole bunch of these tiny companies and some
of these tiny companies and some
of these tiny companies and some of them actually make the only
of them actually make the only
of them actually make the only make beer and other companies
make beer and other companies
make beer and other companies they they make beer but they
they they make beer but they
they they make beer but they also have a place where you can
also have a place where you can
also have a place where you can go and eat is called a brew pub
go and eat is called a brew pub
go and eat is called a brew pub and there are a lot of these in
and there are a lot of these in
and there are a lot of these in Bend I think they're about 15 of
Bend I think they're about 15 of
Bend I think they're about 15 of them and one of the things you
them and one of the things you
them and one of the things you can do is to rent a large
can do is to rent a large
can do is to rent a large it's called a bicycle but it
it's called a bicycle but it
it's called a bicycle but it really isn't a bicycle it's like
really isn't a bicycle it's like
really isn't a bicycle it's like a contraption that machine heart
a contraption that machine heart
a contraption that machine heart sort of and you can get a bunch
sort of and you can get a bunch
sort of and you can get a bunch of people maybe 10 or 12 people
of people maybe 10 or 12 people
of people maybe 10 or 12 people peddling this bike and going
peddling this bike and going
peddling this bike and going from place to place and drinking
from place to place and drinking
from place to place and drinking beer now because you have to be
beer now because you have to be
beer now because you have to be careful with all these people
careful with all these people
careful with all these people drinking beer
drinking beer
drinking beer you hire a driver with the
you hire a driver with the
you hire a driver with the contraption pleased that he's
contraption pleased that he's
contraption pleased that he's more like a steer
more like a steer
more like a steer yes but they won't let us they
yes but they won't let us they
yes but they won't let us they won't just let 12 people do it
won't just let 12 people do it
won't just let 12 people do it on their own game because the
on their own game because the
on their own game because the foolish yes that would be
foolish yes that would be
foolish yes that would be foolish although if we did we'd
foolish although if we did we'd
foolish although if we did we'd probably select one person to be
probably select one person to be
probably select one person to be the designated driver
the designated driver
the designated driver yes this is a word for a person
yes this is a word for a person
yes this is a word for a person if you go out drinking
if you go out drinking
if you go out drinking you know maybe if you've been to
you know maybe if you've been to
you know maybe if you've been to America or even in your own
America or even in your own
America or even in your own country we have very strict laws
country we have very strict laws
country we have very strict laws and for good reason
and for good reason
and for good reason if you go out drinking you can't
if you go out drinking you can't
if you go out drinking you can't have you know maybe let's say
have you know maybe let's say
have you know maybe let's say five people go out drinking and
five people go out drinking and
five people go out drinking and one of them is the designated
one of them is the designated
one of them is the designated driver so to designate means to
driver so to designate means to
driver so to designate means to have a specific person that
have a specific person that
have a specific person that won't be drinking or they drink
won't be drinking or they drink
won't be drinking or they drink you know some non-alcoholic
you know some non-alcoholic
you know some non-alcoholic things so they can drive and
things so they can drive and
things so they can drive and their brains okay right so that
their brains okay right so that
their brains okay right so that person will sort of volunteer to
person will sort of volunteer to
person will sort of volunteer to do that or be selected to do
do that or be selected to do
do that or be selected to do that but even here they probably
that but even here they probably
that but even here they probably wouldn't want us to do it
wouldn't want us to do it
wouldn't want us to do it because you know you're driving
because you know you're driving
because you know you're driving this contraption up and down
this contraption up and down
this contraption up and down these little Hills in the town
these little Hills in the town
these little Hills in the town and I probably take some
and I probably take some
and I probably take some experience through its not like
experience through its not like
experience through its not like just riding a bicycle it's a
just riding a bicycle it's a
just riding a bicycle it's a it's a long thing with all the
it's a long thing with all the
it's a long thing with all the people on it
people on it
people on it pedaling trying to move it
pedaling trying to move it
pedaling trying to move it forward but it's probably
forward but it's probably
forward but it's probably difficult to drive so so we we
difficult to drive so so we we
difficult to drive so so we we were supposed to do that today
were supposed to do that today
were supposed to do that today instead of shooting this video
instead of shooting this video
instead of shooting this video right now we're going to shoot
right now we're going to shoot
right now we're going to shoot this later actually
this later actually
this later actually but we had a little bit of snow
but we had a little bit of snow
but we had a little bit of snow last night and the roads are
last night and the roads are
last night and the roads are pretty icy
pretty icy
pretty icy so we had to cancel our
so we had to cancel our
so we had to cancel our reservation there was going to
reservation there was going to
reservation there was going to be maybe I think 10 of us
be maybe I think 10 of us
be maybe I think 10 of us yes I think that's a ten of us
yes I think that's a ten of us
yes I think that's a ten of us sit on this thing and we're all
sit on this thing and we're all
sit on this thing and we're all peddling except for me maybe I
peddling except for me maybe I
peddling except for me maybe I would sit back and relax and let
would sit back and relax and let
would sit back and relax and let the rest of them pedal while I
the rest of them pedal while I
the rest of them pedal while I that's called that's called
that's called that's called
that's called that's called being a free ride is a free
being a free ride is a free
being a free ride is a free rider or a low for i'm relaxing
rider or a low for i'm relaxing
rider or a low for i'm relaxing and I'm not the rest of the
and I'm not the rest of the
and I'm not the rest of the people doing all the work is or
people doing all the work is or
people doing all the work is or they discovered that that makes
they discovered that that makes
they discovered that that makes them unhappy because they feel
them unhappy because they feel
them unhappy because they feel he should be doing just as much
he should be doing just as much
he should be doing just as much work as I am
work as I am
work as I am yeah or you could say I'm I
yeah or you could say I'm I
yeah or you could say I'm I don't know
don't know
don't know I'm trying to think of a good
I'm trying to think of a good
I'm trying to think of a good expression for that where I'm
expression for that where I'm
expression for that where I'm you said you could say I'm not
you said you could say I'm not
you said you could say I'm not pulling my own weight
pulling my own weight
pulling my own weight yes that's true I'm not not
yes that's true I'm not not
yes that's true I'm not not pulling my own weight you have a
pulling my own weight you have a
pulling my own weight you have a whole bunch of people doing
whole bunch of people doing
whole bunch of people doing something and I'm not doing that
something and I'm not doing that
something and I'm not doing that so that's another good
so that's another good
so that's another good experience all the other people
experience all the other people
experience all the other people have to pull their weight and
have to pull their weight and
have to pull their weight and his way yes but had we so we
his way yes but had we so we
his way yes but had we so we were thinking about doing that
were thinking about doing that
were thinking about doing that today but now we get to sit down
today but now we get to sit down
today but now we get to sit down have a nice conversation is like
have a nice conversation is like
have a nice conversation is like father-son yeah it is it's been
father-son yeah it is it's been
father-son yeah it is it's been a while we talk sometimes we
a while we talk sometimes we
a while we talk sometimes we send emails but we don't really
send emails but we don't really
send emails but we don't really take so much time to talk about
take so much time to talk about
take so much time to talk about as much as we should
as much as we should
as much as we should that's probably right and we we
that's probably right and we we
that's probably right and we we should be talking more and maybe
should be talking more and maybe
should be talking more and maybe traveling more as well
traveling more as well
traveling more as well in addition I think that's for
in addition I think that's for
in addition I think that's for sure and you can come out to
sure and you can come out to
sure and you can come out to japan i would I can i went to
japan i would I can i went to
japan i would I can i went to japan
japan
japan unfortunately about 10 years ago
unfortunately about 10 years ago
unfortunately about 10 years ago before and we got there or drool
before and we got there or drool
before and we got there or drool I guess he's also my real name
I guess he's also my real name
I guess he's also my real name if it's just for you
if it's just for you
if it's just for you you subscribe so everybody so I
you subscribe so everybody so I
you subscribe so everybody so I have I maybe I don't remember me
have I maybe I don't remember me
have I maybe I don't remember me i think maybe i was in high
i think maybe i was in high
i think maybe i was in high school as well my real name is
school as well my real name is
school as well my real name is Andrew you probably knew that
Andrew you probably knew that
Andrew you probably knew that already if you've heard that
already if you've heard that
already if you've heard that before but I go by Drew and so
before but I go by Drew and so
before but I go by Drew and so most of the people that have
most of the people that have
most of the people that have known me since I was a young lad
known me since I was a young lad
known me since I was a young lad a young boy they call me Andrew
a young boy they call me Andrew
a young boy they call me Andrew or some people even call me
or some people even call me
or some people even call me badger they refer to me by my
badger they refer to me by my
badger they refer to me by my last yeah that's a tradition
last yeah that's a tradition
last yeah that's a tradition that people call me badger -
that people call me badger -
that people call me badger - yeah so it sits there like
yeah so it sits there like
yeah so it sits there like that's a common thing in America
that's a common thing in America
that's a common thing in America if you were very close with
if you were very close with
if you were very close with someone you can use their last
someone you can use their last
someone you can use their last name in an informal kind of way
name in an informal kind of way
name in an informal kind of way this is not like the Japanese
this is not like the Japanese
this is not like the Japanese style where people use a
style where people use a
style where people use a person's last name in a formal
person's last name in a formal
person's last name in a formal way or other other cultures that
way or other other cultures that
way or other other cultures that do that as well so it's a
do that as well so it's a
do that as well so it's a because a term of endearment
because a term of endearment
because a term of endearment it's just a a polite way or a
it's just a a polite way or a
it's just a a polite way or a kind of casual way of
kind of casual way of
kind of casual way of introducing someone or toward
introducing someone or toward
introducing someone or toward referring to
referring to
referring to amusingly and because some of
amusingly and because some of
amusingly and because some of the people who applied to my
the people who applied to my
the people who applied to my program do come from Japan and
program do come from Japan and
program do come from Japan and China where there may be a
China where there may be a
China where there may be a tradition of having the order of
tradition of having the order of
tradition of having the order of the names different where you
the names different where you
the names different where you have the family name first and
have the family name first and
have the family name first and then the given name or your
then the given name or your
then the given name or your familiar name second
familiar name second
familiar name second I have to explain to them that
I have to explain to them that
I have to explain to them that this is the way we do it in this
this is the way we do it in this
this is the way we do it in this country but people still will
country but people still will
country but people still will write to me as Badger and
write to me as Badger and
write to me as Badger and realize that yeah it's my last
realize that yeah it's my last
realize that yeah it's my last night yeah and sometimes it's
night yeah and sometimes it's
night yeah and sometimes it's interesting I I know when I if I
interesting I I know when I if I
interesting I I know when I if I get a like an email since i had
get a like an email since i had
get a like an email since i had i speak with people from all
i speak with people from all
i speak with people from all over the world i get emails from
over the world i get emails from
over the world i get emails from people and I don't actually know
people and I don't actually know
people and I don't actually know which is the first name or the
which is the first name or the
which is the first name or the last night just because i'm not
last night just because i'm not
last night just because i'm not i'm not used to that so don't
i'm not used to that so don't
i'm not used to that so don't don't be afraid to ask somebody
don't be afraid to ask somebody
don't be afraid to ask somebody if you hear their name or you
if you hear their name or you
if you hear their name or you see something written down
see something written down
see something written down number one if you don't know how
number one if you don't know how
number one if you don't know how to pronounce it you can always
to pronounce it you can always
to pronounce it you can always ask them see how do you
ask them see how do you
ask them see how do you pronounce this
pronounce this
pronounce this how do you pronounce this or you
how do you pronounce this or you
how do you pronounce this or you can say which is your first name
can say which is your first name
can say which is your first name so your family name or your last
so your family name or your last
so your family name or your last name that's the second name also
name that's the second name also
name that's the second name also my middle name is Mark
my middle name is Mark
my middle name is Mark so it's andrew marc badger
so it's andrew marc badger
so it's andrew marc badger that's my full name
that's my full name
that's my full name but you often don't use the
but you often don't use the
but you often don't use the middle name unless your mom is
middle name unless your mom is
middle name unless your mom is mad at you and then she will say
mad at you and then she will say
mad at you and then she will say and rhubarb
and rhubarb
and rhubarb my mom will my new and you've
my mom will my new and you've
my mom will my new and you've heard that many times is really
heard that many times is really
heard that many times is really like this you know so the file
like this you know so the file
like this you know so the file name it in again it's it's
name it in again it's it's
name it in again it's it's different in different countries
different in different countries
different in different countries but usually in America we have a
but usually in America we have a
but usually in America we have a first name middle name and the
first name middle name and the
first name middle name and the last name as well and sometimes
last name as well and sometimes
last name as well and sometimes the middle name we get that from
the middle name we get that from
the middle name we get that from having like a like a you get
having like a like a you get
having like a like a you get like maybe your grandfather's
like maybe your grandfather's
like maybe your grandfather's name would be like your first
name would be like your first
name would be like your first name and your uncle's name is
name and your uncle's name is
name and your uncle's name is your middle name something like
your middle name something like
your middle name something like that people do lots of different
that people do lots of different
that people do lots of different things but usually the middle
things but usually the middle
things but usually the middle name isn't you
name isn't you
name isn't you unless your mom is angry now
unless your mom is angry now
unless your mom is angry now when my students graduate from
when my students graduate from
when my students graduate from their program
their program
their program I have to read their names in
I have to read their names in
I have to read their names in front of a big audience and of
front of a big audience and of
front of a big audience and of course i'm reading names that
course i'm reading names that
course i'm reading names that i'm not familiar with the
i'm not familiar with the
i'm not familiar with the language some of the South
language some of the South
language some of the South Americans may have six or seven
Americans may have six or seven
Americans may have six or seven names because the custom there
names because the custom there
names because the custom there is that when you get married you
is that when you get married you
is that when you get married you take on the names of the parents
take on the names of the parents
take on the names of the parents it's very complicated
it's very complicated
it's very complicated so what I do in the very
so what I do in the very
so what I do in the very beginning of the program is I
beginning of the program is I
beginning of the program is I have them say their name and
have them say their name and
have them say their name and record it just like this and
record it just like this and
record it just like this and then I say it myself and then
then I say it myself and then
then I say it myself and then they correct me and then I have
they correct me and then I have
they correct me and then I have a tape but you do that with all
a tape but you do that with all
a tape but you do that with all of them I do
of them I do
of them I do really i doing just the ones you
really i doing just the ones you
really i doing just the ones you all of them really well with me
all of them really well with me
all of them really well with me some of them will come from
some of them will come from
some of them will come from countries like England or
countries like England or
countries like England or Australia and New Zealand where
Australia and New Zealand where
Australia and New Zealand where it's pretty easy to pronounce
it's pretty easy to pronounce
it's pretty easy to pronounce the nation but the most
the nation but the most
the nation but the most difficult names actually are the
difficult names actually are the
difficult names actually are the names from the students in
names from the students in
names from the students in Brazil and in Portugal because
Brazil and in Portugal because
Brazil and in Portugal because the Portuguese language looks a
the Portuguese language looks a
the Portuguese language looks a lot like Spanish the names look
lot like Spanish the names look
lot like Spanish the names look at spanish but they're
at spanish but they're
at spanish but they're pronounced differently
pronounced differently
pronounced differently and I try to get the
and I try to get the
and I try to get the pronunciation is correct as i
pronunciation is correct as i
pronunciation is correct as i can because the what's the
can because the what's the
can because the what's the longest name
longest name
longest name well I probably had a name with
well I probably had a name with
well I probably had a name with six or seven names remember what
six or seven names remember what
six or seven names remember what it was
it was
it was I don't you know what was it
I don't you know what was it
I don't you know what was it like daylight something you know
like daylight something you know
like daylight something you know it
it
it I can't remember specifically
I can't remember specifically
I can't remember specifically but it's it's there long
but it's it's there long
but it's it's there long in fact that we think that we
in fact that we think that we
in fact that we think that we should charge them by their name
should charge them by their name
should charge them by their name we don't do that the other
we don't do that the other
we don't do that the other alternative is to do what we
alternative is to do what we
alternative is to do what we used to do in this country when
used to do in this country when
used to do in this country when immigrants would come into the
immigrants would come into the
immigrants would come into the country we would assign them a
country we would assign them a
country we would assign them a name that was done at ellis
name that was done at ellis
name that was done at ellis island and we would say oh we
island and we would say oh we
island and we would say oh we can't pronounce your name if you
can't pronounce your name if you
can't pronounce your name if you want to live here will call you
want to live here will call you
want to live here will call you John Smith yeah and then at
John Smith yeah and then at
John Smith yeah and then at later on people of course change
later on people of course change
later on people of course change their names back but many people
their names back but many people
their names back but many people to keep the name
to keep the name
to keep the name they were given and i would like
they were given and i would like
they were given and i would like to give my students the chance
to give my students the chance
to give my students the chance to pick a name like a famous
to pick a name like a famous
to pick a name like a famous actor
actor
actor yeah i think is what I'm true
yeah i think is what I'm true
yeah i think is what I'm true yeah you could be tom cruise
yeah you could be tom cruise
yeah you could be tom cruise with that again
with that again
with that again they don't seem to like that
they don't seem to like that
they don't seem to like that idea they want to have in our
idea they want to have in our
idea they want to have in our own name sure it's been well
own name sure it's been well
own name sure it's been well they don't know you know that
they don't know you know that
they don't know you know that you're there you know and they
you're there you know and they
you're there you know and they want me to read their name
want me to read their name
want me to read their name because oftentimes their parents
because oftentimes their parents
because oftentimes their parents will come here for their
will come here for their
will come here for their graduation and you know if I can
graduation and you know if I can
graduation and you know if I can turn towards yeah you want to
turn towards yeah you want to
turn towards yeah you want to hear my name
hear my name
hear my name yeah you know when I graduate
yeah you know when I graduate
yeah you know when I graduate that's right yeah I graduated I
that's right yeah I graduated I
that's right yeah I graduated I remember when I was graduating
remember when I was graduating
remember when I was graduating he and he hugged the guy giving
he and he hugged the guy giving
he and he hugged the guy giving out his deployment yes that's
out his deployment yes that's
out his deployment yes that's quite actually I actually hugged
quite actually I actually hugged
quite actually I actually hugged the president of my university
the president of my university
the president of my university and he wasn't expecting only was
and he wasn't expecting only was
and he wasn't expecting only was when I walk but we have a
when I walk but we have a
when I walk but we have a picture of it maybe i can find
picture of it maybe i can find
picture of it maybe i can find yes yes it's a great picture and
yes yes it's a great picture and
yes yes it's a great picture and and we all appreciated that
and we all appreciated that
and we all appreciated that because it broke up a list of
because it broke up a list of
because it broke up a list of 300 people just going up and
300 people just going up and
300 people just going up and shaking hands and I try to be
shaking hands and I try to be
shaking hands and I try to be different yeah for you
different yeah for you
different yeah for you that's true yes well anyway it's
that's true yes well anyway it's
that's true yes well anyway it's been I don't want to keep you
been I don't want to keep you
been I don't want to keep you too long from the from the
too long from the from the
too long from the from the actual vacation week it's okay
actual vacation week it's okay
actual vacation week it's okay but it's always it's the
but it's always it's the
but it's always it's the greatest we've talked in a long
greatest we've talked in a long
greatest we've talked in a long time
time
time I know I know it's so nice
I know I know it's so nice
I know I know it's so nice loaded to get out here and since
loaded to get out here and since
loaded to get out here and since it down and will again I'll take
it down and will again I'll take
it down and will again I'll take the camera around and show you
the camera around and show you
the camera around and show you what i'm doing over here in this
what i'm doing over here in this
what i'm doing over here in this video
video
video but we'll pull a journey here
but we'll pull a journey here
but we'll pull a journey here and then i'll be back in a
and then i'll be back in a
and then i'll be back in a little bit as i said we'll show
little bit as i said we'll show
little bit as i said we'll show you the Christmas tree some of
you the Christmas tree some of
you the Christmas tree some of the the beautiful surroundings
the the beautiful surroundings
the the beautiful surroundings all the lovely the the white
all the lovely the the white
all the lovely the the white Christmas were experiencing over
Christmas were experiencing over
Christmas were experiencing over here and we'll get into the
here and we'll get into the
here and we'll get into the special mission homework
special mission homework
special mission homework assignment for this month you
assignment for this month you
assignment for this month you can say bye bye good bye bye bye
can say bye bye good bye bye bye
can say bye bye good bye bye bye right
right
right yeah
yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
yeah mmm
mmm
mmm well hello and welcome to the
well hello and welcome to the
well hello and welcome to the special mission homework
special mission homework
special mission homework assignment for today i hope you
assignment for today i hope you
assignment for today i hope you enjoyed this little set of me
enjoyed this little set of me
enjoyed this little set of me making a fire right quick
making a fire right quick
making a fire right quick basically i took newspaper and
basically i took newspaper and
basically i took newspaper and then you saw me put some pine
then you saw me put some pine
then you saw me put some pine cones these are the big things
cones these are the big things
cones these are the big things that hold the seeds for pine
that hold the seeds for pine
that hold the seeds for pine trees and then I put some small
trees and then I put some small
trees and then I put some small pieces of wood
pieces of wood
pieces of wood this is called kindling so you
this is called kindling so you
this is called kindling so you can get the fire burning and
can get the fire burning and
can get the fire burning and then you can see up top I have
then you can see up top I have
then you can see up top I have the bigger pieces of wood
the bigger pieces of wood
the bigger pieces of wood I really love fireplace and here
I really love fireplace and here
I really love fireplace and here in oregon who i am for vacation
in oregon who i am for vacation
in oregon who i am for vacation you can hear the fire
you can hear the fire
you can hear the fire it's very hot sitting here by
it's very hot sitting here by
it's very hot sitting here by the fire but it's very warm and
the fire but it's very warm and
the fire but it's very warm and I'm glad you're able to share it
I'm glad you're able to share it
I'm glad you're able to share it with me if you were feeling cold
with me if you were feeling cold
with me if you were feeling cold where you are
where you are
where you are well I also hope you enjoyed the
well I also hope you enjoyed the
well I also hope you enjoyed the conversation I had with my dad
conversation I had with my dad
conversation I had with my dad this month he's a funny guy I
this month he's a funny guy I
this month he's a funny guy I get a lot of my humor and my
get a lot of my humor and my
get a lot of my humor and my english from him
english from him
english from him so learning from him as I was
so learning from him as I was
so learning from him as I was growing up but for this special
growing up but for this special
growing up but for this special mission homework assignment what
mission homework assignment what
mission homework assignment what I wanted to talk about because
I wanted to talk about because
I wanted to talk about because we're also talking about family
we're also talking about family
we're also talking about family is where you learn English from
is where you learn English from
is where you learn English from and one of the things or i guess
and one of the things or i guess
and one of the things or i guess in two ways when you think about
in two ways when you think about
in two ways when you think about learning English
learning English
learning English the first thing is the kind of
the first thing is the kind of
the first thing is the kind of people that you spend time with
people that you spend time with
people that you spend time with and how old they are and also
and how old they are and also
and how old they are and also the kind of English that you use
the kind of English that you use
the kind of English that you use depending on how you are or how
depending on how you are or how
depending on how you are or how old you are
old you are
old you are so in my case I am right now 32
so in my case I am right now 32
so in my case I am right now 32 years old and so the English
years old and so the English
years old and so the English that I know it comes from
that I know it comes from
that I know it comes from maybe movies that were in the
maybe movies that were in the
maybe movies that were in the eighties or in the nineties and
eighties or in the nineties and
eighties or in the nineties and a lot of the things from when I
a lot of the things from when I
a lot of the things from when I was younger and that's how
was younger and that's how
was younger and that's how unable to communicate with other
unable to communicate with other
unable to communicate with other people because for learning
people because for learning
people because for learning English
English
English you don't just learn the grammar
you don't just learn the grammar
you don't just learn the grammar these are the rules of the
these are the rules of the
these are the rules of the language the real language is
language the real language is
language the real language is the words and the things from
the words and the things from
the words and the things from movies and TV and radio that you
movies and TV and radio that you
movies and TV and radio that you learn and these are the things
learn and these are the things
learn and these are the things that connect you with the other
that connect you with the other
that connect you with the other people in your generation
people in your generation
people in your generation so for the people you spend time
so for the people you spend time
so for the people you spend time with maybe you are 40 years old
with maybe you are 40 years old
with maybe you are 40 years old maybe you're 50 years old
maybe you're 50 years old
maybe you're 50 years old you're 25 but you have to think
you're 25 but you have to think
you're 25 but you have to think about not only your own
about not only your own
about not only your own generation so you can learn all
generation so you can learn all
generation so you can learn all of the things that you talked
of the things that you talked
of the things that you talked with with other people that are
with with other people that are
with with other people that are also the same age as you
also the same age as you
also the same age as you but if you live in a different
but if you live in a different
but if you live in a different country and you don't have the
country and you don't have the
country and you don't have the chance to speak English with
chance to speak English with
chance to speak English with other people that are your age
other people that are your age
other people that are your age you can also spend time talking
you can also spend time talking
you can also spend time talking with people that are a different
with people that are a different
with people that are a different age that you and the way to do
age that you and the way to do
age that you and the way to do that is if you already
that is if you already
that is if you already understand the rules of the
understand the rules of the
understand the rules of the language this is the grammar
language this is the grammar
language this is the grammar that you have to start focusing
that you have to start focusing
that you have to start focusing on the culture and learning the
on the culture and learning the
on the culture and learning the culture is the most important
culture is the most important
culture is the most important part because learning the rules
part because learning the rules
part because learning the rules is not really so tricky
is not really so tricky
is not really so tricky it's learning the culture so you
it's learning the culture so you
it's learning the culture so you are starting English not as a
are starting English not as a
are starting English not as a native speaker you are starting
native speaker you are starting
native speaker you are starting with your own culture you've got
with your own culture you've got
with your own culture you've got you know maybe you speak Italian
you know maybe you speak Italian
you know maybe you speak Italian or French or German or Arabic
or French or German or Arabic
or French or German or Arabic whatever your language is but
whatever your language is but
whatever your language is but you know all of the references
you know all of the references
you know all of the references in your culture from your
in your culture from your
in your culture from your generation
generation
generation so all of the people you grew up
so all of the people you grew up
so all of the people you grew up with it's the same situation as
with it's the same situation as
with it's the same situation as it is for me
it is for me
it is for me so now you have to do a little
so now you have to do a little
so now you have to do a little bit of extra work to go back and
bit of extra work to go back and
bit of extra work to go back and start speaking with the other
start speaking with the other
start speaking with the other people not only in your
people not only in your
people not only in your generation but also other
generation but also other
generation but also other generations but i recommend you
generations but i recommend you
generations but i recommend you begin with people
begin with people
begin with people maybe let's say you take care of
maybe let's say you take care of
maybe let's say you take care of little children then you would
little children then you would
little children then you would watch the TV shows or listen to
watch the TV shows or listen to
watch the TV shows or listen to the music that that generation
the music that that generation
the music that that generation of people listens to
of people listens to
of people listens to so just like me I don't know all
so just like me I don't know all
so just like me I don't know all of the references that my father
of the references that my father
of the references that my father uses or my mother or my
uses or my mother or my
uses or my mother or my grandfather he will talk about
grandfather he will talk about
grandfather he will talk about something maybe a joke that
something maybe a joke that
something maybe a joke that everybody in the culture new
everybody in the culture new
everybody in the culture new from World War two but i have no
from World War two but i have no
from World War two but i have no idea and it doesn't mean i don't
idea and it doesn't mean i don't
idea and it doesn't mean i don't understand English it just means
understand English it just means
understand English it just means i don't understand the culture
i don't understand the culture
i don't understand the culture from that . so the more cultural
from that . so the more cultural
from that . so the more cultural references you understand the
references you understand the
references you understand the better you will get at being
better you will get at being
better you will get at being able to have conversations with
able to have conversations with
able to have conversations with people at these different levels
people at these different levels
people at these different levels so begin with the the people
so begin with the the people
so begin with the the people that you spend the most time
that you spend the most time
that you spend the most time with if you are teaching at a
with if you are teaching at a
with if you are teaching at a university or you have
university or you have
university or you have you're an adult and you go to
you're an adult and you go to
you're an adult and you go to dinner parties with people
dinner parties with people
dinner parties with people whatever that thing is
whatever that thing is
whatever that thing is study the the music and movies
study the the music and movies
study the the music and movies that they would have known from
that they would have known from
that they would have known from younger generations because this
younger generations because this
younger generations because this is usually what people use their
is usually what people use their
is usually what people use their english from so again I'm 32
english from so again I'm 32
english from so again I'm 32 years old and the english i use
years old and the english i use
years old and the english i use I make jokes and talk with
I make jokes and talk with
I make jokes and talk with people it's about English from
people it's about English from
people it's about English from maybe 20 years ago so it's not
maybe 20 years ago so it's not
maybe 20 years ago so it's not the language were speaking right
the language were speaking right
the language were speaking right now we're using phrases from
now we're using phrases from
now we're using phrases from movies and TV and we're bringing
movies and TV and we're bringing
movies and TV and we're bringing them back into the conversation
them back into the conversation
them back into the conversation and what we do when we speak is
and what we do when we speak is
and what we do when we speak is we're kind of having like a like
we're kind of having like a like
we're kind of having like a like a cold conversation
a cold conversation
a cold conversation so we're using the same language
so we're using the same language
so we're using the same language but we're understanding each
but we're understanding each
but we're understanding each other and this comes from having
other and this comes from having
other and this comes from having seen the same movie or the same
seen the same movie or the same
seen the same movie or the same TV show
TV show
TV show so we bond in this way we come
so we bond in this way we come
so we bond in this way we come together so when you have to
together so when you have to
together so when you have to think about speaking English
think about speaking English
think about speaking English don't worry so much about trying
don't worry so much about trying
don't worry so much about trying to get maybe the grammar
to get maybe the grammar
to get maybe the grammar correctly it's more about kind
correctly it's more about kind
correctly it's more about kind of joining the club of your
of joining the club of your
of joining the club of your generation
generation
generation so if you are 50 years old go
so if you are 50 years old go
so if you are 50 years old go back and maybe you can google
back and maybe you can google
back and maybe you can google online so this is what I'd like
online so this is what I'd like
online so this is what I'd like you to do for the special
you to do for the special
you to do for the special mission homework assignment
mission homework assignment
mission homework assignment whatever your birthday is go
whatever your birthday is go
whatever your birthday is go back so in my case again I'm 32
back so in my case again I'm 32
back so in my case again I'm 32 years old I look on to google
years old I look on to google
years old I look on to google what movies were made in the
what movies were made in the
what movies were made in the eighties or the most popular
eighties or the most popular
eighties or the most popular movies in 1983 or whatever the
movies in 1983 or whatever the
movies in 1983 or whatever the whatever the year is but we
whatever the year is but we
whatever the year is but we usually work in decades
usually work in decades
usually work in decades so a decade is a group of 10
so a decade is a group of 10
so a decade is a group of 10 years so you've got the eighties
years so you've got the eighties
years so you've got the eighties nineties to thousands you know
nineties to thousands you know
nineties to thousands you know that kind of thing and you can
that kind of thing and you can
that kind of thing and you can use that information to begin
use that information to begin
use that information to begin mastering the culture of your
mastering the culture of your
mastering the culture of your generation so whatever your age
generation so whatever your age
generation so whatever your age group is but also the the
group is but also the the
group is but also the the culture of the people that you
culture of the people that you
culture of the people that you spend a lot of time with so
spend a lot of time with so
spend a lot of time with so maybe me I spend time with a lot
maybe me I spend time with a lot
maybe me I spend time with a lot of children
of children
of children maybe you don't but whatever
maybe you don't but whatever
maybe you don't but whatever that is if you want to
that is if you want to
that is if you want to understand the people that
understand the people that
understand the people that you're speaking with
you're speaking with
you're speaking with it's not it's not really the the
it's not it's not really the the
it's not it's not really the the grammar or the English that
grammar or the English that
grammar or the English that you're using its the cultural
you're using its the cultural
you're using its the cultural ideas that you understand
ideas that you understand
ideas that you understand and the more deeply you go into
and the more deeply you go into
and the more deeply you go into the culture of a language that's
the culture of a language that's
the culture of a language that's really where you begin to
really where you begin to
really where you begin to connect with people and maybe
connect with people and maybe
connect with people and maybe you've had this happen to you
you've had this happen to you
you've had this happen to you before you're speaking with
before you're speaking with
before you're speaking with someone that and they say oh my
someone that and they say oh my
someone that and they say oh my goodness i had no idea
goodness i had no idea
goodness i had no idea knew that and what you're doing
knew that and what you're doing
knew that and what you're doing is connecting with them in a
is connecting with them in a
is connecting with them in a real human wait
real human wait
real human wait not just using the language but
not just using the language but
not just using the language but actually connecting with them by
actually connecting with them by
actually connecting with them by kind of joining their club and
kind of joining their club and
kind of joining their club and showing that you share something
showing that you share something
showing that you share something like that sharing more than just
like that sharing more than just
like that sharing more than just the grammar or something of a
the grammar or something of a
the grammar or something of a language
language
language well for this month go out and
well for this month go out and
well for this month go out and really try to find again these
really try to find again these
really try to find again these two things one is think about
two things one is think about
two things one is think about your own generation
your own generation
your own generation so go back think about when you
so go back think about when you
so go back think about when you were born and then start moving
were born and then start moving
were born and then start moving up from there
up from there
up from there so maybe if you're born in
so maybe if you're born in
so maybe if you're born in nineteen eighty then start with
nineteen eighty then start with
nineteen eighty then start with the eighties and nineties and
the eighties and nineties and
the eighties and nineties and watch some really popular movies
watch some really popular movies
watch some really popular movies from that time
from that time
from that time look at the most popular music
look at the most popular music
look at the most popular music you can go to billboard.com and
you can go to billboard.com and
you can go to billboard.com and you can get lots of information
you can get lots of information
you can get lots of information about music from there as well
about music from there as well
about music from there as well but plenty of other web sites
but plenty of other web sites
but plenty of other web sites especially youtube but look for
especially youtube but look for
especially youtube but look for the most popular cultural ideas
the most popular cultural ideas
the most popular cultural ideas from particular particular
from particular particular
from particular particular generations also commercials TV
generations also commercials TV
generations also commercials TV commercials are very popular and
commercials are very popular and
commercials are very popular and that's a very common way that
that's a very common way that
that's a very common way that people you know two people are
people you know two people are
people you know two people are both watching the same
both watching the same
both watching the same commercial and they can laugh
commercial and they can laugh
commercial and they can laugh and joke about it but these
and joke about it but these
and joke about it but these kinds of ideas of the things
kinds of ideas of the things
kinds of ideas of the things that you should really be
that you should really be
that you should really be studying
studying
studying so for this month this is just a
so for this month this is just a
so for this month this is just a fun assignment take as much time
fun assignment take as much time
fun assignment take as much time as you want to and you should
as you want to and you should
as you want to and you should continue doing this as you
continue doing this as you
continue doing this as you become a better speaker of
become a better speaker of
become a better speaker of English but the more you
English but the more you
English but the more you practice and the more you go
practice and the more you go
practice and the more you go into the culture and not not
into the culture and not not
into the culture and not not worried about the grammar so
worried about the grammar so
worried about the grammar so much begin with the movies and
much begin with the movies and
much begin with the movies and the books and the ideas all of
the books and the ideas all of
the books and the ideas all of these things and and start doing
these things and and start doing
these things and and start doing some research online to think
some research online to think
some research online to think about your own generation and
about your own generation and
about your own generation and then also think about the the
then also think about the the
then also think about the the generation of the people you
generation of the people you
generation of the people you spend a lot of time talking with
spend a lot of time talking with
spend a lot of time talking with so it
so it
so it whoever that is for you it could
whoever that is for you it could
whoever that is for you it could be maybe the same age or it
be maybe the same age or it
be maybe the same age or it could be with people younger
could be with people younger
could be with people younger people older than you
people older than you
people older than you it just depends on what you're
it just depends on what you're
it just depends on what you're interested in and what you'd
interested in and what you'd
interested in and what you'd like to study and talk about
like to study and talk about
like to study and talk about well I hope it's been an
well I hope it's been an
well I hope it's been an interesting talk i'm sitting by
interesting talk i'm sitting by
interesting talk i'm sitting by this nice warm fire
this nice warm fire
this nice warm fire it's a little too hot actually
it's a little too hot actually
it's a little too hot actually but it's been a fantastic month
but it's been a fantastic month
but it's been a fantastic month and I'm really happy that I got
and I'm really happy that I got
and I'm really happy that I got to finish another great year of
to finish another great year of
to finish another great year of master English conversation and
master English conversation and
master English conversation and that we're starting a brand new
that we're starting a brand new
that we're starting a brand new year in 2013 with this January
year in 2013 with this January
year in 2013 with this January lesson
lesson
lesson so I will leave you with a few
so I will leave you with a few
so I will leave you with a few shots of just the lovely
shots of just the lovely
shots of just the lovely surroundings over here I'll show
surroundings over here I'll show
surroundings over here I'll show you the Christmas tree
you the Christmas tree
you the Christmas tree you got the lovely fire right
you got the lovely fire right
you got the lovely fire right here and go out and start
here and go out and start
here and go out and start getting into the culture
getting into the culture
getting into the culture forget the language forget that
forget the language forget that
forget the language forget that you're an English Learner you're
you're an English Learner you're
you're an English Learner you're just a person who can speak
just a person who can speak
just a person who can speak English and you just need to
English and you just need to
English and you just need to learn more cultural references
learn more cultural references
learn more cultural references that's really in have an
that's really in have an
that's really in have an excellent day and i'll leave you
excellent day and i'll leave you
excellent day and i'll leave you with a few shots few scenes of
with a few shots few scenes of
with a few shots few scenes of the lovely nature and the
the lovely nature and the
the lovely nature and the natural surroundings that we
natural surroundings that we
natural surroundings that we have here in organ
have here in organ
have here in organ baba
baba
baba yeah
yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
yeah yeah