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0:00Prepare yourself because I am going to
0:02teach you over 225 phrases to truly help
0:06you build your vocabulary. And I say
0:08truly build your vocabulary because I'm
0:11going to teach you different
0:12collocations which are words that are
0:14frequently used together. Now, many of
0:16these words you may already be familiar
0:18with, and that is a good thing because
0:20you should be using these collocations
0:23in order to sound more natural and
0:25fluent because if you tell me something
0:28like, I would like to raise my
0:30vocabulary, I understand you, it's
0:32grammatically correct, but it sounds
0:35awkward, you're not going to use the
0:36verb raise when talking about
0:38vocabulary. Instead, you are going to
0:41build your vocabulary or develop your
0:44vocabulary or expand your vocabulary.
0:47These are collocations. I want to start
0:50out with words that are at a B2, C1, and
0:54C2 level and go over some of the useful
0:57and common collocations with those words
1:00to help you be more descriptive and
1:02precise. Let's begin. Yeah, I want to
1:05help you supercharge your vocabulary by
1:07learning many different collocations,
1:09which are words that are frequently used
1:11together. And when you use them in
1:13conversation, it's just going to help
1:15you sound more natural. So, in this
1:17lesson, I'm going to teach you over 50
1:19different collocations ranging from
1:22levels B2 to C2. So, the phrases that
1:25we're going to look at are more upper
1:27intermediate to advanced. Now, I'm not
1:29going to lie to you. Building your
1:31vocabulary is something that may take a
1:34considerable amount of time, but
1:36learning collocations can be somewhat of
1:38a shortcut. So, let's begin with some B2
1:41collocations and with a word that I've
1:44already mentioned, considerable. This is
1:46an adjective that means very large or
1:48much. And there are some great adjective
1:51noun collocations such as a considerable
1:55amount of something. Previously I
1:57mentioned a considerable amount of time
2:00or you could say that you're making a
2:02considerable difference or you're making
2:05considerable progress or you have
2:07considerable influence over someone and
2:11this collocation you may follow it with
2:13that preposition over. Besides, we have
2:16to do a considerable amount of
2:17paperwork.
2:18Whether you might go back and use your
2:21considerable influence and ask your
2:24cabin colleagues if they might
2:26reconsider.
2:27And I am confident that learning
2:28collocations will make a considerable
2:31difference in building your vocabulary.
2:33And if that is what you'd like to do,
2:35please subscribe, turn on notifications,
2:38that way I can become your teacher. My
2:40name is Wes. The channel is Interactive
2:43English. It's all about trying to help
2:45you reach your fluency goals. And if you
2:47follow my video lessons, I think that
2:51you will make considerable progress.
2:53Okay? See how just natural that sounds?
2:56Let's continue with our next set of
2:58collocations that have the noun
3:00feedback. So, this is information or
3:03statements of opinion about something
3:05such as a product and saying whether
3:07it's successful or liked. So you may
3:10give feedback or provide feedback or
3:13even offer feedback. And give, provide,
3:16and offer, those are really synonyms.
3:19You may also get feedback as well as
3:22receive feedback. And once again, get
3:25and receive, those are synonyms. And
3:27this may seem simple, but this is when I
3:30hear people make mistakes and they may
3:33say tell feedback instead of give
3:35feedback. So these are some great verb
3:38noun collocations. There are also some
3:40very common adjective noun collocations
3:44because I think overwhelmingly people
3:46may talk about positive feedback or
3:48negative feedback. The next word that I
3:51want to look at is deeply. We're going
3:53to mix it up with an adverb. So deeply
3:56means extremely or strongly and it is a
4:00great way to add emphasis. So there are
4:02some adverb adjective collocations that
4:05well may have a positive connotation or
4:07a negative connotation. Let's start with
4:09the negative. You may say that you are
4:11deeply worried about something or deeply
4:14concerned about something. So either of
4:17those collocations you may follow with
4:19that preposition about. You could also
4:22refer to something or someone as deeply
4:25flawed. So in this case, you may be
4:28talking about a deeply flawed plan or
4:30maybe a deeply flawed individual.
4:33I'm deeply worried about aging.
4:34The US is deeply concerned about an
4:37escalating conflict that will not end
4:38well for either side.
4:40He's deeply flawed and somehow somehow
4:43some way we raised a child. For those
4:45that may be a bit more positive, if
4:47you're apologizing, you could say that
4:49you are deeply sorry. Or maybe you were
4:52deeply moved by something and it just
4:55affected you emotionally and you're
4:57going to follow this with by or you
5:00could say that you are deeply in love
5:02and
5:03he is deeply sorry.
5:05I told him that I was deeply moved by a
5:08statement. I was in love with her and
5:10she was in love with me and we were so
5:13deeply in love.
5:15Then we have the word controversial and
5:18I have two different sets of
5:20collocations with this noun which means
5:22causing disagreement or discussion. So
5:25let's start with some adjective noun
5:27collocations. Maybe you're going to
5:29debate a controversial issue or say that
5:32someone made a controversial decision.
5:35Or if you're talking about a person, you
5:37could say, "Well, this person is a
5:39controversial figure." And I'm sure
5:42right now you can think of someone who
5:44you would refer to as a controversial
5:47figure and they're really causing
5:49disagreement. And then there are some
5:50common adverb adjective collocations if
5:54you want to say someone or something is
5:56extremely controversial or highly
5:59controversial. And we can build on top
6:02of this and say that someone is a highly
6:06controversial figure. And now we're
6:08using them all together. Can you think
6:11of someone who you would consider a
6:13highly controversial figure? Let me know
6:15down in the comments. Then we have the
6:17word wisdom which means using knowledge
6:20or experience to make good decisions.
6:23And there are only two collocations that
6:25I want to look at. The first one is an
6:27adjective noun collocation which is
6:30conventional wisdom. And in this case,
6:32the meaning changes slightly. So if
6:34we're talking about conventional wisdom,
6:36it refers to opinions or theories that
6:39have existed for a long time and that
6:42most people agree with. And this is a
6:45common collocation, conventional wisdom.
6:47Conventional wisdom suggests that our
6:49next move is to resume hostilities to
6:51fight. Well, conventional wisdom says
6:53good fleeing will always beat good
6:56chasing, but the stats say put your
6:58money on the guy with the gun.
7:00I have another adjective noun
7:02collocation, except this time wisdom is
7:06the adjective. And I'm talking about a
7:08wisdom tooth or wisdom teeth. So, this
7:12is the last tooth to come in at the back
7:15of each side of your upper and lower
7:17jaw. And often you may have to get well
7:20this tooth or even the teeth removed
7:22your wisdom tooth or wisdom teeth.
7:25Dental emergency. I'm getting my wisdom
7:28teeth pulled
7:29and count up all of the extra
7:31painkillers that I had left over from my
7:33wisdom tooth surgery.
7:34Let's move on to some C1 words and some
7:37of those common collocations. And we'll
7:39begin with the verb call. So, this is a
7:42verb that has well multiple meanings.
7:44But in this case, we're talking about
7:46arranging for something to happen, such
7:49as a particular event and usually
7:51something official. And there are some
7:53great verb noun collocations such as to
7:55call a meeting or more specifically to
7:58call an emergency meeting. And you could
8:01also call for something. And we're going
8:03to follow the verb with for. And I have
8:06a few different examples. You could call
8:08for a strike or call for an election or
8:12call for a halt to something. Those are
8:14some great collocations with this verb.
8:16Next is the word tedious. It's a word
8:19that I don't really like the meaning of
8:21it, but I like using it because it's
8:23very descriptive. It's an adjective that
8:25means boring or uninteresting. So, we
8:29can use this to describe some specific
8:32nouns and those are the collocations.
8:34You might talk about a tedious job or
8:37tedious work or even a tedious task. So
8:41once again, job, work, task. They're
8:43they're similar. They're synonyms, but
8:45great nouns to use with this adjective.
8:48Jerry selection is tedious work.
8:50It's the only way to get through yet
8:51another tedious and useless task.
8:53And then let's throw in a phrasal verb.
8:55Why not? Bubble over. And we're going to
8:58follow the phrasal verb with the word
9:00with. to bubble over with something. It
9:03means to be very excited or
9:05enthusiastic. And there are some great
9:08phrasal verb noun collocations such as
9:11to bubble over with excitement or to
9:14bubble over with enthusiasm or even to
9:17bubble over with emotion. And hopefully
9:19it makes it a little easier to grasp
9:22these collocations because excitement,
9:25enthusiasm, emotion, once again, they're
9:27really synonyms. I am bubbling over with
9:31excitement to continue teaching you more
9:34collocations with the next word which is
9:37burning. And no, I'm not talking about
9:40fire. This word has a couple of
9:42different meanings. And I want to talk
9:43to you about collocations with each. So
9:46the first meaning would refer to
9:48something that is very strong. And there
9:51are some great adjective noun
9:52collocations like a burning desire or a
9:56burning ambition. So, it's a great way
9:58to add emphasis.
10:00Firefighters have a passion for their
10:01work. Arsonists just have a burning
10:03desire.
10:05Is that even a joke?
10:06It's a word play or parody.
10:08The next meaning is a subject or
10:10question that must be dealt with or
10:12answered quickly. And there are also a
10:15couple adjective noun collocations with
10:17this meaning. Maybe you're talking about
10:20a burning issue or even a burning
10:23question. So again, we're really adding
10:26emphasis because we're not talking about
10:27a normal question. We're talking about a
10:29burning question. You
10:30look like a boy with a burning question.
10:33One that my tarot cards can answer
10:35better than any book.
10:37Then we have the verb capture. And the
10:40meaning that we're going to talk about
10:41is to feel interested or excited by
10:44something. And there are a few different
10:46verb noun collocations such as to
10:49capture the imagination or to capture
10:52the attention or to capture the
10:55interest. And you could follow each of
10:57these collocations with the word of to
11:00capture the imagination of someone. We
11:04could also put a pronoun between the
11:06verb and the noun. I could say that,
11:09well, someone's trying to capture the
11:12audience's attention or something
11:15captured my imagination. And I hope that
11:18this lesson has captured your interest.
11:22And if it has, and you've learned
11:23something new, you can let me know by
11:25hitting that like button. Let's continue
11:28with some C2 words, which are a little
11:30more advanced. And we'll talk about some
11:32of those collocations. And we'll begin
11:34with the word underlying. This means
11:37that something is real, but it's not
11:40immediately obvious. I have several
11:43adjective noun collocations like an
11:46underlying cause or an underlying
11:48condition. And these you may hear
11:51somebody use medically. Perhaps a doctor
11:53may talk about an underlying condition
11:56or the underlying cause of some illness.
11:59As of right now, the mortality rate is
12:02fluctuating between 25 and 30% depending
12:05upon underlying medical conditions. You
12:08could also say that something is the
12:10underlying principle or perhaps uh an
12:14underlying motivation. Maybe you want to
12:17improve your English for more work
12:20opportunities, but perhaps you also
12:23maybe want to date someone and have the
12:26relationship in English. And you could
12:28say that maybe that is an underlying
12:31motivation. It's real, but it's not
12:32obvious. Next is the word framework.
12:35We're talking about a system of rules,
12:37ideas, or beliefs that is used to decide
12:40something. And you may hear people use
12:42this word with a few different adjective
12:44noun collocations talking about a legal
12:48framework or a regulatory framework or
12:51even a theoretical framework. Then
12:54there's the word expenditure which
12:56refers to the total amount of money a
12:58government organization or even a person
13:01spends. And a few different adjective
13:04noun collocations include government
13:07expenditure or annual expenditure or
13:10even personal expenditure. We also have
13:12a couple of verb noun collocations such
13:14as to cut expenditure or even to reduce
13:18expenditure. something that I think many
13:20businesses try to do
13:21with current and projected deficits. We
13:24need to cut expenditures by 32%.
13:27Then we have the word literal. It refers
13:29to a word's original or basic meaning.
13:33And there are a few different adjective
13:35noun collocations that I want to share
13:37with you. You may talk about the literal
13:40meaning of something or perhaps the
13:42literal interpretation or even use it in
13:45the phrase in a literal sense. Look,
13:48what's an M7G677?
13:51A black hole.
13:52In what sense?
13:53In a literal sense.
13:55And then finite. I don't know why I said
13:58it like that. Finite. This adjective
14:01means having a limit or end. And a few
14:06different adjective noun collocations
14:08with this word include finite resources
14:12or a finite number or a finite amount.
14:15Those are some great phrases with this
14:17word. We just learned a lot of different
14:20collocations and I do not expect you to
14:22remember all of these. I I think you're
14:25probably already familiar with many of
14:26these words, but it's all about
14:28recognizing which words are frequently
14:31used together. That's what collocations
14:34are. and your brain is going to start
14:36recognizing that pattern so that when
14:39you're having a conversation, you're
14:41just going to end up using the words
14:42together and you'll sound a lot more
14:45natural. I know I'm giving you a lot
14:47right now and I hope that you don't
14:49think this is a tedious task. I just
14:51want you to be able to recognize the
14:54words that are used together. That's why
14:56I'm showing them to you. I'm saying
14:58them. And I think over time you you're
15:01going to start recognizing that pattern,
15:03especially if I can capture your
15:06interest. And the way that I want to do
15:08that right now is by talking about a
15:10word that is overused by everyone,
15:14myself included. And I want to share
15:16with you some useful collocations that
15:18you can use instead. So this is really
15:20going to add flavor to your vocabulary.
15:23Today I have a very important lesson for
15:26you. But let let's just get this out of
15:27here because I want to help you
15:29supercharge your vocabulary. I want to
15:31teach you many different words and
15:33phrases that you can use instead of
15:35saying very because the word very it's a
15:38very common it's a very common word. I
15:40just used it several times then. It's
15:43probably one of the most overused words
15:46in English. I end up using it all the
15:48time. It's an adverb that means really
15:51or to a high degree. But because this
15:54word is so common, it presents a unique
15:57opportunity for all of you to greatly
16:00build your vocabulary. And there are two
16:02different ways that you can do this. I'm
16:04going to talk to you about both. The
16:06first way that you can do this is by
16:08learning some different synonyms for the
16:10word very. And here are some right here.
16:13These are all adverbs that typically
16:16come before an adjective to form a
16:18collocation. Words that are frequently
16:20used together. So, these are some very
16:23common and useful phrases that I'm
16:25getting ready to teach you. And I'm
16:26going to give you a lot. I do not expect
16:28you to remember all of them, but the
16:31more that you hear these phrases and
16:34that you see them, you're just going to
16:35end up making a mental note, and that's
16:37very important. So, let's begin with the
16:39first adverb, which is pretty. Now,
16:41pretty, it has a similar meaning. It's
16:44probably to a lesser degree than very,
16:47but it's it's extremely useful because
16:50we often use pretty with some some very
16:54common and simple adjectives and their
16:57opposites. So, you might hear somebody
16:59say that something is pretty good, or
17:02they may say it's pretty bad. Perhaps
17:04you're trying to do something and you
17:05have no problems and you say, "Wow, that
17:08was pretty easy." Or if there were a lot
17:09of problems, you might say, "It was
17:11pretty difficult." Maybe somebody's
17:13moving pretty fast. I do not want to do
17:16that in this lesson. I'll probably move
17:18pretty slow because that'll make it
17:20easier for you to understand. Or you're
17:22describing somebody and you say that
17:24they are pretty smart. And the opposite
17:27of that would be pretty dumb. The next
17:29adverb, which is probably more of a
17:31direct synonym, is extremely, which
17:34means a a very high degree. And I'll
17:37probably throw in some varies throughout
17:38the lesson, but you you could say
17:41something is extremely important. Or
17:44perhaps it's extremely dangerous. Maybe
17:47you are extremely grateful for
17:49something. Or you could describe uh
17:52something and say it's extremely
17:53difficult. And I've now used difficult
17:56twice. Really just to show you that you
17:59can use different words and mix them
18:01together because there is a difference.
18:03It helps you be more specific. If you're
18:05talking about something and you say it's
18:07pretty difficult or extremely difficult,
18:10then we have the word highly. And you
18:12could describe someone and say they are
18:14highly successful. Maybe you're you're
18:16talking about a situation that is highly
18:18unlikely. You could describe a person's
18:21uh personality and say they are highly
18:24competitive or maybe they are highly
18:26motivated. And the next adverb that I
18:29have for you is awfully. And instead of
18:32saying that that you're very tired, you
18:34could say you're awfully tired. Or uh a
18:37great phrase is awfully nice of someone.
18:40Uh I would say, you know, it's awfully
18:43nice of you to go ahead and hit that
18:45like button. It's awfully nice of you.
18:48Or maybe you say that you are awfully
18:50sorry. Or perhaps you're talking about a
18:53place that is awfully crowded. Then we
18:55have the word truly. I love this
18:57synonym. You could say that you are
18:59truly thankful. Or perhaps you're truly
19:01passionate about something. Or maybe
19:04you're truly happy. And we could also
19:06use truly with a synonym for happy. It's
19:09another collocation and say you are
19:11truly content. So either one. Truly
19:14happy, truly content. Great phrases to
19:16know immensely. And this just makes me
19:18think well like very big. But this
19:21adverb is used in some very common
19:24collocations. I threw another very in
19:26just now. And you could hear somebody
19:29describe a person and say that they are
19:32immensely talented. Or perhaps you say
19:35something is immensely popular. I I wish
19:38my video lessons were immensely popular.
19:41Or maybe you describe something as
19:44immensely useful. Or you could talk
19:46about a business and say that it is
19:48immensely profitable. So, I just taught
19:50you some truly remarkable, which is
19:52which is another collocation with truly
19:54truly remarkable synonyms that you can
19:57use instead of saying very. And I I
20:00don't think these phrases are extremely
20:04difficult to learn, but I do feel that
20:06they are immensely useful in helping you
20:09build your vocabulary. And I'm really
20:11trying to emphasize these synonyms. But
20:14now let's look at the second way that
20:16you can supercharge your vocabulary and
20:18avoid using the word very. And that is
20:21by using more precise language. So I
20:25think quite often people will use very
20:27with a a simple adjective such as the
20:31adjectives that you see up here. And
20:33instead of using very along with one of
20:36these adjectives, you can use a word
20:39that is more descriptive. It's more
20:41exact. And this is going to help you
20:43more accurately express your thoughts,
20:45opinions, and ideas. So, let's start
20:47with very good. And you might use well,
20:51very good to describe uh an event, a
20:54party, a festival. And instead of saying
20:57very good, there are so many different
20:59words that you can choose from. You
21:01could say that something is incredible,
21:03amazing, those are two very common
21:05adjectives, or spectacular. And then if
21:09you want to use a couple of adjectives
21:11which may not be as common, maybe you
21:14could say something is phenomenal or
21:17breathtaking. I love that adjective.
21:19I've never had anyone describe one of my
21:22lessons as breathtaking. I've just been
21:24waiting. I've been waiting to hear that
21:25down in the comments. And then the same
21:27goes for very bad. There are many
21:30different words that you can choose from
21:32that are going to be more descriptive
21:34than just saying very bad like terrible
21:37or horrible. Those are those are very
21:40common adjectives, great words to use
21:42instead of saying very bad. You could
21:45also say that well something is lousy or
21:49dreadful. That's that is very bad. And
21:53then probably I I think the strongest
21:55word maybe that you could use would be
21:58atrocious.
22:00I I really hope I I don't see that word
22:02down in the comments. Then we come to
22:04very happy. Now I have already taught
22:07you one way that you could avoid using
22:10very if you want to use another adverb
22:12and you could say that that you are
22:14truly happy. But you could also just use
22:17one word instead to be a bit more
22:19descriptive. And instead of saying very
22:22happy, you have several choices. You
22:24could say that that you are cheerful or
22:27you are delighted or elated or one of my
22:31favorites is ecstatic. That that if I am
22:35very happy, I would I love saying that I
22:38am just ecstatic. And then you could
22:40also say that that you are jubilant. All
22:44of those words mean that you are at some
22:47level of extreme happiness. You're very
22:50happy. But if you're not feeling very
22:52happy, and you're actually feeling the
22:54opposite of that, very sad, then again,
22:57there are many words that you could use
22:59that would be a little more specific and
23:01tell somebody, well, just how sad you
23:04are, but also maybe give an indication
23:07as to why you may be sad. So, just in
23:09general, an informal word that you could
23:11use is down. If you're feeling down,
23:13then yeah, you're you're just sad. But
23:16if there's maybe love involved in some
23:19way, perhaps you could tell somebody
23:20that you're heartbroken and then they
23:23know that, well, this may have to do
23:25with with ending some relationship and
23:28they know that love is involved. Or if
23:31you want to express that there's no
23:33hope, maybe you tell somebody that you
23:35you're just you feel dejected. Or
23:38bitter. That's another good one. And
23:40bitter makes me think that. Well, not
23:42only are you sad, but you're also a
23:44little angry. And then you could say
23:47that you feel wistful. Wistful is like
23:51you're sad because you're you're
23:54thinking about the past. Maybe there was
23:57a bad memory and I was thinking about it
24:00and and I became wisful. Beautiful is
24:03another common adjective that well
24:05people use very with very beautiful. And
24:08instead of saying that somebody looks
24:10very beautiful, you could say, well,
24:12that they look lovely or or they look
24:14marvelous. Or if you want to make it a
24:17little more intense, a little stronger,
24:19you could say that somebody looks
24:21gorgeous. Or you could say elegant.
24:25That's another great word. It makes me
24:27think of somebody who might look a
24:29little more formal, a little more
24:31dressed up. You could use elegant. Or
24:34I've saved the best for last. Stunning.
24:37Stunning is a great word. The next time
24:40that you you see someone and you want to
24:42say that they look very beautiful, just
24:44say stunning. They look stunning.
24:46Another common adjective that's used
24:48with very is tired. Very tired. And I I
24:52think instead of saying very tired,
24:54probably the most common word that
24:56people would use is exhausted. I I use
24:59that one quite often. Instead of saying
25:01very tired, I would say I'm just
25:03exhausted. Or if you want to use a word
25:06that's more informal, you could say that
25:08you're drained. Or another informal word
25:12is beat. I'm I'm beat. And then there is
25:16exasperated. And with exasperated, it
25:19makes me think, well, you're tired
25:22mostly like up here in your mind that
25:25you're you're annoyed, you're bothered
25:27by something, and you you feel tired,
25:30and you're just you'd say you're
25:31exasperated. And then if we're talking
25:34about work, people get very tired
25:36because of work. You could say that
25:38you're just burnt out and and you need
25:40to take a break. You need to relax
25:42because right now you're you're burnt
25:44out. Now, when most people think of
25:45collocations, they think of verb noun
25:48collocations or adjective noun
25:50collocations. These are very I I
25:53shouldn't say very. These are immensely
25:55popular parts of speech. But as I just
25:59previously demonstrated with the word
26:01very, do not underestimate the power of
26:06adverbs. These are words that modify
26:09verbs and adjectives and they really add
26:12emphasis to whatever it is that we're
26:15talking about. They are descriptive.
26:17Actually, let's let's add some emphasis.
26:20They are incredibly descriptive words,
26:23which is why I want to give you more
26:25adverb collocations that you should know
26:28and use. I want to talk to you about
26:31adverb collocations. The idea again is
26:34not for you to memorize every single one
26:36of these. I think you may already be
26:38familiar with many of them. So, a lot of
26:40it will just be review, but it it's just
26:43getting that exposure so that you know
26:46which words go together. So let's begin
26:49with the adverb strongly. This is it's
26:53often used to emphasize. Some of the
26:56more common ones would be well you could
26:58strongly condemn that you really are are
27:02upset with someone and you might
27:05strongly condemn them for for doing this
27:08thing or perhaps you could strongly
27:10disagree with someone. You it's not just
27:13your normal level of disagreement. you
27:16want to emphasize that and say that you
27:18strongly disagree. You could also
27:21strongly suggest something that you want
27:25to make sure that this person well
27:28probably does what you are telling them
27:30to do. So you may strongly suggest
27:32something. Now if you want to add a
27:35little more to it and really kind of
27:38tell them look look this is what you
27:40should do then you might strongly
27:43recommend something. So suggest and
27:46recommend, they're they're pretty
27:47similar, but I think recommend has that
27:50extra little like, well, okay, this is
27:52what I think you should do. So you could
27:55strongly suggest something, but if that
27:57person doesn't listen, then you might
27:59strongly recommend it. You could also
28:01strongly support someone. If if you want
28:03to show an increased level of support,
28:07you would strongly support them. The
28:09next adverb is fully. And this adverb is
28:14kind of just like talking about
28:16something that that's complete. For
28:18example, you could say that you are
28:20fully aware that you know everything
28:23that's going on around you and and you
28:25are fully aware of some situation. For
28:28example, I could say that I am fully
28:31aware that you are not going to memorize
28:35all of these collocations. But in that
28:37case, I I strongly suggest that you keep
28:41practicing that maybe you rewatch the
28:43lesson again because that is just going
28:46to help you build your vocabulary. You
28:49could also say that that a person if
28:51you're describing them, they are fully
28:53awake. They are they are definitely
28:56awake. They are completely awake. But
28:58you want to say they are fully awake. I
29:01hope that you guys are fully awake right
29:03now as you are watching this lesson. You
29:06would also use fully to say that
29:08something perhaps a a program or a
29:12machine it is fully operational. That
29:15everything works. It's fully
29:17operational. And finally, you can use it
29:19with the adjective upright and say that
29:21that someone may be standing fully
29:24upright. I I always try to stand fully
29:27upright, but it doesn't always happen
29:29and and I end up slouching like this.
29:31But I I try to stand fully upright. The
29:35next adverb that I have, well, it's
29:37actually two adverbs that can be used
29:41interchangeably. And those two adverbs
29:44are absolutely and utterly. Now, you can
29:47use either of these adverbs when when
29:49talking about the adjectives that I'm
29:52about to teach you, but sometimes I
29:54think it may be more common to use one
29:57over the other. And as we go through
29:59these, I I will tell you which one. So
30:01both of these adverbs they they kind of
30:04mean like like definitely or for sure.
30:07For example, you we can use it and say
30:09that someone is absolutely alone or
30:13utterly alone. Either one works, but in
30:16this case, I think it's probably a
30:18little more common to use utterly and
30:20say that well they they are they are
30:22utterly alone. Sometimes it's not good
30:24to be alone. So let's let's put a
30:26positive spin on it. And I could say
30:28that somebody could be absolutely amazed
30:31or utterly amazed. I think either one of
30:34these adverbs goes well with this
30:36adjective. If you again just want to add
30:40a little flavor to it and say, "Wow, you
30:43know, I I was absolutely amazed when I
30:48saw the movie. It was incredible. I was
30:50absolutely amazed." Or you could well we
30:53could use it with the adjective appalled
30:56and say that you were maybe you really
30:59didn't like something. You thought it
31:01was terrible and you were absolutely
31:03appalled by this thing or utterly
31:06appalled. Again, either adverb I think
31:09goes well with this adjective. We could
31:11say that something or or even someone is
31:14absolutely beautiful or utterly
31:16beautiful. I think in in this case, I I
31:19guess for me, I would tend to use
31:21absolutely more often than I would use
31:24utterly. If I'm talking about something
31:25that's beautiful, I'd probably say that
31:27it is absolutely beautiful. You could
31:30also be absolutely convinced of
31:33something or utterly convinced. And and
31:37in this case, I think both of them are
31:39quite common, but well, I'll tell you my
31:41personal take. I and this I think I
31:44would probably use utterly. Then we
31:46could use these adverbs with the
31:48adjective devastated that that maybe you
31:52could say we were absolutely devastated.
31:55We were utterly devastated when we heard
31:58the news. I think either of them go very
32:01well with this adjective. You could also
32:03say that a person might be absolutely
32:07furious or even utterly furious. Between
32:10these two adverbs, I would probably go
32:12with absolutely, but either one works.
32:14absolutely furious, utterly furious.
32:16Then we could describe a person's
32:18feeling and say that they were
32:21absolutely miserable or even utterly
32:24miserable. Both of them work well. So if
32:27you want to really say that a a
32:31situation w was bad, perhaps you got
32:34caught out in the rain and you were
32:36stuck there and you got soaking wet and
32:39you just felt absolutely miserable.
32:42These adverbs also go well with the
32:44adjective ridiculous. And you could
32:47describe well either a person or
32:50probably more often a situation and say
32:53that it that it was absolutely
32:54ridiculous or utterly ridiculous. And
32:58finally, you could use it with the
33:00adjective stupid and again describe a
33:04person or even a situation and say it
33:07was absolutely stupid or utterly stupid.
33:09Both of them work well. Especially if if
33:13stupid is just not good enough and you
33:15really want to say just how stupid it
33:18was. You could say that it was
33:20absolutely stupid or utterly stupid.
33:22Then we have the adverb deeply. And this
33:25is it's just talking about a great
33:28amount. For example, you could use it
33:31with uh the adjective concerned. and you
33:34would say that you are deeply concerned
33:37about something or it's quite often used
33:41with regret and you might deeply regret
33:44something. If you really want to say
33:47that you are well you you really are
33:50upset about this and you you wish that
33:53it had never happened you could start
33:56out and say well I deeply regret that
33:59this thing happened. Then we could use
34:00it with the adjective divided and say
34:03that well perhaps people are deeply
34:06divided. I think if you're talking about
34:09politics that is a great example. You
34:11could say I can't believe that that
34:14people are so deeply divided that they
34:17won't listen to each other. They
34:19strongly disagree and they are deeply
34:22divided. And I am utterly amazed
34:26at how absolutely ridiculous it is
34:30sometimes that people are so deeply
34:33divided. And finally, we can use it with
34:35ashamed. And you could somebody could
34:38say that they are deeply ashamed about
34:40something. So with all of these, keep in
34:43mind that they they all kind of have a
34:46negative connotation. It it's not
34:48talking about something that's
34:49overwhelmingly positive. if you are
34:52saying that that people are deeply
34:54divided or you're deeply concerned about
34:57something or you deeply regret it or
34:59you're just deeply ashamed. So keep that
35:02in mind. Next we have the adverb highly.
35:05And this really well it it kind of means
35:07the same as very. You're you're talking
35:09about a degree. And I think it does have
35:13more of a positive connotation to it. So
35:16we we can start out and you might say
35:18that something is highly unlikely that
35:21it's probably not going to happen. You
35:24could say it's highly unlikely that this
35:27thing will happen. You could also use it
35:29with recommend that you highly recommend
35:32something. Now, this is a little
35:34different than strongly recommend
35:36because I think when you highly
35:38recommend something, you're kind of
35:41telling that person that well, you think
35:44this is the best. It is the very best
35:47and that's why you highly recommend it.
35:49If you strongly recommend it, you do
35:52think it's really good, but it's kind of
35:55like you're you're maybe pushing it a
35:57little more on that person and you
35:59really want them to do it. So they they
36:01are a little different in that way. But
36:04if you think something is is great, it's
36:07it's absolutely the very best, you could
36:10highly recommend it. We could describe a
36:12situation and say that well maybe it's
36:15highly unusual. That is a a common
36:17collocation as well as highly
36:20controversial. That this it's it's not
36:22just it's not just controversial, it's
36:24very controversial, it's highly
36:26controversial. We could also say that
36:28something is highly sophisticated. It's
36:31it's very complex. It's detailed. Maybe
36:34we're talking about some advanced
36:36science and we say, "Wow, this it's just
36:38highly sophisticated." Or you could
36:40describe a person and say that they are
36:43highly educated that they have gone to
36:47university, they have their masters,
36:48their PhD, and you would describe this
36:51person and say, "Well, they are a highly
36:53educated individual." Perhaps then you
36:55could describe a person who is highly
36:57educated and say that he or she is
37:00highly intelligent. They're they're not
37:03just very smart, they are highly
37:05intelligent. And sometimes if a person
37:08is highly intelligent, they may get a
37:12job in which they are highly paid. That
37:15they are earning a lot of money and they
37:17are highly paid at their job. Now, let's
37:20kind of go in the opposite direction and
37:22talk about the adverb grossly. It it
37:25means pretty much the same like very
37:28you're talking about a degree, but I say
37:30that it's kind of in the opposite
37:32direction because most of these
37:34collocations have a negative
37:37connotation. For example, you could say
37:40that something is grossly exaggerated,
37:44that it's really it's not close to the
37:47truth, that some story, something that
37:50happened and you'd say, "Well, it was
37:52grossly exaggerated." Or maybe you're
37:55describing a person and say that they
37:58were grossly negligent, that they made a
38:01mistake, they were negligent, but it was
38:04a very careless mistake. and you could
38:06say that they were grossly negligent. We
38:08could also use it with the adjective
38:10inaccurate and say that something is
38:13grossly inaccurate. If somebody's
38:15telling a story that was grossly
38:18exaggerated, you would you could then
38:21say, "Wow, that is just grossly
38:23inaccurate. That is not what happened.
38:25It was grossly inaccurate." We could
38:27also say that somebody may be grossly
38:31mistreated and that is not a good
38:33situation. If somebody is mistreated and
38:36if they are mistreated well really bad
38:39then you could say they are grossly
38:41mistreated. You could also describe a
38:43situation and say that something was
38:45grossly unfair. It just really wasn't
38:48fair. It was grossly unfair. Or perhaps
38:52say that someone was grossly reckless.
38:55That they didn't care about what
38:57happened to others and they were grossly
39:00reckless. Their behavior was grossly
39:02reckless. Or you could use it and say
39:04that a a person might be grossly misled,
39:08that they were not told the truth. They
39:11were led to believe something that was
39:14grossly inaccurate. And in this case,
39:17you could say that they were grossly
39:19misled. And finally, we could say that
39:22well something or even someone was
39:24grossly underestimated.
39:27And in in the case of describing a
39:29person, maybe that sounds a little
39:31surprising and like, oh, we we grossly
39:33underestimated this person's value. They
39:35surprised everyone. And that would be a
39:37good thing. But if you're talking about
39:39a situation, perhaps that you were
39:43trying to plan for something, but you
39:45grossly underestimated
39:48what would happen. And in that case,
39:50that would be more of a negative
39:52connotation and you might grossly
39:54underestimate the results, which means
39:57you were wrong. And yeah, that that that
40:00might not be a good situation. Then we
40:02have the adverb mildly, which really
40:04just means slight or or not much. And
40:07you could say that a person is mildly
40:10upset. They're just a little upset.
40:12They're mildly upset. Or maybe they are
40:16mildly concerned about something there.
40:19There's something that they should be a
40:21little concerned about and you could say
40:22that they are mildly concerned or
40:24perhaps uh a person is mildly surprised
40:28by something that happened. So this is a
40:30great adverb to again just give that
40:32that extra little bit of information a
40:35and use mildly to describe that maybe
40:38the way you feel. You're mildly upset,
40:40you're mildly concerned, or you're
40:42mildly surprised. Then we have the
40:44adverb widely. And this it's a great
40:47adverb. I like using it because it
40:49really just means like universal. It's
40:51talking about everything or everyone.
40:53And you could say that something is
40:57widely available. That you can find this
41:00thing anywhere everywhere. It's widely
41:02available. Or maybe you want to say that
41:05you're talking about some information
41:07that everybody knows about and you'd say
41:09that it is widely known. And finally we
41:12can use it with accepted and say that
41:14something is widely accepted. Everybody
41:17accepts this information as the truth.
41:20It is widely accepted. And finally we
41:23have the adverb perfectly. It is another
41:26great adverb and to make some very
41:29common collocations in which you're
41:32saying that well things are are okay.
41:35But I think it's used in the context
41:38that somebody might be saying the the
41:42opposite and then you're trying to say
41:44no no no it's like this. For example,
41:47you might use it with the adjective
41:49normal perfectly normal. Somebody might
41:53be trying to say that well things are a
41:55little strange. This is a little weird.
41:57And you would say well no no no
41:59everything is perfectly normal. So, for
42:02example, perhaps I know many of you,
42:04you're you're learning English. It's
42:06quite uh it's quite common to make
42:08mistakes, but it doesn't make people
42:10feel good. So, I could then say, "Hey,
42:13don't worry about it. It's perfectly
42:15normal to make mistakes. It's not
42:17strange. It's not weird. It's perfectly
42:20normal." You could also say that that
42:21something is perfectly acceptable. That
42:24that this thing is just fine. It's
42:26perfectly acceptable. Or maybe you could
42:29say that somebody is perfectly willing
42:32to do something. They're willing to do
42:34it. They are perfectly willing to do it.
42:36And again, maybe it would be used in a
42:39context where somebody is may you think
42:42that they're not willing to do it and
42:44they say, "No, no, I'm perfectly willing
42:47to do this thing." So, I hope that that
42:51all of this made sense. I know that I
42:53gave you a lot of collocations today,
42:56but again, the idea is not that you
42:58you're going to memorize each and every
43:01one of these. Over time, you are going
43:04to learn all of these different
43:06collocations. And not only that, you
43:08will be able to use them correctly. I am
43:11utterly convinced that this will be the
43:14case. You will learn all of them because
43:16you are highly intelligent. Let's get
43:19back to the basics and have a look at
43:21some everyday phrases. And I'm going to
43:23present this next part kind of like a
43:25quiz. And once again, I think you
43:28probably already know many of these
43:30words. And if this is review, that's
43:32great. This review is essential because
43:35people use these collocations all the
43:37time and you should too. I want to start
43:40out today's lesson with a question. How
43:42would you complete this sentence? What
43:44what word would you use to complete this
43:46sentence? It's been a really m day. Just
43:49one problem after another. You may have
43:51used a variety of adjectives. You could
43:53have said it it's been a really rough
43:55day. Or perhaps you said it's been a bad
43:57day or a difficult day or even a tough
44:00day. These are all adjectives that we
44:02can use with the word day and they are
44:04frequently used together because they
44:06are collocations and that's what I want
44:08to talk to you about today in order to
44:10help you build, develop, and grow your
44:12vocabulary. So, let's go back to that
44:14first sentence. And the adjective that I
44:17want to use is rough. A rough day. It It
44:20was just difficult. We've actually had a
44:22bit of a rough day. We just returned
44:24from a trip and the airline destroyed
44:26our stroller. That That's a true story,
44:28but I I don't want to I don't want to
44:30make this about me. I want to make it
44:32more about you and building your
44:33vocabulary. The next one that I want to
44:35talk to you about is a rough draft. If
44:38somebody says that they've done a rough
44:40draft, it means that they have done some
44:43work but it is incomplete. They they've
44:46only started the process and you could
44:48say it was a rough draft. Often it's
44:50used when talking about something that
44:52you're writing and the writing is not
44:54finished. The paper, the essay, whatever
44:56it is, you might just say, "Well, I I've
44:59only done a rough draft." You can also
45:00use this adjective with estimate and
45:02somebody might ask for a rough estimate,
45:05which is an approximation. And I I think
45:08about numbers. Somebody's asking for for
45:10some kind of value. Perhaps you're
45:12having car troubles and you take it to
45:14the mechanic and and you want to know
45:16how much it's going to cost. You might
45:17ask them for a rough estimate. They
45:19might not know exactly how much it's
45:21going to cost, but they perhaps could
45:24give you a rough estimate and
45:25approximation so that you know well
45:28whether you want to fix your car or or
45:30just leave it the way it is. You may
45:32also hear this adjective with the noun
45:34neighborhood, rough neighborhood. And I
45:37say that I don't know why I'm saying
45:38that in a very cheerful way because if
45:40you're talking about a rough
45:41neighborhood, it's kind of a a dangerous
45:44neighborhood perhaps. Uh you know,
45:46there's a lot of crime there. It's not
45:48very safe. And you might describe this
45:50area and say, "Yeah, you know, it's it's
45:52a bit of a rough neighborhood." Often I
45:54I think people use it maybe when they're
45:57talking about their past. They're
45:58telling a story. They say, "Yeah, you
45:59know, I I grew up in a really rough
46:01neighborhood or I used to live in a
46:03rough neighborhood and it it was a bit
46:05dangerous, but yeah, that's where that's
46:07where they were living. It was a rough
46:09neighborhood." Now, I want you to try
46:10and complete this sentence. All right? I
46:13I hope you didn't think I was just going
46:14to tell you all of these collocations. I
46:16I want you to try and work for it. Just
46:18kind of quiz yourself a little bit.
46:20Which of those words would you use to
46:21complete it? We'll give it a m of paint
46:24and and then it's finished. What do you
46:26think? I hope you said be touch a touch
46:30of paint. This is the next set of
46:32collocations that I want to teach you
46:33and that is those with touch. So this is
46:36a noun noun collocation. If you're
46:37talking about a touch of something,
46:40you're you're talking about a slight
46:42amount. For example, a touch of paint. A
46:45slight amount of paint. Or perhaps you
46:47could say that that you have a touch of
46:49the flu. You you're feeling a little bit
46:51sick and you might tell somebody, "Yeah,
46:53you know, I think I got a touch of the
46:55flu right now." We also frequently use
46:56touch with several different adjectives.
46:58For example, finishing touch. And this
47:01is talking about small details at the
47:03end of something. Maybe you want to put
47:05the finishing touches on something that
47:08you're creating. You're just adding
47:10those small details. We can also say
47:12that that something is a nice touch. And
47:14in this case, we're talking about
47:16something that makes another thing
47:18better. For example, maybe you are
47:20painting a picture and somebody
47:22suggests, "Oh, maybe you should put this
47:24down there in the corner." And you
47:26think, "Yeah, okay, that that's a nice
47:27touch. It makes the painting better." If
47:30we're talking about a person and we say
47:32that someone has a nice touch, in this
47:34case, we're saying that they do
47:36something very well. For example, maybe
47:39there there's a basketball player and he
47:41or she shoots the ball very well. and
47:44you say, "Wow, you know, this person,
47:46they just have a really nice touch.
47:48They're a great shooter." So, in that
47:50case, I think it's commonly used when
47:51talking about sports and athletics, and
47:54you want to say that that somebody has a
47:56nice touch. A person may also have a
47:59soft touch. And in this case, we're
48:01we're just saying that something is
48:03delicate, that that it's very nice. It's
48:06comforting that that somebody has a soft
48:09touch. I don't know if I would describe
48:12myself and say that I have a soft touch,
48:16but perhaps you do. I I don't know. Now
48:19look at this sentence and tell me which
48:20word best completes it. Someday I hope
48:23to m a world record. I hope that you
48:26chose see break a record. Someday I hope
48:29to break a world record. I don't think I
48:32am going to do it, but but maybe you
48:34will. I don't know. But let's talk about
48:35some collocations with break. And these
48:38are all verb noun collocations. So to
48:40break a record, this just means to do
48:43something better than anybody else. You
48:45break a record. There is also an
48:48expression that's pretty common. You
48:49might tell somebody to break a leg. And
48:52if you tell somebody, hey, break a leg,
48:54then you're just wishing them luck. It's
48:56actually, this is an informal expression
48:58that somebody's getting ready to do
49:00something. Perhaps they have a
49:01performance or they're going to do a
49:03show and you say, hey, you know, good
49:05luck. Break a leg. You can also break a
49:08promise which is not good. This just
49:10means that you don't do what you say you
49:13will do. Break a promise. You frequently
49:15hear that one. Or you can break the ice.
49:18This is another idiom which means that
49:21you are trying to start a conversation
49:25between strangers or you're trying to
49:29make a tense situation a little less
49:31tense. For me, I often think of a
49:33classroom because the very first time
49:35that that I have a class with students,
49:37I will try to break the ice and we will
49:39do different activities so that
49:41everybody gets to know each other a
49:42little better. To break the ice, then
49:44you can break the law. This is something
49:47else that you can break. It's not good
49:49because if you break the law, then it is
49:51illegal. You shouldn't do it. I hope
49:53that you don't break the law. Here is
49:55your next question. And this time, I'm
49:57not going to give you any options. I
49:59want you to tell me which verb do you
50:02think best completes this sentence. I
50:04need you to do me a
50:07All right. I'm sorry. I just told you
50:08the answer. I need you to do me a huge
50:11favor. All right. I I apologize. We're
50:14talking about verb noun collocations
50:17using do.
50:20Do someone a favor. And if you do
50:23someone a favor, then you are just doing
50:26something for that person in order to
50:29help them do a favor. People may also
50:31have to do housework, which are the
50:33things you have to do around the home.
50:35You may have to do laundry or do the
50:37dishes. There's a lot of different
50:39housework that that people just have to
50:41do. You may also hear somebody like me
50:44tell you to do your best. If you haven't
50:47known any of the answers to these
50:49questions, that's okay. I want you to
50:51keep participating. I want you to keep
50:53watching and learning with us because I
50:55I just want you to do your best. And if
50:57you do your best, then then you are
50:59going to learn and build your
51:00vocabulary. And that is the most
51:02important thing of all. Just do your
51:04best. Another do collocation is to do
51:07harm. And in this case, you are well,
51:10it's just not something good. You don't
51:12want to do harm to others. You also
51:14don't want to do harm to yourself. There
51:16are so many different collocations with
51:18do and they are so important because we
51:20use them all the time. Here's another
51:23sentence for you. I spend too much m
51:25editing these videos. And and this is
51:28quite true. I do spend too much m
51:30editing these videos. I almost said the
51:31answer right then, but I didn't. But I
51:34hope you said time. I spend too much
51:36time editing these videos. So, you can
51:38spend time. This is a common verb noun
51:41collocation. And I want to talk to you
51:43about some other collocations with time.
51:46So, not only can you spend time, you can
51:48also waste time, in which case you are
51:51not using your time wisely. I hope that
51:54you don't waste time, and you're
51:55certainly not wasting your time learning
51:57these different collocations and
51:59building your vocabulary. You can also
52:01kill time, which means that you are just
52:04doing something unimportant while you
52:06wait for something else to happen. So,
52:09you can kill time walking around a mall.
52:12You can kill some time watching TV.
52:15Until something else happens, you're
52:17just going to do something unimportant
52:19and kill time. There's another
52:20collocation that's pretty similar to
52:23kill time, and that is pass the time.
52:25You do something to pass the time. And
52:28in this case, you again, you are doing
52:30some activity. It's not super important.
52:33I like to read books to pass the time.
52:35that that you are just trying to occupy
52:37your time by doing something and you're
52:40trying to pass the time. Then there's an
52:42expression that I just wanted to throw
52:44in there, but it is frequently used and
52:46that is to say right on time. If someone
52:49is right on time, then then they are
52:51there right when they should be right on
52:54time. I try to be right on time, but mo
52:57most of the time it doesn't happen. I
52:58always do my best to be right on time,
53:00but especially if I'm having a bad day,
53:03not going to be right on time. And I
53:04hope you hope you recognize these
53:06collocations that that I continue to
53:08use. Let's look at this sentence right
53:11here. We're not going to go much
53:12further. The car is about to m of gas.
53:15What do you think? This is a verb noun
53:18collocation. And actually, it is a
53:20phrasal verb. That is a hint for you.
53:23And I hope that you said run out. Run
53:26out of gas. I want to talk about some
53:28collocations with run out. You run out
53:31of something. So, if something like a
53:33car runs out of gas, then it just means
53:35there there's none left. It runs out.
53:37Now, the way that we use this phrasal
53:39verb, the the meaning can change a
53:41little bit. For example, if we use it in
53:43the present continuous and we say that
53:45that we are running out of something,
53:48then it just means that there is a
53:50little bit left. There's still some
53:51left, but it's it's about to be gone
53:54very quickly. If we use it in the past
53:56tense and we say that we ran out of
53:58something, then it just means that that
54:01there's none left, that that's it. So,
54:03if a car is running out of gas, there's
54:05still a little bit left. If it ran out
54:08of gas, then then there's none. You can
54:10also run out of patience, which is
54:12another common collocation. And I I
54:16think in this case, people may tend to
54:18give you a little bit of a warning and
54:20they may say, you know, be careful. Hey,
54:22I I'm running out of patience. I'm
54:24starting to run out of patience. There's
54:26just a little bit left. So, so be
54:28careful. And if somebody's already ran
54:29out of patience, then yeah, they're
54:32they're gonna be pretty upset with you.
54:34There are many different things that you
54:36can run out of. You can run out of time.
54:38You can run out of money. And the worst
54:40of all, you can run out of coffee. I
54:42hate it when that happens because in the
54:44morning I need my coffee. Here is
54:47another sentence for you. And and this
54:49is this is a little bit of a bigger
54:51sentence. and all of those blanks. It's
54:53the same word. You shouldn't be wasting
54:57m. Instead, you should invest your m or
55:01you can donate m to your favorite
55:03charity. Which word am I talking about?
55:06I hope that you can take a quick look at
55:07this and know that I am talking about
55:10money. Collocations with money. These
55:12are all verb noun collocations. So you
55:15can waste money which means that you are
55:18spending money in a carefree and
55:21careless way and you are just wasting it
55:24on things that you probably don't need.
55:26You can also invest money. You can buy
55:29stocks or maybe even buy a home. Those
55:31are good ways to invest money. Or if
55:33you're feeling very charitable, you can
55:35donate money. You can give money to your
55:37favorite cause, your favorite charity
55:39and donate your money. Some more
55:42collocations with money include save
55:44money. I think it's always a good idea
55:46to save money because you never know
55:48when you're going to need it. And along
55:50those lines, you can also set aside some
55:53money. And this just means that you you
55:55you have some money. It you're you're
55:57not going to spend it because you might
55:59need it for something important. We can
56:01also add to it to create the expression
56:03set aside some money for a rainy day
56:06that that you have this money for a time
56:09when you absolutely need it. you set
56:11aside some money for a rainy day. We
56:13always try to save money. That that's
56:15very important to us. And we also like
56:17to donate money when when we can. And we
56:20always we we try not to waste money
56:23because if we do that, then we're going
56:25to run out of money. And there's a very
56:28quick review, a quick money review for
56:30you. Now, I I want you to do me a favor
56:32and and help put the finishing touch on
56:35this lesson. And all you have to do is
56:38hit that like button if you enjoy
56:40learning these different collocations
56:42and building your vocabulary. Do you
56:45promise? You promise that you're going
56:47to do that? I really hope that that
56:49you're not going to break your promise
56:50because that's going to make me sad and
56:52and I could have a pretty rough day.
56:54Okay, so we finished right on time and
56:58I'm not even wearing a watch right now.
57:00I have something fun for you. It's a
57:02throwback video. And by that, I mean it
57:05it's an older lesson. Perhaps you can
57:07tell I may look a bit younger. But in
57:10this lesson, I'm going to talk about a
57:12couple of super common verbs, make and
57:15do. And I'm going to point out different
57:17collocations with these verbs because to
57:20be honest, this is when I hear people
57:22make small mistakes and they confuse
57:25these two verbs. So, the production
57:27values may be a bit lower. Like I said,
57:30it's a throwback video.
57:32But it it is a little more energetic. I
57:34add some music. So, let's have some fun.
57:37Today, I'm going to talk to you about
57:39some common words that are used with
57:42some common verbs. And those verbs are
57:45make and do.
57:48[Music]
57:52So, let's look at some common
57:54collocations. And I want to start with
57:56the verb make. And generally speaking,
58:01when we use make, we're talking about
58:03things that we create, things that we
58:06might build. Keep that in mind as we go
58:08through these different categories and I
58:11talk about these collocations. First,
58:13let's start with food because who
58:16doesn't love food? Now, when we're
58:19thinking of things that we make, things
58:21that we create, in the morning, I
58:24usually make some coffee. It's the first
58:26thing I do in the morning. And then I
58:29make breakfast. We can also make lunch
58:32and we can make dinner. Uh something
58:35else that we make, we might make a cake
58:38for dessert.
58:41I love cake. Starting to get hungry now.
58:43So I need to start let's let's move on
58:45and talk about something else. We can
58:47also use make if we're talking about
58:49stuff that has been built like a
58:52product. It could be made of something.
58:55Maybe it's made of gold. That would be
58:58really nice and it's probably expensive.
59:00Or it could be made from something else.
59:04If something is made from grapes,
59:09like this bottle of wine that's that's
59:12already been opened by someone. What
59:14when did you open this? Also, when
59:16talking about products, we can find out
59:19like where something is made on tags in
59:23our shirt. things will say made in.
59:26Wonder where this one's made. Can't
59:30What? Okay, that's not going to work.
59:32Uh, I don't know where this is made. We
59:34also use make when talking about plans
59:37because you can Well, you can make a
59:39plan. You can make a decision. And well,
59:43maybe if you haven't made a decision,
59:45somebody might tell you, "Make up your
59:47mind." Make a decision. Make up your
59:50mind. Make also helps us talk about
59:53reactions. So, for example, something
59:55could make you happy, like this lesson.
1:00:00And you can give it a thumbs up if it
1:00:03makes you happy. I hope not. Maybe it
1:00:06makes you sleepy. I I don't know. Wake
1:00:08up. We're not done yet. We use make to
1:00:11talk about money. Yeah. Make money, make
1:00:15a profit. And with your job, we say
1:00:19that's how people make a living. Make
1:00:22money. Make make make money money. Some
1:00:25other common expressions with make. You
1:00:27can make a mistake. You can also make a
1:00:31phone call. You can make a sound. You
1:00:34can make a promise. And if you end up
1:00:37breaking that promise, then you can just
1:00:39make an excuse. There are actually many,
1:00:42many, many, many other collocations with
1:00:44make. These are just some of them, a few
1:00:47of them that I think are really common.
1:00:49So, I recommend that you keep studying,
1:00:51keep learning, and help build build your
1:00:54vocabulary. So, let's have a look at do
1:00:57and some of the common collocations with
1:00:59this verb and the nouns that follow. We
1:01:01use do generally speaking when we're
1:01:03we're talking about some type of
1:01:05activity. For example, maybe performing
1:01:08an action. You can do the dishes. You
1:01:11can do some exercise. You can also do
1:01:14the laundry. That reminds me, you need
1:01:18to do some laundry. We can also use do
1:01:21to talk about some kind of work like you
1:01:24can do your homework or you can do your
1:01:28job or you can even do chores around the
1:01:31house. Finally, we can use do to talk
1:01:34about non-specific activities like do
1:01:37something or do anything or maybe do
1:01:41everything. So, those are some common
1:01:43collocations with do. Again, there are
1:01:46others out there and I think they're
1:01:48great to learn because it'll just help
1:01:49you expand and build your vocabulary.
1:01:53So, now we're going to do a quick
1:01:54practice and I'm going to quiz you on
1:01:56what we just learned. I'm going to give
1:01:58you a sentence and I want you to
1:02:00complete the sentence with either make
1:02:04or do. So, I want you to say out loud
1:02:07which verb would complete the
1:02:08collocation. And I'm not going to show
1:02:11you the sentence. So, this is going to
1:02:13be a bit of a listening exercise. Which
1:02:16one, which verb would complete this
1:02:18sentence? If you're not positive, just
1:02:20try and think think of what comes
1:02:22naturally. And if it helps, try to
1:02:24repeat the whole sentence and fill in
1:02:26either make or do. I'll give you a few
1:02:28moments and then afterwards, I I'll go
1:02:30over the answer with you. Are you ready?
1:02:32I hope that you do a good job. Let's
1:02:36begin. That was pretty cheesy.
1:02:39She's going to m her hair and nails for
1:02:43the party.
1:02:45She's going to m her hair and nails for
1:02:49the party. So, if we're talking about
1:02:52hair and nails, it would be more of an
1:02:55activity and we would use do. She's
1:02:58going to do her hair and nails for the
1:03:01party. Do hair. Do nails. Let's look at
1:03:04the next one.
1:03:06Someday I hope to m a lot of money.
1:03:11Someday I hope to m a lot of money. If
1:03:15we're talking about money, money, money,
1:03:18money, money. We make money. Someday I
1:03:22hope to make a lot of money. I hope to
1:03:24make money. I don't know if we'll make a
1:03:26lot of money someday. Maybe. We'll see.
1:03:29Here's the next one. Did you m the
1:03:32assignment for class?
1:03:34Did you m the assignment for class?
1:03:38Here we are talking about some kind of
1:03:41work. Remember you do homework. So in
1:03:44this example, did you do the assignment
1:03:47for class? Do the assignment. Do work.
1:03:51Here's another. I just want to sit back,
1:03:54relax, and m nothing.
1:03:58I just want to sit back, relax, and m
1:04:01nothing. In this sentence, we're talking
1:04:04about a non-specific activity. Nothing.
1:04:08So, you would do nothing. I just want to
1:04:11sit back, relax, and do nothing. The
1:04:14beach. I don't need to do anything. I
1:04:15just want to do nothing and relax and do
1:04:17nothing. Here's another.
1:04:20I'm going to m soup for lunch.
1:04:24I'm going to m soup for lunch.
1:04:28Talking about food. Food that I I want
1:04:30to eat. Make I want to make food. Make
1:04:35some food. That's wasn't the sentence.
1:04:38I'm going to make soup for lunch. That's
1:04:41what you would do. You would make soup.
1:04:43Make lunch. And I need to make some
1:04:45lunch because I'm hungry. Probably won't
1:04:48make soup. Maybe I'll make a sandwich.
1:04:49Here's another one. Going on vacation
1:04:52will always m me smile. Going on
1:04:56vacation will always m me smile. This is
1:05:00a reaction to something, a reaction that
1:05:04causes a smile. Going on vacation will
1:05:07always make me smile. It's true because
1:05:10when you're on vacation, you can do
1:05:12nothing. I hope you enjoyed that
1:05:14activity. And if you did and you did a
1:05:18good job, let me know. Write that in the
1:05:20comments. I just want to say I am a big
1:05:23believer in learning collocations to
1:05:25build your vocabulary. They're
1:05:27incredibly useful, which is why I wanted
1:05:29to put together this longer, more
1:05:32detailed masterclass lesson on
1:05:34collocations. I hope that you learned
1:05:37something new, but even if you didn't,
1:05:38trust me, getting this review was highly
1:05:42beneficial because it's going to help
1:05:44you avoid making small mistakes in the
1:05:46future. If you enjoyed the lesson, you
1:05:49can let me know by hitting that like
1:05:50button. As always, thanks so much for
1:05:52watching and I will see you next time.
1:05:55So long.

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