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Day 1: Speak English in 30 Days / Greetings and Introductions / Sentences Shadowing Practice — Transcript

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  1. 0:00Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to Sarah
  2. 0:02and Adam Everyday English. I'm Sarah and
  3. 0:05I am so happy you clicked on this video
  4. 0:07today.
  5. 0:08>> And I'm Adam. Hi everyone. Hi Sarah.
  6. 0:11>> Hi Adam. Are you ready? Because today is
  7. 0:14a very big day.
  8. 0:17>> It is a big day. Today is day one of our
  9. 0:2030-day English challenge.
  10. 0:23>> Yes, 30 days. 30 short lessons, one
  11. 0:27video every day. you and us together.
  12. 0:32>> 30 days sounds like a lot. Actually, no.
  13. 0:3630 days is 1 month. That's not so long.
  14. 0:40>> That's right. One month. And in one
  15. 0:42month, your English will feel so much
  16. 0:45better. I promise you.
  17. 0:48>> Sarah, can I say something to the people
  18. 0:50watching?
  19. 0:51>> Please go ahead.
  20. 0:52>> If you are watching this and you feel a
  21. 0:54little nervous, that's okay. I feel
  22. 0:57nervous too sometimes. English is not my
  23. 1:00first language either and I still say
  24. 1:02funny things.
  25. 1:04>> You say very funny things.
  26. 1:07>> Hey, I said funny, not wrong. [snorts]
  27. 1:11>> Sometimes both, Adam. Sometimes both.
  28. 1:15>> Okay, that's fair.
  29. 1:17>> So, everyone, here is how our 30 days
  30. 1:20will work. Every day we learn one small
  31. 1:24thing. Just one. One small thing, not
  32. 1:28100 things.
  33. 1:30>> Exactly. Small is good. Small is easy.
  34. 1:34And small things become big things after
  35. 1:3730 days.
  36. 1:38>> I like that. Small things become big
  37. 1:41things.
  38. 1:42>> And at the end of every video, we give
  39. 1:44you a tiny homework, a tiny challenge.
  40. 1:48Very easy. 2 minutes, maybe three.
  41. 1:51>> 2 minutes. Everybody has 2 minutes.
  42. 1:54Everybody has 2 minutes even you Adam
  43. 1:59>> especially me I have many minutes
  44. 2:02>> okay so let's talk about today day one
  45. 2:06what do we learn first when we learn a
  46. 2:08language
  47. 2:10>> um difficult grammar
  48. 2:12>> no
  49. 2:13>> long long words
  50. 2:15>> no Adam [laughter]
  51. 2:17>> okay okay we learn hello
  52. 2:21>> yes we learn Hello. We learn how to say
  53. 2:25hello, how to ask how are you, and how
  54. 2:28to tell people our name.
  55. 2:30>> Greetings and introductions.
  56. 2:33>> Greetings and introductions.
  57. 2:35Two big words, but a very simple idea.
  58. 2:39Let me explain them slowly,
  59. 2:41>> please. Slowly is good.
  60. 2:44>> A greeting is what you say when you meet
  61. 2:46someone, like hello or good morning.
  62. 2:50>> Greeting. Hello. Good morning. Okay, I
  63. 2:54understand.
  64. 2:55>> And an introduction is when you tell
  65. 2:57someone your name. Hi, I'm Sarah.
  66. 3:00>> Hi, I'm Adam. Like that.
  67. 3:03>> Exactly like that. Perfect.
  68. 3:06>> I did it. Day one and I am already
  69. 3:09perfect. [snorts]
  70. 3:11>> Let's not say already perfect. Let's say
  71. 3:15already learning.
  72. 3:16>> Already learning. That's nicer. Okay,
  73. 3:19let's start with the easiest greetings
  74. 3:21in English. There are three and they
  75. 3:24change with the time of day.
  76. 3:26>> Time of day like morning, afternoon,
  77. 3:29night.
  78. 3:30>> Yes. Listen. In the morning, we say good
  79. 3:34morning.
  80. 3:35>> Good morning.
  81. 3:36>> In the afternoon after 12:00, we say
  82. 3:40good afternoon.
  83. 3:41>> Good afternoon.
  84. 3:43>> And in the evening when the sun goes
  85. 3:45down, we say good evening. Good evening,
  86. 3:49Sarah. What about good night?
  87. 3:52>> Ooh, very good question. This is a
  88. 3:55common mistake. Good night is not a
  89. 3:58greeting.
  90. 3:59>> It's not?
  91. 4:00>> No. Good night is a goodbye. We say it
  92. 4:03when we leave or when we go to sleep.
  93. 4:06>> So, if I see my friend at 9:00 at night,
  94. 4:09I don't say good night.
  95. 4:10>> You say good evening. And when you go
  96. 4:13home, then you say good night.
  97. 4:16>> Good evening. when I arrive. Good night
  98. 4:18when I leave.
  99. 4:20>> Perfect. Everyone, please repeat with
  100. 4:22us. Good morning.
  101. 4:24>> Good morning.
  102. 4:25>> Good afternoon.
  103. 4:27>> Good afternoon.
  104. 4:28>> Good evening.
  105. 4:29>> Good evening.
  106. 4:30>> Good night.
  107. 4:31>> Good night. And that one is goodbye, not
  108. 4:34hello.
  109. 4:35>> You've got it. Now, Adam, good morning
  110. 4:38is a little bit formal. What do we say
  111. 4:41with friends?
  112. 4:42>> Hi.
  113. 4:43>> Yes. Hi and hello. Very simple, very
  114. 4:47friendly. You can use them any time of
  115. 4:49day.
  116. 4:50>> Anytime, morning, afternoon, night,
  117. 4:53>> anytime. Hi is easy and safe.
  118. 4:57>> I love easy and safe.
  119. 4:59>> There's also hey, very casual, very
  120. 5:02relaxed for close friends.
  121. 5:05>> Hey, Sarah.
  122. 5:06>> Hey, Adam. See, it sounds friendly,
  123. 5:09right?
  124. 5:09>> It does. But careful, everyone. Don't
  125. 5:12say hey to your boss on the first day.
  126. 5:15That's actually very good advice. With a
  127. 5:18boss or a teacher, use hello or good
  128. 5:21morning.
  129. 5:22>> With friends, hi and hey.
  130. 5:25>> Now, here's the next step. After we say
  131. 5:28hello, we usually ask a question. Do you
  132. 5:31know the question?
  133. 5:32>> How are you?
  134. 5:33>> Yes. How are you? This is the most
  135. 5:36common question in English.
  136. 5:39>> And the answer is, I'm fine, thank you.
  137. 5:42And you?
  138. 5:43Ah, the classic. Everyone learns that
  139. 5:46sentence in school.
  140. 5:47>> Is it wrong?
  141. 5:48>> It's not wrong. It's correct English,
  142. 5:51but it sounds a little bit like a robot.
  143. 5:54>> I am fine, thank you. [laughter]
  144. 5:57>> Exactly like that.
  145. 5:59>> So, what do real people say?
  146. 6:01>> Real people say short natural things.
  147. 6:04Listen. I'm good, thanks.
  148. 6:06>> I'm good, thanks.
  149. 6:08>> Pretty good, thanks.
  150. 6:09>> Pretty good, thanks.
  151. 6:10>> Not bad.
  152. 6:11>> Not bad.
  153. 6:13Sarah, not bad. Is that a happy answer
  154. 6:16or a sad answer?
  155. 6:17>> Ooh, great question. Not bad means okay,
  156. 6:22normal. Nothing special, nothing
  157. 6:25terrible.
  158. 6:26>> So, it's a middle answer.
  159. 6:28>> A middle answer. Very good way to say
  160. 6:30it.
  161. 6:31>> And if I feel really happy,
  162. 6:32>> then you say, "I'm great." Or, "I'm
  163. 6:35doing really well."
  164. 6:37>> I'm great. That feels nice to say. And
  165. 6:40here's the most important part. After
  166. 6:43you answer, you ask back.
  167. 6:45>> Ask back.
  168. 6:46>> Yes. You say, "How about you?" Or just,
  169. 6:50"And you."
  170. 6:51>> Why is that important?
  171. 6:53>> Because the conversation is like a ball.
  172. 6:55I throw the ball to you, you throw the
  173. 6:58ball back to me. If you don't throw it
  174. 7:00back, the conversation stops.
  175. 7:04>> Oh, I like that. Conversation is a ball.
  176. 7:08Let's practice. Adam, hi. How are you
  177. 7:12today?
  178. 7:13>> I'm good, thanks. How about you?
  179. 7:15>> I'm great, thank you. See, the ball came
  180. 7:19back to me. [laughter]
  181. 7:21>> I caught it and I threw it. I'm a good
  182. 7:24player.
  183. 7:25>> Okay, everyone, let's do a repeat
  184. 7:27exercise. I say the sentence, you say it
  185. 7:30out loud. Please really speak. Don't
  186. 7:33just read.
  187. 7:35>> Speak out loud. Even if someone is
  188. 7:37watching you, it's fine. Be brave.
  189. 7:41>> Ready? Hi, how are you?
  190. 7:44>> Hi, how are you?
  191. 7:46>> I'm good, thanks.
  192. 7:47>> I'm good, thanks.
  193. 7:49>> How about you?
  194. 7:50>> How about you?
  195. 7:52>> Pretty good, thanks.
  196. 7:53>> Pretty good, thanks.
  197. 7:55>> Not bad. And you?
  198. 7:57>> Not bad. And you?
  199. 7:59>> I'm great today.
  200. 8:01>> I'm great today.
  201. 8:03>> Beautiful. Everyone, that was six
  202. 8:05sentences. Six real sentences you can
  203. 8:09use tomorrow.
  204. 8:10>> Six sentences on day one. Not bad.
  205. 8:15>> You used it. Not bad.
  206. 8:17>> I did. I used the new phrase.
  207. 8:20>> That's how you learn. Use the new words
  208. 8:23the same day. Now, let's move to part
  209. 8:26two. Introductions.
  210. 8:28Telling people your name. This is my
  211. 8:31favorite part because I like my name.
  212. 8:34[laughter]
  213. 8:35>> It's a good name. So, Adam, how do you
  214. 8:38tell someone your name?
  215. 8:39>> I'm Adam.
  216. 8:41>> Great. That's the short way and it's
  217. 8:43very natural. You can also say my name
  218. 8:47is Adam.
  219. 8:48>> Which one is better?
  220. 8:50>> Both are correct. I'm Adam is a little
  221. 8:53more relaxed. My name is Adam is a
  222. 8:56little more formal. So, at a party, I'm
  223. 8:59Adam.
  224. 9:00>> Yes.
  225. 9:01>> And in a job interview, my name is Adam.
  226. 9:05>> Perfect. You understand it very well.
  227. 9:08>> And then the other person says their
  228. 9:10name,
  229. 9:11>> right? And then we say the magic
  230. 9:13sentence.
  231. 9:15Nice to meet you.
  232. 9:17>> Nice to meet you.
  233. 9:18>> And the other person often says, nice to
  234. 9:21meet you, too.
  235. 9:22>> Nice to meet you, too.
  236. 9:24Sarah that word to what does it do?
  237. 9:29>> To means also. It means the same for me.
  238. 9:33>> Ah, so it's like saying me too.
  239. 9:36>> Exactly. And one more important thing,
  240. 9:40we only say nice to meet you the first
  241. 9:42time.
  242. 9:43>> Only the first time.
  243. 9:45>> Only the first time. If we meet again
  244. 9:48next week, we don't say nice to meet
  245. 9:50you.
  246. 9:51>> What do we say? We say nice to see you.
  247. 9:55Meet is the first time. C is every other
  248. 9:59time.
  249. 10:00>> Meet is first. C is again.
  250. 10:03>> Say it one more time so everyone
  251. 10:05remembers.
  252. 10:06>> Meet is the first time. C is every other
  253. 10:09time.
  254. 10:10>> Thank you. Now, let's build a full mini
  255. 10:12conversation. Adam, we're going to
  256. 10:15pretend we don't know each other.
  257. 10:17>> But we do know each other.
  258. 10:19>> Pretend, Adam.
  259. 10:21>> Okay. pretending now.
  260. 10:23>> Hello, I'm Sarah.
  261. 10:25>> Hi Sarah, I'm Adam. Nice to meet you.
  262. 10:28>> Nice to meet you too, Adam. Where are
  263. 10:30you from?
  264. 10:31>> I'm from Spain. And you?
  265. 10:33>> I'm from Canada. What do you do?
  266. 10:36>> I'm a teacher. How about you?
  267. 10:38>> I'm a teacher, too.
  268. 10:40>> Oh, wow. Us teachers? What a surprise.
  269. 10:44>> Okay, stop pretending now. [laughter]
  270. 10:47>> Sorry. Sorry. But listen everyone, that
  271. 10:51little conversation had four questions
  272. 10:53in it. Let me show you.
  273. 10:55>> Four questions. Let's count them.
  274. 10:58>> Question one, how are you?
  275. 11:00>> Question two, what's your name?
  276. 11:02>> Question three, where are you from?
  277. 11:05>> Question four, what do you do?
  278. 11:08>> These four questions are enough to start
  279. 11:10almost any conversation in English.
  280. 11:13>> Four questions. That's it.
  281. 11:15>> That's it. If you learn these four, you
  282. 11:18can meet anyone.
  283. 11:20>> That makes me feel so much better. I
  284. 11:22always thought I needed a thousand
  285. 11:24sentences.
  286. 11:26>> You don't. You need a few good ones used
  287. 11:29often. Let's look at question three more
  288. 11:32closely. Where are you from?
  289. 11:34>> And the answer is I'm from plus the
  290. 11:37country.
  291. 11:38>> Exactly. I'm from Japan. I'm from
  292. 11:41Brazil. I'm from Egypt.
  293. 11:44>> I'm from Italy. I'm from Korea. I'm from
  294. 11:48Mexico.
  295. 11:49>> You can also say the city. I'm from
  296. 11:51Tokyo. I'm from Cairo.
  297. 11:54>> Sarah, can I say I come from Spain?
  298. 11:57>> Yes, that's correct English, too. But
  299. 12:00I'm from Spain is more common in daily
  300. 12:03conversation.
  301. 12:04>> Shorter is better.
  302. 12:06>> Usually, yes. Now, let's look at
  303. 12:08question four. What do you do?
  304. 12:11>> This question confused me for years.
  305. 12:14Why?
  306. 12:15>> Because what do you do sounds like what
  307. 12:19are you doing right now?
  308. 12:21>> Ah, that's a very common confusion. Let
  309. 12:24me explain slowly. What do you do means
  310. 12:28what is your job?
  311. 12:29>> And what are you doing means right now
  312. 12:33this moment.
  313. 12:34>> Perfect. So if I say what do you do? You
  314. 12:38tell me your job.
  315. 12:40>> I'm a teacher. And if I say, "What are
  316. 12:43you doing?"
  317. 12:44>> I'm drinking coffee and talking to
  318. 12:46Sarah.
  319. 12:47>> Correct.
  320. 12:48>> Everyone, this one confused me for a
  321. 12:51long time. So, please listen again. What
  322. 12:54do you do? Your job. What are you doing
  323. 12:57right now?
  324. 12:58>> Thank you, Adam. That's a very useful
  325. 13:00tip. Okay. Now, let's put everything
  326. 13:03into a real situation. Adam, imagine you
  327. 13:07have a new neighbor.
  328. 13:08>> Ooh, a new neighbor. I love this.
  329. 13:11>> I'm your new neighbor. Let's go.
  330. 13:15Oh, hi. Are you my neighbor?
  331. 13:17>> Yes. Hi. I live in number 12. I'm Adam.
  332. 13:21>> I'm Sarah. Nice to meet you, Adam.
  333. 13:23>> Nice to meet you, too. Did you move in
  334. 13:26this week?
  335. 13:27>> Yes, on Monday. Everything is still in
  336. 13:29boxes.
  337. 13:30>> I remember that feeling. Where are you
  338. 13:33from?
  339. 13:34>> I'm from Canada, but I lived in London
  340. 13:36before this.
  341. 13:37>> Oh, nice. Welcome to the building. Thank
  342. 13:40you so much.
  343. 13:41>> If you need anything, just knock on my
  344. 13:43door.
  345. 13:44>> That's very kind. Thank you, Adam. See
  346. 13:46you soon.
  347. 13:47>> See you soon,
  348. 13:50>> Sarah. That felt real.
  349. 13:52>> It is real. That's a normal conversation
  350. 13:55between two neighbors.
  351. 13:56>> And we only used easy words.
  352. 13:59>> Every single word was a beginner word.
  353. 14:02Did you notice?
  354. 14:03>> You're right. No difficult words at all.
  355. 14:06>> That's the secret of day one. You don't
  356. 14:08need difficult words. You need
  357. 14:10confidence with easy words.
  358. 14:13>> Say that again, please. That's
  359. 14:15important.
  360. 14:16>> You don't need difficult words. You need
  361. 14:18confidence with easy words. Now, let's
  362. 14:21do one more situation. This time, you're
  363. 14:24in a coffee shop and you meet someone
  364. 14:26new.
  365. 14:27>> Okay. I'm sitting. I'm drinking my
  366. 14:30coffee. I'm very relaxed.
  367. 14:33>> Excuse me. Is this seat free?
  368. 14:35>> Yes, please sit down. Thank you. It's
  369. 14:39very busy today.
  370. 14:40>> It is. It's always busy on Saturday.
  371. 14:43>> I'm Sarah, by the way.
  372. 14:45>> Hi, Sarah. I'm Adam. Nice to meet you.
  373. 14:47>> Nice to meet you, too. Do you come here
  374. 14:50often?
  375. 14:50>> Yes, almost every morning. The coffee is
  376. 14:54really good.
  377. 14:55>> I'm new here, so I'm still looking for a
  378. 14:57good coffee place.
  379. 14:58>> Well, you found it.
  380. 15:00>> Great.
  381. 15:01>> Sarah, what was that little phrase, by
  382. 15:04the way? Ah, good ear. By the way is a
  383. 15:08small phrase we use to add new
  384. 15:10information
  385. 15:11>> like oh and also
  386. 15:13>> exactly like that. I'm Sarah by the way
  387. 15:16means oh and also my name is Sarah.
  388. 15:20>> That's a nice one. It sounds very
  389. 15:22natural.
  390. 15:23>> It's very natural. Everyone try it this
  391. 15:26week. I'm your name by the way. All
  392. 15:30right let's learn some useful words now.
  393. 15:33Just five words. Very simple.
  394. 15:35>> Five words. I can remember five words.
  395. 15:39>> Word one, greeting. A greeting is what
  396. 15:42you say when you meet someone.
  397. 15:44>> Hello is a greeting.
  398. 15:46>> Perfect. Word two, polite. Polite means
  399. 15:50kind and respectful.
  400. 15:52>> My mother always told me, Adam, be
  401. 15:54polite. [snorts]
  402. 15:56>> A wise mother. Word three, friendly.
  403. 16:00Friendly means warm and nice to other
  404. 16:02people. Sarah is very friendly.
  405. 16:06>> Thank you, Adam. Word four, shy. Shy
  406. 16:10means you feel nervous with new people.
  407. 16:13>> I was very shy when I started learning
  408. 16:15English.
  409. 16:15>> Many people are. And word five,
  410. 16:18confident. Confident means you believe
  411. 16:21in yourself.
  412. 16:22>> I want to be confident by day 30.
  413. 16:25>> You will be. Let's repeat all five.
  414. 16:28Greeting.
  415. 16:29>> Greeting.
  416. 16:30>> Polite.
  417. 16:31>> Polite. Friendly,
  418. 16:33>> friendly,
  419. 16:35>> shy,
  420. 16:36>> shy,
  421. 16:38>> confident,
  422. 16:39>> confident,
  423. 16:40>> wonderful. Five new words on day one.
  424. 16:43Now, Adam, I want to talk about
  425. 16:45something important. Feelings.
  426. 16:48>> Feelings on day one.
  427. 16:51>> Yes, because many people watching are a
  428. 16:53little bit afraid to speak.
  429. 16:55>> That was me for years.
  430. 16:58>> Tell them what happened.
  431. 16:59>> Okay. When I started, I understood
  432. 17:02English. I watched videos. I knew many
  433. 17:05words. But when someone talked to me, my
  434. 17:08mouth stopped working.
  435. 17:10>> And why do you think that happened?
  436. 17:12>> Because I was thinking, is my grammar
  437. 17:14correct? Is my pronunciation correct?
  438. 17:17Will they laugh?
  439. 17:19>> And what happened when you thought all
  440. 17:20of that?
  441. 17:21>> I said nothing. And then the moment was
  442. 17:24gone.
  443. 17:24>> This is so normal, everyone. So, so
  444. 17:28normal. And here is what helped Adam.
  445. 17:31>> I stopped trying to be perfect. I
  446. 17:33started trying to be understood.
  447. 17:35>> Say that again.
  448. 17:37>> I stopped trying to be perfect. I
  449. 17:39started trying to be understood.
  450. 17:41>> That's the whole thing. That's the whole
  451. 17:4430 days in one sentence.
  452. 17:47>> And you know what? People were kind.
  453. 17:49Nobody laughed at me. Not one person.
  454. 17:52>> People want to understand you. They're
  455. 17:54on your side.
  456. 17:56>> They really are. Now, Adam, we learned
  457. 17:58how to say hello, but there's one more
  458. 18:01thing we need today.
  459. 18:02>> H how to say goodbye?
  460. 18:05>> Yes, because a conversation has a
  461. 18:07beginning and an end.
  462. 18:09>> And I never know how to finish. I just
  463. 18:11stand there and smile.
  464. 18:13>> Let's fix that today. The simplest one
  465. 18:16is bye.
  466. 18:17>> Bye.
  467. 18:18>> Or goodbye. A little more formal.
  468. 18:20>> Goodbye.
  469. 18:22>> But real people usually say something
  470. 18:24warmer. Listen. See you later.
  471. 18:27>> See you later.
  472. 18:28>> See you tomorrow.
  473. 18:29>> See you tomorrow.
  474. 18:31>> See you soon.
  475. 18:32>> See you soon. Sarah, what's the
  476. 18:35difference?
  477. 18:36>> Very small. See you tomorrow means you
  478. 18:39know you'll meet tomorrow. See you later
  479. 18:41means today. Maybe. See you soon means
  480. 18:46sometime, but not far away.
  481. 18:48>> So see you soon is the safe one.
  482. 18:51>> It's the safe one. Use it when you're
  483. 18:53not sure. I love safe ones.
  484. 18:56>> There's one more and it's very common.
  485. 18:59Have a good day.
  486. 19:00>> Have a good day. That's so kind.
  487. 19:03>> It is. You can also say have a nice day
  488. 19:06or have a good evening.
  489. 19:08>> And what do I answer if someone says
  490. 19:10that to me?
  491. 19:11>> You say thanks you too.
  492. 19:13>> Thanks you too. Short and easy.
  493. 19:16>> Short and easy. And you too means the
  494. 19:20same for you.
  495. 19:21>> Everyone please write this one down.
  496. 19:23Have a good day. Thanks. You too.
  497. 19:26>> Let's practice. Adam, I'm leaving the
  498. 19:29shop now. Bye, Adam. Have a good day.
  499. 19:32>> Thanks. You, too. See you soon.
  500. 19:34>> Perfect. [snorts] Completely natural.
  501. 19:37>> And it took 2 seconds.
  502. 19:39>> 2 seconds. That's all a goodbye needs.
  503. 19:42Now, let's do one final situation. And
  504. 19:44this one is a little harder.
  505. 19:46>> How much harder?
  506. 19:48>> Just a little. It's your first day at a
  507. 19:51new job. Oh, that is scary.
  508. 19:54>> But you already know everything you
  509. 19:56need. Watch.
  510. 19:59>> Good morning. You must be the new
  511. 20:01person.
  512. 20:02>> Good morning. Yes, that's me. I'm Adam.
  513. 20:05>> Welcome, Adam. I'm Sarah. Nice to meet
  514. 20:07you.
  515. 20:07>> Nice to meet you, too. It's my first
  516. 20:09day, so I'm a little nervous.
  517. 20:12>> Don't worry. Everyone is very friendly
  518. 20:14here. Where are you from, Adam?
  519. 20:16>> I'm from Spain, but I live here now.
  520. 20:18>> Oh, lovely. And what did you do before?
  521. 20:21I worked in a school. I was a teacher.
  522. 20:24>> That's great experience. Come, I'll show
  523. 20:27you your desk.
  524. 20:28>> Thank you so much.
  525. 20:30>> Stop.
  526. 20:32Adam, did you use any difficult words?
  527. 20:35>> No, I don't think so.
  528. 20:37>> Not one. And you had a full conversation
  529. 20:40on your first day at work.
  530. 20:42>> That's amazing. I always thought I
  531. 20:44needed special work English.
  532. 20:47>> You need the same English, just used
  533. 20:49politely. Did you hear one sentence I
  534. 20:52used, everyone? It's my first day, so
  535. 20:55I'm a little nervous.
  536. 20:56>> Ooh, yes. That's a wonderful sentence.
  537. 20:59Why do you like it?
  538. 21:00>> Because it's honest. And when you tell
  539. 21:02people you're nervous, they help you.
  540. 21:05>> That's so true. Honesty makes
  541. 21:07conversations easier, not harder.
  542. 21:10>> You can use it anywhere. I'm still
  543. 21:12learning English, so please speak
  544. 21:14slowly.
  545. 21:15>> Oh, that's a great one, too. Say it
  546. 21:17again. I'm still learning English, so
  547. 21:19please speak slowly.
  548. 21:21>> Everyone, that sentence will save you
  549. 21:23many times. People will slow down and
  550. 21:27they'll be kind.
  551. 21:28>> They really will. This works. I use it.
  552. 21:31>> Okay, quiz time. Adam, are you ready?
  553. 21:34>> On day one, already a quiz.
  554. 21:37>> A very small quiz. Three questions.
  555. 21:40Everyone at home, answer out loud with
  556. 21:43Adam.
  557. 21:44>> Okay, I'm ready. probably.
  558. 21:47>> Question one, it's 9:00 in the morning.
  559. 21:50What do you say?
  560. 21:51>> Good morning.
  561. 21:52>> Correct. Question two, you meet someone
  562. 21:56for the first time. What do you say?
  563. 21:59>> Nice to meet you.
  564. 22:00>> Correct. Question three, I ask you,
  565. 22:04"What do you do?" What am I asking
  566. 22:07about?
  567. 22:08>> You're asking about my job.
  568. 22:11>> Yes. Three out of three.
  569. 22:13>> I passed. I passed day one.
  570. 22:16>> You passed. Everyone at home, if you
  571. 22:19answered two, you passed as well.
  572. 22:21>> And if you got one wrong, that's fine.
  573. 22:24Just watch that part again.
  574. 22:26>> That's very good advice. Watching again
  575. 22:28is not failing. Watching again is
  576. 22:31practicing. Before we finish, let me
  577. 22:34give you three quick tips for this whole
  578. 22:36challenge.
  579. 22:38>> Three tips. Let's hear them. Tip one,
  580. 22:41speak out loud, not in your head. Out
  581. 22:44loud with your mouth.
  582. 22:46>> Your mouth needs exercise like your
  583. 22:48legs.
  584. 22:49>> Beautiful comparison.
  585. 22:51Tip two, practice a little every day,
  586. 22:55not a lot on one day.
  587. 22:57>> 10 minutes every day is better than 3
  588. 23:00hours on Sunday.
  589. 23:01>> Much better. And tip three, don't be
  590. 23:04afraid of mistakes.
  591. 23:06>> Mistakes are not the enemy. Mistakes are
  592. 23:09the teacher.
  593. 23:10>> Perfect. Everyone, please remember those
  594. 23:13three. So, what did we learn today?
  595. 23:16Let's review very quickly.
  596. 23:18>> We learned greetings. Good morning, good
  597. 23:21afternoon, good evening.
  598. 23:23>> And good night is a goodbye, not a
  599. 23:26hello.
  600. 23:26>> We learned how to answer how are you
  601. 23:29like a real person, not a robot.
  602. 23:32>> I am fine.
  603. 23:35>> No more robots. We learned
  604. 23:37introductions. I'm Sarah. Nice to meet
  605. 23:40you.
  606. 23:41>> And nice to see you when we meet again.
  607. 23:44>> We learned the four magic questions.
  608. 23:47>> How are you? What's your name? Where are
  609. 23:50you from? What do you do?
  610. 23:52>> And we learned five new words.
  611. 23:55>> Greeting, polite, friendly, shy,
  612. 23:58confident.
  613. 23:59>> That's a lot for day one.
  614. 24:01>> It really is. And it didn't feel hard.
  615. 24:05That's because we went slowly. Slow is
  616. 24:08the fastest way. And now your daily
  617. 24:12challenge,
  618. 24:12>> the homework. My favorite part.
  619. 24:15>> It's very small, everyone. Very easy.
  620. 24:18Here it is.
  621. 24:20>> Listening carefully.
  622. 24:22>> Today, before tomorrow's video, I want
  623. 24:24you to introduce yourself out loud three
  624. 24:27times. Just three.
  625. 24:29>> Three times. That's nothing.
  626. 24:32>> Say it like this. Hi, I'm undersc
  627. 24:37I'm from_.
  628. 24:40Nice to meet you.
  629. 24:42>> Three short sentences. That's your whole
  630. 24:45homework.
  631. 24:46>> You can say it to the mirror. You can
  632. 24:48say it to your cat.
  633. 24:50>> My cat is a very good listener. She
  634. 24:53never corrects my grammar.
  635. 24:55>> The best kind of teacher. And one more
  636. 24:58thing, write it in the comments. Yes,
  637. 25:02write, "Hi, I'm blank. I'm from blank."
  638. 25:05in the comments below. We want to see
  639. 25:08where everyone is watching from.
  640. 25:10>> We read the comments and we love seeing
  641. 25:12your names.
  642. 25:14>> And if you see another comment, say
  643. 25:16hello to that person, too. Practice on
  644. 25:19each other.
  645. 25:20>> That's such a good idea, Adam.
  646. 25:22>> Sometimes I have good ideas.
  647. 25:25>> Sometimes. Okay, everyone. That's day
  648. 25:28one of the Sarah and Adam Everyday
  649. 25:30English 30-day challenge.
  650. 25:33>> One day finished, 29 to go.
  651. 25:36>> If you enjoyed this, please give the
  652. 25:38video a thumbs up. It really helps us.
  653. 25:41>> And subscribe so you don't miss day two.
  654. 25:44>> Tomorrow we're learning something you'll
  655. 25:46use every single day. I promise.
  656. 25:49>> Ooh, a secret. I like secrets.
  657. 25:53[laughter]
  658. 25:53>> You'll find out tomorrow. Everyone,
  659. 25:56thank you for spending time with us
  660. 25:57today. Really, thank you.
  661. 26:00>> You started. That's the hardest part.
  662. 26:03And you already did it.
  663. 26:04>> Be proud of yourself today.
  664. 26:06>> See you tomorrow for day two.
  665. 26:08>> See you tomorrow. Bye everyone.
  666. 26:11>> Bye-bye.

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