Day 1: Speak English in 30 Days / Greetings and Introductions / Sentences Shadowing Practice — Transcript
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- 0:00Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to Sarah
- 0:02and Adam Everyday English. I'm Sarah and
- 0:05I am so happy you clicked on this video
- 0:07today.
- 0:08>> And I'm Adam. Hi everyone. Hi Sarah.
- 0:11>> Hi Adam. Are you ready? Because today is
- 0:14a very big day.
- 0:17>> It is a big day. Today is day one of our
- 0:2030-day English challenge.
- 0:23>> Yes, 30 days. 30 short lessons, one
- 0:27video every day. you and us together.
- 0:32>> 30 days sounds like a lot. Actually, no.
- 0:3630 days is 1 month. That's not so long.
- 0:40>> That's right. One month. And in one
- 0:42month, your English will feel so much
- 0:45better. I promise you.
- 0:48>> Sarah, can I say something to the people
- 0:50watching?
- 0:51>> Please go ahead.
- 0:52>> If you are watching this and you feel a
- 0:54little nervous, that's okay. I feel
- 0:57nervous too sometimes. English is not my
- 1:00first language either and I still say
- 1:02funny things.
- 1:04>> You say very funny things.
- 1:07>> Hey, I said funny, not wrong. [snorts]
- 1:11>> Sometimes both, Adam. Sometimes both.
- 1:15>> Okay, that's fair.
- 1:17>> So, everyone, here is how our 30 days
- 1:20will work. Every day we learn one small
- 1:24thing. Just one. One small thing, not
- 1:28100 things.
- 1:30>> Exactly. Small is good. Small is easy.
- 1:34And small things become big things after
- 1:3730 days.
- 1:38>> I like that. Small things become big
- 1:41things.
- 1:42>> And at the end of every video, we give
- 1:44you a tiny homework, a tiny challenge.
- 1:48Very easy. 2 minutes, maybe three.
- 1:51>> 2 minutes. Everybody has 2 minutes.
- 1:54Everybody has 2 minutes even you Adam
- 1:59>> especially me I have many minutes
- 2:02>> okay so let's talk about today day one
- 2:06what do we learn first when we learn a
- 2:08language
- 2:10>> um difficult grammar
- 2:12>> no
- 2:13>> long long words
- 2:15>> no Adam [laughter]
- 2:17>> okay okay we learn hello
- 2:21>> yes we learn Hello. We learn how to say
- 2:25hello, how to ask how are you, and how
- 2:28to tell people our name.
- 2:30>> Greetings and introductions.
- 2:33>> Greetings and introductions.
- 2:35Two big words, but a very simple idea.
- 2:39Let me explain them slowly,
- 2:41>> please. Slowly is good.
- 2:44>> A greeting is what you say when you meet
- 2:46someone, like hello or good morning.
- 2:50>> Greeting. Hello. Good morning. Okay, I
- 2:54understand.
- 2:55>> And an introduction is when you tell
- 2:57someone your name. Hi, I'm Sarah.
- 3:00>> Hi, I'm Adam. Like that.
- 3:03>> Exactly like that. Perfect.
- 3:06>> I did it. Day one and I am already
- 3:09perfect. [snorts]
- 3:11>> Let's not say already perfect. Let's say
- 3:15already learning.
- 3:16>> Already learning. That's nicer. Okay,
- 3:19let's start with the easiest greetings
- 3:21in English. There are three and they
- 3:24change with the time of day.
- 3:26>> Time of day like morning, afternoon,
- 3:29night.
- 3:30>> Yes. Listen. In the morning, we say good
- 3:34morning.
- 3:35>> Good morning.
- 3:36>> In the afternoon after 12:00, we say
- 3:40good afternoon.
- 3:41>> Good afternoon.
- 3:43>> And in the evening when the sun goes
- 3:45down, we say good evening. Good evening,
- 3:49Sarah. What about good night?
- 3:52>> Ooh, very good question. This is a
- 3:55common mistake. Good night is not a
- 3:58greeting.
- 3:59>> It's not?
- 4:00>> No. Good night is a goodbye. We say it
- 4:03when we leave or when we go to sleep.
- 4:06>> So, if I see my friend at 9:00 at night,
- 4:09I don't say good night.
- 4:10>> You say good evening. And when you go
- 4:13home, then you say good night.
- 4:16>> Good evening. when I arrive. Good night
- 4:18when I leave.
- 4:20>> Perfect. Everyone, please repeat with
- 4:22us. Good morning.
- 4:24>> Good morning.
- 4:25>> Good afternoon.
- 4:27>> Good afternoon.
- 4:28>> Good evening.
- 4:29>> Good evening.
- 4:30>> Good night.
- 4:31>> Good night. And that one is goodbye, not
- 4:34hello.
- 4:35>> You've got it. Now, Adam, good morning
- 4:38is a little bit formal. What do we say
- 4:41with friends?
- 4:42>> Hi.
- 4:43>> Yes. Hi and hello. Very simple, very
- 4:47friendly. You can use them any time of
- 4:49day.
- 4:50>> Anytime, morning, afternoon, night,
- 4:53>> anytime. Hi is easy and safe.
- 4:57>> I love easy and safe.
- 4:59>> There's also hey, very casual, very
- 5:02relaxed for close friends.
- 5:05>> Hey, Sarah.
- 5:06>> Hey, Adam. See, it sounds friendly,
- 5:09right?
- 5:09>> It does. But careful, everyone. Don't
- 5:12say hey to your boss on the first day.
- 5:15That's actually very good advice. With a
- 5:18boss or a teacher, use hello or good
- 5:21morning.
- 5:22>> With friends, hi and hey.
- 5:25>> Now, here's the next step. After we say
- 5:28hello, we usually ask a question. Do you
- 5:31know the question?
- 5:32>> How are you?
- 5:33>> Yes. How are you? This is the most
- 5:36common question in English.
- 5:39>> And the answer is, I'm fine, thank you.
- 5:42And you?
- 5:43Ah, the classic. Everyone learns that
- 5:46sentence in school.
- 5:47>> Is it wrong?
- 5:48>> It's not wrong. It's correct English,
- 5:51but it sounds a little bit like a robot.
- 5:54>> I am fine, thank you. [laughter]
- 5:57>> Exactly like that.
- 5:59>> So, what do real people say?
- 6:01>> Real people say short natural things.
- 6:04Listen. I'm good, thanks.
- 6:06>> I'm good, thanks.
- 6:08>> Pretty good, thanks.
- 6:09>> Pretty good, thanks.
- 6:10>> Not bad.
- 6:11>> Not bad.
- 6:13Sarah, not bad. Is that a happy answer
- 6:16or a sad answer?
- 6:17>> Ooh, great question. Not bad means okay,
- 6:22normal. Nothing special, nothing
- 6:25terrible.
- 6:26>> So, it's a middle answer.
- 6:28>> A middle answer. Very good way to say
- 6:30it.
- 6:31>> And if I feel really happy,
- 6:32>> then you say, "I'm great." Or, "I'm
- 6:35doing really well."
- 6:37>> I'm great. That feels nice to say. And
- 6:40here's the most important part. After
- 6:43you answer, you ask back.
- 6:45>> Ask back.
- 6:46>> Yes. You say, "How about you?" Or just,
- 6:50"And you."
- 6:51>> Why is that important?
- 6:53>> Because the conversation is like a ball.
- 6:55I throw the ball to you, you throw the
- 6:58ball back to me. If you don't throw it
- 7:00back, the conversation stops.
- 7:04>> Oh, I like that. Conversation is a ball.
- 7:08Let's practice. Adam, hi. How are you
- 7:12today?
- 7:13>> I'm good, thanks. How about you?
- 7:15>> I'm great, thank you. See, the ball came
- 7:19back to me. [laughter]
- 7:21>> I caught it and I threw it. I'm a good
- 7:24player.
- 7:25>> Okay, everyone, let's do a repeat
- 7:27exercise. I say the sentence, you say it
- 7:30out loud. Please really speak. Don't
- 7:33just read.
- 7:35>> Speak out loud. Even if someone is
- 7:37watching you, it's fine. Be brave.
- 7:41>> Ready? Hi, how are you?
- 7:44>> Hi, how are you?
- 7:46>> I'm good, thanks.
- 7:47>> I'm good, thanks.
- 7:49>> How about you?
- 7:50>> How about you?
- 7:52>> Pretty good, thanks.
- 7:53>> Pretty good, thanks.
- 7:55>> Not bad. And you?
- 7:57>> Not bad. And you?
- 7:59>> I'm great today.
- 8:01>> I'm great today.
- 8:03>> Beautiful. Everyone, that was six
- 8:05sentences. Six real sentences you can
- 8:09use tomorrow.
- 8:10>> Six sentences on day one. Not bad.
- 8:15>> You used it. Not bad.
- 8:17>> I did. I used the new phrase.
- 8:20>> That's how you learn. Use the new words
- 8:23the same day. Now, let's move to part
- 8:26two. Introductions.
- 8:28Telling people your name. This is my
- 8:31favorite part because I like my name.
- 8:34[laughter]
- 8:35>> It's a good name. So, Adam, how do you
- 8:38tell someone your name?
- 8:39>> I'm Adam.
- 8:41>> Great. That's the short way and it's
- 8:43very natural. You can also say my name
- 8:47is Adam.
- 8:48>> Which one is better?
- 8:50>> Both are correct. I'm Adam is a little
- 8:53more relaxed. My name is Adam is a
- 8:56little more formal. So, at a party, I'm
- 8:59Adam.
- 9:00>> Yes.
- 9:01>> And in a job interview, my name is Adam.
- 9:05>> Perfect. You understand it very well.
- 9:08>> And then the other person says their
- 9:10name,
- 9:11>> right? And then we say the magic
- 9:13sentence.
- 9:15Nice to meet you.
- 9:17>> Nice to meet you.
- 9:18>> And the other person often says, nice to
- 9:21meet you, too.
- 9:22>> Nice to meet you, too.
- 9:24Sarah that word to what does it do?
- 9:29>> To means also. It means the same for me.
- 9:33>> Ah, so it's like saying me too.
- 9:36>> Exactly. And one more important thing,
- 9:40we only say nice to meet you the first
- 9:42time.
- 9:43>> Only the first time.
- 9:45>> Only the first time. If we meet again
- 9:48next week, we don't say nice to meet
- 9:50you.
- 9:51>> What do we say? We say nice to see you.
- 9:55Meet is the first time. C is every other
- 9:59time.
- 10:00>> Meet is first. C is again.
- 10:03>> Say it one more time so everyone
- 10:05remembers.
- 10:06>> Meet is the first time. C is every other
- 10:09time.
- 10:10>> Thank you. Now, let's build a full mini
- 10:12conversation. Adam, we're going to
- 10:15pretend we don't know each other.
- 10:17>> But we do know each other.
- 10:19>> Pretend, Adam.
- 10:21>> Okay. pretending now.
- 10:23>> Hello, I'm Sarah.
- 10:25>> Hi Sarah, I'm Adam. Nice to meet you.
- 10:28>> Nice to meet you too, Adam. Where are
- 10:30you from?
- 10:31>> I'm from Spain. And you?
- 10:33>> I'm from Canada. What do you do?
- 10:36>> I'm a teacher. How about you?
- 10:38>> I'm a teacher, too.
- 10:40>> Oh, wow. Us teachers? What a surprise.
- 10:44>> Okay, stop pretending now. [laughter]
- 10:47>> Sorry. Sorry. But listen everyone, that
- 10:51little conversation had four questions
- 10:53in it. Let me show you.
- 10:55>> Four questions. Let's count them.
- 10:58>> Question one, how are you?
- 11:00>> Question two, what's your name?
- 11:02>> Question three, where are you from?
- 11:05>> Question four, what do you do?
- 11:08>> These four questions are enough to start
- 11:10almost any conversation in English.
- 11:13>> Four questions. That's it.
- 11:15>> That's it. If you learn these four, you
- 11:18can meet anyone.
- 11:20>> That makes me feel so much better. I
- 11:22always thought I needed a thousand
- 11:24sentences.
- 11:26>> You don't. You need a few good ones used
- 11:29often. Let's look at question three more
- 11:32closely. Where are you from?
- 11:34>> And the answer is I'm from plus the
- 11:37country.
- 11:38>> Exactly. I'm from Japan. I'm from
- 11:41Brazil. I'm from Egypt.
- 11:44>> I'm from Italy. I'm from Korea. I'm from
- 11:48Mexico.
- 11:49>> You can also say the city. I'm from
- 11:51Tokyo. I'm from Cairo.
- 11:54>> Sarah, can I say I come from Spain?
- 11:57>> Yes, that's correct English, too. But
- 12:00I'm from Spain is more common in daily
- 12:03conversation.
- 12:04>> Shorter is better.
- 12:06>> Usually, yes. Now, let's look at
- 12:08question four. What do you do?
- 12:11>> This question confused me for years.
- 12:14Why?
- 12:15>> Because what do you do sounds like what
- 12:19are you doing right now?
- 12:21>> Ah, that's a very common confusion. Let
- 12:24me explain slowly. What do you do means
- 12:28what is your job?
- 12:29>> And what are you doing means right now
- 12:33this moment.
- 12:34>> Perfect. So if I say what do you do? You
- 12:38tell me your job.
- 12:40>> I'm a teacher. And if I say, "What are
- 12:43you doing?"
- 12:44>> I'm drinking coffee and talking to
- 12:46Sarah.
- 12:47>> Correct.
- 12:48>> Everyone, this one confused me for a
- 12:51long time. So, please listen again. What
- 12:54do you do? Your job. What are you doing
- 12:57right now?
- 12:58>> Thank you, Adam. That's a very useful
- 13:00tip. Okay. Now, let's put everything
- 13:03into a real situation. Adam, imagine you
- 13:07have a new neighbor.
- 13:08>> Ooh, a new neighbor. I love this.
- 13:11>> I'm your new neighbor. Let's go.
- 13:15Oh, hi. Are you my neighbor?
- 13:17>> Yes. Hi. I live in number 12. I'm Adam.
- 13:21>> I'm Sarah. Nice to meet you, Adam.
- 13:23>> Nice to meet you, too. Did you move in
- 13:26this week?
- 13:27>> Yes, on Monday. Everything is still in
- 13:29boxes.
- 13:30>> I remember that feeling. Where are you
- 13:33from?
- 13:34>> I'm from Canada, but I lived in London
- 13:36before this.
- 13:37>> Oh, nice. Welcome to the building. Thank
- 13:40you so much.
- 13:41>> If you need anything, just knock on my
- 13:43door.
- 13:44>> That's very kind. Thank you, Adam. See
- 13:46you soon.
- 13:47>> See you soon,
- 13:50>> Sarah. That felt real.
- 13:52>> It is real. That's a normal conversation
- 13:55between two neighbors.
- 13:56>> And we only used easy words.
- 13:59>> Every single word was a beginner word.
- 14:02Did you notice?
- 14:03>> You're right. No difficult words at all.
- 14:06>> That's the secret of day one. You don't
- 14:08need difficult words. You need
- 14:10confidence with easy words.
- 14:13>> Say that again, please. That's
- 14:15important.
- 14:16>> You don't need difficult words. You need
- 14:18confidence with easy words. Now, let's
- 14:21do one more situation. This time, you're
- 14:24in a coffee shop and you meet someone
- 14:26new.
- 14:27>> Okay. I'm sitting. I'm drinking my
- 14:30coffee. I'm very relaxed.
- 14:33>> Excuse me. Is this seat free?
- 14:35>> Yes, please sit down. Thank you. It's
- 14:39very busy today.
- 14:40>> It is. It's always busy on Saturday.
- 14:43>> I'm Sarah, by the way.
- 14:45>> Hi, Sarah. I'm Adam. Nice to meet you.
- 14:47>> Nice to meet you, too. Do you come here
- 14:50often?
- 14:50>> Yes, almost every morning. The coffee is
- 14:54really good.
- 14:55>> I'm new here, so I'm still looking for a
- 14:57good coffee place.
- 14:58>> Well, you found it.
- 15:00>> Great.
- 15:01>> Sarah, what was that little phrase, by
- 15:04the way? Ah, good ear. By the way is a
- 15:08small phrase we use to add new
- 15:10information
- 15:11>> like oh and also
- 15:13>> exactly like that. I'm Sarah by the way
- 15:16means oh and also my name is Sarah.
- 15:20>> That's a nice one. It sounds very
- 15:22natural.
- 15:23>> It's very natural. Everyone try it this
- 15:26week. I'm your name by the way. All
- 15:30right let's learn some useful words now.
- 15:33Just five words. Very simple.
- 15:35>> Five words. I can remember five words.
- 15:39>> Word one, greeting. A greeting is what
- 15:42you say when you meet someone.
- 15:44>> Hello is a greeting.
- 15:46>> Perfect. Word two, polite. Polite means
- 15:50kind and respectful.
- 15:52>> My mother always told me, Adam, be
- 15:54polite. [snorts]
- 15:56>> A wise mother. Word three, friendly.
- 16:00Friendly means warm and nice to other
- 16:02people. Sarah is very friendly.
- 16:06>> Thank you, Adam. Word four, shy. Shy
- 16:10means you feel nervous with new people.
- 16:13>> I was very shy when I started learning
- 16:15English.
- 16:15>> Many people are. And word five,
- 16:18confident. Confident means you believe
- 16:21in yourself.
- 16:22>> I want to be confident by day 30.
- 16:25>> You will be. Let's repeat all five.
- 16:28Greeting.
- 16:29>> Greeting.
- 16:30>> Polite.
- 16:31>> Polite. Friendly,
- 16:33>> friendly,
- 16:35>> shy,
- 16:36>> shy,
- 16:38>> confident,
- 16:39>> confident,
- 16:40>> wonderful. Five new words on day one.
- 16:43Now, Adam, I want to talk about
- 16:45something important. Feelings.
- 16:48>> Feelings on day one.
- 16:51>> Yes, because many people watching are a
- 16:53little bit afraid to speak.
- 16:55>> That was me for years.
- 16:58>> Tell them what happened.
- 16:59>> Okay. When I started, I understood
- 17:02English. I watched videos. I knew many
- 17:05words. But when someone talked to me, my
- 17:08mouth stopped working.
- 17:10>> And why do you think that happened?
- 17:12>> Because I was thinking, is my grammar
- 17:14correct? Is my pronunciation correct?
- 17:17Will they laugh?
- 17:19>> And what happened when you thought all
- 17:20of that?
- 17:21>> I said nothing. And then the moment was
- 17:24gone.
- 17:24>> This is so normal, everyone. So, so
- 17:28normal. And here is what helped Adam.
- 17:31>> I stopped trying to be perfect. I
- 17:33started trying to be understood.
- 17:35>> Say that again.
- 17:37>> I stopped trying to be perfect. I
- 17:39started trying to be understood.
- 17:41>> That's the whole thing. That's the whole
- 17:4430 days in one sentence.
- 17:47>> And you know what? People were kind.
- 17:49Nobody laughed at me. Not one person.
- 17:52>> People want to understand you. They're
- 17:54on your side.
- 17:56>> They really are. Now, Adam, we learned
- 17:58how to say hello, but there's one more
- 18:01thing we need today.
- 18:02>> H how to say goodbye?
- 18:05>> Yes, because a conversation has a
- 18:07beginning and an end.
- 18:09>> And I never know how to finish. I just
- 18:11stand there and smile.
- 18:13>> Let's fix that today. The simplest one
- 18:16is bye.
- 18:17>> Bye.
- 18:18>> Or goodbye. A little more formal.
- 18:20>> Goodbye.
- 18:22>> But real people usually say something
- 18:24warmer. Listen. See you later.
- 18:27>> See you later.
- 18:28>> See you tomorrow.
- 18:29>> See you tomorrow.
- 18:31>> See you soon.
- 18:32>> See you soon. Sarah, what's the
- 18:35difference?
- 18:36>> Very small. See you tomorrow means you
- 18:39know you'll meet tomorrow. See you later
- 18:41means today. Maybe. See you soon means
- 18:46sometime, but not far away.
- 18:48>> So see you soon is the safe one.
- 18:51>> It's the safe one. Use it when you're
- 18:53not sure. I love safe ones.
- 18:56>> There's one more and it's very common.
- 18:59Have a good day.
- 19:00>> Have a good day. That's so kind.
- 19:03>> It is. You can also say have a nice day
- 19:06or have a good evening.
- 19:08>> And what do I answer if someone says
- 19:10that to me?
- 19:11>> You say thanks you too.
- 19:13>> Thanks you too. Short and easy.
- 19:16>> Short and easy. And you too means the
- 19:20same for you.
- 19:21>> Everyone please write this one down.
- 19:23Have a good day. Thanks. You too.
- 19:26>> Let's practice. Adam, I'm leaving the
- 19:29shop now. Bye, Adam. Have a good day.
- 19:32>> Thanks. You, too. See you soon.
- 19:34>> Perfect. [snorts] Completely natural.
- 19:37>> And it took 2 seconds.
- 19:39>> 2 seconds. That's all a goodbye needs.
- 19:42Now, let's do one final situation. And
- 19:44this one is a little harder.
- 19:46>> How much harder?
- 19:48>> Just a little. It's your first day at a
- 19:51new job. Oh, that is scary.
- 19:54>> But you already know everything you
- 19:56need. Watch.
- 19:59>> Good morning. You must be the new
- 20:01person.
- 20:02>> Good morning. Yes, that's me. I'm Adam.
- 20:05>> Welcome, Adam. I'm Sarah. Nice to meet
- 20:07you.
- 20:07>> Nice to meet you, too. It's my first
- 20:09day, so I'm a little nervous.
- 20:12>> Don't worry. Everyone is very friendly
- 20:14here. Where are you from, Adam?
- 20:16>> I'm from Spain, but I live here now.
- 20:18>> Oh, lovely. And what did you do before?
- 20:21I worked in a school. I was a teacher.
- 20:24>> That's great experience. Come, I'll show
- 20:27you your desk.
- 20:28>> Thank you so much.
- 20:30>> Stop.
- 20:32Adam, did you use any difficult words?
- 20:35>> No, I don't think so.
- 20:37>> Not one. And you had a full conversation
- 20:40on your first day at work.
- 20:42>> That's amazing. I always thought I
- 20:44needed special work English.
- 20:47>> You need the same English, just used
- 20:49politely. Did you hear one sentence I
- 20:52used, everyone? It's my first day, so
- 20:55I'm a little nervous.
- 20:56>> Ooh, yes. That's a wonderful sentence.
- 20:59Why do you like it?
- 21:00>> Because it's honest. And when you tell
- 21:02people you're nervous, they help you.
- 21:05>> That's so true. Honesty makes
- 21:07conversations easier, not harder.
- 21:10>> You can use it anywhere. I'm still
- 21:12learning English, so please speak
- 21:14slowly.
- 21:15>> Oh, that's a great one, too. Say it
- 21:17again. I'm still learning English, so
- 21:19please speak slowly.
- 21:21>> Everyone, that sentence will save you
- 21:23many times. People will slow down and
- 21:27they'll be kind.
- 21:28>> They really will. This works. I use it.
- 21:31>> Okay, quiz time. Adam, are you ready?
- 21:34>> On day one, already a quiz.
- 21:37>> A very small quiz. Three questions.
- 21:40Everyone at home, answer out loud with
- 21:43Adam.
- 21:44>> Okay, I'm ready. probably.
- 21:47>> Question one, it's 9:00 in the morning.
- 21:50What do you say?
- 21:51>> Good morning.
- 21:52>> Correct. Question two, you meet someone
- 21:56for the first time. What do you say?
- 21:59>> Nice to meet you.
- 22:00>> Correct. Question three, I ask you,
- 22:04"What do you do?" What am I asking
- 22:07about?
- 22:08>> You're asking about my job.
- 22:11>> Yes. Three out of three.
- 22:13>> I passed. I passed day one.
- 22:16>> You passed. Everyone at home, if you
- 22:19answered two, you passed as well.
- 22:21>> And if you got one wrong, that's fine.
- 22:24Just watch that part again.
- 22:26>> That's very good advice. Watching again
- 22:28is not failing. Watching again is
- 22:31practicing. Before we finish, let me
- 22:34give you three quick tips for this whole
- 22:36challenge.
- 22:38>> Three tips. Let's hear them. Tip one,
- 22:41speak out loud, not in your head. Out
- 22:44loud with your mouth.
- 22:46>> Your mouth needs exercise like your
- 22:48legs.
- 22:49>> Beautiful comparison.
- 22:51Tip two, practice a little every day,
- 22:55not a lot on one day.
- 22:57>> 10 minutes every day is better than 3
- 23:00hours on Sunday.
- 23:01>> Much better. And tip three, don't be
- 23:04afraid of mistakes.
- 23:06>> Mistakes are not the enemy. Mistakes are
- 23:09the teacher.
- 23:10>> Perfect. Everyone, please remember those
- 23:13three. So, what did we learn today?
- 23:16Let's review very quickly.
- 23:18>> We learned greetings. Good morning, good
- 23:21afternoon, good evening.
- 23:23>> And good night is a goodbye, not a
- 23:26hello.
- 23:26>> We learned how to answer how are you
- 23:29like a real person, not a robot.
- 23:32>> I am fine.
- 23:35>> No more robots. We learned
- 23:37introductions. I'm Sarah. Nice to meet
- 23:40you.
- 23:41>> And nice to see you when we meet again.
- 23:44>> We learned the four magic questions.
- 23:47>> How are you? What's your name? Where are
- 23:50you from? What do you do?
- 23:52>> And we learned five new words.
- 23:55>> Greeting, polite, friendly, shy,
- 23:58confident.
- 23:59>> That's a lot for day one.
- 24:01>> It really is. And it didn't feel hard.
- 24:05That's because we went slowly. Slow is
- 24:08the fastest way. And now your daily
- 24:12challenge,
- 24:12>> the homework. My favorite part.
- 24:15>> It's very small, everyone. Very easy.
- 24:18Here it is.
- 24:20>> Listening carefully.
- 24:22>> Today, before tomorrow's video, I want
- 24:24you to introduce yourself out loud three
- 24:27times. Just three.
- 24:29>> Three times. That's nothing.
- 24:32>> Say it like this. Hi, I'm undersc
- 24:37I'm from_.
- 24:40Nice to meet you.
- 24:42>> Three short sentences. That's your whole
- 24:45homework.
- 24:46>> You can say it to the mirror. You can
- 24:48say it to your cat.
- 24:50>> My cat is a very good listener. She
- 24:53never corrects my grammar.
- 24:55>> The best kind of teacher. And one more
- 24:58thing, write it in the comments. Yes,
- 25:02write, "Hi, I'm blank. I'm from blank."
- 25:05in the comments below. We want to see
- 25:08where everyone is watching from.
- 25:10>> We read the comments and we love seeing
- 25:12your names.
- 25:14>> And if you see another comment, say
- 25:16hello to that person, too. Practice on
- 25:19each other.
- 25:20>> That's such a good idea, Adam.
- 25:22>> Sometimes I have good ideas.
- 25:25>> Sometimes. Okay, everyone. That's day
- 25:28one of the Sarah and Adam Everyday
- 25:30English 30-day challenge.
- 25:33>> One day finished, 29 to go.
- 25:36>> If you enjoyed this, please give the
- 25:38video a thumbs up. It really helps us.
- 25:41>> And subscribe so you don't miss day two.
- 25:44>> Tomorrow we're learning something you'll
- 25:46use every single day. I promise.
- 25:49>> Ooh, a secret. I like secrets.
- 25:53[laughter]
- 25:53>> You'll find out tomorrow. Everyone,
- 25:56thank you for spending time with us
- 25:57today. Really, thank you.
- 26:00>> You started. That's the hardest part.
- 26:03And you already did it.
- 26:04>> Be proud of yourself today.
- 26:06>> See you tomorrow for day two.
- 26:08>> See you tomorrow. Bye everyone.
- 26:11>> Bye-bye.
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