Think in English, Speak Naturally | Natural Spoken English Practice — Transcript

Full transcript

1. 0:01Hi there, high level listeners. Welcome
2. 0:02back to another lesson for spoken
3. 0:05English practice, especially with back
4. 0:07and forth small talk. So, if you want to
5. 0:09start thinking more in English instead
6. 0:11of translating in your head, one of the
7. 0:13best things you can do is sit down and
8. 0:15immerse yourself in real spoken English
9. 0:18for 20 to 30 minutes a day, and that's
10. 0:20exactly what we're going to help you do
11. 0:22today.
12. 0:23>> Yes, we know a lot of English learners
13. 0:25understand quite a lot when they're
14. 0:27listening, but when it's time to
15. 0:28actually speak, the words don't always
16. 0:30come out naturally. And as teachers, we
17. 0:32know that better fluency comes from
18. 0:34hearing real conversations, taking the
19. 0:37words and phrases that you know are
20. 0:39correct and natural, and that's what
21. 0:41we're going to help you do today.
22. 0:42>> If you'd like the PDF with all of
23. 0:44today's small talk conversations, you
24. 0:45can find it in our small talk
25. 0:47conversation bundle in the description
26. 0:49below. And if you've already bought the
27. 0:51bundle from our store, this lesson will
28. 0:53appear there as a free update.
29. 0:56>> Okay, so like always, we'll listen to
30. 0:58the conversation first, and then go back
31. 1:00through and explain the best vocabulary
32. 1:02and expressions so you can start using
33. 1:04them yourself. All the conversations in
34. 1:06today's topic are about people agreeing
35. 1:09and disagreeing with each other and
36. 1:11trying to come to a conclusion.
37. 1:14>> And at the end, we'll repeat the
38. 1:16dialogue, and that's your chance to
39. 1:18shadow us and practice speaking along.
40. 1:21Okay, so let's jump in. Here's the first
41. 1:23conversation. Me and Mark are bouncing
42. 1:25back and forth on what to eat tonight.
43. 1:31So, I was thinking maybe we could try
44. 1:34that new restaurant downtown tonight.
45. 1:37>> Oh, uh well, I was just planning on
46. 1:40cooking something at home.
47. 1:42>> Hm, are we sure we want to do that? I
48. 1:46was kind of hoping we could get out for
49. 1:47a bit.
50. 1:49>> Oh, yeah, I get what you mean. Just a
51. 1:51bit tired tonight.
52. 1:54>> Hm, that's fair. Maybe we could just
53. 1:55grab something quick instead.
54. 1:58>> Uh okay, yeah. That could work actually.
55. 2:02>> All right, so let's go over these line
56. 2:04by line. This is a great time to shadow
57. 2:06with us, which means that when I say the
58. 2:08line, you try to repeat it at the same
59. 2:10time. So, I'll say the line twice and
60. 2:12then I'll explain it.
61. 2:14So, I was thinking maybe we could try
62. 2:17that new restaurant downtown tonight.
63. 2:21So, I was thinking maybe we could try
64. 2:24that new restaurant downtown tonight.
65. 2:28So, I was thinking
66. 2:30I was thinking. Now, if you do have an
67. 2:33opinion about something, we say I think.
68. 2:35This is my opinion. But, when we kind of
69. 2:38want to offer an option to someone, we
70. 2:42will use this with the ing form. So, I
71. 2:44was thinking, well, I'm thinking, well,
72. 2:48I was thinking. So, this kind of opens
73. 2:51up the dialogue a little bit, meaning
74. 2:53I'm not telling you what I want to do,
75. 2:55but I am giving you an option, right?
76. 2:58So, I was thinking maybe we could try
77. 3:01that new restaurant downtown tonight.
78. 3:05So, you can hear it in my voice. This
79. 3:07isn't really a question, but it kind of
80. 3:09is. I was thinking maybe we could do
81. 3:12this. I was thinking maybe we could do
82. 3:15that.
83. 3:16Because we are using the word could,
84. 3:18it's again, it's an option. Like, maybe
85. 3:21we could do this. Maybe we could do
86. 3:23that. So, it's an option for the future,
87. 3:26right? Yeah, so I was thinking maybe we
88. 3:28could try that new restaurant downtown
89. 3:29tonight.
90. 3:30>> It's a way of trying to get what you
91. 3:32want without saying or demanding what
92. 3:35you want, exactly.
93. 3:38Uh my response, oh, well, I was just
94. 3:41planning on cooking something at home.
95. 3:45Oh, well, I was just planning on cooking
96. 3:48something at home.
97. 3:50So, I use the same grammar as Cat, that
98. 3:53past continuous. She was thinking, baby,
99. 3:56but I was just planning on cooking
100. 4:00something at home. So, I already decided
101. 4:04earlier today, and I already thought,
102. 4:07"Okay, I'm not going out tonight. I will
103. 4:10cook something at home, save a bit of
104. 4:12money, use up some things in the
105. 4:14fridge." So, well, "I was just planning
106. 4:17on cooking something at home" means "Oh,
107. 4:20I already thought about my day, and I
108. 4:23already decided what I wanted to do."
109. 4:26Again, I'm not saying no to Cat. No, I
110. 4:29don't want to go to a restaurant. I'm
111. 4:31saying that "Oh, I already thought about
112. 4:33it and and made a decision by myself."
113. 4:36But, I don't sound super confident.
114. 4:39Like, it sounds like my mind could be
115. 4:41changed. I'm just saying what I already
116. 4:44decided. "Oh, I was just planning on
117. 4:48cooking something at home."
118. 4:50>> So, the same thing that I did. I was
119. 4:52thinking, "Oh, I was planning." The
120. 4:55reason we're using the past progressive
121. 4:58is because if I said, "Well, I thought
122. 5:00maybe we could do this."
123. 5:02Sounds very definitive. It doesn't sound
124. 5:04like we can have a discussion after
125. 5:05that. But, "I was thinking, I was
126. 5:08planning." This helps us open up the
127. 5:10discussion.
128. 5:11"Hmm, are we sure we want to do that?"
129. 5:15"I was really looking forward to trying
130. 5:17a new restaurant. Well, are we sure we
131. 5:20want to do that? I was hoping we could
132. 5:23get out for a bit."
133. 5:25"I was kind of hoping we could get out
134. 5:28for a bit." So, we're doing it again. "I
135. 5:31was kind of hoping I was kind of hoping
136. 5:35we could get out for a bit, get out of
137. 5:38the house, leave the house."
138. 5:40So, I'll go through those sentences
139. 5:43twice so you can practice them.
140. 5:45"Hmm, are we sure we want to do that? I
141. 5:48was kind of hoping we could get out for
142. 5:50a bit.
143. 5:52Mhm, are we sure we want to do that? I
144. 5:55was kind of hoping we could get out for
145. 5:57a bit.
146. 6:00>> It's okay again, it's not saying I want,
147. 6:03but it is still very convincing to do it
148. 6:06politely this way.
149. 6:07I said, "Yeah, I get what you mean. I'm
150. 6:10just a bit tired tonight."
151. 6:14"Yeah, I get what you mean.
152. 6:16I'm just a bit tired tonight."
153. 6:18So, Cat wants to get out for a bit,
154. 6:21leave the house, a change of scenery.
155. 6:23"Yeah, I get what you mean."
156. 6:25That means I understand or "Yeah, I
157. 6:28agree. Uh
158. 6:30me, too. I want to get out for a bit."
159. 6:33And maybe that sounds good. Maybe that
160. 6:35does sound better than cooking something
161. 6:38at home.
162. 6:39"I'm just a bit tired tonight." When we
163. 6:41explain our feelings, especially if they
164. 6:44are bad, like, "Oh, I'm just a bit
165. 6:46stressed this week. I'm just a bit uh
166. 6:50confused about the work. Uh
167. 6:52just a bit tired tonight." I'm making an
168. 6:55excuse for myself. It's not Cat's fault.
169. 6:58It's not a bad idea or anything. It's
170. 7:00me. I It's me. I'm tired. I'm just a bit
171. 7:04tired tonight. So, if you feel a bit
172. 7:06apologetic almost about how you feel
173. 7:08because it's changing or disrupting the
174. 7:10plan, this is often what we say, "I'm
175. 7:13just
176. 7:14a bit tired tonight."
177. 7:17>> That's fair. Maybe we could just grab
178. 7:19something quick instead.
179. 7:23That's fair. Maybe we could just grab
180. 7:25something quick instead.
181. 7:28Just like Mark said, I get what you
182. 7:29mean.
183. 7:31That's fair.
184. 7:32That's fair. Well, of course, you're
185. 7:34tired. That's normal, right? That's
186. 7:36fair. That's okay.
187. 7:38Oh, that's fair.
188. 7:40Maybe we could Now, I'm I've been
189. 7:42offering some suggestions, right? I was
190. 7:45hoping we could get out for a bit. Maybe
191. 7:48we could try that new restaurant. Maybe
192. 7:51we could just grab something quick
193. 7:54instead. Now when I say grab something
194. 7:57quick, I I mean I do literally mean
195. 7:59grab, but I mean go out and order
196. 8:02something. Or go out and have something
197. 8:05quick and easy, not a sit-down meal at a
198. 8:08restaurant. Maybe we could just grab
199. 8:10something quick instead?
200. 8:15>> Okay, yeah, that could work actually.
201. 8:19Okay, yeah, that could work actually.
202. 8:22>> I win. I win.
203. 8:24>> Cat wins. Cat wins. Yes, she's going to
204. 8:26drag me out of the house. Okay, that
205. 8:28could work.
206. 8:30The idea that Cat suggested sounds good.
207. 8:33So, that Cat's suggestion is that. Oh,
208. 8:37that. Oh, actually, that's a good idea.
209. 8:41Or Oh, that could work actually.
210. 8:46>> All right, so let's hear the
211. 8:48conversation all the way through once
212. 8:49more.
213. 8:51So, I was thinking maybe we could try
214. 8:54that new restaurant downtown tonight?
215. 8:57>> Oh, well, I was just planning on cooking
216. 8:59something at home.
217. 9:02>> Mhm, are we sure we want to do that? I
218. 9:05was kind of hoping we could get out for
219. 9:07a bit.
220. 9:09>> Yeah, I get what you mean. I'm just a
221. 9:11bit tired tonight.
222. 9:13>> That's fair. Uh, maybe we could just
223. 9:16grab something quick instead?
224. 9:19>> Okay, yeah, that could work actually.
225. 9:23>> Yeah, so I win round one. I win round
226. 9:26one.
227. 9:26>> Yeah, right. Let's see see who wins
228. 9:28round two.
229. 9:33Uh, so now this is Cat and I in an
230. 9:35office setting. So, maybe we're
231. 9:37colleagues and we're working on the same
232. 9:39project, but we aren't really on the
233. 9:41same page with how to move forward with
234. 9:44the project. So, again, we'll need to
235. 9:46discuss, share our opinions, and come to
236. 9:49an agreement. Let's hear the
237. 9:50conversation first.
238. 9:53Uh hey, can we get on the same page
239. 9:55about what we should do next on this?
240. 9:58>> Yeah, of course. Uh what's your take?
241. 10:02>> I think we should just wait until we
242. 10:04hear back from the client before moving
243. 10:06forward.
244. 10:08>> Really? I was kind of leaning the other
245. 10:10way.
246. 10:12>> Oh, uh how so?
247. 10:14>> I think we should go ahead and start the
248. 10:16work now so we don't lose any time.
249. 10:19>> Right, I get that, but I'd rather not
250. 10:20redo things if they ask for changes.
251. 10:24>> Fair point. Um maybe we start on the
252. 10:27parts where we're more confident about?
253. 10:30>> Okay, yeah, that sounds like a sensible
254. 10:32way to handle it.
255. 10:34>> Great, let's go with that.
256. 10:37>> Okay, so let's go over that conversation
257. 10:40and go through the lines once more.
258. 10:41Remember, we'll say them twice so you
259. 10:43can shadow and explain the the meaning
260. 10:45of the phrases.
261. 10:47So, the first thing I said was
262. 10:49"Hey, uh can we get on the same page
263. 10:52about what we should do next on this?"
264. 10:56So again, I don't want to be
265. 10:57confrontational. I don't want to say,
266. 10:59"Can, what are you doing?" I want to be
267. 11:02polite and professional. So, a way I can
268. 11:05ask is to say, "Can we get on the same
269. 11:07page?" That means can we talk about what
270. 11:10we want to do and know that we're both
271. 11:13doing the same thing or that we're
272. 11:14working together and we're not working
273. 11:17against each other.
274. 11:18So, can we get on the same page about
275. 11:23and then the task. Can we get on the
276. 11:24same page about the project? Can we get
277. 11:27on the same page about the meeting? You
278. 11:30can change that. So, can we get on the
279. 11:31same page about what we should do next
280. 11:33on this?
281. 11:37>> Yeah, of course. What's your take?
282. 11:41Yeah, of course. What's your take?
283. 11:45Yeah, of course. So, Mark has approached
284. 11:48me. He wants to make sure that we have
285. 11:51the same understanding about what's
286. 11:53going forward.
287. 11:54But, I don't want to tell him what I'm
288. 11:56doing yet.
289. 11:58Maybe I'm not sure yet, but I want to
290. 12:01know. He started the conversation. So,
291. 12:03I'm going to ask him, "What's your
292. 12:06take?"
293. 12:07So, the word your can be your, like,
294. 12:10"What's your take?" But, you can also
295. 12:13say it a little bit softer, and this
296. 12:15kind of feels like you're not really
297. 12:16point like, "What's your take on this?"
298. 12:18You can say, "What's your take?"
299. 12:21"What's your take?" So, it kind of is
300. 12:22more of a your your "What's your take?
301. 12:24What's your take on this?"
302. 12:27>> I think we should wait until we hear
303. 12:29back from the client before moving
304. 12:31forward.
305. 12:34I think we should wait until we hear
306. 12:36back from the client before moving
307. 12:38forward.
308. 12:41So, Kat asked me, "What's your take?"
309. 12:43That's kind of what's your opinion. What
310. 12:45do you think? I think we should wait.
311. 12:48Again, in business English especially,
312. 12:51it's good to use we. Working together.
313. 12:54We are a team. We are one.
314. 12:56If I said, "I think we should wait. We
315. 12:59should do this together until we hear
316. 13:02back from the client before moving
317. 13:04forward."
318. 13:05This is quite direct, but again, I'm
319. 13:07trying to make sure that we are on the
320. 13:09same page. So, I think I think we should
321. 13:12wait until we hear back from the client
322. 13:15before moving forward.
323. 13:19>> Really? I was kind of leaning the other
324. 13:21way.
325. 13:22I was kind of leaning the other way.
326. 13:26So,
327. 13:27I was kind of leaning the other way. So,
328. 13:30leaning leaning, yes.
329. 13:34When you lean a certain way means I'm
330. 13:37thinking about doing it this way. I'm
331. 13:40thinking about doing it that way. So, I
332. 13:43was kind of leaning the other way. Mark
333. 13:47thinks that we should wait.
334. 13:49And I think the opposite. So, I was kind
335. 13:53of leaning the other way. Now, I'm
336. 13:56disagreeing with Mark, so I'm going to
337. 13:57soften my language a little bit. I was
338. 14:00kind of leaning.
339. 14:03I was kind of leaning the other way.
340. 14:08>> I said, "How so?"
341. 14:11"How so?"
342. 14:14Again, as Kat said, it sounds like we're
343. 14:15quite close colleagues, so we can be a
344. 14:17little bit more direct or honest with
345. 14:20each other. But, I want to know what she
346. 14:23means, or I want to hear more about her
347. 14:26opinion. So, oh, okay. How so?
348. 14:30I'm asking her to explain well, what the
349. 14:33other way is. What do you think we
350. 14:36should do instead? So, tell me what uh
351. 14:39how so?
352. 14:42>> I think we should go ahead and start the
353. 14:43work now so we don't lose time.
354. 14:48I think we should go ahead and start the
355. 14:49work now so we don't lose time.
356. 14:53Now, remember Mark said I think we
357. 14:55should wait until we hear back from the
358. 14:57client.
359. 14:58I think we should start working now.
360. 15:00So, I think we should go ahead,
361. 15:03move forward, and start the work now so
362. 15:07we don't lose time.
363. 15:09So, why do I want to do this? So, we
364. 15:12don't lose any time.
365. 15:16>> Get that.
366. 15:17But, I'd rather not redo things if they
367. 15:19ask for changes.
368. 15:22I get that, but I'd rather not redo
369. 15:25things if they ask for changes.
370. 15:29So, first, I agree with Kat. I think
371. 15:32it's a sensible idea. I get that.
372. 15:34Okay, I get that. This is often the
373. 15:37first phrase before someone disagrees
374. 15:40with you. So, maybe some parts make
375. 15:43sense and I like it, but there's
376. 15:46something else that's more important.
377. 15:47So, I get that, but I'd rather not.
378. 15:52We're using would and could in the
379. 15:53previous conversation, and I'm using
380. 15:55would again. I would rather
381. 15:58I'd rather not
382. 16:00redo things if they ask for changes. So,
383. 16:04I get that, but I'd rather not redo
384. 16:06things if they ask for changes.
385. 16:11>> Fair point. Maybe we start on the parts
386. 16:14we're confident about.
387. 16:18Fair point. Maybe we start on the parts
388. 16:20we're confident about.
389. 16:22How about or maybe we start on the parts
390. 16:27that we are confident about. So, I'm
391. 16:30using the present tense here. We can
392. 16:32start, we should start cuz it sounds
393. 16:34like this is a a new fact we could do,
394. 16:37some place some place in the middle,
395. 16:39right? Maybe we start on the parts we're
396. 16:42confident about.
397. 16:45>> It sounds like a really easy way to make
398. 16:47questions. Like, maybe we try this way.
399. 16:50Maybe we do this first. Maybe we start
400. 16:53here.
401. 16:54Like, that's a really easy way to make
402. 16:55questions, actually.
403. 16:57And I said, "Yeah,
404. 16:59that sounds like a sensible way to
405. 17:01handle it."
406. 17:03Yeah, that sounds like a sensible way to
407. 17:06handle it.
408. 17:08So, Kat gave a suggestion to start on
409. 17:10the parts we're confident about. Yeah,
410. 17:12that sounds like a sensible way to
411. 17:15handle it. So, that sounds a good idea.
412. 17:19That sounds like a good compromise. That
413. 17:22sounds like a sensible or smart way to
414. 17:26try.
415. 17:28>> All right, let's go with that.
416. 17:31All right, let's go with that.
417. 17:34Meaning, let's choose that route. Let's
418. 17:37choose that option. Let's go with that.
419. 17:40Meaning, all right, we're on the same
420. 17:41page. We agree. Let's move on.
421. 17:46>> Okay, so now we've explained it. Let's
422. 17:48go back to the start and go through the
423. 17:49conversation once more.
424. 17:52Hey, can we get on the same page about
425. 17:54what we should do next on this?
426. 17:57>> Yeah, of course. Uh what's your take?
427. 18:00>> I think we should wait until we hear
428. 18:02back from the client before moving
429. 18:03forward.
430. 18:05>> Really? I was kind of leaning the other
431. 18:07way.
432. 18:09>> Oh, uh how so?
433. 18:12>> I think we should go ahead and start the
434. 18:13work now so we don't lose any time.
435. 18:16>> Uh I get that, but I'd rather not redo
436. 18:19things if they ask for changes.
437. 18:22>> Fair point. Um maybe we start on the
438. 18:24parts we're confident about?
439. 18:27>> Yeah, that sounds like a sensible way to
440. 18:29handle it.
441. 18:31>> All right, let's go with that.
442. 18:33I think I win conversation number two as
443. 18:36well.
444. 18:37>> Well, I think the last one was a draw.
445. 18:38We both
446. 18:39We both compromised.
447. 18:41>> Yes, we're very mature. Still a win for
448. 18:42me. Still a win.
449. 18:48Okay, so our last conversation is about
450. 18:50me and Mark planning a trip. And I'm
451. 18:52having a few doubts about whether this
452. 18:54trip is going to be a good trip or not.
453. 18:56Okay, so I'm having some doubts.
454. 18:59Hey, can I talk to you a sec? I don't
455. 19:01know. I just think the plan for this
456. 19:03weekend is kind of getting out of hand.
457. 19:05>> Oh, yeah?
458. 19:07What makes you say that?
459. 19:09>> I'm just worried it's going to be really
460. 19:10crowded this weekend. and I'm not sure
461. 19:12the weather is going to hold up.
462. 19:14>> Oh, yeah. I get what you mean, but
463. 19:17honestly, I think it will still be fine
464. 19:18even if it's busy or the weather isn't
465. 19:20perfect. We'll still have a good time.
466. 19:24>> Yeah, that's true. Maybe I'm
467. 19:26overthinking it a little bit.
468. 19:28>> Yeah, it happens. If it does get too
469. 19:30crowded, we can always change the plan
470. 19:32or leave early. No big deal.
471. 19:35>> Okay, that actually makes me feel a lot
472. 19:37better.
473. 19:39All right. So, we're going to go through
474. 19:40some of those lines again. Remember, if
475. 19:42you're shadowing or repeating with us,
476. 19:43we'll say each line twice, then we'll
477. 19:45explain some of the vocabulary.
478. 19:48Hey, can I talk to you a sec?
479. 19:50I don't know, I just think the plan for
480. 19:52this weekend is kind of getting out of
481. 19:53hand.
482. 19:56Hey, can I talk to you a sec?
483. 19:58I don't know, I just think the plan for
484. 20:00this weekend is kind of getting out of
485. 20:01hand.
486. 20:03So, we've got a couple of good phrases
487. 20:05here. Can I talk to you a sec?
488. 20:08I've shortened the word second. Can I
489. 20:10talk to you a sec? Meaning, can I talk
490. 20:12to you quickly? Can I talk to you a sec?
491. 20:15I don't know, I just think the plan for
492. 20:17this weekend is kind of getting out of
493. 20:19hand.
494. 20:20If something is getting out of hand, out
495. 20:23of hand, that means it's getting too
496. 20:25stressful. It's Things are piling up and
497. 20:29there's just too much, too fast. So, I
498. 20:32just think the plan for this weekend is
499. 20:33kind of getting out of hand.
500. 20:36>> Oh, yeah?
501. 20:37What makes you say that?
502. 20:40Oh, yeah?
503. 20:42What makes you say that?
504. 20:44So, I sympathize with Kat. I want to
505. 20:46know what's wrong or why she's feeling
506. 20:48so stressed. So, oh, yeah?
507. 20:50Someone tells you a problem or says
508. 20:52something that's making them feel
509. 20:54worried, stressed. It's a good answer.
510. 20:56Oh, yeah?
511. 20:57What makes you say that?
512. 20:59As in, why do you think so? Sometimes
513. 21:02asking why
514. 21:04sounds like I'm dismissing her idea, but
515. 21:06I'm open to her idea, and I want to hear
516. 21:09her thoughts. So, what makes you say
517. 21:11that?
518. 21:14>> I'm worried it's going to be really
519. 21:15crowded this weekend, and I'm not sure
520. 21:17the weather is going to hold up.
521. 21:20I'm just worried it's going to be really
522. 21:22crowded this weekend, and I'm not sure
523. 21:24the weather is going to hold up.
524. 21:27So, I'm saying I'm just worried that and
525. 21:31then I'm going to give my reasons. It's
526. 21:33going to be really crowded this weekend,
527. 21:35and I'm not sure the weather is going to
528. 21:36hold up.
529. 21:38It's going to be really crowded. It is
530. 21:41going to be It's going to be really
531. 21:44crowded, lots of people, this weekend.
532. 21:47And I'm not sure the weather is going to
533. 21:49hold up.
534. 21:51Maybe the rain is coming early. I'm not
535. 21:53sure the weather is going to hold up.
536. 21:55So, I think it's going to rain, or I
537. 21:58think it's going to be bad weather this
538. 21:59weekend.
539. 22:01>> Yeah, I get what you mean. But,
540. 22:03honestly, I still think it'll be fine.
541. 22:06Even if it's busy, or the weather isn't
542. 22:08perfect, we'll still have a good time.
543. 22:11Yeah, I get what you mean. But,
544. 22:12honestly, I think it'll still be fine.
545. 22:15Even if it's busy, or the weather isn't
546. 22:17perfect, we'll still have a good time.
547. 22:20So, again, I want to reassure Cat. Yeah,
548. 22:23I get what you mean. So, I understand,
549. 22:25but honestly, I think it'll still be
550. 22:28fine.
551. 22:29I think it will still be fine.
552. 22:33So, I'm using the word still. It'll
553. 22:35still be fine. So, I'm trying to
554. 22:37reassure Cat and trying to convince her
555. 22:39that she should still go. Don't change
556. 22:42because of these little worries. I think
557. 22:44it'll still be fine.
558. 22:46>> Yeah, that's true. Maybe I'm
559. 22:49overthinking it a little bit.
560. 22:52Yeah, that's true. Maybe I'm
561. 22:54overthinking it a little bit.
562. 22:56So, sometimes we worry, sometimes we
563. 22:58panic because we are overthinking it,
564. 23:01okay? We're thinking too much, Right?
565. 23:03We're thinking too much and it makes us
566. 23:05stressed and it worries us. So, maybe
567. 23:08I'm overthinking it a little bit.
568. 23:10>> It happens. If it does get too crowded,
569. 23:13we can always change the plan or leave
570. 23:14early. No big deal.
571. 23:18It happens. If it does get too crowded,
572. 23:20we can always change the plan or leave
573. 23:22early. No big deal.
574. 23:25So, again, I'm trying to reassure Kat
575. 23:27because she's worried. It happens before
576. 23:30big trips or before stressful things,
577. 23:32people can start to freak out or get a
578. 23:35bit nervous. It happens. So, I
579. 23:37understand why she feels that way. I'm
580. 23:39not judging.
581. 23:41If it does get too crowded.
582. 23:44So, I'm using does. Kat said it might be
583. 23:48too crowded or busy.
584. 23:50I told her that it'll still be fine, but
585. 23:53maybe she's right. So, if it does get
586. 23:56too crowded, we can always change the
587. 23:58plan.
588. 24:00We can leave early. So, I'm saying that
589. 24:03we have a backup plan. Even if Kat's
590. 24:05worst fears come true, if it does get
591. 24:07too crowded, we can leave. If it does
592. 24:09get too late, we can go. If it does cost
593. 24:13too much, we can cancel it. So, it's a
594. 24:15good way of reassuring someone.
595. 24:17No big deal.
596. 24:19It's not a problem. It's not the end of
597. 24:21the world.
598. 24:22We can easily change our plans and I
599. 24:24won't feel bad or mad or resentful. No
600. 24:27big deal. It's not a problem.
601. 24:29>> Okay, that actually makes me feel a lot
602. 24:31better.
603. 24:33So, thanks to Mark reassuring me, just
604. 24:35giving me lots of things. Oh, your your
605. 24:38feelings are valid.
606. 24:40Uh that's true. It happens. No big deal.
607. 24:44If it does happen, we can we can change
608. 24:47plans. That makes me feel a lot better.
609. 24:50Yeah, that actually makes me feel a lot
610. 24:52better.
611. 24:55All right, so let's go through the
612. 24:57conversation, our last conversation,
613. 24:59once more.
614. 25:01Hey, can I talk to you a sec?
615. 25:03I don't know, I just think the plan for
616. 25:04this weekend is kind of getting out of
617. 25:06hand.
618. 25:07>> Oh, yeah?
619. 25:08What makes you say that?
620. 25:10>> I'm just worried it's going to be really
621. 25:12crowded this weekend, and I'm not sure
622. 25:13the weather's going to hold up.
623. 25:16>> Yeah, I get what you mean. But,
624. 25:18honestly, I think it will still be fine.
625. 25:20Even if it's busy or the weather isn't
626. 25:22perfect, we'll still have a good time.
627. 25:25>> Yeah, that's true. Maybe I'm
628. 25:27overthinking it a little.
629. 25:29>> Yeah, it happens. If it does get too
630. 25:31crowded, we can always change the plan
631. 25:32or leave early. No big deal.
632. 25:36>> Okay, that actually makes me feel a lot
633. 25:37better.
634. 25:40>> All right, there we go. So, those were
635. 25:41three natural small talk conversations
636. 25:43you might hear with friends or
637. 25:45co-workers. So, practicing dialogues
638. 25:47like these can really help you feel more
639. 25:48comfortable speaking English in real
640. 25:50life.
641. 25:52>> And if you'd like the PDF with all of
642. 25:54today's conversations, so you can follow
643. 25:56or shadow along more easily, you can
644. 25:58find it in our small talk conversations
645. 25:59bundle in the link in the description
646. 26:01below. Remember, if you already own the
647. 26:03course, this episode will be added as a
648. 26:05free update.
649. 26:07>> Yes, and like always, we read and reply
650. 26:09to every single message we get here on
651. 26:10YouTube, so get in touch.
652. 26:13>> Thanks for listening, everyone, and
653. 26:14we'll see you in the next lesson.
654. 26:16>> Bye-bye.