Welcome to Lesson 3. Start by watching this video.
Now, you will start to learn the advanced words and expressions naturally. You will learn the grammar through pattern recognition, and the meaning based on context, or the other words in the sentence.
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sentences. Then listen to audio again read and compare the meanings until you feel you understand.
1. Click and analyze.
2. Listen again.
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very → pretty
It was very sunny yesterday.
It was pretty sunny yesterday.
John was very sick.
John was pretty sick.
It was very bad.
It was pretty bad.
It was very close to 7 or 8pm.
It was pretty close to 7 or 8pm.
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Repeat Steps 1 – 3 for each word below.
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a short distance → a little ways
The house is a short distance up this road.
The house is a little ways up this road.
It’s a short distance, over there, in that direction.
It’s a little ways over there, in that direction.
I went a short distance into the tunnel, but it was too dark.
I went a little ways into the tunnel, but it was too dark.
Yeah… I’ve gone a short distance down.
Yeah… I’ve gone a little ways down.
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must → got to (godda)
You must be strong, or you can’t be a fireman.
You got to be strong, or you can’t be a fireman.
If you go into the desert, you must take water.
If you go into the desert, you got to take water.
If you want to be a professional tennis player, you must practice a lot.
If you want to be a professional tennis player, you got to practice a lot.
You must be really physically fit, you must have water, you must be really prepared.
You got to be really physically fit, you got to have water, you got to be really prepared.
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situation → thing
Wow, that’s a really terrible situation!
Wow, that’s a really terrible thing!
The hot-dog contest is a 5 minute situation, where you have to eat as many hot-dogs as possible in 5 minutes.
The hot-dog contest is a 5 minute thing, where you have to eat as many hot-dogs as possible in 5 minutes.
Seeing my ex-wife at a restaurant with another guy, was a weird situation.
Seeing my ex-wife at a restaurant with another guy, was a weird thing.
It’s kind of a two day situation.
It’s kind of a two day thing.
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there was a day when → one time
There was a day when I went to Tokyo, and had lunch at a ramen shop.
One time, I went to Tokyo, and had lunch at a ramen shop.
There was a day when I got into an accident.
One time, I got into an accident.
There was a day when I tried ice-coffee, but I didn’t like it.
One time I tried ice-coffee, but I didn’t like it.
There was a day when my friends and I decided in…
One time my friends and I decided in…
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take a trip by car → road-trip
My wife suddenly said, “Let’s take a trip by car to Las Vegas!”
My wife suddenly said, “Let’s take a road-trip to Las Vegas!”
Hey, do you want to take a trip by car to Disney Land? It’s only 7 hours from here.
Hey, do you want to do a road-trip to Disney Land? It’s only 7 hours from here.
Let’s ride our motorcycles from here to some other state.
Let’s take a road-trip from here to some other state.
“Let’s take a trip by car.” ..and..we wanted to go to Laughlin, Nevada.
“Let’s do a road trip.” ..and..we wanted to go to Laughlin, Nevada.
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very close to → right on
There’s a Mcdonald’s very close to the highway. You’ll see the big sign.
There’s a Mcdonald’s right on the highway. You’ll see the big sign.
Have you ever seen that old red house, that’s very close to the lake?
Have you ever seen that old red house, that’s right on the lake?
And that’s… very close to the border of Arizona and Nevada State.
And that’s right… right on the border of Arizona and Nevada State.
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1a: There was a day when I tried ice-coffee, but I didn’t like it.
1b: _____ _____ I tried ice-coffee, but I didn’t like it.
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2a: Easy: Have you ever seen that old red house, that’s very close to the lake?
2b: Advanced: Have you ever seen that old red house, that’s _____ _____ the lake?
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
3a: I went a short distance into the tunnel, but it was too dark.
3c: I went ___ _____ _____ into the tunnel, but it was too dark.
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
4a: You must be strong, or you can’t be a fireman.
4b: You _____ _____ be strong, or you can’t be a fireman.
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
5a: Seeing my ex-wife at a restaurant with another guy, was a weird situation.
5b: Seeing my ex-wife at a restaurant with another guy, was a weird _____.
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
6a: It was very bad.
6b: It was ______ bad.
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
7a: Let’s ride our motorcycles from here to some other state.
7b: Let’s take a ______ ______ from here to some other state.
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Play the audio again, and repeat, until you can say from memory.
Click REVEAL to show the answer.
How many did you get correct? If you made a mistake…
Do them ALL one more time. It will help you remember.
