Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA-certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
So let's get learning!
Hey everyone, how are you?
So I am recording as many episodes as I possibly can these days because I looked to see what the next apartment that we're going to be staying at is going to look like.
And it's basically just going to be one giant room, meaning there's going to be a bed and the kitchen's going to be in that room as well.
So yeah, not a lot of privacy.
And so I just have to record as much as I can right now.
So let's get going because I've got a lot to do today.
And let's talk about doing the right thing.
Liam, thanks for coming.
Of course, boss.
What's up?
Everything good?
Everything's great, Liam.
Oh, no, you don't need to sit.
It's going to be quick.
Listen, we're very happy with the work you've been doing here.
You have proven to be a very conscientious worker.
The whole team can rely on you.
I can rely on you.
You've never disappointed me and everybody seems to love you.
So I know you haven't been with us for long, but we think you deserve a promotion, which obviously also means a salary raise.
Here's the amount.
Oh, wow.
Hank, I... I don't know what to say.
You got me scared there for a second.
I thought you were going to fire me.
I'm just... Thank you so much.
That's alright, Liam.
Just keep doing what you're doing.
I sure will.
Hey, is everything okay?
Honey...
You're never going to believe it.
I got a promotion.
That means we can finally get a new car.
That's great news, babe.
I'm going to buy it right after work.
Wait, already?
Wouldn't it be more reasonable to wait a few days so that we can have a bit of time to- No, honey.
We've been talking about this for months.
We need a car.
Our family needs a car.
Okay.
Do you know what car we should get?
I mean, it's between the two cars that I was showing you a couple weeks ago.
So it's either the Toyota or the BMW.
I think I'll go for the Toyota.
Yeah.
Yeah, I think so.
That's the most sensible thing to do.
Okay.
Well, I trust you, honey.
I know you're going to make a sound choice.
Okay, I'll see you in a bit.
Love ya.
Love you too.
What is this?
Oh, this?
I just, I couldn't resist.
It's a Ferrari.
How much was it?
Oh, don't worry about that for now.
It's a very safe car.
The guy who sold it to me said it's perfect for a family.
Oh, is it?
Because last time I checked, we had four kids and this thing only has two seats.
Where are they going to sit?
In the trunk?
Uh, yeah, that's a good point.
Okay, I think we are ready to look at some new expressions.
Let's begin with expression number one, conscientious.
You have proven to be a very conscientious worker.
This is one of those words that I always have to look up before I write it, because I know I'm going to mess it up because the spelling is insane.
So just double check it and make sure you read this one, conscientious.
If you are a conscientious person, do you do only what's necessary in your job or do you try to do your job very well?
If you are a conscientious person, that means that you really care about the work that you're doing and you wanna do it very well, and so you do it carefully, all right.
So can a student be conscientious?
Yes, absolutely.
A student can be conscientious.
If they do things well and they care about what they're studying and they do the best job that they can, then you can say that they are conscientious.
Do you think your boss would define you as conscientious?
Yeah, I definitely think so.
I mean, I really care about everything that I do.
I guess it's a pride thing.
I just want to make sure that whatever I do works.
You know, it just reflects the work that I do and my abilities.
So I work super hard to make sure that I'm proud of the things that I put out.
So yeah, definitely.
I think my boss would definitely define me as conscientious.
Expression number two, rely on someone.
The company can rely on you.
I can rely on you.
If you can rely on someone, do you trust that they will do what you've asked them to do or not?
Yes, you do.
So if you rely on someone, you know that if you've asked them to do something, that they will do it okay.
You don't have to worry about reminding them or just checking to make sure that they've done it.
Because if you rely on them, that means that you trust that they will do it.
Is there someone that you're sure you can rely on?
So I wish I could say my boyfriend.
I mean, I can definitely rely on him in a ton of situations.
He's there for me.
He's very supportive.
But if I ask him to say, I don't know, take out the trash, I'm not really sure that he's going to do it.
I may have to remind him like two, three, four, five, six, or seven times.
So not really sure I can rely on him in that situation.
But I think another great example of someone on whom I can rely would be my sister.
I just know that she's very busy.
But I know that if I ask her to do something, she's going to remember and she's going to do it.
So I can definitely rely on her.
Expression number three, reasonable.
Wouldn't it be more reasonable to wait a few days?
If something you do is reasonable, does it make sense or is it stupid?
If something that you do is reasonable, that means that it makes sense.
It's the right thing to do.
It's the best thing to do given the circumstances, okay?
It's what a wise person would do.
Are the choices you make usually reasonable?
I don't really think so.
I sometimes feel like I am a five-year-old in the body of a 33-year-old.
That's how I feel most of the time because I just am a very impulsive person.
I don't think before I do something, I just do it.
If I want to buy something, I'll buy it.
You know, I just, it's been 33 years and I haven't been able to mature in this way.
I don't know.
If you got any tips, let me know.
Expression number four, sensible.
That's the most sensible thing to do.
If you do something sensible, are you showing good judgment or not?
Yes, if you do something sensible, you are showing good judgment, meaning you are doing the wise thing and the right thing and the thing that's most appropriate.
Now, make sure that you don't confuse the word sensible with the word sensitive, because they're two different things, okay.
We're talking about sensible.
We're talking about doing the right thing, the most appropriate thing.
All right, so let's think of an example.
What is more sensible?
To work out two days a week for four hours straight or to work out every day for, say, 30 minutes?
Obviously, the more sensible thing to do is to work out every day for 30 minutes, okay?
Working out for four hours straight for two days a week is not a good idea.
So that is not a very sensible thing to do.
What can the adjective sensible refer to?
Well, you can, for example, give sensible advice or I don't know.
You can make a sensible choice or a sensible decision.
But you can even call somebody sensible.
It sounds like it's a…
It's an insult.
It's not an insult.
It's a good thing.
If you say, oh, she's a sensible girl, meaning she's going to do the right thing.
She knows better.
She knows what the right thing to do is.
Once again, make sure you don't confuse sensible and sensitive.
Do you feel like you make sensible lifestyle choices?
Uh, no.
Once again, five-year-old me decides what happens throughout the day.
So I don't make very sensible choices when it comes to my lifestyle.
Um, I don't eat particularly well.
I don't really exercise.
I hardly drink any water.
Um, so no.
Expression number five, sound choice.
Well, I trust you, honey.
I know you're going to make a sound choice.
What constitutes a sound choice?
A choice that will most likely produce the right results, or a stupid choice that might get you in trouble later.
A sound choice is a choice that will most likely produce the right results.
So it's a good choice, basically.
A sound choice is a choice that shows good judgment.
So it's pretty similar to the word sensible in a way.
Have you made mostly sound choices lately or not?
Uh, no, I haven't.
I'm going to give you an example.
So last week, no, it was maybe two weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to hire a personal trainer.
And I just thought, you know, it was going to be good for me.
But I know it's hard for me to stick to a routine.
Anyway, I went ahead.
My boyfriend was kind of like, yeah, no, I don't think you're going to go through with it.
You know, once he gives you the plan, I was just like, no, no, no, I'm going to do it.
This is what I want to do right now.
And I feel confident about it.
And so I get the plan.
So there's a workout.
There's a nutrition plan that I have to follow.
And I stick to it for a day.
And when I say a day, I mean not even 20 hours, okay?
Because by nighttime I'm like going crazy because I just want a freaking cookie.
I just that's all I can think about my boyfriend's like just go to sleep.
I'm like no, I can't go to sleep, I need a freaking cookie.
Um, and so then I had three cookies And I haven't written to him yet, but I have to text him to tell him that I just I'm not going to go through with it.
I'm not going to continue.
So yeah, that was an example of a choice that was not a sound choice.
Unfortunately I don't have a lot of examples of sound choices because I don't make many, but hopefully you got what it means.
And that is it for today.
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