Hey guys, welcome back to the channel and to another video.
In this one, we're going to be learning English with movies.
And this is one of my favorite ways to learn a language because it is fun, it is effective and it is fairly easy.
So I really hope you enjoy this video compilation, because I already have a couple of videos that I filmed where we learn English with movies, but what I noticed is that not everyone can find those videos on my channel for some reason, so I decided to put them into one and to make it very convenient for everyone.
Anyways, let's get to work, have fun, watch movies together, and I'll see you in the next video.
Today, we'll take a couple of short clips from the TV show Stranger Things.
First we'll watch them with breaks, so that we don't violate YouTube guidelines and rules, and then we'll break them down together.
I'm personally such a big fan of this show, and I honestly can't wait until the final season drops.
Okay, so I have five clips prepared for you.
So let's proceed.
The first one.
I think there are bigger concerns like What if, by listening to this over and over, I get sick of it?
Suddenly, it's not my favorite song anymore.
Okay, I'm gonna break it down here.
I'm gonna take a little pause here.
It is a very intense scene.
I love this season, by the way.
Will it still work, or will Kate Bush, like, lose her magic power or something?
Kate Bush?
Never.
You're a Kate Bush fan?
Uh, yeah.
Now I am.
Really?
Yeah, mega fan, she saved your life.
Okay, so that's our first clip.
Now our second clip okay, she's in.
I'm missing collarbones, not eyes.
This is this.
That's a funny scene.
I'll explain why later, if you didn't understand.
That's okay.
Clip number three when people started coming into my life, girl l and joyce just happened and i told myself they needed me.
But that wasn't true.
That's a lie.
They didn't need me, i needed them.
That was our third clip.
Clip number four that's also a funny one.
Eddie, we're on your side.
I swear on my mother right, guys?
Yes, yes, we swear.
On Dustin's mother.
Yeah, Dustin's mother.
Okay, a very short clip.
And clip number five.
I guess I just wanted to say that... Sir, shut up, Romeo.
Oh, too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it?
That's a good one.
Dude, this is pineapple.
Try before you deny.
Okay, i'm gonna take a little break here, because that's like a longer clip.
Try before you deny.
Good, it's good.
What do you mean?
It's good, really good.
What?
That's insane, that's blasphemous.
No, i didn't try it.
No, i obviously.
I actually like pizza with pineapple.
Do you let me know in the comments?
All right, so these were our five clips that we're gonna break down today and learn something from them, and we'll start with vocabulary and then we'll proceed to grammar.
I think there are bigger concerns, like what if, by listening to this over and over, i get sick of it?
Suddenly it's not my favorite song anymore.
So to get sick of something means that you're tired of it or bored of it, or you don't want it anymore because it happens too much or too often.
It's not about really being sick.
It's just an expression.
Okay, now let's take a look at a couple of examples of using this phrase.
I used to love pizza, but after eating it three days in a row, I got sick of it.
That song was good at first, but now they play it everywhere.
I'm sick of it.
Okay, she's in.
I'm missing collarbones, not eyes.
I'm missing collarbones, not eyes.
This was a very sarcastic and funny answer.
So he's pointing out that yes, he has a condition that is called uh, clitocranial dysplasia, that makes him actually miss some or all of his collarbones.
But that has nothing to do with his eyesight.
So it's basically sarcasm.
He's saying, don't treat me like I can't see.
My condition does not affect my eyes.
A collarbone is the bone between your shoulder and your neck.
So the humor comes from contrast.
Someone might assume that he has more problems than he actually does.
So he turns it into a sharp and witty comeback.
The actor, Gabe Matarazzo, has this condition in real life.
He's been open about it and he uses it in the show to make his character more real.
This type of humor is called self-deprivating sarcasm joking about yourself in a smart or funny way.
And then people started coming into my life.
This girl Elle and Joyce just happened and I told myself they needed me.
So when he says that girl, Elle and Joyce just happened, He's not talking about them literally walking into the room.
What he means is that they just suddenly came into his life, like by chance or fate.
When someone says just happened, in that way it's like saying something appeared unexpectedly or it just came into my life without me planning it.
So when he says this, it makes it sound unplanned or unexpected, like he didn't go looking for them.
And here's two examples of using this phrase.
The first one, I wasn't looking for a dog, but Max just happened in my life.
Or this one, that job opportunity just happened when I needed it most.
Eddie, we're on your side.
We're on your side.
So to be on someone's side means to support them, agree with them and to stand out for them in a situation.
It doesn't mean you're literally standing on one side of a person.
It's about support and loyalty.
And here's one little example.
When my brother argued with my parents, I was on his side because I thought he was right.
So when you say I'm on your side, you're telling someone I support you, I agree with you and I'll back you up.
I swear on my mother, right, guys?
Yes, yes, we swear.
On Dustin's mother.
Yeah, Dustin's mother.
To swear on someone or something means that you're making a very strong promise and you're using someone or something important to you as a proof that you're telling the truth.
Let me also explain the difference between swear on and swear at, since these two confuse learners a lot.
So, as we already know, swear on means that you're making a very strong promise, using something important to you as your proof of honesty.
You can say i swear on my life, i didn't take that money.
Whereas swear at means to use rude or offensive words towards someone or something, basically to insult or curse.
And here's a little example the driver was swearing at the car in front of him.
I guess i just i wanted to say that sir shut romeo Surf's up.
That's a good one.
I wouldn't say that it's super common, but people definitely use this phrase.
So it's a casual and fun phrase that literally means the waves are good for surfing.
But people also use it more broadly to mean it's time for fun and excitement, like let's go, something cool is happening.
So it's often used as a cheerful way to kick things off.
So when the character says surfs up, he's not really talking about surfing, although he's using this phrase because he is a surfer, but he's using it like a fun and playful catchphrase surfs up, something fun and exciting is happening right now, so let's jump in.
Oh uh, too much flavor.
Awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it.
That's a good one.
Dude, this is pineapple.
Try before you deny.
Too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it?
It's said in a playful and sarcastic way.
Flavor awesomeness is an exaggeration how good or strong something feels.
Overpower your battery is a funny way of saying don't burn out or don't get overwhelmed.
It's not about a real battery, it's just silly over-the-top language to make the scene funny.
Oh, too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it?
That's a good one.
Dude, this is pineapple.
Try before you deny.
Try before you deny.
It's not a super common everyday phrase in English.
It's more like a catchy, playful slogan people sometimes say, and often jokingly or in food or marketing contexts.
Try before you deny means don't say no until you've actually tried it.
Try before you deny.
Blasphemous.
Well, that's a very interesting and definitely advanced word.
So blasphemous means showing disrespect for something sacred or very important. usually religion.
So when someone says that's blasphemous, it means that's offensive to something holy.
But it can also be used in different contexts to mean that's totally wrong, shocking or unacceptable.
Even though the word comes from religion, people often use it in a funny or exaggerated way in daily life.
Now let's get into grammar a little bit.
And we'll start with this sentence.
What if, by listening to this over and over, I get sick of it and suddenly it's not my favorite song anymore?
So this is a conditional sentence.
What if by listening to this over and over, I get sick of it.
Suddenly it's not my favorite song anymore.
So what if introduces a hypothetical situation, something we imagine could happen.
It's like saying, suppose that this happens.
And now we're getting into an interesting part because then we say, I get sick of it.
Not I will or I'll get sick of it, but I get sick of it in the present simple tense.
But here it talks about a possible future result.
This is normal in English.
In real conditional sentences, we use present tense in the if clause to talk about the future.
What if by listening to this over and over, I get sick of it.
Suddenly it's not my favorite song anymore.
And then she says, and suddenly it's not my favorite song anymore.
So we have.
It's not again in the present simple tense, but it actually describes a future possibility.
So it's like saying, what if in the future it becomes not my favorite song anymore.
So again, And this is a very simplified explanation, so not to overwhelm you.
English uses the present tense to talk about the future in these kinds of if situations.
Then people started coming into my life.
Okay, now we have this sentence.
And then people started calming into my life.
So why do we say started calming instead of started to calm?
So both are grammatically correct and both mean almost the same thing.
So why started calming sounds more natural here?
Well, because it emphasizes the process or continuous action, like something gradually happening over time.
People started coming into my life.
At that point, people began to enter my life and it kept happening for a while.
If you said people started to come into my life, correct.
But it sounds a little more formal like you're making a single starting point, not an ongoing process.
General rule of thumb.
Starting with an ing ending emphasizes the process, an ongoing action.
And it's more natural in speech.
Start two emphasizes the moment of beginning.
Slightly more formal.
They didn't need me.
I needed them.
They didn't need me.
I needed them.
Well, this sentence is an excellent example of the past simple tense.
So we have didn't need here, which is negative form of the past simple tense, right?
We don't say didn't or did needed.
We do not add the ed ending to need when we use did.
When we use did, we don't add the ed ending to the verb.
When there is no did around, we use the past form of the verb.
In this case, our verb is need, which is a regular verb, and to make the past form of this verb we need to add the ed ending to this verb.
So that's why we have needed.
We also have irregular verbs that have their own past forms of the verb.
So, To reiterate once again after DID or DIDN'T, the verb always stays in its base form.
So did, needed, no, it's wrong, but did need is correct.
But without did, the verb itself shows past by taking ed ending for regular verbs.
So let's compare these two sentences.
I needed help yesterday and I didn't need help yesterday.
Now let's get back to this sentence once again.
Too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it?
So that little piece at the end, can it, is a question tag or also called a tag question.
Oh, too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, can it?
We use it to check, confirm, or add emphasis to what we just said.
So how it works.
If the main sentence is positive, the tag is negative.
For example, It's hot today, isn't it?
So it is hot today.
The sentence is positive.
So the tag is negative, isn't it?
Like we need to check or confirm with the person that we're feeling the same thing and vice versa.
If the main sentence is negative, the tag is positive.
It's not too late, is it?
So it's not too late.
The sentence is negative.
Is it?
The tag is positive.
Or in this example is the same.
Too much flavor awesomeness can't overpower your battery, which is negative.
Can't.
And then the tag is positive.
Can it?
You know, in a way it's like asking, do you agree?
Today we're learning with Wednesday.
If you've ever listened to Wednesday Addams talk, you've probably noticed that she doesn't sound like anyone else.
Her speech is calm, smart, darkly funny, and a little unsettling.
Also, Wednesday's voice is flat, calm, and emotionless.
And she's very deliberate with her words.
It's like she's carefully choosing each phrase.
There's no excitement or warmth in her tone.
It's all very controlled and confident, but also monotone.
She also loves big, precise words.
The kind that people wouldn't normally use in everyday conversation.
Instead of saying sad, for instance, she says melancholy.
Instead of saying weird, she says delightfully macabre.
Also, she doesn't use slang or filler words and she almost never uses contractions.
All of this gives her speech this formal, old-fashioned feel, because she was basically raised on Gothic novels.
She also sounds like someone who reads more than she talks.
She often references old books, Gothic poetry, or classic writers like Poe or Mary Shelley.
And all of this combined makes it difficult to understand her, especially for non-native speakers.
And that's why today we'll learn a bit of English with Wednesday.
So we'll break down a couple of scenes or more like her quotes.
We'll learn some vocabulary.
And of course, at the same time, we'll train our listening skills.
So first, let's watch them together.
I act as if I don't care if people dislike me.
Deep down, I secretly enjoy it.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, and now we have like this little compilation of her quotes or like little scenes with her.
I like being an island.
A well-fortified one surrounded by sharks.
If he breaks your heart, I'll nail gun his.
It's not my fault I can't interpret your emotional Morse code.
I have a tight deadline.
Emphasis on dead.
But someone who crochets for a hobby isn't a worthy adversary.
Careful.
That's my cold shoulder.
She's been smothering me with hospitality.
I hope to return the favor.
In her sleep.
Birthday, yes.
Happy, never.
Use the words little and girl to address me again and I can't guarantee your safety.
I find social media to be a soul-sucking void of meaningless affirmation.
I don't have a phone.
I refuse to be a slave to technology.
Your followers are clearly imbeciles.
They respond to your stories with insipid little pictures.
You mean emojis?
People like me and you, we're different.
We're original thinkers, intrepid outliers in this vast cesspool of adolescence.
We don't need these inane rites of passage to validate who we are.
So, you're not going to the Raven either?
Actually, I am.
Part of no party under the penalty of death, do you not understand?
I think that this is a waste of time.
I see the world as a place that must be endured.
And my personal philosophy is kill or be killed.
I can eat Girl Scouts for breakfast.
Five more minutes.
I was just getting comfortable.
I personally love wednesday tv series i don't know about you, but i assume that you do if you're watching this video and also as a non-native speaker and as someone who always thrives to improve her speaking skills in english, i'm always in awe of her talent and i'm always wondering like she uses the actress.
They make her say like these lines with old fashioned words, and they are all so fast and difficult.
How does she remember all of that?
How does she not stumble over her words?
Like it amazes me.
I act as if I don't care if people dislike me.
Deep down, I secretly enjoy it.
Alrighty.
So in this sentence, I act as if I don't care if people dislike me.
The phrase as if means pretending or acting in a way that's not really true.
It's like saying I'm pretending I don't care, or I'm behaving like someone who doesn't care.
So we use as if when we want to describe how something seems or appears. even though it's not real.
For example, she talks as if she knows everything, which she probably doesn't, because nobody knows everything right.
Or he smiles as if nothing happened.
He's pretending that everything's fine, even though it's probably not.
So in this example it's like saying I pretend I don't care what people think, but honestly I love the attention.
I like being an island well-fortified one, surrounded by sharks.
I like being an island, a well-fortified one, surrounded by sharks.
She's basically saying that she likes being alone and independent.
An island here means that she's separate from other people.
She doesn't need or want to rely on anyone.
When she says a well-fortified one, surrounded by sharks, she's taking it up a notch.
It means that she doesn't just want to be alone.
She wants to make it hard for people to get close to her.
Fortified means protected, like with walls or defenses.
And sharks represent danger, the kind of people you'd keep away from.
Okay.
So in simple terms, it's like she's saying I like keeping my distance from other people and protecting myself.
I'm not easy to approach. and I like it that way.
Basically classic Wednesday.
Independent, mysterious, and a little scary.
If he breaks her heart, I'll nail gun his.
If he breaks her heart, I'll nail gun his.
This is a good one.
So to break someone's heart.
I'm pretty sure that a lot of people know the meaning of this phrase, but nonetheless it means to make someone really hurt emotionally.
And usually it means romantic pain, like cheating, leaving, or letting someone down badly.
Next we have nail gun.
Literal meaning it's a powerful construction tool that shoots nails into wood.
In Wednesday's line, she's not actually giving a plan.
She's using a scary, over-the-top image, a threat, to show how seriously she'll protect someone.
It's dark humor, meant to be dramatic and intimidating, not a real instruction.
So when Wednesday says if he breaks her heart I'll nail gun his, she's basically threatening revenge in her dark, dramatic way.
It's not meant to be taken literally. but what she's basically saying if he hurts you i'll make him pay it's not my fault i can't interpret your emotional morse code it's not my fault i can't interpret your emotional morse code so there's a mistake in the subtitles there it's can't not can so basically what she's saying is don't get mad at me for not understanding your feelings you're not being exactly clear about them you know how morse code is that old system with dots and dashes you have to decode to understand she's comparing that to someone who's super hard to read emotionally at least for her so she's being sarcastic like hey i'm not a mind reader if you want me to get your feelings you should actually say them i have a tight deadline emphasis on dead so she says i have a tight deadline emphasis on dead so normally a tight deadline just means that you have to finish something really soon but wednesday being her dark and morbid self makes a pun out of it so instead of just saying i'm in a rush she's saying i have a tight deadline and it actually might involve someone being dead.
She takes a normal phrase and turns it dark, like she always does, and makes it sound spooky and dramatic.
But someone who crochets for a hobby isn't a worthy adversary.
Okay, this one's interesting and there's a good vocabulary word here, or actually two.
So when she says, but someone who crochets for a hobby isn't a worthy adversary, she's basically throwing shade.
So she's saying that the person she's talking about like someone who crochets, you know like makes things with yarn and a hook, like scarves or blankets.
So that person doesn't seem like much of a threat or challenge to her.
An adversary means an opponent or enemy.
So not a worthy adversary means not good enough to compete with me.
So she's basically saying, please, someone whose hobby is crocheting, that's not exactly my level.
Careful, that's my cold shoulder.
Careful, it's my cold shoulder.
Well, she's just being funny here, but also totally herself, cold, sarcastic, and dramatic.
So the phrase to give someone the cold shoulder means to ignore them or act unfriendly on purpose.
It's witty, dark humor.
She's turning a common idiom into a literal sarcastic line.
She's been smothering me with hospitality.
I hope to return the favor. in her sleep.
The phrase smothering me with hospitality means someone is being overly nice, clingy and too welcoming.
Like they're trying too hard to make her feel comfortable and it's annoying.
And then she says, I hope to return the favor in her sleep, which sounds sweet at first.
So the phrase return the favor usually means to do something nice back.
But then she twists it with her creepy dark humor, implying she'd smother the person literally while they're sleeping.
Use the words little girl to address me again and I can't guarantee your safety.
So basically what she's saying, don't ever call me little girl again or else.
So she's warning someone not to talk down to her.
The words little girl make her sound weak. childish, and harmless.
And she hates that.
And when she says, I can't guarantee your safety, she's not literally threatening to hurt them.
It's just her signature sarcastic style.
But she's implying.
In other words, if you disrespect me like that again, I might do something you won't like.
I find social media to be a soul-socking void of meaningless affirmation.
So basically what she's saying here is that she thinks that social media is empty and fake.
And it just drains people and makes them crave attention.
Which is true.
So she's using dramatic, dark wording here, as always.
Soul-sucking void.
Which means it drains your energy and happiness.
Like it takes something out of you.
Then we have meaningless affirmations.
And this means fake compliments of approval that don't really mean anything.
Like...
Likes, hearts or comments.
You know those things that people chase on social media just to feel validated.
So in normal friend style language, it's like saying social media just sucks the life out of people.
It's all fake and attention seeking.
I don't have a phone.
I refuse to be a slave to technology.
Okay, so this phrase i don't have a phone, i refuse to be a slave to technology it's pretty self-explanatory, right?
So she's basically saying that she doesn't want to depend on her phone or get obsessed with it like everyone else.
She uses that strong word slave here to mean that she doesn't want technology controlling her life, like constantly checking notifications, scrolling or needing her phone for everything.
And the word slave here doesn't mean it literally, obviously, it's used metaphorically.
It means someone who's completely controlled by something or can't live without it.
So in normal language it'll sound like I don't wanna be one of those people who can't live without their phones.
Your followers are clearly imbeciles.
They respond to your stories with insipid little pictures.
You mean emojis?
Okay, this one.
Ooh, there's some good vocabulary here.
So your followers are clearly imbeciles that respond to your stories with insipid little pictures.
So basically she's roasting in its social media following and calling them dumb and boring.
Let's break it down.
Imbeciles means idiots or really stupid people.
It's an old fashioned, harsh word.
Very Wednesday.
Insipid means dull, boring, or lacking personality.
And by saying little pictures she refers to.
So basically what she's saying is that your followers are kind of clueless.
All they do is respond with lame emojis instead of saying anything meaningful.
People like me and you are different.
We're original thinkers, intrepid outliers in this vast cesspool of adolescence.
We don't need these inane rites of passage to validate who we are.
Ooh, that's a good one.
People like me and you, we're different.
We're original thinkers, intrepid outliers in this vast cesspool of adolescence.
We don't need these inane rites of passage to validate who we are.
Well, now we need an interpretation for real.
And I wrote down what it means in other words here.
We're not like everyone else.
We think for ourselves, we're brave enough to stand out and we don't need to do what everyone else does just to feel accepted or cool.
That's what it basically means in a normal speech.
So let's break it down.
Original thinkers.
These are the people who have their own opinions and ideas, not followers.
Next, we have intrepid outliers.
Basically, in other words, brave outsiders.
So these are the people who don't fit in, but they're not afraid of that.
Next, cesspool of adolescents.
So she's basically calling teenage social life a gross mess because cesspool is like dirty water.
Basically what she's saying is that high school culture is shallow and disgusting.
Next we have inane rise of passage.
And what she means by this is just silly traditions or things teens feel pressured to do, like parties, dances or some popular stuff.
And validate who we are means to prove our worth or identity.
Part of no party under the penalty of death do you not understand?
What part of no party under the penalty of death you don't understand?
Okay well, she's being her dramatic and sarcastic self here and reminding someone that she clearly forbade a party.
And she's just exaggerating by adding under the penalty of death to sound more intense and scary.
I think that this is a waste of time.
I see the world as a place that must be endured.
And my personal philosophy is kill or be killed.
I think that this is a waste of time.
I see the world as a place that must be endured and my personal philosophy is kill or be killed.
So in other words that I have written here, this means I don't think this activity is worth it.
Life isn't about fun or comfort.
It's something you have to survive.
Let's break it down. a waste of time.
So she thinks whatever's happening is pointless or useless.
Then we have a place that must be endured.
So she sees the world as something that, um, You have to tolerate or push through, not enjoy.
Kill or be killed.
Well, this is her dark, extreme way of saying that life is hard.
You have to be strong and fight to survive or others will take advantage of you.
I can eat Girl Scouts for breakfast.
I can eat girl scouts for breakfast.
Well, she's using her dark human and exaggeration again to show how tough and fearless she is.
Basically, she's bragging that she's not intimidated by anyone, especially by girls who sell cookies.
So the phrase to eat something for breakfast as an idiom means to handle something very easily or to defeat someone without much effort.
It's actually a very common phrase.
Today we're going with an iconic classic movie that everyone watches around Christmas time Home Alone.
We haven't watched it yet this year.
I mean, my family, we actually decided to watch it on Christmas day.
All right, let's get to it.
So as usual, we'll first watch the scenes and then break them down.
What is the matter with you?
He started it.
He ate my pizza on purpose.
He knows I ate sausage and olives and onions.
Look what you did, you little jerk.
Okay, I'm going to stop this scene right here because I just have to get it off my chest.
I really, really do not like this scene.
I'm a mom of an eight-year-old boy.
If somebody called my child a jerk, they would be out of my house.
That second like this is ridiculous.
He's a child and i was so like.
Even when i was little.
I was so appalled, and even more so right now that i'm a mom watching this scene.
He's a child.
He didn't do anything wrong.
He was provoked.
Clearly, everybody could see that.
How could she as a mom not see that?
This is beyond me.
This scene actually makes me so mad.
Okay, now that I got it off my chest, we can continue.
Everyone in this family hates me.
Then maybe you should ask Santa for a new family.
I don't want a new family.
I don't want any family.
Families suck.
Just stay up there.
I don't want to see you again for the rest of the night.
I don't want to see you again for the rest of my whole life.
And I don't want to see anybody else either.
I hope you don't mean that.
You'd feel pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and you didn't have a family.
No, I wouldn't.
What?
She said HR.
My favorite scene in this movie.
Yay, chaos.
There are 15 people in this house.
You're the only one who has to make trouble.
I'm the only one going to dump them.
You're the only one acting up.
Now get upstairs.
Be a good little fella now and open the door.
What?
What happened?
Get that little... Incredible acting.
I took a shower washing every body part with actual soap, including all of my major crevices, including in between my toes and in my belly button, which I never did before, but sort of enjoyed.
I washed my hair with the don't form of the shampoo and used cream rinse for that just washed shine.
I can't seem to find my toothbrush, so I'll pick one up when I go out today.
Other than that, I'm in good shape.
All right, so let's start.
We'll start with the first scene where Kevin's uncle called him a jerk.
What is the matter with you?
He started it.
He ate my pizza on purpose.
He knows I ate sausage and olives and onions and... Look what you did, you little jerk!
So...
Jerk is an informal word used to describe a person who is rude, mean, or inconsiderate.
It's not a swear word per se, but it's not polite.
So you usually use it in casual conversations and not in formal situations.
So when would you use this word?
So you would usually call someone a jerk when they behave badly, just like in this situation in the movie, or when they don't care about other people's feelings or they act selfish or disrespectful.
So one important tone note here.
It is mildly insulting but not extremely offensive.
Okay to use it with friends, but not okay to use it at work or with strangers.
And you can also use it jokingly with people.
You know well what is the matter with you.
He started it.
He ate my pizza on purpose.
He knows i had sausage and olives To do something on purpose.
You might know this one, you might not know this one.
So to do something on purpose means that you meant to do it.
So it wasn't an accident, you knew what you were doing and you chose to do it.
Kevin said that his brother ate his pizza on purpose.
He knew that Kevin liked that pizza.
He knew what he was doing and he chose to do it.
Anyways, simple way to think about it.
On purpose is intentional.
Not on purpose is by accident.
So a couple of everyday examples, he broke the cup on purpose because he was angry.
Or you can say this to someone, I didn't ignore you on purpose.
I just didn't see your message.
And very often it's used to defend yourself or accuse someone in something.
Just stay up there.
I don't want to see you again for the rest of the night.
I don't want to see you again for the rest of my whole life.
And I don't want to see anybody else either.
I hope you don't mean that.
Now, here's an interesting pronunciation moment here.
So he said either, but you can also say either.
So there's two ways to pronounce this word.
Both are correct completely.
Either, either is just kind of your preference and maybe it's like a regional thing.
In some states.
In the United States they might use either more and in others they might use either more.
You'd feel pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and you didn't have a family.
No, I wouldn't.
Now let's talk grammar a little bit.
So we have this sentence.
You'd feel pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and didn't have a family.
So this is a second conditional sentence.
So we use the second conditional to talk about imaginary situations, something that is not true right now, and to talk about how you would feel if it happened.
So let's break it into parts.
You'd feel pretty sad.
You'd is a contraction, so this is actually you would.
We can contract it and say you'd, and we use this apostrophe d in speaking and casual writing.
So what shows this is hypothetical, not real, then we have.
If you woke up tomorrow morning.
So if introduces the imaginary situation.
And then we have woke up in the past tense, although it's about the future.
And this is very normal in conditional sentences.
And then we have and didn't have a family.
So didn't have is in the past simple tense again.
And this shows the situation is unreal.
Imagine now one important note to remember about conditional sentences, even though she talks about tomorrow.
Here we don't say if you will wake up, we don't use will with if and we don't say if you won't have a family.
So again, we don't use the future tense with if in conditionals.
We have a formula.
So this is if plus past tense and then would plus base verb.
This is like saying in simple words, imagine the situation.
It's not real, but if it happened, this is how you would feel.
And usually when the teachers give examples of the second conditional or when you search for them online, they start with the if clause first.
So that's why it might be a little bit confusing.
You'd feel pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and you didn't have a family.
No, I wouldn't.
And Kevin replies, no, I wouldn't, which means I would not.
He disagrees.
And his reply keeps the same conditional structure.
And in English, we often avoid repeating the information if it's already clear.
So he just said no, I wouldn't, instead of saying no, I wouldn't feel pretty sad if I woke up tomorrow morning and didn't have a family.
This is like a full answer.
So in this scene, if you noticed, this man, the driver says she said eight sharp.
So eight sharp means eight o'clock exactly on the dot.
Okay, this famous phrase, we slept in.
So to sleep in means to sleep later than usual.
This means that you don't wake up at your normal time.
You can say something like, I don't have to go to work tomorrow, so I'm gonna sleep.
Or you can say, I accidentally slept in and missed my alarm.
One important little note here, sleeping in is not the same as just sleeping late at night.
It's about waking up later, not going to bed later.
Sleeping in only describes the result, waking up late, not the intention.
You can sleep in on purpose or on accident.
Both are correct.
There are 15 people in this house.
You're the only one who has to make trouble.
I'm the only one getting dumped.
You're the only one acting up.
Now get upstairs.
So to make trouble means to cause problems on purpose, usually by behaving badly, breaking rules or stirring things up.
It's not about a big crime.
It's usually small and annoying problems.
You can hear something like this from teachers very often.
He's always making trouble in class.
Now, people who learn english non-native speakers like you and me often say something like do trouble instead of make trouble, create troubles in plural, Or make a trouble.
All of this is incorrect.
We either say make trouble, no article there, no the trouble or a trouble.
We can say cause trouble.
Again, not in plural but just in singular cause trouble or we can say create problems.
A trouble is almost never used.
We don't use it with the article a because trouble is usually an uncountable noun in english.
Also, sometimes people who learn english use it when they mean get into trouble and this is a big one.
So they can say something like I made trouble with my teacher and this is not correct.
What they really mean, I got into trouble with my teacher.
So what is the difference here?
Make trouble means you cause problems, but get into trouble means that you receive consequences, and sometimes learners use make trouble when the situation is very small.
They can say something like i made trouble because i was late and this sounds too dramatic.
A more natural thing to say would be i caused a small issue, there was a misunderstanding or there was a problem.
There are 15 people in this house.
You're the only one who has to make trouble.
I'm the only one getting dumped on.
You're the only one acting up.
Now get upstairs.
This is a good scene because there's a lot of good vocabulary here.
So for example, Kevin says very casually, I always get dumped on, right?
So to be dumped on means to be treated unfairly, blamed for things or given extra work or problems when you don't deserve it.
It's like other people throw their stress, anger or responsibilities onto you.
You're the only one acting up.
Now get upstairs.
Now, to act up means to behave badly, make trouble, or not work properly.
So there are two common uses.
When kids or animals behave badly, you can say something like the kids were acting up in class.
Or my dog always acts up when guests come over.
And the second one is when a machine or a body part isn't working right.
So you can say something like, my phone is acting up or my back is acting up today.
It's like when it hurts or is giving problems.
He says, good little fella.
So fella is an informal word for guy or man.
It's friendly, old fashioned, and very conversational.
So good little fella just means good little guy or good kid.
I take a shower, washing every body part with actual soap, including all of my major crevices, including in between my toes and in my belly button, which I never did before but sort of enjoyed.
I wash my hair with the don't form in the shampoo and use creamers for that just washed shine.
I can't seem to find my toothbrush, so I'll pick one up when I go out today.
Other than that, I'm in good shape.
Now this is a very funny and famous scene.
The word crevices is a very interesting word choice, especially for a child.
So crevices are small, narrow spaces or cracks, places that are a little hard to reach.
Basically, what Kevin means here is that he washed all the little hard to reach places like between his toes, behind the ears, his belly button and you know stuff like that.
And then he says, I sort of enjoyed it.
So when you say something like I sort of enjoyed it, you mean that you liked it a little, but not a lot.
It wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either.
You're kind of in the middle.
I wash my hair with the don't form in the shampoo.
New screamers, but I just want to shine.
Now also this is interesting used cream rinse for that just washed shine.
And it's hard to hear what he's saying because he's speaking like a child, not very clearly.
But what he's basically is saying I used a conditioner so my hair looks shiny and freshly washed.
So cream rinse is an older casual term for a conditioner.
Let's not forget that this movie aired 33 years ago, so yes, it was a long time ago.
Just wash shine means that clean, shiny look your hair has right after washing.
I can't seem to find my toothbrush, so i'll pick one up when i go out today.
Other than that, i'm in good shape.
I can't seem to find my toothbrush, so I'll pick one up when I go out today.
So this is a very interesting sentence and a lot to unpack here.
So I can't seem to find something.
I can't seem to find it is a super common and natural phrase.
So it means that you tried to find it.
Oh my goodness.
So you expected to find it, but for some reason you didn't.
The word seem adds this feeling of, I don't know why, but it's just not happening.
Then he says to pick one up.
And it's not like literally he wants to bend down and pick one up.
This is a very informal phrase, meaning to buy something quickly or casually.
It's not like it's gonna be a big shopping trip.
No, he's just gonna go and grab something.
You can say something like I'll pick up some milk, so I'll go into the store very quickly to just grab the milk, or I'll pick one up on my way home.
So it's gonna be a fast, brief trip to the store.
So basically he says, I'll buy a toothbrush.
And then he says, when I go out.
So this means when I leave home.
He's not saying that he's going to be going to a party.
No, just stepping out to run errands.
I'd like a word with you, sir.
Am i under arrest or something?
No no no no, it's christmas time.
There's always a lot of burglaries around the holidays, so we're just checking the neighborhood to see if everyone's taking the proper precautions.
That's all this is interesting to have a word with someone, and it's a very common phrase, and it means uh, to talk to someone briefly about something important.
It doesn't mean a long conversation, it's more like hey, Can we talk for a minute?
Often it's used when the topic is serious, private, or needs correction, but not always negative.
I'd like a word with you, sir.
Am I under arrest or something?
No no no no, no.
Mr mcallister says here am i under arrest or something?
This is a very common phrase.
I believe a lot of you know it.
But if you don't, to be under arrest means that the police have officially taken control of you because they believe you broke the law.
It's christmas time.
There's always a lot of burglaries around the holidays, so we're just checking the neighborhood to see if everyone's taking the proper precautions.
That's a lot of burglaries.
So this means many break-ins, many cases of people breaking into houses or buildings to steal things.
This word burglary is very challenging.
You can practice saying it because it'll be very good for you.
Beneficial burglary, burglary yeah, it might be super challenging for non-native speakers.
I remember when i was practicing, like a couple of years ago, what i do.
I would repeat one word that was challenging for me.
I don't even know like hundreds of times this word was on my list in particular burglary, burglary.
Yeah, it took me.
It took me quite, quite some time to get it right.
There's also a good tongue twister.
You could say burglar alarm, burglar alarm, burglar alarm, to make it even more challenging and to work on your speaking skills and on the muscles in your mouth and your muscle memory.
And the last word for today, but a very interesting one and useful one precaution.
It's christmas time, there's always a lot of burglaries around the holidays, so we're just checking the neighborhood to see if everyone's taking the proper precautions.
That's all.
So a precaution is something that you do in advance to prevent a problem or keep yourself safe.
You're basically saying, just in case, i'll do this.
So think of this word like this precaution, safety step.
In this one, we'll be learning english with a movie, Elemental to be precise.
I think it is such a great way to learn a language.
When you have a real-life example and you break it down, you get to learn new vocabulary, grammar and work on your pronunciation, all from something natural and authentic.
So just like in the previous video, today we'll take a small fragment from the movie Elemental.
Just a short one, because I believe that it is easier to learn and actually remember what you've learned when you focus on a smaller amount of information.
So first let's watch it, and we'll watch it with breaks so that we don't violate YouTube guidelines and rules.
I was traumatized.
I can't use a sponge around him.
I was stuck in there for hours.
Poor thing.
I'm all whirlpool tonight.
I can fix it.
I love this scene.
Look at her go.
They are so amazed because she's so different and talented.
Very nice.
Oh, um... Sorry.
That was incredible!
It's just melted glass.
Just melted glass.
You know, what else I love about this scene is that they admire her talent and they don't feel threatened by her and they don't act like enemies as opposed to the fire element.
When they talk about water, they don't like it.
They almost despise it and they are afraid of it.
Every building in the new city is built from just melted glass.
Oh no, you have to do something with that talent.
See, I told you you're special.
Maybe after dinner we play the crying game.
Let me guess you try to cry.
We try not to cry.
You have one minute go.
1979 november, you were okay, gotta take a little break here.
Yeah, this is almost unfair because I have literally never cried.
You got no chance.
Sounds like a challenge.
Butterfly, windshield wipers, half a butterfly Okay.
An old man on his deathbed remembers the summer he fell in love and She was out of his league and he was young and scared.
He let her go thinking surely summer would come again.
It never did.
Almost out of time.
Amber.
Okay, another little break.
I don't know, if you haven't seen it, you should definitely watch it.
When I met you, I thought I was drowning.
But that light, that light inside you has made me feel so alive.
And all I want now is to be near it.
Near you.
Together.
That was such a good scene.
All right, let's get to it.
Okay, so we'll start with the vocabulary first.
And we'll talk about these words.
I still can't use a sponge around him.
This is something that Wade's mom told him.
So when you say something like I still can't use a sponge around him.
The phrase around someone means when that person is present present or in front of them.
So in this case, it means I can't use a sponge when he's there watching or nearby.
I can't use a sponge around him.
Let's use it in a couple of other examples.
For example, I don't like singing around other people.
So this means that I don't like singing when other people are nearby.
Or this example, don't curse around kids.
This means don't use bad words if kids are present.
Or this example, she gets nervous around her boss.
This means that she feels nervous when her boss is nearby.
So basically around someone means in their presence when they're there.
I was traumatized.
To be traumatized means that something happened that was so scary, shocking or upsetting that it left a deep emotional mark on you.
It is stronger than just saying I was upset or I was scared.
And now let's use it in a couple of examples.
That horror movie traumatized me.
I couldn't sleep for days.
I was traumatized when I lost my pet.
Or this example, he's still traumatized from the car accident.
I was stuck in there for hours.
To be stuck can mean two things.
To be physically stuck, when you can't move or get out of something.
You can say something like, I'm stuck in traffic.
The cars aren't moving, you can't get out.
Or you can say something like, my ring is stuck on my finger.
It just won't come off.
Or you can be metaphorically stuck.
You can feel trapped in a situation or unable to change it.
You can say something like, I'm stuck in my marriage.
You feel like you can't leave or fix it.
Or you can say something like, she's stuck in a boring job.
She doesn't like it, but she can't quit.
Or you could say something like, I get stuck when I try to explain myself in English.
And this means that you can't find words.
So basically, stuck means that you're unable to move forward, either in a physical place or in life situations.
I'm stuck in there for hours.
My bad.
I'm all whirlpool tonight.
The phrase my bad is super casual slang.
It basically means my mistake or sorry that it was my fault.
It is often used in everyday casual conversation when you admit you did something wrong, but in a very light casual, informal way.
You can say something like, oops, I forgot to text you back.
My bad.
Or that was my bad.
I gave you the wrong directions.
Or sorry, i knocked over your drink, my bad.
One important note my bad is super casual.
You won't use it in a formal setting, like talking to your boss in a serious meeting.
In that case you'd say i apologize, or that was my mistake, my bad.
I'm all whirlpool tonight, since elemental plays with characters being elements like water fire air, etc.
The line I'm all whirlpool tonight is a play on words, a pun.
A whirlpool is swirling, chaotic water that spins in circles.
So when the character says I'm all whirlpool tonight, it means that I feel all mixed up restless, emotional or out of control.
It's like saying I'm a mess tonight, or I've got a lot of going on inside me.
Similar everyday phrases in English you could use are, I'm all over the place tonight.
I'm a whirlwind of emotions.
Or you could say, my mind's spinning right now.
Oh no, you have to do something with that talent.
The phrase you have to do something with that talent means that your talent is too good to waste.
You should use it, develop it and turn it into something meaningful.
This sentence is very commonly used in casual conversation.
And let's take a look at a couple of examples.
You could say something like you're amazing at drawing.
You have to do something with that talent or she sings so beautifully.
She has to do something with that talent.
Thought bubble.
This phrase is usually said when someone suddenly gets an idea or a new thought pops into their head.
Almost like a cartoon character with a thought bubble over their head showing what they're thinking.
So basically it's a playful way to say I just had an idea or a thought just came to me.
I'm sure that you know this, but I'm still going to say it.
Nana is another word commonly used for grandma, grandmother.
The phrase, damn, you're good is casual slang.
It means that someone did something really well or impressed you a lot.
It's like giving strong praise or a compliment.
For example, someone wins a video game easily.
You can say, damn, you're good at this.
Or your friend cooks an amazing meal and you can say, damn, you're good in the kitchen.
In short, it's an informal compliment, meaning, wow, you're really skilled.
Okay, Amber, wait, you're up.
You're up is a casual way to say, it's your turn.
It comes from the idea of being next in line or called to step forward.
An old man on his deathbed.
Deathbed refers to the bed a person is lying in when they're dying or the time right before someone dies.
So you can use it literally and say something like he confessed the secret on his deathbed.
Or you could use it figuratively, like when you're being dramatic.
I felt like I was on my deathbed after that flu.
It's an exaggeration, means that you felt really sick, not actually dying.
Common phrases that people use with the word deathbed are deathbed confession or on my deathbed.
Deathbed confession means something someone admits right before dying.
And on my deathbed means when I'm about to die.
So basically, the deathbed is the bed or situation when someone is about to die physically or metaphorically.
She was out of his league and he was young and scared.
She was out of his league.
When someone is out of someone's league, this means that the person is considered much better than the other, maybe more attractive richer, smarter or more successful.
So people think they wouldn't normally be a match.
For example, someone might say he's dating a supermodel, she's way out of his league.
Or you could encourage someone and say don't say she's out of your league, you should still ask her out.
So, as you can see, it's a very common phrase in dating and relationships.
In short, out of your league means not at the same level, usually socially, romantically or professionally.
Now let's switch our focus to the grammar side of things a bit.
I truly believe that grammar should be learned in context, in real time, so to speak, and i'll die on this hill, because it is so much easier to understand grammar this way, as opposed to just sitting and memorizing rules.
Just melted glass.
Every building in the new city is built from just melted glass.
So why do we say is built in this example?
Well, because this is the passive voice.
So in English we use passive voice when the focus is on the object the building in this case rather than on a person or thing doing the action the builders.
So in active voice the sentence would sound like this builders build every building from melted glass.
And now in the passive voice every building is built from melted glass.
When we talk about how things are generally made or what they're made of, English usually uses passive voice.
You're more interested in the thing itself than in who made it.
For example, wine is made from grapes, the house is made of wood, or cars are produced in factories.
One important note we say is built because these buildings exist now and that's the way they were made.
And when we say was built, We're describing the action of building when it happened in the past.
It doesn't mean that the city no longer exists.
It just emphasizes that the construction happened in the past.
In short, is build focuses on the current reality, whereas was build focuses on the history.
See, I told you you're special.
I told you you're special.
There's a grammar rule that's called sequence of tenses.
That states if the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the dependent clause should also be in the past tense.
As in, I told you it was raining.
The rain happened in the past. not anymore.
However, there is a key exception that applies here.
If what you're saying is still true now, you don't have to shift into the past.
For example, I told you Paris is the capital of France.
It was true when I told you, and it is still true now.
And in our example, I told you you're special, you were special then, and you are still special now.
This is almost unfair because I have literally never cried.
I have literally never cried.
This sentence is said in the present perfect tense, and you can see how we form it on the screen.
We use it when we're talking about, for example, things we've done or not done at any time in our life up until now, for something that just happened and the result is still important now.
Or when we're talking about changes over time or unfinished time periods.
Today, this week, this year, etc.
Why are we using the present perfect here?
Because we're talking about her whole life up until now.
I have literally never cried.
At no point in her life has she cried.
Now let's talk about another common learner confusion.
Why are we using the present perfect here?
I have never cried.
Instead of past simple, I never cried.
To make a long story short, let's talk about the key difference.
In the present perfect tense, we're talking about life experiences up until now, and there's no time given.
I have never cried.
In my whole life.
Not once.
In the past simple, on the other hand, we need to give a specific time in the past.
And we're talking about something that is finished.
And we can say something like, I never cried in that movie.
That moment is over.
Finished.
You got no chance.
Sounds like a challenge.
You got no chance.
Is it grammatically correct?
Well, technically, but not in standard grammar.
The correct version would be you have no chance.
So why do people say you got no chance?
Because in casual spoken English, especially American English, people often use got instead of have.
It's not formal, but it is super common in everyday conversation.
A couple of examples you'll hear all the time.
I got no money.
She's got two sisters.
Or you got no chance.
You got no chance is informal, casual spoken English.
You have no chance is standard, grammatically correct.
Both are understood, but only have works in formal writing.
Have got means the same as have when we're talking about possession, relationship, or conditions.
It is more common in British English though.
An old man on his deathbed.
An old man on his deathbed remembers the summer he fell in love.
Why do we say remembers in the present simple here though?
Why don't we say remembered?
This is what we call the literary present or sometimes narrative present.
Writers often use the present tense when telling a story summary, describing a scene or giving kind of a timeless feel.
It makes the moment feel alive, as it's happening right now as we read it.
Why fell in love then, in the past tense?
Well, because the thing he's remembering happened in the past and what he remembers is an event from a long time ago.
That's why we're using the past tense.
By the way, I have a whole video where I talk about this and about storytelling in English.
So if you're interested, I'm gonna link it somewhere up here and in the description and in the pinned comment.
Well, all right guys, that'll be it for this video.
I really hope that you found it useful and you learned something new and you like this format of a video, and i hope to see you in the next one and let me know in the comments if you like this video, if you like this format and maybe i don't know if you'd like me to change something.
I asked this question in the previous video and a lot of people said that they loved it.
That's why i didn't change anything.
Anyways, i'm going to see you in the next one bye.
