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Today's expression is a great phrasal verb, so common, so typical, you need to know it So to kick off, now actually kick off can have a couple of different meanings, but today we're going to focus on to kick off with the meaning to start.
Yes. To kick something off means to start something.
To kick something off means to start something.
The other idea, to kick someone off, means to fire somebody especially from a team to get rid of somebody.
But today we're going to do the nice definition to kick off, to start.
Let's kick off the weekend with a party.
Let's start the weekend with a party.
Let's kick off the first lesson with a test. Let's start our lesson with a test. That's a terrible way to kick off a class, isn't it?
I think so. Now where does this expression to kick off come from?
Why does to kick K -I -C -K of O -F -F?
Why does to kick off mean to start?
I will give you my definition, my reason, after you check out the dialogue.
Here you go. When's the season kick off?
Is there another season?
Uh, back in September.
Yeah, that's true. season in America this is football season right now we're in the middle of football season very exciting I hope I hope some of you enjoy football American football NFL are you a fan if you are an NFL fan please tell me who your favorite NFL team is National Football League if you don't have a Green Bay Packers.
Just remember that.
So if you watch football, American football specifically, we start the game with one team kicking the ball to another team.
We call that the kickoff.
So team A kicks the ball to team B.
That is the kickoff.
So in soccer it's different you also kick the ball, but you kick the ball to yourself to your team in football We kick the ball to the other team, so that's the big difference So in this dialogue, when's the season kick off?
When's when is? No, no no no no when does when does the season begin when does the season kick off?
Yes, in daily English, we can contract when does to when's.
When's the season kick -off?
When's the season kick -off?
Yes, grammar teachers hate that, but that's reality, that's real English.
So when's the season, that, so when's the season kick -off?
When does the season kick -off?
Football, there are many seasons.
There's the baseball season, the basketball season, the hockey season, the soccer season, many different seasons.
So the guy says, football?
Do you mean the football season?
And the other guy says, is there another season?
Of course, I mean football.
That's what that means.
He says, it began in September.
There you go. Too simple, yeah.
So there you go. So Monday, for most people, Monday is the first day of the week.
Some people start the week on Sunday So anyway, whether you start on Sunday or Monday, how are you going to kick off your week?
Are you going to do something special?
Is there a special job a task a project?
Maybe a special class a special assignment that you need to begin Tell me I want to know how you are going to kick off your week What about in the morning?
How do you kick off your day?
Me? I like to kick off my day with a cup of coffee.
I love a fresh, morning cup of coffee.
It's a great expression.
I want you guys to use it to start, to begin something.
Check out that dialogue two more times, and together, let's master English!
When's the season kick -off?
Football. Heh! Is there another season?
back in September. When's the season kickoff?
Football. Is there another season?
Back in September.