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Easy English expression, rehashed.
Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane, and welcome to Easy English Expressions.
Come on, Let's Master English!
Hello, everybody, Coach Shane here.
How is your Saturday?
Today we got a great expression.
You know, my podcast is growing, and it's because of you.
Thank you so much. Please continue to recommend this podcast to anybody.
The schedule, basically every Monday, we have the Let's Master English podcast. It's a long magazine -style podcast for English learners, for adults.
And then Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday like today and Sunday, I rehash our EQubed series, Today's Expression.
So there's always something new to learn every day.
So please share it.
I make these podcasts for you because I want you to feel comfortable with English.
And, with no further ado, let's get in today's expression.
Let's go back in time.
Today's expression is number 95.
It is, get the hang of it.
Get the hang of it.
To get the hang of it.
Hmmm. To get the hang, H -A -N -G, of something.
These days, I'm getting the hang of my neighborhood.
So not too long ago I moved to this area and you know when you move to a new area it's unfamiliar.
You don't know the streets.
You don't know where the store is.
It can be confusing.
But now it's been a while and I'm starting to get the hang of it.
I'm getting a good understanding of my neighborhood I'm feeling comfortable in my neighborhood.
This is the idea of getting the hang of something.
So we have almost had 100 podcasts already.
And you guys, probably the first time you listened, maybe you were like, hmm, what is this?
Is this good? I'm not sure.
I'm not sure. But now if you've listened many times, maybe you're getting the hang of it.
Maybe the flow of the podcast is comfortable.
It's easy for you. I hope so.
I want you to get the hang of it.
This is a very useful expression I'll give you more examples after we listen to the dialogue.
How's your backswing going.
I just can't get the hang of it.
Hmm, your form looks good.
Thanks. I'll keep practicing.
Okay this dialogue was talking about golf or maybe even baseball backswing, it could even be tennis.
So if you're hitting the ball with tennis, you of course swing the racket forward, but then the racket goes back or sometimes you go from the back of your body to the front, that's a backswing.
So how is your backswing going?
So this person whether it's golf or baseball or tennis or some sport this person is working on their backswing they're practicing their backswing how is your backswing going I just can't get the hang of it it's not comfortable yet I don't feel good yet that's the idea okay so let me ask you how's your English pronunciation going specifically how is your are pronunciation going.
I just can't get the hang of it.
It's not easy it doesn't feel natural.
I still can't do it perfectly.
Actually in American English pronunciation the R is one of the most difficult sounds.
We have several difficult vowel sounds too.
The short A ah like happy happy and the AW sound like AW, AWFUL, AWFUL.
For many students, those two vowel sounds are really difficult.
Are you practicing your vowel sounds?
How's it going? Are you getting the hang of the short A sound and the AW sound?
Are you getting the hang of the R sound, the L sound, the sound.
The J and the CH and the ZH sounds.
Are you getting the hang of it?
I hope so. You can use it in sports, in language learning, in moving to a new neighborhood.
It's a very useful expression.
Okay, we're gonna listen to the dialogue two more times.
How's your backswing going?
Ah, I just can't get the of it.
Hmmm your form looks good.
Thanks I'll keep practicing.
How's your back swing going?
Ah I just can't get the hang of it.
You're form looks good.
Thanks I'll keep practicing.
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I'm Coach Shane, and together, Let's Master English!
You know when you're really stressed or not feeling so great about your life or about yourself?
Talking to someone who understands can really help.
But who is that person?
How do you find them?
Where do you even start?
Talkspace. Talkspace makes it easy to get the support you need.
With Talkspace, you can go online, answer a few questions about your preferences, and be matched with a therapist. And because you'll meet your therapist online, you don't have to take time off work or arrange childcare.
You'll meet on your schedule, wherever you feel most at ease.
If you're depressed, stressed, struggling with a relationship, or if you want some counseling for you and your partner or just need a little extra one -on -one support, Talkspace is here for you.
Plus, Talkspace works with most major insurers and most insured members have a zero -dollar co -pay.
No insurance? No problem.
Now, get $80 off of your first month with promo code Space80 when you go to TalkSpace .com.
Match with a licensed therapist today at TalkSpace .com.
Save $80 with code Space80 at TalkSpace .com.
