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videos in this series. "all right"
all right, let's watch a scenario and see
how this phrase is used. how about we
give everyone a survey to see what their
opinion is before we make a decision? all
right sounds good.
could you figure out what all right
means? all right is a very common way to
just say okay or that's fine. all right,
all right. when you say this word, you
should stress the "ALL" like dog sound and
also notice that it is reduced because
the /r/ sound turns into one sound all right (aright)
all right (aright). so you never hear the /L/ of all
you just hear /a/
and then /r/, all right (aright). great
job.
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so what's the deal with uncle Sammy?
why is he been carrying around a camera
looking creepy this week? ah for real
that thing is so creepy. for real, for
real. could you figure out what that
meant? for real can have two different
meanings, one of them is: I agree and the
other one is true. so when someone is
venting to you and you agree with what
they're saying you can say: for real, you
can also ask someone: are you for real?
which means: are you telling the truth? so
let's practice pronouncing "for real" for
real reduces so that the R sound in 4
and the R sound in real combined into
one R sound, for real (fureal), for real (fureal) are you
for real? are you for real? great job. the
real deal, the real deal. let's watch a
scenario and see if you can figure out
what the real deal is. how was your
interview this afternoon?
it went well she knew a lot about
graphic design and our company and she
even brought a few examples of ideas she
has to help us. she seems like the real
deal.
great, I hope it works out. could you
figure it out? the real deal is someone
who's being honest about themselves and
not trying to lie to convince you to do
something, so for example if you seem
like a very good employee very genuine
with very good skills, someone may say
you're the real deal. another way that
you could probably use this phrase
is in a romantic relationship. if someone
is a really good partner, treats you
really well and is not trying to
manipulate you, you can describe them as
the real deal, the real deal. now it's
your turn
practice saying this sentence and make
sure you stress the parts in red. he
seems like the real deal. he seems like
the real deal. he seems like the real
deal.
great job. ride shotgun. ride shotgun.
let's watch the scenario and see if you
can figure out what it means to ride
shotgun. come on guys I'll give you a
ride
thanks Ana, Jose you want to ride shotgun?
no you go ahead man, your legs are longer
than mine okay thanks.
could you figure it out? to ride shotgun
means to sit in the front seat of the
car. ride shotgun so when you're saying
this phrase make sure you're pulling
your tongue back and pushing your lips
forward to make /r/ sound in "ride". ride
shotgun, ride shotgun, now it's your turn
practice saying this sentence and make
sure you stress the parts in red. do you
want to ride shotgun? do you want to ride
shotgun? do you want to ride shotgun?
great job. rock and roll, rock and roll
let's watch a scenario and see if you
can figure out what this phrase means.
okay team we're gonna need everyone's
help to finish this project by Friday.
does anyone have any questions? okay
great. let's rock and roll.
could you figure it out? let's rock and
roll means let's get started. when you
say this phrase the AND is reduced to
/'n/. rock and roll, rock and roll, say it
with me and make sure you reduce the AND
in the middle, rock and roll
let's rock and roll. now it's your turn
practice saying this sentence and make
sure you stress the parts in red are you
ready?? all right let's rock and roll
are you ready? all right, let's rock and
roll
are you ready? all right, let's rock and
roll
great job
so now that you know what all of these
phrases mean, I have a question for you
some people think that spending five
billion dollars to build a wall on the
border of the United States and Mexico
would be a ripoff
other people believe that this would be
a great way to keep the United States
safe, what do you think with spending
this money to build a wall be a ripoff?
or would it be a great way to keep the
United States safe? tell us what you
think in the comments below I love to
read all of your comments and I'll even
reply with some feedback on your English
looking forward to hearing from you
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