hi Anna I'm really excited about today's lesson we'll learn new vocabulary and you'll hear a different story by the end of the class you'll understand the story much better and these phrases will help you in Daily conversations ready to get started absolutely I love learning new words and I enjoy stories because they help me understand how words are used sometimes I get the general idea but not all the details so I'm excited to improve that's great don't worry if you don't understand everything right away I'll tell you the story first and then we'll review important
phrases after that I'll tell you the story again and I'm sure it will be much clearer let's dive in I'm ready let's go once upon a time there was a girl named Emily She Was preparing for a big test and had a lot on her plate school work and personal responsibilities the night before the test her friend Tom called her and invited her to hang out and watch a movie Emily really wanted to hang out but she knew she needed to study after some hesitation she said yes Emily went to the movie and by the
time she got home it was too late to study she felt a bit guilty but she thought I'll be fine I studied a lot last week however the next day when she sat down to take the test she realized she had forgotten a lot of important information she felt nervous and knew she hadn't made the right decision after the test Emily told Tom what had happened and he said you should have just said no Emily agreed and felt like she was running out of steam she'd been juggling too much and learned a valuable lesson sometimes
you have to say no to things even if you really want to do them to focus on what's important Tom understood and said don't sweat it Emily you've got a lot on your plate and you need to take care of yourself first so Anna what do you think did you understand most of the story I think I got the main idea Emily had a lot going on and she decided to hang out with Tom instead of studying which caused her to struggle on her test but there were a few phrases I'm not so sure about
like had a lot on her plate and running out of steam you did a great job understanding the overall story now let's go over those phrases let's start with to hang out in the story Tom invited Emily to hang out do you know what hang out means hm does it mean to spend time with someone in a casual way yes exactly to hang out means to spend time with someone usually in a relaxed or casual way it's something friends often do together have you ever hung out with your friends recently yes I hung out with
my friends last weekend we just went for coffee and talked that's a perfect example now can you try using Hangout in another sentence sure I'm planning to hang out with my cousin tomorrow after work great job now let's move on to had a lot on her plate in the story Emily had a lot on her plate do you know what that means I think it means she had a lot of things to do or a lot of responsibilities exactly when someone has a lot on their plate it means they're very busy or have a lot
of tasks to manage can you think of a time when you had a lot on your plate yes last month I had a lot on my plate with work studying for exams and helping my family it was stressful that's a perfect example now can you try making another sentence with a lot on her plate sure my sister has a lot on her plate because she's studying for finals and working part-time excellent now let's talk about running out of steam in the story Emily felt like she was running out of steam after trying to juggle everything
what do you think running out of steam means does it mean she was getting really tired or losing energy exactly running out of steam means you're losing energy or becoming exhausted after doing something for a long time it's like when you've been working hard and suddenly you feel like you can't keep going have you ever felt like you were running out of steam oh yes after a long day of work and studying I definitely feel like I'm running out of steam that's a great example now can you make a sentence with running out of steam
sure after cleaning the house all day I was running out of steam and had to take a break perfect now let's go over don't s swe it in the story Tom told Emily don't sweat it what do you think that means I think it means don't worry about it or it's not a big deal yes that's right don't sweat it is a casual way of telling someone not to worry or stress about something it's a very common phrase in everyday English have you ever heard someone say don't sweat it I've heard it before but I
wasn't sure what it meant now I understand great can you try using don't sweat it in a sentence sure my friend was late to our meeting but I told him don't sweat it I wasn't waiting long that's perfect you're doing an amazing job with these phrases now that we've reviewed them let's go through the story again and I'm sure it will make more sense this time ready yes I'm ready once upon a time there was a girl named Emily She Was preparing for a big test and had a lot on her plate school work and
personal responsibilities the night before the test her friend Tom called her and invited her to hang out and watch a movie Emily really wanted to hang out but she knew she needed to study after some hesitation she said yes Emily went to the movie and by the time she got home it was too late to study she felt a bit guilty but she thought I'll be fine I studied a lot last week however the next day when she sat down to take the test she realized she had forgotten a lot of important information she felt
nervous and knew she hadn't made the right decision after the test Emily told Tom what had happened and he said you should have just said no Emily agreed and felt like she was running out of steam she'd been juggling too much and learned a valuable lesson sometimes you have to to say no to things even if you really want to do them to focus on what's important Tom understood and said don't sweat it Emily you've got a lot on your plate and you need to take care of yourself first so how was the story this
time Anna wow it was much easier to understand I got everything especially the parts where Emily was running out of de and Tom said don't sweat it these phrases really helped me understand the story better I'm so glad to hear that you did an amazing job today understanding phrases like hang out a lot on her plate running out of steam and don't sweat it will really help you in Daily conversations how do you feel about using these phrases now I feel much more confident I'm going to try using them when I talk to friends or
in writing it's really helpful to learn these kinds of phrases because I hear them a lot but didn't fully understand them before that's fantastic the more you practice the easier they'll become keep using these phrases and you'll be speaking more fluently in no time thank you so much this lesson was really helpful you're very welcome Anna I'm proud of your progress keep practicing and I'll see you in the next lesson see you next time teacher if you enjoyed this video and found it helpful make sure you don't miss our next video we have an exciting
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