1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,140 ‫Hello and welcome back to another elite speaking lesson. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:15,420 ‫Today, we're really going to focus on native clear pronunciation of key phrases and expressions which 3 00:00:15,420 --> 00:00:18,770 ‫are commonly used within the alt speaking test. 4 00:00:18,780 --> 00:00:27,540 ‫So I've listed out mapped out 40 very common phrases and expressions which are used often throughout 5 00:00:27,540 --> 00:00:29,190 ‫the alt speaking test. 6 00:00:29,190 --> 00:00:37,860 ‫And I think that it's really useful and important that you're able to use these expressions and to say 7 00:00:37,860 --> 00:00:40,920 ‫them pronounce these expressions with clarity. 8 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:50,100 ‫So we're going to go through we're going to do a pronunciation rehearsal with me using native pronunciation 9 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:59,550 ‫techniques such as contractions or linking sounds as well as like glottal tease, these kinds of things. 10 00:00:59,550 --> 00:01:03,570 ‫So it's really important that you practice with me. 11 00:01:03,870 --> 00:01:10,290 ‫It's also important to say before we move on, that there's no correct accent to use. 12 00:01:10,290 --> 00:01:15,030 ‫Many students often ask me, what's the best accent to use in the alt speaking test? 13 00:01:15,030 --> 00:01:16,200 ‫There is none. 14 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:19,680 ‫The main focus is on clarity. 15 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:28,440 ‫But if you can use native techniques within pronunciation like contractions, that's going to help improve 16 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,490 ‫your band score. 17 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,960 ‫But you don't score extra marks for using American or British accent. 18 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:36,180 ‫There's no better accent. 19 00:01:36,180 --> 00:01:40,880 ‫And in fact, you can also use a neutral accent too. 20 00:01:41,030 --> 00:01:44,730 ‫There's nothing wrong with it, just a plain English accent. 21 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:48,840 ‫Neutral, as long as it's clear and easily understood. 22 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:53,760 ‫Okay, so we'll work through these 40 expressions. 23 00:01:53,790 --> 00:01:59,850 ‫I'll talk about the different interesting parts of the expression in terms of pronunciation, and then 24 00:01:59,850 --> 00:02:02,850 ‫we'll see the expression used within a sentence. 25 00:02:03,150 --> 00:02:05,970 ‫Try and repeat this lesson. 26 00:02:05,970 --> 00:02:09,780 ‫So you might want to rehearse this a few times. 27 00:02:09,780 --> 00:02:14,520 ‫You might want to try every day for a couple of weeks and see if your pronunciation has improved. 28 00:02:15,060 --> 00:02:21,120 ‫Repetition of rehearsal with the lessons within this course is really important, and it's something 29 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,750 ‫that will help you in not just this lesson, but many other lessons too. 30 00:02:25,470 --> 00:02:31,920 ‫Okay, so let's take a look at our first expression, which is today I'm going to talk about. 31 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:43,320 ‫Now, do take note of I'm gonna I'm going to it's not I'm going to I'm going to am going to try repeat 32 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:44,880 ‫after me today. 33 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,380 ‫I'm going to talk about. 34 00:02:49,140 --> 00:02:51,630 ‫Today I'm going to talk about. 35 00:02:52,550 --> 00:02:56,100 ‫And just try this short part here. 36 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:57,080 ‫I'm going to. 37 00:02:59,010 --> 00:02:59,970 ‫I'm going to. 38 00:03:01,820 --> 00:03:04,430 ‫Today I'm going to talk about. 39 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:11,040 ‫And also take note that about it has no end RT sound as a glottal T. 40 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,680 ‫Today I'm going to talk about. 41 00:03:15,850 --> 00:03:16,270 ‫Okay. 42 00:03:16,270 --> 00:03:18,610 ‫So let's see this used within a sentence. 43 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:23,080 ‫Today I'm going to talk about my least favorite sport. 44 00:03:27,330 --> 00:03:31,440 ‫Today, I'm going to talk about my least favorite sport. 45 00:03:40,540 --> 00:03:43,330 ‫Well, I think I'll tell you about. 46 00:03:47,780 --> 00:03:50,870 ‫Well, I think I'll tell you about. 47 00:03:54,460 --> 00:03:55,030 ‫Okay. 48 00:03:55,030 --> 00:04:02,860 ‫So this is probably not so much to add here in terms of different sounds, I think. 49 00:04:02,860 --> 00:04:07,270 ‫Kyle So there's a slight linking here, I think Kyle. 50 00:04:07,270 --> 00:04:10,030 ‫Kyle Or it sounds like a boy's name. 51 00:04:10,030 --> 00:04:11,650 ‫Kyle I think. 52 00:04:11,650 --> 00:04:16,480 ‫Kyle So try repeat after me one more time then we'll see within a sentence. 53 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,480 ‫Well, I think I'll tell you about. 54 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,350 ‫And let's see this used within a full sentence. 55 00:04:27,010 --> 00:04:30,940 ‫Well, I think I'll tell you about my trip to Spain. 56 00:04:34,650 --> 00:04:38,460 ‫Well, I think I'll tell you about my trip to Spain. 57 00:04:47,980 --> 00:04:49,930 ‫That's an interesting question. 58 00:04:55,130 --> 00:04:57,140 ‫That's an interesting question. 59 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:10,480 ‫So you'll note here that that son, that son, that son, there's a linking sound here that an isn't 60 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,030 ‫so clearly pronounced independently. 61 00:05:13,030 --> 00:05:19,600 ‫It's not that's Anne that san that's an interesting question. 62 00:05:22,130 --> 00:05:24,380 ‫That's an interesting question. 63 00:05:26,990 --> 00:05:28,460 ‫And in a sentence. 64 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,140 ‫Yeah. 65 00:05:30,150 --> 00:05:32,100 ‫That's an interesting question. 66 00:05:32,700 --> 00:05:33,810 ‫Let me see. 67 00:05:38,510 --> 00:05:40,010 ‫And one more time. 68 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:43,430 ‫Yeah, that's an interesting question. 69 00:05:43,820 --> 00:05:44,840 ‫Let me see. 70 00:05:54,580 --> 00:05:55,390 ‫Today. 71 00:05:55,390 --> 00:05:57,070 ‫I'd like to discuss. 72 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:02,660 ‫Today. 73 00:06:02,690 --> 00:06:04,430 ‫I'd like to discuss. 74 00:06:09,190 --> 00:06:15,580 ‫One thing I'd like to point out here is the strong schwa sound in, too. 75 00:06:16,090 --> 00:06:17,950 ‫It's not to, it's to. 76 00:06:19,020 --> 00:06:20,130 ‫One more time. 77 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,670 ‫Today I'd like to discuss. 78 00:06:27,060 --> 00:06:28,410 ‫And in a sentence. 79 00:06:30,050 --> 00:06:34,430 ‫Today, I'd like to discuss my love of cinemas and movies. 80 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,480 ‫Today, I'd like to discuss my love of cinema and movies. 81 00:06:47,930 --> 00:06:54,170 ‫One interesting link in sound here is love of love of my love of. 82 00:06:54,530 --> 00:06:59,020 ‫It's almost a difficult thing to say with the sounds. 83 00:06:59,030 --> 00:07:01,340 ‫My love of love of. 84 00:07:01,610 --> 00:07:03,200 ‫Let's try one more time. 85 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:08,470 ‫Today, I'd like to discuss my love of cinema and movies. 86 00:07:21,230 --> 00:07:22,940 ‫In my experience. 87 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,690 ‫In my experience. 88 00:07:35,690 --> 00:07:40,790 ‫In my experience, it's better to work in teams than independently. 89 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:49,970 ‫In my experience, it's better to work in teams than independently. 90 00:07:56,790 --> 00:07:57,240 ‫Okay. 91 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,640 ‫Not so much to add here. 92 00:08:00,210 --> 00:08:02,880 ‫Just good to try and repeat this after me. 93 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,910 ‫So let's do one more time the whole sentence, then we'll move on. 94 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:13,150 ‫In my experience, it's better to work in teams than independently. 95 00:08:21,110 --> 00:08:21,740 ‫Okay. 96 00:08:21,740 --> 00:08:26,540 ‫Our next expression is what happened was. 97 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:28,760 ‫So try repeating after me. 98 00:08:28,790 --> 00:08:30,470 ‫What happened was. 99 00:08:33,490 --> 00:08:35,080 ‫What happened was. 100 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,860 ‫So one thing to note here is the very strong glottal t. 101 00:08:42,890 --> 00:08:49,040 ‫On what we don't say what happened was we say what? 102 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:50,950 ‫What? 103 00:08:52,190 --> 00:08:53,780 ‫What happened was. 104 00:08:56,340 --> 00:08:57,960 ‫What happened was. 105 00:09:00,930 --> 00:09:07,500 ‫And in a sentence, what happened was my friend completely missed the train. 106 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,620 ‫What happened was my friend completely missed the train. 107 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,280 ‫Back when I was. 108 00:09:37,810 --> 00:09:39,340 ‫Back when I was. 109 00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:51,630 ‫So looking at back, we really don't stress the sound of the final K. 110 00:09:51,630 --> 00:09:55,710 ‫It's more like back glottal sound here. 111 00:09:55,740 --> 00:09:57,450 ‫Back when I was. 112 00:10:00,670 --> 00:10:01,720 ‫One more time. 113 00:10:01,870 --> 00:10:03,370 ‫Back when I was. 114 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:11,820 ‫Back when I was just a little kid. 115 00:10:18,110 --> 00:10:20,390 ‫Back when I was just a little kid. 116 00:10:24,380 --> 00:10:31,460 ‫So before we move on, there's just a few things to point out here in this very British sounding sentence. 117 00:10:31,490 --> 00:10:33,290 ‫Back when I was. 118 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,020 ‫Juster. 119 00:10:36,290 --> 00:10:40,010 ‫Juster So there's a strong link here between. 120 00:10:40,010 --> 00:10:42,500 ‫Just try after me. 121 00:10:42,530 --> 00:10:43,370 ‫Juster. 122 00:10:45,450 --> 00:10:46,350 ‫Juster. 123 00:10:48,570 --> 00:10:54,570 ‫And little by little, you could maybe pronounce the tea a little bit stronger if you want to sound 124 00:10:54,570 --> 00:10:55,380 ‫more posh. 125 00:10:55,380 --> 00:10:57,600 ‫Little, little kid. 126 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,270 ‫But let's do more native. 127 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:01,890 ‫Just a little kid. 128 00:11:04,780 --> 00:11:06,280 ‫Just a little kid. 129 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,620 ‫Back when I was just a little kid. 130 00:11:14,860 --> 00:11:15,910 ‫One more time. 131 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:19,420 ‫Back when I was just a little kid. 132 00:11:23,870 --> 00:11:24,320 ‫Okay. 133 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:25,640 ‫Moving on. 134 00:11:28,230 --> 00:11:29,820 ‫Thinking back on it. 135 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:32,580 ‫Try repeating after me. 136 00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:34,530 ‫Thinking back on it. 137 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,330 ‫Thinking back on it. 138 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:49,300 ‫So the Bakken Bakken Bakken it back in it. 139 00:11:49,980 --> 00:11:51,570 ‫Thinking back on it. 140 00:11:52,020 --> 00:11:59,760 ‫There's a link here between the back and the on, so try one more time after me thinking back on it. 141 00:12:02,340 --> 00:12:04,290 ‫And in a sentence. 142 00:12:05,370 --> 00:12:10,290 ‫Well, thinking back on it, we should have planned a bit more carefully. 143 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:22,050 ‫Well, thinking back on it, we should have planned a bit more carefully. 144 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:35,200 ‫When I look back. 145 00:12:40,810 --> 00:12:42,430 ‫When I look back. 146 00:12:45,940 --> 00:12:47,660 ‫Couple of things to note here. 147 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:50,190 ‫When NYE. 148 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:54,400 ‫So there's a linking sound here when I look back. 149 00:12:54,940 --> 00:13:02,590 ‫So the last case out for back, it could be pronounced or probably more natural without when I look 150 00:13:02,590 --> 00:13:03,130 ‫back. 151 00:13:05,950 --> 00:13:06,970 ‫One more time. 152 00:13:07,210 --> 00:13:08,710 ‫When I look back. 153 00:13:15,180 --> 00:13:19,350 ‫When I look back on university, I feel really happy. 154 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,450 ‫Important to note here that we are actually linking back conn again. 155 00:13:30,780 --> 00:13:34,260 ‫So the k sound is pronounced but joined with on. 156 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,570 ‫Let's try this one more time. 157 00:13:37,620 --> 00:13:41,700 ‫When I look back on university, I feel really happy. 158 00:13:49,780 --> 00:13:52,240 ‫And expressing opinions. 159 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:59,290 ‫A very useful expression for alt speaking in my opinion. 160 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,530 ‫In my opinion. 161 00:14:11,330 --> 00:14:15,110 ‫In my opinion, England's weather's pretty cold. 162 00:14:20,790 --> 00:14:26,040 ‫So there's quite a few different sounds of note here. 163 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:35,010 ‫So we've got the possessive England's and then we've got where there's here and it's actually weather 164 00:14:35,010 --> 00:14:37,260 ‫is contracted to weathers. 165 00:14:37,260 --> 00:14:38,280 ‫So try this. 166 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:42,030 ‫Just the two words there, England's weathers. 167 00:14:44,730 --> 00:14:46,350 ‫England's weather's. 168 00:14:49,130 --> 00:14:51,470 ‫England's weather's pretty cold. 169 00:14:54,290 --> 00:14:55,580 ‫Pretty cold. 170 00:14:58,820 --> 00:15:01,190 ‫England's weather's pretty cold. 171 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:05,990 ‫And the whole sentence. 172 00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:10,250 ‫In my opinion, England's weather's pretty cold. 173 00:15:14,850 --> 00:15:16,610 ‫Almost a tongue twister there. 174 00:15:16,620 --> 00:15:17,970 ‫Great practice. 175 00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:21,540 ‫This example sentence, let's move on. 176 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,100 ‫For me. 177 00:15:28,490 --> 00:15:29,300 ‫For me. 178 00:15:31,410 --> 00:15:37,920 ‫So for is the word here that we need to be careful with our pronunciation over and it's the strong sure 179 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,140 ‫sound for for me. 180 00:15:43,980 --> 00:15:48,960 ‫For me, it's important to balance family life with work. 181 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,660 ‫For me, it's important to balance family life with work. 182 00:16:08,930 --> 00:16:10,190 ‫I feel that. 183 00:16:14,590 --> 00:16:15,700 ‫I feel that. 184 00:16:18,860 --> 00:16:21,390 ‫There's something of a glottal ti here instead of. 185 00:16:21,390 --> 00:16:22,530 ‫I feel that. 186 00:16:22,950 --> 00:16:24,420 ‫I feel that. 187 00:16:25,300 --> 00:16:26,620 ‫Try one more time. 188 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:27,910 ‫I feel that. 189 00:16:33,290 --> 00:16:37,310 ‫I feel that art is just as important as education. 190 00:16:43,410 --> 00:16:47,310 ‫I feel that art is just as important as education. 191 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,650 ‫I've always considered. 192 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:05,890 ‫I've always considered. 193 00:17:09,330 --> 00:17:12,720 ‫So there's a link between the first two words. 194 00:17:12,870 --> 00:17:14,980 ‫I've always loved. 195 00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:16,050 ‫Always. 196 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,670 ‫I've always. 197 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:21,070 ‫I've always. 198 00:17:23,570 --> 00:17:25,460 ‫I've always considered. 199 00:17:28,690 --> 00:17:30,130 ‫And the full sentence. 200 00:17:31,900 --> 00:17:36,610 ‫I've always considered riding a bike a great way to get around. 201 00:17:42,450 --> 00:17:47,160 ‫I've always considered riding a bike a great way to get around. 202 00:17:56,820 --> 00:17:58,860 ‫As far as I'm concerned. 203 00:18:05,990 --> 00:18:08,030 ‫As far as I'm concerned. 204 00:18:15,570 --> 00:18:19,920 ‫As far as I'm concerned, cities are great places to live. 205 00:18:26,050 --> 00:18:30,220 ‫As far as I'm concerned, cities are great places to live. 206 00:18:38,220 --> 00:18:44,490 ‫And here we have some expressions when you're really expressing a strong opinion. 207 00:18:48,050 --> 00:18:50,240 ‫I'm absolutely convinced that. 208 00:18:54,710 --> 00:18:56,990 ‫I'm absolutely convinced that. 209 00:19:01,180 --> 00:19:02,890 ‫Let's try the first two words. 210 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,460 ‫It is a linking sound here. 211 00:19:04,490 --> 00:19:06,370 ‫I'm absolutely. 212 00:19:08,750 --> 00:19:10,490 ‫I'm absolutely. 213 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,440 ‫I'm absolutely convinced that. 214 00:19:21,780 --> 00:19:26,070 ‫I'm absolutely convinced that online news is dangerous. 215 00:19:31,140 --> 00:19:35,160 ‫I'm absolutely convinced that online news is dangerous. 216 00:19:46,210 --> 00:19:48,310 ‫I'm 100% certain. 217 00:19:52,410 --> 00:19:54,540 ‫I'm 100% certain. 218 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:06,930 ‫I'm 100% certain that I'll live in Australia at some point. 219 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,910 ‫I'm 100% certain that I'll live in Australia at some point. 220 00:20:25,150 --> 00:20:29,410 ‫This is actually a quite difficult example sentence. 221 00:20:29,410 --> 00:20:37,300 ‫The the the focus phrase and 100% certain isn't really the difficulty the phrase is after can be quite 222 00:20:37,300 --> 00:20:37,960 ‫tough. 223 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:39,520 ‫Let's look at that. 224 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:44,560 ‫I'll live in a lot of linking here that I'll live in. 225 00:20:45,350 --> 00:20:46,820 ‫The tile live in. 226 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,210 ‫There's a there's a link between the tile live in. 227 00:20:50,450 --> 00:20:51,440 ‫Live in. 228 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,420 ‫Let's try the tile. 229 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,250 ‫Try after me. 230 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:56,330 ‫The tile. 231 00:20:58,300 --> 00:20:59,320 ‫The title. 232 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:03,320 ‫That are live in. 233 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:08,270 ‫That I live in. 234 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:14,840 ‫I'm 100% certain that I'll live in. 235 00:21:18,890 --> 00:21:21,770 ‫I'm 100% certain that are in. 236 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:33,120 ‫And altogether and 100% certain that live in Australia at some point. 237 00:21:39,810 --> 00:21:41,130 ‫Quite a tricky one there. 238 00:21:41,130 --> 00:21:45,000 ‫Maybe one that we could repeat a few times to get. 239 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:45,700 ‫Right. 240 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,460 ‫Let's move on to the next one. 241 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:51,720 ‫I'm certainly sure. 242 00:21:54,770 --> 00:21:56,450 ‫I'm certainly sure. 243 00:22:01,890 --> 00:22:05,340 ‫I'm certainly sure she was having a tough time. 244 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,000 ‫I'm certainly sure she was having a tough time. 245 00:22:22,260 --> 00:22:26,640 ‫And here we have some expressions for discussing possibilities. 246 00:22:29,730 --> 00:22:30,970 ‫I suppose that. 247 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:37,390 ‫I suppose that. 248 00:22:43,540 --> 00:22:47,830 ‫I suppose that talking with my mates can be pretty fun sometimes. 249 00:22:54,220 --> 00:22:58,340 ‫I suppose that talking with my mates can be pretty fun sometimes. 250 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:09,630 ‫Perhaps. 251 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:14,570 ‫Notice the sugar per. 252 00:23:15,210 --> 00:23:16,410 ‫Perhaps. 253 00:23:18,740 --> 00:23:20,930 ‫One more time, perhaps. 254 00:23:24,890 --> 00:23:28,610 ‫Perhaps I'll try and study for my post-grad degree soon. 255 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,480 ‫Perhaps I'll try and study for my post-grad degree soon. 256 00:23:51,350 --> 00:23:52,850 ‫It's quite lightly. 257 00:23:56,460 --> 00:23:57,990 ‫It's quite likely. 258 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:09,760 ‫Notice here that I'm not stressing the tea in quite or in likely one more time. 259 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,380 ‫It's quite likely. 260 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,090 ‫It's quite likely I'll move home after my studies. 261 00:24:26,940 --> 00:24:30,300 ‫It's quite likely I'll move home after my studies. 262 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,910 ‫Let's try that and expression. 263 00:24:36,750 --> 00:24:38,280 ‫After my studies. 264 00:24:40,390 --> 00:24:41,830 ‫After my studies. 265 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,000 ‫I'll move home after my studies. 266 00:24:50,220 --> 00:24:52,500 ‫I'll move home after my studies. 267 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,340 ‫It's quite likely I'll move home after my studies. 268 00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:09,930 ‫It's unlikely that. 269 00:25:14,630 --> 00:25:16,100 ‫It's unlikely that. 270 00:25:22,780 --> 00:25:26,560 ‫It's unlikely that my country's government will sort it out. 271 00:25:33,030 --> 00:25:35,930 ‫This final expression saw to tout. 272 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:42,870 ‫There's quite a lot of linking sounds there, and it basically is an expression of very colloquial British 273 00:25:42,870 --> 00:25:44,760 ‫expression to mean fix. 274 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,220 ‫Fix something, sort it out. 275 00:25:47,790 --> 00:25:49,170 ‫Try and repeat after me. 276 00:25:49,170 --> 00:25:50,430 ‫Sort it out. 277 00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:53,390 ‫Sort it out. 278 00:25:55,730 --> 00:25:56,930 ‫And the whole sentence. 279 00:25:57,110 --> 00:26:00,770 ‫It's unlikely that my country's government will sort it out. 280 00:26:11,050 --> 00:26:12,040 ‫I'd say. 281 00:26:14,810 --> 00:26:15,800 ‫I'd say. 282 00:26:21,070 --> 00:26:25,600 ‫I'd say owning a pet could be a real exciting experience. 283 00:26:31,730 --> 00:26:35,960 ‫I'd say owning a pet could be a real exciting experience. 284 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:45,920 ‫And some phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. 285 00:26:46,190 --> 00:26:49,100 ‫We're not going to take a look at some examples. 286 00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:52,340 ‫Sentences here will just repeat the expressions. 287 00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:55,770 ‫I couldn't agree more. 288 00:27:00,170 --> 00:27:01,940 ‫I couldn't agree more. 289 00:27:05,970 --> 00:27:06,870 ‫To agree. 290 00:27:09,390 --> 00:27:10,260 ‫Tigray. 291 00:27:13,180 --> 00:27:14,500 ‫Couldn't agree. 292 00:27:17,630 --> 00:27:19,280 ‫I couldn't agree more. 293 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,520 ‫You're absolutely right. 294 00:27:31,590 --> 00:27:33,450 ‫You're absolutely right. 295 00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:43,820 ‫I'm afraid I can't agree there. 296 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,130 ‫I'm afraid I can't agree there. 297 00:27:55,180 --> 00:27:56,650 ‫Can't agree there. 298 00:28:00,490 --> 00:28:02,110 ‫I can't agree there. 299 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,360 ‫I'm afraid I can't agree there. 300 00:28:15,770 --> 00:28:17,900 ‫I'm not sure I can agree. 301 00:28:22,510 --> 00:28:24,790 ‫I'm not sure I can agree. 302 00:28:30,810 --> 00:28:31,350 ‫Okay. 303 00:28:31,350 --> 00:28:34,830 ‫Some expressions for comparing and contrasting. 304 00:28:36,930 --> 00:28:37,920 ‫Similar to. 305 00:28:40,510 --> 00:28:41,650 ‫Similar to. 306 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,740 ‫London is quite similar to New York in many ways. 307 00:28:54,650 --> 00:28:58,190 ‫London is quite similar to New York in many ways. 308 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,110 ‫Much the same. 309 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,350 ‫Much the same. 310 00:29:15,610 --> 00:29:19,270 ‫My new job is much the same as my previous one. 311 00:29:24,350 --> 00:29:27,830 ‫My new job is much the same as my previous one. 312 00:29:37,380 --> 00:29:38,940 ‫In comparison to. 313 00:29:43,260 --> 00:29:44,820 ‫In comparison to. 314 00:29:50,810 --> 00:29:55,070 ‫Swimming in comparison to football is much more fun. 315 00:30:00,380 --> 00:30:04,580 ‫Swimming in comparison to football is much more fun. 316 00:30:13,390 --> 00:30:14,680 ‫In contrast to. 317 00:30:17,870 --> 00:30:19,310 ‫In contrast to. 318 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:28,500 ‫You notice a change the two sound there, it's probably more natural to say to one more time. 319 00:30:29,580 --> 00:30:30,930 ‫In contrast to. 320 00:30:35,570 --> 00:30:37,640 ‫In contrast to my sister. 321 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,310 ‫I'm not so sociable these days. 322 00:30:45,930 --> 00:30:48,030 ‫In contrast to my sister. 323 00:30:48,300 --> 00:30:50,550 ‫I'm not so sociable these days. 324 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:57,560 ‫Okay. 325 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:02,090 ‫So we'll look at some expressions you can use when asking for clarification. 326 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,710 ‫Yeah, it's something that students are very shy of. 327 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:11,570 ‫But if you do need to ask for clarification or you have a question for the examiner, do so do feel 328 00:31:11,570 --> 00:31:12,560 ‫confident to ask. 329 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:14,480 ‫And these are some expressions that you can use. 330 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,550 ‫So repeat after me. 331 00:31:18,330 --> 00:31:20,670 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite get that. 332 00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:27,570 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite get that. 333 00:31:31,930 --> 00:31:37,030 ‫There's actually quite a lot to take in with this expression in terms of native pronunciation. 334 00:31:37,030 --> 00:31:47,140 ‫So didn't becomes din din and there's no ti there didn't din and then. 335 00:31:48,470 --> 00:31:49,460 ‫I didn't. 336 00:31:51,870 --> 00:31:54,300 ‫And quite without the tea. 337 00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:55,800 ‫I didn't quite. 338 00:31:57,780 --> 00:31:59,160 ‫I didn't quite. 339 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:01,680 ‫Sorry. 340 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:02,940 ‫I didn't quite. 341 00:32:06,230 --> 00:32:07,730 ‫And then the glottal tease. 342 00:32:07,730 --> 00:32:08,870 ‫Get that. 343 00:32:10,290 --> 00:32:11,310 ‫Altogether. 344 00:32:11,340 --> 00:32:14,070 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite get that. 345 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,100 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite get that. 346 00:32:30,140 --> 00:32:32,270 ‫Could you say that again, please? 347 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:38,850 ‫One more time. 348 00:32:39,810 --> 00:32:41,880 ‫Could you say that again, please? 349 00:32:51,610 --> 00:32:58,720 ‫So it's the same the middle section I didn't quite becomes I didn't quite and then catch that is an 350 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,810 ‫idiomatic expression meaning understand. 351 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:04,550 ‫Repeat after me. 352 00:33:05,030 --> 00:33:07,700 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. 353 00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:13,870 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. 354 00:33:17,580 --> 00:33:20,940 ‫If you want to sound more academic, you can say didn't. 355 00:33:20,940 --> 00:33:23,190 ‫So let's try one time with that. 356 00:33:23,430 --> 00:33:26,100 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. 357 00:33:29,860 --> 00:33:32,620 ‫Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. 358 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:40,390 ‫Okay. 359 00:33:40,390 --> 00:33:46,750 ‫So let's take a look at some generally useful common expressions that you can also use a lot within 360 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:50,530 ‫ER speaking and do make sure you repeating after me. 361 00:33:52,340 --> 00:33:54,260 ‫That's an interesting question. 362 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,330 ‫Notice the linked san at the start. 363 00:34:03,150 --> 00:34:05,010 ‫That's an interesting question. 364 00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:11,570 ‫That's an interesting question. 365 00:34:11,930 --> 00:34:13,430 ‫Let me think about it. 366 00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:20,370 ‫That's an interesting question. 367 00:34:21,180 --> 00:34:22,470 ‫Let me think about it. 368 00:34:32,590 --> 00:34:33,970 ‫I'd have to say. 369 00:34:37,870 --> 00:34:39,370 ‫I'd have to say. 370 00:34:45,010 --> 00:34:47,970 ‫I'd have to say I laugh at most jokes. 371 00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:58,090 ‫And now with that, I'd have to say that I laugh at most jokes. 372 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,030 ‫I can't get enough of it. 373 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:16,860 ‫I can't get enough of it. 374 00:35:22,230 --> 00:35:27,990 ‫This is kind of an idiomatic expression, which means that you really love something. 375 00:35:30,570 --> 00:35:32,080 ‫I love ice cream. 376 00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:33,780 ‫I can't get enough of it. 377 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:40,790 ‫I love ice cream. 378 00:35:40,820 --> 00:35:42,590 ‫I can't get enough of it. 379 00:35:51,700 --> 00:35:53,950 ‫Looking back, I'd say. 380 00:35:57,220 --> 00:35:59,500 ‫Looking back, I'd say. 381 00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:04,930 ‫So another expression here for remembering. 382 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:10,600 ‫Looking back, I'd say I should have studied more in school. 383 00:36:16,330 --> 00:36:20,410 ‫Looking back, I'd say I should have studied more in school. 384 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:33,670 ‫Off the top of my head. 385 00:36:38,450 --> 00:36:40,220 ‫Off the top of my head. 386 00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:53,950 ‫So this is an idiomatic expression again, basically meaning the first thing I can think of is one more 387 00:36:53,950 --> 00:36:54,520 ‫time. 388 00:36:54,730 --> 00:36:56,410 ‫Off the top of my head. 389 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,120 ‫Off the top of my head. 390 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,810 ‫The hardest book I read was Crime and Punishment. 391 00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:16,680 ‫Something of a rhyme in there. 392 00:37:16,690 --> 00:37:18,220 ‫Let's try that one more time. 393 00:37:18,370 --> 00:37:22,900 ‫Off the top of my head, the hardest book I read was Crime and Punishment. 394 00:37:34,450 --> 00:37:36,550 ‫To be completely honest. 395 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,850 ‫To be completely honest. 396 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:53,270 ‫To be completely honest, I've never really liked my hometown. 397 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:03,270 ‫To be completely honest, I've never really liked my hometown. 398 00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:12,980 ‫On the other hand. 399 00:38:17,660 --> 00:38:18,920 ‫On the other hand. 400 00:38:24,490 --> 00:38:28,900 ‫On the other hand, it was difficult but rewarding in many ways. 401 00:38:33,610 --> 00:38:38,110 ‫On the other hand, it was difficult but rewarding in many ways. 402 00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:47,370 ‫Okay. 403 00:38:47,370 --> 00:38:52,970 ‫So that brings us to the end of this pronunciation focused lesson. 404 00:38:52,980 --> 00:39:01,890 ‫I would really suggest you could really spend quite a long time running through this video and repeating 405 00:39:01,890 --> 00:39:02,700 ‫after me. 406 00:39:02,700 --> 00:39:09,720 ‫I would maybe suggest that if you're really wanting to improve on your natural pronunciation, to have 407 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:16,050 ‫two or three weeks where you run through this lesson once a day and repeat after me as much as possible, 408 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:22,290 ‫I'm sure that after two or three weeks you'll find that your pronunciation is beginning to improve, 409 00:39:22,290 --> 00:39:26,520 ‫become more natural, clear and native to. 410 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:30,150 ‫So it's definitely something I would recommend you to try. 411 00:39:30,150 --> 00:39:33,120 ‫And yes, that brings us to the end of the lesson. 412 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,760 ‫So I'll see you back in the course.