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Hi, everybody and welcome back to our weekly live stream.

My name is Alisha.

And, this week we're going to be talking about this topic, “How To Explain Processes.”

So, today's live lesson is going to be about using sequence words like, “first,” “then,”

“after that,” “next.”

I'm also going to talk about a key grammar point, the difference between “if” and

“then,” which is something lots of my students have trouble with.

So, we're going to do that.

At the end of this live lesson, we're going to put everything together to make a simple

everyday life process.

In this case, a recipe.

So, lots to do.

I see lots of you are already in the YouTube chat.

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So, please do that.

But, today we have a different topic.

The topic as I said is “How To Explain Processes.”

So, sequence words, for example.

So, we have a lot to do for today.

I think I want to begin.

I see Facebook is up, which is good.

Is Twitter up?

And also, you can watch the stream now on Twitch, too, which is great.

So, I think that everything is rolling so we'll get started.

Oh, I don't see Twitter yet.

Is it okay if I go, though?

Okay, well, for now.

Let's get rolling into today's topic.

So, I want to begin for today by introducing two questions.

These are questions that you can use when you want someone's help with something.

You don't know how to do something and sometimes students say, “Can you teach me how to do

something?”

They use the verb, “teach,” but in American English, actually, we use the verb, “show,”

instead of the verb, “teach.”

So, I want to begin today by introducing these two questions you can use to ask someone to

help you with something.

So, they are, first, “Can you show me how to,” so, “how” mean, this is a question

asking for help with a process.

So, “Can you show me how to use the computer?”

“Can you show me how to use this software?”

So, this question, “Can you show me how to blah, blah, blah?” it should be followed

by a verb.

A verb in the simple present tense.

So, “Can you show me how to use Twitter?”

“Can you show me how to use the webcam?”

something like that.

Use the simple present tense in this question one.

So, that's one expression but a key point is here we use the verb, “show,” not the

verb, “teach.”

I don't think you'll have a communication problem if you use the verb, “teach,”

but this sounds more natural in American English.

Second one is this expression.

“I don't know how to blah, blah, blah.”

“I don't know how to use the software.”

“I don't know how to buy a ticket.”

“I don't know how to," again, a present tense verb expression here.

“I don't know how to do something,” in present tense.

Then, a request, “Can you show me?”

“Can you show me?”

So, here, you see the same thing.

“Can you show me?” as a simple request, or, “Can you show me how to do something?”

I want to start today with these two, just basic questions that you can use when you

need help with something.

So, this is one.

Then, today, basically, I want to focus on answering these questions.

So, if someone asks you one of these questions, how can you show them how to do something.

I want to focus the next part of today's live stream on how you can you can actually show

someone a process, how you're going to explain a process.

So, let's take a look next at some sequence words, some transition words.

You'll see them over here, Just a second.

This is just a sample list.

There are a lot more words you can use than these.

But, for today, I want to use these as kind of just some nice focus words that we can

use in lots of different situations.

So, just a quick explanation.

So, “first,” number one, this is your first step, the first thing you need to do

in a process or in a sequence.

Then, second, “next,” we can use it to mean the next step after that, similar here,

“after that.”

So, these words, “next,” “then,” and “after that,” are kind of very general

transition words that you can use in many, many different situations.

But, I recommend, when you are telling someone, when you are explaining a process, it's good

to try to use many different transition words.

If you always use, “next,” “next,” “next,” it sounds a little bit unnatural.

So, try to use some different words, try to mix up your vocabulary choices here.

Okay, I want to look at the next two here, I have, “once you've done that,” and “once

you've finished that.”

So, here you can see, I have, “once you've,” this is “once you have.”

“Once you have done that,” “Once you have finished that.”

Please keep this pronunciation point and this grammar point in mind.

“Once you've,” “once you have done that.”

This is a present perfect tense expression.

This means, so basically, when you finish an action or when something has been completed,

go to the next thing.

Okay.

And then, our final two.

Our “last” and “finally.”

“Last” and “finally,” you use these to introduce the last or the final step in

the process that you are explaining, “last” or “finally.”

Today, we're going to use almost all of these to explain a couple of processes.

Of course, as I said, there are many other words you can use but these are quite nice

ones for today, I think.

Also, I'm going to explain today's lesson and in terms of using speech but you can also

use these in emails, in written correspondence, in letters, anytime you need to teach someone

or show someone something.

Also, when you're explaining a process, a grammar point for today, please use present

tense to explain your steps.

So, I'm going to give some example sentences and use this in just a moment, too.

So, this is our introduction for today.

These words we'll use today to give kind of some—yeah, to give a couple of examples

of some ways to explain sequences.

Okay.

But, we're about 10 minutes in, before we go on to the next part, our kind of focused

grammar point for today.

I think we need to take a break, yes, maybe, I think, perhaps.

Yes, that is true.

Okay.

So, before we go on.

Oh, just keep going.

Okay, I'll just keep going.

Sure, okay, okay.

Oh, the break.

Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry.

Okay.

So, yes, we are supposed to take a quick break.

If you're just joining, today's focus is on explaining processes but we always have kind

of some free stuff for you, guys.

This week, as we had last week, we have some free PDF documentation.

This week, I'm kind of focusing in on like this business English one.

I thought this would be nice because I find at work sometimes—actually, just yesterday,

I had to explain how to do something and so this was kind of nice, actually.

These are free, these are something you can download from the website, from EnglishClass101.com.

Actually, below the video on YouTube and above the video on Facebook, there's a link to get

this stuff for free.

I think you saw, maybe quickly, a screenshot.

Yeah, there it is.

These are all the free PDFs you can download from our website from EnglishClass101.com.

If you would like to get these for free please, check the link below the video on YouTube

or above the video on Facebook, on Twitter, on Twitch, wherever you're watching.

So, these are free.

So, today, yeah, I thought the business one would be nice for today.

There's kind of actually some business expressions you can use like, “I'd like to introduce,”

is sort of a way to begin telling someone about something.

Please check this out.

Okay.

But, with that, let's go on to the second part of today's lesson.

If you're just joining today's lesson, today, we're talking about “How to Explain Processes,”

how to show someone how to do something.

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Great!

So, we talked about some sequence words at the beginning of today's lesson.

There they are.

Thanks, Kyle.

These are the sequence words I introduced in the first part of today's lesson.

I want to give a quick example.

Let's look at a three-step sequence of how to use these.

I'm going to start my sequence with the expression, “first.”

Let's imagine for this practice, we're going to fill out, we're going to write our information

on a website like filling out a form online.

We'll start with the expression, “first,” then we follow with a present tense verb.

So, “First, enter your name,” for example.

As I said before, we're going to use present tense to do this.

So, “First, enter,” “enter.”

“Enter” means like put in fill in, like a form.

Me typing.

“First, enter your name.”

This is step one.

I've shown that with “first” here.

After that, so, I just used “after that” but in my sentence, I'm going to use “then,”

to show the next step.

I'm going to use a different verb this time.

So, “Then, fill out the form.”

Here, again, this is my present tense verb.

“Then, fill out,” “fill out” that's a phrasal verb which means put your information

into something.

First, “fill out the form,” after that.

Then, the last step.

In this case, the final step in the sequence, in this explanation, is “Once you finish

that.”

As I explained before, “once you finish that,” here's my present perfect tense,

“Once you have finished that, hit enter.”

Here, I've used again present tense verb, “hit.”

This “hit,” though, doesn't mean strike, doesn't mean punch something.

“Hit” is a casual word which means click, like click a mouse button somewhere.

Like when we click a mouse button, to push a button, we can say, “hit.”

So, “Hit enter,” “hit the enter button.”

This is a very simple sequence.

I've got step 1, step 2, step 3.

“First,” “then,” “once you've finished that.”

And, I use present tense verbs because present tense is used for regular action.

Something that is always true, general facts.

These are always going to be true, these are the steps in a process.

So, we need to use present tense to do this.

Okay, good.

If you have questions, please, let me know.

I'll try to watch the chat.

There's a lot going on too.

The next thing I would like to talk about, I want to quickly, maybe over here.

I don't have much space.

I want to talk about a key grammar point because I want to use this in the last part of today's

lesson.

Today, I want to talk about the difference between these two words, “if” and “when.”