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  • Hey, so your goal is to speak English fluently, like a native English speaker.

  • Well, in order for you to sound like a native English speaker, there are

  • certain English words that you must know.

  • So in today's lesson, I'm going to give you the words you need to

  • study this week in order to sound like a native English speaker.

  • Words you must know.

  • Are you ready?

  • Well, then I'm teacher Tiffani.

  • Let's jump right in.

  • All right, so let's get started with the word for Sunday.

  • The word for Sunday is conspiracy.

  • Ooh.

  • Nice job again after me.

  • Conspiracy.

  • Excellent.

  • Last time after me.

  • Conspiracy.

  • , great job.

  • Now, this just means a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

  • I want you to think about it like this.

  • Maybe in your country instead of a president, you have a

  • prime minister or a king, right?

  • And maybe you love your king or your prime Minister, or your president.

  • Many people love your president or your king or prime minister, but.

  • Is a small group of people that don't, and maybe these people decide, Hey,

  • we have to remove this president.

  • Hey, we have to remove this king.

  • So they start coming up with plans to remove the president, to remove

  • the king or the prime Minister.

  • This plan, what they're doing is considered to.

  • A conspiracy.

  • You got it, didn't you?

  • I know you felt that story, right?

  • . So listen again, A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

  • In English, we say conspiracy.

  • Now let me give you some example sentences that will help you use this word properly.

  • Here we go.

  • The first one is this.

  • The three men are accused of conspiracy.

  • These three men were planning to do something unlawful or harmful.

  • They are accused of conspiracy.

  • What about this one sentence number two?

  • You know, I suspected that he was involved in the conspiracy.

  • I suspected that he was involved with that group that was making a plan

  • to do something unlawful or harmful.

  • You got it.

  • Again, I suspected that he was involved in the conspiracy.

  • Good job.

  • Now what about this sentence, sentence number three?

  • At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.

  • He wasn't aware of the fact that this group actually was planning to

  • do something unlawful or harmful to.

  • Again, at first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.

  • Make sense?

  • Good.

  • Now remember, this is the word that you need to learn today, being Sunday

  • when this lesson is going live.

  • This is your word for today.

  • The word you must know, conspiracy.

  • Remember, I want you to try to learn this word and try to use

  • it at least one time today.

  • Now, for Monday, the next word you're gonna learn is nefarious.

  • It can be a little tricky.

  • Don't worry.

  • I got you again, nefarious.

  • Excellent last time after me.

  • Remember, the F sound just requires you to put your front teeth on your bottom lips.

  • So after me.

  • Nefarious, excellent job.

  • Now, this just means actions or activities that are morally bad.

  • Hey, that's really not good.

  • Something that's morally bad.

  • Hey, actions or activities that are morally bad in English, we say nefarious.

  • And remember, this is the word you're gonna be using for,

  • let's see if I can point to it.

  • There we go, Monday.

  • All right, so let's check out some examples and sentences using this word.

  • Most of us know that information sent over internet wires can be

  • used by individuals with morally bad intent or with nefarious intent.

  • Think about it, people wanting to steal your information and using

  • it maybe to get a credit card.

  • This is an example of someone.

  • Doing something with a nefarious intent makes sense.

  • One more time.

  • Most of us know that information sent over internet wires can be used by

  • individuals with nefarious intent.

  • You got it.

  • All right.

  • Let's check out the second example sentence.

  • All right.

  • The word that we have for Monday in the end.

  • She was successful in her efforts to beat the villains at their own nefarious game.

  • Again, remember, it just means actions or activities that are morally bad.

  • And finally, the third sentence.

  • Using this word, I know the list of nefarious uses for the.

  • But I'm not worried about them.

  • Hey, I know that there's a list that shows how many bad things can be done

  • on the internet or using the internet, but I'm not worried about those things.

  • I'm not.

  • Concerned about them.

  • Again, I know the list of nefarious uses for the internet,

  • but I'm not worried about them.

  • Makes sense right now.

  • Again, this is the word for Monday.

  • I want you to be able to understand it and use it at least once.

  • Now I'm gonna give you the word for Tuesday, but I wanted to remind you that

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  • All right, so let's go to the word for Tuesday.

  • On Tuesday, the word you need to use and learn is skeptical.

  • . It's kind of fun to say it right.

  • Again, skeptical.

  • Oh, good.

  • Last time after me.

  • Skeptical.

  • Excellent.

  • Now, this just means not easily convinced or having doubts or reservations.

  • One more time.

  • Not easily convinced or having doubts or reservations.

  • For example, I tell you all the time, listen, you can

  • achieve your English goals.

  • Listen, you will be able to sound like me.

  • You will be able to speak English like a native English.

  • But sometimes your response is like this, come on, teacher, Tiffani, really?

  • Are you telling me that I will be able to achieve my goals?

  • Skeptical . Now, I know you probably trust me, but sometimes you might

  • think to yourself, Ooh, is it

  • possible?

  • I know Tiffani said it is,

  • but is it really possible?

  • Not easily convinced, having doubts or reservations, skeptic.

  • Makes sense, right?

  • I don't want you to be skeptical.

  • I believe in you, but that's what the word means.

  • So check out these example sentences.

  • She turned in time to see Mrs.

  • Watson's skeptical look turned into a smile.

  • Ms.

  • Watson had this skeptical look.

  • Then all of a sudden she started smiling again.

  • She turned in time to see Mrs.

  • Watson's skeptical.

  • Turn into a smile.

  • You got it.

  • All right.

  • Here's the second example sentence.

  • His expression was skeptical.

  • Mm-hmm.

  • , again, his expression was skeptical.

  • You got it.

  • All right.

  • Here's the third example sentence.

  • But over the last few years, I've become skeptical about the whole thing.

  • I, I'm not really sure.

  • Doubting if it's gonna be possible, but over the last few years, I've

  • become skeptical about the whole thing.

  • Make sense?

  • All right, so again, on Tuesday, this is your word.

  • I want you to make sure you understand it and use it at least one time.

  • And remember, in our last lesson, I talked about the importance of

  • learning and teaching something.

  • So try to teach this word to someone as well.

  • So let's go to Wednesday.

  • The word for Wednesday is actually a word, a combo word, mind numbing.

  • Now I'm waiting for you to.

  • Let's do it again after me Mind numbing.

  • Ooh.

  • Good job.

  • Last time after me Mind numbing.

  • Excellent.

  • Now this just means so extreme or intense as to prevent normal

  • thought, so intense, so extreme as to prevent normal thought for.

  • I've told you the story about when I took my exam trying to graduate when

  • I was in grad school in South Korea.

  • The exam included haja, you know, Chinese characters.

  • It was extremely difficult.

  • I had to take the test three times.

  • The very first time I took the test and I looked at it, it was mind numbing.

  • I couldn't think straight.

  • It was so intense.

  • What I was looking at made no sense to me.

  • Mind numbing.

  • You got it right.

  • Okay.

  • Let's check out an example sentence.

  • I did pass.

  • God is good.

  • Here we go.

  • I didn't want to listen to any more of his mind numbing speech.

  • Think about a speech you have to listen to and it's like, na na na na, na na.

  • And you can't even think clearly because you don't know what is being said.

  • I didn't want to listen to any more of his mind numbing.

  • Make sense?

  • All right, here we go.

  • The second sentence, the whole experience was mind numbing.

  • The whole experience.

  • It really prevented normal thought.

  • I, I, it was so intense and extreme.

  • The whole experience was mind numbing.

  • Got it.

  • All right, here we go.

  • Now let's go to the next one.

  • Here we go.

  • Number three.

  • The repetition was mind numbing.

  • Again, the repetition was mind numbing.

  • Makes sense.

  • Right?

  • Okay.

  • Now this is the thing.

  • This is the word for Wednesday.

  • I want you to make sure you understand it and then try to use it at least once.

  • Okay.

  • Now let's go on to Thursday.

  • Thursday we have another good.

  • This one is epidemic.

  • Excellent again, epidemic.

  • Ooh, great job last time after me, epidemic.

  • Excellent.

  • Now, this word just means excessively prevalent, or excuse me, excessively

  • prevalent or excessively happen.

  • Often over a large area at a particular time, so excessively prevalent,

  • happening a lot in great number or excessively happening often over

  • a large area at a particular time.

  • So check out this example sentence.

  • It will help you understand this more.

  • A great epidemic.

  • Burst forth in that area.

  • A great epidemic.

  • It was happening everywhere.

  • Next, she was carried off by the epidemic.

  • She got caught up.

  • It was happening everywhere, and she got caught up in it as well.

  • And finally, the threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.

  • People were nervous, people were scared.

  • Oh, The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.

  • Makes sense, right?

  • So again, this is the word I want you to learn for Thursday and use it on Thursday.

  • Now I have something special for you on Friday.

  • This is an expression.

  • This expression is something that we use as native English

  • speakers on a regular basis.

  • All right, so again, for Friday, there's a bonus expression that you must know.

  • This expression is to no end.

  • Excellent again to no end, and great last time to no end.

  • Nice.

  • Now, this just means to a great extent, or very much to a

  • great extent, or very much so.

  • Let me explain this.

  • I wanna make sure it's clear for you.

  • Okay.

  • To much, very much, or to a great extent.

  • First sentence.

  • He talked and talked to no end.

  • He talked and talked to no end.

  • It means he just wouldn't stop.

  • It was going on and on and on Again, he talked and talked to no end.

  • That's the very first sentence.

  • What about this one right here?

  • My boss complains to no end.

  • About the company's performance over and over and over.

  • My boss never stops.

  • He's always complaining over and over to a great extent.

  • So once again, my boss complains to no end about the company's performance.

  • Makes sense, right?

  • All right.

  • Now, sentence number three.

  • I love my kids.

  • To no end.

  • I love my kids to no end.

  • The love I have for my children.

  • It has no end.

  • It's so great.

  • I love my kids and you probably love yours.

  • So again, I love my kids to know end.

  • Now.

  • I hope these expressions and words were easy for you.

  • Remember this week I want you to learn them and use them.

  • I hope you enjoyed this lesson.

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  • and I'll see you in the new.

  • You still there?

  • ? You know what time it is?

  • It's story time.

  • A I said it story time.

  • Had to add a little bit extra on the end.

  • . Today I have a short story for you.

  • It's a story.

  • About food.

  • So I remember I was home one day, this is after I had returned from South Korea.

  • I was in my thirties.

  • My parents were letting me stay with them because I was trying to

  • start this business, this business that I'm running now, helping you

  • speak English, and my parents were letting me live with them for free.

  • Praise God for parents.

  • And I remember, so my mom cooks extremely well.

  • I've mentioned this before, but I wanna make sure you understand.

  • My mom can cook.

  • Everything is delicious.

  • So I was home working hard and it was a Sunday morning and my mom just happened

  • to, um, she had been out earlier that morning and she came back and she just

  • came to my room just to say Good morning.

  • I was like, Hey, mommy.

  • I was like, it's good to see you.

  • She's like, how's work going?

  • I said, it's going good.

  • I said, I'm really in the mood for some fried potatoes.

  • Mommy.

  • She said, oh man.

  • She's like, I'm not gonna have time because I have to go somewhere.

  • I said, oh, no problem, no problem.

  • I was just craving her fried potatoes.

  • That was it.

  • She had to walk out and go somewhere, and I just kept working.

  • 30 minutes went by, 40 minutes went by, and I was typing, working on my computer,

  • and all of a sudden, The sweet aroma of food cooking downstairs hit my nose.

  • I said, wait a minute.

  • I cut.

  • My mom is my dad.

  • No, my dad's at the gym.

  • I said, what?

  • The smell kept getting stronger and stronger.

  • It was so strong.

  • I had to leave my office.

  • So I got up and the closer I walked to the kitchen, the stronger the aroma got.

  • And when I got to the kitchen, I saw my mom making fried potatoe.

  • She turned and looked at me and she said, Hey baby.

  • Now remember I said I was in my thirties, but there's something

  • about eating your mama's food.

  • I smiled so hard and I went and gave her a hug.

  • I said, mommy, thank you so much.

  • It was something so simple, but I love my mom's fried potatoes.

  • She said, don't worry, it's my pleasure.

  • And I realized that parents, even though their children become full

  • adults, they're always a parent and they love to see their children.

  • So that day I was happy and my mom was happy.

  • Why am I telling you this story?

  • Why did I tell you what happened to me with my mom's fried potatoes?

  • I am not your mother, but I get the same joy that my mom got when I hear stories

  • from you that these lessons are helping.

  • That you've achieved a goal.

  • Maybe you got a job, maybe you traveled to America or another country, maybe

  • someone complimented you on your English.

  • When I receive those stories in the comments section or from

  • my other students, the joy that comes into my soul is real and

  • it makes me want to teach more.

  • Just like my mom who was busy, wanted to cook more for me.

  • So I wanna say thank.

  • I love teaching English.

  • I love helping you achieve your goals, and when I hear your stories, man, they just

  • make me so happy and make me wanna work harder to help you achieve your goals.

  • So I hope you enjoyed this story and I hope you enjoyed the lesson.

  • I'll talk to you in the next one.

Hey, so your goal is to speak English fluently, like a native English speaker.

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