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- In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English verb to skyrocket. When something skyrockets, it means it goes up. The price of gas has certainly skyrocketed. Sorry, past tense there. The price of gas has skyrocketed, and I hope it doesn't skyrocket more in the future.
That means that the price of gas has just it has just kept going up, and it's actually unbelievable now. A dollar 85, a dollar 90 a liter. It's getting a little bit crazy. So. To skyrocket means to increase sharply. Hopefully in the world there isn't more of this happening.
Hopefully prices start to go down instead of skyrocketing. The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase to go through the roof, which simply means the same thing. Am I just going to complain about gas prices for this whole video? Maybe. The price of gas has gone through the roof.
Again, I'm using the past tense there. When something goes through the roof, it means that it is more expensive than you expect it or It doesn't just need to be that. You could say the number of days where it rains has gone through the roof, just meaning that there are more and more of them. So, when you are talking about something that is skyrocketing, when you use the verb to skyrocket, it means it's going up sharply.
It is increasing. And when you say something is going to go through the roof, it means it's going to increase sharply. I think the number of white cars on the road in Canada. Has skyrocketed. It's certainly gone through the roof. I think it's the most common color now because we bought a white car.
We bought a little Subaru to replace our blue car, which we sold to our son, and now I see white cars everywhere. But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This comment is from Konstantin. Well, the subscribers will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they're not against your being a little sidetracked now and then, since it helps us bond better.
By the way, it's not uncommon for my students to use all kinds of shenanigans to sidetrack me. It's par for the course. Thank you for your wonderful outdoor lesson. You're second to none. Here is a piece of my humble poetry for you. Into the fields with Bob, we take a walk, enjoying festive colors, thoughtful talk, and breathing in this autumn air.
Let Mother Nature's tender care heal all the wounds and make all pains release while watching a wedge of flying geese have a nice week. I think the "have a nice week" wasn't part of the poem, but that is a lovely poem. My response: I hope you have a great week as well. Thanks for your thoughts and for the beautiful poem.
Yeah, thanks, Konstantin. That was really awesome. It's nice to read some creative poetic writing like that. So, but yeah, hey, I'm out here. If you watched my members-only video, which might not be out yet, actually, you'll know that I'm at the local Leisureplex.
So I'm out here because I just popped down here after school. This is down the road from the school that I work at, and I have to like burn a little bit of time. I have to waste a bit of time because I have a meeting at 4:45. So I'm out here just kind of having a look around, enjoying the peace and quiet.
It's quite, it's quite empty. There's really no one here. At all, the only car in the parking lot I think is my car at this point, and yeah, it's just kind of wild how when the weather starts to get a little cooler, people just tend to stay indoors more.
I'm heading this way because it looks like on the wall of the snack shop, which I think this one's called the snack shack, it looks like you can see the names. Of the sports teams that play here, I think these teams might be rugby teams, might be football teams or soccer teams. - Thanks to Preply for sponsoring this English lesson! If you're looking for an English tutor to help you practice speaking and thinking in English, check out Preply using this link https://preply.sjv.io/YVPdqr and get 50% off your first lesson!
Do you want to learn how to think in English instead of translating everything from your native language? In this English lesson, I'll teach you 8 simple mental games that will help you train your brain to think in English, improve your English vocabulary, and become more confident speaking English.
One of the best ways to improve your English is to practice thinking in English throughout the day. You don't always need a textbook, a notebook, or even someone to talk to. Sometimes all you need is your brain and a little imagination!
In this lesson, I'll teach you 8 fun games you can play all by yourself to practice thinking in English. You can play these games while walking in the park, waiting in line at the grocery store, riding the bus, or relaxing at home.
We'll play the What If Game, the Category Game, the First Letter Game, the Definition Game, the Comparison Game, the One Minute Game, the Because Game, and the Three Uses Game.
Each of these games is designed to help you use English more naturally. You'll practice remembering English words, making English sentences, describing things, comparing things, and explaining your thoughts in English.
The goal is to get your brain used to using English without always needing to translate first. The more you practice thinking in English, the easier it can become to find the words you need when you're having an English conversation.
I hope you enjoy this English lesson and that you try a few of these mental games this week. Remember, you can practice thinking in English almost anywhere, and even a few minutes of practice each day can help you improve!
Have a great day and thanks for watching! - In this English lesson I'll help you learn words and phrases that English speakers use when talking about trips and travel. Whether you're planning a road trip, going on a weekend getaway, taking a day trip, or heading out on a family vacation, there are lots of great English words and phrases to learn!
I'll teach you the difference between a trip, an outing, an excursion, and a journey. We'll also look at words like staycation, itinerary, homesick, and culture shock. And of course, travelling can be tiring! We'll learn phrases like lack of sleep, pulling an all-nighter, getting an early start, and being completely wiped out!
This lesson was originally taught during my Friday live English lesson, and this is the edited version for those of you who prefer to watch a shorter, more focused lesson.
I hope this English lesson helps you learn a few new words and phrases that you can use the next time you talk about travelling! Have a great day and thanks for watching! - In this English lesson, I'll help you learn how to talk about the things you're thankful for! It's Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, so I thought it would be a great time to teach you some natural English sentences and phrases you can use to express gratitude.
In this lesson, I'll share four things I'm thankful for: my family, my health, my teaching job, and all of you who watch my English lessons! As I talk about each one, you'll hear real examples of how to use phrases like I'm thankful for, I'm thankful that, and I'm happy that in everyday English.
What are you thankful for? You can use my sentences as examples to help you talk about the people, experiences, and little things in your own life that you're grateful for.
Thanks for watching, thanks for learning English with me, and happy Thanksgiving from Canada! 🍁 - In this English lesson, I'll help you learn how to talk about stunts, tricks, and dangerous behaviour in everyday English. Do you know what it means to pop a wheelie, to peel out, or to do a burnout? What about to drift, to catch some air, or to lay rubber? In this English lesson, you'll learn over 20 common English phrases used to describe exciting stunts, crazy tricks, and dangerous behaviour!
In addition to the phrases above, in this English lesson you'll learn words and phrase like: to tailgate, to brake check, to cut someone off, to weave through traffic, and to swerve, launch mode, launch control, to rev the engine, to slam on the brakes, to roll coal, to fishtail, to roll a vehicle, to wipe out, and more.
I'll explain each phrase in simple, easy-to-understand English and give you example sentences so you can start using these expressions in your own conversations. I'll also be sure to provide a picture to help you remember the meaning.
Thanks for watching this English lesson about Fast and Furious vocabulary! Have a great day!
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If you want to learn English you've come to the right place. I'm Bob the Canadian and I make videos on Youtube (Just search for "Bob the Canadian" on Youtube!) as well as podcasts right here to help you learn English. Each week I teach a lesson and I host a question and answer session about the English language. During these sessions I will my best to answer as many questions as I can that you have about the English language!
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