Physical appearance

Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Lesson 71 about appearance.
Appearance is not important.
Appearance is more important.
I don't care much about appearance.
For me character is more important.
Repeat.
For me character is more important than appearance.
Both of them, yes of course Saba.
Both of them are important.
It's a joke.
Bullshit.
Don't bullshit.
It's bullshit.
Appearance and character must be the best.
Accept people the way they are.
Don't try to change them.

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If you get familiar with a boy that he is a little naughty, you
just try to accept him.
Maybe you can change him a little, but you cannot change
him completely.
Yes?
You cannot change him completely.
All right, very good.
Well-built.
Some boys are well-built.
Well-built with broad shoulders.
Repeat.
Broad shoulders.
Well-built.
He has broad shoulders.
And well-built, very strong, attractive bodies.
For example, my father is going bald.
Bald.
I went shy.
It went dark.
All right.
And youth.
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He has a youthful appearance.
He has a very youthful appearance.
He is over 40, but he has a very youthful appearance.
He cares much about himself and because of his lifestyle.
Lifestyle is very important.
Because of his lifestyle, he goes to the gym a lot and he wears
some nice clothes and he's been in Dubai and different places.
And he has a good lifestyle.
Youthful appearance.
Going bald.
Bushy eyebrows.
And go bald.
He went bald.
Youthful appearance.
Thick hair.
Thick hair and bushy eyebrows.
I hate bushy eyebrows, Saba.
I don't like it, you know.
It's a trend.
I don't know what you call it in English?

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But I don't like this one.
All right?
But it's good to have a bushy eyebrows.
Eyebrow.
Eyelid.
Eyelash.
Needling.
Lots of things.
And my younger brother is only two. He is just a tiny tot.
T-O-T.
A very small child.
He's two years old.
Tiny tot.
But he's very cute.
Do you love your mother's side of the family or do you love
your father's side of the family?
Of course my mother's side.
All the girls say this.
All the girls say that.
I love my mother's side of the family.

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Dark hair.
What hair color do you like best?
Brown.
Is your hair color natural or do you color your hair?
Color.
You color your hair, yes?
What is your natural hair, your original hair?
Dark brown.
Dark brown, yes.
And now?
Semi-brown.
Do you like blonde hair? No.
You don't like it, yes?
You don't like blonde hair.
I don't like blonde hair.
Dark brown and black.
Do you like black? Yes.
Black is more baby-faced, yes?
I used to be like that.
It used to be like that.

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It used to be black.
You know Mr. Shahi, my hair used to be black, but now I
colored/I dyed my hair.
OK, very good.
Cute.
And my mother's side of the family mostly have dark hair.
My mother had jet black hair when she was younger.
Jet black= completely black.
My mother had jet black hair (means completely black) when
she was younger.
Before she went gray.
Did you go gray?
How old were you when your hair went gray?
On my father's side, some have fair hair. Some have ginger
hair, all right?
We should say that fair hair or you should say that G-I-N-G-E-
R.
Ginger hair.
Ginger.
But if you just want to talk about hair, it is brown in color.
We should say that, fair hair, ginger hair.

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Repeat.
Ginger hair.
Very good.
Dumpy boy or dumpy girl.
Repeat.
A short dumpy boy was selling flowers at a stall on the street
corner.
Dumpy.
Short and dumpy boy.
All right?
And we say that, middle-aged.
Elderly.
She is an old lady.
Don't say that.
You should say that, she is an elderly lady.
No, no, don't say that.
She is an old lady is not incorrect.
It is correct but it is rude.
It is not polite.
It is impolite.

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She's an elderly lady.
Very good.
That's great.
Ok, we'll get back to you soon.
Thank you so much.
Please listen to us.
Appearance and Character.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Appearance.
Hello everyone.
Welcome to YumYum English.
Lesson 71, Part B, all right?
And we are talking about appearance.
A lanky youth or gangling.
Repeat gangling.
Yes. Or lanky youth.
L-A-N-K-Y.
A portly man.

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Repeat.
Lanky.
Yes.
Portly. P-O-R-T-L-Y.
Repeat portly.
I wouldn't like people to see me with disheveled hair.
For example, she has disheveled hair.
Repeat.
Dirty clothes or disheveled hair.
Saba, would you like to have disheveled hair?
No never.
You always comb your hair.
I don't comb my hair.
You know why?
Because my hair is short.
I don't comb my hair.
You don't need.
I don't need it yes.
But your hair is long.
I need to comb my hair.

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Exactly.
Very good.
You have to comb your hair, otherwise, it will be disheveled.
You don't like it, I don't like it.
Disheveled hair.
Dirty clothes.
Very good.
He bears a striking resemblance.
He looks like his father.
He looks remarkably like his father.
He bears a striking resemblance to his father.
You can say he looks...
I look remarkably like my mother.
I look like my mother.
Yes.
Striking appearance.
Very striking appearance.
Positive, attractive sense.
Very good.
You learn all these collocations.

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Appearance.
Short, fat=Portly.
Tall, thin=lanky.
Disheveled hair.
Jet black hair or completely black hair means that...
And dark hair.
Broad shoulder.
Well-built.
Thank you so much.
And it's really important.
You try to use adjectives properly to describe someone's
appearance.
Saba, if you wanna describe somebody's appearance, you
gotta use the words properly.
You try to use the words properly.
What's the difference between boy and girl?
She's pretty/beautiful/attractive.
She is slim. She is gorgeous.
But for boys, we say he's handsome, good-looking, yes and
charming, well-built, broad shoulders, charismatic.
That's all.

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Thank you so much for joining us.
Bye-bye.
Hello everyone.
Welcome to YumYum English.
Lesson 71, Part C.
Early bird.
Night owl.
He is an early bird.
She is an early bird.
You are an early bird.
A night owl.
He is a night owl.
He goes to bed or sleeps late.
He is an early bird.
He wakes up early.
Oversleep.
But you sleep in.
Trust.
Respect.
Promise.

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Promise me.
Trust me.
Respect me.
Don't say: respect to me.
Teach me.
You shouldn't put your trust in a man.
You shouldn't put your trust in a man like that.
You betrayed him.
Your father trusted you.
But you, what did you do?
You betrayed your father's trust.
I trusted him.
All right?
And distrust.
Trust somebody to do something.
Can I trust you?
Can they be trusted?
Can they be trusted to look after the house?
You want them to look after the house?
Can they be trusted?

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I don't trust myself, not alone you.
All right?
Trust somebody.
He was a good driver and I trusted him, and I asked him to
drive my car.
I didn't know that he would have an accident.
Ok, very good.
You betrayed him.
Your father trusts you but you betray your father's trust.
Betray.
Awesome.
Great.
But respect.
I respect you.
Respected.
I have the greatest respect for your work, Amu.
Very good.
Your mother should be treated...
Treat with respect.
Treat him with respect.

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You mother should be treated with respect.
With respect, I think you are/'re wrong.
Very good.
And it's good.
Pay your respect.
For example, you say I have respect for somebody.
I have a lot of respect for my boss.
I have a lot of respect for Mr. Roghani.
I have a lot of respect for him.
Give value.
He doesn't understand.
Just kidding.
I have respect for him.
I have respect for somebody.
Who do you have respect for in your life?
Do you have respect for your parents?
Of course, I have respect for my parents.
You must earn respect.
Gain respect.
Win respect.

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You must earn/gain/win respect.
Because they are fighting against Coronavirus.
Doctors and nurses deserve our respect and admiration.
They deserve our respect and admiration.
She doesn't respect him.
She had lost all respect for him.
Very good.
Respect your parents.
Show respect.
We were taught to show respect for elderly people/older
people.
We were taught to show respect for older people.
Treat him with respect.
How do you feel when you are treated with respect?
I'm always treated with respect.
I treat him with respect.
I am treated with respect.
Very good.
It's good.
It's really important to learn collocations.

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Respect me.
Respect him.
Respectable.
Someone who is respectable behaves in a way that it's
considered socially acceptable.
Nurses are respectable.
A respectable family.
I have a good income.
I have a satisfactory decent income.
Respectable income.
Good work and achievements.
Respected.
He is one of the most respected managers in the game.
Successful.
Respectable.
Respected.
But respected.
Because of his work.
Because of his achievements.
Highly respected.

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Amu YumYum is a highly respected author.
He is an internationally respected figure.
He is universally respected.
Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.

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 Family
Hello everyone.
Welcome to YumYum English.
Amu YumYum speaking.
Part A about families.
But today we are going to talk more about families.
Relative.
Repeat Sarah.
Very good.
Relative.
Close relatives.
Repeat.
Full of energy.
Close relatives are those like parents, children, brothers,
sisters, all right?
Distant relatives.
Distant relatives are people like second cousins, the children of
a cousin of your mother or father, distant cousins and cousin.
Immediate family.
Repeat.
Immediate Sarah means...
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But here it means....
Immediate or close family.
Blood relatives.
With your sister and brother, blood relatives.
I don't have much close or immediate family.
She is a distant cousin of mine.
She's not a blood relative.
Repeat.
Very good.
We are a very close family.
And Sarah are you a close family or not?
Are you a close-knit family or not?
Yes, of course. We are a close-knit family.
And also these adjectives collocate with family.
Loving.
Repeat.
Respectful.
Respectable.
Dysfunctional.

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Yes dysfunctional means unhappy or not working in a healthy
way.
Loving, respectful, respectable.
Very good.
Estranged husband.
E-S-T-R-A-N-G-E-D.
All right?
And difficult relationship.
Someone's late husband.
He is my late husband.
Her late husband.
Estranged husband.
An estranged husband is the one who lives in a different place.
They haven't got divorced yet.
They live in a different place.
Has a difficult relationship with...
She has a difficult relationship with her husband.
And we say…
Her late husband.
Very good.

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They may be having a trial separation.
Eventually decide to get a divorce.
In some cases it can be a bitter divorce.
Smooth.
They agree to separate.
Sometimes...
Bitter or acrimonious.
Anger, argument, argument and bad feeling.
Sarah, it takes two years/three years because it is a bitter
divorce.
Trial separation.
Ex-husband.
Ex-wife.
Ex-girlfriend/Ex-boyfriend.
Who is he?
He is my ex-boyfriend.
Who is she?
She is my ex-girlfriend.
Children whose parents have separated or divorced are said to
come from a broken home.
It's not clear who is father.
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Who is mother?
She has a son but she's not married.
We don't know who father is.
But she got a son.
And well children whose parents have separated or divorced.
They are separated.
Repeat.
They are divorced.
Broken home.
And if their family is strong, loving then it can be called a
stable home.
They separate or break up, it is...
What do you call?
It is a broken home.
Very good.
Then such as....
What do we need to have a stable home?
For example Sarah, we need to have enough money, good
jobs, and good incomes to have a stable home.
Living conditions must be good.
And very good.
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Deprived.
In those families who can't find money, they are poor, we call
deprived home.
I'm not the marrying kind.
A confirmed bachelor.
Bachelor, what does it mean?
Nowadays boys make a promise.
Repeat.
Make a promise.
They make a promise.
I will do this.
I will do that.
Get carried away.
Let's go and climb up the top floor of the Eiffel tower and drink
Espresso.
I will take a wonderful ceremony, wedding ceremony.
After one month or two months, no marriage, no celebration,
no ceremony.
Don't do that.
It works.
Because it works, you must do it.

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You make a promise, you must deliver.
Very good.
Let's start a family.
Again.
They are hoping to start a family soon.
Begin.
Start.
Start a family.
Don't say that.
You should say that start a family.
Repeat.
We'll get back to you soon.
Let's continue successfully.
Hello everyone.
Welcome to YumYum English.
We are talking about family.
Start a family.
Pregnant.
She is expecting the/a baby.
Only child.

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I am an only child.
I swear I'm not spoiled.
I wasn't spoiled.
Are you spoiled?
Were you spoiled?
Too bad.
I hate spoiled girls.
I don't like those spoiled girls.
Very good.
And well you should say that have children.
They like to have children.
Expect a baby.
Sonia is expecting a baby.
Khadije is expecting a baby.
Monavare/Manije is expecting a baby.
Expect a baby.
E-X-P-E-C-T.
She's expecting a baby.
The baby is due.
The baby is due next week.

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Due time/date
You arrive.
Single parent.
I'm a single mom.
I'm a single dad.
Raise children.
Bring up children.
Very good.
Bring up four young children.
She's strong.
Why?
Why do you call her strong?
Because she has brought up four young children on her own.
Bring brought.
Hey, do you stand on your own feet?
I never get supported by my parents.
I stand on my own feet.
Do you handle life/deal with your life on your own?
On my own.
Use it really perfectly.

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It is the best of the best.
Poor Helen, had to bring up four young children on her own.
Apply.
Apply for offer letter.
Apply for the university.
Admission letter or offer letter, you apply.
You want to work/get employed, you apply for.
Apply to your back.
Rub it into your back.
A-P-P-L-Y.
Apply for a loan.
You apply for a job.
Apply for custody.
When you get divorced, of course you get a lawyer to apply
for custody.
Some people work hard, some people work long hours to
provide for his family.
Some people work so hard to provide for their family.
He worked very long hours to provide for his family.
Provide.
Set up home.
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We live with my mom now.
I'm a couple, all right?
You just say, you live with your wife and you'll set up home on
your own soon.
When will you set up home on your own?
All right.
To set up home.
To start an independent life in your own flat.
It's really perfect if you learn all these collocations relating to
IELTS and conversation.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.

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 Relationship
Hi everyone.
Welcome to YumYum English.
Today we will talk about relationship.
Sarah, I ask you a question.
Are you in a relationship or not?
No, I'm not in a relationship.
Again.
Very good.
I'm not in a relationship.
And when was the last time you were in a relationship?
About 3 months ago.
The last time I was in a relationship was 3 months ago.
Do you make a friend easily or not?
No, no. Not at all.
You mix with people not easily.
I don't mix with people easily.
No need to write.
Because we will send the podcasts to you and with PDF.
Then you don't need to write.

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I don't mix with people easily.
Again.
If I ask you about your character.
Are you introverted or extroverted?
Introverted means a person who is not sociable, but
extroverted a person who is sociable.
Are you outgoing or not?
I am outgoing.
Outgoing means in English: a person who mixes with people
easily, we call outgoing and sociable.
And extroverted: a person who has a confident character and
enjoys the company of other people.
He is good company.
Don't say: he is a good company.
Because company is uncountable.
Company is uncountable Sarah. Then we say: he is good
company.
Are you good company or not?
Yes, I am good company.
Very good.
Are you extroverted or introverted?

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I'm extroverted.
But if you are extroverted, you must make friends easily.
Oh, it depends.
It depends on the situation.
Repeat.
Very good.
It's wrong.
It depends on the situation.
Again.
Strike up a friendship.
Strike.
Repeat.
S-T-R-I-K-E.
Strike up a friendship of course you can say that.
Strike Struck.
S-T-R-U-C-K.
I got stuck in traffic.
Strike up.
He struck up a friendship with a girl he met on holiday.
Repeat.

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Where did he meet her?
He met her on holiday.
We just focus on common mistakes.
Who did Jack strike up a friendship with?
Jack struck up a friendship with a girl.
That's good, very good.
Develop a friendship/Form a friendship.
Repeat.
Juliet formed a lasting friendship.
Our friendship is lasting.
It works.
A lasting friendship.
Very good.
She formed a lasting friendship with the boy sitting next to
primary school.
Lasting=Forever.
Lasting means continuous or forever.
Fleeting.
F-L-E-E-T-I-N-G.
Which one do you like?

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Do you like to have a lasting, temporary, or permanent
friendship?
Permanent relationship or lasting friendship.
For example, you and I.
We are not as a couple but we have a good friendship.
Or we have a good relationship.
A friendship grows.
We were at school together but our friendship grew after we
had left school.
Again.
Very good.
Grow Grew Grown.
Repeat.
Again.
Close friend.
Sarah, who is your close friend?
I have a lot of close friends.
Tell me their names.
How long have you been in a friendship with them/her?
More than 10 years.
Is it a lasting friendship or not?
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Yes, it is a lasting friendship.
And then, of course she is your special friend, yes?
Yes.
She is your special friend or close friend or intimate friend.
Intimate.
Repeat.
I-N-T-I-M-A-T-E.
Intimate or close.
Very good.
An intimate relationship.
Repeat.
Very good.
When you say....
A casual acquaintance.
Acquaintance.
Repeat.
Casual acquaintance.
Yes.
Of course.
She was a casual acquaintance of my family.

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I don't know Ali well. We are just casual acquaintances.
Again.
You are not in a very serious relationship. It's a casual
acquaintance.
We are just casual acquaintances.
Again.
Very good.
I don't know Ali/him very well.
We are just casual acquaintances.
Mutual acquaintance.
A mutual friend.
Very good.
You can't judge him on such short acquaintance.
Are you judgmental Sarah or not?
No.
You are not judgmental.
I'm not judgmental.
Is it good to be judgmental?
Do you judge a book by its cover?
Sometimes.

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You judge a book by its cover.
Again.
I sometimes judge a book by its cover.
Is it good or too bad?
Sometimes good, sometimes bad.
Yes but we shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Repeat.
Very good.
You can't judge her on such short acquaintance.
When you haven't known her long....
Know Knew Known.
When you haven't known her long, you can't judge her on
such short acquaintance.
Very good.
I have a very good relationship with her.
They love doing things together.
I have a good relationship with him/her.
We love doing things together.
Again.
Very good.

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Keep in touch.
Keep in contact.
Lose contact.
Cut your contact.
I lose my contact with negative people.
Very good.
I lose my contact with all negative people.
Again.
Very good.
Keep in contact or keep in touch.
Keep in touch.
Hi everyone.
Welcome to YumYum 100 day course.
I fell madly in love with her.
I fell in love.
Love means respect.
If you fall in love with someone means you fall in respect with
someone.
You love someone and respect her choice.
Respect her character/personality/choice.

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I fell madly in love with him from the moment I met him.
No problem, all right?
It was certainly love at first sight.
Some people don't believe in love at first sight.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
No.
It used to be like that.
Gimmicks.
You must go and talk.
Approach.
Hi. How are you?
Can I talk to you for a second?
Eye contact/face-to-face contact
It doesn't work.
You just go and talk to her or him.
Love at first sight.
Repeat.
It used to be more popular, because people were shy.
They just listened to songs and...
They were shy to talk together.

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They were too shy to go and talk to each other.
And it was certainly love at first sight.
I know at once that he was the love of my life but at first I was
not sure if my love was returned or not?
Requited or returned.
Repeat.
R-E-Q-U-I-T-E-D.
Unrequited.
And I wasn't sure if my teacher would come or not?
Within a few days however he had told me that he was
desperately in love with me too.
Is there anybody desperately in love with you? Or has there
anybody been desperately in love with you?
Has anyone been desperately in love with you?
Yes, someone has been desperately in love with me a couple
of years ago.
Was it returned or unrequited?
Requited love.
A couple of weeks later, we realized that we wanted to make
a commitment to each other.
A couple of minutes ago or a few minutes ago.
The other day or a couple of days ago.
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We realized we wanted to make a commitment to each other
and when he asked me to marry him.
Will you marry me?
Oh, I'm sorry. I won't marry you.
He is married to Zahra.
He got married to Zahra.
I'm married.
I got divorced.
And well, first love.
Blind date.
They just got familiar on Instagram and they just come and
start their date and we call blind date.
He popped the question.
Something popped into my mind.
Hey, did you pop the question?
Did you propose to her?
Repeat.
Propose.
I couldn't propose.
I didn't dare.
Did you dare?
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I couldn't dare to propose to her.
Propose to somebody.
I proposed to her.
I am crazy with teaching English.
I am crazy with dancing.
Well, it's good, very good.
Unconditionally.
Again.
It is unconditional.
Unconditional.
She loves me unconditionally.
My mother loves me unconditionally.
My father loves me unconditionally.
Our love was unconditional.
Akbar loved me unconditionally.
Having an affair or having sex.
I had sex.
I had an affair.
Affair.
They had sex in the back seat of his car.

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She no longer wanted to have sex with him.
Again.
Very good.
Having an affair.
Instead of having sex you can say: having an affair.
Very good.
Neither of us would ever consider having an affair with
someone else, all right?
It's really great.
Virgin.
Before marriage
Someone who hasn't had sex before his or her marriage.
She's a virgin.
V-I-R-G-I-N.
Thank you so much Sarah.
We will continue this topic.
Close friend.
Special friend.
Casual acquaintance.
Make/develop/form a friendship.

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Make a friend.
Strike up a friendship.
Very good.
Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.

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 Phrasal Verbs
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
You have learnt lots of learning material.
Catch up with:
All right, you go on, I'm not ready to go yet. You go on, I'll
catch up with you.
I'll catch up with you or I'll catch you up.
Keep up with:
Continue at the same speed.
You're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you.
Keep up:
You are doing very well. Keep it up.
But you're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you.
Catch up with.
I'll try to catch up with my work.
I've got a huge backlog of work to do. It is the best
opportunity to catch up with my work.
She's staying late at the office to catch up with her work.
Mr. Roghani is staying up late nowadays because of 100 day
French course.

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He's staying up late to catch up with his course/work.
Set up a company:
I wanna set up a company.
I wanna set up a business.
We appreciate them because they set up a website for us.
A very successful company in Isfahan.
A very successful IT company in Isfahan set up our website.
Launch.
L-A-U-N-C-H.
Launch: set up: run: establish.
Take up:
Phrasal verb 3, take up:
Take up a hobby.
Take up a sport.
Take up an activity.
Take up: Start learning something.
I've taken up an English course.
Take Took Taken.
I've taken up 100 day course with Amu YumYum.
I've taken up swimming/horse-riding.

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I've taken up an entertainment/hobby/sport/activity.
Most of the space in the room was taken up by a large table.
It is taking up.
It took up.
Take up Took up.
Fix up:
Meeting.
Session.
Fix up a meeting.
Arrange.
We've fixed up a meeting for next Monday, because of
Coronavirus we rescheduled our meeting and we've fixed
up/have arranged a meeting for next Monday.
Will you show up?
Will you turn up?
Yes of course. I'll show up.
For sure, I'll arrive/appear.
We will turn up.
Grow up Bring up.
She was born in Tehran but grew up in Melbourne.
Rojan my niece was born in Nice but she grew up in Tehran.
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Bring up.
When I grow up, I love to be an English teacher like you. / I
like to be a good English teacher.
Of course you can Rojan.
I love to be a mechanical engineer when I grow up.
Bring up a child.
My sister and my brother-in-law, they spent time to bring up
my niece and nephew.
Bringing up a child is really hard nowadays.
Bring up a child=Raise or look after.
Take after.
I took after my father.
I took after my mom.
Look after.
We emphasize on this structure and learning material.
Well, her parents died when she was a child. She was brought
up by her grandparents.
Bring up a subject.
Tidy up: Clean up: Clear up.
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No, I'm not a messy girl but I mess up and I have to tidy it
up/clean it up/clear it up.
Clear the table up.
Make your bed.
It's really perfect.
Wash up:
You wash the dishes after a meal.
Don't worry. I'll wash them up.
I'll wash them up means I'll wash the dishes.
Use something up:
I'm going to make some soup tonight. We have a lot of/lots of
vegetables and I wanna use them up.
I wanna use them up means I wanna use all vegetables.
End up:
There was a fight.
A couple of minutes ago, there was a fight in the street.
And three men ended up in hospital.
It means that they got injured and they were taken to the
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I couldn't find the hotel.
I was looking for a hotel but I couldn't find the hotel and
ended up sleeping on a bench at the station.
End up doing something.
I didn't spend time learning English. I ended up getting failed
because I didn't practice a lot.
I didn't do my homework. I ended up failing the exam.
I didn't practice a lot. I ended up failing the exam.
Finally.
Thank you so much.
We will continue the next chapter of this season.
Love you all.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Johnson, prime minster he has tested positive for Coronavirus.
He has taken a test.
I have taken a test.
I've taken a test that comes out negative.
He has taken a test that comes out positive.
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Self-quarantine or he is self-isolating.
After testing positive for Coronavirus, he is self-isolating.
He is self-isolating after testing positive for Coronavirus.
We are self-isolating.
Isolate.
Self-quarantine.
We are under home-quarantine.
Schools are in lockdown or shutdown.
L-O-C-K-D-O-W-N.
Lockdown=Shutdown.
Very good.
I have been tested but fortunately, I don't have Coronavirus.
You must stay home and you must keep your distance (from
those people who are sick.)
You may be susceptible.
S-U-S-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E.
Diabetes and Cancer.
They are more susceptible to infections.
Older people are more susceptible to Coronavirus.
Likely/Probably to suffer from a particular illness or be
affected by a particular problem.
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You may be susceptible to Covid-19 or Coronavirus if you have
a non-communicable disease or pre-existing condition, such as
If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, heart
attack or stroke or cancer.
You may catch Covid-19 and you are at risk of becoming
severely ill if you have a pre-existing condition, such as
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer.
Here are tips for people affected by these conditions.
Take your medicine/pills, follow medical advice, secure one
month and of course you try to self-isolate.
Keep your distance from sick people.
Maintain your personal hygiene.
Observe/Maintain social distancing.
Work from home.
Don't leave your home, except for essential work.
Wash your hands often.
Quit drinking or Smoking.
And very good.
But more importantly, social distancing.
You maintain social or physical distancing.
I think in Switzerland, they have made a drone (D-R-O-N-E)
equipped with speakers to keep the public informed and
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remind residents to stay home, except for food, health,
exercise or essential work.
Even for exercise no need to go to the gym, you can't because
you are not allowed, all right?
You have to stay home.
Together we will beat this Virus.
If we are indifferent, we won't beat, of course.
And Johnson said that he will continue to lead the government
via video conference.
This virus is really detrimental, fatal especially for older people
and Johnson is an old prime minister.
And he gotta be careful.
It's very important.
It's really, really important to learn all these idioms and
classified idioms.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.

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 Phrasal Verbs
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Let's continue with phrasal verbs.
Get on Get in:
Get in the car.
Get on the bus/lorry/truck.
T-R-U-C-K.
The bus was full, we couldn't get on.
We couldn't get on.
Drive off:
A woman got into the car and drove off.
Come back and Go back:
You are at home. You go somewhere and then come back.
Go back.
Turn around:
When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned around.
Break down:
Sorry, I'm late. The car broke down.
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Look out:
Watch out or look out.
There is a car coming.
Take off:
It was my first flight.
Look out of the window.
Roghani/he was looking out of the window.
Look out: Be careful.
Take off:
The bus took off and we missed the bus.
It was my first flight. I was nervous/anxious as/when the
plane took off.
That was great.
Get on:
How was the exam?
How did you get on with your exam?
How did you take your exam?
Take an exam/a test.
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My French isn't very good, but it's enough to get by.
Run away:
Why did you run away from me?
You're walking too fast, I can't keep up with you.
Mommy, you're walking too fast.
I can't keep up with you.
Look up at:
We looked up at the plane as it flew above us.
I'm looking up a word.
You don't need to look up a word in a dictionary.
Look forward to:
Are you looking forward to your trip?
Yeah, of course. I'm looking forward to my trip.
Turn on the light/Turn the light on.
Turn on the TV.
Turn off the TV.
Turn up the TV.
Turn down the TV.
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Can you fill in this form?
Can you fill this form in?
Don't throw it away.
Keep it for me.
I need it, don't throw it away.
Don't throw this box away.
Take off:
Take off your shoes before stepping into my house.
These shoes are uncomfortable.
I'm gonna take them off.
You cannot say.
Throw away it is wrong.
Throw it away you can say that.
But you cannot say throw away it.
Fill in this form/Fill this form in.
Fill it in.
Take your shoes off/Take off your shoes/Take them off.
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Wake up:
Don't wake up the baby.
Mr. Roghani is asleep, please talk quietly.
Because he is asleep.
Don't wake up Roghani.
Don't wake up him.
He is asleep.
We just use the verbs with prepositions and it's really
interesting to learn.
Love you all.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
In:
How did the thieves get in?
Here is the key, so you can let yourself in.
Liza walked up to the edge of the pool and dived in.
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Move in.
Move out.
Check in.
Check out.
Clock in.
Clock out.
As soon as I got to the airport, I checked in.
Go in/Come in/walk in/break in.
I'm moving in next week.
I'm moving into my new flat on Friday.
Out:
He just stood up and walked out.
I had no key so I was locked out.
She swam up and down the pool and then climbed out.
Andy opened the window and looked out.
What time do we have to check out?
Drop in:
I dropped in to see Chris on my way home.
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Take part in: Participate.
Plug in:
Plug in an electrical machine.
Connected to electricity supply.
The fridge isn't working because you haven't plugged it in.
Fill in a form or a questionnaire:
Write the necessary information on a form.
Please fill in the application form and send it to us by 28
February.
Fill in/Plug in/Join in/Drop in.
Fill out a form.
Fill in a form.
Fill out the application form.
Take somebody in:
The man said he was a policeman and I believed him. I was
completely taken in.
Take Took Taken.
Eat out:
There wasn't anything to eat at home so Mr. Roghani and I
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I dropped out of the college/university, because I couldn't
study very well and I got F/D.
And I dropped out of the university.
Gary/He went to university but he dropped out after a year.
Get out of something that you arranged to do:
I promised I would go to the wedding. I don't wanna go but I
can't get out of it now.
Get out of something means avoid doing that.
Cut something out:
There was a beautiful picture in the magazine so I cut it out.
Get out:
Get out of my face.
Leave something out:
In the sentence she said that she was ill. You can leave out the
word “that”.
Leave out means omit.
Cross out:
Some of the names in the list have been crossed out.
Cross it out
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Leave it out, it's extra: omit.
She said she was ill.
She said that she was ill.
That: omit: leave out.
Cut it out.
Check this out.
It was a beautiful picture.
There was a beautiful picture in the magazine, I just cut it out
and kept it.
We decided to eat out.
Order in:
We ordered in because I didn't feel like cooking.
I didn't feel like cooking. Then we decided to order in.
We didn't feel like cooking.
I'm not good at cooking and we didn't feel like cooking. Then
we decided to order in.
Because of Coronavirus, we have been told/advised not to
order in.
We didn't have any choice, we had to trust the delivery or
restaurant, because we were bad at cooking.
We are bad at cooking and we didn't feel like cooking. Then
we decided to order in.
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And we couldn't go and eat out because all the restaurants
shut down.
No choice we had to stay home and order in.
I need to go and see my friend.
I need to drop in my friend.
Drop in somewhere:
Let me drop in the drugstore/pharmacy and get a sanitizer for
you.
I have to go to the drugstore today to buy some medicine.
My salary/it wasn't good but it's enough to get by.
Come on in.
Sit down.
Get in.
Get out.
Step in.
Step out.
Walk in.
Walk out.
Climb out.
Dive in.
Drop out.
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If you can't study, you don't have to study.
You have to drop out.
No choice, you have to drop out.
Cross it out.
Leave it out.
L-E-A-V-E. Leave out.
He was sitting there and looking out of the window.
Hurry up!
Come on!
He got behind the wheel and drove off.
The airplane took off.
He drove off.
He gun the engine up.
Check in Check out.
Clock in Clock out.
Fill in Fill out.
Fill out the form.
I wanna apply for a bank loan and I have to fill out a form.
Fill out application form.
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Throw it away.
Don't wait for me. I'll be late.
Take off your shoes and then step into my house.
Take off your clothes.
Change your clothes.
Put on.
It's very, very important to learn more about phrasal verbs.
Put it down.
Pick it up.
Yesterday, there was a meeting but Ali didn't show up.
It was a very important meeting but Ali didn't show up.
I turned in my paper.
Turn in=Hand in.
You gotta get out of this comfort zone.
I'm OK.
They are not risk-takers.
They say I don't wanna get out of this/step out of my comfort
zone.
They just prefer to stay in their comfort zone but they gotta
step out.
My French isn't very good but it's enough to get by.
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Keep away from those sick people.
Run away.
Keep away from those negative people.
And the time goes by.
And we must get the job done.
D-O-N-E.
Don't get carried away.
They totally change.
Thank you so much for listening to me.
Thank you so much for following Amu YumYum's course.
100 percent guaranteed course.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.

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 Phrasal verbs
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Work out:
He works out at the gym 3 times a week/3 hours a week.
Do you work out?
Yes, of course. I work out.
Things didn't work out well.
I hope everything works out well for you.
It's important.
It's really important to say something like this.
Good luck for the future. I hope everything works out well for
you.
The total bill for three people is 100 dollars. That works out at
33 for each person.
The total bill for 3 people is 120.
That works out at 40 for each person.
Calculate.
I need to do this on paper. I can't work it out in my head.
Carry on:
Carry on means go on/continue.
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But carry out means do it/perform it.
You must carry out an order.
Carry out a plan.
An investigation into the accident will be carried out as soon
as possible.
They used to be very good friends. I'm surprised/shocked to
hear that they have fallen out.
Fall out: to have a quarrel
Fell out.
David fell out with his father.
He is not on speaking terms with his father.
He fell out with his father and left home.
Find out:
Without looking for information, you get informed.
The police never found out who committed the murder.
Commit suicide.
Commit the murder.
I just found out that it's Helen's birthday today.
I checked a few websites to find out about hotels in this town.
Search.
Give things out:
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At the end of the lecture, the speaker gave out information
sheets to the audience.
Point something out to somebody:
As we drove through the city our guide pointed out all the
sights.
Run out:
We ran out of petrol on the motorway.
It's really bad you know.
You must be unlucky to run out.
Carefree:
You must be not alert.
We ran out of petrol.
You have to sort it out.
There are a few problems, we need to sort them out.
All these papers are mixed up, I'll have to sort them out.
Put them in order.
It's really messy. You have to sort it out.
I don't like a messy table. I love to sort it out, my books /my
things.
Great, great perfect.
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Spend more time.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Hi everyone.
Welcome.
Turn out:
Turned out.
He turned out to be right.
Repeat Sarah.
Nobody believed Paul at first, but he turned out to be right.
The weather wasn't so good in the morning, but it turned out
nice later.
Very good.
He turned out...
She turned out....
My friend turned out…
My wife turned out to be right.
You must repeat them.
My wife turned out to be a good lady.

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Try out:
Try out a machine/a system/a new idea.
We want to try out a new method.
Try on:
Try on these shoes.
Try it on.
Repeat.
Try out:
Let's try out this method.
It works for sure.
Have you tried it out?
Yes, I have tried it out and it worked.
Sort out:
You sort it out.
Very good again.
Coronavirus is a new problem.
Let's continue.
You sort out the books.
Let me sort out the books.
Let's try out a new system/method.

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Repeat.
Well, leave.
I left him alone.
Repeat.
Why did you leave him alone?
Because I trusted him.
I left my baby alone at home.
Leave out: Omit: Delete.
Omit: Delete or leave out.
Don't leave the door open.
Ok mommy. I won't leave the door open.
If you leave the door open, it will stop working/break down.
It will break down.
Don't leave the door open.
Close.
Don't leave the lights on.
Turn them off.
Turn the TV off.
Turn it off.
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Don't leave the TV on.
Don't leave lights on.
Here is hot.
Is the heating on?
No, it switched it off.
Switch off=Turn off.
Switch your phone off.
Repeat.
We can use for phone, lights...
Turn your phone on silent mode.
Turn/set/put your phone on silent mode.
Ok, very good.
Is the hearing on?
It works, the new method works.
Try out.
I try it out.
You try it out.
She / He tries it out.
We try it out.
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I need some boiling water.
Boiled.
I need some boiling water.
Put on: switch on: turn on
Put the kettle on.
Short sentences.
Turn off the comments.
Close the door.
Turn off the TV.
Collocations.
Put the kettle on.
Shall I put the kettle on?
Yes my son. Put the kettle on.
Very good.
Go on=Continue.
Happen.
What's going on here?
What's happening?
What's all that noise?
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Call off:
I have to call the meeting off.
Meeting.
Session.
Can I call off tomorrow's session?
I'm a teacher.
This is a session.
Let's call it off.
Did you call it off? Yes.
Because of Coronavirus I called it off.
It was called off.
We will get back to you soon.
Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Hi everyone.
Welcome.
Don't put it off.
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We can't put off making a decision.
I can't make a decision.
I have to put it off.
Put off= Procrastinate.
Put on your clothes.
Put on your glasses.
Put on make-up.
Put on a seat belt.
Fasten your seat belt.
Put on sunglasses.
My hands were cold so I put my gloves on.
Put on.
Take off.
Put on your watch.
Put on your glasses.
Try on.
Try out a new system.
Try on a jacket.
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Just over there, go there, right straight ahead just you'll find
it.
May I try it on?
I tried on a jacket in the shop but it didn't fit me.
It didn't suit me.
I didn't look good on me.
I tried on a jacket in the shop but it didn't fit me very well.
Take off your clothes.
Take off your glasses.
It was warm so I took off my jacket.
Air plane took off.
Bus took off.
Be off.
Tomorrow I'm off to Paris.
I'm off on holiday.
I'm going to Paris.
I'm going on holiday.
When are you off to Paris?
Well, I'm off to Paris tomorrow.
Walk off/Run off/Drive off/Write off/Go off.

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Walk away/Run away.
Drive off.
He got behind the wheel and drove off.
Ride off Rode off.
Riding a bicycle.
She got on her bike...
Get in.
Get on.
She got on her bike and rode off.
I left home at the age of 18 and I went off to Spain.
Set off.
Journey.
We set off very early to avoid the traffic.
Set off.
See off
Drive off.
Take a road trip.
But drive off.
We drove off.
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Set off.
See somebody off.
I will see you off.
Helen was going away, I went to the station to see her off.
My flight is at 11.
Ok, I will give you a ride.
Don't worry, I will pick you up.
Pick somebody up.
Drop somebody off.
I will pick you up.
I will drop you off.
I will see you off.
Go on=Continue.
Don't call off next session.
I have to call off this session.
Why?
Because of Coronavirus.
Don't put learning English off.
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Try on.
Put on.
Take off.
Where are you off to?
Love you all.
Take care.
Bye-bye.

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 Feelings and Emotions
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Lesson 77.
Today we're gonna talk about collocations of feelings and
emotions.
I am blissfully happy.
He is very or extremely happy.
I am blissfully or extremely happy.
Blissfully or extremely or very.
We hope marriage brings you lasting happiness.
You are the happy couple.
Best wishes to the happy couple.
Happy occasion.
Ceremony.
My grandmother died 6 month ago. I felt desperately sad.
Desperately means very badly.
And deeply depressed.
I've felt desperately sad and deeply depressed ever since.
I was bitterly disappointed recently when a friend let me down
badly.
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Don't let me down.
He let you down.
I was bitterly disappointed recently when a friend let me down
badly.
Repeat.
How can I express my disappointment?
I got disappointed because my friend let me down.
My friend let me down and I got disappointed.
No choice, because my friend let me down.
How can I express my disappointment without appearing silly
or childish?
I'm not very good at showing my feelings.
Somebody loves his girlfriend but he can't show his feelings.
Hide.
He hides his feelings.
He can't express his feelings.
They love their children but he cannot show his feelings.
I felt a great sadness when I had to say goodbye to my friends
at the end of our 3 years in university.
The farewell party was such a sad occasion.
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My life feels empty without them.
You feel empty.
Graduation party.
You're so happy because you have graduated.
Four years you have lived with your friends and now you
wanna say goodbye to all (of) your old friends.
It's really hard.
Definitely you feel a great sadness when you wanna say
goodbye to your friends because you have studied at the
university for four years.
You have been with them for four years.
Now it's time to say goodbye.
Definitely you get depressed and your life feels empty without
them.
Dead city.
Gloomy city.
Empty.
Empty/Gloomy/Dead city.
It is gloomy.
It is empty.
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It's really great.
You need to learn/make it more literally.
You need to learn these literally words.
New tax.
There is mounting anger over the new tax.
Everybody started to talk about it because of raising the
price/raising the value of petrol in Iran.
Because it was really funny.
Because of Coronavirus.
I don't say we shouldn't object.
Because of Coronavirus, we can't drive our car, let alone think
about petrol.
Unseen enemy.
Invisible enemy.
When he has taken the Coronavirus test and it came out
positive.
Of course you feel so depressed.
All right?
There is mounting anger over the new tax.
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Yes, of course. I'm truly or genuinely…
I genuinely love him.
I am in love with her.
I lost my temper and was seething with anger when she called
me an idiot.
S-E-E-T-H-E.
Seethe: to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that
you are almost shaking.
When she called me an idiot, I lost my temper and was
seething with anger.
Suddenly you became angry.
You suddenly become angry.
Divorce is a highly emotional experience for all those involved.
Have you involved?
Those people who got divorced.
Have you got divorced?
If yes, it's a highly emotional experience.
It's hard not to give a purely emotional response.
The emotional involvement.
The emotional involvement of both parties is intense.
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Formal collocations.
Some people need for writing, seminar, for lecturing
conferences, you need it.
Jack was an emotional wreck after his girlfriend finished with
him.
Some boys are very emotional/too emotional.
And when his girlfriend dumps the relationship.
His girlfriend dumped him/finished with him, he was an
emotional wreck.
W-R-E-C-K.
He was in a very bad emotional state.
We learn all these collocations because I'm sure you will learn
it and you will enjoy it.
I lost my temper.
Seethe with anger.
I was seething with anger.
S-E-E-T-H-E.
I was seething with anger and she called me an idiot.
We will talk about this.
Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.

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Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Let's talk about grammar.
Cheap.
Comparative.
Cheap Cheaper.
Large Larger.
Fast Faster.
Ali is taller than me.
Ali is fatter than me.
Lucky Luckier.
Ali is luckier than me.
Easy Easier.
Early Earlier.
Pretty Prettier.
Slowly.
Ali speaks English more slowly than me.
Ali behaves more seriously than Hasan.
Ali is more serious than Hasan.
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Excuse me sir, speak slowly.
Don't speak too fast.
I don't understand.
Speak a little slowly.
He, come on, why do you speak loudly?
I'm close to you. Speak quietly.
Don't scream.
Don't shout.
Speak quietly.
Ali speaks more quietly than Hasan.
Are you more serious than your sister? Or is your sister more
serious than you?
Who is more serious? You or your brother?
Is your father more serious or your mother?
My father is more serious than my mother/mom.
Nowadays, which one is more expensive?
They just try to convey the message.
But you, because you have made progress/you have improved
your English, you gotta focus on grammar as well.
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Then of course you say, property is more expensive and you
can say: it is more expensive.
Car is more expensive.
Which one is more comfortable?
Driving or using your personal car is more comfortable than
taking a train or taking a bus.
It is more comfortable.
Are you older than your brother?
Of course, I'm older than my brother.
He is older than me.
She's older than her.
He's older than his brother.
Are you more patient than your sister?
Actually, my sister is more patient than me.
Who is more patient?
Yeah, of course. She's more patient than me.
How was the exam?
It/The exam was quite easy.
Easier than I expected.
How was the exam?
It was quite difficult.
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More difficult than I expected.
Can you walk a bit faster?
Because I'm late.
I can't keep up with you.
Can you walk a bit slowly?
It's wrong.
Can you walk faster?
He walks fast.
He usually walks slowly.
He walks slowly.
She walks slowly.
Can you walk more slowly?
Can you speak more slowly?
I wasn't born in Texas.
Please speak more slowly.
You speak too fast.
Speak more slowly.
I can't understand what you are talking about.
I don't understand you.
My English is awful.

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I don't understand you. You speak so fast.
Please speak more slowly.
Please speak slowly.
Thank you.
Comparative or Comparison.
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 Comparison
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
Comparison.
Lucky Luckier.
Early Earlier.
Easy Easier.
Pretty Prettier.
She is prettier than her.
She speaks more slowly than her.
I speak more slowly than him.
Clever.
He is cleverer than him.
This alley is narrower than/more narrow than...
Quiet.
Can we go somewhere quieter?
Can we go somewhere more quiet?
Can you speak quietly?
The baby is asleep.
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Good.
The garden looks better since you tidied it up.
I know him well. Probably better than anybody else knows
him.
Bad Worse.
How is your headache?
Better.
How is your headache? Better?
No, it's worse.
He did very badly in the exam.
Worse than expected.
Far.
It's a long walk from here to the park.
Farther Further.
Far Farther/Further.
Further=More or Additionally.
Let me know if you hear any further news regarding the
Coronavirus outbreak.
Additional or More.
Good Better.
Bad Worse.
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How was your exam?
Well, I did badly in the exam, worse than expected.
He behaves more seriously than me.
Patient.
He is more patient than me.
How was the exam?
It was difficult.
More difficult than I expected.
Happy Happier.
Easy Easier.
Lucky Luckier.
Early Earlier.
Pretty Prettier.

Slow Slowly.
He speaks slowly.
He speaks more slowly than me.
He speaks more quietly than me.
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exam.
Much better.
Any better.
The sooner, the better.
Let's go by car. It's much cheaper.
It's more economical.
It's much cheaper.
Economical.
It's a lot cheaper.
How do you feel now?
Much better.
Don't go by train. It's a lot/much more expensive.
Could you speak a bit more slowly?
Could you speak a little more slowly?
This bag is slightly heavier.
Heavy Heavier.
This bag is slightly heavier than the other one.
Her illness was far/much/a lot more serious than we thought.
It's much more expensive than I thought.

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It's much more expensive.
It's a bit more expensive.
It's a lot more expensive.
Much more expensive.
A lot more expensive.
I speak faster than her.
He speaks slowly.
He speaks more slowly than me.
He speaks much more slowly than me.
I have waited long enough.
I'm not waiting any longer, not even a little longer.
We expected their apartment to be very big, but it's no bigger
than ours.
It isn't any bigger than ours.
I expected your apartment to be very big but it's no bigger
than ours.
How do you feel now? Do you feel any better?
This hotel is better than the other one and it's no more
expensive.
I choose this hotel.
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Because this hotel is better than the other one and it's no
more expensive.
Your English is improving.
And I'm so happy.
Your English with Amu YumYum, with 100 day course is
improving.
It's getting better and better.
The city has grown fast in recent years.
It's got bigger and bigger.
As I listened to his story, I became more and more convinced
that he was lying.
These days more and more people are learning English.
The sooner, the better.
When should we start the class?
The sooner, the better.
As soon as possible.
What sort of box do you want?
The bigger, the better.
When you are travelling, the less luggage you have, the
better.
The warmer the weather, the better I feel.

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The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.
The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.
The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.
The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.
The sooner, the better.
The sooner we move, the earlier we will arrive.
The warmer the weather, the sooner this virus will die.
All right?
The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.
Ali looks older than his brother.
He looks older than he really is.
My sister is elder to me.
My elder sister.
My sister is elder than me is wrong.
Please be careful about these common mistakes.
It's awesome.
My sister is elder to me.
But elder than me is wrong.
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But my sister is elder than me is wrong.
She is elder to me is good.
I am older than my sister.
I'm elder to my sister.
I'm elder than my sister is wrong.
We will continue.
You learn grammar much better than before.
You are improving your English with Amu YumYum and for
sure you will make progress.
The sooner you start, the earlier you will make progress.
The sooner, the better.
Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.
Hello everyone.
Welcome.
As…as
He is richer than me.
I'm not richer than him.
I'm not as rich as him.
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Nowadays because of the Coronavirus outbreak, Tehran is not
as crowded as usual.
Crowd.
Crowded.
I don't speak as fluent as Ali does.
I don't speak as fluent as him.
I don't speak English as fluent as he does.
I don't speak English as fluent as him.
She speaks English more fluently than me.
I don't speak as fluent as her.
The weather is better today.
It is not as cold.
It is not as cold as usual/yesterday.
Yesterday was colder than today.
I don't know as many people as you know/do.
You know more people than me.
I don't know as many people as you do.
You spend more money than me.
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I play tennis less than I used to.
I don't play as much as I used to.
Because I'm injured.
Because of Coronavirus, I never go out. I stay home.
I don't play tennis as much as I used to.
Let's walk.
Why?
Because it's as quick as taking a bus.
Why do we pay for the bus?
Let's walk.
It's just as quick as taking a bus.
Can you send me the information as soon as possible, please?
Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.
Your house is about 3 times as big as...
Your house is bigger than mine.
Your house is 3 times as big as ours.
Her salary/Sarah's salary is the same as mine.
She gets the same salary as me.
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Hey, you look the same as you did ten years ago.
You haven't changed a lot.
I haven't changed a lot.
I still look the same as I did ten years ago.
Of course I've changed a lot.
He is a fast runner.
I can't run as fast as him.
Hasan is a fast runner/speaker.
Adel is a fast speaker.
I can't speak as fast as him.
Some people say you speak same as Donald Trump.
It's really perfect if you learn grammar, especially for IELTS
students not only for IELTS but also for seminars, for lectures
or public events.
Wow! It's awesome.
I can't run as fast as he can.
I can't run as fast as him.
It's really perfect. Learn English grammar, vocabulary, idioms,
and phrases with Amu YumYum.
Join Amu YumYum's website.

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Wish you all the best.
Take care.
Bye-bye.

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 Passive.
Hi everyone.
Welcome to grammar in 100 day Course, passive.
Passives are very important.
My grandfather was a builder.
He built.
Build Built.
I'm building.
She is building.
All right?
I built this house or apartment 10 years ago.
It was built 10 years ago.
It was built in 1389.
I ran the company 15 years ago.
Run ran run
Go went gone
Do did done
Think thought thought
Yes, of course. I will give you the PDF.
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Write Wrote Written
This company was run 10 years ago.
Very good, easy.
I invite my friends to the party.
I am invited to the party.
I was invited to the party yesterday.
I woke my brother up.
Wake up Woke up.
Wake up!
I woke him up.
I was woken up.
Wake Woke Woken.
I was woken up by a loud noise.
Did you go to the party?
No, I wasn't invited.
How much money?
Money/Sugar/Rice + Was.
How much money was stolen in the robbery?
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I had an accident.
Be careful not to have an accident.
After me.
Many accidents are caused by careless driving.
Sleeplessness.
Repeat.
Sleeplessness or careless driving.
Many accidents are caused by careless driving.
Repeat.
Very good.
And it's really good to learn.
I wasn't invited.
My leg got injured.
My car got damaged.
Yes, very good.
The house was cleaned by my friend.
Who cleaned?
Who is cleaning? Housekeeper.
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It was cleaned.
To be verb + P.P: passive
The window was broken.
Oh, who broke the window?
Children/Boys broke the window.
I'm cooking.
Food was cooked.
Who cooked the food?
My mom cooked.
I'm making the breakfast.
Who made the breakfast?
The breakfast was made by my mom.
My mom made the breakfast.
The breakfast was made.
The breakfast is ready.
The breakfast was made by my mom/father.
The white board was wiped.
The floor was mopped.
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Who moped the floor?
The floor was mopped.
M-O-P-P-E-D.
The floor was mopped by a housekeeper.
Where is my dollar?
It was stolen.
Where is my wallet?
It was stolen.
Where is my phone?
It was stolen.
Where is my check?
It was returned.
Very good.
It was done by somebody else.
Hi everyone.
Welcome.
Passive 2.
The situation is serious.
Nobody has discovered/invented a Coronavirus vaccine.

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I have invented.
America has invented.
Russia/China/Iran.
Nobody has discovered/invented.
It hasn't been invented.
The Coronavirus vaccine hasn't been invented.
I have invented.
It hasn't been invented yet.
The situation is serious.
Something must be done before it's too late.
A mystery is something that can't be explained.
Repeat.
The music was very loud and it could be heard from a long
way away.
I heard.
Your music is too loud.
It can be heard from a long way away.
A new supermarket is going to be built.
I'm going to build.
A new supermarket is going to be built next year.

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Please go away. I want to be left alone/I want to be alone.
I want to be left alone.
Who has invented the Coronavirus vaccine?
Mr.Shahi, nobody has invented the Coronavirus vaccine.
The Coronavirus vaccine hasn't been invented.
I should have received.
It was supposed to be sent by this morning/it was going to be
sent this morning.
I should have received the letter by now.
It might have been sent.
I have sent to the wrong address.
It might have been sent to the wrong address.
If you had locked the car/door, it wouldn't have been stolen.
No need to memorize the grammar.
You don't need to.
Yeah, of course.
Steal Stole Stolen.
Build Built Built
Go Went Gone.
Cut Cut Cut

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It cost me ten thousand dollars.
How much did it cost you?
There were some problems at first.
When I was learning English, there were some problems.
But they seem to have been solved.
Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
Bite Bit Bitten.
Have you ever been deceived?
Have you ever been to Australia?
Have you ever been to the UK?
Have you ever been to London?
Have you ever been to New York?
Has your wallet been stolen?
It's your wallet.
What's your question?
Yes, of course.
Yeah, of course.
Have you?
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Has your brother been robbed?
Have you ever been robbed?
Have you ever been fired?
Have you ever fired?
Has your wallet been stolen?
You don't understand me.
My phone has been stolen several times.
My phone has been snatched.
Yes, very good.
That's good.
Very good.
The vegetables didn't taste good.
They had been cooked too long.
I had started learning English ten years.
If you had started learning English ten years ago, you would
have spoken fluently.
If I had joined/registered for/signed up for Amu YumYum's
100 day course, I would have spoken English perfectly/I would
have been fluent.
We miss the opportunity and we’ll regret it.
Very good, it's easy to learn. Yes.

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 It is said that
All right everyone.
It is said that.
Lesson 80.
It is said that.
It is supposed that.
It is said that she runs 10 kilometers a day.
Say Said.
It is said that she runs 10 miles or kilometers a day.
The police are looking for a missing day.
It is believed that the boy is wearing a white sweater and blue
jeans.
The strike started 3 weeks ago.
It is expected that the strike will end soon.
A friend of mine has been arrested.
I have arrested.
He has been arrested.
It is alleged that he hit a policeman.
The two houses belong to the same family.
It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them.

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It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion.
It is said that.
It is reported that.
They were injured.
The car got damaged.
The car was damaged but the human was injured.
Suppose.
You were supposed to be here at 7. Why are you late?
The meeting was supposed to be at your office. What
happened?
Why did you change the location?
The party was supposed to be taken at your home.
Very good.
You were supposed to show up.
You were expected to show up/turn up at the meeting.
Very good.
It wasn't supposed to be like that/this.
You weren't supposed to park your car here.
You weren't expected.
You weren't allowed to park your car here.

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Our guests were supposed to come at 7:30, but they were late.
Ali was supposed to phone me last night, but he didn't.
You are not supposed to park.
You aren't allowed.
Hey, you're not supposed to park your car here.
It's private parking only.
Jeff is much better after his illness, but he is still not supposed
to do any heavy work. s
If he does any heavy work, his back will be injured.
You are not supposed to carry heavy things.
You're not supposed to smoke cigarettes because of breathing
difficulties
You are not supposed to go out because of the Coronavirus
outbreak.
If you want to stop the spread...
If you wanna slow down the spread of Coronavirus, you're
supposed to stay home.
You are not supposed to go out.
You're supposed to maintain/observe social distancing.
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You're supposed to observe social distancing.
You're supposed to maintain your personal hygiene.
Social distancing.
Physical distancing.
Distance.
You are not allowed to go out.
You're not supposed to go out.
You're sick.
You must get some rest.
You are not supposed to work.
You are not supposed to
You are not expected to
You were not supposed to
You were not supposed to be here.
Thank you.
Hi everyone.
Welcome.
Lesson 80, Part B.
Phrasal verb.
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Drive off:
He got behind the wheel and drove off.
Drive on:
He drove on.
Walk on:
Continue walking.
Drive on:
Continue driving.
Shall we stop?
Shall I go?
Shall I wait?
Shall I read?
Shall I talk to you?
Shall I stay?
Shall I wait for you?
Shall we stop at this petrol station or shall we drive on to the
next one?
Go on:
Continue.
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We can't go on spending money.
On, off, at, around.
We can't go on spending money like this.
Repeat.
We will have nothing left soon.
I don't wanna carry on working here.
I'm looking for/I'm going to look for another job.
All right?
Carry on=Go on=Keep on.
Keep it up=Bravo.
Keep it up. Don't listen to people what they say.
But keep on=Continue.
He keeps on criticizing me.
Critic.
Criticize.
I'm open to criticism.
I'm fed up with it.
He keeps on nagging.
He keeps on complaining.

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How are you getting on in your job?
Get on= Progress.
How is your progress?
It's good, very good.
How are you getting on in your new job?
I can't get on with her.
Get on with somebody.
I can't get on with him.
They don't get on.
They're always arguing.
I get on well with my neighbors.
They're all very friendly.
They don't complain.
I dance at midnight, but they never complain.
I have a live lesson for two hours, but they never complain.
I get on well with my neighbors.
I get on with my job/work.
I must get on with my work.
I have a lot to do.

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Doze off/drop off/nod off.
The/your lecture isn't/ wasn't interesting.
In fact, I dozed off in the middle of it.
D-O-Z-E-D.
I dozed off/nodded off/dropped off.
I was so tired that I dozed off on the couch.
Finish something off:
Finish it off.
Have you finished painting the kitchen/living room?
Well, nearly. I will finish it off tomorrow.
Go off:
A bomb went off in the city center, but fortunately nobody
was hurt.
Go off:
Did you hear the alarm go off?
My alarm went off but I didn't wake up, because I was so
tired.
I was beat up and I was so tired. I couldn't wake up.
My alarm went off.
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We wanted to go to the exhibition but we were put off by the
long queue.
Put off.
You put it off.
Don't put it off, do it today.
All right?
We were put off.
What put you off applying for the job?
Was the salary too low?
What put you off?
Who put you off?
Actually, a couple of years ago I wanted to immigrate to
Canada.
But my mom put me off applying for the immigration.
Rip somebody off:
I think you were ripped off.
You paid 2000 US dollars for that watch.
I think you were ripped off.
R-I-P-P-E-D.
You paid too much.
Show off:
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He is just showing off.
Ability.
He is showing his ability/knowledge.
He just tries to show off.
We just used to show off.
I was learning English.
I tried to show off.
I was just looking for a tourist to talk.
I just tried to speak English to myself because I loved showing
off.
Because I'm too old.
In this business I'm too old.
I'm expert.
I have no energy to show off.
I told him off.
I told him off because he didn't listen to me.
And Mr. Roghani got angry.
He told me off.
Point-blank.

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But he told me off.
Very good.
It's really perfect to learn phrasal verbs.

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