hi everyone i'm jennifer from english
with jennifer
i love to teach grammar but every now
and again i'll create a vocabulary
lesson and it's usually a set of
expressions that you can use in daily
conversation
so that's what we're going to do in this
video in fact i already gave you the
first one
every now and again
it means occasionally
it's similar to from time to time
variations include every now and then
every so often
all these expressions are conversational
we see grace every now and again every
couple has some friction every now and
then every so often jim dies of boredom
every now and again i feel like baking
i can't do this a lot but every now and
then i bake banana bread or cookies
is there something you enjoy doing from
time to time
what other expressions do you know with
again
let's review and expand your vocabulary
again and again means that something
happens repeatedly
the hotel heard the same suggestion
again and again so they finally decided
to offer breakfast foods all day long
a variation is over and over again
the hotel received complaints over and
over again about a strange smell on the
third floor
a very similar expression is time and
time again
or simply time and again this can be
used for negative or positive statements
i might remind my children who like to
stay up later than me i've told you guys
time and time again to turn off all the
lights before you go to bed
i can share a memory of my wonderful
grandparents
time and again they'd spoil us with
trips to get ice cream or to visit a
festival in some neighboring town
and that happened again and again and
again
he watched this movie over and over and
over again
i baked them time and again and he said
it time and time again
with these expressions we can make
observations about our communities or
people in general
i've observed how city drivers are more
aggressive than drivers in the suburbs
here in my town i see examples of
courtesy on the road again and again
or time and again
for instance we wave to another driver
to let them know it's okay to pull out
in front of us or to make a turn in
front of us and the other driver waves
his or her thanks
can you share an observation
use one of these expressions
all over again means you have to start
from the beginning once more
it can suggest impatience and
frustration
have you ever built a house of cards
i used to do this as a kid it requires
patience and a steady hand if you mess
up you have to start all over again
which can be really frustrating when you
just want to place the last card on top
everything starts all over again
tomorrow
it starts all over again
here we go again
is a comment all by itself and it means
that you're seeing the same situation
repeat the same situation is happening
again
for example we have presidential
elections in the u.s every four years
and every election year you can't escape
the tv ads the online ads and the signs
all around town telling you who you
should vote for
so as soon as the campaigning starts
some people might complain
here we go again
oh here we go again
here we go again
once again
is similar in meaning but we use this as
part of a larger statement to emphasize
that a situation or a behavior is
repeating
election year is not far off and once
again we'll put up with lots of campaign
ads on tv
a variation is yet again
i heard devin is changing jobs yet again
he just can't seem to settle in anywhere
you're right once again
kimmy was wrong yet again
you can say that again
this is a way to agree with someone it's
a strong form of agreement
speaking of elections my son recently
showed me a funny clip of a mother
yelling at her teenage son because he
didn't vote for the candidate that she
wanted him to
she was screaming at him for at least a
whole minute about the supposed mistake
he had made
well i've told my son that when he turns
18 he can vote for whoever he wants to
but it has to be an informed decision
so in response to that video of the
screaming mom i might observe that some
parents are more controlling than others
if you agree completely with me you can
use this expression
you can say that again
and note how i place emphasis on that
you can say that again
but then again
is a way we introduce contrasting
information or surprising information
i believe that all citizens have the
right to vote but then again i worry
about people who aren't really informed
and just vote for whoever others tell
them to vote for
elections cause disagreement among
people but then again politics in
general is rarely a safe subject
but then again
there's this
but
then again one man's tragedy is another
man's treasure think again
means reconsider
sometimes we tell people to think more
carefully about something one more time
because we believe they're wrong in some
way
maybe they'll change their mind
if you think walking home alone after
midnight is a good idea think again
crime is on the rise
we can say
you better think again
you'd better think again
or think again as part of an if
statement
is that what you think well you better
think again
come again
is a really informal way to ask someone
to repeat what they just said because
you didn't hear you didn't understand or
maybe you're so surprised you just need
them to repeat it one more time
come again come again
come again
another alternative is to simply use
again in a question
where was that again
what was the final score again
who said that again
what's your name again
notice how i use rising intonation in
all of those questions
come
again what's your name again
let's practice intonation listen and
repeat
use rising intonation
where was that again
what was the final score again
who said that again
what's your name again
come again
try a quiz to review
ready
one
we had to record the video all over
again
what happened
answer
b
we had to record it from the beginning
once more
two
the plumber just told you how much it
will cost to fix your leaking shower
you're surprised by the high price and
need him to repeat it so that you can
make sure you heard correctly
what do you say
answer
a
come again
three
yet again is most similar to
answer
c
once again
four
college tuition in the u.s can be really
expensive
you agree with this statement
what is your response
answer
b
you can say that again
five
answer
if regina believes everyone is going to
do what she wants she can think again
she's not the boss
6.
answer
time and again the city promises to fix
the roads but they never do
seven
answer
florida is really hot and humid but then
again some people handle heat better
than frigid winter temperatures
8. your uncle oliver loves to complain
about how young people today don't
appreciate good movies or good music
he's starting another conversation about
a song he heard that morning
what are you thinking to yourself
answer
here we go again
nine
which expression is not similar to again
and again
see every now and then
ten
answer
my brother and i play chess every now
and again
i wish we could play more often
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