this video is a bonus video to the one
made last week there we were studying
listening comprehension in two syllable
words in this video we're taking this
same footage but we're studying
different things all right
the can reduction and the phrasal verb
check out plus a lot more so stay tuned
so the space that we're getting married
in used to be a chocolate factory about
a century ago did you notice that the
letter T in century was pronounced as a
CH there are quite a few common words in
American English where T followed by U
is pronounced this way a few other
examples virtue future mature mutual
nature ritual statue
fortunately century listen again so the
space that we're getting married in used
to be a chocolate factory about a
century century century ago and now it's
a photography studio paint it all white
with hardwood floors it's a little
industrial as you can see and yeah this
is where we're going to do it where
we're going to get married you probably
noticed I used gonna in that sentence
this is where we're going to do it where
we're going to get married it's so
common it comes up in almost every
real-life English video gonna is a great
reduction that will make you sound more
American we use it all the time with the
to be contractions I'm you're it's and
so on there are many more gonna Xin this
video write them down as you hear them
and watch all the way to the end to see
if you got them all and yeah this is
where we're gonna do it where we're
going to get married so we came back
today so that we could sort of think
about decorations and lay out sort of
did you notice how I used it in that
sentence what does it mean
so that we could sort of think about
decorations and layout
I used it here as a filler word well I
thought of what to say
it doesn't really have any meaning here
listen again so that we could sort of
think about decorations and lay out sort
of will link together so it sounds like
one word when we do that the T in sort
becomes a flap T sort of div div you'll
also hear it with no V sound sorta sorta
Americans will use sort of and kind of
to mean a little bit
for example I'm sort of tired I'm not
really tired but I'm sort of tired are
you hungry
sort of he's sort of a jerk she's sort
of annoying so we came back today so
that we could sort of think about
decorations and layout so I think the
tables are going to go here and the bar
is probably going to be somewhere else
we are having alcohol at our wedding
some people choose not to although most
people do and we're getting married and
having the reception all here in this
same space it used to be really typical
to get married in a church less so now
most of my cousins have gotten married
outside a lot of my friends as well a
lot of just like sort of this is a
really common phrase and it all links
together so it sounds like one word you
can drop the V sound at the end a lot of
a lotta listen again a lot of a lot of a
lot of my friends as well we can't do
that because it's going to be January in
Philadelphia but hopefully this will be
just as lovely we're going to have lots
of candles everywhere candles candles
candles and the chocolate that used to
be made in this factory it was the
precursor to the Hershey's kiss it's
shaped the same it's called a Wilbur
Budd and we're going to have a lot of
those for our guests to enjoy as well
lest we eat them all before the wedding
which might happen what else can I say
actually that was an example a great
example of a can reduction can will
reduce when it's a helping verb which is
most of the time it's not can but can
can listen again what else can I say
what else can I say
what else can I say one idea that I had
for decorating is I bought some hooks
that are magnetic and I thought I might
be able to put them on the metal beams
and hang little lanterns with candles in
them so I'm going to have to set those
up and see if they work I'm going to go
get those now all right did you notice
how I said all right
I dropped the L and just made a quick aw
sound for the first syllable ah all
right that makes it easy to say the
syllable really quickly which is what we
want since it's unstressed all right all
right listen again all right all right
all right
let's check it out check it out what
does this mean the freeze over to check
out has several meanings when you're
leaving a hotel you go to the front desk
and you tell them you're leaving maybe
you pay the bill this is called checking
out we need to check out at eleven it
means to go to the cashier to buy things
at a store are you done shopping no I
still need to check out to be checked
out means to not to be paying attention
I have no idea what was discussed
I was completely checked out during the
meeting to check something out means to
get to know it or give it a try have you
been to the new coffee shop no I'll have
to check it out soon to check something
out can also mean to borrow it I'm
checking this book out of the library to
check out something can mean to verify
it's true I'll check out her story
before I write about her to check
someone out means to have romantic or at
least physical interest in someone I
think he likes you I saw him checking
you out what did I mean when I said
check it out listen again
all right let's check it out here I was
using the meaning to give it a try
it out let's check it out
let's check
out all right let's check it out
now that's gonna be fun right all up and
down with a little tea light in it I
love it that's gonna be fun all right
another all right again
Noel all right all right all right all
right
you
I think the tables are going to go here
and the bar is probably going to be
somewhere else
we're going to have lots of candles
and we're going to have a lot of those
for our guests to enjoy as well
so I'm going to have to set those up and
see if they work
I'm going to go get those now
now that's going to be fun
right
that's going to be fun even with just a
few phrases of American English there's
a lot to learn
thanks for studying with me alright guys
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