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So today, we have something different.
Today we have another lesson, and I am going to be showing you 7 phrases, 7 common phrases
that we usually use with the preposition on.
You know, preposition is something that confuses many English learners, ok?
So, that's why I decided to make a lesson this week to focus on the preposition ON because
this is a preposition that confuses English learners a little bit, ok?
I do have a lesson here on my channel focusing on the explanation of preposition on, in,
at, so if you need a better lesson focusing on rules, check it out!
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Anyways, let's get down to business, first one: on strike.
Now, on strike, you will usually use with the verbs be and go and then on strike.
To be or to go on strike means a period of time when a group of employees, of workers
of a company, of a store, from the government, they stop working because they are not happy.
they are angry, maybe because of their salaries, maybe because the conditions at work so, they
go on a strike, they stop working until someone listens to them and finds and reaches an agreement,
so here I give an example: the company closed its doors for 3 days as all the production
department went on strike, so here all the production department went on strike and consequently
the company closed its doors for 3 days as all the production department went on strike,
ok?
So here the company stopped working because the employees went on a strike.
ok?
Very nice.
Sometimes we need to listen to the employees, you know, they are important people, we need
them, so we need to listen to their needs and to their conditions and make the work
environment a better place for them.
Moving on, the second: on fire! and here there is a song that I really like from Alicia Keys,
this girl is on fire!
Well, there are different meaning for on fire ok? here with on fire, you will usually, that
is not mandatory, but you will need verb to be, to be on fire ok?
I can speak figuratively like oh my chest is on fire! you know, it is burning!
In flames, but in this case I am not speaking about it literally, ok?
My chest is not really on fire.
But I feel the burning sensation and I can be literal, oh my God! the National Museum
of Arts is on fire, oh no!
Then the museum here is really really burning down, you know, in flames, it is on fire.
And here in the song from Alicia keys, the meaning is a little different.
When she sings this girl is on fire, well she is not talking about burning, she is talking
about a state of excitement, you know, Peter is on fire with confidence tonight, he is
super confident, he is on fire with confidence.
This is a great state of excitement, it is a good thing to say, I am on fire tonight,
you know, I am on a state of excitement! probably because I am gonna be doing something fun,
something interesting, because I am happy, just because I am excited about life! ok?
Very nice, moving on, the next expression is on purpose, on purpose, I didn't put the
explanation here, beautiful teacher Prix, good job huh?
On purpose means intentionally, ok? when you do something on purpose, you do something
intentionally, you had intentions, so my sister broke my cell phone on purpose, intentionally.
She really had intentions of breaking my cell phone, it was not an accident.
She didnt break my phone, it is an example, I am a good actress, now did you do this on
purpose, you know? did you do this on intentionally?
Usually, in most cases, the idea of on purpose is usually connected with negative things
that we do intentionally ok or you can say in a negative form: no I didn't do this on
purpose, it was an accident!, So I didn't intentionally do that on purpose.
I didn't break on your phone on purpose.
I didn't break your phone intentionally, it was an accident.
ok?
Another example: Peter canceled the meeting on purpose, he knew I would be angry, we needed
that meeting but he canceled it, I am sure he canceled the meeting on purpose because
that's so like Peter, you know.
So this is another way to say it. and in all scenarios here, excuse me, I am talking about
on purpose, intentionally ok?
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Excellent, the next expression is on the phone, I listen so many times to English learners
speaking in the phone, no guys it is ON the phone! ok? so in what situation are you going
to use this, because hear me out, there are other prepositions you can use with "the phone"
but this is one of them ok? when you are ON the phone, you are talking to someone, you
are speaking to someone, so for example, your, your mother prepared dinner and then she calls
your name, hey Priscila, dinner is ready!And then I can say,: hey mom, one second, I am
on the phone, I can't eat dinner now, five minutes, ok?
So that's the idea of on the phone, you are speaking to someone on the phone, my teenage
daughter is always on the phone, she is always chatting with her friends on the phone, ok?
Do you like to talk on the phone?
Let me know here in the comments or in the chat, you choose my friend!
Excellent, the next expression on a diet, ok?
On a diet, again, you will usually use this expression with the verbs be and go ok?
I am ok a diet, when you are on a diet, or when you go on a diet, you start a diet, when
you go on a diet, it means that you are changing your eating habits, maybe you love to eat
carbohydrates or sugar and now you are changing your diet, you're going on a healthy diet,
you're going on a keto diet, you're going on a low carb diet, what diet are you on?
what diet are you going on?
ok?
Now here I have some examples: I am afraid I can't eat pizza tonight.
Why, Priscila?
I am on a diet.
Sorry friends, I can't eat pizza tonight because I am on a diet.
Now go on a diet to begin the process, to begin the diet itself.
So, I think, example, I think I need to go on a diet, to lose all this extra weight,
or to be healhier you know, we don't just go on a diet to lose weight, but we also go
on a diet to be healthy, maybe you are diabetic or you maybe you have a heart condition and
you need to go on a diet because it is important, ok?
Are you on a diet?
Let me know in the comments and do you like your diet?
Maybe you do, maybe you don't.
Some people say it is not a diet, it is lifestyle.
What do you think?
Moving on, hey, make sure to subscribe ok?
Every week I post really cool videos for you guys cause it is really fun, moving on, expression
number 6 on my or on the way, on my way or on the way, you will see these variations
and when I say on MY way, you will need to change depending on the person that is talking
ok?
So if I am talking about myself, on my way, If I am talking about my friend, on HIS way,
on HER way, on OUR way, ok?So pay attention, it is not just my way, ok?
What's the meaning of this expression, usually you will need verb to be, ok?
most of the time, it is not mandatory, you need a verb, ok? that will help you buiild
a phrase.
so you will use this phrase to say that you are going toward a place, you are moving in
the direction of a place, you're going somewhere, you're coming!
So, I am on my way home, ok?
Many, most of the time, you will need preposition, you will need preposition TO, or o THE, but
if you are talking about "home" no preposition.
I am on my way HOME.So let's say that my mother calls me: Hey, daughter, where are you sweetie?
And then I can tell her: hey, 5 more minutes, I am on my way home.
I am in the direction, I am going home, so that is the idea of I am on my way, ok?
Now, there is a slight difference if you use on the way ok?
Now, on the way, as you can see here on the slide, on the way implies, makes you understand,
makes you think, makes you believe or implies that it is an established routine, ok so it
is a specific direction, it is a specific instruction, ok?
Now, if you say on my way, it just means that you're going, you're coming, you're coming
to that place.
I am coming home mom.So it just means that you are going.
Now if you say on the way it just gives a little bit more of the idea of the place,
of the direction, I am on the way to the movies, ok?
So this a way to use these two expressions.
Alright?
And remember if you are talking about another person, oh John is on HIS way, so if I say
that John is on his way, he is coming, I am giving a party, hey guys, John is on his way,
ok?
5 more minutes and he will be here and then we can get started, so be careful, you have
to change the possessive adjectice, his her, my, your, their, our, ok?
EXcellent and then we go to number 7 ON foot.
I think I talked about this last week.
When you are on foot, if, it means that you're going somewhere and you are walking to get
to that place.
ok?
That's the means of transportation that you are using, you are not using a car, you are
not using a bus, you're not using the subway, you are using your feet! ok?
Your two feet, your legs, so I am going to the movies tonight oh, really?
nice!
I am going on foot.
I am walking to the movie theater.
I love to go to the gym on foot, because then I can warm up and get ready for my exercise
routine ok?
You can also say I like to walk to the gym, you don't need to use the preposition the
phrase on foot, you can simply say, I walk to the gym or you can say I go to the gym
on foot.
If you say I walk to the gym, then you can not say on foot, because if you are walking,
it would be redundant to say on foot because you walk with your legs, right?
I imagine so, so if you use walk don't use on foot, if you use on foot, don't use walk
ok?
I walk to the gym every morning, I go to the gym on foot every morning.
These are the best ways to say that ok?
Excellent, these expressions are very important, these phrases are very important and I used
some examples that are usually the ones that confuse students the most and these are very
nice expressions, ok?
And your homework tonight and hey by the way, my students, I am waiting for more comments
for yesterday's lessons, there was homework, ok.
I saw some comments already, awesome!
I will correct them, I will post some comments, some encouragement, but I want more I want
you to participate in the comments,this makes me happy, yeah, you have to make teacher Prix
happy.
No, You have to practice, come on, so the homework of today is choose 2 phrases that
you learned in this lesson and write two, two, maybe four who knows, two examplesin
the comments, participate, that's how you improve your English, by creating examples,
by bringing English to your life ok?
Very nice my friends, that's gonna be all for today, thank you so much and I will see
you tomorrow for our last video of the week, ok?
Thank you so much.
See you.