Hello. Welcome to a video with Lyman.
Speak English with Lyman.
That's the name of the video.
I am going to go through a little greeting for you in English.
All right, let's start.
How are you today?
And, the answer.
I'm fine thanks and you.
What is your name?
My name is ... Lyman.
And, you could insert whatever your name is. Right?
My name is George. My name is Juan.
My name is Chong Mi.
Whatever the name might be.
How old are you?
As you can see, "Q" is for question.
"A" is for answer.
I'm blank years old.
How old are you?
I'm 58 years old.
Where do you live?
I live at Posco apartments.
I live in Songtan.
I live in Florida.
Wherever is it you happen to live
this is what you would put up here. Right?
Where is it you live?
I live at 1899 Phalen Place.
I live in California.
I live in Mexico.
Many answers you could have for that.
I live across the street in the tall building over there.
Is it too hot in here?
No, it's not. Or, perhaps ...
Yes, it is.
What did you do today?
I went to school. I went to work.
I read a book.
I visited my sister.
Many things we could say.
Simple things. Easy English to start with.
What time did you get up this morning?
I got up at 7:30.
We don't have to say AM or PM.
Because, it's implied that we get up in the morning.
But, maybe you go to bed in the moring
because you worked during the night, or you studied a class all night.
Then you must say AM or PM.
Is it too cold in here?
No, it's not.
(or) No, it isn't (or) Yes, it is.
(or) No, its not / Yes, it is.
What time did you go to bed last night?
I went to bed at 10:30.
Again, we don't really need AM or PM.
It's implied we went to bed at night.
What time did English class begin today?
It began at 4 o'clock, 3 o'clock,
7:30.
What time does English class end today?
Normally, a class that I teach, lasts one hour.
So, if it began at 4 o'clock, we would say
it ends at 5 o'clock.
What are you going to do after English class today?
I'm going to go home.
I'm going to go to a restaurant with one of my classmates.
I'm going to go to the library.
What are you going to do tonight?
I'm going to watch television.
I'm going to
go over to my friend's home.
I'm going to go to a party.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
I'm going to go to school.
I'm going to go shopping.
Any number of things.
What are you going to do this weekend?
I'm going to go to Seoul and visit some friends.
I'm going to go to the park
for a long walk.
I'm going to go fishing.
Any number of things we might want to do on the weekend.
Simple English. Easy English.
How's the weather today?
What's a good answer?
it's nice - it's rainy
it's hot - it's warm
it's sunny - it's cold - it's cool
it's snowing - it's windy - it's cloudy
What's the weather like where you live today?
Today for me
it's cold and cloudy.
It's just that time of year.
What day is today?
Today is Wednesday.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Those are the weekdays.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
That's a complete seven days of the week.
Saturday and Sunday we call the weekend.
The weekend.
What day is it today while you're watching this video?
Remember when you're speaking English
to have a nice intonation when you're speaking.
Have your voice rise and fall
so you don't sound boring.
Right?
And, when you ask a question
the last word in that question
you should raise up a little bit in your voice.
What day it is today?
Then it sounds like a question.
Today is Wednesday.
What day was yesterday?
Yesterday was Tuesday.
Monday, Tuesday ...
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
What day is tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Thursday.
What time is it?
It's 2:30. It's 2:33.
What time is it right now, where you're watching?
What does this word mean?
If there's a word you don't understand
simply ask ...
What does this word mean?
I'll be happy to answer you.
And, you can ask that question ...
in the comments below this video.
Also, what we can do is ...
bring up ... hmm ... let's see.
What would be a good place to look?
If you have a smart phone ...
there are many apps. ...
to look up English words ...
that'll give a definition...
in your language.
You can also go on your computer ...
and you can have
ah ... Google Translate. Right?
Go to Google Translate.
Look for that in the Google search engine.
I use that all the time.
When I have my students ask a question ...
What does a word mean.
l look it up.
What does the ... What does this word mean?
Oh, that word is "already."
I put "already" on the screen for them ...
on Google Translate and they got it.
It's very easy, very convenient.
Now, what I want to do ...
we're going to talk about vowels in another video.
and we'll go through pronouncing them
using them in very short words and easy sentences.
so, it makes it easier for you for you to learn how to pronounce ...
English words correctly. American English.
I'm a native American speaker.
Ah, an American native speaker.
Not a Native American. That's different.
But, I'm a... an American.
Who was born in the middle west of America.
The "Midwest" as you've probably heard it called.
And, I have a Midwest accent.
Much like what you hear on American television.
Let's go to the top of the screen...
and work our way through this. All right?
Now, I am going to ask the questions ...
You give the answers.
How are you today?
I'm fine thanks, and you?
What is your name?
My name is ...
How old are you?
I'm 9 years old.
Where you live?
I live at Posco apartments.
Is it too hot in here?
No, it's not.
What did you do today?
I went to school.
What time did you get up this morning?
I got up at 6:45.
Is it too cold in here?
Yes, it is.
What time did you go to bed last night?
I went to bed at 11 o'clock.
What time did English class begin today?
It began at 3 o'clock.
What time did English class end today?
What time "does" English class end today?
It ends at 4 o'clock.
What are you going to do after English class today?
I'm going to go home.
What are you going to do tonight?
I'm going to watch television.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
I'm going to go to the library.
What are you going to do this weekend?
I'm going to go shopping.
How's the weather today?
It's nice.
What day is it today?
Today is Wednesday.
What day was yesterday?
Yesterday was Tuesday.
What day is tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Thursday.
What time is it?
It's 2 o'clock.
Goodbye for today.