Free 1hr English vocabulary and conversation lesson | EP #8

Here we are. I think we're about to go live. I can see here, yeah, that we are live. Hello, guys. Hello, everybody. Hello, awesome people. How you doing today? And welcome to the last English lesson of the year. Hi, guys. How you guys doing? First of all, let me say hi to Lolly, which has been the first one to show up today. Welcome, Lolly. Welcome to this new English lesson, the last one of this year, the very last one. After this one, there will be another one next year. But for this one, this is gonna be the very last one. And because of this, I have also prepared a little special thing at the end of the streaming. So stay till the end, so you're going to know, you're going to have a little gift that I prepared just for you guys. Also, you're going to ask probably, how long will this be? Well, just like usual, we're going to stay together for about 15 minutes. And during these 15 minutes, I'm going to answer to all of your questions. So how to do if you want to ask me a question? How do you ask me a question? Very easy, my friends. You just need to fill in the form. You can see down here. There's a little link. You just press on the link and then right afterwards, you're going to put your name on the form and of course, your question. And as soon as I see it, I prepare for it and I'm going to answer live in the next session. So basically today, I'm going to answer to the questions I received in the last few days. So are you ready to begin? Hello, Irina, hello. How you doing today? I'm so happy to see you and I'm so happy to see you here supporting me. Thank you so much for being here with me today and thank you for everyone else. Let's begin straight away with the first question. The first question is from Paulino. How you doing, my friend? Welcome to this live, if you are watching it live. If you are not here yet, welcome to the replay of the live session. So you're asking, what's the difference between a picture, a pic, and a photo? And this is a perfectly good question. Many people may have this question too so I'm sure that my answer will help you and probably many other people who are wondering the same thing. So let's clear the air straight away and let's understand that the word picture and the word pic are the same thing, all right? So whenever you are referring to a picture and a pic, you are saying the same thing but the word pic is just short, that's all. It's just a shorter version of the word picture, right? So whenever we are talking about a pic, for example, you can say, oh, look at the pic I've just found. And this means that look at that picture I've just found. Maybe you are scrolling online on the internet. Oh, which, by the way, hold on just a second because this time I wanna try something new. I've got my phone here, all right, and I want to see if I can pick up the same live session here we are, so I can actually see your, I can see your whatever messages. Ah, here we go, yes. Now I can see everything that you are writing to me probably with just a few seconds of delay. So if you wanna try this new feature, basically I'm going to show you what I just did. So this is me myself right here. You see the chat box down here. So if you send a message over the chat box right now, probably I should be able to see it. So if you wanna try, if you wanna see if I can read it, just go ahead. Meantime, let's talk about, let's get back to what we were talking about, the difference between picture and pic, and we just said that it's the same thing, but we also have one more thing because we have the difference between a picture and a photo. So what's the difference between a picture and a photo? Well, a picture is anything that you can see, basically. Picture is a very general image, it's a general word that talks about images. In fact, if we go here online and I say pictures, what you can see are general images of a lot of things. It's very general. As you can see up here, you can have the best pictures, the latest pictures, show pictures. Look at that, ah, that's nice, right? Or regular, these are still pictures. And every time you have anything, any image, that's a picture. But if I say photo, if I write down photo, that's different, that's different. And by the way, let me stop here for a second because I can read you, Irina, you just asked, can you read this? Yes, I can, absolutely, loud and clear. So back to us, and this is a new feature, by the way, this means that if you are sending me a message, I can see an answer pretty much straight away. Now back to us and back to this difference, as you can see, if I put the word photo up here, what appears are actual photographs because photo, photo, is the, is short for photograph, or photography, what I'm actually, photographs, right? So a photograph is a picture made with this device here, this device, right? This is, well, everybody knows what this is, all right? You don't need me to tell you this, but at the same time, a photograph is an image taken by this device, and from there, the short form is photo, and the long one is photograph. And so, to recap, this is a photo, a picture is anything that is general, all right? So this is a picture, even if it hasn't been taken from an actual photograph machine, or however it's called, right? And you can actually go short with pic to find exactly the same things, all right? So if this has been clearing for you, I really hope so, we can get back to us, and let's go with the next question, which is from Umed. Hello, Umed, it's very nice to see you and meet you. Welcome to this live session, or if you're watching it as a replay, welcome to the replay of this session. And you're asking me a very important question. Many people I know ask me this question. So, have must difference. Well, to better explain your question is, which is the difference, or what is the difference, better, what's the difference between have and must? Is there any difference? Well, my friend, yes, there is. There's a difference, and it's a very interesting one. So, to better understand, let's put these two words into a phrase, all right? And actually, let me get the help of my little paper down here. Ah, hello, here we go, here is the paper. And by the way, as you can see, since every time Miss Lolly always reminds me to ask to like and subscribe my videos, she does it for you, thank you so much for it. So now I advance myself, and I just wrote it down. If you're liking this video, this video, this live session, just press like. If you haven't, subscribe, because I do these live sessions every single week on Saturday, straight. So, if you like it, if you find it useful, you are more than welcome to stay. Now, let me write down, so let's go like this, and like this, so they don't interfere. And let me write down, I must go, all right? And now I'm going to write down, I have to go. Okay, so the question of Mr. Umed, I guess it's a man, right? So the question of Mr. Umed is the difference between have and must. Now, as you can see, what's the actual difference here? What's the difference if I say I must go and I have to go? Well, it's very simple. Now, to answer, I'm going to make a little drawing, and a drawing is this, which is like a picture, but is very simple, because, yeah, this is it. This is as simple as it gets. So, if something comes from inside you, then you say, I have to go. If something comes from outside of you, then you say, I must go, all right? So now, let me explain what I mean, because it's not very, very simple. And then, Hugo, welcome to our live. I'm going to answer to your question as well. You're asking a very interesting question, so then we're going to talk about it. But now, difference between these two is that when you say I must go, you're talking about a need, and first of all, these two words here, they are both a need, all right? A need is something you feel, all right? Something compelling. It's something you have to do, or you must do. But, when the need is from the outside, you say, I must go. When the need is from the inside, then you say, I have to go. So, in other words, for example, let's say it's 4 p.m., and they tell you, you are somewhere, they tell you that at 4.10, okay, at 4.10, you have to go away. They tell you, therefore, at 4.10, I must go, right? Because it doesn't come from you. It comes from other people, not from you. But, say that you, it's 4 p.m., again, and you remember, you just remembered that you have to do something. You have to do something, right? For that reason, you have the need, your need, to go. And for that reason, you're going to say, I have to go. So, this is the difference. Lolly says that I look like Picasso when I write down this one. Oh, yeah, definitely. Anyway, oh, yeah, this is the maximum I can do. Hey, like, that's it. I know, I'm an artist. No, I'm not. But anyway, back to us, and back to this, right? Because when the need is from the outside, you're gonna use must. When the need is from the inside, you're going to use have to. This is it, all right? So, let me do a couple of more examples. There's another one, for example, I must eat, all right? Instead of go, let's say eat. I'm going to put it up here. Sorry about that, it's a little blunder. So, instead of go, let's say eat. I must eat, I have to eat. Once again, if you're home, and maybe you are with other people, and you have all prepared maybe dinner, then, because everybody else wants to eat, so you must eat. But, let's say that it's 4 p.m., and you're hungry, you want to eat something. You have the need to eat something. So, I have to eat, all right? So, this is the difference. Whenever you are talking about something that is a need for someone else, then you're going to say, I must. Whenever the need is from the inside, you're going to use have to, right? Awesome, okay, okay. So, back to us, and let me also answer to Hugo, which asks, hello teacher, good morning. I have a question. When we use ing in nouns, and why? Wow, this is a very interesting question, my friend. This is a question that deserves its own space. So, for that reason, Hugo, I'm going to answer to your question to our next live session. This way, I can organize, I can make it nice and clear, because it's a very important topic, and I want to make sure to answer to your question to the best of my abilities, all right? So, for this question, I'm going to see you next Saturday. So, now we have another question, which is from Irina. Hello, Irina. And you're asking me, what's the difference between to split, to divide, and to part ways? That's a very interesting question, because these three things have many things in common. So, these three expressions, they all refer to the moment that something divides, all right? So, it was together, and then it goes apart. Together, not together. This is what to split, to divide, and to part ways means. So, together, not together. Together, not together. Now, when do you use split? So, together, to split. When do you use to divide? Together, to divide. And when do you use to part ways? Together, to part ways. So, let's see this together. First of all, to split and to divide are very similar. So, you're going to use them in almost the same situations. The difference is mostly physical. I mean, you're going to use to split in situations where you are physically going to split something. I don't see this. Oh, yeah, of course, I don't see any images because of the movie. And by the way, if you haven't watched it, it's a great thriller movie. If you like thrillers, do watch it, because it's a great, very interesting movie. But it's beyond our scope. As you can see, if I put to split, then what you see is similar to what we're talking about. So, for example, here there's a cake, right? And the cake has been split into parts, right? Physically, like this one here, to split. You take something and it goes together, and then it's a part. So, this is the different. Let me drink a little more. So, this is how you use it, or this one here. You see, this is a very, very clear image of to split. So, this is how you use it, okay? So, whenever you want to split something, maybe you want to, it goes together, and you want to cut it, that's how you say it. Let's split, let's split it. Let's split a piece of cake. Let's split the table in two. Let's split whatever you want to split, right? So, this is more like physical. Or look at this example here. You see, this guy here is splitting the legs. In fact, this is a split jump. Because when you split jump, your legs are very apart from each other. I wouldn't be able to do this. Wow, this looks very, very difficult. So, let me see now the other one, because we had split and to divide. As we said, they are very similar, right? But look at it. The difference is that this is not physical anymore. You are using it in mathematics. So, this is how you use divide. I think it's pretty explanatory. I don't need to say much about it. So, to divide is used usually in mathematics or in mental ideas, like when you don't have anything physically there, but it's just a mental image, right? So, as you can see here, divide in fractions, right? Divide and divide, how to divide decimals. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't use it in other contexts. It just means that it's just better if you use it in this context. So, you can, for example, say you have a cake. You can say, let's divide it into parts. You can say that. It's just not the best way to say it, right? Let's split it into parts is a little more physical because when you say to split, you have this image in your head, okay? As you can see, look at this one. So, this is why, but you can use both. Now, with part ways, because let's remember that your question was to split, to divide, to part ways. When it comes to parting ways, then the thing is a little different because first of all, we want to understand the image of the word way. Probably you already know that this word, you already know that this word is pretty much everywhere. You can find it in many different contexts because as you can see, you can use it in directions. This way, the other way, that way, and so on, right? And even in this phrase here, to part ways. So, how do you actually understand what's the meaning of it? Well, let's take this image, my friends, because this is exactly the image of the word way. I'll let you look at it for a second. Look at it. It's a road, it's very long, it's pretty wide, and it has a direction. That part, the fact that it has a direction, is the most important part in order to understand the word way, right? So, this is a way, okay? A way is somehow a path you follow to reach a direction, okay? For this reason, one way means that you only have one direction. Your way means that this is the direction you do the things. My way, this is the direction I do the things. And the other one, which is gone, this way, that way, yeah. This way means this direction, that way, that direction. Okay, so there's always some kind of direction in mind, right? So, if you part ways, actually, let me put the S here, because ways means that we have more than one. Look at this one, this is a very clear one. This is even better because it's bigger. You see here, you see here you have two ways, two directions, okay? And you have two people, and these two people, they are going in different directions. So, the idea of parting ways is a bit more emotional. So, you part ways when you are either physically going in different directions, just like here, or mentally, maybe you're mentally going in different directions. Maybe one person thinks something this way, the other person thinks something the other way. So, they part ways, right? So, this has less to do with the rest of the words, but it's still a very similar one, but it's a more emotional one. So, you don't want to use it for a cake. You don't want to say let's part ways to talk about a cake, right? You want to use it sparingly. You want to use it only when it's necessary, when you're talking about emotional things, right? Emotional different directions. So, now, I think that this answers your question. Let me know, Irina. Let me know if this is good, if it's clear, or if you have any other questions. I'm right here. Lolly says, spare something out. I just don't understand this question. So, if you can clarify, I'm more than happy to help you, Lolly. Meanwhile, right now, let's close this up and let's open this other up, which is you, Lolly. Hello, there. So, you say, please, what's the difference between shade and shadow? Thank you, Teacher Albert. I say already, you're welcome. It's a pleasure. So, this is another very interesting question because, well, we probably already know these two words, because they're pretty common, but it's pretty hard to understand how to use them. So, first of all, let's understand the idea of these two images. And, of course, to do that, we're going back here. Yes, absolutely, because here, it's very easy. Look, if we put the word shade, you can see, like, for example, here, this image, right? Now, let me duplicate this one, and I'm going to put shadow. Now, the images are similar, but not identical. This is a clear idea. Now, first of all, we are talking about the black part of this image and the black part of this image, right? And this is why they are so confusing, you know, because, well, you say shade and you mean this. You say shadow, you mean this. So, I understand the confusion. So, now, let's clear it up. When we're talking about shadow, we're talking about the exact representation of a person or whatever it is that is there making this blacker part, right? For example, here, there's this little Asian guy or girl, not girl, sorry. There's this little Asian girl here that is making this shadow, right? And what's important is the shape of it. So, when you're talking about a shadow, you're talking about the shape that the, basically, the contrast between the light and the shadow makes. So, this is it, all right? Now, let's go over the other one. And here, we have a larger shadow. You can still understand that it comes from the tree above, right? So, this is the tree, this is the shadow, but the difference is that if you're talking about the shape of the tree, you're talking about a shadow. But if you're talking about the part of the grass that is without the sun, that is away from the sun, then that's a shade. So, how do you use this in practice? Like, how do you use it? If it's a very hot day, it's summer, it's midday, and you want to find some refreshment, then you're looking for a shade, right? So, I need some shade, please, because it's very hot. Please, let's find some shade. Let's go into the shade because it's very hot. But if you are interested in, let's see, for example, this other image. If you're interested in the shape of the shade, then we are talking about the shadow. So, for example, you can say, I see the shadow of a person. I see the shadow of a person, right? I see the shadow of, I don't know, probably this is a building. This is a more irregular shape. So, this is probably some tree, some natural elements, okay? So, this is actually, you can't really understand what the shape of these are. So, for that reason, these two will be shades, and this one will be shadow. So, if it's very hot, you're gonna say, let's go into the shade. Let's find some shade. But if it's just, you're talking about the shadow, for example, you want to take a picture, right? You want to take a photo, and you don't want the shade of the person into the picture, then you're gonna say, your shadow is there. Can you please move aside? I see your shadow. Can you please move, right? So, this is how you understand the difference. Let me know, let me know if this was clear enough, Lolly. And if it's not, I'm right here, asking a few more questions. I'm more than happy to help you out. And now, let's go over the next one, which is still you, Lolly. And you're asking, please, are the words colleague and coworker interchangeable? Now, that's a very good question. When I read your question, I had to think about it for a second, because you can use them interchangeably. Like, but before I actually dive deeper, let's make sure everybody knows, everybody understands what we're talking about here. So, we are talking about work, right? So, we're talking about an office where there are many people that work there. In that context, the other people that work with you are your colleagues or your coworkers. So, you can use them both interchangeably, which means you can use both the words in the same context, and it's fine. So, this already answers your question. At the same time, it's a little more interesting because you want to understand how these two words are formed. So, let's begin with the first one, colleague, right? Now, the word colleague, and of course, I'm going back here because it's just easier. The word colleague, right, colleague, which sometimes I have some troubles in spelling it, it's actually, you can actually split the word into two parts, colleague, and the double L is just because this word comes from Latin, and in Latin languages, there are doubles. But anyway, colleague, the word co- means that whatever it is, is done together with somebody else. The word league represents a league, which is another way to talk about somebody that is part of the same team. So, when you say colleague, it means you're talking about somebody that is part of the same team. So, of course, in an office, the people that are working with you are your colleagues. Yes. At the same time, let's say you're working for a multinational company, or you're talking about, maybe you're working for a business in an office or an office that has many other businesses, many other buildings in the city, working somewhere else, or maybe in all these situations, those people working not in your office, but somewhere else, those are still your colleagues. Yes, because they are part of the same team. Now, when it comes to coworker, as you can see here, we have the same beginning, co, right? This co means you do the things together. Think about the word cooperate. Cooperate. Cooperate, right? Which means to work together, as you can see by the images. Now, coworker has the same beginning because, as you can see, you also have the same images because you work together. But here, here, you really, really work together because you see coworker. So, let's say that you are working on a project with other people. Those people are your coworkers because you actually work together. So, I think that this is clearer now. And basically, if you say the word colleague, you can talk about a person that doesn't work in your same office, but you're part of the same team, and maybe the person works in another office of another city, even, or even on the other side of the world, yet you guys are together or you're part of the same team. When you're using coworker, it's because you're actually working in the same location together for something. Ah, voila, and we answered to this question as well. Hugo says, teacher, may you so kindly of talking about passive voice? Ooh, wow. I love your questions, Hugo, because they are very deep. So, I prepared for today one more question, plus we also have a surprise. So, let me see if I can fit your answer right after the questions that people already asked me. Otherwise, just like your previous very important question, I'm going to answer you next time, I promise. So, let's go ahead with the last one, which is, Arian, hello, Arian, welcome to this live session if you are here with us, or if you're not, welcome to the replay whenever you're watching and you're asking, what is other word for hungry? Now, this is a very short, actually, this question here, I remember you asking me this question two live sessions ago, and so this is, Hugo, the proof that when I say I'm going to answer to your question in the next live session, I do it, okay? So, this is what Arian was asking, and what is another word for hungry? Well, first of all, let's understand what hungry is, right? And, of course, as usual, this is where we're going. So, hungry, right? Look at this, ah, look at this guy, he's hungry, he wants to eat, that's right, look at this girl, she wants to eat this beautiful, super burger, all right? So, hungry is a feeling, all right, a feeling of hunger, so it's like, oh my God, I want to eat something. Now, what is another word for it? Well, something that comes to my mind straight away is starving, the only problem, as you can see from the images, is that they are a bit more, it's a very, well, I don't need to actually comment on these images, okay, and I don't want to comment on these images, because it wouldn't be respectful for me to comment on real problems. At the same time, my dear friends, believe it or not, to say that you are hungry, you can also say I am starving. There are real people in the world that are really starving, which means, as you saw from the images, they can't eat, and unfortunately, you can use the same word when you really, really want to eat something straight away, and probably it's not fair to use this word, starving, at the same time, it's very much used, so here you have it, that's another word, or this is the only one that comes to my mind right now. So I want to give you one trick, I want to give you one tool you can use every time you want to know other words for the same one, for, in this case, hungry, for example. So let's go back here once again, and this time, let's go over here, Thesaurus. I think, if you know me, guys, I've already mentioned this website. It's a great website, because as soon as you put a word, for example, hungry, it gives you every other synonym, which is other words similar in meaning, and as you can see here, we have starved, which is the past of, which is the past of to starve, which is what we were talking about before, when you're kind of dying for anger, okay, of anger, when you're dying of anger, hunger, not anger, sorry about that, when you're dying of hunger, and you don't want that, you don't really want that, but anyway, revenues is another one, although not so used, like you, I've never heard anybody saying, I'm revenues, I'm keen, eh, yeah, usually you use these words here, eager, keen, to refer to when you are determined, all right, to do something, so for example, and this is something I really recommend you, to stay till the end of this session, because as I said before, as I said, I have a special gift for you guys, so of course you want, of course you are keen to stay till the end, or you are eager to stay till the end, or at the same time, if you are here, also and especially means you want to learn English, so you are keen to learn English, as you can see, the image is not exactly the same, the word revenues, which Lolly says what it is, well, let's put it up here, let's put it over the images, revenues, right, revenues, like this, all right, it gives you the image of a raven, I guess, which is this animal here, and to make sure, we can just do that, and yes, so this is a raven, raven, raven, raven, I guess the word is, the pronunciation is raven, all right, raven, like this, now revenues probably refers to the way these birds eat, like they are all into it, like they don't leave anything untouched, all right, so that's the idea of revenues, I feel like a bird ready to eat, we can also say I need to eat instead of I'm hungry, oh, yes, yes, Serena, absolutely, you can say I need to eat, this is probably the simplest way to say it, and I totally agree with you with that, absolutely, so here we are at the end of this live session, and we are ready for our surprise, right, now, as a surprise, I wanna spend the last minutes of this session talking with you guys about motivation, because this is the last part, this is the last session of this year, and this is a moment where usually, me, you, and everyone else is dreaming, making goals, preparing goals for next year, and because of this, I wanna help you, and I wanna help you with something I thought, and that can be very useful, don't make goals, yes, probably right now, your goal regarding English, at least, is to learn English, I guess your biggest goal is to become fluent, well, don't make this goal, don't say I wanna become fluent, this may be very strange, but if you place all your focus on a goal, this is when you, eventually, you're not able to make it, yes, now, sorry for these words, but I'm going to give you also what to do, all right, this is a trick, it's something I do personally, and it works magic, it works like magic every single time I do what I'm about to say, it works, so let's say you wanna be fluent, right, in English, but let's also say that maybe by the end of next year, you want to reach something else, some other goal, because this can apply to any goal in life, instead of thinking of the goal ahead of you, think of what happened in the past, how were you before, now, I made a video on this topic, but I'm going to use the paper up here, down here, actually, more than up here, I'm going to use this paper to tell you what I mean, so I'm going to need some more space down here, right, and I'm gonna make a little timeline, now, this, I promise, is gonna help you a lot, so this is 2020, well, this is the beginning of 2024, this is 2023, this is the whole year, and then we have 2025, let's say your goal is to become fluent, yeah, right, awesome, and I really wish you that, I want you guys to become fluent next year, yes, I really do, absolutely, hello, how are, is this how you pronounce your name, how are, Jawoyer, let me know if my pronunciation is fine, anyway, hello and welcome, my friend, so you're at the right time, because we are having a surprise right now, I'm talking with you guys about making your goal for the next year, of course, you wanna be fluent, right, but if you are focusing on the big goal, then you might miss a lot of opportunities to become fluent, so instead of that, you want to focus on, you want to ask yourself a question, you want to ask yourself, how was I da-da-da ago, all right, how was I one month ago, one month, how was I two months ago, two months, how was I one year ago, right, if you ask yourself, how was I one year ago, I'm sure, I'm positive, if you're still here, watching this live session after 50 minutes already, if you are here, watching this live session right now, after 50 minutes, it means that one year ago, you weren't as fluent as today, because I'm sure you guys are very keen to make it, you are determined to be fluent, and for that reason, I'm here, I'm positive, I'm 100% positive that one year ago, you guys were less fluent, this is how you create goals, don't create goals, don't create goals, just look at your past, and adjust according to the past. Now, I made a great video about this topic, where I go into greater details on the process, how it works, I also give you an Excel file you can download to help you out in organizing this little thing, and I'm going to post it, I'm going to post it in the description of this live session, and also, as soon as it becomes a replay, I'm also going to put it up here at the end of this session, so you can go straight away, click on that video and watch it, because I'm sure that it's really going to help you guys in setting the goals for next year. So to recap, one more time, to recap, if you wanna set a goal, don't think about the goal, just think of how you were, in respect to the goal, how you were one month ago, two months ago, one year ago. Are you closer, or you were better before? If you are closer to your goal, continue doing what you're doing, improve what you're doing, make it even better. If, on the other hand, you were maybe closer to your goal one year ago, well, maybe it's just, maybe this is the right moment to steer, right? It's the right moment to steer your ship back to your goal, but this is how you wanna do it. Don't think about the future, think about the past. Now, let me see, Bucket says, hello, hello, my friend. Can you teach present perfect continuous? Yes, absolutely, and by the way, you guys, I see that many of you guys are asking me about teaching grammar parts, and yes, I will. Real soon, you guys, real soon, starting next year, sometime in January or February, I'm going to actually start an English course that starts, like a grammar English course, that starts from the kind of basics to the more advanced things, to the more advanced topics. Of course, we're also going to cover the present continuous, and it'll be here, live, and I can't wait to tell you more about it, but I still have some things to figure out exactly how to do, but I'm more than happy to help you guys. So yes, Bucket, I'm going to teach about present perfect continuous, I'm going to also teach about the ING that you asked me before, and the rest of them. You look more like my teacher. Oh, thank you, I hope it's a, I hope, Bucket, that this is a compliment. I hope so. And how was my Christmas? My Christmas was good, my Christmas was good, and it was full of food, actually, yes. We kinda ate a lot. How about you guys? Now, I'm going to end this live session right here, and what I want to ask you is, down here, if you are still here with me right now, in the comments, not in the chat box, but in the comments, I'd like you to put down what's your goal for next year, and how closer are you to your goal from one to 10, compared to how closer you were to your goal one year ago. Okay, so do this with me, do this for me, and I'll see you next time. Take care, guys, have an awesome New Year's Eve. Cheers, bye bye.