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Spoken English Course Part 1

Spoken English Course Part 1

Date: Feb 24 2011

Topic: Speaking

Author: andylu2

Lesson

This is part 1 of my daily Online Spoken English Course.  I want to take some of my day to give you something that you can actually learn from.  Learning (and remembering) one useful thing every day will really help your speaking over a couple of months.  I hope you enjoy this and please click "like" so that I know it's helping people and I'm not wasting my time.

Today's first lesson is how to use the phrase: "Sleep on it"

I was watching on of my favorite American TV shows and one friend said to another, "sleep on it".  It's used quite often in spoken English.  I was watching the show with a non native speaker and they asked me what it meant.  I figured may a lot of people are in the same situation so I wanted to explain it.

It means "think seriously about it before you make a decision".  The idea is that if you have an important decision to make, sometimes it's best to wait until your emotions settle down and make the decision the next day.  If you go to sleep and make your final decision tomorrow, it means that you "slept on it".

One person might say in real life:

"I'm not sure which university I want to go to.  There are a lot of good options and it's a huge decision for me. I think I'm going to sleep on it for about a week before I decide".

Please comment or click "like" if you want me to write more lessons like this.  I want to help you become more like a native speaker.  See you tomorrow for another lesson....

If you want a great program, I highly recommend this

Online Spoken English Course (I've seen a lot and this is the best)

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coolchintamani

India

Really helpful!

04:33 PM Feb 27 2011 |

Yvo123

Sweden

Hello! You are really good at explaining things! Thx

04:02 PM Feb 27 2011 |

may55

Canada

thanks its really useful

07:42 PM Feb 26 2011 |

jossef 002010

Morocco

Hi sir 

thank you so much 4 your free lessons..that was very helpful ..now i added a new meaning to my vocabulary..and i look for more..!!

07:01 PM Feb 26 2011 |

khetkhet

khetkhet

Myanmar

that's good
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02:26 PM Feb 26 2011 |

white.girl18

Bulgaria

thanks I like it

10:32 AM Feb 26 2011 |

vik32

vik32

India

thnaku so much dat was so helpful!!!! bt i wnt you to give atleast 2 3 slangs or sth dat will b mch btr for us…!!!  

10:05 AM Feb 26 2011 |

jasmine-chen

China

I am new!My english is poor ,but I like your lession .Thanks!

09:40 AM Feb 26 2011 |

Jungmi

Jungmi

South Korea

I'm happy to see that a lot of people are also liking your lessons.  It's great help for us.  The English teaching in my country is so boring and I learn more from reading your works.<!-Session data->

09:11 AM Feb 26 2011 |

isurum@gmx.com

Sri Lanka

Thanks! This is my first time learning the meaning.

05:52 PM Feb 25 2011 |

DaeNg

DaeNg

Thailand

SmileGreat pass 1 of you.

02:49 PM Feb 25 2011 |

BonBony

BonBony

Japan

Anything would be fine..but I prefer real native spoken English slang..=)

02:26 PM Feb 25 2011 |

white.girl18

Bulgaria

thanks for your sharing

12:54 PM Feb 25 2011 |

andylu2

andylu2

Canada

I'm just curious for tomorrow's lesson.  Do you guys want real native spoken English slang, common vocabulary that you probably didn't learn in school, or some kind of mix?<!-Session data->

12:51 PM Feb 25 2011 |

graceliana

graceliana

China

it is very useful , thanks a lot :-)

11:46 AM Feb 25 2011 |

andylu2

andylu2

Canada

Thanks for all the likes and comments guys.  I'll think of a good one for tomorrow!<!-Session data->

11:12 AM Feb 25 2011 |

angelo17841

Italy

thank you . It's useful !! 

10:22 AM Feb 25 2011 |

georgia2011

China

thx

10:13 AM Feb 25 2011 |

BonBony

BonBony

Japan

I learned an useful thing today and the thanks goes to you..

so thank you=)

waiting patiently for the next lesson..:) 

09:18 AM Feb 25 2011 |

allison99

allison99

China

it is very useful , thanks :)

08:31 AM Feb 25 2011 |

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