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A Ton – Level 3

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    today we’re gonna watch a few more clips
    from episode 3 of How I Met Your Mother
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    we’re also gonna learn about the
    expression “a ton”
    “a ton of something”
    00:12
    and we’re also gonna learn what you can
    do while you eat to help you learn English
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    but first a warm-up clip from How I Met Your Mother
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    here we go right here
    this is happening
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    now you can either put the bags on the carousel now
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    or you can listen to me give you a really long speech
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    convincing you to put the bags on the carousel
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    Ted since the dawn of time
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    mankind has struggled
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    that night, Marshall had a ton of studying to do
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    hold on–
    “that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do”
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    all right I want you to repeat after me:
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    that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
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    what does a ton of anything mean?
    well a ton is a certain weight
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    in fact it’s 2,000 pounds, okay?
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    that’s how much a ton weighs
    so a ton of anything
    metaphorically, as it’s used here
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    just means a lot
    so a ton in this case means a lot
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    the original core meaning of ton is 2,000 pounds
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    but in this context and in many others
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    when you say “I have a ton of this to do”
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    or there was a ton of that
    it means quite simply a lot
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    okay now listen again
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    Ted, since the dawn of time mankind has struggled…
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    that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
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    so you just got in from Detroit
    Japan
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    okay carousel 4 is tapped out
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    ready?
    because I’m about to drop some knowledge:
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    cute girls are not from Buffalo
    02:37
    timeout: you ready to rock this?
    02:40
    alright, I think we need to refine our backstory
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    first, how did we–
    Ted you klutzy great guy
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    you were a little shaky on your landing
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    I give you a nine
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    learning is fun
    especially when you’re learning English
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    alright
    your revolution English tip for the day is this:
    dinner!
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    you eat dinner, right?
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    well, what I want you to do today
    if you have someone who lives with you who speaks English
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    even if it’s not their native language
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    I want you to just switch over your mealtime language to English
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    okay?
    so switch your dinner over into English
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    everyone who can speak English at the dinner table
    must speak English at the dinner table
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    that’s the rules, okay?
    listen– of course the more you practice English the faster you’re going to learn
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    all right?
    so switching a meal–
    it doesn’t have to be dinner
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    it could be breakfast it could be lunch
    it could be any meal
    but switching one meal a day at home can make a difference
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    it can help you learn faster
    all right?
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    let’s do this!
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    you can do this.
    and as always, remember:
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    repeat everything you hear
    if you’re watching this video right now
    if you’re watching me I want you to repeat after me
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    repeat what I say
    because the more you repeat
    the more you say English out loud
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    the faster you’re gonna learn
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    okay stay tuned

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