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today we’re gonna watch a few more clips
from episode 3 of How I Met Your Mother
00:06
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
00:20
but first a warm-up clip from How I Met Your Mother
00:25
here we go right here
this is happening
00:29
now you can either put the bags on the carousel now
00:30
or you can listen to me give you a really long speech
00:34
convincing you to put the bags on the carousel
00:36
Ted since the dawn of time
00:43
mankind has struggled
00:49
that night, Marshall had a ton of studying to do
00:52
hold on–
“that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do”
00:56
all right I want you to repeat after me:
01:01
that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
01:12
what does a ton of anything mean?
well a ton is a certain weight
01:18
in fact it’s 2,000 pounds, okay?
01:22
that’s how much a ton weighs
so a ton of anything
metaphorically, as it’s used here
01:29
just means a lot
so a ton in this case means a lot
01:33
the original core meaning of ton is 2,000 pounds
01:40
but in this context and in many others
01:43
when you say “I have a ton of this to do”
01:46
or there was a ton of that
it means quite simply a lot
01:49
okay now listen again
01:55
Ted, since the dawn of time mankind has struggled…
02:01
that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
02:04
so you just got in from Detroit
Japan
02:23
okay carousel 4 is tapped out
02:27
ready?
because I’m about to drop some knowledge:
02:29
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
02:42
first, how did we–
Ted you klutzy great guy
02:45
you were a little shaky on your landing
02:59
I give you a nine
03:06
learning is fun
especially when you’re learning English
03:08
alright
your revolution English tip for the day is this:
dinner!
03:13
you eat dinner, right?
03:18
well, what I want you to do today
if you have someone who lives with you who speaks English
03:25
even if it’s not their native language
03:28
I want you to just switch over your mealtime language to English
03:35
okay?
so switch your dinner over into English
03:42
everyone who can speak English at the dinner table
must speak English at the dinner table
03:47
that’s the rules, okay?
listen– of course the more you practice English the faster you’re going to learn
03:54
all right?
so switching a meal–
it doesn’t have to be dinner
03:59
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
04:06
it can help you learn faster
all right?
04:10
let’s do this!
04:11
you can do this.
and as always, remember:
04:14
repeat everything you hear
if you’re watching this video right now
if you’re watching me I want you to repeat after me
04:21
repeat what I say
because the more you repeat
the more you say English out loud
04:28
the faster you’re gonna learn
04:30
okay stay tuned
today we’re gonna watch a few more clips
from episode 3 of How I Met Your Mother
00:06
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
00:20
but first a warm-up clip from How I Met Your Mother
00:25
here we go right here
this is happening
00:29
now you can either put the bags on the carousel now
00:30
or you can listen to me give you a really long speech
00:34
convincing you to put the bags on the carousel
00:36
Ted since the dawn of time
00:43
mankind has struggled
00:49
that night, Marshall had a ton of studying to do
00:52
hold on–
“that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do”
00:56
all right I want you to repeat after me:
01:01
that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
01:12
what does a ton of anything mean?
well a ton is a certain weight
01:18
in fact it’s 2,000 pounds, okay?
01:22
that’s how much a ton weighs
so a ton of anything
metaphorically, as it’s used here
01:29
just means a lot
so a ton in this case means a lot
01:33
the original core meaning of ton is 2,000 pounds
01:40
but in this context and in many others
01:43
when you say “I have a ton of this to do”
01:46
or there was a ton of that
it means quite simply a lot
01:49
okay now listen again
01:55
Ted, since the dawn of time mankind has struggled…
02:01
that night Marshall had a ton of studying to do
02:04
so you just got in from Detroit
Japan
02:23
okay carousel 4 is tapped out
02:27
ready?
because I’m about to drop some knowledge:
02:29
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
02:42
first, how did we–
Ted you klutzy great guy
02:45
you were a little shaky on your landing
02:59
I give you a nine
03:06
learning is fun
especially when you’re learning English
03:08
alright
your revolution English tip for the day is this:
dinner!
03:13
you eat dinner, right?
03:18
well, what I want you to do today
if you have someone who lives with you who speaks English
03:25
even if it’s not their native language
03:28
I want you to just switch over your mealtime language to English
03:35
okay?
so switch your dinner over into English
03:42
everyone who can speak English at the dinner table
must speak English at the dinner table
03:47
that’s the rules, okay?
listen– of course the more you practice English the faster you’re going to learn
03:54
all right?
so switching a meal–
it doesn’t have to be dinner
03:59
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
04:06
it can help you learn faster
all right?
04:10
let’s do this!
04:11
you can do this.
and as always, remember:
04:14
repeat everything you hear
if you’re watching this video right now
if you’re watching me I want you to repeat after me
04:21
repeat what I say
because the more you repeat
the more you say English out loud
04:28
the faster you’re gonna learn
04:30
okay stay tuned
