S1 E13: Spending Quality Time with Parents: Intermediate and Advanced English Vocabulary Podcast

[@sashakozakova]

Hello ! Family is the most important in this life! Take care and spend more time with your family! All the best!

[@highlevellistening]

Great advice! Thanks very much for studying with us!

[@sashakozakova]

Thank you very much for studying us! 💛💙

[@kayleep6564]

Thank you so much for your great videos every time. Whatching or listening your videos is my daily routine these days. You show so many useful expressions that I need. I've lerned from this episode; quality time, help out, lend me a hand, come over, head over, head off, pop over, whip up, home comforts, catch up with, keeping tabs on, pitch in, wander around, take a stroll, say my goodbyes .etc. I'll remenber and try to use them😊

[@highlevellistening]

Wow well done remembering so many different phrases - that's really impressive! We're really grateful that you like studying with us - we hope our future episodes are just as helpful!

[@MDFoyejurRahmanReza]

Home comforts, Catch up, Keep tabs on someone, Pitch in, A few weeks time, These are the takeaway things for me from this episode. I am watching your podcasts thoroughly one after another and taking notes on new words, expressions. It's becoming a tradition for me to watch your podcasts everyday no matter how much busy I am! Thank you my teacher Kat and Mark

[@highlevellistening]

Wow well done for catching so many different phrases and expressions! You're clearly studying very hard - we really appreciate your attention and your message. Keep it up!

[@nutths5004]

Thank you for English subtitle, it's helpful to practice my listening skill. ❤

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You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

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Thank you so much for the great video🎉

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[@tscasing2776]

Hi guys Thans alot to describe anything exactly....keep going....good luck

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You're very welcome! We're glad you're finding the lessons helpful.

[@MarzieGhasemi-p1b]

Thank you regain.God bless you I am enthusiastically looking forward watching your videos every day.I am wondering if I have used enthusiastically grammatically right.could you please tell me .Thank a lot

[@alfredonieto4412]

Thanks Folks, you're great at sharing casual phrases to make a conversation more open and friendly with our dear ones. Blessings and success.

[@highlevellistening]

That's lovely to hear! We're glad you enjoyed the video and learned something new!

[@Moaad0495]

Thank you so much for your amazing videos, everyday listening it wihle working.plaise feel free to correct if there are mistakes.

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You're most welcome!

[@PhekdeyPHORN]

Thanks Teachers.

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You're very welcome!

[@emmanuellegd4515]

I love the way you give us the keys for informal conversations.... And having a good time with our parents is not only a lovely topic but also a question you coud have in an English exam such as the Cambridge or the Oxford ones... Thanks🎉

[@highlevellistening]

Ah very true - we hadn't considered that actually. We hope you take some useful ideas for your exam!

[@lucianojanducci9907]

Excellent new episode. Thanks guys!

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Thanks very much!

[@dineshkhanal3400]

Thank you teachers

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Thank you for joining us!

[@Stella_Del_Mattino]

Listening to and engaging in your podcasts is definitely quality time." Way to go, guys 🥇

[@highlevellistening]

So nice of you to say!

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Thank you for your grate video, teaching..❤

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Thank you for joining us in class today!

[@tharun0193]

I really enjoy learning English through this channel. My interest getting manifolded whenever I see your videos.. The way you break the sentences down that help me to understand clearly..,.Thanks a lot🙏🙏🙏 Have I made any grammatical mistakes? could you please tell me?

[@highlevellistening]

Thanks very much for your kind words! The only part of your comment that's a little confusing is the word "manifolded." A more common word would be: "My interest [grows] whenever I [watch] your videos."

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Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@monteiro015]

The classes with the subtitles below are great, I understand 80% of what you are saying. Greetings from Spain. Thanks meus amigos. 🇧🇷

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That's great! We recommend listening to the podcast more than once if possible because you will definitely catch more! Thanks for joining us!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@highlevellistening]

Amazing - well done for studying so hard!

[@claudiamarcelaguerrido1379]

I was wondering if there was a difference in pronunciations between wander and wonder. Thank you! My mom was visiting us during a month. We've had wonderful quality time together .

[@highlevellistening]

Good question! Yes, there's a subtle but important difference in pronunciation between wander and wonder! Here’s a quick breakdown: - Wander /ˈwɒn.dər/ The "a" sounds like the short "o" in "hot" or "cot" (IPA: /ɒ/). The pronunciation of "wander" rhymes with "ponder." -Wonder /ˈwʌn.dər/ The "o" sounds like the short "u" in "cup" or "fun" (IPA: /ʌ/). "Wonder" rhymes with "thunder." So, to sum up: - Wander - like "ponder" (with an “ah” sound). - Wonder - like "thunder" (with a more “uh” sound). These subtle vowel sounds make a big difference in distinguishing the two words in spoken English!

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[@phumyhung785]

Many thanks ❤

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[@littledody1]

I usually find myself going over to my parents house pretty much every sunday to catch up and have lunch together. My dad, who is honestly as really good cook , likez to barbecue outside . Usually our favorite home comforts. Then over a cup of tea. We catch up on each other's lives and share all the lastest local gossip. After breakfast, i lend my dad a hand with a few things around the house, especially as he gets old. If the weather 's nice, we might take a stroll around the park or the neighborhood. And when it 's time to leave, i say my goodbyes and they star planning for the following week.

[@highlevellistening]

Amazing practice! Well done using so many of the phrases and expressions from this week's class!

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I love your tought phrases.❤

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Thank you for joining us! Great ideas we hope to be able to do more of those style of videos in the future ☺️

[@alefigs]

Love your classes. The best way to start my day. I save some sentences to practice all day. Kat, I have a question. I notice that sometimes you include a do in some affirmative sentences. Would it be wrong if I just said "I notice that with my students sometimes"? Is it always necessary include DO in this kind of sentence? Thank you in an advance

[@highlevellistening]

Yes you have! Enthusiastically is an adverb, so you can put it after your auxiliary verb. I am waiting I am [enthusiastically] waiting. I can [enthusiastically] say that I enjoyed this episode. I would [enthusiastically] sing at karaoke.

[@soheilamallahzadeh3359]

I enjoyed the session and learned some new phrases from both of you thank you so much.

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We’re so glad to hear that thank you for studying with us!

[@UshaBaral-i5l]

Thank you teacher

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Welcome!!

[@kheankhun2113]

Thank you for the video.

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Thank you very much you both. Your explanation is crystal clear keep going ang wish you all the best.

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We’re so happy to hear that thank you!! 😊

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Great idea! We hope it makes your commute a bit more interesting :)

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@@highlevellistening it makes travel of me easier

[@marcingrzegorek]

Wonder, wander, wonder, w… oh yeah! Awesome lesson!!! Thank you

[@highlevellistening]

hahaha, yes! It's fun to learn a bit more about accents! have a lovely day thanks for watching!

[@Sugul-p1b]

You two are great as usual 🎉

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Thanks so much! We appreciate you joining us for our lesson ☺️

[@gladysngaleu3471]

My mom came a few month ago but It was no traditional because she lives in Africa and me I live in abroad. Therefore, I can not head over her house . My mom is a fantastic cook. She cooked my favorite traditional food while we cacthed some family news. I got to see how my siblings are doing in Africa. I asked questions and She kept tabs on me .After she finished to cook, we ate in family and we went fo a walk . She always picthed in some chores at home.

[@highlevellistening]

That sounds like a lovely visit! I'm glad you had a good time with your mum!

[@lameeszienab7954]

I always enjoy starting my day with your interesting podcast .

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Thanks so much for being here with us!

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I also start my day with learning English with podcast. Let's practice spoken English together via Zoom. Are you interested?

[@loopcuthero]

That's a good one❤

[@highlevellistening]

We're really glad you think so! Thanks for studying with us!

[@marcodb65]

Hello Kat and Mark! I love your content: I always learn something new, be it a phrasal verb, an expression, or some vocabulary. In particular this time I found interesting that in American accent "wonder/wander" is a minimal pair (and they're so damn close to my ears! 😁), while in British accent they're pretty much homophones. As always good job and thanks so much!

[@highlevellistening]

I even had a hard time listening to Mark’s accent! We’ll have to use context clues to help, normally it isn’t a problem but wander around and wonder about can sound very similar

[@highlevellistening]

Thanks so much for listening and we hope you continue to enjoy the content!

[@lili-nn4di]

first .i do really thanks a lot to you two. i think i have learned some very useful expressions up to now and your lesson is not boring at all. anyway good luck and wish you a happy family ❤

[@highlevellistening]

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[@thaingo7709]

love

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Love that you love it!

[@sweetsour3997]

It’s quite different from my experience though, spending quality time together with parents is crucial for every single person I believe .❤

[@highlevellistening]

It’s always nice to have those moments together 🥰

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[@abderrahmanekassi4302]

Good morning; speaking of spending quality time with parents, we, here in MORROCCO have been used to visiting our parents (or others membres of the family) every friday to eat together the famous national meal the COUSCOUS( have ever eaten it).Also we must visit them at the religion-fetes (breaking the fast "RAMADAN3° and at the great fet when we sacrifice the sheep).the visit tarts with drinking tea; lunch and ends with an other glass of tea or a cup of coffe.like by you ,we speak about news,neibourghs .we catch up.

[@highlevellistening]

Thanks very much for sharing! It sounds like a lovely time with your family and friends!

[@nurivaquedano4106]

My culify time is spent time with daughters every Friday evening l cook delicious food and we enjoy.

[@highlevellistening]

That sounds so nice to spend time with your daughters ☺️

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[@qobilmuydinov4055]

I have a question . Can you explain the meaning of "" Find myself " in the sentence "but I usually find myself going over to my parents house pretty much every Sunday " Can you give any synonym for "find myself doing something""

[@highlevellistening]

That's a great question! "I find myself" often means that I do something almost instinctively, or without thinking about it or planning it too much. Synonyms for "find myself doing something" could be: "end up [doing something]" "habitually [do something]" "tend to [do something]" Hope that helps!

[@borowik6912]

After today's lesson, I had to add the expression: keeping tabs. Maybe it will be useful someday..

[@highlevellistening]

Very good! Try and use it in the next few days and you will remember it for much much longer!

[@Smith-f3y]

I'm to see how speak English fluently well. I need to participate with you.

[@highlevellistening]

We have some videos just like that actually! There's a playlist called "Listen & Repeat" on our main channel page where you can listen to us repeating sentences to improve your fluency. Hopefully they can help!

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[@DoraElsa-ro1lx]

The phrasal verb "pop into" (the supermarket) associates me with something I watched from a TV series. The context is that someone needed to go to the supermarket to get something quickly. I don't quite remember the words the character used, but I think there is a word "run." Could you please tell me what it probably is? There are too many episodes with that TV series and I don't know how to locate that...

[@highlevellistening]

Hello! That's a good question! Another way to say: "visit quickly" is "to run into" For example: "I need to [run into] the supermarket quickly and get some bread." "I'm gonna [run into] the pharmacy and get some eye drops." When someone says this, we expect them to go shopping very quickly! Hopefully that's the phrase you heard or were looking for :)

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[@gayathrisanjeewani9355]

When I come back from office I like to spend my free time with my mum

[@highlevellistening]

That sounds lovely! Thanks for joining us today!

[@Laura77752]

Hi) Could you explain please if it is polite or at least acceptable to ask "What about you?" Or "And you?" among family/friends

[@highlevellistening]

Yes of course, how about you, what about you “and you?” Are all commonly used to keep the conversation going. We tend to say “and you, what are you doing this week” or “how about you, any weekend plans?” Kind of asking the original question back to the person These are all easy to use with anyone, boss, coworkers, family, friends ☺️

[@veronicanarro8469]

Lovely lesson. Just I would like to ask you to keep what the video is, it is for Advanced students , sometimes you define words that are for beginners. Other than that thanks a lot for your lessons.

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Thanks for your comment and for watching! We know our videos reach a wide range of different students ranging from intermediate to advanced levels, so we like to include lots of quick explanations of many phrases and expressions we can so no one gets left behind.

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[@baranbaran8274]

Hi, keep tabs everyone and stalking what is a different please?

[@highlevellistening]

Good question - If I "keep tabs on someone." - I keep an eye on them, I make sure they are okay or help them if they need anything. The boss at work will keep tabs on his employees. When your parents get older, you might need to keep tabs on them and make sure they don't have any health issues (that they don't want to talk about). - If you think someone is "stalking you", then you should call the police! To stalk is to follow someone constantly against their will. Stalking someone is a crime and you can arrested for it - if people tell you to leave them alone, you should leave them alone. I think (I hope) in the episode we were using "stalking" as a bit of a joke, and not in the most serious way. I hope that makes sense!

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[@qobilmuydinov]

what means going over to?

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Going over to someone’s house means visiting someone’s house

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