Learn English with Emma: vocabulary, culture, and the first conditional!
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- I will use one topic to teach you important English grammar (the first conditional), as well as vocabulary. You'll also learn a lot about North American culture. I'll teach you all this stuff by talking about superstitions. Is the number 13 bad luck in your culture? If you break a mirror, will you have bad luck? If you find a penny on the ground, do you think you will have a good day? Every culture has beliefs about luck. We call these beliefs superstitions. Some superstitions are common around the world, but many are very specific to a particular country or culture. My mom is really superstitious, so I grew up with a lot of these beliefs. In this video, I'll give you some examples of common North American superstitions, and in the second half of the video, I'll use this topic to teach you how to use the first conditional in English. Watch this video now. If you don't, your computer might get a virus.
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Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video we are going to be talking about three different things. Okay? So, we are going to be learning some new vocabulary that have to do with superstition, and I'll explain what superstitions are; we're going to be learning about culture, and Western culture, and North American culture; as well as grammar, today we are going to be learning about the first conditional. So this is a great video because you are going to be learning a lot by the end of it, hopefully.
So, let's get started. First I want to tell you about superstitions. I love the topic of superstitions; I think it's very interesting. So, what a superstition is, is it is a belief, and this belief, it's usually cultural, but it can also be personal. Okay? And this belief is not based in science, so it's not scientific. Oftentimes when we're talking about superstitions we're talking about supernatural things, we're talking about good luck, bad luck, curses, you know, we're talking about things maybe from our culture's history and a different way of seeing the world. So if you're confused about superstitions, don't worry, when I give you examples you will start to really understand what a superstition is.
Okay, so let's start off with an example. Imagine this: I took a test and I did really well. I got a very high score on my test. Now, why did I get a high score? Maybe you think: "Oh, you probably studied well." Okay? So that might be kind of a scientific explanation. "Oh, Emma studied, so she did well on her test." Well, maybe I brought a pen to the test and it's a very lucky pen or a very lucky pencil, and I think anytime I use this pen or pencil I'm going to do well. It's my lucky charm, it's my lucky pen or pencil. If you think I did well on my test because I have a lucky pen, then that would be an example of a superstition. It's like a ritual you do to get good luck or to keep bad luck from happening, and it's a belief about these types of things. Okay? So, if for example, I say: "I did great on my test because I brought a lucky pen to class.", "I did really well on my test because it was, you know, at 7pm and 7 is a lucky number so therefore, you know, 7pm means I'm going to do well on my test. And I wore green, and green's a lucky colour, so all these reasons helped me on my test", you would say I'm superstitious. Okay? So, "superstition" is a belief, it's a cultural belief that explains something in the world, but not based in science.
A person is "superstitious". We use "superstitious" to describe people. My mother is the most superstitious person I know. She is very superstitious. In our house there are many superstitions. Okay? And that's true. I grew up in a very superstitious household. So let's look at some Western superstitions I grew up with. These are the ones that were in my own experience and my own culture. So, one example of a superstition is if you walk under a ladder, this is very bad luck. Okay? So when I walk down the street, if I see a ladder, I never walk under it because I'm also very superstitious. If you find a penny, so a penny is a type of... It's a type of currency or a type of... It's a form of money, it's a coin, and if you find a penny... If I ever find a penny, I always pick it up. Okay? I pick it up off the ground because I think the penny will give me good luck. Okay? A little crazy, I know, but a lot of people in North America do this. 13 is considered a very unlucky number. In Western culture you'll notice a lot of apartment buildings do not have a 13th floor, and that's because people think it's so... They think it's very unlucky, so they don't want to live on the 13th floor because they think they will, you know, have bad luck. I know in China the number 4 is very unlucky, and so it's the same thing. In China you don't see... In apartment buildings you usually don't see a 4th floor because it's very unlucky. Okay, so we've talked about some good luck and some bad luck.
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In Brazil, we Knock on Wood too, but it has a different meaning. When we say that a bad thing can happen we knock on wood to prevent that its happen
Same to in Morocco we knock on wood when we say bad thing can happened
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Happy new year. Good luck.
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Love your way of teaching Emma, super important in my day to day learning. Thank you so much
I like Emma! Her lessons are longer than the others, she speaks clear and always chose interesting topics! Thank you, Emma!
I loved that you explained how to use the coma in this situation. Great video. Thank you, Emma. :)
Hello Emma... I really appreciate and thanking you for all the lessons you have shared...It helps me a lot and for my niece. Even i am now working in an office...i still have time to download all your lessons and see it when got home. And for my niece, she's very attentive now and got a high grade in English subject. Thank you. I love you, Emma!
Emma; I really enjoy your classes and I understand them perfectly. I'm sure, I will learn a lot with you. Thank you
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Thank you Emma. Happy New Year’s Eve ❤️!
Thanks teacher Emma for your very clear and easy explanation about this topic. I have learned a lots.
Thanks so much, happy new year. Long life 💐
Thank you, Emma
In Iran, we have the same as you mention it
In first months of the year that 13 /01/...days is bad luck if they stay at home or work so people go out to have a picnic and relaxation
you sneeze you must be patient a second time to prevent something bad happens
Emma is Excellent teacher of the world . I really intetest in her teaching methodology.
Thanks
I am Dr .Ortega an Orthopaedic surgeon from Mexico,I have many years trying
to improve my English and when I found you I always see you, thank you so much.
"I have SPENT many years trying...." Good luck with it
I love it , Thanks you 🙏
and happy new year to you Emma 🎆
Thank you Emma for delivering speech.
Love what you are doing. You have helped me so much. Blessing Emma. You are the best and more , and more
Thank you Emma for your lesson! It's very importants for us.
Emma you are awesome! Thanks for your work. We really appreciate it!
Learning English with Emma is really fun!!
Thank you Emma for teaching us.
Is the first video of you I've seen and I really liked it. You explain very well. Congrats! 🙂🙂
I'm very thankful with every class that you give us, regards from Venezuela!
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EMMA .THIS VIDEO IS THE GIFT.
THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS VIDEO FOR US
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AND I HOPPE YOU LOAD UP MOR VIDEOS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hi Emma, Fernando from Brazil here, your lessons are amazing and you have a very easy and pleasant way of explaining English, thank you so much, great job!
I just started class and I already loved this teacher !
You're an amazing teacher, thank you for ur lessons
Happy New Year Emma!!! Thanks
Thanks a lot for your work,Emma!!!
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Thank you Emma , You're an amazing teacher
Mam can you make one or two videos of prepositions and prasal verbs please. Thank you
Thanks Emma for your lessons, these are very good, and help me to improve my English.
Merry Christmas to you! Love your work.
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Thank you Emma for your nice lessons
Happy Christmas
Happy new year 👍❤
Yes Emma Mam we also have superstition here in india. If some one break a mirror here, something bad will happen with him/ her.
i made these sentences exactly at 16:54 if you find a penny, you will be lucky, if you find a penny, that will be your lucky day, if you find a penny right before your exam, you will pass your exam. if you open an umbrella inside, you will fail to succeed. if you open an umbrella inside, you will be in trouble.(are these sentences correct?)plus very nice and concise explanation
Thank you, Emma, for a profound lesson.
Many thanks Emma your diplomatic teaching style I really deserved.
Thank you dear Ema. You are the best.
Thanks Emma! you are a nice teacher. I understand you very well.
Your class is amazing!
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My preferred teacher, it seems time doesn’t go by for you. Congratulations and have a very good new year. May God bless you and the whole family with peace, health, harmony and that all your dreams come true!
Thank you Emma for your lessons. I really love you and have great respect for you. I hope you goodlucky and enjoy healthy.
I really love your lessons! You make these so interesting ♥
The best teacher :) Thank you! :) Happy New Year :)
Thank you my nice teacher Emma for adding me more information about the first language in world
This lesson in particular is really funny and interesting! I liked it a lot!
Yes it exists in our culture and it happened to me as well . i broke a miror when i was 20 and i passed more than 7 years on broblems. I always remember it. But i also think that believing in such things make us pull bad luck to ourselves and not breaking or other things
Thank you Emma so much about your time,
Emma, thank you for all your lessons. Please make some videos about the difference between to cultures like Australian eng' VS British eng' and stuff like that. TNX. ❤
Happy new year to our beautiful teacher Emma, from Thailand.
Emma you remain me Elizabeth Sue from back to the future.
The best luck for you, I really learn a lot from your videos.
Break a leg👍!
We also knock on woods, and if we have not wood around, we knock our head.
Thank U EMMA & Happy new year
Thank You Emma! Happy New year!!💐💐🇧🇷
Nice to see you again :)
Hii Emma...
I follow ur videos for learn English...
U r superb👌👌👍
I am from Iraq and have benefited greatly from your lessons. Thank you with all my heart
Dear Emma,
wish you the best of everything good, peace and health for the rest of your live.
Thank you greatly.
My thankfulness to all the other teachers from Vid.
Emma is Great. Thanks a lot and Happy New Year!
Very interesting always an excellent lesson
Thank you Emma. You are a Great teacher. Happy New year.. 😃 👍
Thanks a lot for your excellent helpful videos and the effort behind which is highly appreciated. Happy Easter from Germany.
This is amazing video.
This is an impressive lecture on conditional sentence and i am waiting for next two . I'm from India , in my culture if anyone break mirror , only that day something will happen bad for him/her . And also if you see your image in broken mirror , that day something will happen bad with you . Wish you happy new year ma'am . thank you .
Thank you. You're amazing!
Thank you teacher . happy new year!
where I can find the second conditional video thank you
Thanks for the lesson. I really love your classes.
Amazing classe, thanks Emma!!!
Emma, Thanks a lot you are a great English teacher. Congratulations happy new years.
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Thank you so much, Happy new year.
Thank you Emma you are a wonderfull person, i'm lerning many things with you
Thaks Emma! Happy New Year!
You're a great teacher, Emma.
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En mexico when we find a penny, “to be specific my home town”, we picked up of course! and right away we gotta make a cross in that spot... ✋🏼😂
Gracias maestra Emma!
Emma thanks for your great lesson. Have a pleasant Xmas and prosperous new year.
Happy new year my beloved teacher!
Thank you Emma
You are an excellent teacher
Happy new year, Emma. I love you.
It is interesting to know that your culture is also a bad luck if we break a mirror. I am from Nepal and we also do believe that there is bad luck if we break the mirror but we don't believe that will effect until certain time line and we believe that it is a bad luck an it will be a bad luck for sure in future.
And m a big fan of yours. I always follow ur videos when I needed.
You're an amazing teacher.
Emma, siempre such dispuesta a enseñar con todo cariño y deseos que aprendamos el idioma!! thank you for all!!
Thank you Emma Happy new year
I like to ask your video like mr Adam's video.Both of you teach English us very clear.
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Thanks Emma , happy new year
Can you teach us a few more about verb phrases? I'm very confused with those prepositional phrases because I am not sure what preposition should be used following a verb .there are not too much preposition phrases in chinese .
This is the first time I'm watching 24minutes English tutorial video, you are absolutely a good Teacher 👍👍👍🌹
Good job
Thank you for those wonderful lessons.
Do you have second or three conditional lessons? I cannot find in your videos?
Hi Emma, thank you for this lesson
Thirty years! I am definitely gonna take your offer!
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Hi Emma you doing great job and thanks for this helpful lesson your teaching methods is awesome
excellent course! thanks Enma
Very well explained every nuance of the concept
Emma.. could you on next video later explain about Either and Neither ?
Could you make a video about deference between either and neither.
thank you for your lesson emma