foreign

I'm Jessica and welcome to learning

English with Jessica

in this video we're going to listen and

practice our English through many

different conversations

you can play it again repeatedly while

engaging in other activities to help

your brain memorize the language

be patient and you will swiftly improve

your speaking and listening skills

now let's jump right into the video

excuse me could you heal a taxi for me

please

[Music]

gosh Lily hold my hand

stop running around it's very crowded

here

you might get lost

Danny there are so many flowers over

here

Jesus let me hail a taxi

[Music]

gosh why do you keep crying

Lily come back here now don't let me

count to three

daddy where's mom I want Mommy

now we're gonna go see Mommy

excuse me could you hail a taxi for me

please
I'm struggling to hail a cab here

well don't worry sir let me help you out

Jesus thank you so much I need a taxi to

the main Square

I got it sir one second I'm gonna make a

call

[Music]

it's all set sir your taxi will be here

in five minutes

oh finally thank God

[Music]

when pigs fly

Jesus you're still asleep

oh my what time is it now

gosh Leah it's 2 p.m and you're still

asleep

all you do is party all night and come

home late

don't be a spoiled sport Michelle the

party last night was lit

you should have been there instead of

staying at home reading all those boring

books

yeah because those so-called boring

books don't get me an F like your cool

party

and I gotta tell you the final exam is

next week you'd better get ready for it

wait what OMG how can I not know this

Jesus can I borrow your notes

gosh you don't even go to class

well I'll wake up early tomorrow then

you only do that when pigs fly Leah I

know you so well

[Music]

how many bags can I check in

[Music]

please put your luggage over here sir

well I have this big suitcase and I

don't know if I can check it

uh how many bags can I check

well each passenger can either check two

bags with one carry-on or check one bag

with two carry-on luggage sir

I already have two bags for carry-on

though so I guess I can only check one

sir I'm afraid that your maximum luggage

size is 62 linear inches yours is

already over 70 inches

oh gosh but I can't leave my things

though

and for domestic flights the maximum

weight limit for each checked bag is no

less than 50 pounds sir

ah no mine's already over 80 pounds

um I'm wondering uh what would happen if

my luggage is over the set limit

well you'll have to pay an additional

fee for that sir

and normally we charge a hundred dollars

for each oversized or overweight luggage

hoof okay I see

well I I guess I have no choice then

I'll pay 100 bucks more for that

[Music]

please lay your bags flat on the

conveyor belt and use the bins for small

objects

please lay your bags flat on the

conveyor belt and use the bins for small

objects

okay

now uh please walk slowly through our

metal detector here

can you take off your shoes please

got it

oh what happened

can you step back are you wearing any

necklace bracelets or something

I don't think so

oh maybe some coins in my pocket let me

take them out

okay now please walk through it one more

time

are you sure you've already left every

metal thing out

I did I didn't bring any

oh I have my belly button pierced

I'm gonna take it out I'm so sorry

it's okay sir now you can pass through

the detector again

sure hope it's okay this time

you're all set have a nice flight

foreign

for a rainy day

[Music]

oh I'm gonna love all of this Linda

the prices of every clothing item here

at daylight robbery Anne

come on Linda look at the color of this

dress isn't it amazing

I gotta live from hand to mouth until

the end of this month if I buy one

[Music]

this red dress is a bit overpriced it's

not going to break the bank Linda

treat yourself you've been working so

hard

well I can treat myself to a hot

chocolate while watching my favorite

movie at home though

gosh don't be that boring Linda

you want to buy a new dress you have

plenty of them already

gotta save for a rainy day

well I have a date tonight and I want to

dress up a little bit

my old ones are not good enough

and look this one is on sale

I think I'm gonna get a pretty good deal

don't you think

even when it's on sale the price is

still a bit too high though

but it looks good I'm gonna buy it

anyway

a couch potato

it's your turn to pick up Miley after

school Jay

don't you see I'm in the middle of the

game let me rest

Jesus lazy bones get up from the sofa

you've been like this the whole day

stop being a couch potato

I'm not I'm just trying to entertain

myself a little bit

you're just in the kitchen all day and

talking

[Music]

excuse me I'm making dinner for you

gosh pull yourself together and get a

job

it's been five months already since you

quit your last job

come on I've been crawling around and

reaching out to some of my friends for

an opportunity it takes time

if you want to get one be more of a

go-getter stop waiting for it

okay fine I'm gonna pick the kid up from

school

where can I get my shoes polished

good morning I'm Sean

uh I came here for the monthly project

hello Sean I'm Andy Chief manager

Jesus what happened you're covered in

dust

you're telling me why is it so hard to

navigate around here

it took me two hours to get here

the airport is 10 minutes away from here

I know but I made a wrong turn and then

I had an accident

an accident you okay what happened

it's just a small accident I was riding

a bike when a cat came out of nowhere

I grabbed the front brake lever so hard

that it caused the skid and I fell off

oh my God are you okay do you need to go

to the hospital

ah I'm good thank you

luckily I didn't hurt a bid just some

bruises

but there are scuffs and scratches all

over my shoes

oh you can bring them to the shoe repair

store they they'll fix it

where can I get my shoes polished

you can go to The Cobbler Express on

Park Avenue

you just need like eight to ten bucks to

get it done super fast

[Music]

better safe than sorry

wow the weather's very nice today Liam

yeah the sky is clear and it's warm

I think I'm gonna love it here in London

are you ready for a picnic

do you think we should buy anything else

perhaps I'll go to the convenience store

to buy two raincoats

what for dude come on stop being a worry

wart

Liam it's literally sunny out there

better safe than sorry Leo you'll see

what a downpour I can't even see the

road clearly

such changeable weather

told you you never can tell

Jesus it's bucketing down how can we go

in this terrible weather

I think when the rain lets up we'll

continue the picnic

[Music]

believe this sunny again

what happened with the weather in London

[Music]
wait it's sunny but it's still drizzling

yeah I think it's time for the raincoats

to do their job

[Music]

what kind of public transportation is

near your apartment

good morning Dan how are you today

hey Charles I'm looking for an apartment

and it's driving me crazy

really why

they said there were no available

apartments around Manhattan and they'd

keep us in the loop

but it's been two weeks and I didn't

hear anything from them

I'm so sorry to hear that

but what kind of an apartment are you

looking for actually

well I'm gonna share my apartment with

my friends so I guess we should keep an

eye out for a well-equipped apartment

with two bedrooms

oh wait I have a spare apartment for

rent on Broadway

it has two bedrooms a kitchen and two

bathrooms the lease is for one year

really gosh how did I not know this

oh what kind of public transportation is

near your apartment

there's a subway station which is a

I guess it's 10 minutes away from the

apartment

wow that's great

[Music]

how often do you eat fast food

hey Ella how are you

oh my God Emma what should I do now

what's wrong

gosh I gained weight again four more

pounds Jesus

I don't know why four pounds after two

weeks

four more pounds after two weeks

yes I made a pig of myself last week

eating so much junk food then sleeping

all day long

how often do you eat fast food

not sure though I guess every two days

or more

I just don't have much time so I just

grabbed some hamburgers or chicken

nuggets for lunch

for dinner I'm too tired to cook so you

order fast food again

yeah I do

you should be mindful of what you

consume by cutting down on junk food

[Music]

what do you think of this place

[Music]

my friend told me that this place is

awesome

what do you think of this place

you seem to be a bit down in the mouth

Nancy what's wrong

I thought we'd go to a fancy restaurant

there should be a fine dinner served

with silver Cutlery white tablecloth

roses and candles

Nancy money doesn't grow on trees

we need to save the money in order to

have a nice Nest Egg when we get married

this is so ridiculous you can barely pay

for my meal

how can you even think of marrying me

I don't have money to burn Nancy

I think this restaurant is already good

enough for our date

I've been looking forward to this for

weeks

it's not good enough for me

I think we need to take a break I need

to think more about us

come on Nancy

[Music]

shall we present it at the meeting

for the meeting next week

I've already done the data here how

about yours
oh my God I can't believe I forgot the

meeting it completely slipped my mind

you forgot this really

gosh my mind is completely blank

we already discussed that you'll prepare

the data and I'll work with the tables

and graphs right

yeah there is a part demonstrating the

data of customers last year

shall we present it at the meeting

yeah

Jesus we're running out of time

yeah I think it's a bit pressed for time

right now

you've got tons of things to do maybe

I'll do the graph part to help you out

gosh you sure I mean you've already done

a lot

well we have no time to lose now

my bad I don't want you to get into

trouble I mean you gotta do extra work

because of me

what do you mean come on it's all right

we're a team right

[Music]

must be Anna

[Music]

oh gosh Luna this party is so dull

what's wrong with the band

I can't even listen to the music they're

playing

you're right I thought it would be lit

like Hannah's party last week

wait Anna check this out

look at that guy over there oh he's so

fine

where I don't see him the guy in red

blonde hair in the corner there see he's

with Jason

oh I see Jesus look at his eyes

this party is getting good don't you

think

oh no

he's looking at us gosh he's coming

[Music]

calm down Anna be cool look at me

hey you must be Anna

oh hi

um do you know me

of course I'm Kyle we met last week

your name rings a bell but I don't

really

we met last Sunday Hannah's party

all right Jesus how can I forget

good to see you here

me too well it seems like this party's

kinda lame

[Music]

you think
gosh I know it's so boring here

wanna get out of here I mean we can get

something to drink and

sure

do you work with the digital team

good morning everyone today I'm honored

to introduce our new manager Mr Dennis

hello everyone I'm Sean Dennis you can

call me Sean

hi Sean I'm Jay I'm from the marketing

team

you look so familiar I think you've been

here before

ah you have such good memory well I've

been here for the new year project last

year

right I remember it now do you work with

the digital team

I did I'm mainly in charge of marketing

and planning so I work with the digital

team a lot

nice that's good

the digital team leader here is uh Gina

right

that's right she's over there the new

project keeps her so busy these days

[Music]

it's all one

[Music]
we're so happy for you Eleanor how do

you feel right now

I'm okay just tired

[Music]

welcome little one gosh she looks like

an angel

how do you decide your child's name

my wife and I just chop and change a lot

with the baby's name

do you have anything in mind yet

I want to name him after my

great-grandfather Marlo

don't you think the name is a bit too

boyish

what do you think about the name Andy

oh I don't know

I'm thinking about something like Macy

or something

what do you think honey

to me it's all one though

[Music]

be in two minds

[Music]

hi there

oh hey Claire he came just in time

I got you some snacks

oh thanks

Jesus Zoe I'm gonna go nuts

what's wrong

my mom just called me she told me to

come home this Sunday

she's throwing a big party this weekend

you're also invited

that's nice but why do you look so

worried

Andy will come there too

oh wait is that the guy you ghosted last

week

yeah it's gonna be so awkward if he sees

me there what should I do now

wait why is Andy invited that's so

confusing

his mother is my aunt's friend they'll

come over for the party

this is a family gathering

oh this makes so much sense now Jesus

I was in two minds whether or not to

come

you're supposed to be there Claire

[Music]

I guess so

[Music]

how long does it take you to finish a

book

well

um I wonder if I can borrow this book

you have a return the book you borrowed

last week yet

and seven more I thought you came here

to return some of them

[Music]

um yeah I know but I haven't finished

any of those books yet

gosh how long does it take you to finish

a book

do you know that it's already overdue

really which one

I'm afraid that there's not only one

uh there's four of them the atlas 6 code

complete two and three and

wait I thought I could keep them three

weeks after borrowing

it's been about two weeks I guess

oh that's our old rule

now you can only keep library books for

no more than two weeks

and the line for each of a do book is

ten dollars now Isla

Jesus

[Music]

do you enjoy spicy food

this is my favorite restaurant Liz

I bet you'll like it here

oh this is nice thank you for taking me

out for dinner I've never tried Chinese

food just been in Chinatown for several

times though

are you serious

gosh you're missing out on so many

things

what do you want to try Liz

oh gosh I don't even know Dylan

this is my first time here so I guess

you take the charge then

well okay

um do you enjoy spicy food

yeah I love spicy food

perfect

so I guess we're gonna have this one

here and this one too

it will be ready soon

thank you

what does your father do

[Music]

good evening Mr and Mrs wood

I'm Cody Henry's friend hi Henry

hello dear we heard a lot about you come

in

I brought some chocolate hope you like

them

oh that's so thoughtful

you know you don't need to do that

though

take a seat

thank you Mr wood

well Cody I don't know if these suit

your taste

Mrs wood all of these foods are amazing

and look so mouth-watering

I'm glad you like it

so you live in King Street don't you

yeah I live with my parents and my older

brother who is three years older than me

what does your father do

I don't know what it is called

my father always works with drawings and

pictures of houses and buildings

sometimes I see him editing them on the

computer too I think he's an artist

oh well I guess your father is a

designer

knock someone for six

[Music]

hey Hazel

how's it going I heard the test was so

tough

I tried my best I hope it's gonna be all

right

gosh you always say that and get flying

colors in all subjects

I just got lucky I guess

where's Mason I didn't see him this

morning

I came across Mason this morning and he

seemed to be down in the mouth

why

oh his grandmother passed away yesterday

the news knocked him for six

oh my God

I didn't know this

you must be in shock

true and I think it takes so much time

to get over it

I think we can visit him after school

today

topic one

I was born in Cambridge but I live in

Glasgow

so where are you from originally

I was born in Cambridge but I live in

Glasgow

wow that's quite a distance

what brought you to Glasgow

I moved here for work I landed a great

job opportunity

that's really interesting do you miss

Cambridge

yes and no I miss my family and friends

but Glasgow has become my home now it's

a great City with so much to offer

I see I've heard great things about

Glasgow

have you had a chance to explore the

city

yes I have there are so many great

restaurants shops and cultural

attractions
it's a really vibrant city with a lot

going on

that sounds amazing

maybe I'll have to visit Glasgow

sometime

definitely I'd love to show you around

[Music]

topic two

a new one on me

[Music]

have you tried this new restaurant on

Main Street

no I haven't what's it called

it's called The Spoon it's a fusion

restaurant that combines Thai and Indian

cuisine

that's a new one on me

I've never heard of that type of fusion

before

yeah it's really unique I went there

last week and had the pad thai carbonara

it was amazing

wow that sounds interesting I'll have to

check it out sometime

definitely they also have a great wine

selection and their desserts are to die

for

thanks for the recommendation Sophie

I'm always on the lookout for new and

interesting places to try

[Music]

topic three do you know where the subway

is

excuse me do you know where the subway

is

sure it's just down the street and

around the corner

you'll see the entrance with the big S

sign on it

thank you I'm trying to get to the

museum and I heard the subway is the

easiest way to get there

yeah the subway is definitely the

fastest and most convenient way

which museum are you trying to get to

the Museum of Modern Art

ah when you get off the subway just turn

right walk a few blocks and you'll see

it on your left

thank you so much I really appreciate it

no problem happy to help enjoy your

visit to the museum

topic four

what type of websites do you often

search for

what type of websites do you often

search for

well it depends on what I'm looking for

if I need to buy something I usually

search for websites like Amazon or Ebay

that makes sense

what about for research or information

for research or information I usually go

to Wikipedia or Google Scholar

they're great resources for finding

reliable information

I agree I also like to use social media

websites like Twitter and Facebook to

keep up with the latest trends

do you know Reddit I use that sometimes

it has a lot of interesting content

yeah I've heard a lot of good things

about Reddit

I'll have to check it out sometime

topic five

the guards did not allow us to bring the

camera in

[Music]

Allah I really wanted to take some

photos of this beautiful painting

me too but the guards didn't allow us to

bring the camera in

I know it's such a shame but

I guess we'll just have to appreciate

the artwork with our eyes only

yeah it's still a great opportunity to

see some amazing pieces up close

absolutely I love how this museum has

such a diverse range of art from

classical to Modern

me too it's also really interesting to

learn about the history and context

behind each piece

definitely and the audio guide they

provide offers a lot of insightful

information

yeah I'm glad we decided to get the

audio guide

it's enhancing the experience a lot

agreed let's keep exploring

topic six the blue-eyed boy

have you seen the blue eyed boy that

just moved in next door

no I haven't what's he like

he's really cute and seems really

friendly

I saw him playing basketball in his

driveway earlier

that's cool is he around our age

yeah I think he's about our age maybe a

year or two older

well maybe we should go introduce

ourselves and welcome him to the

neighborhood

that's a great idea I'm sure he'd

appreciate it

definitely and who knows maybe we'll

make a new friend

yeah I hope so let's go say hi to the

blue eyed boy

[Music]

topic seven a bolt from the blue

[Music]

did you hear what happened to Bill

no what happened

he got fired from his job out of nowhere

it was a bolt from the blue

wow that's terrible

do you know why he got fired

apparently the company was going through

some financial trouble and had to make

cuts

bill was one of the people they decided

to let go

that's really unfair I hope he's doing

okay

yeah me too

I heard he's been applying to other jobs

but hasn't had any luck yet

well maybe we can help him out

I know some people

are hiring in his field

that's a great idea I'll let him know

and see if he's interested

we'll make sure he lands on his feet

thank you

topic eight

could you take these trousers up an inch

hi I need to get a suit tailored for a

wedding next month

sure thing

what kind of suit are you looking for

I was thinking something in a navy blue

with a slim fit

great choice

uh we can definitely make something like

that for you let's get you measured

sounds good uh and while I'm here could

you take these trousers up an inch

of course

I can also give them a slight taper if

you'd like

that would be perfect thanks for your

help

no problem we'll have your suit ready

for you in about a week

and if you need any other alterations

just let us know

[Music]

topic nine

what months have the best weather in

your country

[Music]

hey where are you from

I'm from Brazil how about you

I'm from Canada I'm planning to travel

to Brazil someday
what months have the best weather in

your country

where you're planning to go in Brazil

north or south

probably the north it's closer

well it's generally warm all year round

in the north but it can get pretty rainy

from December to May

that's interesting

we have very different weather in Canada

yeah I've heard that Canada can get

pretty cold in the winter

that's an understatement too

but we have some amazing winter

activities like skiing and ice skating

so it's not all bad

topic 10

I have been playing badminton for five

years

I'm thinking of taking up a new sport do

you have any recommendations

well have you considered badminton

badminton I've never played before is it

hard to learn

that's not too difficult and it's a lot

of fun plus it's a great workout

I've been playing badminton for five

years now and I love it

that sounds interesting where do you

usually play
there's a community center near my house

that has a badminton court

we play there every week maybe I'll

check it out

it could be a fun way to get some

exercise and meet new people

definitely and if you need any tips or

advice just let me know

I'd be happy to help you out

[Music]

that's the end of the video thank you

for watching

remember to practice English every day

to improve your skills

watch the video at least three times a

week and repeat daily conversations to

improve your listening and speaking

skills fast

try to mimic the intonation and

pronunciation in the video to enhance

your speaking fluency and pronunciation

don't forget to like share and comment

on my video please subscribe to the

learn English with Jessica channel to

watch more helpful videos

[Music]

thank you