Learn English with Bob the Canadian

In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "the real deal." If you say someone is the real deal, it means they're really good at what they do. If you think about the sport of soccer or football, and you think about a player like Messi, he's the real deal.
When he plays soccer, it's obvious that he knows how to play the game at a very high level. If you were to go see someone like Ed Sheeran in concert, he's the real deal. He has these loop pedals I've heard and he plays guitar and he sings and he makes like a beat on his drum like he's the real deal he's a real musician and a really good singer-songwriter. So when you say someone is the real deal it just means they are really good at what they do the second phrase I wanted to teach you today is to keep it real when you keep something real when you keep it real it means that it's truthful, it's honest, it's authentic. When I do these English lessons, I try to keep it real.
It's just me. I'm just some guy in Canada making videos for you. There's no elaborate script. There's no photo crew. I just try to keep it real. I tell you about my life, and I hope that as I do this, you're able to learn English through the things that I share as I keep it real.
So to review. If something's the real deal or if someone's the real deal, it just means that it is the... the best thing in that category, or the best person in that category, and to keep it real means to keep it honest, to keep it truthful, to keep it human, to keep it very, very authentic.
But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. It's a pretty long one, so I might skip part of it for the sake of time. But I really enjoyed this comment from Harald. Hello, Bob the Canadian. I imagine you've already received plenty of compliments and thanks for the exceptional way in which you do these learning videos, I would like to thank you personally and in a very special way.
I've been trying to learn English for about 3 years now, unfortunately with very little success. I suppose that when you're already 68, you don't learn as easily or as quickly as you used to. Anyway, I was so frustrated that I decided to give up learning. As a sort of farewell, I had one last look for learning videos on YouTube and stumbled across Bob's Short English lessons by chance.
I was thrilled and now after about 4 weeks, I've decided to carry on learning English. My compliments, you've given me new energy and renewed courage. Thank you, Harald the Austrian. And then Ismail quickly points out, "Hi Harold, I'm not sure if you've come across Bob's main channel as well. Learn English with Bob the Canadian.
So a little shout out there from Ismail. Thank you very much. And then my response: "It is never too late to learn, and I'm so happy to hear that you have found new motivation from my channel. I try to keep things real, as we say in English." You'll find if you follow me here and on my other channel, you'll not just learn English, but I'll try to give you a window into an English speaker's life.
Enjoy and welcome. So thank you so much, Harald, for that comment. That is one of the nicest things I have heard someone say in a comment on one of my videos. Now, I'm not trying to take away from the other nice things people have said, but I felt very humbled and honored to know that you found my channel and that gave you motivation to keep learning English.
So, that's great. So, all the best to you and to all of the rest of you out there who have similar stories, where you have maybe lost your motivation and found it again through a song or music or a video or a YouTube video. That's just awesome. Keep at it.
Keep doing it. You're doing a great job. So I have to be honest with you. It's not Tuesday. And I know you're watching this on Wednesday. It's actually Monday. I'm trying to get ahead of my YouTube work before the first week of teaching starts.

In this English lesson, you’ll join Jen and me for a relaxed English conversation about the things we like, don’t like, and prefer!
This lesson is a little different from my usual English lessons. My daughter is behind the camera asking us questions, and Jen and I answer them naturally. You’ll hear us talk about food, flowers, family, work, movies, TV shows, and more.
You’ll hear questions like: What do you like better, pizza or hamburgers? Do you prefer working indoors or outdoors? Would you rather watch a movie or a TV show? We’ll also explain why we like or dislike certain things.
As you listen, pay attention to the words, phrases, and sentence patterns we use to express our opinions and preferences. You can then use the same kinds of sentences when you have conversations in English. This is a great lesson for practicing your English listening skills and learning how real, everyday English conversations sound.
I hope you enjoy this relaxed English conversation with Jen and me, and I hope it helps you feel more confident talking about the things you like and prefer!
Have a great day!

In this English lesson, I’ll help you learn some common English action verbs that you might not know yet! Action verbs are an important part of everyday English, and learning them will help you describe what you and other people are doing more clearly and naturally.
In this lesson, you’ll learn English verbs like: bend, kneel, lean, stomp, march, chase, drag, stack, press, scratch, rip, mop, pedal, honk, stamp, flip open, squirt, scoop, pluck, and detach.
I’ll explain what each action verb means, show you a picture to help you understand it, and give you example sentences so you can see how we use each verb in everyday English. I’ll also talk about some related words and phrases along the way to help you expand your English vocabulary even more.
As you watch, try to think about situations in your own life where you might use each of these verbs. You should also practice by making your own example sentence for each one!
I hope you enjoy this English lesson about action verbs and that you learn a few new words and phrases along the way! Have a great day and thanks for watching!

In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "good catch." We say this phrase when someone else tells us about a mistake we've made. Let's say you put two big crates on the back of a truck, and you put straps on the one crate to hold it down, and you forgot about the second one, and someone said to you, "Hey, you forgot to put straps on that crate." You would say, "good catch."
Sometimes when I give students a test I make a mistake, and a student might say, "Hey, question number four has a mistake in it." And I would respond and say, "Good catch." Basically, it's kind of like saying, "Thank you for finding the mistake." If one of you heard me make a mistake in a video and you mentioned it in a comment, I would reply by saying, "Good catch." Basically saying, "Hey, you noticed the mistake.
That's awesome." The second phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase "a real catch." When you say someone is a real catch. It means that they are a good person to have as a boyfriend or girlfriend, and maybe eventually marry. So here's a good example.
Let's say your cousin is dating someone, and he's a doctor, and he has lots of money, and he's kind and generous, and he's not selfish, and he treats your cousin really, really well. You would say, "Wow, he's a good catch." Basically, a good catch, a real catch, a catch.
You can use any of those. He's a real catch. Basically, saying that. Wow, you found a really special person to be your boyfriend or girlfriend. But hey, oh, to review, good catch means hey, you saw a mistake and you told me about it and I thanking and I'm thanking you for it.
A real catch or a catch is simply someone, just a really nice person. They don't have to be rich, they don't have to be a doctor, but just someone who you would want to spend the rest of your life with. Sorry, I'm a little distracted at all the traffic, and I also feel like my new haircut.
And this sky always makes me look like I have no hair at all. I don't know, it's kind of weird lighting. Anyways, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This is from Prince. Please also do C1 - C2. I can't find enough good material on YouTube, cause most is basic.
Thank you. And then my response, good point. Most of my lessons are based on phrases I've heard in real life the past week, so I'm sure some C1 - C2 slips in once in a while. So Prince, thank you for that comment. And yes, that is the reality that there are going to be some words that slip in because I don't actually, it's kind of loud over there.
I hope you can't hear that. I don't actually look for A2, B1, and B2 phrases to teach you. I actually just listen and I think to myself, oh, that's an interesting phrase. I should explain it to all of my viewers. So yes, because of that, there will occasionally be C1 and C2 phrases that come in.
Hey, do you want to see the town I'm in? This is the town of Fenwick. You might have seen that when I was doing the first part of the video. There was a nice sign. I thought I would show you this town because it is a typical small Canadian town.
I don't think I've visited this town to make a video at all. But you can see there is a nice little family restaurant, and they even have a patio that you can sit on. There's parking along the road, which is kind of handy because I parked my car down there.
I think up here we have a post office as well, so you have the Fenwick post office. Honestly, the post office is looking a little bit dated, which means it looks a little bit old. Across the road, you have a coffee shop.
I think it's called, I'm not sure what it's called. I thought it was called the Bin, and then a little convenience store. And then, of course, because I'm in North America, we always have really fancy pickup trucks to look at. There's no shortage of those.
Anyways, thanks for watching. You're all awesome. I will see you next week with another short English lesson and leave you with a nice view of the truck. Bye.

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In this English lesson, you’ll learn 12 common English slang words and expressions that you might hear in everyday conversations, on social media, in movies, and online. Slang can change quickly, so knowing some of the words people are using right now can make it much easier to understand native English speakers.
In this lesson, I’ll help you learn slang like lit, mid, fire, GOAT, sus, flex, locked in, vibe, vibing, cringe, W, L, and ghost. You’ll learn what each word means, how it is used, and I'll give examples to help you understand when you might use it yourself.
For example, you’ll learn why a great song can be fire, why an excuse might be sus, what it means when someone is locked in, and what has happened when someone ghosts you. 😎
I hope this lesson helps you understand more of the informal English you hear around you and gives you a few new slang words to use in your next English conversation. Just maybe don’t use all 12 at once!
Thanks for watching, and have a great day!