Learn how to use the prepositions "like" and "unlike"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Do These American Brothers Look Alike? Eric Here. |
| Becky: Hey I'm Becky. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn the prepositions “like” and “unlike”. The conversation takes place at home. |
| Becky: It's between Kate and Sean. |
| Eric: The speakers are friends, so they will use informal English. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Kate: I met Sam's younger brother yesterday. He looks like Sam. |
| Sean: Really? Sam doesn't look like his older brother at all. |
| Kate: I think they are similar. Sam's hair is different to his older brother now though, unlike before. |
| Sean: That's true. And unlike some other brothers, you never see them together. |
| Kate: I think they had an argument a few years ago. |
| Sean: That sounds like Sam! |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Kate: I met Sam's younger brother yesterday. He looks like Sam. |
| Sean: Really? Sam doesn't look like his older brother at all. |
| Kate: I think they are similar. Sam's hair is different to his older brother now though, unlike before. |
| Sean: That's true. And unlike some other brothers, you never see them together. |
| Kate: I think they had an argument a few years ago. |
| Sean: That sounds like Sam! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Family is important to Americans, isn’t it? |
| Becky: It is, yes. A family unit in America used to be defined as a married man and woman with some children. |
| Eric: Is that not the case anymore? |
| Becky: In June 2015, same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide in the United States. Some individual states legalized it before that date. |
| Eric: What other types of families are there? |
| Becky: Not as many people choose to marry now, and more people are getting divorced, so it’s not always a married couple. |
| Eric: Yes, people often live together and have kids without getting married. |
| Becky: That’s right. People get divorced and then date someone new, so there are many step-families, where parents bring in children from other marriages. |
| Eric: There’s also many families where people don’t date anyone and go it alone. |
| Becky: Yes, single parent families are very common too. |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Becky: younger [natural native speed] |
| Eric: of fewer years |
| Becky: younger[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: younger [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: brother [natural native speed] |
| Eric: male sibling |
| Becky: brother [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: brother [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: yesterday [natural native speed] |
| Eric: the day before today |
| Becky: yesterday[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: yesterday [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: older [natural native speed] |
| Eric: of more years |
| Becky: older[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: older [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: similar [natural native speed] |
| Eric: not the same, but with common characteristics |
| Becky: similar[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: similar [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: hair [natural native speed] |
| Eric: the fine strands that grow from human's skin |
| Becky: hair[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: hair [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: argument [natural native speed] |
| Eric: an angry exchange of opposing opinions or ideas |
| Becky: argument[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: argument [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Becky: few [natural native speed] |
| Eric: a small number of |
| Becky: few[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: few [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly... |
| Becky: to sound [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to appear to be, to look like |
| Becky: to sound[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Becky: to sound [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Becky: younger |
| Eric: ...meaning "of fewer years" What can you tell us about this word? |
| Becky: “Younger” is the comparative form of “young.” |
| Eric: You use it to compare two things, and to say that one is not as old or of fewer years. |
| Becky: If you want to compare more things, you use the superlative form “youngest.” |
| Eric: The opposite word is “older.” |
| Becky: Which comes from the adjective “old.” |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using younger? |
| Becky: Sure. For example, you can say, “He is younger than his brother.” |
| Eric: Which means "Of the two brothers, he is of fewer years." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Becky: Yesterday |
| Eric: meaning "the day before today." When do you use this word, Becky? |
| Becky: You use this to talk about a day of the week. It always means the day before today. |
| Eric: So if today is Monday... |
| Becky: Yesterday was Sunday. |
| Eric: What about the day after today? |
| Becky: We call that “tomorrow.” |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using yesterday? |
| Becky: Sure. For example, you can say, “I met her yesterday.” |
| Eric: Which means "I met her on the day before today." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Becky: To sound |
| Eric: meaning "to appear to be, to look like." What can you tell us about this word? |
| Becky: This is a verb that conjugates regularly. It has a couple of meanings. |
| Eric: How is it being used here? |
| Becky: It can be used for something that appears to be something and has a certain impression. |
| Eric: So if your friend is always late, and they’re late again, you can say “Sounds like my friend!” |
| Becky: You have the impression of them always being late. It appears that they’re being their usual selves. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Becky: Sure. For example, you can say, “Ah, it sounds like you're in trouble.” |
| Eric: Which means "It appears that you’re in trouble." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn about the prepositions “like” and “unlike”. I think it’s pretty obvious that these two words are closely linked! |
| Becky: Now why do you think that!? |
| Eric: Just a hunch! Let’s start with “like.” |
| Becky: As a preposition, you can use “like” for comparison and similarities. |
| Eric: If two or more things are similar, you can say that they are “like” each other. |
| Becky: For example, “I am like my mother.” |
| Eric: That means that in some way, Becky and her mother are similar. |
| Becky: A common phrase using this word is “look like.” |
| Eric: “They look like twins.” |
| Becky: Another example of “like” is “I graduated from Harvard, like you.” |
| Eric: I graduated from Harvard, and you graduated from Harvard. It is a similarity. |
| Becky: Another example is “It’s so cold today that it’s like winter came already.” |
| Eric: It’s not winter, but it’s as cold as winter. It’s similar to winter. |
| Becky: We don’t need days that are like winter... |
| Eric: No, we don’t! The next preposition is “unlike.” |
| Becky: This is the opposite of “like.” It’s for things that aren’t similar. |
| Eric: You can also use it to say that something is different from something else. |
| Becky: “I am unlike my mother.” |
| Eric: This time, Becky does not have any similarities with her mother. |
| Becky: “He's blonde, unlike the rest of his family.” |
| Eric: He’s blonde, but the rest of his family isn’t. He isn’t similar. |
| Becky: “Some countries in the EU chose not to adopt the Euro, unlike France.” |
| Eric: Some countries didn’t take the Euro. France did. It’s different from those countries. |
| Becky: Be careful though - I pointed out the phrase “look like” earlier. We don’t really say “look unlike” though. |
| Eric: We would say “doesn’t look like” instead. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Becky: Bye. |
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