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Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 You lost me When you say “You lost me,” you’re telling someone: “I was following what you were saying, but at some point, I stopped understanding.” Example: Imagine your friend is explaining the rules of a new board game. They start: “Okay, first everyone gets five cards.” Easy enough. “Then you choose one card and pass two to the person on your left, unless someone has already used a blue card, in which case you switch directions…” You stop them. “Wait, wait. You lost me after the blue card.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Just my luck We say “Just my luck” when something unlucky or inconvenient happens, especially when the timing feels almost ridiculously perfect. Example: Imagine you’re taking a long train journey. You get on, and the carriage is almost empty. Perfect. You find a quiet seat by the window, put on your headphones, and think: “I might actually get some sleep.” At the next station, a large group gets on. There are empty seats everywhere. And where do they sit? Right beside you. They spend the next two hours laughing, talking, opening bags of snacks, and watching videos on their phones. You look around at all those empty seats and think: “Just my luck.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Tell me about it I know exactly what you mean. Example: Two friends are trying to find an apartment. One says: “I had no idea finding a decent place would be this exhausting.” The other replies: “Tell me about it. I’ve looked at twelve apartments this month.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Get Sidetracked To get sidetracked means to become distracted from what you originally intended to do because something else caught your attention. Example: Imagine you’re cleaning your room. You pick up an old box because you want to put it away. Inside, you find some photographs from years ago. You sit down and start looking through them. One photo reminds you of a trip, so you look for more pictures on your phone. An hour later, your room is still a mess. Someone asks: “I thought you were cleaning your room?” And you say: “I was! I found some old photos and got completely sidetracked.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 The Peak-End Rule Have you ever had an experience that was mostly good, but one difficult ending changed how you remembered the whole thing? A trip that ended with an argument. A lovely evening followed by one uncomfortable conversation. Sometimes the final part colors everything that came before it.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Have you ever wondered why some things feel necessary to us? Not just what we want, but how we learned to want it. We usually experience desire as something personal: I want this. I chose this. This matters to me. But what if some desires are more socially shaped than they feel?

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 It's been one of those days We use this when we’ve had a frustrating, tiring, chaotic, or unusually difficult day — often because lots of little things have gone wrong.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Don't put words in my mouth We use this when someone says that we think, feel, or said something that we actually didn’t. In other words: “Don’t claim I said something I never said.” It’s a very natural expression, especially in disagreements. Example: We use this when someone says that we think, feel, or said something that we actually didn’t. In other words: “Don’t claim I said something I never said.” It’s a very natural expression, especially in disagreements.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 I spoke too soon We use this when we say something that seems true at the time, but very soon afterward, something happens that proves us wrong. It often has a slightly humorous feeling. You’re basically saying: “Okay… I said that a little too early.” Example: Imagine you’re traveling with a friend. You’ve been worried about the weather all week, but when you wake up, the sky is completely clear. You look outside and say: “See? The weather is perfect. We worried for nothing.” Twenty minutes later, dark clouds appear. Then it starts pouring. You look at your friend and say: “Okay. I spoke too soon.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Don’t Get Your Hopes Up When you tell someone: “Don’t get your hopes up,” you’re warning them not to become too excited or optimistic yet, because the thing they want may not happen. It doesn’t necessarily mean: “It won’t happen.” It means: “Be careful. Nothing is certain yet.” Example: Imagine your favorite singer is supposed to perform in your city. A friend sends you a message: “I heard they might add a second concert date!” You immediately start checking tickets. Then your friend says: “Don’t get your hopes up. It’s only a rumor so far.” In other words: It could happen. But don’t start celebrating yet.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Typical In everyday conversation, we often use “Typical!” on its own. And when we do, it often means: “Of course that happened. That is exactly what I would expect.” Very often, there’s a little annoyance, irony, or amusement in it. Example: Imagine you have a friend who is famous for being late. You’re meeting at six. At six fifteen, there’s still no sign of them. Then your phone buzzes: “Sorry! Leaving now.” You look at the message and say: “Typical.” You don’t need to explain much more. Their behavior fits the pattern so perfectly that one word says everything.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Premortem We usually study failure after it happens. A plan falls apart, a deadline is missed, a project does not work—and only then do we ask: “What went wrong?” But there is an interesting decision-making technique that asks us to move that question much earlier. It is called a premortem, an idea popularized by psychologist Gary Klein. A postmortem looks back at something that has already failed. A premortem asks you to imagine, before you begin, that the failure has already happened. So suppose you are starting an important project. Instead of only asking: “How can I make this successful?” you imagine yourself six months from now and say: “It failed. Why?”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 To check the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 One time, one meeting There are moments we know are special while they are happening. A wedding. A graduation. A goodbye. We pay attention because we know the moment matters. But most of life does not announce itself like that. It looks ordinary. Coffee with someone you have seen a hundred times. A familiar walk home. Dinner at the same table. And because we assume there will be another time, we are only half there.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 I'm all for it When you say “I’m all for it,” you mean that you strongly support an idea, plan, or suggestion. It’s more enthusiastic than simply saying, “I agree.” Example: Imagine you work in an office where meetings seem to take up half the day. One morning, someone says: “What if we kept Friday afternoons meeting-free so everyone could actually finish their work?” Your colleague immediately replies: “I’m all for it.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 In your element If you’re in your element, you’re in a situation where you feel completely comfortable and naturally good at what you’re doing. It’s often used when someone is doing something they really enjoy, or when they’re in a setting that suits their personality, skills, or interests perfectly. Example: Imagine your friend is usually quite quiet in large groups. But one day, you go to a small dinner party with people who love books, films, and long conversations. Suddenly, your friend is talking, laughing, telling stories, and asking everyone questions. You look at them and think: “Wow, you’re really in your element tonight.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Be on the spot If you’re on the spot, you’re in a situation where you have to answer, decide, or react immediately, often without much time to prepare. And if someone puts you on the spot, they create that pressure for you. Example: Imagine you’re having dinner with a group of friends, and someone starts talking about taking a trip together next month. Everyone gets excited, and then one of your friends suddenly asks: “So, are you coming with us?” You haven’t checked the dates. You don’t know the cost. You haven’t even thought about whether you want to go. So you say: “Wow, you’re really putting me on the spot. Let me think about it.”

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Don't quote me on that We use this when we say something we think is true, but we’re not confident enough for someone else to repeat it as a confirmed fact. In other words: “I think this is right… but I might be wrong.” Example: Imagine you’re eating dumplings with a friend, and they ask: “Do you know where this style of dumpling originally comes from?” You say: “I think it originated in northern China, but don’t quote me on that.” You remember hearing that somewhere, but you’re not completely sure. So you share what you remember while making it clear that you haven’t checked the fact yourself.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 To the best of my knowledge We use this expression to mean: “As far as I know, based on the information I have.” It’s useful when you believe something is true, but you don’t want to sound more certain than you really are. Example Imagine you’re talking about someone you went to school with years ago. A friend asks: “Does she still live in Paris?” You say: “To the best of my knowledge, yes. I think she’s still there.” You haven’t spoken to her recently, so things may have changed.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Have you ever been in a conversation where someone says one thing, and almost immediately you start preparing your response? Maybe you focus on one badly chosen word or read more into their tone than they intended. Someone questions a decision, and we hear disrespect. Someone hesitates, and we assume indifference. Before long, we are no longer responding to what they actually said, but to the meaning we added. Very often, we are no longer responding to what the person actually said. We are responding to the meaning we placed behind it.

Send us Fan Mail English lesson application (with Jale): https://forms.gle/RGS9xwfLHXRRnmaQ9 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Metta There are people we love, and naturally, we want life to be kind to them. We hope they are healthy. We hope they find work they enjoy. We hope someone treats them gently when they are having a difficult day. But what about the people we barely know? The person sitting alone on the bus. The cashier at the end of a long shift. stranger walking past us whose entire life we know nothing about. We rarely think about it, but every person we pass is carrying a life just as detailed as our own.