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Okay, this is what I’m good at.

Playing video games. It’s what I do.

It’s literally the main thing that I do.

Play a game like this, there’s gonna be levels.

In order to finish the game, you gotta complete all the levels.

Levels are gonna get harder as we go along.

We complete the levels.

Spencer, do you even know where we’re going?

Kind of.

Kind of?

Oh, that’s good, then. We’re in good hands.

Ok, the missing piece, I’m guessing.

Oh my God, that must be what we’re looking for, the missing piece of the map.

The problem is, there’s nothing here.

What do you mean there’s nothing there?

It’s a map, just like he said.

It’s a map of Jumanji.

Cartography.

What’s that?

The study of maps.

It was one of Professor Oberon’s skills.

Yes. That’s right.

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

The characters we chose, we all have certain skills.

So there’s gotta be a way to access our.

What’d you just do?

Strengths: Fearless. Climbing. Speed. Boomerang.

Smoldering intensity.

What the hell are you doing?

What just happened?

You just smoldered.

Okay, this is what I’m good at.

Playing video games. It’s what I do.

It’s literally the main thing that I do.

We often say it’s or at that’s what I do when we want to emphasize that we’re good at something.

When you say this, it shows that you’re confident in your skills and even willing to brag or boast about yourself. That is talk with pride about your abilities.

He bypassed the McConnell alarm by using the magnetic kill switch. And he only stole diamonds, nothing over two carats.

Yeah, exactly. How’d you know?

I’m a Detective. It’s what I do.

So, what are you guys doing later?

Stuart and I were thinking of going out for a drink.

We’re gonna try to meet some girls. ‘cause that’s what we do.

but then Spencer (Dwayne Johnson) says playing video games is literally what he does.

So, you can say this in a figurative sense (to talk about something you’re good at) or to literally say what you do or what your profession or job is.

In order to finish the game, you gotta complete all the levels.

Levels are gonna get harder as we go alone.

Let’s learned about this phrase.

We say in order to express the purpose of something. Example, I woke up early today in order to do exercise.

You can also reduce this to just to: I woke up early today to exercise. but there are instances where in order to is more appropriate than “to”.

for example, it sounds more formal. besides that, in some sentences it fits better.

For example, it’s better for starting a sentence.

It sounds more natural to say

no to finish the game .

In order to finish the game, you gotta complete all the levels.

than saying “to finish the game, you gotta complete all the levels.”

In other cases, it puts more emphasis on the purpose of the action that by just saying “to”.

But after months of struggling, I’m finally making progress.

You don’t need to drive yourself crazy in order to be productive.

Or do I, hmm?

We complete the levels.

Spencer, do you even know where we’re going?

Kind of.

Kind of?

We say kind of all the time! often pronounced kinda or kinda. It means not too little but not too much. You say it when you want to express exactly that: I’m kind of tired right now. or when something is true but not completely.

Aren’t you with that girl over there?

Well, yeah, kind of.

Hey! I haven’t seen you auditioning in a while.

Yeah, uh, I got a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep.

You quit acting?

Well, kind of. But now I get to act like inflamed heart is only a “mild side effects “.

Kind of.

Kind of.

Kind of?

Oh, that’s good, then. We’re in good hands.

If you’re in good hands, the person taking care of you are responsible for you knows what he or she is doing. Plus, I thought the baby would be in good hands with a doctor.

Oh, good hands.

healing hands.

Obviously Fridge (Kevin Hart) is saying this sarcastically.

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

This is a good opportunity to look at the pronunciation of these two words, that so often, and for so long have caused confusion to learners.

First, we pronounce this “can’t” and normally, this is kin.

Example, I can’t do it, I can do it.

Can is most of the times pronounced in its weak form, which again, is kin. when it’s in the final position, like here, it’s pronounced in its strong form kan.

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

What’d you just do?

Strengths: Fearless. Climbing.

your strengths are the things you’re good at. your weaknesses, on the other hand, are the things you’re not so good at.

example, Mike’s weakness is that he doesn’t have much experience for the job.

However, his strength is that he’s quick to learn.

Captain, turn your greatest weakness into your greatest strength

Then, with the word fearless we have the noun fear and the suffix less.

This means that a fearless person has no fear. In other words, he or she is courageous.

Ladies and gentlemen, our fearless leader, Josh Porter.

Josh, take a bow. Take a bow.

Another of the Rock’s strengths is climbing, as seen in this picture. By the way, do you say this as “clim-bing”?

Remember, the “b” in this word is silent. So we say cli-ming.

Smoldering intensity.

to understand this word, let’s take a look at one of our older videos.

Wow! He’s really got that sexy, smouldering thing going on.

to smoulder is to burn slowly, like a cold that is burning out, but in this case it might mean that look is burning with anger.

This isn’t such a common way to describe a look on somebody’s face, but Rachel uses it to describe his attractiveness without realizing that he is looking at her this way because he is enraged.

Here, the Rock also helps us understand this expression by making this smoldering look.

It’s pretty hilarious that his smoldering intensity is considered a strength.

What the hell are you doing?

What just happened?

You just smoldered.

We insert the hell in questions or commands in order to show surprise or anger.

Hey, baby.

Where the hell have you been?

The hell can be considered inappropriate in most contexts where you say it with people you don’t know very well.

A softer alternative is the following:

What the heck’s on your feet?

They’re slippers. They’re like pillows.

Hey, Jay.

Hey.

How you doing?

What the heck is that?

Get him!

Weakness.

None?

How’d you do that? That list?

Well, I just. I. I think I just pressed my enormous left pec.

It’s like the boob area. Let me show you.

Get the hell away from me.

At least press it in front of us, so we know exactly how to

Strengths: Karate. T’ai chi. Aikido. Dance fighting?

Dance fighting? Is that even a. thing?

Weakness:

Venom.

Seriously?

Paleontology. What does that even mean?

Study of fossils, I think.

That’s kind of cool.

Says the gorgeous karate badass to the old fossil guy who doesn’t have any endurance.

I hate this game.

Weakness: Cake.

Yes, cake is my weakness.

Along with speed and strength.

Strength is my weakness.

Hey, can I? Quick question.

How is strength my weakness?

Somebody explain that to me.

And why would I need speed?

Why would I need to be fast when I’m being chased by an enormous killer zebra or some shit in this dumb-ass hat?

You’re also a good weapons valet.

What does that mean?

Well, I think it means you carry my weapons in your backpack and you give them to me when and if I need them?

How’d you do that? That list?

In the two clips that we’ve seen, there are many examples of questions with several features of connected speech.

We’ll quickly analyze each one of them.

In the first one, notice the reduction of this. It’s not “what do you mean” it’s

What do you mean there’s nothing there?

Next is a very common way of reducing “did”. I haven’t seen many learners to say it like this, but it’s a great way to make your speech flow more naturally. Noticed he doesn’t say “What did you just do?” he says what’d you just do?

what’d you just do?

Now, here she also reduces did in the same way. It’s not “how did you do that?” It’s– How’d you do that?

How’d you do that?

in this question, we see these two words as “what-does”, and then say the other ones as one word “that even mean”.

these two connect with a “d” “that even”.

what does that even mean?

Strengths: Karate. T’ai chi. Aikido. Dance fighting?

Dance fighting? Is that even a. thing?

If something is a thing, we generally mean that it’s something that exists or is something that people do.

Lily is only agreeing to all this because of Pregnancy Brain.

Pregnancy Brain? That’s not a thing.

It’s totally a thing.

Weakness:

Venom.

The venom of a creature, such as a snake or spider, is the poison that it puts into your body when it bites or stings you.

Study of fossils, I think.

That’s kind of cool.

Says the gorgeous karate badass to the old fossil guy who doesn’t have any endurance.

Gorgeous is a stronger synonym of beautiful.

Congratulation, Mitch and Cam!

Oh. Look at me in that dress! I look gorgeous!

Give me rewind!

if you’re a badass at something, it means that you’re extremely good/skillful at that.

She’s a karate badass.

It can also mean that someone is really cool. she’s a badass. Then, your endurance is your ability to continue with an unpleasant or difficult situation, experience, or activity over a long period of time.

Example, if you want to compete in a marathon, you need to improve your endurance.

Do you know which of these options is a common synonym for endurance?

Yes, cake is my weakness.

Along with speed and strength.

Strength is my weakness.

We’ve already seen what strength and weakness mean. Now, the irony here is funny because strength, the ability to be strong is in his weakness list. Also, he doesn’t have any cool strengths, either.

Why would I need to be fast when I’m being chased by an enormous killer zebra or some shit in this dumb-ass hat?

To chase is to go after someone in order to catch that person.

For example, the police chase thieves and Tom chases Jerry.

Lastly, dumbass is a slang word that means stupid. This can be used to refer to a person.

Oh, my god, he really cares what I think about him.

More than you know.

That is one beautiful man.

Hey, dumbass, enough with the horn, huh?

I love you, too!

or a thing, using it to describe it.

This is an important case. You need to do well.

Fine. I’ll take your dumbass seminar. That’s the spirit!

Okay, this is what I’m good at.

Playing video games. It’s what I do.

It’s literally the main thing that I do.

Play a game like this, there’s gonna be levels.

In order to finish the game, you gotta complete all the levels.

Levels are gonna get harder as we go along.

We complete the levels.

Spencer, do you even know where we’re going?

Kind of.

Kind of?

Oh, that’s good, then. We’re in good hands.

Ok, the missing piece, I’m guessing.

Oh my God, that must be what we’re looking for, the missing piece of the map.

The problem is, there’s nothing here.

What do you mean there’s nothing there?

It’s a map, just like he said.

It’s a map of Jumanji.

Cartography.

What’s that?

The study of maps.

It was one of Professor Oberon’s skills.

Yes. That’s right.

Oh, so you can’t see this, but I can?

Could you just wake me up in a couple hours.

You know, if you can.

Because we can always do more.

Jess, where are you?

I came as fast as I can.

The characters we chose, we all have certain skills.

So there’s gotta be a way to access our.

What’d you just do?

Strengths: Fearless. Climbing. Speed. Boomerang.

Smoldering intensity.

What the hell are you doing?

What just happened?

You just smoldered.

Weakness.

None?

How’d you do that? That list?

Well, I just. I. I think I just pressed my enormous left pec.

It’s like the boob area. Let me show you.

Get the hell away from me.

At least press it in front of us, so we know exactly how to

Strengths: Karate. T’ai chi. Aikido. Dance fighting?

Dance fighting? Is that even a. thing?

Weakness:

Venom.

Seriously?

Paleontology. What does that even mean?

Study of fossils, I think.

That’s kind of cool.

Says the gorgeous karate badass to the old fossil guy who doesn’t have any endurance.

I hate this game.

Weakness: Cake.

Yes, cake is my weakness.

Along with speed and strength.

Strength is my weakness.

Hey, can I? Quick question.

How is strength my weakness?

Somebody explain that to me.

And why would I need speed?

Why would I need to be fast when I’m being chased by an enormous killer zebra or some shit in this dumb-ass hat?

You’re also a good weapons valet.

What does that mean?

Well, I think it means you carry my weapons in your backpack and you give them to me when and if I need them?