Transcript: Musical Imperative Verb Lesson
Learn Imperative Verbs With A Beautiful AI Song
Pre-Intermediate (A2)
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Discovery (Noun) - Synonyms: Finding, Uncovering (Descubrimiento / اكتشاف / Открытие / Découverte / Keşif / Phát hiện)
Chorus (Noun) - Synonyms: Refrain, Hook (Estribillo / جوقة / Припев / Refrain / Nakarat / Điệp khúc)
Lyrics (Noun) - Synonyms: Words, Text (Letra / كلمات / Тексты песен / Paroles / Şarkı sözleri / Lời bài hát)
Imperative Verbs (Noun) - Synonyms: Command Verbs, Directive Verbs (Verbos imperativos / أفعال أمر / Императивные глаголы / Verbes impératifs / Emir kipli fiiller / Động từ mệnh lệnh)
Meow (Noun/Verb) - Synonyms: Cat's Cry, Purr (Maullido / مواء / Мяуканье / Miaulement / Miyavlama / Tiếng mèo kêu)
Recipe (Noun) - Synonyms: Formula, Instructions (Receta / وصفة / Рецепт / Recette / Tarif / Công thức)
Flour (Noun) - Synonyms: Meal, Powder (Harina / دقيق / Мука / Farine / Un / Bột)
Honey (Noun) - Synonyms: Sweetener, Nectar (Miel / عسل / Мёд / Miel / Bal / Mật ong)
Mentioned (Verb) - Synonyms: Referenced, Cited (Mencionado / ذكر / Упомянутый / Mentionné / Bahsedilen / Được nhắc đến)
Newsletter (Noun) - Synonyms: Bulletin, Digest (Boletín / نشرة / Информационный бюллетень / Bulletin / Bülten / Bản tin)
Transcript:
Hello, everyone. An amazing, amazing thing has happened! Amazing new discovery. Now, now, you can make music, you can make music, full songs using AI.
Today, we will use this incredible technology to help us learn English. So first, we will learn imperative verbs and when we use them and then we will learn this song to help us remember them.
Check out this chorus, this banging chorus for today's song:
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Today, we will use this incredible technology to help us learn English. So first, we will learn imperative verbs and when we use them and then we will learn this song to help us remember them.
Check out this chorus, this banging chorus for today's song:
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
Little actions.
The lyrics are, the Earth is so beautiful, little actions help it grow, little actions. So, you give the AI your lyrics and then the AI gives you a song with your lyrics. So cool!
Okay, so first - imperative verbs. For example: listen, sit down, close your eyes. These are all imperative verbs. More imperative verb examples are: switch off the light, switch off the air con, put the litter in the bin.
We use them to tell someone what to do, to give orders, or to give advice. Imperative verbs are very useful for teachers like me, very useful for parents, very useful if you need to communicate quickly and directly.
If your boss says 'come in at 7am', that's an imperative verb. If he says 'make me a cup of tea', that's an imperative verb. If he says, 'meow like a cat', that's a weird imperative verb, yet.
Also, you can add 'please' to imperative verbs to make them more polite: please pass the salt, please be ready on time, please dance for grandma, or whatever. We use the imperatives to ask for something politely: please close the door, please sit down.
As well as telling someone what to do, we can also use imperatives to offer advice. Advice: Take an umbrella, it might rain. Visit the museum while you're here. Oh, you're in Napoli. Try da pizza.
And finally, we can use imperatives when we teach or give instructions, like making a recipe: mix the flour with water, add the honey, leave it in the oven for 20 minutes, and then join us for a glass of red wine.
Most times, when you see a sign in the street, that is an imperative verb. Signs in the street: stop, go, recycle, put your trash in the bin (because all signs are telling people what to do).
To use the imperative, to use it, you simply use the infinitive of the verb, verb 1, at the start of the sentence. See? Easy! And the subject (the person you are talking to), is usually not mentioned. Next, the song:
Our Earth, is so beautiful
The lyrics are, the Earth is so beautiful, little actions help it grow, little actions. So, you give the AI your lyrics and then the AI gives you a song with your lyrics. So cool!
Okay, so first - imperative verbs. For example: listen, sit down, close your eyes. These are all imperative verbs. More imperative verb examples are: switch off the light, switch off the air con, put the litter in the bin.
We use them to tell someone what to do, to give orders, or to give advice. Imperative verbs are very useful for teachers like me, very useful for parents, very useful if you need to communicate quickly and directly.
If your boss says 'come in at 7am', that's an imperative verb. If he says 'make me a cup of tea', that's an imperative verb. If he says, 'meow like a cat', that's a weird imperative verb, yet.
Also, you can add 'please' to imperative verbs to make them more polite: please pass the salt, please be ready on time, please dance for grandma, or whatever. We use the imperatives to ask for something politely: please close the door, please sit down.
As well as telling someone what to do, we can also use imperatives to offer advice. Advice: Take an umbrella, it might rain. Visit the museum while you're here. Oh, you're in Napoli. Try da pizza.
And finally, we can use imperatives when we teach or give instructions, like making a recipe: mix the flour with water, add the honey, leave it in the oven for 20 minutes, and then join us for a glass of red wine.
Most times, when you see a sign in the street, that is an imperative verb. Signs in the street: stop, go, recycle, put your trash in the bin (because all signs are telling people what to do).
To use the imperative, to use it, you simply use the infinitive of the verb, verb 1, at the start of the sentence. See? Easy! And the subject (the person you are talking to), is usually not mentioned. Next, the song:
Our Earth, is so beautiful
Little actions, help it grow
Little actions
Okay. This A.I. song is more for kids. I made it for my kids' music channel, but we can still use it here to learn.
Okay, so the first lyrics are: Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Turn off the lights, it's easy to do. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Turn off the tap, save water beneath.
Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Turn off the lights, it's easy to do. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Turn off the tap, save water beneath.
Our Earth, is so beautiful
Okay. This A.I. song is more for kids. I made it for my kids' music channel, but we can still use it here to learn.
Okay, so the first lyrics are: Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Turn off the lights, it's easy to do. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Turn off the tap, save water beneath.
Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Turn off the lights, it's easy to do. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Turn off the tap, save water beneath.
Our Earth, is so beautiful
Little actions, help it grow
Little actions
And the chorus is, the world is so beautiful. Little actions help it grow, little actions.
So, the next lyrics are: Turn off the TV when you're done. Turn off the TV, turn off the aircon. Pick up the litter, put it in the bin. Pick up the litter, don't let it win.
Turn off the TV when you're done. Turn off the TV, turn off the aircon. Pick up the litter, put it in the bin. Pick up the litter, don't let it win.
And the final lyrics are: Use your bottle again, again and again. Use your bottle again, don't buy a new one. Don't bin old clothes, give them away. Don't bin old clothes, make someone's day. Without little actions, the Earth feels pain. But if we try, it will smile again.
Use your bottle again, again and again. Use your bottle again, don't buy a new one. Don't bin old clothes, give them away. Don't bin old clothes, make someone day. Without little actions, the Earth feels pain but if we try it, it will smile again.
There we go! Before we play the whole song, remember, please remember to join our amazing newsletter. Join the email list. Why? Every month you'll get simple English stories, simple English jokes, simple English quotes, and a new transcript. On the 4th or the 5th of every month.
So there's still time to sign up, still time before I send out this month's amazing newsletter full of simple English treats. At www.simpleenglishlistening.com The link is below. Okay, here's the full song:
Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
And the chorus is, the world is so beautiful. Little actions help it grow, little actions.
So, the next lyrics are: Turn off the TV when you're done. Turn off the TV, turn off the aircon. Pick up the litter, put it in the bin. Pick up the litter, don't let it win.
Turn off the TV when you're done. Turn off the TV, turn off the aircon. Pick up the litter, put it in the bin. Pick up the litter, don't let it win.
And the final lyrics are: Use your bottle again, again and again. Use your bottle again, don't buy a new one. Don't bin old clothes, give them away. Don't bin old clothes, make someone's day. Without little actions, the Earth feels pain. But if we try, it will smile again.
Use your bottle again, again and again. Use your bottle again, don't buy a new one. Don't bin old clothes, give them away. Don't bin old clothes, make someone day. Without little actions, the Earth feels pain but if we try it, it will smile again.
There we go! Before we play the whole song, remember, please remember to join our amazing newsletter. Join the email list. Why? Every month you'll get simple English stories, simple English jokes, simple English quotes, and a new transcript. On the 4th or the 5th of every month.
So there's still time to sign up, still time before I send out this month's amazing newsletter full of simple English treats. At www.simpleenglishlistening.com The link is below. Okay, here's the full song:
Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
Turn off the lights, it's easy to do.
Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth.
Turn off the tap, save water beneath.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Our Earth
Our Earth
Turn off the TV when you're done.
Turn off the TV when you're done.
Turn off the TV, turn off the aircon.
Pick up the litter, put it in the bin.
Pick up the litter, don't let it win.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Use your bottle again, again and again.
Use your bottle again, again and again.
Use your bottle again, don't buy a new one.
Don't bin old clothes, give them away.
Don't bin old clothes, make someone's day.
Without little actions, the Earth feels pain
Without little actions, the Earth feels pain
but if we try, it will smile again
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Our Earth, is so beautiful.
Little actions help it grow,
little actions.
Our Earth
Our Earth
If you enjoyed that, you can also listen to our new song on its own track. It has its own track, so you can put it on your Spotify playlist if you like.
And lastly. I, uh, I even made a music video for it. It's a bit cheesy, but a music video for this song, an inspirational music video for kids full of beautiful scenes, which you can watch on the YouTube channel 'Simple English Listening'. So, it's on the YouTube channel, which is 'Simple English Listening'.
Okay. Finally, it is the end of the season. Now, I am going back to the UK to write some books. To write some books with Dr. Elsbeth Caswell, PhD in Education. We are writing some beautiful story books in English. I'll be back in about two months, so stay subscribed, stay beautiful, and I'll see you then, you lovely, lovely people.
Have an amazing week, have an amazing month and see you next time. You deserve it.
If you enjoyed that, you can also listen to our new song on its own track. It has its own track, so you can put it on your Spotify playlist if you like.
And lastly. I, uh, I even made a music video for it. It's a bit cheesy, but a music video for this song, an inspirational music video for kids full of beautiful scenes, which you can watch on the YouTube channel 'Simple English Listening'. So, it's on the YouTube channel, which is 'Simple English Listening'.
Okay. Finally, it is the end of the season. Now, I am going back to the UK to write some books. To write some books with Dr. Elsbeth Caswell, PhD in Education. We are writing some beautiful story books in English. I'll be back in about two months, so stay subscribed, stay beautiful, and I'll see you then, you lovely, lovely people.
Have an amazing week, have an amazing month and see you next time. You deserve it.