1 00:00:00,220 --> 00:00:01,980 Hey, happy fourth! 2 00:00:01,980 --> 00:00:06,720 So, today isn't the fourth but the day that you'll be seeing this is the fourth of July. 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,100 So today is the 2nd of July and I'm here with some friends in the park 4 00:00:11,100 --> 00:00:15,980 and we're gonna talk about what we're doing for the 4th and Fourth of July traditions. 5 00:00:22,060 --> 00:00:23,980 What do you typically do on the fourth of July, 6 00:00:23,980 --> 00:00:25,760 - like the 4th of July is on Tuesday. -Fireworks. 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,060 Fireworks. 8 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:32,220 Going to see fireworks is a much beloved tradition on the 4th of July in America. 9 00:00:32,220 --> 00:00:34,620 Probably the most common tradition. 10 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:36,660 A couple years ago, I took you up 11 00:00:36,660 --> 00:00:41,460 to see the view of the fireworks from the roof of my apartment in Manhattan 12 00:00:41,460 --> 00:00:45,840 and made a video there. That was a great view. 13 00:00:48,580 --> 00:00:53,180 We're going to see fireworks and then like, usually there's like a family grill out. 14 00:00:53,180 --> 00:00:54,700 Family grill out. 15 00:00:54,700 --> 00:00:57,220 The verb 'grill out'. 16 00:00:57,220 --> 00:01:02,720 This confuses some people because the word 'out' seems like an extra word. 17 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,420 Almost always when you grill, you're grilling outside. 18 00:01:06,420 --> 00:01:09,960 Certainly, he could've dropped the word but he said grill out 19 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:12,100 which is similar to cookout 20 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:15,700 which implies that the food is being cooked and eaten outside. 21 00:01:15,700 --> 00:01:19,960 Usually, you invite people over for this. It's a little bit of a party. 22 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:22,760 So a grill out is where you do this with a grill. 23 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,300 He definitely could've just said: We're going to grill. 24 00:01:25,300 --> 00:01:27,480 Or he could've said: We're going to have a cookout. 25 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,460 But some people do use the term grill out. 26 00:01:30,460 --> 00:01:33,440 Usually, there's like a family grill out. 27 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:34,700 Family grill out. 28 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:38,860 But that was before I had my own family. 29 00:01:38,860 --> 00:01:40,680 Yeah. So what do you do now? 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Uhm. Now, I'm not sure. We're new to the starting traditions. 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,480 No fireworks though, right? 32 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,300 I heard they scare babies. 33 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:54,560 --We might go to fireworks. Probably not this year. 34 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,940 Did you notice how he pronounced the word 'probably'? 35 00:01:57,940 --> 00:02:01,740 He reduced it to something more like pry-- pry not-- 36 00:02:01,740 --> 00:02:06,680 But pry not this year: Pry-- pry-- 37 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Americans really reduce this word. 38 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:14,560 You can say probly, prolly, or pry. 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,360 He doesn't even really make an L sound. 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,960 I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a non-native speaker. 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,900 But you will hear native speakers do this. 42 00:02:23,900 --> 00:02:27,640 Pry not this year. Pry not. Pry not. Pry not. 43 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:30,000 - We might go to fireworks. Probably not this year. - Really? 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,220 - Yeah. We're not going to try this year either. - Eventually. Eventually, we'll go to fireworks. 45 00:02:34,220 --> 00:02:37,440 Fireworks really scare dogs. We need to take care of him. 46 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,400 So you guys have no idea what you'll do on Tuesday? Do you have off? 47 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,140 Do you have off means have you been given the day off at work? 48 00:02:45,140 --> 00:02:48,020 As in for a holiday in this case. 49 00:02:48,020 --> 00:02:49,300 Do you have off? 50 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:53,660 I do have off. We might do some grilling. We'll see friends. 51 00:02:53,660 --> 00:02:56,200 But uh, it's to be determined. 52 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,060 Yeah. 53 00:02:57,060 --> 00:02:58,480 To be determined. 54 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,180 This is a phrase you can use for something that's not yet certain. 55 00:03:02,180 --> 00:03:05,540 We're definitely leaving tomorrow but I don't know the time yet. 56 00:03:05,540 --> 00:03:07,240 It's to be determined. 57 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,420 But uh, It's to be determined. 58 00:03:09,420 --> 00:03:10,820 Yeah. 59 00:03:10,820 --> 00:03:17,920 We might try to go one of these state parks with like a swimming beach lake in New Jersey. 60 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:20,060 -- That sounds pretty cool. -- I just feel like, 61 00:03:20,060 --> 00:03:24,180 for me, I want a body of water involved in my 4th of July plans. 62 00:03:24,180 --> 00:03:28,840 A body of water refers to something like an ocean, lake, 63 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:35,280 maybe a spring, sea, pond, that kind of thing. 64 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,280 For me, I want a body of water involved in my 4th of July plans. 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,980 That sounds like a good plan to me. 66 00:03:40,980 --> 00:03:42,020 - Yeah. - Yeah? 67 00:03:42,020 --> 00:03:43,160 I don't know. 68 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,660 -- Find a place to swim. -- Yeah. 69 00:03:44,660 --> 00:03:48,760 It's just hard with the nap time. Don't you hate it when your life gets ruined by naptime? 70 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,000 Dave and I both have babies about the same age, a little over a year. 71 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,200 And I know for us, we want to keep our baby on a schedule because we think it makes life easier. 72 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,200 But at the same time, it kind of makes life harder. 73 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,700 Yeah. It's just hard with the nap time. Don't you hate it when your life gets ruined by naptime? 74 00:04:05,700 --> 00:04:09,240 You guys haven't made that happen yet, right? You guys are still flexible. 75 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,400 Nope. We are pretty flexible. 76 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:12,600 Yeah. 77 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,080 Our son pretty much dictates when everyone is to fall asleep. 78 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,320 We still live and die by a schedule. 79 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,040 - We're not very scheduled. - Yeah. 80 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,440 Besides our own work schedule. 81 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,200 - Pros and cons to both approaches. - Yeah! 82 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,760 Pros and cons. 83 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:31,780 This is a way to discusss and talk about things that are positive about a situation 84 00:04:31,780 --> 00:04:34,740 and things that are negative about a situation. 85 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:40,560 For example, if someone's having a hard time making a decision, sometimes, the advice is: 86 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,660 Why don't you write out at list of pros and cons? 87 00:04:48,140 --> 00:04:51,580 He started talking about traditions again so I turned the camera back on. 88 00:04:51,580 --> 00:04:59,320 Where I grew up in Lancaster, there was always a bunch of fireworks done by each like little borough. 89 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,920 Vocabulary word: borough. 90 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:07,720 A borough is a town or district incorporated within the US. 91 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,100 So here, he's talking about Lancaster which is a country. 92 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:17,880 And within that county, there would be Lancaster city but there are also lots of little boroughs. 93 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:26,840 Also in New York city, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island are called The 5 Boroughs. 94 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:31,560 A bunch of fireworks done by each like little borough. 95 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:37,340 So there would be days of fireworks around the 4th of July. 96 00:05:37,340 --> 00:05:40,580 What do you mean days? Like entire days where there was like a fireworks 97 00:05:40,580 --> 00:05:43,940 -- in 2, 3... -- No, there would be like the 3rd, 98 00:05:43,940 --> 00:05:45,640 -- the 4th, 5th.. -- Yeah. Right. 99 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,440 Depending on if it's on a weekend. 100 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,620 But like you can go to a like couple consecutive nights of fireworks. 101 00:05:51,620 --> 00:05:52,840 Yeah. 102 00:05:52,840 --> 00:05:55,820 Vocabulary word: consecutive. 103 00:05:55,820 --> 00:06:00,580 This means following continuously or right in a row. 104 00:06:00,580 --> 00:06:03,620 An unbroken sequence. 105 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:09,080 So 'on 2 consecutive days' means 1 day right after the other. 106 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,080 No extra days in between. 107 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,580 -- to a like couple consecutive nights of fireworks. 108 00:06:14,580 --> 00:06:16,040 So did you ever? 109 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:22,000 Sometimes, we would. Uhm, the biggest one was in Lancaster County Park 110 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,800 where there actually had an orchestra 111 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,020 -- as well. -- Oh, nice! 112 00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:31,760 That's-- where I grew up in Gainesville, there was like an outdoor amphitheater. 113 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,240 Vocabulary word: amphitheater. 114 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:40,080 This is a building, usually an outdoor building, often without a roof, 115 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,540 rounded, semi-circular, 116 00:06:42,540 --> 00:06:48,560 used for the presentation of musical events or maybe some drama. 117 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,180 There can also be tiers of seating. 118 00:06:51,180 --> 00:06:58,700 --in Gainesville, there was like an outdoor amphitheater with some pops band doing stuff and some fireworks. 119 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:03,900 That was every year. Never strayed from that. Picnic and fireworks. 120 00:07:03,900 --> 00:07:06,140 Yeah, that was like the biggest one. 121 00:07:06,140 --> 00:07:09,140 There are definitely places like that in Philly, right? 122 00:07:09,140 --> 00:07:10,920 We're just not going cause we have babies. 123 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:12,080 -- Right. -- Yeah. 124 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,060 They-- in Philly, they set up at the art museum. 125 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:16,060 Oh yeah! 126 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:21,520 And they do really big firework production 127 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,800 with even, there's always like some live band. 128 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,620 I'm not sure who it is this year though. 129 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:27,360 Okay. 130 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,020 -- I think The Roots did it one year. -- Really? 131 00:07:30,020 --> 00:07:32,940 Well maybe next year when the kids are older, we'll all go together. 132 00:07:32,940 --> 00:07:35,420 -- That sounds good to me. -- That'll be fun! 133 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:39,280 Huge thanks to my friend, Dave, for being in this video. 134 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:44,300 That's it guys! Thanks so much for using Rachel's English!