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in this video we'll be talking about a
top 10 life events you should be able to
talk about in English let's begin birth
birth this is when a woman has a baby
the actual verb is to give birth and the
event is just birth for example you can
say the birth of a child is a major
event get a job get a job getting a job
is a long and often difficult process
that requires interviews resumes and
searching for the right company so
there's a lot to talk about for example
you can say I need to get a job after I
finish school engagement engagement when
someone gets engaged it means that they
and their boyfriend or girlfriend have
decided to get married in the near
future
here is a sample sentence what a
beautiful engagement ring wedding
wedding a wedding is a ceremony often in
a church where two people get married
usually there's a party after the actual
ceremony this is called the reception
for example you can say did you get
invited to her wedding I met my husband
studying abroad in Australia we were did
the long-distance thing he's from Italy
I'm from New York we just did
long-distance for a while and then we
were together for four years and finally
got engaged and now we've been married
for two years so yeah it's a really
interesting I mean he speaks fluent
Italian that's where he's from and my
family's Jamaican so it's quite the
combination but it's really cool and now
I can speak Italian buy a house buy a
house most people wait until they're
married to buy a house
some people even wait until they have
children depending on where you live
this can be very expensive so it's
considered a major commitment for
example you can say you need to have a
lot of money to buy a house and
sorry anniversary an anniversary is a
celebration of an event usually counted
by years like a five-year anniversary
for example your birthday is an
anniversary of the day you were born you
can say silver is the traditional gift
for the 25th wedding anniversary retire
retire once people reach a certain age
they usually stop working so that they
can enjoy the last few years of their
lives for example you can say my parents
don't work anymore they retired travel
travel traveling is a really fun hobby
for many people it's always exciting to
see new places that you've never been to
for example you can say it's a lot of
fun to travel there have you been to
Italy
funeral funeral a funeral as a ceremony
health for people after they die
usually people talk about the deceased
person and family and friends can see
the person's body one last time before
they are buried for example you can say
the funeral will be held this Sunday
promotion pro motion when you do very
well at your job you sometimes get a
promotion this means that you move to a
higher position it usually means you
have more responsibilities and a higher
salary here's a sample sentence after
three years I finally got a promotion at
work okay that's all for this lesson
which event do you like more leave us a
comment letting us know and we'll see
you next time bye
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