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We'll do it together in English
Marcus wants the library plan in three sentences. Ana has notes, but she stalls at her desk.
He sits down with her. He does not want a long speech. He wants a short plan they can share.
By the end, you will share the work, praise effort, and offer help.
You will say you are on someone's side when a task feels too big.
By the end of this lesson
Share a hard task, praise someone's effort, and offer help.
- Let's ___ together.Let's do this activity as a team.
- Everyone makes mistakes.Nobody is perfect; errors are normal.
- You did your best.You gave all the effort you could.
- I can help if you want.I can lend a hand if you'd like.
- We'll get through this.We'll finish this hard thing together.
- I'm with you on this.I support you with this.
Scene — three sentences
Same downtown studio. Ana sits at a long desk with rolled drawings and a blank whiteboard. Marcus walks over with a rolled set of drawings under one arm.
The library plan still needs three sentences. Ana stares at her notes. He pulls up a chair and sits with her.
Learn — share the work
Six lines help you share a hard task. You praise the effort, not only the result.
You also offer help without taking over the work.
Let's ___ together.
Let's do this activity as a team.
When to use it: Say this when you want to share a task with someone.
Let's is let us as one piece, and do it is the shared work.
Say it: The stress is on together.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Nobody is perfect; errors are normal.
When to use it: Say this when someone feels bad about an error.
Learn Everyone makes as one piece; it talks about all people.
Say it: The s at the end of makes sounds like s, not z.
You did your best.
You gave all the effort you could.
When to use it: Say this after someone tried hard, even if the result is not perfect.
Did is the past tense of do, so learn did your best as one piece.
I can help if you want.
I can lend a hand if you'd like.
When to use it: Offer this when someone is stuck, and they can still say no.
If you want keeps the offer soft, so they can refuse.
Say it: Say can softly, not like can't.
We'll get through this.
We'll finish this hard thing together.
When to use it: Say this when a hard task is not done yet, but you will finish it together.
We'll is we will said as one piece.
Say it: Through starts with a soft th.
I'm with you on this.
I support you with this.
When to use it: Say this to show you support them on this task.
I'm is I am said as one piece.
Say it: With and you can link.
Story — he sits down
Watch Marcus sit with Ana. He wants three sentences, not a long speech.
The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.
- The studio is quiet. Ana's notes cover the whole page.
MarcusThe short version is, we need time.The first thing to know is we do not have enough time.
AnaI can't finish this.This is too much; I cannot complete it.- MarcusYou did your best.You gave all the effort you could.
- AnaWell, I wrote a whole page.She already wrote a lot, but it is not the short plan.
- MarcusEveryone makes mistakes. First drafts run long.Errors are normal, and first tries are often too long.
- He pulls a chair over and sits with her.
- MarcusLet's do it together.Let's do this activity as a team.
- AnaYou want three sentences, right?She checks that he still wants a very short plan.
- MarcusI can help if you want.I can lend a hand if you'd like.
- AnaThanks for your help.you say this after someone helps you
- MarcusI'm with you on this.I support you with this.
- AnaSo, keep the old windows. That's one.She starts the short plan with the windows.
- MarcusGood. We'll get through this.We'll finish this hard thing together.
- AnaOkay. Let's do the lighting next.She is ready to write the next short sentence.
Practice — effort and help
Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, build a line, and put turns in order.
They stay short, so the round moves fast.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
English
Let's ___ together.Drop the Simple English hereEveryone makes mistakes.Drop the Simple English hereYou did your best.Drop the Simple English hereI'm with you on this.Drop the Simple English hereSimple English
What do you say?
What do you say?
Ana worked all afternoon. The plan is still too long. Praise her effort.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Everyone makes mistakes.
Put the chat in order
- AnaWhat comes first?
- Marcus…
- Ana…
- Marcus…
Build the line
Build the line
I can lend a hand if you'd like.
.
Tap the words in order.
Pick the reply
Ana says:
Pick the reply
Do you support me with this project?
She asks if you support her with this task.
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
We'll finish this hard thing together.
.
Tap the words in order.
What do you say?
What do you say?
The library plan still needs three sentences. You have notes, but you cannot complete it alone.
True or false?
True or false?
This line means you should write a long report.
Build the line
Build the line
you say this after someone helps you
.
Tap the words in order.
Say it — say it with him
Now you're Ana at the studio. Marcus sits with you. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.
- MarcusI need three sentences. Let's do it together.He wants a short plan, and he wants to share the work.
- Ana (you)Tell him you are on his side.
Tell him you are on his side.
I'm with you on this.
I support you with this.
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Recap — what you can say now
| English | Simple English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Let's ___ together. | Let's do this activity as a team. | |
| Everyone makes mistakes. | Nobody is perfect; errors are normal. | |
| You did your best. | You gave all the effort you could. | |
| I can help if you want. | I can lend a hand if you'd like. | |
| We'll get through this. | We'll finish this hard thing together. | |
| I'm with you on this. | I support you with this. |
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