AEE 2567: Make a Photo or Take a Photo?

Summary

Podcast Summary: All Ears English Podcast | Episode 2567

Title: Make a Photo or Take a Photo?
Date: February 17, 2026
Hosts: Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into one of the most common and confusing verb choices for English learners: when to use “make” versus “take” with common nouns—especially the phrase "take a photo" versus the direct-translation error "make a photo". Lindsay and Michelle explore how these verbs differ in English, why the confusion arises (especially for speakers of Romance languages), and offer practical advice for mastering these everyday expressions. Expect real-life stories, language insights, and helpful practice strategies.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Real-life Inspiration: The "Make a Picture" Story

[02:26 - 04:14]

• Lindsay recounts a recent Italy trip where an expert English-speaking wine tour guide said, “Let’s make a picture,” instead of the native phrasing, “Let’s take a picture.”
  • Lindsay ([03:58]):
    “We knew exactly what he meant... we all got together, we had a beautiful photo, but it wasn’t quite right, Michelle.”
• The moment highlights how direct translation from other languages may cause errors, but still, the main point—connection—remains intact.
• Lindsay reflects on how moments like this illuminate the subtle boundaries of English fluency and the difference that small choices in wording can make.

Notable Quote:

“This is why we travel, right? Because we understand connection goes so much deeper than just the choice of words.”
— Lindsay [04:26]

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2. The Grammar Breakdown: Why "Take", Not "Make"?

[04:14 - 07:11]

• Michelle explains that “take a picture” focuses on the physical act of capturing a photo, i.e., pressing the button.
• “Make a picture” in English suggests creating an image from scratch—like drawing or painting—not photographing.
  • Michelle ([06:17]):
    “Make a picture... to me this sounds more like... you’re creating a picture, maybe a drawing or creation.”
• The confusion often arises from direct translation, as many Romance languages use a single verb to encompass both “make” and “do”.

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3. The Culprit: Translation from Romance Languages

[07:11 - 08:24]

• They analyze how languages like French (“faire une photo”), Spanish (“hacer una foto”), Italian (“fare una foto”), and Portuguese often use one general verb.
  • Lindsay ([07:50]): “In Spanish, the verb ‘hacer’... or in French, ‘faire’... These verbs tend to be used for make and do... So that’s our hunch, is that this is some kind of direct translation going on.”

Notable Quote:

“In English, we kind of have separate boxes for that.”
— Michelle [07:37]

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4. The "Chunking" Solution: Learning Collocations

[08:24 - 09:44]

• Examples of “take” in expressions:
  • Take a seat, take a break, take a bite, take a shower.
• Learning collocations (word partners) is more effective than relying on grammar rules alone.
  • Michelle ([10:01]):
    “I just think it’s more useful... to memorize them and practice them... sometimes that’s just the best way.”

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5. Deep Dive: Make vs. Take in Everyday English

[10:21 - 11:58]

• “Make” is about creating something new or causing something to happen:

  • make a friend, make noise, make the bed, make a change.

• “Take” is about experiencing, capturing, or physically acting:

  • take a shower, take a photo, take a break.

• Visual, memorable contrast:

  • Michelle ([11:04]):
    “You wouldn’t say, ‘take the bed.’ That means you’re picking it up!”

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6. Common Collocation Pitfalls

[13:37 - 16:40]

• Common mistakes from direct translation:
  • “make a photo” (should be “take a photo”)
  • “make a break” (“take a break”)
  • “do a mistake” (“make a mistake”)
  • “make a party” (better: "have/throw a party")
  • “take a decision” (“make a decision”)
• Discussion about idioms and how some expressions are completely different in meaning:
  • Michelle ([14:24]): “Make a break for it — that’s different... Like, try to quickly run away.”
• Michelle points out ([15:02]) that the wrong verb can make a phrase incomprehensible to natives, as in “make a break”—“What is that?” while “take a break” is immediately clear.

Notable Quote:

“When you get the right chunk, you get the right verb with the noun, people understand you instantly.”
— Lindsay [14:35]

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7. Role Play Practice

[17:03 - 18:38]

• Friendly dialogue demonstrates correct usage:
  • “I took so many pictures.”
  • “Did you make any decisions...?”
  • “I think I need to take a break from big decisions.”
  • “I went out and made some new friends at a meetup.”
• Decision fatigue is briefly discussed—making too many choices leads to exhaustion.

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8. Learning Strategies & Final Takeaways

[19:51 - End]

• Don’t obsess over grammar rules; focus on learning “chunks” and practicing.
  • Michelle ([19:56]): “Don’t worry about this too much and don’t analyze it too much. Just learn the specific pieces and I think life will be a lot easier.”
• Think in English daily; practice using these collocations in real contexts.
  • Lindsay ([20:06]): “Get into thinking in English... start thinking in English so you’re starting to adopt these chunks properly.”

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “[Connection is] not about mistakes—it’s about connection, not perfection.”
  — Lindsay [03:56]
• “Learn the specific pieces and I think life will be a lot easier.”
  — Michelle [19:56]
• “Get into thinking in English...so you’re starting to adopt these chunks properly.”
  — Lindsay [20:06]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Time | |------------------------------|-----------------| | Italy anecdote & topic intro | 02:26 – 04:14 | | Explanation of “take a photo”| 04:14 – 07:11 | | Translation issue analysis | 07:11 – 08:24 | | Learning in chunks strategy | 09:14 – 10:21 | | Contrasts: make vs take | 10:21 – 11:58 | | Common mistakes & idioms | 13:37 – 16:40 | | Role play | 17:03 – 18:38 | | Takeaways & listener advice | 19:51 – End |

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Final Advice for English Learners

• Don’t translate word-for-word. Learn the natural collocations (“chunks”).
• Practice thinking in English for short stretches each day, focusing on common daily actions and the verbs that go with them.
• Remember: Communication and connection matter more than perfection. Native speakers will understand you even if you don’t always have the perfect verb—but learning the correct chunks will help you sound more natural.

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Next Steps:

• Share your own experiences or confusing phrases with the hosts at [e-mail]
• Check out previous episodes, especially Episode 2565 (“Is English all Greek to you?”) for related content.
• Take the All Ears English fluency quiz to discover your current level: allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore

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Closing Note:
Michelle wraps up with a bit of self-irony about not always making her bed, demonstrating again that real, imperfect habits are common—even for English teachers.

Transcript

[Podcast Announcer]

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[Lindsay McMahon]

Episode 2567. Make a Photo or take a photo. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast. Downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection, with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the.

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[Michelle Kaplan]

You know that make versus do is tricky, but what about make versus find out when to use these two verbs to clean up your English.

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[Michelle Kaplan]

Hey Lindsay, how are you?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Hey, Michelle. I'm feeling good. I am fresh off my trip to Italy and feeling, feeling refreshed, I guess.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, that is great. I love Italy. Did you take a lot of pictures when you went.

[Lindsay McMahon]

I did take a fair amount of pictures and it's. It helps when you have the camera phones now. Right. You don't need another camera anymore. It's amazing. You can create albums. Yeah, but the weather was nice. It was sunny. No complaints, right? Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, that's great. So, yeah, tell us a little bit more. You went on a wine tour?

[Lindsay McMahon]

I went on a wine tour in like in the Florence area. And, and it was interesting because, you know, when you go on wine tours often, international wine tours, we booked this, I think possibly through Airbnb. Usually the, the language is English. The language of the tour is English. And usually the tour guides are really high, have very high level English. And this tour guide had Very high level English, 100%. But for me, being a linguist, I'm always listening in for not so much mistakes because I don't, you know, we're not about. All about mistakes, mistakes. We're about connection. But I'm always interested in kind of mistranslations and what happened there. I always think, huh, I wonder what happened there. Right. So there was a moment we were at a vineyard, and the sun was just setting, and it was gorgeous right outside of the vines, watching the vines. And he said, come on, everyone, get together. Let's make a picture. And I thought, oh, okay, that's not quite right. Right. We knew exactly what he meant. We all got together, we had a beautiful photo, but it wasn't quite right, Michelle.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, exactly. And of course, it didn't take away from the connection. You had a wonderful time.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So again, guys, we don't want to stress that, oh, these things are gonna ruin everything, but, but I. But what Lindsay is saying is, like, that it's interesting to analyze after and to see if we can use this.

[Lindsay McMahon]

To help our listeners a hundred percent, 100. Because they're just little things around the edges that when we're translating directly, and that's what my hunch is what was happening, that we can make some small mistakes. So, I mean, this is why we travel, right? Because we understand connection goes so much deeper than just the choice of words, Michelle.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But, yeah, this is really interesting. And if you think about it, it's very understandable why someone would say, make a picture. I mean, you're getting together to make a picture.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly, yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So it, it's. It makes sense. But here is the difference. So basically, when you say take a picture, I'm thinking of physically, someone is pressing the button. You're gathering together. It doesn't matter who's in the picture or who's pressing it. It's just that it's. Someone is taking the picture. So the tour guide, what would have been correct would have been, let's stand together and take a picture.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So the focus is on the actual posing for the camera. So that that's what it would be. Or what's another example?

[Lindsay McMahon]

You could say, I want to take a picture of you in front of the Coliseum.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Or in front of this museum, the Ufizi Gallery, or something like that.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And if you think of it that way, Michelle, I mean, like, logistically speaking, it's not completely wrong. It just sounds awkward because he was asking us to get together and create. Create a scene. For a photo. Right, right. And in many cases you would use make for that when you're. We've talked in other episodes about make versus do, where make means create. Right. So.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yep.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So I, I got exactly what he was saying. We understood it, the picture got taken. But I think a native speaker probably would have said take because take encompasses the making of the scene of coming together.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, right. I. I think it's really about that pressing of the button we're using.

[Lindsay McMahon]

We're.

[Michelle Kaplan]

It's a photograph. Right. In this kind of context, I mean, make a picture. To me this sounds more like, I mean, this goes what you were saying about create. Right. You're like creating a picture, maybe a drawing or creation. So let's take out our watercolors. We're going to make a picture of what makes us happy. Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It's more like creating from scratch in. Right. So you're gonna actually draw that. That photo or make a picture with your crayons of what you see in front of you. You might say that to kids. Right, Right, right. Giving them a blank sheet of paper. But in this case, we're taking a picture, taking a photo because the people are already there, the scene is kind of already created. But logistically it kind of makes sense. Right. Make a picture. But we just don't say it in that context. Right. When you exact someone to stand together for a photo, you don't say make a picture.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Make a picture. Yep. Yeah. Ye. Really what we think is happening is a translation issue. Right. You know, especially with Romance languages. So for example, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese. Y, if we understand it correctly. And guys, you know, always write in and let us know. But they might be using more like one general verb, so.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And this verb could encompass other things like do or make or perform form. Right. And it works naturally in those languages. But in English we kind of have separate boxes for that.

[Lindsay McMahon]

That's why, I mean, we've done other episodes, guys. And you should search in our archives on our make do episodes that we've done because I know it's opening up a whole can of worms that we want to work on. But we know in Spanish the verb aer. Right. Aer una photo. Or in. In French. Fair. We need Aubrey for the French accent here. These verbs tend to be used for make and do. Right. In Portuguese and Italian as well. So that's. Our hunch, is that this is some kind of trans. Direct translation going on. But guys, write in, ask us a follow up question or correct us if we're wrong here. We'd love to hear from you.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, absolutely. So in English, let's talk about take a little bit more. So take is more like to experience something or receive could be to receive. You take something, consume, or capture. So capture, like take a picture, right?

[Lindsay McMahon]

For sure, yeah. Capture a photo, consume, receive something, take. I guess, I guess take is kind of similar to the verb fair or has said where it's broad. Right. So capture, consume, receive, experience. It can, it can include a lot of, a lot of things, right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

That's true. Yeah. Yeah, it does. Right. Take a seat, take a break. Right. So that's kind of, I guess I would say about experiencing something take a bite or take a sip to consume.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. So much. Or take a shower, right? Oh, yeah, there's so much there. And we could go on and on. So in a way, it's kind of learning these as chunks based on the scenario. That's why it's so helpful to kind of why we always encourage our listeners to take 10 minutes out of your day and think in English. You know, do it in the morning when you're making your breakfast. I'm going to make my coffee. I'm going to take a shower in a few minutes. Right. I'm gonna take a break and just read the newspaper before I start work. Okay.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. And yeah, I, I really like that. I, I personally think that this learning in chunks and just kind of remembering these and kind of taking some time to just memorize them and practice them is more useful than saying, does this.

[Lindsay McMahon]

One break down the rules? Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Does this one me? You know, I, I just think it's more useful. It's helpful to know, but in your daily life, it's really good to just to, you know, to get, I mean, it sounds funny, but get your flashcards out. Just do it. Put them around the house. Yeah, it can, can help. Sometimes that's just the best way. What about make?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, make. So make is more like causing something to come into being or to create it.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So, for example, make a picture again, not, not snapping that photo, not lining up together in front of the vineyard. It is. Maybe you're gonna draw something from scratch.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

What else, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Make a friend. Right? Oh, I, I, I need to, I want to make some friends at the party or, oh, I made a new friend. Right. So you caused something, Something happened.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes, yes. Make noise. It would be another way of say, like there's a racket. Right. You're just causing noise to occur. Make the bed. Right. Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You wouldn't say, take the bed. That means you' picking it up and.

[Lindsay McMahon]

No, totally different. Right here. We're putting the covers back up. We're making it look nice and neat for the day.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Do you make the bed every day? Were you just about to ask me that?

[Lindsay McMahon]

I usually try to, yeah. I like to have my bed made because that way, I mean, I don't spend a lot of time in my bedroom during the day, but it makes me feel like I'm like ready for the day. Certain rituals that I need, I need to take a shower, I need to have breakfast. I mean, take my dog out for a walk. Right. Like to be ready mentally. But not everyone. Some people just roll out of bed and just go right to work. I don't know.

[Michelle Kaplan]

That's me. I don't make the bed. I. I really should. It's only like on a special occasion where I'm clean, you know, cleaning up. Or my mom's here and she'll say, I'm your bed. So then make a change, right? Oh, I want to make a change in my life for my career or whatever it may be.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. Yes.

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[Lindsay McMahon]

Okay, Michelle. So are. Do we find any other common mistakes? I mean, it's good to be aware of common mistakes that can Happen between romance languages. And not everyone listening to this show speaks a romance language, of course. So think about common mistakes from your native language being translated into English. What are some of them, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

So we already did make a photo and take a photo. Make a break. You might hear someone. You know, maybe you've said this before to make a break instead of to take a break.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And when we say break, what? It sounds strange to me. Make a break. But what.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

What do we. What is break?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Just. Just for a rest, a moment.

[Lindsay McMahon]

You could.

[Michelle Kaplan]

There is, you know, you could have probably heard, make a break for it. Right. But that's different.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh, what does that mean? Make a break for it? Is that, like, run away?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Like, try to, like, quickly run away.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Okay, okay, got it, Got it.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You rang someone's doorbell and you're trying to play a prank on them. Let's make a break for it.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So it's. It's interesting that I had to actually ask you, like, to clarify the meaning of break. B R E, A k. Because when we set it with make, it made no sense to me. Right. Make a break. I was like, what is that? Right? Take a break. Makes total sense. So when you get the right chunk, you get the right verb with the noun, People understand you instantly. Right. So that's why, again, we're not translating word for word. We're translating idea for idea in a sense.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right? Yeah, yeah. And then what about this one, Lindsay? Have you heard this Do a mistake instead of make a mistake?

[Lindsay McMahon]

I definitely heard it right, but I don't want to hear it again. Yeah, make a party. I've heard this one, too, but it's wrong. What should we say instead, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

You should really say have a party or throw a party. However, this one doesn't bother me as much, like, oh, I want to make a party for you. I don't know. What do you think?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Party for you? I guess there could be. I guess there could be edge cases where you're trying to express something special that you want to create something for your friend. Yeah, right, right. Yes, I decided.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

But I think it's a real edge case, and I think most like 95 of the time, you're going to say, have a party, Throw a party, host a party. True, right. Have. I would say. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we'll. We'll focus on the majority of the times for our listeners today. Another one that feels wrong. Right. Kind of nails in a chalkboard for me is take a decision. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Make a decision. Right. Because it's to Make a decision. Yeah, we don't say take a decision. So, guys, I mean, what we've learned is in a Romance languages, generally maybe using a single verb for both to make and to do.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And so this is a common way that it can get confusing because English has kind of this clear distinguish, like, way to distinguish between the two. Yes. So something that might be able to be expressed with one verb in a Romance language has maybe have two different ones in English.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So we just want to be aware of that. Right. It's a pitfall. And if we know that it's out there, we can just think more about conveying ideas. Right. Not translating words, not breaking up an entire sentence into words. Okay, what's my native language word here? Now let's say that in English. No, we want to stay away from that. And ultimately the focus is connection. Of course, as we know, Michelle.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Exactly.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Shall we do a role play? Shall we do it?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Sure. Okay. So here we are, we are friends talking about our weekend.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Okay. So how'd it go?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Oh, it was so much fun. I took so many pictures. My phone is dead, but I'll show you later.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh, that's great. Did you make any decisions on whether you're gonna buy a car or not?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Oh, not yet. I think I might need to take a break from big decisions. They make me too stressed.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh, I hear you.

[Michelle Kaplan]

How was your weekend?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Good, thanks. I went out and made some new friends at a meetup. It was fun.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Great.

[Lindsay McMahon]

There is such a thing as decision fatigue, right, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Oh, my God, yes. Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

That's why they say, like, make your big decisions in the morning when you have full energy, when you're feeling good. If you are a morning person, there is a such thing as, like, it gets exhausting if you have to make more and more decisions and your decision making skill gets worse.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. And if it's not good to begin with, then that's where. Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. You struggle with that, right, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

A little bit. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Especially with things like design. Like, you know, I moved into a house and, you know, it's like. Oh. I mean, literally, we, we. There are some things that we just haven't done from a year ago.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

That we meant to complete a project because it's just too. It's just like, whatever.

[Lindsay McMahon]

No, I'm kind of the same way. I overanalyze everything and I need to know all the details and then I still don't know. It doesn't help me with my gut feeling of which color of this or that to Go with. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And then no matter which one I choose, I'm going to really think, oh, I should have done the other one.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So, yeah, for sure.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Might as well just choose something, though.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. All right, let's go through the role play. So here, Michelle, you. I asked you how did it go? And you said, it was so much fun. I took so many pictures. And again, take. Right. I took so many pictures. Okay.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And then you said, did you make any decisions on whether or not you're going to buy the car?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And then you said, oh, not yet. I think I need to take a break. So take a break from big decisions. Right. You would. You wouldn't say make a break. You would never say that there. That's strange, right? Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Then I said, how was your weekend? And you said, good, thanks. I went out and made some new friends at a meetup. It was fun.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it. So good. This is a good one, Michelle. I mean, I love when we go out into the world and we hear things, then we can take them back to the show. And we love to get these from you guys, too. So send in your question. If you hear a kind of a mistranslation or something, you're not sure if it's correct, send it to support allersenglish.com tell us the context, what you were doing when you heard it. We want that context. We want to bring your question to the show. Okay.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Exactly. Yeah. Guys, Check out episode 2565 just from the other day that was. Is English all Greek to you? A really good one.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Really good one. Any final takeaway for today, Michelle, where we should leave our listeners.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Don't worry about this too much and don't analyze it too much. Just learn the specific pieces and I think life will be a lot easier.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it. And get down. I love that, Michelle. And also just to top that off, get into thinking in English. You know, we always Recommend that grab 5 minutes out of your day, even 3 minutes would be great because you have a dialogue already happening in your head. At least I do. I hope I'm not the only one.

[Michelle Kaplan]

No, no, no.

[Lindsay McMahon]

There's a dialogue happening.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You're not the only one. No, don't worry, don't worry.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And maybe choose like three different contexts. Maybe on Mondays it's breakfast time. Maybe on Wednesdays it's lunchtime. Whatever you want to do, but start thinking in English so you're starting to adopt these chunks properly. Okay.

[All Ears English Fluency Quiz Narrator]

Love it.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it. So great. All right. All right, Michelle, well, we'll see you in the next one. You have a good day. All right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

All right. I'm going to go take a break. Bye, Lindsay.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Bye. Thanks for listening. To all ears English. Would you like to know your English level? Take our two minute quiz. Go to allearsenglish.com fluency score. And if you believe in connection, not perfection, then hit subscribe now to make sure you don't miss anything.

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