1 00:00:00,269 --> 00:00:02,540 >> This is my friend Lynne -- >> Ahem. 2 00:00:02,540 --> 00:00:04,540 >> Oh sorry. >> Excuse me! 3 00:00:04,540 --> 00:00:09,029 >> I'm sorry. This is my best friend Lynne -- >> Thank you. 4 00:00:09,029 --> 00:00:14,320 >> and she hosted Thanksgiving this year. So, in this video you're going to see a spread 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:20,000 of food like I've never seen before. And also, we'll study a little pronunciation along the way. 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,710 In this video, there are many different things 7 00:00:29,710 --> 00:00:37,390 about American English pronunciation to notice. I will point out three. They are all occurrences 8 00:00:37,390 --> 00:00:45,329 of the phrase "I have got to." This phrase will never be pronounced with that much time 9 00:00:45,329 --> 00:00:51,760 because there are words in here that are function words that need to reduce and link. I will 10 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:59,460 say this phrase once, and I notice that I reduce it to "I've gotta." [x2] My friend 11 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:07,409 Lynne will say this phrase twice. She reduces it to "I gotta" [x2]. When I say the phrase, 12 00:01:07,409 --> 00:01:16,740 I make "I have" a contraction: I've. "Got" and "to" reduce to "gotta" [x2]. The T here 13 00:01:16,740 --> 00:01:23,740 pronounced as a flap T, or D, because it comes between two vowels. I've gotta, I've gotta. 14 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:32,309 Lynne reduces it further, dropping the word "have" altogether. I gotta [x3]. Make sure 15 00:01:32,310 --> 00:01:37,740 when you reduce that you link everything so there are no gaps between the words. For example, 16 00:01:37,740 --> 00:01:44,020 "I've got to say," or, "I've got to see that movie." We'll stop and take a look at these 17 00:01:44,020 --> 00:01:46,020 phrases when they happen in the video. 18 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:51,700 This year we had some great side dishes: collard 19 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:59,459 greens with bacon and maple, a wild rice and quinoa pilaf, a green salad with beets and 20 00:01:59,459 --> 00:02:08,259 pine nuts, some bread, which I made, a corn soufflé, and bacon-wrapped dates as an appetizer. 21 00:02:08,258 --> 00:02:13,869 But the star of any Thanksgiving meal is the bird: the turkey. 22 00:02:13,870 --> 00:02:22,000 >> That's a pretty bird, Beads. >> Thank you! Ok. 160 … 23 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,640 Here we're checking the temperature of the bird to make sure it's cooked. 24 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:35,450 >> 170. Ok, it's done. Yes! Oh my God! Now she'll make a gravy using turkey stock, 25 00:02:35,450 --> 00:02:38,369 and the drippings from the pan that the turkey roasted in. 26 00:02:38,370 --> 00:02:47,570 >> Now whisking the thickened roux. Then I'm going to add my homemade turkey stock to make 27 00:02:47,570 --> 00:02:57,000 a gravy. Yum. It's a little chunky. Oh look at that! Look how it's, it's, it's happening. 28 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,250 >> It's becoming gravy. >> It's becoming gravy. 29 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:05,000 >> Oo, it's delicious-looking. >> I sh---you know what I should add? 30 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,070 White wine. >> Oh yeah! 31 00:03:07,070 --> 00:03:14,420 >> See I'm cutting off right now the, the, what's that? It's the thigh and the ... 32 00:03:14,420 --> 00:03:17,700 what's that called? Yeah. >> Thigh and the what? 33 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:21,190 >> What's this called? The leg. The leg and the thigh. 34 00:03:21,190 --> 00:03:26,370 >> What's this called and the answer was leg? You couldn't remember the word leg?? 35 00:03:26,370 --> 00:03:30,419 >> You're making me nervous with your camera! >> She's been cooking all day long. 36 00:03:30,419 --> 00:03:35,000 >> I know, she has been cooking all day. >> I gotta find the joint. Brian, help me. 37 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:46,420 OK, did you hear that? I gotta find the joint. Lynne reduced "I have got to" to "I gotta" [x2] 38 00:03:46,420 --> 00:03:54,450 Listen again. >> I gotta find the joint [x3]. Brian, help me. 39 00:03:54,450 --> 00:03:58,850 Next, Lynne carves the turkey, and we all 40 00:03:58,850 --> 00:04:05,850 enjoy an amazing Thanksgiving meal. Pie is the traditional dessert at Thanksgiving. 41 00:04:07,010 --> 00:04:13,730 >> We had three pies this year. We had pumpkin, which I just adore. We have pecan, which is 42 00:04:13,730 --> 00:04:16,488 not my favorite, but I've got to say, this one was really good. 43 00:04:16,488 --> 00:04:23,000 Did you notice? I just said "I've gotta." [x2] "I've gotta say." Listen again. 44 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,449 >> But I've gotta say [x3] this one was really good. But I've gotta say, this one was really 45 00:04:27,449 --> 00:04:32,449 good. This was a good pecan pie. And then we have this apple, which is just gorgeous, 46 00:04:32,449 --> 00:04:38,400 isn't it? Here, let me rotate it so you can get the inside. Gorgeous, gorgeous. 47 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:43,479 After everyone's eaten all the turkey and pie they can possibly eat, there's only one 48 00:04:43,479 --> 00:04:47,840 thing left to do when you've hosted 16 people in a Brooklyn apartment. 49 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:58,340 >> Man, uh, I gotta clean my floor. And, for the third time, "I have got to" reduces. 50 00:04:58,340 --> 00:05:03,599 I gotta [x2], I gotta clean my floor. Listen again. 51 00:05:03,599 --> 00:05:13,000 >> I gotta clean my floor [x3]. >> So, would you say that the dinner was successful? 52 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,499 >> I would say so. >> Yeah. Tell me a little bit about the evening 53 00:05:15,499 --> 00:05:19,539 from the Chef's perspective. >> Well, it started out a little rough because 54 00:05:19,539 --> 00:05:24,860 the turkey was not ready, which was frustrating. >> It took longer than you thought. 55 00:05:24,860 --> 00:05:30,000 >> It took longer than I thought. BUT, it was well worth the wait because it was awesome. 56 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,600 >> It was! >> And now I'm picking the carcass. But I 57 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:38,300 think everyone had fun. And everyone got along, which is good. 58 00:05:38,300 --> 00:05:39,779 >> That's huge. >> There were a lot of people that didn't 59 00:05:39,779 --> 00:05:45,779 know each other. A lot of randoms. But, um, food was good, and company was great, and 60 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:51,599 everyone laughed, and ate, and was merry, and grateful. 61 00:05:51,599 --> 00:05:53,110 >> That's true. That's what Thanksgiving's all about. 62 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:56,000 >> It's all about being grateful and counting your blessings. 63 00:05:58,490 --> 00:06:01,979 That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.