1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,679 I'm in touch with a few high school friends, but I'm out of touch 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:11,919 with my friends from college. I guess it's natural to lose touch because there 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:18,760 was no social media in those days. Nowadays, you can easily keep in 4 00:00:18,839 --> 00:00:28,399 touch with tons of people. Let's study together. Welcome to another Happy English 5 00:00:28,399 --> 00:00:33,159 podcast, coming to you from New York City. And here's your English teacher, 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:38,000 Michael. All right, thank you, Johann, and thanks everyone. 7 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:44,679 It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. And 8 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:54,359 this is Happy English Podcast, Episode sixty two. Communicating with touch. Touch 9 00:00:54,479 --> 00:01:00,520 is an interesting word that we use to talk about communicating with people, and 10 00:01:00,679 --> 00:01:07,719 today I have six different ways you can use touch. This way, let's 11 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,959 check him out. First of all, you can be in touch with someone. 12 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:21,799 This means that you are regularly communicating with someone, usually through phone calls, 13 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:27,680 text messages, or emails. For example, Elaine is in touch with 14 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:34,439 her brother every week to check on him. Monica tries to be in touch 15 00:01:34,519 --> 00:01:40,239 with her friends from college, even though they live in different cities. Jerry 16 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:47,239 and George have been in touch with each other since high school. The opposite 17 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:53,079 is to be out of touch with someone, which means that you haven't communicated 18 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:59,000 with someone for a long time. Here are some examples. Rachel is out 19 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,959 of touch with her cousin because they haven't spoken in years. I have been 20 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,919 out of touch with Samantha since I left my last job. Susan is out 21 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:14,120 of touch with her best friend from childhood because they moved to different countries. 22 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:21,159 You can be out of touch with someone because you lost touch with them. 23 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,639 When you lose touch with someone, it means that you used to communicate with 24 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:31,439 someone but no longer do and you don't know what has happened with them. 25 00:02:31,759 --> 00:02:38,840 For example, Jerry lost touch with his old roommate from college and doesn't know 26 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:43,960 where he is now. Phoebe lost touch with her friend from music school after 27 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:49,199 she moved to a different city. I've totally lost touch with all of my 28 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:54,439 friends from college. Next, if you have lost touch with someone, you 29 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:00,400 may want to get in touch with them. This means that you want to 30 00:03:00,439 --> 00:03:07,680 communicate with someone and you're trying to find or reach out to them. Here 31 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:12,599 are some examples. Elaine is trying to get in touch with her friend from 32 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,520 high school who moved to a different country. Chandler got in touch with his 33 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:23,599 ex girlfriend to apologize for his behavior. Ross needs to get in touch with 34 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:29,560 his boss to ask her time off next week. Once you successfully get in 35 00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:34,039 touch with someone, you'll probably want to keep in touch with them. In 36 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,879 other words, when you keep in touch, you are actively maintaining communication with 37 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:46,759 them and not letting the relationship fade away. For example, Rachel promised to 38 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:53,599 keep in touch with her cousin after the family reunion. Jerry and Elaine keep 39 00:03:53,639 --> 00:03:58,919 in touch with each other even though they live in different states. Phoebe tries 40 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,039 to keep in touch with her music school friends by sending them updates on her 41 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:10,439 life. The last one is to touch base with someone. Touch Base means 42 00:04:10,599 --> 00:04:15,040 that you want to have a conversation with someone in order to exchange information or 43 00:04:15,279 --> 00:04:21,040 check on their progress. Here are some examples. George needs to touch base 44 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:28,600 with his coworker before the meeting to review the agenda before starting the project. 45 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,600 Monica is going to touch base with her team members to discuss their roles. 46 00:04:33,319 --> 00:04:40,360 Joey is going to touch base with his agent to discuss potential acting opportunities. 47 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:46,959 Keep in mind, the best way to remember this and any vocabulary is to 48 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:51,279 take the word or phrase write it in a sentence that's true for you or 49 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:59,680 true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well that's it for 50 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:04,480 today day's English lesson. Thanks for keeping in touch with me. By the 51 00:05:04,519 --> 00:05:11,720 way, why don't you join my podcast Learners study group. 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