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[English]

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today's expression

you crack me up

hi everyone this is alex from cake

and the expression we'll be learning

today is

you crack me up

no this phrase does not mean to crack

like an egg

the phrase to crack someone up

actually means to make someone burst out

laughing

when your friend is being funny or tells

a joke that makes you laugh you can say

oh

you crack me up

now listen to the following dialogue and

pay attention to how

you crack me up is used in context

and that's why they call it a hot dog

[Laughter]

you crack me up i love your dad jokes

thanks

just don't hit me

i crack myself up with my terrible dad

jokes

use today's expression you crack me up

the next time someone makes a funny joke

that's it for today and i'll see you

next time

bye did you like today's video did it

crack you up yes no

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ B2	adjective - belonging to a particular place or country
expression /ɪkˈspreʃən/ B1	noun - the action of making your thoughts, feelings, or ideas known
crack /kræk/ A2	verb - to laugh a lot verb - to break or cause to break
burst /bɜːrst/ B1	verb - to suddenly and violently break open or apart
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - making sounds and movements of the face to show amusement
funny /ˈfʌni/ A1	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
joke /dʒəʊk/ A2	noun - something said to cause laughter
terrible /ˈterəbl/ B1	adjective - extremely bad or serious
context /ˈkɒntekst/ B2	noun - the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea
dialogue /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ B1	noun - conversation between two or more people
attention /əˈtenʃən/ A2	noun - the focusing of the mind on a particular object or activity
download /ˈdaʊnloʊd/ B1	verb - to copy data from one computer to another
app /æp/ A2	noun - application
everyday /ˈevriˌdeɪ/ A2	adjective - occurring daily

Key Grammar Structures

• no this phrase does not mean to crack like an egg

  ➔ Negative statement with 'does not' + infinitive

  ➔ This sentence uses a negative construction to clarify a common misunderstanding about the idiom. The phrase 'does not' negates the verb 'mean', indicating the literal meaning of 'crack' is *not* relevant here.

• when your friend is being funny or tells a joke that makes you laugh you can say oh you crack me up

  ➔ Conditional clause (when) + present continuous ('is being') + relative clause ('that makes you laugh') + imperative ('say')

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates a complex sentence structure with a conditional clause setting the context for using the expression. The relative clause 'that makes you laugh' modifies 'joke', providing further detail. The use of 'is being funny' highlights a temporary state.

• i crack myself up with my terrible dad jokes

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun ('myself') + idiom ('crack up') + adjective ('terrible') + noun ('dad jokes')

  ➔ This sentence uses the reflexive pronoun 'myself' with the idiom 'crack up' to indicate that the speaker finds their own jokes funny. The adjective 'terrible' adds emphasis and humor.