Learn Real-Life English with My Busy Dad Life 👨‍👦🔧 | Comprehensible Input

0:05 Are you ready to learn some real life English with comprehensible input?

0:10 Well, good, because today I am going to take you guys with me

0:14 on a normal average day in the life of an American family man.

0:20 Let's go.

0:21 All right, guys.

0:22 As you saw in the introduction, this is going to be a normal day

0:26 in the life of your English speaking friend, Kyle.

0:29 a father, a husband, a YouTuber.

0:32 This is going to be a completely average day in my life.

0:36 And I'm not gonna go look for cool things to record.

0:39 I'm going to record the normal things that I

0:42 do when I'm not thinking about making content.

0:46 This is real life, guys.

0:48 The idea of this video is the everyday life

0:51 of a family man here in the United States.

0:54 And a family man is a man who takes care of his family.

0:58 So, let me just say in my opinion, whether you're a man or a woman,

1:03 if you dedicate a big part of your life to taking care of your family,

1:06 your children, your husband, and your wife, you are a hero,

1:10 and you are what makes this a good world.

1:13 Nothing is more important than family.

1:15 So, to be honest, guys, I am not the average American family man.

1:20 The average American family man does not make YouTube videos.

1:24 He does not cook crazy dishes from around the world.

1:27 But I'm going to show you a day in the life of this American family man.

1:31 So this is how it starts, guys.

1:33 I woke up.

1:34 I didn't even brush my hair yet.

1:36 My hair always looks crazy when I wake up.

1:39 Now, one thing that I would say maybe is common with the American family, man.

1:44 Caffeine.

1:46 I always start my day with some coffee.

1:48 I like my coffee cold most of the time.

1:51 So, my lovely wife made me some coffee last night,

1:54 put it in the refrigerator, and now I have my coffee.

2:01 So, guys, if this was a day where I was working my job,

2:06 I would not be home right now.

2:07 I would have left while it was still dark outside.

2:10 Now, that part may be common to a lot of American men,

2:13 but since I'm not working today and it's a school day,

2:17 and when we say a school day, guys,

2:19 we mean it's Monday through Friday and children are going to school.

2:23 My day usually starts off with having some coffee and then getting Connor,

2:27 my son, ready for school.

2:29 So, in a few minutes, I'll wake him up,

2:32 tell him to get in the shower and get ready for his day,

2:35 and I'll make him a little bit of breakfast.

2:38 So, let's get going in this real life, normal day.

2:42 Okay, guys.

2:43 Connor is in the shower.

2:45 Now, it's time for me to make him a little bit of breakfast.

2:48 I used to make him eggs all the time, and I love when my child eats eggs

2:54 because they're one of the most nutritious foods,

2:58 but he's gotten tired of that, and he begs

3:01 me to make him something different every now and then.

3:05 So, when we're taking a break from eggs, I'll make him a quesadilla.

3:10 Everybody in South America knows what a quesadilla is,

3:13 but just in case that's not something that people usually eat where

3:18 you are from, a quesadilla is basically a tortilla with cheese in it.

3:24 So, I'll put his tortilla in a little pan, put some cheese on it.

3:29 That is basically a quesadilla.

3:31 So, every day doesn't have to be a fancy breakfast.

3:33 you know, we have to leave for school here soon.

3:36 I have to take Connor to school.

3:37 This is just a quick,

3:38 easy way to make sure he has protein

3:41 from the cheese and won't be hungry while he's in class.

3:44 And I try and make sure that my family eats good food.

3:47 Not every meal is going to be, you know, something incredible.

3:52 Uh, but, you know, he's getting protein.

3:55 He's a growing boy.

3:57 He needs these calories.

3:58 And the most important part, he actually likes it.

4:03 So maybe this is not the best breakfast I could make for him,

4:06 but it's quick, it's easy,

4:08 and it's a million times better than sugary cereal that most

4:14 children here in the United States are probably eating right now.

4:17 So it's a compromise.

4:18 And then maybe tomorrow I'll make him eggs.

4:21 So basically the quesadilla, just a tortilla with cheese in it.

4:26 It gets crunchy on the outside, the cheese melts, tastes really good.

4:31 Our Mexican friends will tell you that quesadillas are delicious.

4:36 All right, guys.

4:36 See you in a bit.

4:37 It's a cold morning here in Indiana,

4:40 so I'm doing something that we often have to do on days like this.

4:44 Start your car so it could warm up before you drive in it.

4:52 So, I will start my car, turn on the heat,

4:56 and then in about 10 minutes when Connor and I go to school,

5:00 car will be nice and warm so we don't have to freeze while we're driving.

5:04 All right, buddy.

5:04 You ready for school?

5:07 Yeah.

5:07 Yeah.

5:08 What does that mean?

5:09 I don't like school.

5:11 Why don't you like school?

5:12 Cuz why?

5:13 It's a bit boring.

5:14 It's a bit boring, but you're doing very good at it.

5:18 Yeah.

5:18 Tell me one good thing about school.

5:20 There's recess.

5:23 Recess.

5:23 Okay.

5:24 And while I'm driving, explain to the people what recess is.

5:27 It's basically just a time at school where

5:31 basically it's just a time in elementary school,

5:34 which isn't in like middle school or anything sadly,

5:37 but yeah, it's like a time that you can

5:40 just run around outside and or inside and or indoors.

5:45 It's doesn't have good weather.

5:46 So when it's cold, too cold outside or raining, you guys do recess inside?

5:53 Yeah.

5:55 Okay.

5:54 Yeah.

5:54 So recess is a time when the kids get to take a break from their classes.

5:58 And apparently that's Connor's favorite part of school.

6:01 All right, guys.

6:02 Now I'm about to drop Connor off.

6:04 Now to drop something or someone off is a great piece of vocabulary.

6:08 And what it means is you take them somewhere and they leave, but you don't.

6:14 So, it's just you're driving someone somewhere or you're delivering something.

6:18 You can drop off food to somebody or if you're a parent like me,

6:24 you can drop off your kiddo at school.

6:25 Conor's writing me a note so I remember to plug in his video

6:29 game so it'll be charged when he gets off of school.

6:32 I'll remember, buddy.

6:33 I'm going to keep this.

6:35 You need a pencil?

6:37 Yeah.

6:38 Okay.

6:38 My classroom's kind of running out of pencils.

6:40 All right.

6:41 Do your very best today, buddy.

6:43 Be kind.

6:43 All right.

6:44 I love you.

6:45 Proud of you.

6:47 Bye.

6:47 All right, little man.

6:48 Keep getting those good grades.

6:49 All right.

6:49 Be here for you after school.

6:53 Okay.

6:52 Bye, buddy.

6:53 I always try and give him little motivational speeches when I drop him off

6:57 just to keep his mind in a positive place while he's at school because listen,

7:03 I understand that for a kid, most kids,

7:07 school can be very boring, but it's something he has to do.

7:11 So, I try and teach him to do his best and do it with a positive mindset.

7:16 All right, guys.

7:17 Now that I have taken care of my responsibilities as a father for the morning,

7:22 I have a little bit of Kyle time.

7:25 Okay, this is the time I use to work on my goals, to make videos,

7:30 to do the things that I need to do to improve my life and my family's life.

7:36 So, what I'm working on today, we're going running, guys.

7:42 I've been so focused on this channel and, you know,

7:47 improving things in that part of my life that I

7:51 haven't put as much attention into my physical health lately,

7:54 and I'm sad about that.

7:56 I don't like that.

7:57 I've gained a little bit of weight.

7:59 I don't like the way I look, and I've got a baby coming.

8:03 I have a 10-year-old son and I have a beautiful wife.

8:06 So, I need to take care of my body and my health for me,

8:10 but also for them so that my children can have a healthy father as a role model,

8:16 as an example, and because my wife is beautiful.

8:20 So, she needs a husband that looks okay at least.

8:24 So guys, I'm going to go run at least one mile and probably walk another one,

8:29 but I might run two miles today if

8:32 I feel good because I just started running again.

8:36 I ran one mile two days ago.

8:39 I ran one mile yesterday.

8:41 So, I'm going to run at least one mile today,

8:45 but if I'm feeling good, I might try and push it to two.

8:48 So, we're here at one of my favorite running trails.

8:51 Let's go do some work.

8:56 All right, guys.

8:57 I ran a little bit over a mile and then

8:59 walked the rest of the way for two miles.

9:02 So, got some good cardio exercise.

9:06 Now, I'm going to go to the gym and lift a little bit of weights.

9:09 Not going to record that because I do not like when people film in the gym.

9:13 I think it's rude to all the other people who are just trying to work out.

9:17 So, right now, I'm going to the gym.

9:20 Then I will go home and show you guys the first meal

9:23 of my day because many of you know I don't eat breakfast.

9:28 I eat two times every day.

9:30 So, let me go get a good workout and then

9:32 I'll show you how I'm going to refuel my body.

9:35 See you guys in a few.

9:36 All right, guys.

9:37 I had a really good workout at the gym.

9:39 I'm feeling good.

9:40 Time to get some protein, vitamins, nutrition in my body.

9:46 So, what are what am I going to eat for my first meal today?

9:50 Leftovers.

9:51 Leftovers is great piece of vocabulary.

9:54 What does leftovers mean?

9:55 Well, leftovers means that you cook something yesterday or the day before

10:00 and there was enough of it left that you can eat it again later.

10:05 So, I've got some really good leftovers from last night.

10:08 And I think they're going to be even better than they were yesterday because

10:11 this dish has a bunch of spices and it gets into the meat and tastes delicious.

10:16 Last night I made some chicken masala.

10:19 I'm going to heat this up.

10:20 I'll show you guys what it looks like when I eat it.

10:22 It's my first time making this dish.

10:24 Absolutely awesome.

10:26 So, shout out to our Indian friends.

10:28 Love your guys food.

10:29 All right, guys.

10:30 I've got my chicken masala here.

10:33 That is what it looks like.

10:34 I've got some Greek yogurt here, some rice underneath.

10:38 This is packed full of protein.

10:41 Can't wait to eat this, guys.

10:46 M absolutely delicious.

10:54 All right, I'm going to eat this and then we have some work to do.

10:57 See you guys in a bit.

10:58 All right, guys.

10:59 So, what I have to do, work on my car.

11:02 I have to change the brake pads.

11:04 Okay.

11:05 Now, on a car, and this is going to be

11:07 a ton of great vocabulary for you guys on any vehicle,

11:12 the thing that makes the car stop is called the brakes.

11:16 Okay?

11:17 And this is the brake pads.

11:19 Okay?

11:20 When you push the brake pedal in your car,

11:22 these two things come together to stop your tires from moving.

11:26 All right?

11:27 Now, we're going to learn vocabulary about a bunch of tools.

11:31 Bunch of important tools that you probably

11:33 will not see in any other English video.

11:36 So, right here behind the behind the wheel is where the brake caliper is.

11:42 I'll show you what the brake caliper is when we get in there.

11:45 But in order to change the brake pads, I have to take the tire off.

11:49 Okay?

11:50 And if you want to take the tire off, you have to lift up the vehicle.

11:54 But, and this is a mistake I made before when I was younger, too.

11:58 If you're changing a tire or taking a tire off,

12:02 you always want to loosen these before you lift up or jack up the car.

12:09 So, first thing we need to do is take this lug wrench.

12:13 This is called a lug wrench because these are called lug nuts.

12:18 So, we take the lug wrench and we're going to loosen up all these lug nuts.

12:22 You loosen them by turning by turning the lug wrench.

12:27 And guys, because dirt and things get in there,

12:30 sometimes they're really hard to turn like that.

12:38 Super hard.

12:38 And you can see because it's hard how much the car is rocking.

12:42 That's why you do it before you lift up the car

12:44 because it could make it fall off of the jack.

12:50 All right.

12:55 Now that we've got them all loose enough

12:57 to where we can turn them with our fingers, we will jack up the car.

13:01 Now, jacking up a car just means that you lift the car up.

13:05 And in order to lift or jack the car up, you use a jack.

13:09 And so, this is a car jack.

13:11 You put it under the vehicle.

13:12 You make sure you find the right spot.

13:14 There's a little arrow here that shows me where to go.

13:17 And then you use this little bar to jack up the car.

13:23 And you're going to keep on lifting until the tire is up off the ground.

13:28 All right.

13:28 Now that we've got the car jacked up enough

13:30 to where the tire can move a little bit, I know I'll be able to get it off.

13:34 But first, for safety, because I'm not on the highway on the side of the road.

13:40 I'm at my house and I have the tools.

13:41 So, for safety, we're going to use this tool, which is called a jack stand.

13:46 And what this does, guys,

13:48 you could see these jacks that they give you when you buy a car.

13:52 They're cheap.

13:53 They're not very strong.

13:54 And believe me, many times I've had my car

13:57 roll while I was trying to work on it.

13:59 And then if it rolls and the jack stand falls, the car will go like this.

14:04 Boom.

14:05 Now, I obviously do not want that happening while my hands are

14:08 in here because maybe I'll lose a finger and be looking like this.

14:13 Okay.

14:13 Okay.

14:13 So, what the jack stand does, you bring it over here.

14:19 All right, guys.

14:19 So, now the weight of the car is supported by this much stronger tool.

14:24 Now, I know I'm safe to start working on the tire.

14:30 So, we'll take the bolts off.

14:32 Make sure you don't lose them.

14:34 Okay, we've got all the bolts off.

14:35 Now, we can take off the wheel.

14:49 All right, guys.

14:50 That there is all you need to know how to do to know how to change a tire.

14:55 So, if you're ever in a vehicle and you need to change a tire, do just that.

15:00 Then put the new one on and do the opposite.

15:02 But right now, we are working on this.

15:05 This right here is called the brake caliper.

15:07 And like I said, it holds the brake pads.

15:09 And the brake pads on this are old and they're making funny noises when I drive.

15:14 So, let's figure out how to take this brake caliper off.

15:17 Hold on a second.

15:17 I'm gonna need a couple more tools.

15:19 Okay, guys.

15:20 This is called a screwdriver, and it has nothing to do with this job.

15:24 Only thing I need screwdriver for is because I don't have long nails.

15:28 If I had long, strong nails,

15:30 I'd be able to get this little plastic piece off, but I don't.

15:33 So, I'm going to use a screwdriver.

15:37 And that's just these little caps that protect

15:39 the bolts that we need to take out.

15:41 So, there's two of them on the brake caliper.

15:43 One and two.

15:44 And you don't want to lose these.

15:46 Now, inside there, this is where I just removed the little piece.

15:50 Inside there, there's a little bolt.

15:52 Now, I don't remember what size it is,

15:55 but it's not a bolt you can take off with this.

15:59 You have to use what we call Allen keys.

16:01 Some people call these Allen keys.

16:03 Some people call these Allen wrenches.

16:06 And I don't exactly remember what size it is,

16:08 so I'll have to try a couple different ones.

16:10 Let's try this one.

16:23 No, not that.

16:24 All right.

16:25 So, I guess it's this one.

16:26 And this is a/4 in.

16:28 Now, I need to loosen those bolts.

16:30 And I'll show you what to do next.

16:32 Give me a second because I don't want you guys to see

16:34 me getting mad cuz sometimes they're a little hard to get off.

16:37 So, I'll see you once I make that happen.

16:40 All right, guys.

16:41 I loosened the top bolt.

16:43 It was on there super tight, so I had to use some WD40.

16:48 And what WD40 is is a lubricant that helps when things are super tightened up,

16:54 when they're rusted.

16:55 Because you can see how rusty it is, guys.

16:58 Things rust here a lot because of all the rain and the change of the weather.

17:03 So things get rusty and they get so tight.

17:07 Little bit of this really helped.

17:08 And let's see if I can get that bottom one off without

17:10 too much too much trouble because I already sprayed it with some WD40.

17:25 Ah.

17:26 Yeah.

17:27 All right, guys.

17:28 Much better.

17:29 And once again, that's why I use the jack stand.

17:32 Why I'm using the jack stand because I have to really turn these bolts and I

17:37 do not want this falling on me and crushing my arm in my hand, guys.

17:41 So, all right, let me get this one out

17:43 and then I'll show you how to replace the brake pads.

17:46 All right, guys.

17:46 I got the bolts out.

17:48 Now, we need to remove the caliper itself and the old brake pads.

17:52 All right.

17:53 Now, we need another tool.

17:54 And I'm happy I have this one.

17:56 This is called a caliper tool.

17:59 And this little piece right here, guys,

18:01 this is what opens and closes when you when you push the brakes on your car.

18:06 Okay.

18:06 But there's one other thing I just remembered that I'm happy I remembered.

18:10 I'm thinking about the video and I wasn't thinking about this.

18:13 We need to do something we call popping the hood.

18:29 So this is the hood and when we open it, we call that popping the hood.

18:34 And then right here, this is the brake fluid.

18:37 We just have to open that up.

18:38 And when we open that cap,

18:40 it relieves pressure and will allow me to compress this brake.

18:44 So guys, this part, like I was saying,

18:46 this closes and opens, and that's what stops your tire from spinning.

18:53 So we need our caliper tool.

18:55 And what this does is allows us to push

18:57 that in so that we can put the new brake pads in.

19:00 Let me see if I can show you guys how it works.

19:13 put it in like this and you tighten it.

19:15 And you can see that this part is slowly pushing back in.

19:19 And you're just going to turn the caliper

19:21 tool until that is all the way in there.

19:24 And guys, I'm happy I took that cap off because if I didn't,

19:28 there would be so much pressure in the brake

19:30 system that that would not move an inch.

19:32 All right, so we're going to compress it all the way.

19:35 All right, it's in there all the way.

19:37 Now we're ready to put the new brakes in.

19:39 The new brake pads.

19:40 The one goes here.

19:42 The other one goes like this.

19:43 Fans.

19:44 There we go.

19:45 And then it slides back on like this.

19:48 Okay, now I have to put the bolts back in.

19:50 All right, guys.

19:51 Caliper back on.

19:52 New brake pads on.

19:54 I'm dirty, but doing this saved my family probably a couple hundred.

20:00 Uh, I bought the brake caliper pads and the couple

20:03 of tools that probably cost me $50 $60.

20:08 But if I did this, if I took this to a car shop and ask them to do it,

20:12 they might charge me $200.

20:14 So that's uh, you have to think about what's more important,

20:17 your time or your money.

20:18 And at this point right now, guys, it's definitely worth it for me to save $150

20:23 to come out here and do this for an hour.

20:26 So that's part of being a family man.

20:28 New brake job done.

20:30 We just have to put the tire back on.

20:32 Then I'll wash up and show you guys the next part of my day.

20:35 Hope you enjoyed learning some good vocabulary about tools.

20:39 All right.

20:39 So, since I finished my car, that was about an hour and a half ago.

20:45 What I did after that was I got cleaned up.

20:48 You can see I have clean hands now.

20:50 That's one of the bad things about working on cars.

20:53 That stuff that gets on your hands, it's really hard to get off.

20:55 you need really good soap to clean yourself up.

20:58 But after that, I got cleaned up and then I meditated for about 40 minutes.

21:06 And if you guys have been watching me for a while,

21:09 you know that I am a meditation super fan.

21:14 I think it's incredibly important.

21:16 And I don't think everybody needs to meditate,

21:19 but I think everybody that has goals needs to meditate.

21:23 So, if you're somebody who cares enough

21:25 about your life to write down your goals,

21:28 to think about what it is you want to achieve with your life,

21:33 you're the kind of person that needs to be meditating.

21:36 Okay?

21:37 If you're the kind of person that doesn't worry about that sort of thing,

21:40 I wouldn't worry about meditating either.

21:43 But it is super important for the brain that is always thinking.

21:47 All right?

21:48 If you're a big thinker and you you have trouble stopping to think, meditate.

21:53 Anyway, now I am picking up, Connor.

21:57 Now, this is another great piece of vocabulary.

22:00 To pick up is the opposite of to drop off.

22:04 Okay?

22:05 So, when I took Connor to school this morning, I dropped him off.

22:10 I drove here, he got out, and I left.

22:14 That's called dropping off.

22:16 All right?

22:17 But now it is the end of the school day and I came to the school.

22:22 Connor's gonna get in.

22:24 That is called picking him up.

22:25 I'm coming to get him.

22:27 I'm picking him up.

22:29 So when I come to pick Connor up, I come early because there's a line

22:34 of cars of parents waiting to get their kids.

22:37 So, I come early so I can get a good spot

22:40 in the line so Connor doesn't have to wait too long

22:42 after school and it gives me a little bit of extra

22:45 time to do a few things that I need to do.

22:48 And right now, I'm editing a video.

22:51 Okay, now maybe you saw this video already because when you watch my videos,

22:58 you're almost traveling in time.

23:00 Okay, right now I'm editing a video that you

23:03 will already have seen when you see this video.

23:06 I know, mind blown, right?

23:10 So anyway, I have about 25 minutes,

23:13 25 to 35 minutes before Connor gets out of school.

23:17 So while I am waiting,

23:19 I will use my time well and I will finish editing this video.

23:23 After Connor comes out, we will go home and it will almost be time for dinner,

23:28 but I'll show you what we do before that.

23:31 Uh tonight's dinner is going to be really good.

23:34 I'm excited to try it.

23:37 And I didn't plan this, but today is almost going to be

23:40 like an Indian food day because I'm cooking another Indian recipe for dinner.

23:44 So, Indian food's great.

23:46 So, I'm happy for that.

23:47 All right.

23:47 I'll see you guys after I get Connor.

23:49 All right, guys.

23:50 I am making dinner.

23:52 I am making a delicious looking because I haven't tried it yet,

23:56 beef dish called beef vindaloo.

23:59 That's what it looks like right now.

24:00 And we're going to have some naan bread with it.

24:03 M.

24:04 And let me tell you guys, I got something really cool for my kitchen.

24:08 It's a bread maker.

24:10 And having this bread maker, guys, is making my life so much easier.

24:15 You guys want to see my new bread maker?

24:22 I taught the lovely camera wife how to make bread,

24:24 and now she's been making it for me.

24:26 So, I'm super happy.

24:28 I've made a lot of bread,

24:29 but now my wife's doing a really good job, so I don't have to anymore.

24:33 All right, I'll show you guys what the food looks like when we're done.

24:36 All right, guys.

24:37 Beef in the delicious naan here.

24:42 Looks like Connor's already trying it.

24:44 It's a bit hot, actually.

24:45 It's super hot.

24:47 Can I have a piece of naan bread?

24:48 Let me try it with some naan.

24:54 Super good.

24:55 But beef vindaloo is supposed to be super spicy,

24:58 but because of these guys, I didn't make it super spicy.

25:02 So, it just has that Indian flavor.

25:04 Connor loves his naan.

25:07 It's so good.

25:08 The meat Connor approved.

25:10 All right, guys.

25:10 I'm going to end the video here.

25:11 It's our family dinner,

25:13 and nothing really fun or exciting is going to happen for the rest

25:16 of the day because the rest of the day is just going to be family time,

25:20 relaxing, maybe watch a movie or something,

25:23 but we're going to enjoy our dinner and then go relax for the rest of our night.

25:27 So, hope you guys enjoyed this video as much

25:30 as my family is enjoying this food right now.

25:33 It's so good, baby.