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3:29 The kid got capped/kept. I cannot find this slang by googling. Did I get the words wrong?😂

is this course still available

The Hawaii standard for passing the Written English test is 70%+ correct. The exam is not graded immediately. Each state has its own procedures and standards.

How can I get the required materials? Anyone please

Can you be my mentor Joe

QEPD

Is this information still relevant today? I am applying for a certified court Interpreter position and if given the position, I plan on obtaining my certification

Excellent guidance.

lucky you autumn that took a class with him. Do you still have his assignments?

Can someone share where to find the whole module? Thank you!

Does anyone has the test course for written test that they might want to sell?

Hi we’re can we download the packet for this training

Thank you for providing so much information. Your teaching style is wonderful. I also appreciate your sense of humor. 2:28

Anyone has his modules by any chance??

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IDIOMS AND SLANGS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. I WONDER WHO WILL LEARN THEM ALL.

You should have them written down as you say them.

Is this a gang member initiation test or a court interpreter test lol

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH MR. HERNANDEZ!!

Thank you. It would wonderful if you could write them.

Great video!

I love this guy

Im Taking the written test for court interpreting , please help :)

1. This is going to be duck soup : This is going to be very easy to do 2. I'm still wet behind ears : I'm not knowledgable 3. The director of the play is known for spliting hairs : He is being overy critical 4. He received a few Benjamin's for his work : He received a few hundred dollar bills 5. We knew everyone was on the take : accepting bribes 6. Last night we were mooned by this guy in a pick up : He showed us his buttocks 7. I've been on the lam for five years : I've been a fugitive from justice for five years 8. Don showed up dressed in drag : He showed up dressed in women's clothing 9. Everyone knew he was a pusher : He was a drug dealer 10. Last night I was burning the midnight oil : studying very hard 11. Peter was called on the carpet : He was reprimanded 12. We were told that Steve cashed in his chips : He died 13. Jim spent sometime in the cooler/can : time in jail 14. Mike copped a plea : He pled guilty to a lesser charge 15. The heat showed up too late : The police showed up late 16. Ray works as a headhunter : He works as an employment recruiter 17. The kid got capped : He was shot to death 18. I heard he bought the farm : He died 19. Martha doesn't pull any punches : She doesn't hold back 20. He is strapped this week : He broke this week 21. My idea went over like a lead balloon : I had no success. It failed 22. I bought a zip gun : homemade handgun 23. I was selling straw : I was selling marijuana 24. We saw a streaker yesterday : a person running naked in public 24. Sam was four sheets to the wind : He was very drunk out of his mind 25. Anna and I always go out to dinner Dutch : She pays her tab and I pay my tab 26. The undercover police officer was made in less than a week : He was identified 27. My candy man was pushing purple kush : marijuana 28. The gang member was wearing a flag : a bandana with gang colors 29. Last I heard he was making some hard coin : earning lots of money 30. The couple jumped the broom : They got married 31. He has a monkey on his back : He is a drug addict 32. We heard he did hard time : He was in prison 33. The officer made two collars : He made two arrests 34. Here comes the brass : people of high rank 35. The die has been cast : There is no way to change what has been done 36. Last night I bought a Saturday night special : small, easily obtainable handgun 37. He showed up to this party in his birthday suit : naked = in the buff = in the raw = wear nothing but a smile 38. Tommy took the rap : He took the blame 39. He wears his heart on his sleeve : He shows his true feelings 40. Sam didn't turn a hair : He showed no emotion 41. Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone : Keep working hard 42. We heard he stays at a house of many doors : a prison 43. He finally bought the big one : He died 44. I went over to the alley to buy a lid : one half to one ounce of marijuana 45. I had a date with a lady of the evening : a hooker 46. She went to see the candy man : drug dealer 47. Gabriel was sent up the river : a prison 48. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to lay off the sauce : Stop drinking alcohol 49. He's living high on the hog : enjoying luxuries 50. We heard he took the plunge : he got married

This is excellent! How do you prepare for the "language assessment" part of the written exam?

I need those modules..where can I get them

Birthday suit 😂

This is stupid to be honest. No one is going to use this language in Spanish.

Does anyone has his complete materials? I would like to buy his study materials! If you do, Please email me at yuan58268@gmail.com Thank you!!

I think he has passed away 😢he was such a cool guy I went to a few classes matter of fact I still have assignments Rest In Peace Joe 🙏🏻😇

101. You, my friend, are preaching to the choir : I already know and I am already in agreement with what you have to say 102. I took the pledge yesterday : I promised not to drink yesterday 103. She's got a bun in the oven : She is pregnant 104. Peter lives on easy street : He is enjoying a very comfortable lifestyle If you live on skid row, it's the opposite. you're living in the poorest parts of town 105. it is on my bucket list : it's the list of things for me to do before dying 106. He's about to kick the bucket : die 107. He's good at speaking off-the-cuff : speaking spontaneously without preparation 108. What's your 20? : What is your present location? 109. After several years, he finally ended up in God's acre : He ended up in a cemetery 110. Did she ever read the riot act? : scold me harshly 111. He still has an axe to grind : He has private reasons for getting involved or arguing for a particular cause 112. I know for sure he is going to raise cain : He is going to be extremely upset 113. We heard he became a man of the cloth : became a priest 114. When we get there, we will play it by ear : We will improvise at the circumstances warrant 115. It's time to hit the hay : It's time to go to sleep 116. How long have you been on the run? : How long have you been a fugitive from justice? 117. Patricio died with his boots on : He died still practicing his profession 118. He let us have it straight from the shoulder : with all sincerity and directly 119. Yesterday's performance was his swan song : his last performance 120. He has the Midas touch : everything that he does comes out well 121. Someone gave up the ghost : died 122. He said it tongue in cheek : He was not saying it seriously; he was joking 123. She still carries a torch for him : She still has feelings for him ; still loves him 124. I take what he says with a grain of salt : I'm careful about believing what he has to say 125. I attended the school of hard knocks : it is lessens of real life experiences 126. I decided to get there commando : without underwear 127. Welcome to the mile high club : You are now part of couples who have had sex in a plane in flight 128. She has lost the battle of the bulge : She has lost the attempts to lose weight 129. We need more nose candy : We need powdered drugs that are inhaled 130. He was in the grip of the grape : He was drunk on wine 131. As usual he is carrying iron : carrying a gun, some kind of firearm 132. I could go for a roll in the hay : You want some kind of sexual relations 133. I'm carrying an equalizer : I'm carrying a handgun 134. He is headed straight to the clink : jail 135. I decided to throw my hat in the ring : I'm going to announce that I am going to enter a competition 136. I think he is almost ready for celestial transfer : it's ready to die 137. He beat the rap : He avoided criminal prosecution 138. Our bundle of joy is here : Our baby is here 139. How long have you been a grease monkey? : mechanic 140. We need to keep an eye out for goldilocks : female police officer 141. I know on which side my bread is buttered : I know where I can receive an advantage for myself 142. I usually give myself five finger discount : I steal it 143. I think I'll be riding shotgun : I'll be the front passenger seat 144. I think he just got out of the funny farm last month : a mental institution 145. This happens once in a blue moon : very rare occurrence 146. I spent the entire evening with lady snow : cocaine 147. He died on account of lead poisoning : He was shot to death 148. Sam's job is to make moonshine : He makes homemade whiskey 149. I always nuke myself once in the spring : tan myself at a tanning salon 150. Keep this up and you be ready for the nerdery in no time : insane asylum 151. I plan to oink out every day this week : overeat 152. There was a moonlight requisition : night time theft 153. We are going to have to hoof it : we are going to have to get there walking 154. She is just about ready to sprout wings : ready to die 155. How often do you get these senior moments? : momentary mental lapses 156. I just last month got out of sing sing : got out of prison 157. They caught him with a piece on him : They caught him with a handgun on him 158. I was in the pokey yesterday : I was in jail yesterday 159. I took a bath on that deal : I had huge financial losses 160. They were sent off to a raisin ranch : retirement community 161. Why take coal to Newcastle? : Why take items to a place where these items are already there in abundance 162. It cost him 100 samolians : 100 dollars 163. She told me everything from soup to nuts : from beginning to end 164. Can you believe he remains at large? : a fugitive from justice = on the run 165. We're all in the soup now : We're all in trouble now 166. I want to see the colour of his money : I want to make sure he has enough money 167. He drew the short straw : He was chosen to perform a very unpleasant task

51. She thinks she's the bee's knees : She thinks she's the best 52. I'll be here till the cows come home : I'll be here for a very long time 53. I have no option but to eat crow : I admit that I was wrong and apologize 54. We made a killing on that deal : We had huge profits on that deal 55. If he handed me a c-note : he handed me a $100 bill 56. My brother likes to play the field : He tries to date as much as possible 57. We went to buy some hazel : some heroin 58. He gave me some moolah : He gave me some money 59. I decided to throw in the towel : I decided to give up / quit 60. The company had me work as a plant : as an undercover informant 61. I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon : I'm going to join what is already successful 62. I spent some time in the slammer : I was in jail 63. I pigged out last night : I ate way too much 64. He is off his rocker : He is loony /crazy 65. It's time to put her shoulder to the wheel : It's time to work hard 66. He definitely jumped the gun : He acted too soon 67. We're gonna rake him over the coals : We're gonna scold him harshly 68. They got married on the Qt (quiet) they got married on the DL (down low) : They got married secretly and discreetly 69. He was caught selling reefer : marijuana 70. My dogs are barking : My feet are hurting 71. I didn't know he was a yardbird : convict 72. He's been burning the candle at both ends : working in excess 73. I hope you'll excuse my French : cussing 74. I know Albert is pushing up daisies : He's dead 75. Last I heard he was in the brig : a military jail 76. He dropped a dime on me : He faked on me or He turned me in / He informed on me 77. They are in cahoots : They are working in secret partnership 78. Timothy was sold down the river : He was betrayed by a person that he trusted 79. He was caught selling hemp : marijuana 80. Did you hear that he is now taking holy orders? : He became a priest 81. John was sent to the big house : He was sent to prison 82. I could see that he was strapped : I could see that he was carrying a firearm 83. He was caught selling blow : cocaine 84. We heard he went AWOL : Absent without leave 85. Last night we all went skinny-dipping : we went swimming naked 86. The smugglers were caught at the border bringing Acapulco gold into the country : marijuana 87. He was packing heat : He was carrying a firearm 88. They started to use elbow grease : do hard physical work 89. They greased his palm : They bribed him 90. Paul was caught smoking angel dust : PCP (a drug used as an anesthetic) 91. Murphy's law : anything that will go wrong 92. Bill wanted to sell his wild oats : He wanted to have a period of pleasure-seeking 93. We heard he bit the dust : he died 94. She came dressed as lamb : she showed up in clothes for a much younger woman 95. I'm between the devil and the deep blue see : I face two unpleasant alternatives 96. She has been known to turn a trick : have sex for money 97. I've been on the wagon since July : I've been without alcohol since July 98. He definitely likes to bend an elbow with his friends : He likes to go out and drink alcohol with his friends 99. Are you going to accept the olive branch? : Are you going to accept the offer to end a disagreement and make peace 100. Can you believe she took the veil : she became a nun

1. This is going to be duck soup : This is going to be very easy to do 2. I'm still wet behind ears : I'm not knowledgeable 3. The director of the play is known for spliting hairs : He is being overly critical 4. He received a few Benjamin's for his work : He received a few hundred dollar bills 5. We knew everyone was on the take : accepting bribes 6. Last night we were mooned by this guy in a pick up : He showed us his buttocks 7. I've been on the lam for five years : I've been a fugitive from justice for five years 8. Don showed up dressed in drag : He showed up dressed in women's clothing 9. Everyone knew he was a pusher : He was a drug dealer 10. Last night I was burning the midnight oil : studying very hard 11. Peter was called in the carpet : He was reprimanded 12. We were told that Steve cashed in his chips : He died 13. Jim spent sometime in the cooler/can : time in jail 14. Mike copped a plea : He plead guilty to a lesser charge 15. The heat showed up too late : The police showed up late 16. Ray works as a headhunter : He works as an employment recruiter 17. The kid got capped : He was shot to death 18. I heard he bought the farm : He died 19. Martha doesn't pull any punches : She doesn't hold back 20. He is strapped this week : He is broke this week 21. My idea went over like a lead balloon : I had no success. It failed 22. I bought a zip gun : homemade handgun 23. I was selling straw : I was selling marijuana 24. We saw a streaker yesterday : a person running naked in public 24. Sam was four sheets to the wind : He was very drunk out of his mind 25. Anna and I always go out to dinner Dutch : She pays her tab and I pay my tab 26. The undercover police officer was made in less than a week : He was identified 27. My candy man was pushing purple kush : marijuana 28. The gang member was wearing a flag : a bandana with gang colors 29. Last I heard he was making some hard coin : earning lots of money 30. The couple jumped the broom : They got married 31. He has a monkey on his back : He is a drug addict 32. We heard he did hard time : He was in prison 33. The officer made two collars : He made two arrests 34. Here comes the brass : people of high rank 35. The die has been cast : There is no way to change what has been done 36. Last night I bought a Saturday night special : small, easily obtainable handgun 37. He showed up to this party in his birthday suit : naked = in the buff = in the raw = wear nothing but a smile 38. Tommy took the rap : He took the blame 39. He wears his heart on his sleeve : He shows his true feelings 40. Sam didn't turn a hair : He showed no emotion 41. Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone : Keep working hard 42. We heard he stays at a house of many doors : a prison 43. He finally bought the big one : He died 44. I went over to the alley to buy a lid : one half to one ounce of marijuana 45. I had a date with a lady of the evening : a hooker 46. She went to see the candy man : drug dealer 47. Gabriel was sent up the river : a prison 48. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to lay off the sauce : Stop drinking alcohol 49. He's living high on the hog : enjoying luxuries 50. We heard he took the plunge : he got married

Does anyone have the complete courses for the written exam prep?

[Angel Dust= PCP] wow i learned something. Thank you Joe!!!!

Does anyone have the written exam exercises?

where can I find the other three modules?

If anyone has his complete materials I am interested to buy! Please let me know. Thank you!!

Muchas gracias por estos adiestramientos. Dios les bendiga a todos ☺

OMG, I attended his course and worked for him briefly,... He was an awesome instructor.

I speak 4 different languages besides English. I would love to advance my skills into the better future

Great information! Please speak slower, i had a hard time understanding or maybe write it on the screen as you speak. I am taking test next week and this is great material!

yes, it's unfortunate

Great! Thank you

Hi, you have prepared any other videos where you can practice actual interpreting? Muchas gracias!

Any one selling joe’s materials to pass the oral examination. Let me know I will be interested.

Any one selling joe’s materials to pass the oral examination. Let me know I will be interested.

Joe has saddly passed, may you rest in peace!🙏

Joe has saddly passed, may you rest in peace!🙏

Joe has saddly passed, may you rest in peace!🙏

Confirmed the instructor died about 2 years ago