Shadowing-Übung: Talk About Your Day in English | B1-B2 Vocabulary and Phrases | English Podcast - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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Hi friends, welcome back to Daily English Talk.
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Hey everyone, I'm Tom and this is Lily and we are your English learning friends.
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And today, today is a good one.
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We are talking about something you do every single day in every language in every country in the world.
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Talking about your day.
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How was your day?
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today.
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But we will talk about all of these topics at a B1, B2 level.
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These are some of the most common questions in English, and today you are going to answer them like a natural English speaker.
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That's right.
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By the end of this episode, you will have the vocabulary, the phrases, and the confidence to describe your whole day in English.
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Morning, afternoon, evening, all of it.
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And we are going to make it fun, as always.
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So if you are new Welcome!
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Hit that subscribe button because we upload a new English lesson every single day.
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every single day.
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We do not sleep, Lily.
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We just make English lessons.
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Honestly, that feels true sometimes.
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OK, before we dive in, we have a question for you.
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Here is today's question.
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Earlier this week, I had a really, really terrible morning.
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I mean, everything went wrong.
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And Lily, she had the opposite.
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She had a perfect morning.
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That's true.
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It was a very good morning.
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Must be nice.
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is this: What do you think happened to Tom on his terrible morning?
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Think about it while you listen today.
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We will tell you the full story, and at the end, you can see if you guessed right.
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And leave your answer in the comments.
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We love reading them.
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Ah, it was a morning I will never forget.
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Not in a good way.
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Okay, let's get into it.
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So Tom, let's just talk real talk.
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Tell me about your morning this week, the terrible one.
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So, Tuesday morning I woke up and the first thing I did was look at my phone.
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My alarm had not gone off.
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I overslept by 40 minutes.
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No!
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Yes.
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I jumped out of bed.
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I rushed to the bathroom.
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I had the fastest shower of my entire life.
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I think it was 30 seconds long.
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I threw on my clothes.
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I grabbed my bag.
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I ran out the door. And then?
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And then I realized I had forgotten my keys inside, and the door had locked behind me.
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Tom!
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I had to call my neighbor.
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I stood outside for 20 minutes in my wet hair, waiting for her to bring the spare key.
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It was cold, it was embarrassing, and I had completely missed breakfast.
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Oh, that is awful.
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I'm sorry, but also that is a little bit My morning on Tuesday was completely different.
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I woke up before my alarm, which almost never happens.
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I had time to make coffee slowly, like properly slowly.
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I sat by the window.
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I drank my coffee.
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I watched the street outside for a few minutes.
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It was so peaceful.
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I hate you a little bit right now.
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I then had a proper breakfast.
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I got dressed without rushing, and I even left the house five minutes early.
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Five minutes early.
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I didn't even know that was possible.
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It happens once in a while.
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Tuesday was clearly your day and not mine.
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Your day is coming, Tom.
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Your day is coming.
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I hope so.
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Okay, so you just heard Tom and me talking about our mornings.
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And you probably noticed we used the past simple tense a lot.
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That is the main grammar tool for talking that are finished,
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things that already happened, so we use past simple.
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For example, I woke up at 7.
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I had breakfast.
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I went to work.
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I came home.
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simple right and for negative sentences we use did not or the short form didn't.
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For example, I didn't sleep well.
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I didn't have time for breakfast.
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Tom didn't remember his keys.
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Unfortunately true.
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And for questions, we use did.
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What did you do today?
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Did you have a good day?
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Did anything interesting happen?
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One more thing.
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When you are telling a story about your day, you can use sequence words to make it flow naturally.
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Words like first, then, after that, later and finally.
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So instead of just listing, you tell a little story.
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First, I woke up.
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Then I made coffee.
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After that, I got ready.
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Later, I went to work.
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Finally, I came home and relaxed.
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It sounds so much more natural.
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And that is exactly what fluent English speakers do.
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They don't just list, they tell.
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Okay, now let's look at specific vocabulary and phrases for each part of the day.
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We are going to go from morning to night, and Tom and I are going to share real stories for each one.
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Let's start with the morning.
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Here are some common phrases.
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I hit the snooze button.
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I got up right away.
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Tom, did you hit the snooze button on Tuesday?
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Ugh, no, my alarm never went off, which is even worse than hitting snooze.
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Ah, more morning phrases.
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I had breakfast.
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I skipped breakfast.
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I made coffee.
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I got dressed.
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I got ready.
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I left the house.
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And here's a useful one.
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I had a rushed morning.
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Or the opposite.
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I had a relaxed morning.
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I had a very relaxed morning on Tuesday.
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Tom had a very rushed morning.
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Perhaps that is one way to say it.
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Here's a personal story for you.
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A few months ago, I was visiting my sister in another city.
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I had to catch a very early train, 6 in the morning, and I had set my alarm, but I set it for 6 in the evening by mistake.
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No!
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I woke up naturally at 5 :50, 10 minutes before the train.
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I threw everything in my bag, I ran out in my pajamas practically, I did not have breakfast,
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the station with literally two minutes to spare.
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In your pajamas.
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Almost in my pajamas.
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I had managed to put on a coat at least. That counts.
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That counts as getting dressed.
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Okay.
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Afternoon phrases.
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I had lunch.
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I ate at my desk.
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I went out for lunch.
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I had a meeting.
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I finished a project.
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I was really busy.
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I had a slow afternoon.
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I ran some errands.
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What does run errands mean?
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It's a really common phrase.
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Running errands means doing small tasks outside the house.
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Things like going to the bank, picking up groceries, going to the post office, things like that.
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For example, after lunch, I ran some errands.
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I went to the supermarket and picked up some things for dinner.
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Here's another useful phrase.
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I had a productive afternoon.
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That means you got a lot done.
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Or the opposite.
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I had an unproductive afternoon.
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That means you didn't get much done.
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Maybe you were distracted.
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Tom, when do you have unproductive afternoons?
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Every day between 2 and 3 o 'clock.
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It's scientifically the worst time for me.
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He's not wrong, actually.
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That afternoon's slop is real.
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Last week, I had a really productive morning.
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I got so much done.
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And then after lunch, I sat down at my desk and just...
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Stared.
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We've all been there.
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I made a lot of tea.
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That was my contribution to the afternoon.
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Evening phrases: I got home.
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I came home.
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Tired.
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I cooked dinner.
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I ordered takeaway.
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I watched TV.
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I went for a walk.
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I called a friend.
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I read a book.
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I went to bed early.
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I stayed up late.
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And some more.
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I had a quiet evening.
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I had a busy evening I needed to wind down.
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Wind down means to relax after a long day.
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For example, I like to wind down by reading before bed.
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Or I couldn't wind down.
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I was too stressed to sleep.
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Here's a story.
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One evening last month, I decided I was going to cook a really nice dinner.
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homemade sauce.
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Oh yeah?
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How did it go?
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I burned the sauce.
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I got distracted, I walked away, I came back and it was stuck to the bottom of the pan and the whole kitchen smelled like smoke.
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What did you do?
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I opened all the windows, I ordered takeaway and I told myself I would try again next week.
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The cooking dream lives on.
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Always.
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Okay Tom, your turn.
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Tell me about one of your evenings recently.
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OK, so last Thursday I had a really long day at work.
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I came home exhausted, and I just wanted to do nothing, so I cooked something simple, just eggs and toast.
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I sat on the sofa and I watched a documentary about deep sea creatures for two hours.
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Random, but OK.
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It was fascinating.
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Did you know there are fish that produce their own light in the deep ocean?
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They glow in the dark.
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That is actually really cool.
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Okay, now let's put it all together.
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Here are some great phrases you can use to describe your whole day when someone asks.
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Number one, it was a pretty normal day to be honest.
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This is great for when nothing special happened.
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Number two, I had a really long day.
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I'm exhausted.
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This tells people you worked hard and you were tired.
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Number three, it was one of those days where everything goes wrong.
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This is perfect for days like my Tuesday.
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Number four, actually today was a really good day.
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I don't know why, I just felt great.
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#5.
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Something funny happened to me today, let me tell you.
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This is a great way to start a story.
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And number six, I didn't really do much today.
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It was a quiet one.
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Perfect for lazy days.
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And when someone asks, how was your day?
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You don't have to just say fine or good.
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You can say pretty busy actually.
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Not bad.
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A bit slow.
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Really good, actually.
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I've had better.
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It was great.
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I'll tell you about it later.
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These small answers sound so much more natural than just "fine," and they invite more conversation, too.
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Okay, let's quickly review what we learned today.
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First, use past simple to talk about your day.
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I woke up, I had lunch, I came home.
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Second, use sequence words to make your story flow.
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First, then, after that, later, finally.
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Third, we learned morning vocabulary.
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Overslept, had a rushed morning, got ready.
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Afternoon vocabulary.
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Ran errands, had a productive afternoon, had lunch at my desk.
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Evening vocabulary: wound down, stayed up late, had a quiet evening.
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And finally, natural phrases for answering "How was your day?" Things like, "It was one of those days.
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I had a pretty good one.
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Something funny happened to me." Practice tip.
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Tonight, before you go to sleep, describe your day in English, just to yourself, even three or four sentences.
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First I woke up, then I had breakfast, after that I went to work.
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It gets easier every single time you do it.
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The more you practice, the more natural it feels.
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That's how fluency works.
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Okay, do you remember the question from the beginning?
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We asked, "What do you think happened to Tom on his terrible Tuesday morning?" And now you know the full story.
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I overslept.
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I rushed.
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I got locked out of my own house.
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I stood in the cold with wet hair waiting for my neighbor.
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And I missed breakfast completely.
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Aww, it was a rough morning.
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It really was.
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But hey, at least I made it eventually, just very, very late and very, very hungry.
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Let us know in the comments, did you guess what happened?
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And tell us about your own worst morning.
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We would love to hear your stories.
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Warum mit diesem Video sprechen üben?
Das Sprechen über den eigenen Tag ist eine der grundlegendsten Fähigkeiten im Englischlernen. In diesem Video diskutieren Tom und Lily alltägliche Erlebnisse, die jeder erlebt – vom Aufstehen bis zum Schlafengehen. Indem Sie das geführte Gespräch nachahmen, verbessern Sie nicht nur Ihr Englisch, sondern entwickeln auch Selbstvertrauen im Sprechen. Englisch lernen mit YouTube bietet eine interaktive Möglichkeit, Ihre Sprechfähigkeiten zu verbessern, indem Sie sich echte Kontexte und alltägliche Dialoge anhören. Das shadowspeak oder auch "shadow speaking" von Tom und Lily bringt den Lernenden näher, wie Sie die Routinegespräche im Alltag meistern können.
Grammatik & Ausdrücke im Kontext
- „I woke up“: Eine häufige Phrase in der Alltagskommunikation, die perfekt für den Umgang mit der täglichen Routine ist.
- „I rushed to the bathroom“: Das Verständnis von Verben, die Geschwindigkeit und Dringlichkeit ausdrücken, ist wichtig, da sie Emotionen und Situationen vermitteln.
- „I had the fastest shower“: Hier wird die Superlativform verwendet, um die Einzigartigkeit der Erfahrung zu betonen, was für den Erzähldialog entscheidend ist.
- „I grabbed my bag“: Diese Phrase zeigt, wie wir alltägliche Handlungen schnell beschreiben können – ideal für schnelle Gespräche.
Indem Sie diese Strukturen üben und anwenden, können Sie Ihre Kommunikation sowohl im informellen als auch im formellen Kontext verbessern.
Häufige Aussprachefallen
Beim Anhören des Videos könnten einige Wörter herausfordernd sein. Beispielsweise die Ausdrücke „overslept“ und „alarm“ könnten bei der Aussprache Schwierigkeiten bereiten, insbesondere wenn sie schnell gesprochen werden. Achten Sie darauf, die Vokale klar zu artikulieren und die Endungen nicht zu verschlucken. Die Verwendung von Englisch Shadowing Techniken kann Ihnen dabei helfen, die richtige Aussprache und den natürlichen Rhythmus der Sprache zu erfassen. Nutzen Sie das shadowing site, um sie im Kontext des Videos nachzusprechen und zu üben, wie Tom und Lily es tun.
Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?
Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.