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Hello, my name is Jay and this is a slow English vlog.
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Today, I am taking a flight.
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I am getting on this plane to go to Geneva on a day trip.
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But first, let's rewind to yesterday.
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Hello from yesterday.
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I am going to pack my bag for tomorrow.
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And this is everything I'm bringing on my day trip.
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So first, my laptop, which is quite heavy, but I do need it for work.
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And my laptop charger.
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and I'm bringing a European adapter so
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that I can switch out the British head for this to allow me to charge in Switzerland.
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I'm going to put them into this bag so that the cables don't get tangled up.
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This is my wallet and my notebook and pen.
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These are my microphones to help me film and probably most important, my passport.
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I can't get on the plane without this.
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and my airpods and some toiletries.
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So this is my deodorant,
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my toothbrush, my toothpaste and dental floss and my tongue scraper. and lastly my sunscreen
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because it's going to be sunny in Geneva I'm going to zip it up
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and I'm also bringing my cap to protect me from the
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sun let's put all of these items into my backpack I'm going to unzip it
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and slide my laptop in and all of the other items as well.
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I'm putting my wallet and AirPods into the top compartment so I can access them easily.
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Also my passport into the top.
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and zip it up and that's it.
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It's not too heavy because it's only a day trip.
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I'm all set to go and the time is already 9 p.m.
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I need to wake up at 4 a.m which is in seven hours.
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So I'm going to get ready for bed and see you in the morning.
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Good morning.
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I am currently in a taxi on my way to the airport.
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It is 5 past 5 a.m.
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and the traffic is not too bad at this time so we should be at the airport in about 20 minutes.
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I got about five hours of sleep last night, which is not too bad, but I am still feeling a little bit tired,
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so maybe I can get a quick nap on the flight.
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See you at the airport.
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I'm in the airport.
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It's honestly quite busy, but luckily I am not checking in a bag.
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I'm only bringing my backpack so I can head straight to security.
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Okay, I think that is the lounge.
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Apparently with my credit card, I can get in.
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So let's see if that's true.
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I managed to get into the lounge and behind me is a departures board.
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My flight is at 7am, it's to Geneva, and it says gate shown at 6.15.
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So let's come back and check for our gate in a few minutes.
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But in the meantime, let's head into the lounge and find some breakfast.
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So this is what I got myself for breakfast, starting with the drinks.
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I got a bit greedy and got three.
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This is my coffee, my glass of orange juice, and glass of water.
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I got this tiny little croissant, and this strawberry bircher muesli.
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And over here, it's sort of like an English breakfast with scrambled egg,
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baked beans, some diced potatoes, a slice of cheese and some bacon.
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And over here is my cutlery.
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A spoon, knife and fork.
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You can see how short the tip of the knife is.
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That's due to safety regulations as we're in an airport.
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Before I get on my flight, I want to get a bottle of water, or as some say, a bottle of water.
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I'm going to get one for myself and one for my cameraman.
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Let's go and check out.
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Alright, thank you.
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Alright, we've got the waters.
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I am getting on this plane.
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I am walking down the boarding bridge, about to board my flight.
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Here is the entrance to the plane.
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Morning.
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The flight was packed, so I couldn't film much, but my seat had a good amount of legroom,
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was a place to put my water bottle
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and a nice big tray table and they brought everyone a chocolate which was a very nice touch.
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I have landed in Geneva Airport.
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The flight was only about one hour long.
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I didn't really get any sleep but that's okay.
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We are headed to Passport Control and this is a moving walkway which allows you to walk faster.
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I'm just waiting in line at passport control.
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It looks to me like quite a long queue ahead so I hope it doesn't take too long.
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So passport control didn't take too long, maybe 20 minutes or so.
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Geneva or Switzerland as a whole is very known for their watches which reminds me that
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I need to change the time on my watch because the time here is one hour ahead of the time in London.
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So I'm just looking for signs for the train.
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I think it's that way.
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I found the sign.
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Trains that way.
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This is the ticket machine and I am trying to buy a train ticket to Geneva Station.
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I've got my train tickets and this is the train that I will be getting on.
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It has two floors, which means it's a double-decker train.
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Let's head over to the door and press this button, which should open the door,
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and I am I'm stepping onto the train and I actually want to go up the stairs to the upper deck.
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Look at this, it's like a curved sofa.
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I've never seen something like this on a train.
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So spacious I could even lie down.
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But let's not do that.
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The train journey to Geneva is actually only 7 minutes.
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So we should be there in a couple of minutes actually
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and I will have to get up from my very comfortable seat.
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But yes, very excited to see Geneva and explore the city.
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I'll see you there.
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So, I have made it into the city and I am actually heading to a cafe now
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because I have to attend an online meeting for work.
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I think the cafe is just around the corner here.
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Here it is.
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This is the cafe.
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I got an espresso tonic, which was nice and refreshing.
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I sat down on my laptop to join the meeting.
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So I've come to the park and this is part of the University of Geneva.
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The good news is that I'm all done with my work meetings today,
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but the bad news is that both my phone and my laptop are dead.
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They are out of battery,
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and apparently in this library they have plugs where I can charge my laptop and phone.
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So let's go inside and charge my devices.
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So, I'm in the library now.
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I have to speak very quietly so that I don't bother the other people.
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But right below here, I found some plugs.
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So, I managed to charge both my phone and laptop.
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My phone is now on 80%,
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so that should last me all the way back home tonight and I am feeling quite hungry,
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so I am on my way now to look for some lunch.
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I'm at a restaurant.
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This was recommended to me as a famous galette restaurant,
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and this is the menu with a long list of options, but I have decided to get the Popeye,
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which is egg, cheese and spinach.
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Since it's such a beautiful day outside,
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I decided to do takeout and I'm going to the park to have a picnic.
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So, I've made it to the park.
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I found this nice spot which overlooks the lake.
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And over here, a beautiful fountain.
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I mean, this is really nice, but I have my eyes on the food because I am really...
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Oh no!
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I almost spilled my drink.
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Let's make sure not to do that.
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And I'm going to open up the box.
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Alright, let's give it a try.
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I wonder if I'm supposed to dip it into the yolk.
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Let's try that.
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Okay.
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It's nice, but it is pretty salty.
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And for my drink, I got an iced cacao latte, or at least that's what they called it in the cafe.
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I'm assuming it will be sweet?
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Okay, actually it's quite bitter.
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I do taste the chocolate, but it's like dark chocolate.
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And there is also a hint of cinnamon.
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But overall, it's quite nice.
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I finished my lunch and I am just lying here on the grass.
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I need to make sure I don't accidentally fall asleep because it's already 5pm and my return flight departs at 8.50pm,
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which means I need to head to the airport in about an hour and a half.
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So I'll probably get up and go for a little walk along the lake.
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behind me is the famous water fountain called
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jet d'eau which is French for water jet
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and apparently it launches water up to a height of about a hundred
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and forty meters I didn't know that you can actually walk up very close to the source of the jet stream.
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You can see how the water is kind of blocking the sunlight and I don't know if it's because of the water,
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but it does definitely feel a bit cooler here by a couple of degrees.
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So, I've been walking in the sun for quite a while now and I really could do with some gelato.
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And I've heard that Geneva has some good gelato spots.
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So I'm going to go on my phone and look up some places nearby.
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I think I found the perfect spot.
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It's only seven minutes away.
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So let's walk over to get some gelato.
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So this is a pedestrian crossing and you can see the green light is flashing,
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which means I need to hurry up.
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I think I have found the store Gelatomania.
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It's pretty busy though, so I'll have to wait a little bit.
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Can I get the three in a pot?
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Yes, in the pot, okay?
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Yeah, and I'll get the sea salt, the coconut and the peach, please.
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Okay.
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I'm ready to get this one.
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Okay.
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Wow, I think he gave us a little bit extra on top because look at this.
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This is supposed to be a small one, but it's huge.
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Okay, I'm gonna try the top layer, which I think is the peach.
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Oh, that is.. that is amazing.
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It feels like I'm biting into a real peach.
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And the second layer, which I think is coconut.
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Mmm.
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Not only does it taste like coconut, I feel like there's little bits of real coconut in there.
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Wow.
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And the bottom layer, which is the sea salt.
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It's like the perfect balance of salty and sweet.
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Genuinely, this is probably the best gelato I've ever had in my life.
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I would probably come back to Geneva just to have this again.
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And just like that, it is now time to head back to the airport.
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I am going to walk to Geneva station, take the train to the airport,
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and fly back to London.
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I am back at the airport and my flight is this one, 8.50pm to London Heathrow.
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But one thing I cannot forget is to buy some chocolates for a gift.
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So let's go into the chocolate shop and take a look around.
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Wow, so many chocolates.
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And this is pretty cool, it's a fake cocoa tree,
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and inside is a chocolate fountain, but it says, do not touch, so let's keep walking.
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I really like the packaging, so I'm going to get this one.
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And then it was time to board.
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There's my plane.
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I was so tired that I slept through most of the flight,
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but I still managed to get a view of Windsor Castle as we were coming in to land.
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I have made it back to London Heathrow Airport.
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It's been about 16 hours since I came here this morning.
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I am exhausted, but I hope you enjoyed the video.
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Please let me know your thoughts in the comments and I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye!

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Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “A Day in Switzerland”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: Geneva, airport, flight, train. Questo video contiene 198 frasi e 2036 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 18:40. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 109 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
laptop sostantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/notebook, laptop
passport sostantivo/ˈpæspɔɹt/passaporto
café sostantivo/ˌkæˈfeɪ/caffè, caffetteria
gelato sostantivo/d͡ʒəˈlɑtoʊ/gelato, gelato italiano
coconut sostantivo/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/noce di cocco
peach sostantivo/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/pesca
fountain sostantivo/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/fontana
salty aggettivo/ˈsɔlti/salato, salso
backpack sostantivo/ˈbæk.pæk/zaino
plug sostantivo/plʌɡ/spina
wallet sostantivo/ˈwɑl.ət/portafoglio, borsellino
cameraman sostantivo/ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/operatore, addetto
croissant sostantivo/kɹəˈsɑnt/chiffero, chifel
cutlery sostantivo/ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/coltelleria, posate
deodorant sostantivo/diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/deodorante

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
check out verboinvestigare
come back verbotornare
get up verboalzarsi
go up verbosalire
lie down verbosdraiarsi, distendersi
open up verboaprire

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • I can't get on the plane without this.
  • Let's go and check out.
  • Alright, we've got the waters.
  • I didn't really get any sleep but that's okay.
  • Can I get the three in a pot?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohave landed · I've never seen · have made
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosalaptop, which is · night, which is · chocolate which was
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare headed · was recommended
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould be

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 52 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: cameraman /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/, deodorant /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hint /hɪnt/, hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, passport /ˈpæspɔɹt/, coconut /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/, peach /ˈpiːt͡ʃ/, lounge /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, passport /ˈpæspɔɹt/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/, backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, cameraman /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come laptop, passport, café.

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