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That's my dad.
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Ever since I was a kid, he's been obsessed with one truck, the Ford Bronco.
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He used to have one when we were growing up and it was his most prized possession.
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But unfortunately, when times got hard, he had to sell it to help out our family.
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For the last 10 years, he's been constantly telling me how much he regrets it and that his number one dream is to buy it back.
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Sadly, it just never happened until today.
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It's like two in the morning right now.
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I've been
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this guy and after weeks of trial
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and error i think i finally found it not only did i find a bronco
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but i found the exact same color and the same model
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that he used to have over 10 years ago
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and it's fully restored so there's only one thing to do
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and after a couple days of waiting it was finally time
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to see the truck all right the big reveal sheesh that chromey chromin oh yeah nah
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oh yeah oh yeah this is crazy yo he's gonna freak out
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when he sees this he is gonna freak out
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when he sees this y 'all
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so this right here this is a 1979 ford bronco it's crazy about this truck
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because this is the same exact truck that my dad used to have
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when i was a kid mom can tell about it yes
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so and it's so cool because it even smells the same go get in it um
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but him and dad used to
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little Jordan was in the back seat looking out the window
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so it's just it's super cool guys super super cool yeah everybody got the Lambo's everybody got these Yuris's
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and stuff I've never seen nobody pull out a classic remodeled Ford Bronco like this one
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oh yeah I literally get the same feeling every time I
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do stuff like this for my family man like there's nothing else that I can buy for myself
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that will bring me any pleasure.
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All the joy that I get these days is from giving it back to my friends
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and my family and the return on something like this is prices.
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You're gonna see later.
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You're gonna see later because we got a big plan to deliver this to my dad
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and we got to get ready for it now.
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So here's the plan.
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My dad and I recently have been getting into real estate
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so I fully convinced him that I'm taking him to see another rental property.
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What he doesn't know is it's all a setup.
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I convinced one of my friends to pretend to be a realtor and take us to a
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to secretly bring the truck to that house, cover it up in the driveway, and get everything set up for when we arrive.
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And when I get there, I'm gonna act like nothing is happening.
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This is just a regular property showing and cross my fingers
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and hope that my dad doesn't realize that his dream truck is staring him right in the face.
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All right, y 'all.
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So that's the plan.
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We are running late.
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It's time to go.
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Come on.
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All right, bro.
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So what's the story about your dad?
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All right.
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So when I was stepped away from me and my mom when I was born.
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And my sister's dad, 'cause I got an older sister, she's in her 30s.
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My sister's dad stepped up and decided to raise me.
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He was there the day that I was born, and my whole entire childhood, he supported my mom.
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Even though they weren't dating and they weren't together, he stepped in and decided to raise me as his own son.
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And I have nothing but respect for him for that, and that's why you hear me call this man dad, because he literally raised me.
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people I've ever known in my entire life.
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He always looks out for everybody and he has a heart of gold.
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And what he did for me as a child is just, you know, an example of one of those things.
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Some of y 'all know that my biological dad did pass away a couple years ago
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and I still miss him every day.
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But really growing up, I didn't have a relationship with him.
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I had a relationship and I still have a relationship with my dad.
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His name is Rob and you guys are
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this video i've never actually shown him on the channel
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but in my opinion i love all my family members
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but this man is the most interesting character of my entire family like i'll let you guys see for yourself
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but he's an amazing guy and he deserves this gift today
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so all right y 'all we made it to my dad's
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neighborhood i actually see him out there standing in the street just roaming around guys make sure to hit
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that subscribe button i am trying my hardest to get to 2 million year and I need your help.
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If you never saw my videos before
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and you enjoy this one make sure hit that subscribe button and yeah I'm pulling up with my dad right now.
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This is my realtor Juan.
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What's up?
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What's up?
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What's up?
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Hey.
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Good to see you.
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Nice to meet you.
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Hey Juan.
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How you doing?
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Nice to meet you.
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Hello.
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Hey buddy.
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Josh, nice to meet you.
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Josh, he's been filming with me lately.
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We're running a little late for this thing.
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But first I want to show him around this house, tell him what we've been working on.
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How you feeling?
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Are you good?
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I'm good.
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Took the day off work.
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Yeah, yeah, I did.
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I was telling him this is really like the first time we ever did a video together.
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Oh yeah, that's true.
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You've been on the videos like the McLaren one, but you really haven't had your...
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No, I have not.
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Well, yeah, that's good.
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That's good.
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Well, come on.
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Let's show him the house.
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And my dad's house tour gave us the perfect amount of time for my mom to secretly set up the truck.
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Where are you from?
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All right, guys, so Jordan and his dad are going to be here in about 10 minutes.
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So we got to hurry up and get this covered.
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All right, let's do this, guys.
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After my dad finished showing off his vintage sign collection, his old school Camaro, and of course his latest purchase, a Robotron arcade machine.
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One of my, yeah, very much one of my happiest purchases.
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Yes, it is.
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It was finally time to surprise him with his truck.
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I mean, show him his new investment property.
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Alright, Wanchi, so show us around the property.
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Why is this possibly a good deal at 700?
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Well, this neighborhood.
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Good neighborhood.
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Tell me more.
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I'm not sold yet.
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So they've had the septic done in the last three years, and everything is up to standards with the hurricane.
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Yeah, it's a wooden wooden frame house, but...
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Got a brand new roof.
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Well, close to a brand new metal roof.
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Big property.
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Yeah.
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How big is the lot?
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- It is...
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- Like a little less than a half acre or something like that?
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any more information on it because I'm not sold on this at all.
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We're still waiting on the landlord to come in and open us up the key.
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So you want me to wait right now in the car?
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- Yeah, go call her and maybe 'cause we drove literally all the way over here, like, go find me like another deal or something.
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- Alright, I'll be back.
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- I like the two car garage.
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- Well, yeah, but that's like standard.
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For 700, I don't know.
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That's a lot, but that's this neighborhood.
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Yeah?
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What do you think the house across the street goes for?
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Oh, they're all in the 800s, 7, 800s.
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Like, that one's probably a mill right there.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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Because, yeah, it's huge.
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Yeah.
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Damn.
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Hey, Wanchi.
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There is a school down the street.
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Oh.
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It's an option.
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I'm gonna let him call the lady and see if we can find another deal.
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Since she's not going to be here for like 10 minutes, I kind of want to see this thing.
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Yeah, I don't think we should.
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Why not?
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Oh.
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Where should we look?
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Let's just do it real quick.
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They don't have any cameras.
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I'm sure.
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No, don't look.
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Dude, should I even be recording this?
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Wait, we have to...
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No, we have to take...
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Bro, it's not your truck, bro.
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No, we can't take that.
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But you said you haven't seen a Bronco like this in a minute.
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That's just like, yeah.
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That's beautiful.
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Look at the face.
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No, don't do that.
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No, we'll do it for you.
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No, no, no. Don't do that.
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They're not gonna know.
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They've had this thing.
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They've had this thing on ice.
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Dude, that's just like mine.
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Ugh, except this is, yeah.
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No, don't do that.
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What you mean?
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Don't take it off, because he's got cameras there.
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No, that's a beautiful thing.
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No, I gotta see it.
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No, no, no, don't do that.
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Yo, bro.
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You said we had 10 minutes.
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Oh my god, don't take it open.
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It's fine.
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It's different there.
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It's quick, bro.
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You know what?
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You have to put that back, right?
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No, we gotta put it back.
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There is a camera over there, too.
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They have a camera?
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Yeah, there's a camera right there in the corner.
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- Yeah.
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- Hey, well guess what? That is my truck.
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That is your truck.
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No, it ain't.
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That's your truck, sir.
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What?
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No. That's your truck.
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Get the hell out of here.
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That's your truck man.
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What?
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You're out of control.
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That's your truck.
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You're out of control.
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No you're out of control.
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That's your truck man.
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Get out of town.
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What are you doing?
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That's your truck man just like the one you used to have.
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1979. Whoa.
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Whoa.
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No. You can't.
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Oh hell.
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What are you thinking?
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Get in there man.
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Oh no. That's all you man.
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I was gonna say the windows are down.
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We can't be doing that.
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Oh my god Why are you doing?
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No, no, oh dude dude What are you doing?
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79 Bronco?
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Oh my god.
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Hey just like you to have it.
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Oh, oh?
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Look at the Steelers.
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Are you serious?
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Yes, why are you doing?
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Let's go host?
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What are you doing man?
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Oh, I love you too, man golly - He's lifted like mine.
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Hey!
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What is this?
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Oh, what is that?
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Oh, hell.
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- This is your new truck, man.
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- Oh, hell no. - This is all you today.
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- What are you doing?
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- It's your day, man.
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- Are you kidding me?
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- You gotta start it up.
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- Oh, my God.
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- Hopefully this one starts.
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The other one didn't start.
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- Oh, my God.
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What are you doing?
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- Come on.
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- Come on, baby.
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- You got it.
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- Come on, baby.
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Oh my god, what the hell?
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What is this?
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This is you right here.
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Oh hell no. It even smells the same, right?
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It even smells the same.
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It does.
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What are you doing?
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What are you guys?
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What is that?
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Y 'all look trickery.
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You guys are trickery.
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Hey, you're not allowed to trick me like that.
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Only five were produced with this speck.
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Even this is the same.
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Yeah, that's the same.
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Dude.
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It's all yours.
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I love you, Dad.
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You did so much for me.
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It's the least I can do for you.
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What are you doing?
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The least I can do for you.
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I say we take this thing around the block.
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What are you saying?
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How's it feel?
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Feels like a truck, baby.
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Feels like a...
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Yeah.
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Oh, shit.
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I love you dad, I'm proud of you.
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I know you've been on a journey lately
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and I see all the progress you've been making and I'm just proud of you, you know?
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Man, you just flipped my whole day around.
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What in the hell?
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I don't even know, I'm speechless right now.
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For the first time in my life, or in a long time, I'm speechless.
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No way!
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Oh my god.
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We're gonna ride out just like we used to.
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Yes we are.
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Oh yes we are.
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Damn!
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Y 'all crazy doing that shit to me.
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Damn!
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Look at that.
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Oh shit, what the hell?
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80!
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Yeah!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Surprising My Dad With His Dream Car”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: truck, dad, hell. Questo video contiene 300 frasi e 2078 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:18. Chi parla va veloce, circa 184 parole al minuto: aspettati suoni legati e ridotti. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 52 delle sue 300 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| realtor sostantivo | /ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/ | agente immobiliare, immobiliarista |
| speechless aggettivo | /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/ | senza parole, ammutolito |
| trickery sostantivo | /ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ | inganno, trappoleria |
| secretly avverbio | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ | di nascosto |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abbonarsi |
| convince verbo | /kənˈvɪns/ | convincere |
| wooden aggettivo | /ˈwʊdn̩/ | di legno, ligneo |
| obsess verbo | /əbˈsɛs/ | ossessionarsi |
| remodel verbo | rimodellare | |
| driveway sostantivo | /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/ | passo carrabile, strada privata |
| arcade sostantivo | /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ | arcata, loggiato |
| stare verbo | /stɛɚ/ | fissare |
| acre sostantivo | /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ | acro |
| hurricane sostantivo | /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ | uragano |
| hurry verbo | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | affrettarsi, precipitarsi |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| grow up verbo | crescere | |
| help out verbo | essere d'aiuto | |
| look out verbo | fare attenzione, stare attento | |
| pass away verbo | scomparire, mancare | |
| set up verbo | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | preparare, installare |
| show off verbo | vantare, vantarsi |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- So what's the story about your dad?
- Josh, he's been filming with me lately.
- Dude, should I even be recording this?
- Yes, why are you doing?
- What are you doing man?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | have been getting · he's been filming · we've been working |
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un’abitudine o uno stato passato che non è più vero | used to have |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | he's been obsessed · he's been · I've been |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | been obsessed · was stepped · was born |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 72 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, gonna. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: sheesh /ʃiːʃ/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hurricane /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/, hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: speechless /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, convince /kənˈvɪns/, obsess /əbˈsɛs/, sheesh /ʃiːʃ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: landlord /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/, sadly /ˈsædli/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come realtor, speechless, trickery.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.