Shadowing Practice: A2.2 - U15 - My hobby is geocaching - Learn English Speaking with Video

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My hobby is geocaching.
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I started geocaching because of my uncle, he's done it for years.
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Geocaching is a treasure hunt that you do with an app.
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The treasure is a box called a cache that someone else has hidden.
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There are 2 million of these, all over the world.
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It's a really fun hobby, and I'm so glad my uncle told me about it.
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We have a great time doing it together, but if he's busy, I go with friends or do it by myself.
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The app takes you quite close to the cache
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and then it gives you a puzzle to help you find exactly the right place.
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A lot of older people are geocachers, so some of the puzzles are difficult for me as they are about movies and TV shows that I haven't seen.
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But I don't really mind, I can always look them up on the internet.
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It's a fantastic feeling when you find a cache.
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You have to open the box and put your name in the little book inside.
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Often, there are things in the cache as well.
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You can take something out to keep if you want to, but if you do that, you should always put something new inside for the next person.
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Next year, I'm going to start using the paid version of the app.
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Then, I can make and hide my own caches.
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I'm also going to tell all my friends and family about geocaching.
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It's such a great way for everyone, from adults to little kids, to spend time together, enjoy themselves and get to know their local area.

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