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Mmm!
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So good!
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I'm actually gonna finish this, but I'll start.
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My last one.
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Hi, GQ.
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This is Jennie, and these are my essentials.
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These are my vocal essentials.
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Garethas Pastilles for throat and voice.
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Hydrates your throat.
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So I like to just have this instead of gum so much when I'm in my recording season.
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This tastes like blackberry.
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It's not too sweet and it's a good replacement of candy.
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And this little guy here is my steam inhaler.
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Oh, I love this device by the way.
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When I'm feeling super tired after my sessions, you rip this little guy and then you fill it up at the back.
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You turn it on and you put it in your mouth like this.
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And you just breathe.
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I think the key is to do it constantly.
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There's no immediate feeling better afterwards.
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Before this album, I wanted to make sure that my throat was in a good condition.
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You know, like I said, I like to be cautious about my body.
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Can we get like special effect around my diary?
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This is my journal that I carry with me.
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I bought this in Paris at a museum I was in, I think.
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I basically like to write down everything that's going on in my head.
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Working on my album, I could not go anywhere without it because it had all my ideas and thoughts and all the secret.
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I look back at it to get inspired sometimes.
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I clear my mind by writing them down, but the problem is I sometimes don't know what I'm trying to say because I'm trying to write down so many things at once.
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And then I look back and I try to organize something that I've made comments about my music.
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and I'm like, what did I want to change?
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it helps sometimes but sometimes it makes it even harder because I have to figure out
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my own code oh my goodness no I cannot have anyone read this
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but me this is a newer camera of mine I'm trying to be more active with this one.
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I was just in Paris and London before I came here so I had this guy around me all the time.
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So I'm sort of just documenting my way to my album and if possible in the future I want to share it with my fans.
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I definitely like to photograph a little bit of everything.
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I have my team take photos of me while I'm working or if I have the time I would go on a walk or I like taking photos of the landscape,
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skies and trees, and just capture whichever city that I'm in.
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I actually haven't had the time to look back at all the photos just because I was traveling so much,
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but I'm excited to check the ones from Paris because there was a moment where I was walking out from the Chanel show and a lot of fans were waiting for me outside,
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so I wanted to kind of capture that moment, and I did.
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So I'm excited to check on that one.
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This is so important to me.
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This little pouch that I carry is my collection of my Chanel jewelry and my Cocoa Crushes.
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You see, I have different sizes and different rings and watches here.
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But I like to style myself with different items depending on what I'm wearing that day.
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And then I bought this cute little bag to go with it.
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Now I look for my pouch everywhere I go.
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And I'm wearing some from the bag today.
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I create different combinations.
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These two are my favorite ones right now.
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I got this for my birthday last year.
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I like how this ring sparkles up my whole outfit every time I put it on.
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It just gives that extra shine.
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This has become an important essential of mine now that I'm working towards my album and my shows.
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This is a bruise cream.
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I'm bruised up basically everywhere on my body, especially my legs, my knees.
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Not only from the rehearsals though, I tend to walk into things a lot.
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Someone from my team got it for me when they saw my legs after a brutal shoot that we had, they're like, here's a little something to help you with that.
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This also is such an important travel essential.
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This is a shower filter.
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Just wanna be careful, especially if you're traveling around different cities at once, just make sure my skin isn't getting any irritation from just, you know, anything.
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so I like to use a filter to shower head.
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It helps.
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This is the current one that I have.
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I think this is a Korean brand.
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Atojet.
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There are some hotels that don't fit this filter, but 95% of the time it fits, so I'm good.
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This essential is a sleeping eye mask.
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This is a Japanese brand, and when you open this up, it starts heating up, and it gives you this nice warm feeling in your eyes.
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And I always like to use it on the plane.
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And then I would actually have an earplug and a mask too.
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So if you see me on a plane, I look crazy, but it helps to go to bed.
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But the thing is, this is a very important tip for you guys.
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If you open it, I don't know what the system is and how it works, but it starts heating up so you can't reuse it.
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So make sure to open this right before you wanna put it on your eyes.
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And then you just rip this out and voila.
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These are a super important essential of mine.
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I do not like to travel without them.
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This one is obviously a massage ball that I pretty much use it for everywhere on my body.
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I like to step on them when I'm brushing my teeth and just roll it around until it doesn't hurt.
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So I usually carry two of these and then I will put them in my calves.
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And I walk around in my house and it helps to kinda just loosen up the muscles and de-puff your calves.
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Yeah, I cannot travel without them, especially on the plane.
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You get sore backs and sore shoulders and everything, so I kind of just like roll around with my ball in the seat.
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These are my traveling essentials.
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I would not travel without my glasses, my sunglasses, and some sort of a hat because my hair gets really messy after a flight.
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I have really bad eyesight, so I need my reading glasses everywhere I go.
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This one I bought in London, I remember.
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Oh, and this one is a collection from the collaboration that I did with Gentle Monster.
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It's called Cheve de Nini.
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It's French and I cannot pronounce it, but I wanted to name it that way.
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My next essentials are my snacks.
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I think it's very self-explanatory what they are, so.
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I'm such a big fan of salt and vinegar.
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I don't know if everyone is, but me growing up in New Zealand, this was my favorite thing to eat.
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So it still is.
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They're different category snacks.
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For me, this one, if I want to keep things light or in the morning, just, I think I should eat one.
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Yeah, people think it's crazy of me to eat this so much.
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It tastes like baby food.
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But the thing is, like, no added sugar, no artificial preservatives, nothing, you know?
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It's healthy.
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So I like to eat like a baby, I guess.
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Mmm.
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So good.
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I'm actually going to finish this, but I'll stop.
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My last one.
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Thanks, GQ.
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Bye.
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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?

This video featuring Jennie’s personal essentials is a fantastic resource for English learners looking to enhance their speaking skills through authentic content. By engaging with this material, you can practice shadow speaking, a technique where you mimic the speaker's pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm. This method not only helps you improve your English pronunciation but also aids in familiarizing yourself with natural speech patterns and expressions used by native speakers. Listening to Jennie discuss her essentials provides context for vocabulary in a relatable setting, making it easier for you to remember and use these terms in conversation.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

In the video, Jennie uses several key structures that English learners can benefit from:

  • “I like to…” – This phrase is often used to express preferences. For example, Jennie says, “I like to write down everything that’s going on in my head.” Practicing this structure helps you articulate your own likes and dislikes.
  • “I cannot go anywhere without…” – This expression emphasizes the importance of something. For instance, when she talks about her journal, implementing this grammar point can enhance your ability to express necessity in your speech.
  • “This is so important to me…” – This phrase conveys personal significance. Using it in your conversations can express passion or urgency about a topic you care about.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While watching the video, pay close attention to certain words that may be tricky to pronounce. For instance, words like “hydrate” and “inspiration” can be challenging. Notably, Jennie’s accent might introduce nuances that differ from standard American or British English. To improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent, consider using a shadowing app to practice these words. Repeating after her during the video can help you catch the subtleties in pronunciation and intonation, crucial for IELTS speaking practice. Observing how she phrases her thoughts while maintaining a natural flow can be instrumental in adapting your speaking style.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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