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Hi, how are you?
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Are you okay?
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I'm fine, thank you.
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How about you?
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I'm fine too.
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So, how are you doing?
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Doing well, thanks.
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You?
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Nice.
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Yeah, doing well, doing well.
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So, right now, We are in the Central Park of Tehran and we are going to have real and natural English conversation.
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You can listen, and learn more than 10 everyday useful vocabulary in English.
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And sometimes I'm going to ask you questions.
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When I ask questions, I want you to answer them and write your answers in the comments.
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But, I will talk to Asal instead of you and she is our IELTS tutor.
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By the way, this video has a very special worksheet
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that you can have access to if you become a member of our channel.
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So, Asfal, by the way, this is the Lale Park.
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The name of this park is Lale and in English, Lale is tulip.
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So in Persian it's laleh and In English, we call it Tulip.
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It's a kind of flower.
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And it's in the center of Tehran.
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Have you ever been here?
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Yeah, of course.
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I've been here like hundreds of times.
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Alright.
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Why?
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Why did you come here?
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Because my university is around here and I would come here a lot for breaks.
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I see.
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Is your university around here?
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Yes, of course.
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It's in Karriar Street.
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I see.
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Did you come here alone?
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Sometimes, but I was mostly with my friends.
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I see.
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Okay, so now let's get up and have a walk Let's go for a walk and we'll continue talking while walking. So yeah.
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Uh, do you know how big it is?
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No, how big is it?
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I don't know either.
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but I think it's...
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more than 10 ,000 square meters.
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Yeah.
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Oh wow, okay.
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And yeah, it's really big.
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And it's a very old park.
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It is...
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Kind of historical.
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Why?
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Why?
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Because they built This park around 60 years ago And do you know who...
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actually ordered to build this park.
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Yeah, the Queen did.
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Yeah, so the Queen of the last regime of Iran because you know 60 years ago,
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we had another regime in Iran and The queen,
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Farah Diba, ordered to build this park and it is a kind of European -style park.
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And by the way, Do you know what people do here?
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Can you tell me what do people usually do in this park?
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They usually come here to work out maybe and some couples come here too.
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Yeah.
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And what about you?
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What do you do when you come here?
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Because you said that it's near your university so you come here often, right?
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Yeah, of course.
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I come here a lot with my friends to study and work on our projects.
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Okay, so you only work on your projects here?
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You don't do any leisure activities?
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Well, of course I do.
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Like what?
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Like play some volleyball or badminton maybe?
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Okay, good.
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And can you describe this park and tell me what you look here?
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What does it look like?
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I want you to describe it in a couple of sentences.
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First of all, it looks very radiant.
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There's a lot of greenery in here and there are a lot of people having fun.
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Which upgrades your mood when you look at them.
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Alright.
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So, as you said, the greenery is,
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I think, I think really eye -catching because when you come here for the first time, you just like to explore every part of it and
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Try to see the hidden parts because it's really big and you want to see every part of it.
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Something that I really like about this park is that in different times of the year it has different kinds of beauty.
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For example, right now you can see the leaves on the ground.
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Could you record the leaves?
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Yeah.
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And it's not yet fall, it's almost the end of summer.
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No, no, no. We're in the middle of summer here in Iran.
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And you can see leaves, you can also see greenery and beautiful nature here.
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And if you come here in winter...
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The trees are empty of any leaves.
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By the way, only one is called a leaf.
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and two 3, 4, 5, the plural form is "leaves".
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It's an irregular noun.
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So yeah, I was saying that it's beautiful in different times of the year and they are dancing there I think.
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So yeah, what about you?
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What time of the year do you like to come here?
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I really like fall the most.
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Why?
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Because I think this place is really beautiful in fall.
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Oh, I see. And...
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When do you usually come here?
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I mean, do you come here in the morning, in the evening, or in the afternoon?
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I think I mostly come here in afternoons, but it really depends on the break time that they give us at university.
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So, I don't really know on the specific timing.
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And oh, We arrived at the roundabout, so this is a roundabout or
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a square we call it a roundabout
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or a square in british english i think they call it roundabout
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and in american english they call it square
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and people usually walk around it or cycle around it and here you can see
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a sculpture that's kind of artistic sculpture or i can say artistic statue which is I think a kind of doc or...
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I don't know, maybe a goose and some carvings of fish and there are bushes around.
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These are bushes.
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Bush.
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Not George Bush, they are Bushes.
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So now we're walking around the roundabout And I want.. to show you those kind of memorials.
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I don't know who they are exactly.
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Oh!
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He was a professor of the
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Politecnico of Tehran and this kind of building is called a sculpture or we call it a monument.
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when something is built to make us memory to make us remind someone, we call them "monument".
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So this is a monument and that one is also called a monument.
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Yeah.
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And this is Bush again.
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Here you can see some chains as you can see So,
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these are called chains and they act like kind of fence so that people don't Cross.
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into the green area, into the lawn.
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And this is called fence pose.
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And here We have...
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A path.
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So these kinds of roads and ways that we have in English,
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that we have in a park or in a place that are narrow and You can walk through them,
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we call them, PATH I'm tired of walking so let's That's it.
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on this bench. So...
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These kind of chairs that are placed in parks are called benches and as you can see there is a cat,
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a teeny tiny kitten.
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Wow!
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You're so cute!
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Yeah, she's so cute!
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Yeah!
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It's mewing! And now...
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Let's talk about the park again.
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So is Lale Park quiet.
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Or crowded, usually?
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Mostly crowded, I would say.
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So why do you think it's crowded?
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Well, because a lot of people are here to have fun and hang out with their friends or partners Show that kitten.
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She's so sweet and friendly.
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She's really...
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in touch with us and now I am hitting it Now it's on me on my lap What are you doing?
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There's nothing here.
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Let's go.
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Bye -bye, kitten.
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Oh, it's not going!
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He likes me petting him.
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- - So, y 'all.
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Kitten is here again.
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And do you think Lale Park is a good place To do exercise?
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Yeah, of course.
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Why do you think it's like that?
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Because a lot of people exercise here and when people see each other exercising, it keeps them motivated.
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And have you ever exercised here on Friday mornings?
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No, I don't think so.
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Okay.
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But actually I have I have exercised here.
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in winter and also last summer.
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We came here with a group of people.
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They are called talls.
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I mean, they are only tall people.
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So we came here.
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We did some exercises.
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I don't remember what they are called.
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but they're kind of Chinese exercises.
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And sometimes We ran.
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We, we, ooh, it's leaking my hand my finger.
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So yeah, I was saying that we came here and we ran here.
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But since I think 2026 March, I haven't come here.
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And after all, I have another question.
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What can families do here?
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Families can pack their lunch and come here for a picnic and have fun.
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Have you ever came here for a picnic with your family?
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No, I haven't.
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Oh, by the way, that dog made our cat run away.
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Not our cat.
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It's not our cat, it's just a street cat.
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But came here, I think she had a kind of connection with us.
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And yeah, it was licking my finger and I don't have any pets.
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That's why it's a bit unusual for me.
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But yeah, getting back to my question.
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So you said you haven't been here with your family.
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So where do you go with your family when you want to go on a picnic?
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We usually look for a place out of town and we go there.
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I see and how many people are you when you go on a picnic usually?
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There are usually 14 to 20 people on a picnic.
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You have such a big family.
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Alright I see.
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The cat is here again.
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- Yeah, she's back.
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How are you?
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How are you, little kitten?
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Do you like feeding the...
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animals and birds and so on?
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Yeah, of course!
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Why not?
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What do you feed them with?
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I usually feed them with some of my food, like leftovers and bread.
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So would you like to feed this cat too?
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Why wouldn't I want to feed him?
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All right, maybe after the video, okay.
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Thank you.
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Okay, okay.
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So what do people usually wear when they come to Lale Park?
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When they come to this park?
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They usually wear casual clothes.
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something that they want to feel I haven't seen anything special.
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What about you?
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What do you wear when you come here?
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I wear whatever I wear to university Because I usually come here after university, so nothing special.
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And how do you usually get here?
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I mean, how do you usually come here by car, by boss, by subway?
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How do you come here?
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I usually come here by subway But sometimes I walk here.
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And why is that?
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Because as I mentioned before, it's near my university.
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By the way, I think the cat is licking my shoes.
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Yeah, but go on.
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Oh, okay.
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Yeah, because it's near, I use the subway or I just walk.
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What about you?
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Yeah, but me, I usually come here by car.
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In the past, I came here by because I didn't have a car.
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But nowadays I come here by my car It's a little bit far from where I live.
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Almost 30 or 40 minutes of driving but I prefer coming here by my car because I'm a bit lazy of
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getting a taxi or I don't know, ordering an online taxi or coming here by subway.
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And imagine I'm a tourist.
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So if I asked you about this park, how would you describe it?
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I would describe it as a place that everyone enjoys no matter the age
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and everyone wants to come here to take a walk and unwind.
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Alright, so as a tourist I would definitely be interested to visit this park and have a walk here.
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Yeah.
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And my final question for you Asad.
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Would you prefer to read books Or do sports here.
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I would definitely rather reading books.
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Oh, and why?
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Because it's a relaxing place and you can sit around and enjoy a good book.
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Okay, so you're a fan of books.
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And what book would you like to read?
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I would like to read the Midnight Library.
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Hmm.
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Okay, can you tell me the story of that book?
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Well, the story is about a girl that is dying and she's going through her wishes in an afterlife library.
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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But I'm not interested in that story by the way.
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I've bought the Harry Potter book by the way and I've decided to read one page every day and
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For you guys I have prepared a full story package
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which you can have access to on my telegram and whatsapp channels Completely for free by the way.
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So if you want to have access to them go to the descriptions and join my whatsapp and telegram channel
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and you want to learn natural English, you can easily take lessons with us.
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But now, if you can't take private lessons, we also have group lessons, and they are extremely cheap.
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Why?
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Because the original price is $102.
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but now they have 29 % off and now you can take them with only 72 dollars a month.
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Each group is between two to eight students and you will go to the group which fits your English level.
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Each class is 80 minutes and we have these lessons three times a week.
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So that means so that I can assess your level and put you in the group that suits your level.
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If you want to join, just go in the description and click on the link that I have written for you.
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And to be honest, I'm getting hungry, so let's go eat something.
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So now we are in my favorite place.
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We are in a kind of pathway which is called Bob Homayun in Tehran.
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I think he's gonna give me a taste.
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So yeah, he's coming. So...
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um...
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Hi.
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Hi.
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First of all, I need to say hi of course.
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So, could you tell me what this is?
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This is...
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Yeah, so he can't really speak English and this is pomegranate juice.
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I'm gonna test it.
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Hmm.
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I tried it.
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It's really thick.
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And it's, you know, sweet, sour -y.
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I want this.
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No, no, no. I don't...
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- Is it?
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- No, no, no. What is it?
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Sour cherry?
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Okay.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Dadaj, it's a little bit.
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I'm going to put it in the trash bin.
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I threw it in the trash bin Thank you.
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So let me...
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pay for it Thank you.
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No, no, no. I'm gonna pay by card.
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Bye.
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Marfan.
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By the way, Dardosh in our language means bro.
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Todas.
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Bro. So...
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I got a bottle of apricot.
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Juice.
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and we're really hungry, aren't we?
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Yeah, we are.
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So we will go to Estelle that I really love the sandwiches of.
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And here we have a figure people come here and take pictures with.
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People come here and take pictures with it.
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There we have a kind of traditional, let's say, snack.
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We call it Abdukhiar.
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It is a very, very famous stall in Iran because they have a very nice social media.
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So this snack consists of duq.
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I have told you what it is.
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It is a kind of yogurt -based drink.
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And we have duq and mint.
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dried mint powder.
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And some people tend to crack some dried
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bread into this let's say liquid and then they have it with ice in summer.
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It's really nice, it's really tasty and I love it.
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And I think we are at the place we wanted but I think they're not here.
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I can't see their style.
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Wait a second.
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So I just asked the supermarket guy that "Where?" is the guy I usually came here and had sandwiches from.
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And they said, They have closed up, they have moved away because they didn't earn enough.
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So now let's go grab a dish of the Iranian traditional snack I told you.
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So let's go in the line.
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All right.
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Actually We talked with Asal and we decided to come here to have Korean food.
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The Iranian traditional snack I told you.
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That's why I'm gonna have corndog.
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So let's wait until they order and then we will order what we want.
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Here they have some posters of Korean food.
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And here you can see the menu.
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That's the menu.
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And I don't know what's written here, so if you understand what it is, write it in the comments.
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So, they have different kinds of corn dog.
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I would like to have the cheese, cheesy corndog.
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What about you?
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I'd rather the sausage one.
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Okay, you want the sausage one?
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Okay.
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And I think they have kind of...
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No, no, no. Oh yeah, some of them are spicy but I don't want the spicy ones. So one.
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cheesy corn dog and one sausage corn dog.
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Let's go.
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So this is the receipt.
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It is almost $7.
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$8?
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And I'm gonna hand my card.
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- I'm not gonna be.
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- I'm not gonna be.
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So, Qab el nadar is a kind of tradition in our language.
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They mean you can have it for free but That's not real, they're not serious.
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So yeah, that's not real.
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They just say that to Ah, you know, to be polite and respect you.
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So now, let's take a seat and wait until they bring our food.
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Let's go.
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Alright, so do you like this place?
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Yes, I'm quite enjoying it.
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How would you describe it?
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Well, it's really dazzling.
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Yeah, it's really really alive. and vibrant.
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It is full of life, people are going and coming and there are a lot of tourists too.
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There are people from Arab countries, from European countries.
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The last time I came here, you can see the link here, I saw some people from Spain and I think I saw another guy from Italy
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and yeah I think it's a really good opportunity to come here and have Iranian street food.
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So our order is ready.
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Thank you.
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These are the corn dogs.
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These are our drinks.
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Because it's late, we're not gonna eat them now.
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We will go to the cars And if you liked this video, please subscribe and comment if you like this side of videos.
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See you.
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Writing in the margins of my mind all day Sipping herbal
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in the morning just to feel okay Had a dream I
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was water just flowing through space Till I landed on the record
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that my grandma would play Talk sweet like jazz in the
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park after rain What a grass smell green in the air feels safe
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 378 sentences and 3070 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:25. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 71 of its 378 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| kitten noun | /ˈkɪtən̩/ | A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| subway noun | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. |
| monument noun | /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ | A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| sculpture noun | /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ | A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). |
| sausage noun | /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic… |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| bench noun | /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ | A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. | |
| close up verb | /kləʊzˈʌp/ | To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| move away verb | To go away from a place, especially when permanently changing one's residence. | |
| run away verb | To flee by running. | |
| sit around verb | To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you ever been here?
- Why did you come here?
- You don't do any leisure activities?
- Why do you think it's like that?
- Why wouldn't I want to feed him?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you ever been · I've been · have you ever exercised |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · is built · is also called |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | statue which is · pathway which is |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was saying · was licking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 62 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, regime /ɹəˈʒiːm/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, shoe /ˈʃu/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
- Long words — get the stress right: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, memorial /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like leaf, picnic, kitten.
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.