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I climb into the bus.
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Hello.
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I climb into the bus.
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The bus is behind me.
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This is a panel.
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This is a tram.
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The ticket machine.
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I take a bus.
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A bus.
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This is a bus.
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If there is a bus, I will go to the bus.
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As you saw with all the extraits that I just put in,
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today you will learn the words which will be useful for being able to move to the city.
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Because today, I have a meeting for my dog at the osteopathic.
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And to go to this meeting, I'm going to take the bus.
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So here, the bus arrives.
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What I'm going to do is take the bus, I'm going to go to the bus.
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Hello.
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and then I'm going to sit down the bus.
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I'm sitting in the bus.
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The bus is moving.
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And then I'm going to go down the bus.
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The bus is here.
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The bus is behind me.
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Now that I've taken the bus, I'm going to take the tram.
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The tram is this.
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This is a tram.
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So I'm going to wait to the tram stop tram.
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To be able to take the transports in common, like the tram or the bus, you need to pay a ticket.
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And so here, we have the ticket machine to take a ticket.
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After a few minutes of waiting, so I waited for about 2-3 minutes, the tram arrives.
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And in the tram, there are either places or debout places.
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I'm going to sit down my legs, but I'm staying in my back.
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I'm going to walk to my rendezvous to my rendezvous at the hospital.
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I'm going to go down the tram.
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I'm behind me.
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I'm going to walk to my rendezvous to the osteopathic.
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By the way, an osteopathic, it's a person who will relieve the body,
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or in a massing, she will mass the parts of your body
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and so for me it's the body or she can also make you crack.
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So here I am walking to go
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chez l'ostéopathe pour qu'il s'occupe de mon dos et je suis
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tombé sur ça où il ya un jardin intérieur et je
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me disais que ça pouvait être intéressant d'aller voir donc c'est
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parti comme on le voit je suis dans un jardin à
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l'intérieur parce que au dessus de moi il ya un toit et moi I am in the garden, so I walk in the alley.
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This is a alley.
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We can also say that it is a path.
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Behind me there are plenty of plants, like this one or this one.
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What I find super in this inner garden is that it is they are real plants, that is to say that plants,
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the trees are not in plastic, they are real plants.
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Here, the leaves are real flowers.
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Here, it is also real flowers.
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This is a real tree,
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this is a rocher alors que ça c'est un caillou en
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général on utilise le terme cailloux pour définir les
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petits rochers donc ça c'est un rocher ça
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c'est un caillou je suis sorti du jardin intérieur et and I will make you visit the area.
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Here we have a road and we see that the access is blocked, that the access is restricted,
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that we can't afford to go thanks to these big barriers.
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These are barriers to prevent us from going.
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I can't escalate the barriers.
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It's forbidden.
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And this is a small barrier.
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This is a tower.
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And this, behind me, it's buildings.
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This is a building.
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This is what makes this tour different from most of the other tours.
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It's its architecture, so that the part left side is a bit in the void.
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And as we can see here, it's in the work.
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There is a camp.
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And by far, we see people who work in the camp.
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On appelle ça des ouvriers de chantilly.
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Petit test pour être sûr que vous écoutez bien la vidéo.
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Comment est-ce que ça, ça s'appelle une barrière ?
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Et comme ici, il y en a plusieurs, on appelle ça des barrières avec un S.
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this is a panel and on the top it is written city design with a little icon icon
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or on can say a logo with a flash
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and the flash tells us to go in this direction so if we want to go to the city of design,
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we must go to this direction.
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And this is a lampadaire.
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A lampadaire, it's when there are lights in the top to lighten the area.
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This is a lampadaire, while this is a poteau.
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In French, we can say that it is a poteau.
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For example, if I walk and I take the lampadaire,
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we can say that I have taken a pot.
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This is a table.
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And this is a table.
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For that we can sit on the table for eating, for example, on the table.
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The table is mouillée.
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There is an oil on it.
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We say it is mouillée
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and as I am at the city design there are some bands who are design
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and there are also some buildings design even if I think
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that it is not a building it is more an object to decorate we call it an object of decoration
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and And here, at the city of design, all the design is designed, even the tram arrêts.
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This is an arrêt of tram, for being able to take the tram that runs on the tracks.
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This is the tracks.
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The tracks are running on the tracks.
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I am here at the osteopathic and I am going to the cabinet.
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The cabinet of the osteopathic is where he is working his job, where he is helping his patients.
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And these patients are a term for the clients.
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So the clients of a doctor are patients.
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Here, there is a walk.
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So I'm going to climb the walk.
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And here, there are stairs.
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I'm going to climb the stairs for climbing.
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Here, I'm in the waiting room.
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It's where we, the patients, we wait.
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There are chairs for seating in waiting for the doctor.
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There are also books to make us patient.
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I take a book, I open the book,
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I read the book, I close the book and I put the book.
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That's it, my osteopathic session is finished.
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Now I'm going to go home.
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I hope you've learned a lot of phrases and words in this video.
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If it's the case, don't hesitate to subscribe, it will support me extremely.
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Don't hesitate to tell me in the comments
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if you want to make a video specific on a subject or on a place.
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Share the video with a friend who also learns French.
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All right, ciao !

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Learn Real-Life Language with a City Adventure Vlog

The video follows a speaker navigating city transit and daily errands, making it perfect for learning practical, conversational phrases. From taking the bus to visiting an osteopath, the dialogue mirrors real-life situations, helping you pick up natural language use. It’s a great example of how to learn English with YouTube—by immersing yourself in relatable scenarios.

Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication

  • "I climb into the bus" – Simple and direct for describing getting on transit.
  • "I’m going to sit down" – Useful for talking about finding a seat in public spaces.
  • "I need to pay a ticket" – Essential for navigating public transport systems.
  • "I walk in the alley" – Great for describing movement in urban environments.
  • "There are plenty of plants" – Helpful for commenting on surroundings.

Step-by-Step Shadowing Guide for This Video

Shadowing—repeating phrases immediately after the speaker—is a powerful way to improve pronunciation and fluency. Here’s how to use this video: 1. Watch once to understand the story. Focus on the speaker’s actions (taking the bus, walking to a meeting) to grasp context. 2. Pause and repeat short segments. Start with 5-10 second clips, like "The bus is moving" or "I’m going to take the tram." Use a shadowing app to slow down audio if needed. 3. Mimic tone and rhythm. Notice how the speaker stresses words like "tram" or "ticket"—this helps with natural intonation. 4. Practice daily for 10 minutes. Consistency is key! Apps like ShadowSpeak (or similar tools) can track your progress. By following these steps, you’ll turn passive watching into active learning, making phrases stick in your memory.

Whether you’re using a shadow speak tool or just repeating aloud, this video’s real-world focus makes it a fun, effective way to build practical English skills. Start shadowing today and see how quickly you can use these phrases in your own life!

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultIf there is a bus, I will go
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis blocked · is written · is designed
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingwords which will · person who will · people who work
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've taken · have taken · you've learned

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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