Shadowing Practice: ASKING GIRLS IF THIS IS ATTRACTIVE… - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We are here at Coachella 2022
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and we're going to be asking Coachella girls some questions
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that you guys are afraid to ask and I'm not going to lie, I'm a little afraid to myself.
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Let's hit it.
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What's one thing that you've done in Coachella that your mama would not be proud of?
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Probably kiss a boy that I wasn't supposed to.
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Why?
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What's your mom's name?
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Christina.
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Christina, if you're watching this, they're just joking.
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I've been drunk on the job, but don't tell my boss.
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I won't tell your boss.
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Wearing this outfit.
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What would she do?
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Hit you with a ruler?
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Yeah, probably.
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Yesterday during Meg, hands on my knees, shaking my ass on my thigh.
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Oh, that's what I'm really good at.
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Hold it.
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Making alcohol?
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Oh.
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Did you keister it?
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No, I was putting my grease.
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I'm a good girl.
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She would be proud of me.
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Okay.
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Lies!
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We got super f*ed for making the stallion and then missed it.
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Oh!
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Okay.
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Well, my mom picked me up Coachella just in 14.
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I'm happy, I'll tell you that.
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Yeah, she doesn't know I'm here.
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So, hey mom, what's up?
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Hey mom!
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We smuggled in some vodka.
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You smuggled vodka?
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Yeah.
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Oh my god.
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I got stuck in a mosh pit at Baby Keem's set.
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Got my earring ripped out.
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Ooh.
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I'll show you.
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Whoa, what are you gonna show me?
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Oh my god, what happened?
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That's tequila.
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No!
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You feel on me.
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Your energy?
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Yeah.
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Sexy.
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Oh.
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I just had a panic attack and I ended up calling my mom, so.
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Boke her up in the middle of the night.
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She was not happy about that.
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Spray my feet with numbing cream.
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That's kind of weird.
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I don't like to feel the pain of the walking.
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There's a lot of steps, you know?
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Yes, you're right, you're right.
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I got f*ed in the doolab.
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Wow, congratulations.
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Was it fun?
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It was a great time.
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What was it?
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I've just been working.
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Oh, you've been hustling?
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You've been selling?
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What have you been selling?
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Seltzer water.
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Is that what that is?
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All these people yelling at me because it's non-alcoholic.
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But you've got to stay hydrated.
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Teeth without toilet paper.
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What'd you do?
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Oh!
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Yo, I can't put that in.
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Can't put that in.
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I can't do that to you.
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On three, you're going to put up the distance of six inches.
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One, two, three.
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What is this? height that's kind of large man do you think guys measure do we yeah yeah
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that is completely off okay that's a lot a lot very
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large probably accurate guys guys your your measuring tapes are completely
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wrong damn you guys are nurses you're smart you guys are
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smart send it okay okay i feel bad for your boyfriend
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just guess maybe like this okay we got it we got it we got a math major
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that is bigger than my bigger than my head that's it
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i don't know let's go boys let's go let's go i'm gonna say like
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that okay you know what you guys are really generous to like most of the guys out here i'm about
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that either i'm just measuring wrong
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or that's six inches okay that's six inches six four the
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same thing how big is six inches well it depends on
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how you use the six inches we've all been to subway we understand How do you build your sandwich?
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Amen brother!
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Amen brother!
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This is seven, so this is probably six.
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I measured this.
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Okay, that's seven.
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Let me just measure my iPhone real quick.
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Hold this.
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That's seven.
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Oh damn it, that makes sense.
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Hold on.
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One, two, three, four, five, six.
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Oh my god!
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No, no!
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Right there?
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That's six?
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That looks about right.
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That looks huge for six inches.
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That's what I would say. That should be six?
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You got high expectations for men.
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You can tell they're a couple you can tell
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that couple does height matter for a guy's attractive scale I love a short king my boyfriend's a short king.
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Okay.
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What about you?
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Yeah, I get hot.
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Where are you guys from?
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Australia, yeah I feel like not as much for me
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because I'm like five foot height doesn't matter height doesn't matter no my well I was like
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if a man's like this this hole.
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Oh my god.
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I like you It depends on your personality to be honest
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my boyfriend is like four inches taller than me What if your boyfriend was this tall, you'd be okay with it?
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No. Oh, you wouldn't?
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If you're taller than me, it's fine.
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As long as you're two inches taller than me, I'm all good.
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Yes.
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How much?
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Well, he just has to be taller than me.
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What's a good height?
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For me, like 5'8".
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Yeah, not like here, but like the same or a little bit less.
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Okay.
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Yes.
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Yeah, I agree.
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Yes.
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Are you guys together, like together together?
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Yeah.
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What if he was like here?
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Debatable.
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Ooh, dude, I'm sorry, bro.
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Can a man be short and still be attractive?
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Yeah, yeah, of course.
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Yes, of course.
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Yes.
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They can be attractive if they're tiny.
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Yeah.
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So if they're like this, it's okay?
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I think I would like it if just a little bit.
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Okay.
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Or just the same.
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So does height matter for a guy?
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Well, it depends how tall the girl is.
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For me, being like 6'3".
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Dude, I'm not.
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Why are you laughing at me?
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Absolutely not 6'3".
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Excuse me?
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This is dating app 6'3", though.
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This is Tinder 6'3".
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My boyfriend is the same height as me.
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Okay.
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I don't really care.
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Height is a deal breaker.
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What's the shortest they can be?
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5'11".
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Yo, you just canceled out like 95% of the population.
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As long as he's taller than me.
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I mean I slept with a guy shorter than me.
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Oh, and how was that?
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Oh, it was a really bad.
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Oh god I'm so sorry.
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Okay for me personality is everything.
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Oh, come on now.
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Give me the truth Okay, at least my same height or or tall.
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She's like getting off that six foot just taller than me It doesn't matter would you consider me a short king?
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How tall are you take a guess 510?
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Yes, okay?
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If you would have said 5 8 I would have literally cried I would have cried tonight.
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No taller than 510.
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I think you're six feet.
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Yeah, that's right 5 6 what?
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WHAT?!
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WHAT?!
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My heart!
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My heart!
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God, you're doing me dirty!
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I'm 5'10".
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Jesus.
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5'10".
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Yo, get out!
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Out!
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Not six foot.
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God damn it.
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Give me a weird hookup story.
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One time, I was in my dorm room bathroom and we had.. in the shower.
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And people.. everyone was like in the shower and it was just a lot.
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Everyone?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Where's the weirdest place you've done it?
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Uh, his mom's car.
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Poor mom!
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What about you?
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I used to work at a tanning salon
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and I hooked up with one of the customers that came in because he said he liked a band that I liked.
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In the tanning bed?
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During the spray tans.
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Yeah, during the spray tan.
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Spray tan has lube.
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That would be amazing.
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It's just like shh and you're like...
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I was up with the Dodgers player one time.
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You did?
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Yeah, it was really awkward.
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Really?
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Yeah, because baseball players, they live in a house during spring training.
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And so the walkers...
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You still like doing it to each other?
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Yeah.
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Like guy to guy.
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I love stuff all the time.
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What is the most attractive feature on a man?
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We gotta get down to the bottom.
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I love when guys are willing to hold your belongings.
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Not care what they look like, they're like, hey, I will do this.
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A little sacrifice.
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Yes, they don't care.
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Selfish.
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You know what that translates to?
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Selfish acts at night.
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I have a very giving husband.
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Happy wife, happy life.
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What is the most attractive thing a guy can do? Be kind.
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What about a trait?
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What's the most attractive trait?
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I have a dumpy.
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A dumpy?
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A dump truck?
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A big old butt?
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Oh, okay.
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I got a bubble butt of the century What does Coachella live up to the height?
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Yes, no, yes, no, it does not.
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Yeah, it's a bit of a drag.
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They're like walking.
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I love it here Cuz I'm not paying for it.
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I can't imagine people paying for this I think the people who get it get it and the people who don't go.
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Ah, I feel like I've heard that somewhere
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Why because no one's judgmental here
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and no one pushes in shops on to the Met Gala for influencers 100% It costs money but it sets you free.
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Yes, it does.
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I sound like a f*ing smoker right now, but absolutely.
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Does Coachella live up to the hype?
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Yes.
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This is my first one.
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Cowwoman, cowman, go milk each other.
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Alright, I'm out.
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I don't know what I just said.
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There it is everybody.
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If you enjoyed today's video, hit the subscribe button, turn your post notifications, and drop a like.
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And I'll see you in the next one.
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Peace.
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Stay relentless, baby.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 262 sentences and 1553 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:04. The speaker talks fast, about 220 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spray noun | /spɹeɪ/ | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| tan verb | /tæn/ | To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun. |
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
| selfish adjective | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making. |
| amen | /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ | At the end of a religious prayer: so be it. |
| vodka noun | /ˈvɑdkə/ | A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash. |
| trait noun | /tɹeɪt/ | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| walker noun | /ˈwɔkɚ/ | The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| get down to verb | To start focusing on doing something serious |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| put up verb | To place in a high location. |
| rip out verb | To remove by ripping |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've just been working · you've been hustling · You've been selling |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if your boyfriend was this tall, you'd be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've done · I've been · I've heard |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | bigger than · taller than · shorter than |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 69 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, thigh /θaɪ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spray, whoa, depend.
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.