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Thank you.

Good morning guys and welcome back to another Sunday vlog.

It's been a while since I picked up this camera but I'm really excited to be filming today.

When I went to sleep yesterday I was thinking about what I was going to be doing today

and I was like I should film a Sunday vlog but

But I thought it would be fun to kind of bring you guys along on a very hectic day.

I almost can't see myself in the viewfinder because...

I can't see shit without my glasses.

Oh my, my hair is

so.. dirty anyways on today's agenda we need to edit a youtube video

and upload it because today is wednesday

and helgi edits my videos until they're like 90 ready

and i always do the finishing touches and make sure

that everything is perfect but sometimes it can honestly take a while to do - Thank you.

But I will need to be quite quick today because we have other things that we need to do.

I need to edit some Instagram content.

I need to send it in for approval because it is a collaboration.

But I kind of need to send it like ASAP because I think they want me to post it today.

And then Helge and I need to shoot a holiday campaign.

Another collaboration.

a mess and I hate when my apartment is a mess

so I think that's a good start to clean a little bit because I feel very unproductive unproductive unproductive

so yeah let's go and clean

I just took a shower to freshen up and I actually ended up cleaning a bit more than I planned.

You just want to do more and more.

So the apartment is pretty clean right now and I am

really happy about it i didn't wash my hair

because i kind of realized that i prefer my hair

when it's a bit dirty and i use some dry shampoo

or it's actually cleansing powder that i use to like remove kind of the oil

but the thing is it just makes my hair more textured and it's easier

and a bit more messy instead of being like silky smooth.

And I just feel like it's so difficult to work with when my hair is so smooth and flat.

So I just.. kind of put it in my hand

and then I rub them together like this and then I just distribute it through my hair

hi bye bye Hello, hello, say this the boy.

Hi!

Oh, oh, oh, clear, clear.

I'm in the little bone!

I'm like Over Over...

-Exposed.

overexposed.

I think you're just Pale.

Our summertime has evaporated.

It has really.

I should be So, we are in a bit of a pickle, because we are shooting this holiday campaign.

It's like a couples video.

And I sent an email to two hotels here in Copenhagen that has like a beautiful staircase.

And I was asking them if it would be possible for us to film

a very short video in the staircase to show the outfits and just like the holiday spirit.

Because we kind of wanted to film somewhere else instead of here in the apartment.

But my agent just texted me and told me that I need to send in the content today.

So I don't think it's gonna work out.

But it was also very like quick turnaround when we accepted the campaign.

last week or something yeah and it's usually during this time

when companies are very pushy

and they want the content like ASAP I kind of get it

but it's also yeah a bit stressful for us to be like delivering on time

because we also have a lot of other things you know I need to post on YouTube

and also send in some other content the trickiest thing is that during the winter time here in maybe in general,

the sun is only here for like two hours or not even the sun.

It's like you only have maybe three hours of daylight.

Three hour window to shoot.

Yeah, so it is...

Very, very.

difficult.

And it's already...

uh 11.

Yeah, so we need to keep up.

So yeah, I think we are just gonna figure it out.

like how to shoot the content in here.

Oh, I'm kind of sad because it would have been so chic, like at a beautiful staircase, but...

I don't think it's gonna work out today But we're doing our best.

Cheers to that

I need to start getting ready to film the video

and I am going to attempt to make a blowout with a straightener.

I got this one when I was 14.

Let's see if I can make a blowout with this one.

I feel like hair is so important when I'm doing some glam because if I were to keep it like this,

I feel like I'm a bit messy, you know?

I want my hair to be styled and it's gonna take my look to the next level, but I don't really prioritize my hair, if I'm being honest.

And I think it's because I'm not really good at styling my hair, but I really want to...

put my effort, put more effort into my hair because it just makes such a big difference.

I'm going to try to be very quick to do my hair because we are running out of time.

I feel like we need to finish filming at like 1 .30 because that's when the lighting starts becoming weird and bad.

So let's speed up.

Here we have the rollers, some hair clips and bobby pins, texture spray, hairbrush, straightener, hair clip,

and we're ready to go.

I had to change my camera because the other one was out of battery, and I couldn't charge it while I'm doing this,

so I just have to switch for a moment.

you.

This is the situation and I put in too many rollers and I don't have any left for this hair.

So I will have to try and curl it with the straightener.

I don't know how to do it.

I'm not very good with a straightener Okay, anyways, it's in the back so it's probably gonna be fine.

we are ready!

Haldi is wearing like a glitter jacket and I'm wearing this white,

like cute

dress but we are going to be switching outfits so i'm going to show you guys the process ready set go!

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Outfit number two!

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It's a wrap!

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And now we just need to edit the content.

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Helgi is gonna edit the video and I am gonna edit pictures from another campaign.

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We need to send the content today like ASAP.

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And if you want to see the finished product, then head to my Instagram.

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And I would appreciate any love and support from you guys.

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So now it's just grind mode.

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And finish this editing and maybe I should make some snacks for us

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some drinks, some hydration.

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Still going strong.

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It took me a while to go through all of the pictures but I'm gonna put them in Canva now.

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So I think I'm gonna do square.

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I feel like that's kinda cool to like change it up a bit.

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um yeah so i'm just gonna arrange this and then i can send them a link and we have some snacks

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I usually don't wear this much makeup when I'm working from home But I kind of like it.

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I feel so put together.

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But now I'm just editing on the couch.

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And Helge is over here chilling.

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We finished the two campaigns.

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And we sent it for approval.

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And we already got one of them approved.

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So I'm going to be posting it today.

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And now I just need to make the finishing touches on the YouTube video.

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And upload it ASAP.

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go live and when I'm done I think we'll go out for a walk

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and go to the grocery store and buy something for dinner Bye.

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- Okay, update!

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The video is going live!

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It's probably like three hours later.

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It usually takes a bit longer than expected to make the finishing touches.

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And then of course the thumbnail is also a bit tricky.

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But I'm really really happy with this one.

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So now we just need to post.

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This is the thumbnail.

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I also have it here.

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- Yeah.

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Isn't it cute?

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Oh my gosh.

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I think we're ready to publish.

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Woohoo!

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Yay!

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Now it's that satisfying feeling when you post and we were able to do all of the things that we were

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planning on doing today.

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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa now we are gonna have dinner finally it's already like

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9 p .m it took us a bit longer than expected to finish everything

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but i'm really really happy so now we're gonna go to the grocery store and buy some food grocery store outfit shirt

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So since we are quite late to make dinner and we are a bit tired, we just want to make something very simple.

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So we are gonna make butter chicken.

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And so we're basically just gonna buy chicken

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and then the butter chicken sauce and some frozen vegetables

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and throw it all in together and make some rice and also naan with the butter and garlic.

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So it's kind of not that easy actually.

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Okay, while we're here, I just wanted to show you guys Danish.

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supermarkets.

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We have some mayonnaise and then like a mix everything and some candy, some nuts.

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Like...

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What is this?

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Pasta sauce.

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And then we have this like water bottle and then we have a t -shirt.

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We have some jam and Oreos.

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And then here we have some canned food.

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Like this is.. like ssss...

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like look how messy it is!

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Cheers.

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Cheers.

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And we like to Have the naan. And the...

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Garlic butter separate Thank you.

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So we can, or at least I like to dip it every single bit into the butter.

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Some sea salt, of course.

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Yeah.

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Dip dip dip dip.

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You need to get some garlic in every single Okay, boo.

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Crazy.

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well it's the end of the day we're just gonna chill for the rest of the night.

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So thank you so much for watching, we hope you enjoyed and we'll see you on Sunday.

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It's Wednesday, oh my god I had to think for a bit

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Because usually I say: "See you on Wednesday" No I normally say "see you next week" "see you next week" - yeah

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But see you on Wednesday!

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Bye!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “everyday gems”. This video has 179 sentences and 1772 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
edit verb	/ˈɛdɪt/	To change a text, or a document.
straightener noun	/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/	A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
outfit noun	/ˈaʊtfɪt/	A set of clothing (with accessories).
unproductive adjective	/ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/	Not productive; useless; fruitless.
staircase noun	/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/	A flight of stairs; a stairway.
messy adjective	/ˈmɛsi/	In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
garlic noun	/ˈɡɑɹlɪk/	A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
grocery noun	/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/	Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
cheers	/t͡ʃɪəz/	A common toast used when drinking in company.
blowout noun	/ˈbloʊaʊt/	A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
naan noun	/nɑn/	A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
thumbnail noun	/ˈθʌm.neɪl/	The fingernail on the thumb.
vlog noun	/ˈvlɑɡ/	A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
snack noun	/snæk/	A light meal.
texture noun	/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/	The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
keep up verb		To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
put together verb		To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
speed up verb	/spiːdˈʌp/	To accelerate; to increase speed.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I almost can't see myself in the viewfinder because...
I'm in the little bone!
I feel like I'm a bit messy, you know?
I don't know how to do it.
I think we're ready to publish.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, freshen /ˈfɹɛʃən/, hydration /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, chic /ʃik/
Long words — get the stress right: unproductive /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/

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 edit, straightener, outfit.

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Pronunciation to watch

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