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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to a new episode of Bo's Slow English.
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In today's episode, we are going to drive around Los Angeles.
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We are on our way to our friend's house and we will be eating Taiwanese food because he is Taiwanese.
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And I actually don't think I've ever tried Taiwanese food,
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so I'm very much looking forward to tasting this meal.
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me and I'm going to give him a tutorial on how to use the camera.
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Last time we drove to his house, I filmed it and we got lost.
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several times.
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This time I confirmed the directions with him, so hopefully we will not get lost.
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It is 73 degrees Fahrenheit,
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which is a little bit crazy considering it is February 1st. It is still winter time.
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I will describe my surroundings.
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Oh, watch out.
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This here on the left side of our car is called a median and
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Within the median there are some trees planted a median separates oncoming traffic
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That is a big crane We are driving under the freeway an area called Westwood.
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UCLA or University of California Los Angeles is located in Westwood.
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The metro station is getting built out here.
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It will run through Westwood.
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In Los Angeles There are many billboards Although I would call that a TV advertisements
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poster Not a billboard.
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That over there where the Uber ad is.
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That is a billboard.
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There's a lot of construction Thank you in the middle of the road,
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which is causing a traffic jam.
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This car is trying to merge into our lane.
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I'm not sure why there's always construction in Westwood.
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I would consider this inconvenient because it is near the freeway
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and the traffic going onto the freeway and getting off of the freeway is already pretty bad.
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So when you add this construction near the freeway,
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It will Add to The Traffic Jam.
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What they're doing right now is they are building the metro or the subway.
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I wonder how long this will take.
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There are many banks in Westwood, including Wells Fargo and Chase.
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Do you have Wells Fargo and Chase in your country?
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I'm guessing the answer is no. The lane all the way to the right is the bus lane.
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Some people will speed down the bus lane to try and avoid traffic.
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That is illegal.
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And if a police officer sees you, you may get ticketed.
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has a lot of high -rise condominiums or condos.
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And if we go a little bit north of Westwood,
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there are large single -family homes.
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I believe that area is called Holmby Hills.
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I always thought pronouncing the word "homebee" was a little bit weird.
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Try pronouncing it.
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Homebee.
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Homebee.
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Apparently, a lot of movie stars live in Westwood.
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Probably because...
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They like the high -rise condos and it is pretty central to the entertainment area of Los Angeles.
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We are driving...
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East towards Beverly Hills, my husband is going to get his hair cut.
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And while he gets his hair cut,
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I will wander around aimlessly to try and get some good content for you.
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a clear direction or destination of where you will be going.
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We are entering the heart of Beverly Hills.
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When you hear someone say it's the heart of a city,
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It means where everything is happening and busy and It's.. basically the center of the city.
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There are many restaurants on the street as well as retail stores.
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I just walked inside a very popular grocery store.
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It is poppin in here, which means it's really busy.
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It's a little overwhelming how busy it is.
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I wanted to show you a few chicken wontons from the hot food bar.
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I'm feeling like I need a snack before my lunch.
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I'm currently in the pasta aisle.
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These are all the different types of pastas.
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And here's the pasta sauce as well as pizza sauce.
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There are all these different Asian flavored or condiments I should say such as fish sauce tamari which is like soy sauce
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teriyaki sauce an assortment of hot sauce mayonnaise or mayo mustard pickles
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and olives or jarred olives.
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Different types of oils, sesame oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil.
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This is the dairy section.
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So we have yogurt, milk, ice cream, popsicles,
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frozen vegetables here's the pet food section household
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supplies hi sorry toilet paper paper towels
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plastic sandwich bags trash bags waffles pancakes cheese
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beef jerky, coconut water.
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I'm going to go stand in line so I can buy these chicken wontons and eat my snack.
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We are now heading to our friend's house.
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Let me show you some of the houses here in Beverly Hills.
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It's really fancy.
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expensive or rich.
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Actually these are not the biggest houses that I've seen in Beverly Hills but they are still decently sized.
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Wow look at this massive It's a monstrosity.
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It's huge.
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Wow, look at that house.
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It's crazy.
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I have a question.
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Tell us about a fun memory that you had growing up in Los Angeles.
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One of the fun memories MR. In Los Angeles is when we used to come out to Hollywood.
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when my friends and I just started driving and we had our driver's license,
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we would come out to Hollywood to this place called Carney's. which is a...
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old train caboose that was converted to a restaurant and we would drive,
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we would take the freeway there, Eat get our burgers and fries and then take sunset all the way to the beach.
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and then hang out.
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This is at night, by the way.
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and we'd hang out.
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- Thank you.
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Park by the water.
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hang out for a minute and then we'd head back on Sunset Boulevard all the way back to Los Angeles.
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Oh nice.
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This is a beautiful park here.
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We should come back here with Nari.
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Oh it's a fire station.
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I don't think we've been here with Nari.
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The only time I've driven up this road is to see Jerry.
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Is to go up to Jerry's house which is what we're doing right now.
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Where I grew up, it was a bad neighborhood,
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but my family had us all focused on sports.
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So we were able to spend our free time going to practice
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and playing sports where some of the other kids in the community kind of went a different route.
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from growing up in a rougher neighborhood.
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- Always be protective of yourself and your friends and family.
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In the rough neighborhood, we all had each other's back.
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So it wasn't like you walked down the street and you had to be worried about anything.
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But the adjacent neighborhoods were the neighborhoods you'd have to worry about.
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So I was raised to never visit those neighborhoods,
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where some of my friends weren't taught not to go visit those neighborhoods and sometimes bad things would happen.
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What does it mean when you say,
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You have each other's backs Having someone's back means you're looking out for them and you're taking care of them.
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You are very protective of your friends or your family.
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That's having someone's back.
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Are you familiar with the term street smarts?
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Yeah, I think the streets...
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teach you to not be gullible, and to kind of question people's motives.
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and again to watch your back and watch the back of others so you're always hyper vigilant and
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i guess you're just not gullible you're very alert at what's going on around you what is the definition of gullible
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gullible i would say is clueless the famous malholand drive We're making a sharp right turn onto Mulholland Drive.
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Why is Mulholland Drive famous?
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I think this is where James Dean crashed his car.
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canyons, houses up on the hill like these.
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It's a pretty clear day today.
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Wow, look at that guy cycling up this hill.
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That's tricky.
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How difficult is this ride on a bike?
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I was just thinking about is this road bike friendly?
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I don't think it is.
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I think he's taking a risk, but this is difficult.
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Yay!
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We did not get lost this time. Where did we?
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Is this it?
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Okay.
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It's a really remote residential street.
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I feel like he lives in a tree house.
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His house is on stilts.
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Oh, this is his house.
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I love this house.
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Wait, no. Okay, so they all have a similar style.
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But this is his house, our friend Jerry.
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Surrounded by all this lush, green, uh, Vegetation?
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Is vegetation the right word?
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His neighbor's house is pretty cool.
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We're walking up his driveway.
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- his Tesla is Charging Looks like he has two Teslas.
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Hi!
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Oh, the door's open.
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Hello puppy!
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- Hi, what's your dog's name again?
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Oh my god, you're so cute.
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Good girl, Olive!
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Hi Olive, lead the way.
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Shoes off?
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Oh he has a hang -up machine.
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My dad uses his hang -up machine every day.
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Olive come on give us a tour!
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So Jerry has a projector.
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Projector not a TV.
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Where is the projector coming from?
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Oh this must be the projector.
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That's cool.
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Olive!
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Olive's crate.
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You have a much bigger crate compared to my dog.
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Whoa!
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Olive is a beautiful husky.
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Look at the view from up here.
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That's a nice swimming pool.
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These are beautiful dining room chairs made out of leather and wood.
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Olive, do you smell my dog?
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Yes, yes you do.
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You guys, this is the end of today's vlog.
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I hope you enjoyed today's lesson and I will see you soon.
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Bye!
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Speaking Goals for This Clip
This video is perfect for english speaking practice focused on describing real - life scenes and casual storytelling. You'll work on fluency milestones like talking about your surroundings, sharing plans, and explaining everyday situations—skills that make conversations feel natural. Whether you're describing a drive, a meal, or a city, this clip helps you organize your thoughts and speak with confidence.
Phrase Bank
- "I'm very much looking forward to tasting this meal" – Great for expressing excitement about new experiences.
- "This here on the left side of our car is called a median" – Useful for identifying and explaining objects in your environment.
- "That is illegal. And if a police officer sees you, you may get ticketed" – Learn to state rules and their consequences clearly.
- "I wonder how long this will take" – A common way to express curiosity in casual speech.
Fix Your Weak Spots
The video's slow, clear pace makes it ideal for practicing the shadowing technique. Shadowing—repeating phrases right after the speaker—helps improve pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. Pay attention to how words like "Holmby Hills" are pronounced ("Homebee") and the natural pauses in sentences like "It is 73 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a little bit crazy considering it is February 1st." This is a great shadowing site because the dialogue mirrors real - life speech, so you'll learn to speak like a native. Pair it with learn english with youtube strategies, like pausing and repeating, to master the flow. Don't worry if you stumble at first—every mistake is a step toward better shadow speak! Keep practicing, and soon you'll be describing your own adventures with ease.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · is located · are still decently sized |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever tried · I've seen · we've been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | here, which means · tamari which is · house which is |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should say · should come |
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.