Shadowing Practice: 【沉浸式体验】小镇做题家硬闯全英文社交局,能撑几分钟? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's go, let's go, bruh, uh, let's go, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
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uh, I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom,
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but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom, but I don't know what the fuck is going on in the bathroom
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Do you like that?
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Do you like that?
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I live in Korea I thought you were Korean American or something Korean American?
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I thought you were Korean American Because you dress up really fancy I'm an influencer I want to talk with you
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You're so E Nice to meet you guys
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Nice to meet you I'm from Russia I'm from China
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I'm Chinese I'm Chinese you're all from Russia Ukraine
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and Russia what kind of content do you make you got there you're
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so extroverted bro no no no it's just
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How do you have that swag like because you live in China, you don't have original Chinese swag
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You're really well mannered
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What is usually Chinese swag be like?
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Watch out!
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I thought you were like Korean American I'm not talking bad about Chinese like I got you, I got you I'm not saying bad
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Because there are many Chinese people, so it's a lot different I don't want to talk bad about Chinese
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because there are really good Chinese people also, like you.
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You learned Korean after you came to Korea, right?
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After.
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I didn't know Korean before I came to Korea.
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I didn't know Korean before I came to Korea.
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I didn't know Korean before I came to Korea.
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I didn't know Korean before I came to Korea.
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I didn't know Korean before I came to Korea.
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Oh, this is Chinese uniform.
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How did you come up with that idea?
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You're my wingman.
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Yeah, I'm a wingman.
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Hello, we've seen a lot of people
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We've seen a lot of people
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You know, so many people
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Do you know horse rider?
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I'm a short jumper I'm a short jumper
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Horse riding Horse riding?
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Yes, I'm a jumper
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Are you a soldier?
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Yes You know the first time I saw a Korean one I saw a Korean one I'm a Chinese one
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It's not a Korean one
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This is a lot of Korean one
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Like they say like we like
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Are you an influencer?
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Are you making any content?
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I'm a fan of YouTube and TikTok.
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Tell me about Instagram.
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Yes.
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I'm on YouTube.
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I can get more YouTube.
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Yes, I'm on Instagram.
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Yes, I'm on Instagram.
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I'm on Instagram.
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I'm curious if you have 30 million people.
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If you have 20 million people, I'll get back.
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Nice to meet you.
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What's your name?
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John away from Chris Chris from Bulgaria.
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What are you doing in Korea?
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Studying first priority, second content creating.
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That's a hobby.
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But she will be famous here.
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I'm preparing.
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I can proceed, I can proceed.
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Henry.
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Henry, nice to meet you.
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What's your name?
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Jeanne Jeanne Jeanne Jeanne Jeanne French Exactly Do you speak French?
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Yes Do you speak French?
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I speak French A little
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What kind of content you make?
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I make straight interview
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Oh, I love that!
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We can do one
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We can do one definitely
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Henry, this is from Italy It's from Italy Italy?
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Yeah Where?
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Napoli Yeah, Napoli What do you think of pineapple pizza?
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No, I got you.
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No, not that.
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Hey yo!
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Bonjour, salut!
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C 'est fou, c 'est fou!
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Non tam no si, man.
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I've seen you for a while, right?
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Non tam no si, bro!
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Oh, crazy!
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Which part of China?
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Hunan.
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Hunan.
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Where is the snack?
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South of the lake, right?
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Yeah.
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What's the lake name?
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Oh, wow.
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You're very curious about it.
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Dongting Lake.
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Dongting Lake.
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I'm sorry for what happened in Paris.
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Oh, yeah.
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Few, few days.
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No, I'm good.
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I'm not there.
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I live in Korea now.
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Fuck Paris.
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This is my friend.
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Let's meet you.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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I learned a lot in Korean.
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Oh!
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time.
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If you're in a long time, you'll see it in a long time.
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But it is a process.
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I'm going to New York.
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November so if you're in New York, hit me up.
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It's another different vibe, isn't it?
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I'm good, doing YouTube every day.
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We are all multi -language.
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I speak Korean, Russian, English,
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Chinese, English, Korean Yo, how do you feel about Korea, bro?
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I feel Korea is a really good place to live, man.
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Especially for foreigners with white skin. As a male.
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Male?
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Yeah.
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As a white male?
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I have beard, so that's not very nice.
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Korean people don't like beard because they think beard is not clean.
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What are you thinking when watching this?
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It's a really nice building.
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I want to go visit, but I will never work there, right?
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Unless you be in the political field, you can get in there.
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Yeah, but it's like you're either there or in the jail.
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Yo, you're in jail!
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You're in jail!
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You're in jail!
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Maybe.
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Teach me a Bulgarian.
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It's gonna be.
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Taxi.
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That's you.
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It sounds like Russian.
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Yeah, it's really similar to Russian.
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Russian is a bit more soft, so you can get it right.
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What did you say?
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Yeah, American.
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I saw an American.
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First time I saw him, I assumed that he's Korean -American.
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Nah, I'm like Chinese -Chinese.
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I'm trying to tour to my own business.
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But the platform, they have to split some profit, right?
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Yeah.
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True.
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KCX and T.
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Ah, Namaste!
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It's really a long time yeah really nice to meet you
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Henry yeah my
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name oh
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do you know him yeah I forget the name of the brand, Shivani.
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Shivani, nice to meet you.
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Are you American?
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No. No, I'm from India.
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Made in India.
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Congratulations!
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Thank you!
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Is this real?
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It's not real?
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It's not real, but it's quite heavy.
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My dad would be going to have so much fun with this.
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You should come to my studio next time.
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Yeah, I'll contact you.
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I want to know many Chinese He's friends here
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Let's take a photo, guys
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Yo, that's Juliana Nice meeting you guys Happy?
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Happy Halloween!
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Bye!
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Bye!
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Any questions, contact me I have to contact you I'm done, I'm done, bro
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Nice to meet you guys I'm happy with you Bye!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, have a good night, bro I'm leaving, see ya
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Are you gonna stay in there?
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Yeah So you?
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I'm going home, where do you live?
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Kuro You have a good night, you too It was nice to meet you
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Happy Halloween If you learn English, you can see
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You can just play it in English Alright, that's all for this video
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You can see we have a lot of networking
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But I also want to talk about Partly but not progressing
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You can't party but you can't move
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You know these networking
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That's why we say you have to to party and make a progress that's the meaning of party right you can't
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If you look at my network, if I have a value, I have a lot of fans.
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That will be an opportunity for you.
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But all of these things are all you are a person of value.
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See you guys!
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Wait, I haven't seen you guys.
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See you guys!
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Big Dick Energy!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “【沉浸式体验】小镇做题家硬闯全英文社交局,能撑几分钟?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Korean, bathroom, Chinese, Korea, meet. This video has 215 sentences and 1520 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:20. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 40 of its 215 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
beard noun/bɪɹd/Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
jumper noun/ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/A woollen sweater or pullover.
curious adjective/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
proceed verb/pɹəˈsid/To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
soldier noun/ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
pizza noun/ˈpi.tsə/A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
priority noun/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/An item's relative importance.
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
fancy noun/ˈfæn.si/The imagination.
uniform noun/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
taxi noun/ˈtæksi/A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
rider noun/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
hobby noun/ˈhɑ.bi/An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
vibe noun/vaɪb/An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come up with verbTo manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
dress up verbTo put on special or fancy clothes.
get back verbReturn to where one came from.
watch outUsed to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • How did you come up with that idea?
  • Do you know horse rider?
  • Are you making any content?
  • What kind of content you make?
  • I'm going home, where do you live?

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 you have 20 million people, I'll get · If you're in a long time, you'll see
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowwe've seen · I've seen · It's been
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis going · I'm not talking · Are you making
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll get · will be · you'll see

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 80 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, bonjour /bɒnˈʒʊə/
  • Long words — get the stress right: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/, extroverted /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like beard, jumper, curious.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →