Shadowing Practice: GRWM for a college night out 💋 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hi guys, it's Syd and welcome back.

I am going out tonight.

Do I have a drink?

This feels better.

So first things first, yes, I am sunburned.

The thing about college is sometimes I feel like the getting ready to go out is more fun than the function itself.

And maybe that's just sad.

I was just getting ready the other day and I was like, why don't I actually like film me getting ready?

Because it's sometimes really fun.

I usually kind of start on my own

and then my roommates usually join me and then I'm going to actually vlog when I'm out tonight.

So it's going to be a whole experience.

I have my makeup bag right here and here we go.

Also, as I'm getting ready, I'm going to talk about college stuff.

I feel like I really could have used kind of like

that bigger sister college figure when I was entering college

And maybe I can be

that for some of you guys who are starting college I went on my instagram story

and I asked you guys to ask me any college questions that you have first question What are the parties like?

I think it really depends on what school you go to I go to chapman, which is a smaller private school

And obviously that's going to look a lot different than

if I were to go to a big state school like usc At my school the small school.

I like it a lot better because

when I go out I really like I feel like I

know everyone Versus at a big school where they have like a frat row

and stuff It's just a lot bigger of a party scene.

I just get overwhelmed easily And I remember when I went to usc a couple times, which is a big big school I felt like easily lost in the sauce Also,

there's like such a big difference between like frat parties

and like going to the bars I think freshman

and sophomore year is like when a lot of people will go to frat parties The second you turn 21, I just feel like that's the last place you want to go.

I would much rather go to a bar and like not be at a frat party where it's like everyone's sweaty, shoved next to each other.

Is college better or worse than high school?

This is such a good question because this is something I asked everyone when I was going to start college.

For me, high school was really tough.

I just kind of like put a lot of pressure on myself in high school to do the best academically.

I also went to a high school that was honestly kind of academically competitive.

Once you're accepted to college, there's almost like an alleviation of pressure a bit with the whole like college search, trying to get accepted to all of your top schools.

Again, this is just my personal experience.

I've also found it to be like easier in terms of like the academic workload.

When you're in high school, you have class from like 8am to 3pm every day.

But in college, you might have a schedule where you don't even have class like Tuesdays

and Thursdays You just really have so much more flexibility to make your own schedule and if you manage your time Well, I think academically it can be easier just because you have

so much more time to get everything done How do you make new friends at college?

Luckily, I would say college is one of the easiest places to make friends

because you're just surrounded by so many People that are your age

if you're in the dorms and you meet your neighbors You can become friends with them in class.

You're gonna have tons of people your age

if you are struggling I do think joining some sort of activity at school whether it's like a sport

or a club I'm in a sorority dg and that helped me so much to get plugged in at school So yeah, I will say that the opportunities are there

But you do need to take advantage of it at the same time how to stay fit

and not gain the freshman 15 Well, my experience with

that I feel like is very different kind of like went

on the opposite end unfortunately just make sure you're prioritizing your health

because i think that's like the main reason why people lose

or gain a lot of weight their first year the stress of just a new environment

so many new responsibilities

and things going on you can kind of just like neglect

your health how hard is it to manage stress the stress

really comes with how much you take on especially depending on your major

and what you're studying i was really stressed out

when i was saying yes to way too many things

that i shouldn't have been and then once i learned to like say no to some things it got better.

Advice on frat boys.

Oh no. This question is hard to see, truly.

My past experience with them, it has been anything but good.

I think that frat boys at the end of the day are in frats for a reason.

And the reason is not to get a girlfriend usually.

Usually just trying to have fun.

Just know that before you go into any sort of situation with a frat boy.

Tips to find roommates as a transfer.

What's actually so funny is my roommates and I actually found each other on Facebook.

I know that's like the most random place to find roommates.

We went on this Facebook housing site for Chapman.

It just worked out.

We both like wanted the same things.

And then we got a house together.

Facebook gave me two of like some of my best friends ever.

Why did you join a sorority?

I really joined for the social.

My college life before joining the sorority and after was completely different.

I just became so much more involved in everything.

And I met so many people.

And what's kind of interesting is I was on the fence because I never considered myself as someone to join a sorority.

But my friends were like, you know what, Sid?

You should just try it because you can meet some amazing people.

And I'm so glad that I did because I've made so many of my memories and met friends through it.

Do you get judged at school for having a YouTube channel?

Honestly, not really.

I feel like people here just don't care as much.

In high school, being in a small town, people were so much more judgmental.

I would say that's just like a big theme, honestly.

In college, I feel like people just care a lot less about petty things, about like popularity.

There's like really no such thing as like the popular people I just remember in high school.

There was like that group.

That was the cool group in college like no one cares because It's not that deep.

It really isn't advice on how to boost your resume I would say talk to your professors

because I think that sometimes we forget

that they have like actually a lot of connections

And they can also help you with internships

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if you're trying to get an internship to add

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Or they can even like reference you to someone I think my roommates are gonna come in

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and we're gonna change into some cute fits Oh wait, yeah, we should do that.

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Oh, okay.

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We usually like to like do our part of getting ready together because it's fun that way.

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Cheers.

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We've been planning this for a while actually.

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Yes.

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We're going to wear like rafferty's that have sassy things on them.

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It's kind of pick me energy, but we don't mean it to me.

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It's not kind of it is.

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But it's not our intent.

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But like at the end of the day, it's not pick me energy if you are picked.

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Anyways, we just think it'd be funny.

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We're seniors.

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I don't care what people think of me.

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I'm out of here in two months.

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When you get old, like, things change.

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Yeah, things get boring.

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Old at 22.

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Okay, so I'm going to be wearing the Do Not Disturb shirt.

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It feels like people will disturb me, though.

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Yeah, and I will be wearing I Love My Attitude Problem.

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It's a classic.

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I'm gonna wear the I Heart to Make Boys Cry.

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It's fitting.

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She loves making boys cry.

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Okay, guys, we are ready.

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It is sassy, but I feel like we already are sassy, so it works.

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Tonight is all about becoming a character and having tonight be a movie.

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Category?

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Horror.

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TBD.

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Oh.

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Romance.

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And let's hope to God it's not romance.

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So we have our glitter in.

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Ooh.

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Oh, that's so bad.

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Are you sure this is edible?

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Yeah.

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What if I drink it and like I start like coughing up glitter?

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Then we know that you're having a good time.

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Cheers! That was so good.

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So we're on our way.

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Stay on the way.

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We are the backseat.

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So we are at the district.

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So soon we...

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Wow, okay Sabrina Carpenter.

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Oh my

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god Vikings wait Lakers oh my god that was Lakers not like and he's really, he's really looking.

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He just stared at you.

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It's like, it's 12 right now, and we're getting Starbucks, because I feel like that's what you have to do after a night out.

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It's like revival.

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People need to like understand, like the way that a pink drink revives you after a night out.

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I was getting a strawberry outside after this.

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Also you debrief.

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Always crucial. So f*!

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Oh!

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Shout out!

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What is he doing?

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He seems like me, why is he wearing his name outfit?

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Hi!

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Thank you so much.

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You know that guy that brought you to the date party or whatever it's called?

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Remember that time me and my friends saw him?

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And I was like, oh he's kinda cute.

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And she was like, yeah, his name is .

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I was like, I don't know that name.

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Oh my god, I literally feel like my life has been put back into my body.

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They put their whole shirt tuts to him.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “GRWM for a college night out 💋”. This video has 171 sentences and 1752 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:10. The speaker talks fast, about 191 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% 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
frat noun	/fɹæt/	Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
roommate noun	/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/	A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
sorority noun	/səˈrɔrəti/	A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
academically adverb	/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/	In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
sassy adjective	/ˈsæsi/	Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.
distress noun	/dɪˈstɹɛs/	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
glitter verb	/ˈɡlɪtəɹ/	To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
disturb verb	/dɪˈstɜːb/	to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
internship noun	/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/	A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
freshman noun	/ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/	a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines)…
cheers	/t͡ʃɪəz/	A common toast used when drinking in company.
depend verb	/dɪˈpɛnd/	To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
romance noun	/roʊˈmæn(t)s/	An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
alleviation noun	/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/	The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
debrief verb	/diːˈbɹiːf/	To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go out verb		To leave, especially a building.
stress out verb		To become stressed.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Do I have a drink?
Why did you join a sorority?
We've been planning this for a while actually.
Are you sure this is edible?
Remember that time me and my friends saw him?

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	has been anything · We've been planning
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've also found · I've made · has been put
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was really stressed · are picked · has been put
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	guys who are · chapman, which is · times, which is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/, alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/, shove /ʃʌv/, shout /ʃaʊt/
Long words — get the stress right: sorority /səˈrɔrəti/, academically /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/, alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, flexibility /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/

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 frat, roommate, sorority.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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