Shadowing Practice: How Do You Start Your Day? | Easy Spanish 342 - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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What time do you get up?
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What time do you get up?
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I'm at 7.45.
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And you, Sarah?
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You've copied me.
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I'm at the same time.
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Well, today we're going to ask not only what time do you get up,
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but all about the daily routine of the people in Barcelona.
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Are you ready?
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Let's go.
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What time did you get up today?
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A little late today, it's the weekend, at 9pm.
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I'm going to wake up at 9.45am.
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Today I'm going to wake up at 7.00am.
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Saturday I could sleep.
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6.30am.
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This morning at 7.00am.
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Yes, the despertador is at 7.00am.
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Even if it's a holiday,
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I have a routine established.
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And at 7.00am, I'm going to wake up.
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At 7.00am, the weekend, why?
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Today we had a career here in Barcelona
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and we wanted to wake up with time to eat well and to eat well.
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Prepararnos.
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And to make a digestible.
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Prepararnos for the career that started at 9. At 8. At 4.
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It was quite early for me.
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Yes, very early.
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And you always wake up at that time?
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No, I was ringing the alarm because I had the work from the lunes to the weekends and of course,
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I didn't have to take away.
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between the week, what time do you wake up?
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Normally, at 8, 8.30 maybe.
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We wake up at 7, from Monday to Friday. At 6.30am.
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I'm at 6.20am, but it's a casual fact.
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I need an hour to prepare for work,
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so I go to bed at 7.20am exactly,
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40 minutes of the metro,
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and at 8am I go to work.
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So at 6.00am, 6.30am.
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Much sooner.
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Yes, that is what is usual.
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I wake up at 5.
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5?
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5.30, yes.
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Why so early?
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Because I train and I'm also working.
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Madrug, yes, I wake up early.
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Because I have to work for a long time,
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I have to start very early so I can get out of the way.
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What do you do just after?
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I go out of bed,
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I get out of my pants,
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I put my clothes on my job and then I get dressed,
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I get my teeth, prepare my backpack for work I go to the bathroom,
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I do everything I have to do and then I get dressed and I go to the college First,
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I get dressed and then I get dressed and dressed and dressed and dressed I wake up,
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I take a coffee, I ducho,
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I like to have a time for the morning before the day.
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The first thing I do is go to the kitchen,
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prepare a coffee, I go to the terrace,
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I live in the mountain in a natural park,
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I go looking at the forest and I take my coffee.
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If it's summer, great, if it's winter,
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a little bit of a big.
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First of all, coffee.
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Without coffee I can't live,
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so I'm going to go,
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I look a little to the news for me to wake up and then I go to the metro.
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It's a routine, it's a great routine.
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Two coffee every morning, if not, my day is destroyed.
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How do you take your coffee?
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American, a big glass.
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Solo, espresso, always.
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With milk, but I do the typical Italian cafeteria.
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I have to wait a little,
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but it's good, it's good.
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I have to eat.
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If I don't eat well,
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I can't go on the day.
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So I prepare my breakfast,
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I eat with news, and then I go to work.
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What do you want?
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A little bit of what it is,
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lemon, cheese, mixed with a some orange and a coffee.
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Today I eat my coffee with milk,
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with toast, with lemon and also a toast with mermelada.
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It's always the classic, a coffee with a pasta,
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a baking soda, it's always the same.
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It can be a sandwich,
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it can be an arepa,
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it can be fruit, it varies,
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I think it varies a little more.
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Pancakes, yes.
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I don't know anything, I always do the same.
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I don't spend time thinking I'm going to eat.
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From the kitchen I go to the bathroom,
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I wash my teeth, I wash my hands,
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and I take my bag that I prepared for the night and I run.
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If you have a very marked routine,
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It's a platform where you can find teachers from all over the world.
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So you can find someone who has the perfect disponible for you.
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It can be very expensive, you think.
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Well, there are all the resources.
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And with our link, go.italki.com.easyspanish,
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you will get 10 dollars to use on the platform after spending your first 20 dollars.
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It's a good offer.
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Well, let's continue with the interviews.
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Do you have something in the morning that is very important for you?
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If you don't do it, it's a bit.. you put it in a bad place?
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Yes, there is something basic,
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and for me and my team we always look for breakfast.
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I try to break off half-a-day,
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break, disconnect, 20 minutes and eat together.
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I basically, if I have a night,
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or I have a night and I have a day and I have a day to get up,
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I try to make the food horrors that don't change, not altering much.
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So, what I can do is to go directly to the food and avoid eating.
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Because if you start going to go all day, then everything goes wrong.
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I try, although I don't do it every day,
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but I try to do a little meditation with an app that I use for 10 minutes every morning.
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For example, I play golf.
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I play golf for the mornings, some day.
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I wake up soon for some day to play.
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The days that I wake up the most soon is for some day,
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because then I have to work.
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I look at the time, which I also like.
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And then I go to fishing or my English classes.
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I take the keys from the office.
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Because if not, I enter.
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For you is important to have a routine in three weeks?
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For me, routine is not important.
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I am anti-routine.
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If I could live without routine,
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I would love to do what I like.
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And one day I would have to wake up for a minute, another day.
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That's what I would like to do.
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But I can't.
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No, because I can work from home of home,
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other days I go to the office,
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other days I visit clients,
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other days I go to projects,
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so that's why I don't feel that daily routine,
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to get up to office,
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home, no, no, no, no,
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in my case I'm lucky and no. No,
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no, no, no, in fact,
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it's hard to enter in a routine,
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for example, I would like to be more disciplined with the gym or the exercise,
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but I don't do it.
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I go to the gym when I have time.
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But I consider that the routine is important,
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to mark discipline, if you have any goals in mind during those months,
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depending on the season that you are, the routine is important.
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Well, at the end it's like a mental order,
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because if you wake up early,
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or at least at a certain time,
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it's like you have the security of doing the same thing,
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and I think I'm a bit more productive when I wake up early,
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I have more hours to work.
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Yes, yes, because I like to sleep a lot and if I don't have a routine that I'm very familiar, I'm late.
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I'm very methodical, I'm a very methodical person and the routine for me is very important.
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For me, yes, I'm a routine person,
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which means that when I tell me something,
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we go to this place,
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I leave everything and I go.
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Sometimes when we break that routine,
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we feel that we are outside of our comfort zone and that makes us more disublished.
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We think that we haven't taken enough time or that we feel even culpables.
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It's not necessarily so, but we are animals of routine.
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Well, I I imagine it depends on the personality of each one.
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There will be people who are more creative,
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who are less routine, and people who are more,
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I don't know, it's a cliche,
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but maybe they are more scientific people who need a routine.
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Or maybe it's the opposite,
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I don't know, but according to each one,
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it will be better one or another.
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And to finish, what is the last thing you do before you sleep? To go to TikTok.
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It's my time to relax.
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The last thing before you sleep.
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I don't have a fixed routine, I don't know.
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I'm sure to wash my teeth.
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I'm sure to wash my teeth.
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Before I sleep, I collect the kitchen.
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I like to keep the kitchen recoged.
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If I have a job on the next day,
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I have tasks for doing the next day.
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So I have them clear the next day.
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Or I see movies or I read a book.
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I have finished a book recently by García Márquez.
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What?
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The title is strange, huh?
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Memories of my sad memories.
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That's García Márquez, I don't.
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I like to read, but recently I took a book and I stayed asleep.
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Is it possible that you end up with news reports to end up hurting you,
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to sleep, and then I wake up and move to the camera?
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Something that I don't know,
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that is being done with the phone.
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I'm with the phone, really.
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I shouldn't, but I should review the phone.
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Maybe I should look at YouTube or something like that.
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And I should not.
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I understand the light blue.
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It wakes up some parts of the brain that I should not be so active during the previous hours to sleep.
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And I should not do it, but I do it.
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I try not to do it.
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The last thing is to look at the alarm.
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See if they are all well placed.
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It's like the last thing I do before I sleep.
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There are several alarms.
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Yes.
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I have several.
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I'm at 8, 8, 5, 8 and 4.
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No, no, I do a kiss and I tap well and if you do,
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if you do, if you do,
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you do not do well.
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And now, it's to you.
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Me?
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No, you, I'm at you.
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Keep it happy.
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Let us in the comments how is a normal day for you,
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what is your routine.
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And if you want to talk a little bit more about this topic,
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we recommend watching the video that Paulina made about the routine for the people in Mexico.
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And nothing else, don't forget to subscribe to our channel and see you next time.
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Adios.
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Context & Background
In this engaging lesson, a group of individuals in Barcelona discusses their morning routines, revealing a variety of wake-up times and the reasons behind their schedules. The dialogue not only emphasizes the importance of a morning routine but also provides insight into cultural differences in daily habits. By sharing personal experiences, the speakers highlight how morning rituals can influence the rest of the day, thereby setting a productive tone. This conversation is excellent not only for learning about the subject of time and daily activities but also for honing your listening and speaking skills in English.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- What time do you get up? - A common question that initiates discussions about daily routines.
- I'm going to wake up at... - Useful for sharing your planned schedule.
- Even if it's a holiday... - Expresses commitment to a routine regardless of the day.
- I need an hour to prepare for work. - A practical phrase to discuss time management and preparation.
- Why so early? - A way to inquire about unusual or early wake-up times.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To effectively utilize the content from this video and improve your speaking skills, especially for IELTS speaking practice, follow these steps:
- Listen Closely: Start by watching the video with the sound on. Pay attention to the pronunciation and rhythm of the speakers.
- Repeat After the Speakers: Play short segments of the video and immediately repeat what you hear. This shadow speech technique will help you synchronize your pronunciation with the original speakers.
- Focus on Difficult Words: Identify any challenging phrases or vocabulary used in the transcript, such as "despertador" and "prepararnos." Practice these phrases in isolation before using them in full sentences.
- Use Shadowspeak: As you repeat the phrases, try to mimic the intonation and emotion of the speakers. This will aid in improving your English pronunciation and make your speech more natural.
- Practice with a Partner: If possible, find someone to practice with. You can take turns asking each other about morning routines. This will not only reinforce your learning but also develop your conversational skills.
By regularly practicing with resources like this video, you can effectively enhance your English speaking abilities and gain confidence in your daily communication. Remember, consistency is key when using “learn English with YouTube” techniques, and soon you will see significant improvement in how you express your daily activities in English.
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.
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