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so so

as i've talked about on my channel i graduated college with straight a's i made the dean's list I attended honors ceremonies.

I just learned so much during my four years at a university and since so many of my subscribers are students, I really wanted to make a dedicated video about school.

So I want to talk about everything from how I romanticize school, how I study, how I took notes, how I maintain straight A's, and how I stay motivated through the entire year,

especially right now because this is when I had midterms and finals and I was overall just very stressed out.

So I'm really hoping this video motivates you guys to finish out the school year strong.

So let's get started.

There is something about the early dark cold mornings before school that felt so peaceful and nostalgic.

I would get up extra early every single day either to have extra time getting ready or to get things done.

It's always just been so important to me to have extra time for myself

and usually the only time I could do that was before my day started.

Also when I wake up extra early to get things done I am like the most productive ever

because I feel like

if I'm forcing myself awake to get something done it's gonna

get done like I am not gonna be distracted I'm gonna be

so locked in I decided to wake up at 6 a .m today

I also woke up extra early every morning

so I could have a lot of time to get ready My morning routine was very important to me

because I felt like when I looked my best, I did my best.

So I had extra time to do my makeup, do my hair, take my everything shower, and most importantly, to watch The Vampire Diaries.

I've been watching this show now for 10 years.

I started watching it when I was 13.

You can go back to my first video I have up on my channel.

I'm watching The Vampire Diaries before school the vampire diary is

that this is the third time of me watching this show

so i eat drink my coffee

and watch the best show of all time this show is

like my comfort show especially during the school year it helps me to romanticize my life

so much so every morning while i was getting ready i'd turn on my show

and peacefully start my day this was like very crucial to me

because no matter how the rest of my day went i knew i would have the morning just to myself

so romanticizing your morning makes the entire day so much better.

This is a very typical outfit for me.

I like to dress really casual and comfy but cute when I go to school.

I want to be able to move around

and not worry about what I'm wearing but I also want my outfit to be cute.

So this is like very typical and this white backpack is perfect because it matches every single outfit.

My top is from garage and my jeans are from Levi's.

I have my everyday jewelry and I'm feeling very comfy and I'll probably pair this with sneakers.

But honestly, every time I need outfit inspiration, I immediately go to Pinterest.

I have an entire board of outfit ideas.

I also applied one of my recent favorite scents.

This is the Way Melrose Place.

And I just made an entire video on how to smell good all day and get your yum scents to last.

And the key is to layer.

So I take these, I have the matching lotion and the perfume

And I focus the lotion all over like my chest area

and my arms all right here where I can smell it

And then once that's rubbed in I take the perfume

and spray it exactly where I put the lotion

So it's like the second layer and

that way we have the perfect combo The scent is locked in and it's gonna last for so much longer

that was probably the most fun shopping trip i've ever had

in my life as i'm filming this video sephora is having

their huge annual sale okay it's not even huge it's literally like 15 to 20 off

but everything in the entire store is discounted

so i figured i might as well restock on all the

products i'm going to be buying anyways since they're cheaper right now

so i got everything that i could possibly need

but it's actually perfect because a lot of the items

that i bought are the exact products i love to pack in my school bag

and also what i use to get ready in the morning

and unready at night before and after school

so this is actually the perfect video to talk about these in wow this is the miniest powder ever.

What?

You're kidding.

This is a powder.

I decided to buy the mini Charlotte Tilbury powder because I've never tried it before, but I needed a new powder.

So I was like, let's give this one a shot.

This is the tiniest powder I've ever seen in my life.

This is like an eighth of the size of the actual powder.

This is like an eyeshadow.

Okay.

today's video is sponsored by insta360 and i am

so excited for this this is the absolute perfect camera for daily vlogging this is the go 3s

and look how small it is this is the smallest camera i've ever owned i love

that it has the flip up screen it makes it perfect for daily vlogging

but this camera gets even smaller because you can take it out

and look at it now it is smaller than my thumb i filmed

so many video clips from this video

and my last couple videos using this camera It was just so easy to take it with me anywhere.

I went it literally fits in my pocket It also has

a magnetic feature allowing you to get hands -free point of view

and you're able to mount this Anywhere and I have had

so much fun getting creative with the different shots you can

get using this camera It comes with a couple other things

that you can mount to my favorite being this magnetic necklace This has been

so much fun to use I'll wear this as a necklace

and then put it beneath my clothes and stick the camera right over that Like what?

This is the coolest setup.

And one of my favorite features is when you have the camera detached, you can still see the display on the screen of what the camera's seeing.

I love that so much because I wanna see the angles that I'm getting.

I think this is the perfect camera to add to your vlogging setup

because it is so easy to use and beginner friendly.

I have been reaching for this camera so often.

And what I love is it has 4K resolution and it also allows you to vlog in public super inconspicuously.

It makes capturing any moment really simple.

I wish I had this camera sooner especially

when I was making school vlogs because this would be

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so easy to carry around The insta 360 go 3s has been such a fun addition to my vlogging setup

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So if you guys are interested in checking this out, I will have the links in the description Definitely click those

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and thank you so much to them for sponsoring today's video

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honestly one of my favorite ways to get into a studying mood is to change up my setting

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so getting out of the house is ideal once in a while especially

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when I'm on a grind to get a lot of things

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done my favorite place to go is for sure a cafe

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but my favorite free options are to go to a library or to a park.

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Okay everyone I'm the type of person who is so easily distracted

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so when I have a lot to get done I have to get out of the house

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and get into a new environment so that I can grind and get a bunch of stuff done.

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I also just love changing up my workspace so whether I'm going to a library,

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a cafe, or a bookstore it's always just nice to have some quiet and also be around people who are working also.

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I have been obsessed with trying all of the little local cafes in my city also the coffee tastes

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so much better at local cafes instead of going to a starbucks

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or a coffee bean

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so i got my go -to this is a honey oat milk latte with vanilla cold foam

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so next i want to show you guys how i take notes

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and study for exams so i found my old notes powerpoints

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and textbook from my anthropology course that i took i always took notes in class

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And usually it was the main takeaway from the presentation

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that my professor would give I did all my bullet points

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and references so that I could study it later But when it came time for the exam, I went a little crazy I would reread every single chapter

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and retake notes on every single chapter before the exam So it's a little bit crazy, but this is actually what helped me so much

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So as you can see I went through seven weeks of work

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and retook notes on everything I even had a little table of contents on the top of each chapter

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so that I could see exactly what I was going to be referencing throughout my notes

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and this also was such a good key.

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It was like a little table of contents to reference when I was studying and this took me forever.

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It helped so much.

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I was acing every single test because I just went through everything again

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and took notes on it and I feel like writing things down is the key to memorizing for me.

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I'm a very visual person and so I realized

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when I wrote things down and color -coded and underlined and highlighted different topics that would stick in my brain way more.

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So here I am going through the entire presentation and textbook and I'm relearning everything as if I'm starting over.

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I would sit for hours and hours at a cafe and library studying all of this stuff in prep for my exams.

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And this was the best thing I ever did.

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This is how I started getting straight A's.

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It would take forever, but I actually felt so organized and prepared when I did this.

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is this not the cutest bookstore you've ever seen i am obsessed with the look of this bookstore it is

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so pretty they had so many books to choose from

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and it was really cute because they had like a little synopsis under each book

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and like a review from one of the bookstore workers i was recommended this book the fourth wing

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and i am

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so excited to try this especially during the school I think

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the perfect break between classes is to open up a book

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and reading is the perfect break for me because I never feel guilty about it.

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Like if I scroll on my phone, I'm going to feel guilty and I'm going to be like, okay, why am I not locking in right now and studying and getting things done?

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But if I pick up a good book during my break, then I never feel bad about it.

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So today I went to one of my favorite cafes and I also stopped into a new bookstore today.

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And let me tell you, that was one of the cutest bookstores I've ever been in.

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And I got a new book.

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I'm honestly so so excited

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if you guys have seen my recent videos i am just about done with reading sunrise on the reaping

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and suzanne collins is always going to get me back into

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my reading era i am obsessed with the hunger games

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so i needed a new book to continue my reading

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and this one i have heard nothing

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but good things about i was even chatting with the girl in the bookstore

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and she was like i'm so excited for you to start this series

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so i'm so excited i really hope i love it as much as everyone says I will.

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It's a pretty good sized book.

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I've really been trying to scroll less on my phone lately.

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When I'm in the middle of a ton of work

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or taking notes or studying or whatever it is and I pull out a book, I feel a lot less guilty about it.

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So during my breaks between work or studying or whatever, I love to have a good book handy.

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I used to carry around a book in my school bag.

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So in between classes, I could read or I could take this break

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when I'm eating lunch or whatever it is so I'm excited to have a new one to carry around.

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Also I love being that girl that's reading in like a cafe or on a park bench or something aesthetic.

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It's like very mysterious and like cool girl.

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I don't know.

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It's so fun when you're actually really immersed in your book that you forget about where you are.

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Anyway.

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I wanted to show you guys what I keep in my school bag.

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I used this really cute pink one i just loved the idea of having a shoulder bag

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and this one actually fit everything i needed can you guys

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tell what my favorite color is i loved having a pink bag also

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because i got to add pink to every outfit inside my

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bag i kept notebooks i kept folders i even sometimes brought my journal with me especially for in between classes

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when i had some extra time i have the cutest pencil case

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and all of my pink pens they're not actually pink ink

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and this one's a pencil i just loved how they were pink

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but honestly for the most part i took notes on my laptop.

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So I used paper for a couple classes, but most of the time I was typing my notes.

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And then onto the fun stuff.

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So I always like to keep a couple extra makeup products in my bag.

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I love taking mini ones.

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So I have like this mini powder.

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This is like exactly the kind of thing I would take as well as a brush.

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I just bought this Sol de Janeiro kit and this comes with a body mist and a body lotion.

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It also comes with a body wash, but I wouldn't take that to school.

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I just think this is so perfect.

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I would for sure keep these in my car, especially because some days I was running late

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and i didn't have time to do my entire smell good routine

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so this way i had a couple products to use in

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case i needed it i also have a lip balm my

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headphones gum was the best thing ever this is like my necessity

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and everyone always wanted a piece

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so can make friends very fast i have my water bottle of course

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and i also take crystals everywhere i literally have them in every single bag

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so that includes my school bag but

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that was just a quick overview of everything I take to school plus my laptop and maybe iPad.

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I just wanted to show you guys everything.

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It's kind of fun also to have like a cute school bag packed.

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It always just made me feel very put together.

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with that being said I really wanted to do a little bit of reading through this video

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so as I told you guys I've been finishing up Sunrise on the Reaping what a tough book

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like actually so brutal of course suzanne collins didn't disappoint i was

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so into this book um

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so here's me sitting down i lit my new book loft candle from bath

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and body works which i felt like was perfect to set the scene

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and just by my face right now i'm sure you can

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tell how tough it was i was like sighing through the entire thing

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but one of my favorite parts of finishing a book

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or a tv show is going and watching all of the edits for it

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and let me tell you there are some crazy ones for this book on tick tock

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and plus i am so excited for the movie anyway so

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that is it for today's video thank you so much for watching

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and staying until the very end good luck to all of

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my subscribers who are finishing up the school year i always love making content like this

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but now that we're close to summer i am

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so excited for new content so definitely subscribe and i will see you guys in my next video.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 222 sentences and 2881 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:37. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
powder noun	/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/	The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
outfit noun	/ˈaʊtfɪt/	A set of clothing (with accessories).
mini adjective	/ˈmɪn.i/	Miniature, tiny, small.
cafe noun	/ˌkæˈfeɪ/	A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
scent noun	/sɛnt/	A distinctive smell.
mount verb	/maʊnt/	To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
layer noun	/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
routine noun	/ɹuˈtin/	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
presentation noun	/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/	The act of presenting, or something presented.
exam verb	/ɪɡˈzæm/	Shortened form of examine
examination noun	/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/	The act of examining.
laptop noun	/ˈlæp.tɑp/	A laptop computer.
magnetic adjective	/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/	Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
collins noun	/ˈkɑlɪnz/	Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
sponsor noun	/ˈspɒn.səː/	A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
finish up verb		To complete the last details of a task.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
finish out verb		To finish up, to complete, something previously started, particularly a time frame.
get up verb		To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
move around verb		To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 52 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, eighth /eɪtθ/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/
Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/

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 powder, outfit, mini.

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	I've been watching · have been reaching · I've really been trying
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	i've talked · It's always just been · i've ever had
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be distracted · is locked · is discounted
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	person who is · people who are

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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Phrasal verbs you will hear

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How to practise with this video

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