Shadowing Practice: How to Get Clear Skin For Guys ASAP - Learn English Speaking with Video

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when it comes to skincare i know it's important
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because it'll increase my attractiveness my looks
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and my health at the same time just like you i have more important things to do
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so i don't want to invest a bunch of time into my skincare
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so here's my optimal three -step skincare routine that's quick
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and effective and honestly the last step is the most important
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and it's only something i started doing recently
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and i'll explain why in a little bit make sure to like
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and before you go to the washroom
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you start working on your skincare the most important thing you should always do is drink your water stay hydrated
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and also your diet
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and you exercising i always say that's the foundation of clear skin your hydration your diet
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and you exercising having an active lifestyle once you have
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that in check let's go ahead
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and do our skincare step number one we cleanse the face now
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which cleanser do you use there's two brands i recommend either cetaphil
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or ceravit you'll see if you have oily skin like me grab the one
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that says oily skin cleanser if you have dry skin grab the one
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that says for dry skin i have these little headbands i use to put my hair up boom just like
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that before you apply the cleanser you want to rinse your face with lukewarm water
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now grab your cleanser you can either put it in your hands
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and simply use that to scrub it
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or even better get yourself a silicone scrubber to help you exfoliate your skin here's how it looks
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i got mine from tulartree very simple i take my silicone scrubber
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i put some cleanser onto it pretty good amount like this
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and then we just start scrubbing
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and get it all over on your forehead on your cheeks under your eyes over your nose
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and most importantly if you have facial hair make sure to scrub the facial hair
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because trust me you get a lot of gunk built up
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in there then what i like to do is to simply rinse the silicone scrubber
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and then scrub it again with some water
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and then you rinse it off with water
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and then you should always have a separate towel just for your face don't use the same one
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you use for your hand this way it's clean
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and it prevents you from getting bacteria onto your face
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and you simply want to pat dry step one completed now getting into step two once you cleansed your face
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and once you dried your skin you want to apply some moisturizer again I recommend Cetaphil
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or CeraVe and it always says right here what skin type it's for
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so you can get oily skin dry skin
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or like this one all skin type grab your moisturizer apply some onto your hand I have oily skin
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so I don't put too too much I grab my index finger I dip it in
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and I just put it all over my face
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so on each cheek on my forehead on the side here on my nose I kind of keep tapping it
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and i spread it on my hand
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and i spread it around my face to moisturize everything
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and boom just like that my face is cleaned
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and my face is moisturized the last
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and final step what i started doing recently
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but arguably is the most important part is to apply some sunscreen now you can either get 30 fps
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or 50 fps i'm naturally tan the sun doesn't affect me as much
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so i go for 30 fps but
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if you are whiter i would recommend you go for 50 fps for the brands i recommend the vino
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which is what i'm using neutrogena or la roche now the reason sunscreen is
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so important is to prevent aging over time
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because whether the sun is out
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or whether it's behind clouds your face is always getting affected by uv
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and the sun which over time will make you age quicker
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and you'll get wrinkles earlier for example
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there was a 62 year old truck driver where all his life he was driving trucks
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because his left side of his face was always near the window
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and exposed to the sun well here's a picture of how he looks now you can see the side
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that was always in the sun got
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so much more wrinkly than the other side so same oh my god
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that went all over the place anyway same thing as a
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moisturizer just put a little bit on your hand dip
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it in put it around your face rub it on your hand
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and then rub it onto your face and make sure
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when you grab your sunscreen i don't know if you can see it
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but it says invisible weightless formula so
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when you put the sunscreen on in the morning
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you don't have white shit all over your face instead it's clear
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and you can't tell that you put sunscreen on
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but you're still getting the effect and just like
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that my skincare routine is done I cleaned up my face moisturized it I'm preventing
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that anti -aging with the sunscreen
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they literally took me no longer than five minutes to do hope this video helped
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if it did make sure to like and subscribe and I will see you in the next video

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Get Clear Skin For Guys ASAP”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: skin, skincare, sunscreen, grab, step. This video has 78 sentences and 923 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:51. The speaker talks fast, about 240 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
scrub verb/skɹʌb/To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
routine noun/ɹuˈtin/A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
facial adjective/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/Of or affecting the face.
subscribe verb/səbˈskɹaɪb/To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
cheek noun/t͡ʃiːk/The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
forehead noun/ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
naturally adverb/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/In a natural manner.
cloud noun/ˈklaʊ̯d/A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
formula noun/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
invest verb/ɪnˈvɛst/To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
lifestyle noun/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
importantly adverb/ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/Used to mark a statement as having importance.
invisible adjective/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
build up verbTo erect; to construct.
clean up verbTo make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis cleaned · is moisturized
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formstarted doing · start working · start scrubbing
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most important
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould always do · should always have

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, hydration /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/, washroom /ˈwɒʃrʊm/
  • Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scrub, routine, boom.

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