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Could I please have your full name?
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My name is Kim Ju Young.
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Ju Young.
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Yep.
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Okay, Ju Young, nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you too.
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Okay, I'm going to start with a few questions about your school or your workplace.
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Are you studying, working right now?
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Oh, I'm currently studying in a university in Singapore.
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I just finished my first year.
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I major in chemical engineering and Yeah,
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I just finished my first year spending my time in Korea for my summer.
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Okay.
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Do you like your university?
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Oh, yeah.
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First of all, I study in NUS.
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It's the largest university in Singapore.
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And campus-wise, it's super large.
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It's a public university and it's an open campus.
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So you get to see a lot of visitors and there are a lot of facilities and amenities, a lot of dormitories.
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So if you're living in campus, you get to meet a lot of your friends.
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And on top of that, the food there is really good.
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Yeah, that's an important one when you're away from home.
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Right, definitely.
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So there's a food court everywhere for each faculties.
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and they have from Chinese, Korean, Western, sometimes Japanese, vegetarian, everything.
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They have everything prepared.
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I want to go there.
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Pay a visit.
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So do you think your school is a great place to study?
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Oh, definitely.
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The professors, they're well-credited.
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They're really capable of teaching and on top of the lectures, they also provide tutorial sessions.
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So you get to have discussions with your professor and sometimes your classmates.
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Since I'm studying chemical engineering, lab facilities definitely is a big factor.
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And they're well prepared.
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They have a lot of equipment ready.
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so let's say you run out of some chemicals
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or equipments they're always ready to provide you with such items
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and yeah Singapore it's a really academically competitive country
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so just like Korea sorry yeah
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so there is it really is the competition is really tense I would say
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so my peers they're really they're really smart and intelligent so
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if I need any help I do not necessarily need to go to the professor
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or my tutors ask actually I just can't ask my peers and friends that's really cool talking about like
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competitiveness in studies all those things how important do you think
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is interest in what you study oh oh having interest in what i study is definitely like the biggest factor
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because let's say you study computer science or medicine which is an academically rigorous course uh even uh
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even if you graduate with a good grade or degree, if you don't have an interest in what you study and what you do in the future,
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and you're just doing it for the paycheck, I definitely think you would burn out, get exhausted at the end of the day.
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And yes, having interest in what I study is definitely a big factor.
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So for me, I really like physics and chemistry.
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So studying chemical engineering, I mean, although I'm studying, I just finished my first year, I find it really interesting.
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And sometimes I look into research papers so that I gain more interest, talk to my peers and professors to kind of share insights.
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Is there any subject in your field of study or to complete your course,
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you've got a range of subjects?
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Are there any subjects that you find challenging at the moment?
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Oh, I'm okay with the chemical engineering courses.
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So like thermodynamics and linear algebra and all those engineering courses.
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but I really find it hard.
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There was one course I took, it's called project management.
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I had no idea what I was doing, and it was really frustrating for me because I just finished high school at that time,
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and my communication skills was not as good, and since project management, they assign you with a team,
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and you have to communicate with your teammates, group mates a lot and I really struggle with that part.
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Okay, yeah, I'll just cut you over there.
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Sorry to be rude.
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No worries, no worries.
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Okay, your part two question is going to be describe an ideal and perfect place where you would like to stay, like a house or an apartment.
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Okay, you may start.
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All right, so an ideal and perfect place I would like to stay in the future is a small apartment in Switzerland,
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Bern, which is a country I visited for my graduation trip last year.
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Mainly because, okay, so the scenery of my neighborhood and my house would be,
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since it's a small apartment I just want it to be cozy and compact, minimal and the streets it would be filled with pedestrians
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and cyclists because cycling is a really fundamental part of my life even in Singapore even in Korea
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when I try to go somewhere
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or navigate I always take my cycle along with me
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so I wish my my future destination is surrounded with cyclists
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which is in in Switzerland
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and special features it would have is even though I cycle
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I have ever since I was a child I really wanted
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a garage of my own movies like a big hero
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or some and some stories regarding like startups they always started in their own garage right
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and I don't know I think garage having a garage will provide me with a bit of not only privacy
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but also some sort of create creativity
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because it's it's a really special facility to have in your house right
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and yeah I said it would is likely to be small
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because Switzerland unless I make a lot of money it's gonna be small
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and yeah do I have to okay we can call it
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there just the question out of curiosity what would you like to make in your garage oh yeah
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so since it's a small apartment and I I'm a I'm a really big Lego enthusiast.
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Okay.
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So even I wouldn't have a dedicated Lego room in my apartment, but I wanted to be a part of the garage.
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I think your wife would be very happy with it being in the garage.
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Yeah, keep it out of the household.
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Keep it in the garage.
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Okay, let's move on to the part three questions.
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What do you think buildings are going to be like in the future?
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Oh, because I live in Singapore, there are a lot of modern architecture.
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So, although there are some debates regarding, you know, vertical plant, what is it?
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You know for building.
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Vertical farming.
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Yeah, vertical farming.
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You know in Singapore there are a lot of skyscrapers with with greeneries
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attached along their walls and although there are some debates whether it being sustainable or not,
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I think in the future architectures and I mean architects architectures and skyscrapers,
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they definitely need to consider a lot of sustainability.
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Consider sustainability.
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So Yeah, a lot of greeneries I would expect in the future.
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Okay.
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Why do some people choose to live in a city center?
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City center?
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Oh, mainly, first of all, city centers, it's really accessible to everywhere.
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So let's say you're living in the north or in the extreme end of the country, it's really hard to reach the other side, the opposite end.
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However, if you're living in a city center, which is likely to be really accessible,
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such as public transport and also highways and everything,
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a lot of locations within the country, I expect it to be very accessible.
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And on top of that, a lot of amenities, like even if it's in your...
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Like, let's say you're spending your weekend, you want to go somewhere, and within the city, you would basically have everything that you need.
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Let's say a mall or historical monuments,
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museums, restaurants, they're all prepared and located within the city center, so you don't have to move a long distance.
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Yeah, so having the opportunity,
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living in city center is basically all about the short distance that you have to travel to different places.
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Okay.
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Do you think people have different preferences for houses and apartments?
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And what would people consider when they choose between them?
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Sorry, can you repeat?
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Yeah, so people have different preferences between houses and apartments.
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What do people think about when they have to choose between those?
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Like do I get a house?
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Do I get an apartment?
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What goes into that?
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Like house, like villas?
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Yeah, like a detached house.
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Oh, okay, okay um for me I would definitely consider having to
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because houses villas detached houses they require a lot of maintenance right
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so if something goes wrong you either have to call call like a technician
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or you have to fix on your own which is mostly the case
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and for me I am NOT a really handy man regard regarding those.
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So I would definitely prefer, I personally, I would prefer to live in apartments.
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And also, if most of the detached house, I assume them to be away from the city center.
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So they're quite exposed to the nature.
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So sometimes bugs, pests, rats, I mean, city center as well,
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but most of the time in detached houses, I expect them to be there and some people they're really scared
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and terrified when they encounter one so that's a big factor
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and also detached house it's more like you have your own space an apartment you're sharing the whole building
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and you get you have to meet everyone your neighbors
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when you're taking the elevator and for some people they consider privacy as a priority.
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They prioritize privacy so they want their own backyard, they want their own house, their own building.
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So that's also another big factor.
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Okay, I'm gonna call it right here.
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Good news, you speak really well.
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Oh thank you.
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I tried my best to find as many mistakes as I could
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but I couldn't find too many of them no worries no
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that's a good thing i'm i'm not supposed to find um a few
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and i'm like really nitpicking some issues yeah yeah it's just one
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or two things like for example you talked about architectures it
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could have been easier to just say buildings right right
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that sort of situation yeah um you also talked about your
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cycle whereas maybe it would be more commonly just talking about your bike oh okay okay
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that is true that is true
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but again these aren't really like minor issues this is not something
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that impacts your communication or anything right yeah i think that is
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i think also at the one question i think when i asked you about ethios uni a good place to study
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I think you gave a long answer
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but somewhere in between you kind of hesitated a little bit because you were thinking of something extra to say.
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If I had to give you advice for those sort of situations, if you had to ever retake this,
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just end your answer because you already spoke quite a lot.
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Oh okay.
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Like if you run out of things to say just cut it there, you don't have to keep adding to something like okay just
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say what you feel there's always the next question right
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that being said with those very small faults out of the
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way i think your fluency is excellent thank you like uh
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you're pretty much near native level i appreciate this i don't think i think
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if somebody had to meet you they would probably think
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that you grew up abroad oh i would put you in
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that category oh think your vocabulary is excellent there were a lot of great words that you used
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like really native sounding words like you talked about your professors
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having great accreditation i think you said right you talked about
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the course being really rigorous all of those things excellent excellent stuff your answers were
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so long so detailed okay like it's literally exactly what they're looking for oh really in like
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when we have a grading sheet like what are we looking
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for it's the same as a mark scheme yeah yeah it's
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basically like okay able to produce long answers without any effort okay just tick tick tick oh okay
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so i would definitely give you even with a little mistakes even the fact
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that you didn't come prepared prepared for this test eight wow
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and eight score it's an out of nine right yeah scale i would say like if the guy is
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i don't even think a strict examiner would give you 7.5
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i would say strictest scenario probably an eight it was really
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really well done thank you sir i i can't really offer
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you like lots of tips about what you can improve on
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i think the people can just look at this as an example of this is how to answer really well
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so thank you sir thank you very much noise
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 193 sentences and 2175 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:52. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| garage noun | /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ | A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. |
| architecture noun | /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ | The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. |
| privacy noun | /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ | The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. |
| accessible adjective | /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/ | Easy of access or approach. |
| vertical adjective | /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ | Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something… |
| peer noun | /pɪɹ/ | Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else). |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| ideal adjective | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea. |
| strict adjective | /stɹɪkt/ | Strained; drawn close; tight. |
| villa noun | /ˈvɪlə/ | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| preference noun | /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ | The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") |
| sustainability noun | /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ | A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest… |
| rigorous adjective | /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/ | Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. |
| cyclist noun | /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/ | A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling. |
| amenities noun | /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/ | Synonym of pleasantries. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burn out verb | To destroy by fire. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/, thermodynamics /ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, sheet /ʃit/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, technician /tɛkˈnɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/, sustainability /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/, amenities /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like garage, architecture, privacy.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | medicine which is · Bern, which is · center, which is |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | would be filled · is surrounded · being said |
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.