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Welcome back everyone to another slow English vlog in my old style.

You guys said you wanted more vlogs like these, so here is another one.

These are the words you will learn today.

I hit my face when I'm shaving.

They are quite warm.

Put it on my lips.

Blended in quite nicely and now the fan is rotating.

Now it is right side out.

See he has the trash in his hand now.

I would have bought one immediately, but it's warped.

You can see it's warped here and here

that right there is egg now let's get started the first

thing i need to do is shave my face you can

see i just had a shower my hair is all wet

but now i need to shave my face this is my

shaver this is my shaving cream i'm gonna put the shaving cream on my hand lather it up with water

and then put it on my face then i will use my shaver to shave my face

so now i'm going to use this to hold my hair back

so it doesn't hit my face

when i'm shaving you can see my hair is out of my face now

but i think before i shave i will clean my ears with this q -tip this is a q -tip

and now i will clean both my ears

and i'll use one for each side now i'm splashing water

on my face warm water now i'm lathering up my face

with my shaving cream now i'm going to start shaving my face.

Okay guys you can see I've just finished shaving my face

and I'm a little bit red still but in about half an hour my face will not be red anymore.

But you can see I'm cleanly shaven and now I'm going to get dressed.

I'm going to put clothes on.

So help me choose an outfit for today.

So this is my closet.

I don't think I'll wear anything from here

because these are all long sleeves and they are quite warm

and you can see this is a dress shirt these are

long pants this is a rain jacket this is a hoodie

and this is a zip up hoodie i will not be wearing anything from here

but my boxers and socks are in here so i'll grab a pair

and put those on

so for pants i think i'll wear these shorts these are shorts they are quite long

but they are still considered shorts so i'll wear these

and for my top i'll just wear this plain black t -shirt

and i'll also wear socks

but i need to get those out of the laundry since i did laundry yesterday

and i still haven't folded it so let me put this on now

so i have my outfit on now

and let me put on sunscreen lip chap and then i think we can head out.

Okay so this right here is my lip chap.

I just took the cap off my lip chap.

I'm gonna bring it out a bit more by turning this bottom and now I'm gonna put it on my lips.

Good.

Now I'm gonna put sunscreen on.

This is my sunscreen but before that I'm gonna put on some cologne just

so I smell good one two two squirts of cologne

so i just sprayed this cologne on my neck this right here is pit stick

and you put it under your armpits now i'm ready to

put on my sunscreen my korean sunscreen i believe this is

a best seller at all of young i'm going to put

some on my middle finger my middle finger let me put it on my forehead nose cheeks,

chin, and let me dab it to make sure I spread it evenly across my whole face.

Now I'm going to rub it in.

I'm rubbing the sunscreen into my skin because I really don't want to burn.

And I have very sensitive skin.

You can see it made my skin red.

Now I'm going to put a little bit more on my finger, put it on my neck, just like this.

So you can see I've just put sunscreen on my whole face, blended in quite nicely and now I think I'm ready to go out.

But I'll have a drink of water first since I'm quite thirsty.

It's important to drink water in the morning.

It's about 9 a .m and we're going to head out at 10 a .m.

Leon right now is getting ready.

Let's go see him.

You guys have seen before but this is my living room.

This is a fan and the fan is rotating.

This is a coffee table that is a couch or sofa.

Those are pillows but I have my laundry in here

so I'm going to take it out now

and go fold it before I head out so you can see my pile of clothes is on the bed now

and here we have my crossbody bag

and i'll be putting these things in my crossbody bag

but first i'm going to fold my laundry you can see

it's quite wrinkly since i did this laundry last night i dried it last night

but i did not fold it last night

and i'm only folding it now this right here is a long sleeve t -shirt

but right now it is inside out there we go now it is right side out

but this is a long sleeve shirt you can see it the sleeves are long

and i'm folding it this right here is a bandana a

bandana i do like wearing bandanas now someone recently showed me how to tie them properly

so now i like wearing them this right here is a

button -up shirt it's nothing fancy it's just a casual cotton

button -up shirt now i'm gonna fold this shirt usually you would hang it up

but I just fold it since I don't have a lot of hangers this is a pair of my shorts

this is my gym t -shirt I wear this in the gym

and the last few items are just some more t -shirts

and also some socks but I think now I'm going to pack my crossbody bag

and then we'll head out this right here is my umbrella this is my lip chap

and it also has SPF protection

so it protects my lips from the sun this is my wallet these are my microphones

and these are my earbuds and i'll put all of

that in my crossbody bag

and head out now we're here with leon where are we

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going we're gonna go on the water bus water bus yeah it's one of the unique forms of transportation here in

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saigon anyway yeah we're gonna go to the water bus there is one close to us

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so we're gonna go there

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and get a ticket the timing for the buses is every hour

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but it's not exactly like nine or ten it's uh kind of iffy

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so we're just gonna get a ticket i know there's a coffee shop right across the street

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and there's also the a big market across the street

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that we can go look at so we're gonna head

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that way and first get our ticket yeah

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so what leon said we're gonna head out now gonna go exploring a bit get the water bus

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or ferry and uh yeah it'll be the old style vlog

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so hopefully you guys enjoy it i'll be holding the camera

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talking about everything pointing to things leon right now is taking the trash bag out of the trash can

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and he's gonna tie it up because when we go down we're gonna throw

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that out and also that brown paper bag

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so you can see he has a trash in his hand now there are new trash bags up there

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so now he's going to replace the trash bag in this

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trash bin the trash bag is black it's also not very big it is kind of small

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so you can see that trash is full

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but yeah i think these are biodegradable too they feel like

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that yeah they do feel a little flimsy i'm gonna put

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the lid back on this helps keep the odor inside the trash bin

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so now we're ready we're gonna go out our door

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but first we're gonna put our shoes on this right here is our shoe closet

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so you can see we have all our shoes here i

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didn't even notice leon was trying to put on my shoes

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but he's putting on his uh shoes running shoes

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and then we'll head out

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and here is our water you can see this is my water that's leon's water

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and i drink more water than him

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but he also does drink the water from the fridge

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which i don't drink as much yeah but let's head out now do some exploring and we'll see you guys outside.

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Okay, so Leon's getting on his bike now.

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so now we're heading to the ferry on the back of the grab bike

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and we're going through these alleyways okay guys

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so i just got off the grab bike

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and now we're at the ferry area leon beat me here

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you got here first eh yeah this is where we buy our tickets right right there right here

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that is loud that thing is loud anyway we're in the sun right now

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so let's go into the shade and buy these tickets at the ticket booth

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so this is the route we're uh we're gonna take we're right here

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and i think we should go up and then go all the way down

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so the tickets are 15 000 for one way

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so no matter where you start one direction is 15 000 the other direction

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so i guess we have to get off at the end

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right yeah we get off there we buy tickets to go the other way

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and then these are the times this right here is the

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timetable you see departure timetable gives you the schedule for all the departures okay guys

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so we just bought our tickets unfortunately we can't go today

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because there's no more tickets for the next one and

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if we wait it'll be a really long wait like three hours

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so we're gonna go tomorrow morning at 9 a .m you can see 8 57

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and then we'll come back at 9 45

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but these are our tickets we have purchased our tickets for tomorrow morning

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so right now it's a little windy you can see the wind is blowing my hair back

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but we're gonna go do some other stuff i think Low -key, low -key, let's go get that Korean food, which one we had the other day But we got the soy sauce one

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and we're gonna go get Korean food We have to change

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plants today stuff didn't work out change of plants change of

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scenery change of everything We still have a plan food when in doubt food, but anyways right now we are standing in the shade here

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next to the river I'm not sure what this river is called the Saigon River Saigon River.

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No, let me fact check that Actually, it is the Saigon River Song Saigon in Vietnamese Song Saigon This is where we're at.

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Honestly, it's a really nice view.

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So let's have a shadowing segment right here.

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I am standing by a wide river in a busy city, looking across the water at tall buildings under a bright, cloudy sky.

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The river moves slowly in front of me, and small green plants float on the surface.

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A shiny metal railing is close to me, and beyond it, a yellow floating platform sits quietly on the water.

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On the left, a bridge crosses the river, carrying people and traffic through the city.

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In the distance, a very tall glass tower rises above the other buildings.

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It looks modern, strong, and impressive.

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The buildings around it are close together, showing that this is a lively and growing city.

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The sky is full of big white and grey clouds, but there is still sunlight in the scene.

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The light reflects softly on the water

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and on the metal railing everything feels calm near the river

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while the city across feels active

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and full of energy wow the view is beautiful i can

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imagine standing here for a few minutes breathing slowly watching the river

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and listening to the sounds of the city it is a

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peaceful place to look at a busy skyline i know you guys really like those shadowing segments

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so i'm going to try to include two in every video

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we'll include one at the very end of the video that's how we'll end the video off

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so make sure you watch till the end of the video

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but for now i think let's walk around

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or sorry walk along the river here and just really enjoy today

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because it has been raining a bit lately since i believe it is entering rainy season

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so it's been raining more than usual right yeah well i guess probably normal for rainy season

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but yeah yeah so i probably wrong to say more than usual

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because it's probably normal i've just never been in this city during rainy season so for me it feels more than usual.

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Across from me, you can see they are constructing something there.

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I think it's some sort of building.

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It's probably not like anything residential.

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It's most likely something for like the community and for the public since it's on the river.

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But yeah, you can see this river stretches far, far, far and wide, far and wide.

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And there are a lot of plants floating on the river too.

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And it is a really calm river.

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I feel like I could jump in there and I'll be completely fine

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but there might be like river monsters oh question for you guys have you guys ever watched

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that show river monsters jeremy wade river monsters i actually love

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that show loki play that let's go watch that there's something here

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which looks like a rock no but in all seriousness

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that is actually a really good show if you guys need like

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or want like interesting native english content to watch river monsters

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by jeremy wade is a recommendation for me that's really good also anthony bourdain That's really good.

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I put Leon on that he never knew about that

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and I put him on That just means you showed someone something or you introduced something to someone.

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So I put Leon on Yeah, so right now we're at Cao Dien Market You can see people are selling a lot of different products.

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Loki, we should check the price of - Actually, I could use some scissors Do we have scissors?

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I have little ones, but I need sharp ones.

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Oh, here they have masks Dude, this really reminds me of markets in South America.

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Very similar.

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Yeah, dude they sell a lot of masks here i guess

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it's more for the sun than it is for well it's like pollution too like

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if you're like riding your scooter down you don't want all that exhaust smoke in your face, right?

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Exactly.

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You want to block that off.

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Exactly.

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You're right.

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This guy is beating meat to make it more tender.

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Meat market, vegetables here.

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I like the vibe of this market.

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These are butchers right here.

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I believe that's beef and I believe this is pork since it's lighter.

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The color of this meat is lighter.

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This looks like the seafood area.

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So you have squid, octopus, fish bro.

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Look at that one.

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That looks like a river moxie.

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That looks like a on it that looks like a sturgeon yeah isn't

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that illegal to catch no i thought they were

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they're going uh extinct

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because people get them in there too i wonder where they're

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getting salmon from yeah probably everywhere let's go out of the

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market now that's actually really cool it really reminds me of

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markets in south america they got a lot of fruit out

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here too yeah loki i need to buy some bananas maybe i'll go buy some of those okay

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so we have bananas here yeah i think i'm gonna buy

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these ones these look kind of good oh yes I'm gonna

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buy some bananas probably 30k worth I'll just ask for however much 30k worth of bananas is

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but they have different kinds of bananas they have different sizes

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and different varieties of bananas but I'll get these ones okay

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so I just bought 40 ,000 Vietnamese dong worth of bananas

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or two Canadian dollars Leon said

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that this drink is really good what is it it's like juice

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and then they put a bunch of different toppings inside of it oh no dude nah i don't like

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that type of stuff i would like a banana smoothie though

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they make banana smoothies there do they nope i would have

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bought one immediately there's a big mirror here this mirror is

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used to see the traffic coming from the other side

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but it's warped you can see it's warped here and here

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but now we're going to the family mart this is a huge family mart

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because we are we are one big family mart

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and it looks like they're delivering some products to the family mart now i'm in the drinks section

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and i think i'm gonna get a coke zero

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but i'm not sure i'm wondering and contemplating whether i should get

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that or something else

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because there are a lot of flavors seven up this is such a nostalgic drink for me

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because i used to drink this a lot

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when i was growing up in canada it was very very popular sprite not as much

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but seven up yes what is something you loved drinking

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when you were younger let me know in the comments okay guys we have just left the family mart

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and now we're going to head over to the korean restaurant to have lunch okay

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so leon is now going to pour himself a glass of water with

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that plastic jug normally your elders for for you i mean your juniors pour for the elders

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so i would have to pour for

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that okay i just spilled my glass of water

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but yeah we just ordered our food and they brought our side dishes here

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and yeah they'll bring our food and put it on here to cook for us

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but yeah we are in the restaurant now

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and we are the only people in here okay

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so we just got our food

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that looks super good man it's starting to bubble right now yeah

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and they said we have to wait five minutes for it to be fully cooked yeah

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but you could eat the toboki and the noodles yeah

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so now we're ready to eat this is just a big

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wooden spoon meant to stir this chicken toboki noodles this is a big cast iron pan you ready to eat

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so you can see i've dished myself up some food there is chicken cabbage noodles

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and rice cakes in here this is a small bowl these

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are my chopsticks this is a glass my glass is half full

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and here we have some sides and that right there is egg try some chicken

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pretty good not too spicy fire 10 out of 10 a little spicy not too bad okay guys

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so we just ate it was pretty good i would say

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6 .7 out of 10 i preferred the other one we had before it was a soya sauce one

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but now we're heading home and i hope you guys enjoyed the video

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if you want to see more make sure to like comment subscribe and now here is the shadowing segment as promised

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after a big meal the table looks messy

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but happy a large round pan sits in the middle almost empty with red sauce

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and spices left on the bottom a wooden spoon rests inside the pan

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and it looks like everyone has eaten well around the pan there are small side dishes with kimchi corn sauces

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and fresh green leaves someone is sitting behind the table with

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their hands near their face looking relaxed after eating the restaurant feels warm

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and busy with people sitting close together

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and dark wooden walls around the room there are cups a water bottle chopsticks

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and plates on the table showing that this was a shared meal with friends

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or family the food must have been hot rich and flavorful.

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Maybe it was spicy because the sauce is deep red.

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there are many little marks of seasoning in the pan the fresh lettuce

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and leaves on the side would make each bite taste lighter

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and cooler even though the meal is finished the table still tells a story of good food conversation

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and a comfortable time together don't just watch the lesson once

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 309 sentences and 3710 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:43. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
shave verb	/ˈʃeɪ̯v/	To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
trash noun	/tɹæʃ/	Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
banana noun	/bəˈnænə/	An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
fold verb	/ˈfəʊld/	To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
laundry noun	/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/	A laundering; a washing.
mart noun	/mɑɹt/	A shop, a store, a market.
shadow noun	/ˈʃædəʊ̯/	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
sleeve noun	/sliv/	The part of a garment that covers the arm.
warp noun	/ˈwɔːp/	The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
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…
meal noun	/ˈmiːl/	Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
wooden adjective	/ˈwʊdn̩/	Made of wood.
segment noun	/ˈsɛɡmɛnt/	A length of some object.
dish noun	/dɪʃ/	A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
lip noun	/lɪp/	Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
head out verb	To leave, depart; to go on ahead.
close together adjective	Near each other in time or space.
get off verb	To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
go out verb	To leave, especially a building.
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
go up verb	To move upwards.
walk around verb	To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

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 raining · it's been raining
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to see · used to drink
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've just finished · haven't folded · I've just put
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are still considered · is called

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 137 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, booth /buθ/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, lather /ˈlæð.ɚ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, trash /tɹæʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, dish /dɪʃ/, shade /ʃeɪd/
Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, biodegradable /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/

How to practise with this video

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Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shave, trash, banana.

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Key vocabulary in this video

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What is the Shadowing Technique?