Shadowing Practice: Learn English with this Vlog | FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE (junior year) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, this is me already after that day.
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So just I forgot to film intro like I didn't have time
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Well in this video the main goal the main idea is to practice English
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I'm a student in Russia and I learned English.
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Oh my god.
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Look at my hair.
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Look at that.
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That's weird Alright, and I wanna film this vlog.
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I'm planning to describe all my day what I'm doing at
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university My activities with the friends my classes how we like having breakfast
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and this kind of content and I will describe this in English and show with you my daily routine.
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You can practice learning vocabulary it's like comprehensible input and for me it is speaking practice.
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So in the morning right now let's go.
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I just decided to put on you know some kind of hoodie, grey white t-shirt and black pants just casual,
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nothing fancy but I don't actually care it looks super good like just my students like who cares
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and everything what I need to take with me is just my earphones like this
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and my backpack it's pretty empty because like I don't have any textbooks
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and papers no just backpack that's it all right we gotta hurry up now not to miss the bus
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because like it's the best option to get to university
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and like first of all before in first class i'm gonna
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go to the free breakfast i'm gonna get like we have this option
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free breakfast for all the students and yeah well see you in our dining room in university well
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where's the bus yeah yeah it's coming it's coming bro okay this is our bus station
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and all students are waiting for a bus we're going to take a bus
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now guys we're in the subway and i'm tapping my transportation cards
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all right we're in the moscow subway that's too overcrowded in
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the morning bro everyone is going to the job to the college like that's wild Too many people bro.
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That's our stations.
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I'm like just staying here and learning vocabulary.
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You see?
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In this app.
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That's my process.
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Alright bro, I'm going to university.
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By the way, my university is just next to the subway.
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It's really close.
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So like, we're kinda lucky.
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Let's explore this this it's like a main building building a better future our slogan
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and we got some kind of pyramid what a sign of
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our university it looks really beautiful by the way not really beautiful right pretty old soviet union style
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but in any case inside is gonna be way better but
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when I visit it a little bit later because Because right now I'm going to the dining room to get my breakfast.
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It's right there.
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But I'll check this out, bro.
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It is Moscow city.
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That's cool.
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Because my college is almost in the center of Moscow.
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It's basically really close to the center.
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We are in a dining room.
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Look, that's beautiful.
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Wait, where's my friend?
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I don't see my friend, honestly.
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It's so organized, it's so beautiful.
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We've got tables, lens, but I don't see my friend.
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Yo, there he is.
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Victor, hey.
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Hey guys, I got some kind of meal.
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What is this?
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It's like oatmeal.
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What did you eat?
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I ate, it's a little bit of vegetables.
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It used to be eggs and vegetables in here.
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Cool, okay, let's eat.
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Wow, I love it, bro.
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Students like, classic students, this is basically our breakfast for free.
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Spoon, bowl, this is a bowl, and oatmeal.
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Look guys, what kind of food we have here.
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And we can take the meal right here.
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I want to buy something else, like some kind of sandwich maybe.
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I'm not sure.
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Well Today we have four classes We're gonna be physics something else like English.
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I remember because like
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The names of the classes is really complicated and it's not
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that like simple not like in a school and I like Coldplay do here I like Coldplay music Paradise yeah,
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basically we have 15 minutes to the class my university is really good it like design,
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I like this design in this dining room and in the main in the main building as well really good university.
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I after breakfast I'm going to the first lecture it's gonna be kind of boring
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but that's all right I have some something to do because like I can learn English anyway
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you see like the weather is kind of gloomy today it's gloomy weather when it's cloudy and everything so grey,
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grey sky, like in London.
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Real English weather.
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You know our campus is pretty compact, you know, compact.
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It's like all buildings in one area.
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And it's cool because at some universities, like buildings might be in a different part of the city.
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It's not comfortable at all.
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This kind of building is pretty empty.
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It's basically for chemistry.
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There are a lot of labs for carrying out experiments or something.
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It's too early in the morning.
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Basically, empty campus.
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I'm in a lecture.
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It's not even started yet, but it's already kind of boring.
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Damn.
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That's weird.
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But at least I have a beautiful view in the city.
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I can enjoy nature while sitting here.
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That's all mine.
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We found the third friend, Sanya.
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After lecture, bro.
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Look at his face.
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This is the best representation of today's lecture.
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Enough.
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Yeah.
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Children of the walking.
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Can we chat?
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bear.
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Bye-bye, teacher. That was our classroom.
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Huge classroom for lectures.
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And some kind of screen.
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We are going to buy some snacks in a vending machine.
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This is a vending machine.
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And we are going to pick something.
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Numbers.
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Press the button. Which one?
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It's one, it's just reading it.
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Another dining room.
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There's almost nothing.
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Like two pieces of sandwich,
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something, Shower mom and pancakes. Is that good?
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You know, the assortment is not big.
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They all speak Russian here, like Russian university.
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Nobody speaks English, like almost, even Max.
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Do you speak English?
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He does, he does speak.
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Oh, we got a map.
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Look at this.
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Oh, that's only a Russian map.
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We right now in Moscow.
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Some kind of library.
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You can pick a book and read.
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Even being in a dining room and having breakfast or dinner or lunch.
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Right.
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Go.
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They're green.
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They're green.
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They're green.
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They're green.
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It's like a bathroom.
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Angelina, let's go.
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Now we have some materials.
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Honestly, we have no idea what's about to happen here.
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It's our first time.
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Marina.
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Marina.
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Guys, I think I will just read the book in English.
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Like currently I've been reading Charlie and Chocolate Factory.
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And it's pretty interesting.
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And the level is not so high.
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So if you want to read something, I would recommend this to read.
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Alright guys.
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Now we are in the main building.
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This is the main, the most beautiful, the most modern building in this university.
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Like, check this library.
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Library, piano, by the way, you can play piano. And watch some TV.
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And watch my friends.
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Ah, who?
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Listen, Vani, he's with us, and someone's left.
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I don't know.
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He's maybe lost.
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Check the staircase.
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Wow, that's pretty cool.
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Now we're gonna finally have English class, bro.
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I've been waiting for this for the whole day.
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Like, that's the main reason why I'm here today at university.
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Because of English.
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It's kinda overcrowded.
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Yo, you know, usually we don't use elevator, we prefer staircase.
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I don't have to get some physical exercises before classes like to refresh our muscles and brains.
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Finally here tennis floor.
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Oh yeah that's better.
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The whole city and like a beautiful building like yeah it's beautiful.
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Wow Let's get it, bro.
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We need to find our classroom.
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Like, it's gonna be 10, 13.
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I have no idea, bro.
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Not here. Where, where, where, where?
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Yo, man!
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How's it going?
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Здорово, man!
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Здорово!
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We're hyping here at university.
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It's cool.
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I like this atmosphere of English-speaking art, like crowds.
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You feel me?
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You feel me?
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Hello?
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I don't know who are they, what are they doing here?
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Not this one, the next one.
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I got so confused with this schedule and right now we had to go across the whole campus to another building completely.
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I don't know, probably we're gonna be late.
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3 o'clock it's the wrong building totally
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i've heard about this before but no but it's something cool yeah definitely about I'll remind you, so what's your name?
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It's fine.
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Well, okay, I'll give you this...
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That teacher is pretty good, like, good, kind, great mom.
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I like her, I like her, really.
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And right now, we, like,
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Witte and I, we are going to buy some kind of hot dog or burger to get a lunch.
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And I feel like sometimes it's kind of complicated to mix English and Russian during the day,
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like, I'm talking to my friends in Russian always and then I film in English right here.
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So it's kind of confusing for my brain.
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Oh, we have a lot of coffee shops here and just street food.
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If you're hungry like between classes, we can get this.
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Hope you're doing great guys in your college, in your school or what to do.
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Maybe you have a job already, right?
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Yeah.
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I hope you're doing great and spending your days and enjoying this world.
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Look at this, how beautiful it is.
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Right?
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We have memorial.
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Cool.
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Wow.
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And this is in the very center of Moscow.
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Literally in the very center.
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We can just go by foot in the red square.
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It's like that's easy.
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Now we're going back to this building where we started our day To have the last class of delivery Kinda colorful
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Moscow Okay I'm going home and look at this the weather is finally perfect Why?
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Like in the morning it was really awful bro And when the weather is bad I feel bad, I feel sad, you feel me?
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But now when I see the sky and sun, I wanna walk, I wanna be happy again.
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Yeah, well this kind of day I had today at university.
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Now it's 4 p.m and I have like a lot of time.
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I can run, I can learn something like chilling with friends as usual.
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Thank you guys for being here.
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I hope you enjoyed this.
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I hope you have a great day as well and Yeah, look at this weather.
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It's still summer like it's summer Summer is back.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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See you.
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Bye.
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Bye
About This Lesson
Welcome to this English learning practice session! In this vlog-style lesson, you will immerse yourself in the daily routine of a university student in Moscow, described entirely in English. The main goal is to enhance your English speaking practice through natural dialogue and relatable situations. By engaging with the content, you'll practice vocabulary related to college life, public transportation, and everyday activities. This experience will not only help you improve your language skills but will also provide you with comprehensible input, making it easier to absorb new phrases and expressions.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Backpack - A bag carried on the back, essential for students.
- Subway - An underground railway system used for urban transportation.
- Free breakfast - A meal offered at no cost, often provided by schools or universities.
- Overcrowded - A situation where the number of people exceeds the capacity of a space.
- Dining room - A place in a university or facility where meals are served.
- Routine - A regular pattern of activities or behaviors.
- Casual wear - Clothing that is informal and comfortable.
- University slogan - A phrase that represents the institution’s values or mission.
Practice Tips
To effectively utilize this vlog for your IELTS speaking practice, try incorporating the shadowing technique. This method involves repeating the phrases you hear immediately after the speaker. Here are some tailored tips to get the most out of your experience:
- Listen and Repeat: Play the video at a slower speed if needed and repeat each sentence. Focus on mimicking the tone and pace of the speaker.
- Record Yourself: Use a voice recording app to capture your own speech. This helps you compare your pronunciation with the original.
- Engage with the Content: Take notes on new vocabulary and phrases, and then create your own sentences using them to reinforce learning.
- Explore Context: After learning a new word or phrase, try to use it in different contexts. For example, "subway" could be used in sentences about transportation in your own city.
- Consistency is Key: Make shadowing part of your daily routine to build fluency. A regular practice schedule on a reliable shadowing site can yield substantial improvements over time.
By following these steps, you will not only enhance your speaking skills but also grow more confident in using English in real-life scenarios. Remember, practice makes perfect!
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.