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Okay, hey, so if you want to practice real-life English right now, let's do this together, because I'm an English learner,
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and today I would like to take a walk around Moscow and practice English speaking in real life.
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I'm going to just talk about my life, about my days, and describe everything I see around.
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So you're going to practice your listening skills, vocabulary, and just have fun time with me.
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Yeah guys, first of all, take a look at this just a crazy amount of pigeons.
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Like, what is going on?
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This, the whole square is full of pigeons.
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It's just full of pigeons and it's so dirty because they're pooping.
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And like, it's getting dirty so much much.
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All right, but the view is beautiful anyways.
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Like today I am in a center in some park right here.
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I'm going to go down with the park and just walk around.
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You feel what I'm saying?
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Here is the museum by the way.
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This building is a museum and it's quite tall.
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It's cool.
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It's pretty small and clean park and look I see the fire truck.
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Yeah right, is it a fire truck for like firefighters?
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It's like a job.
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But why did they put the fire truck here?
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They also decorated the fire truck with flowers.
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No, it's not a fire truck, it's just a regular car.
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And here is another car on the other side of the park.
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Old type of car from maybe from 60s or 70s.
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Also they put flowers on the top of the car right there.
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Many flowers.
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Cameras.
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Alright.
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And here is like the motorcycle.
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Hey guys as you might notice like bro I cut my I got a new haircut
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because I went to the barber shop and got a haircut.
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To be honest, I don't like it
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that much like I messed up a little bit like it doesn't look that good but yeah hopefully in a week,
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not hopefully, I know that for sure, I know for sure that in a couple of weeks in a week it's going to get back to normal again
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yeah isn't it how would you rate these haircuts on a scale from 1 to 10 okay
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and here is pretty quiet neighborhood just road down there and restaurants on the sides
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no fancy activities no nothing just quiet neighborhood and
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little church see
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that Y building I am planning to where to go I guess I'm going to head out toward
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that side I don't know why but I think it looks better than
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that one for sure let's go down the street now guys I actually I actually changed my mind.
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I changed my mind and now I'm going to the opposite way.
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Because this road goes toward the center.
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And like maybe we are going to see some interesting activities there.
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And by the way, recent news, recent big news in the world like Spider-Man movie.
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Have you already watched the new Spider-Man movie?
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Spider-Man brand new day, right?
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Is that what it's called?
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Unfortunately, I didn't watch it, because in Russia this movie is going to come out in cinema only in August 20.
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In August 20, it's like 20 days after the official release in the States.
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It's been already 4 days and some of you guys texted me in messages like, did I watch it?
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No, I didn't and I know that you guys told me that this movie is great
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and I'm really really really excited to see that
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because before I saw many theories on Instagram
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and just across the internet about the movie who is going
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to be the villain I'm very curious what's really going to happen there Oh my god,
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only in the...
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But maybe, maybe I will find the pirate version or pirate I can watch for free online on the internet.
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Maybe I will find that version in English, because for me it's preferable to watch in English in original version.
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It's way better than watching in Russian, because it's not original voice of the actors.
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So you can also share your impression on the Spider-Man movie in the comments.
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What do you think about with the movie?
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But no spoilers, please!
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No spoilers at all, because like I'm trying not to see any spoilers online at all.
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It's going to be bad if I see some info about the movie
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that I'm not that I'm not supposed to know before watching.
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I don't regret that I went this way at all because this The street is beautiful,
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but it's so empty.
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It is so empty in the center.
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Like no cars, no pedestrian, it's evening.
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And I have a theory why.
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Because during the summer, many people, many residents of the city try to move out of the city,
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to the countryside, to the nature.
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Get kind of wilderness retreats.
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Because it's the time when you have a break at a job, at college.
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They try to spend this time in the nature, outside.
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And that's why the city looks empty.
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Because everybody is gone.
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They will come back in September.
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And the city is going to be full of people.
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Look, they tied the scooter to the pole.
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They tied with some kind of rope.
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Without even realization, guys, I came to the very center of Moscow.
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very very center and here we got wildflowers with bees
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filming bees is like a new tradition the second vlog in a row I've been filming bees bees on the table
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I'm just kind of scared to be sitting here because like I don't want them to bite me alright
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and right there as you can see street musician,
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street singer girl is preparing to sing alright let's walk a little bit here by the way this girl is already singing
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she's kind of warming up It's crazy, it's phenomenal.
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And yeah, I love this street with the lights.
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Maybe you remember I filmed a vlog here in the winter during the Christmas holidays.
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It was just full of snow. And now it's summer.
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It's very cozy street, you know, very cozy.
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The guy is selling water and ice cream.
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So yeah, these kind of summer days, it's August, like one month until going to college.
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Right now I live, by the way, alone in my dormitory because my roommates are gone to their hometowns.
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I have the whole focus just to be walking.
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I wanna just walk around Moscow.
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Around my favorite places.
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And by the way, I wanna guys thank you.
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Thank you so, so much for hitting 40,000 subs on YouTube.
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For me, like 40,000 subs is very decent number.
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It's great, like, I've been just sharing my experience learning English
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and I'm so happy that like I can help people to learn English
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that you can be united here and learn together
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and I also created like a group chat for English learners on Telegram
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so if you want to find speaking partner
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or make more friends you can join their chat as well
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and it's just great
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so yeah guys thank you I'm going to go back now I want to go home
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and I'm going to to buy an ice cream.
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Restaurant.
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Oh, waiter.
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He's a waiter.
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That's his job to be a waiter.
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Italian store for women's underwear.
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Underwear for women.
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Panties and bras.
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And right there is going to be grocery store where I'm going to buy an ice cream Right here,
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let's go Getting an ice cream Alright,
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I bought a vanilla waffle Waffle cup or waffle cone How do we usually call this type of ice cream?
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Because it's not a con technically I appreciate you keep going with learning English We're doing your stuff So yeah,
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see you, bye bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LEARN ENGLISH with This Vlog”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, movie, cream, truck, ice. This video has 123 sentences and 1308 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:49. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bee noun | /ˈbiː/ | A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for… |
| waffle noun | /ˈwɑf.əl/ | A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup. |
| spoiler noun | /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ | One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| pigeon noun | /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ | One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes. |
| haircut noun | /ˈhɛə(ɹ)kʌt/ | The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician. |
| cosy adjective | /ˈkoʊzi/ | Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable. |
| learner noun | /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ | One who is learning; one receiving instruction. |
| vlog noun | /ˈvlɑɡ/ | A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. |
| underwear noun | /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ | Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. |
| pirate noun | /ˈpaɪɹət/ | A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns. |
| decorate verb | /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ | To furnish with decorations. |
| dormitory noun | /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/ | A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of… |
| firefighter noun | /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ | A person who has been trained to put out fires. |
| preferable adjective | /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/ | Better than some other option; preferred. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
| come out in verb | to be afflicted by (a visible disruption of the body) |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| go down with verb | To catch or contract (an illness). |
| head out verb | To leave, depart; to go on ahead. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You feel what I'm saying?
- Is that what it's called?
- What do you think about with the movie?
- It's very cozy street, you know, very cozy.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you already watched · It's been · I've been |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to just · you're going to practice · I'm going to go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is going · they're pooping · I'm saying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, preferable /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/
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 bee, waffle, spoiler.
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.