Shadowing Practice: Learn REAL English: Sports & Exercise (comprehensible input) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Alright, so...
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Today we're going to be learning English through sport.
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so before we head to the track, we're going to go to the stadium a little bit later.
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Two great English words.
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stadium and track.
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We're going to go to the stadium and track later, do some running.
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play some basketball, but like always we'll be learning English together.
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And remember, This 15 minute vlog is the same thing as a one hour English class.
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And how's that?
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through comprehensible input.
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Look.
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Thank you.
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I'm gonna start my stretching.
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Next word of the day.
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Stretching. And...
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I'll see you guys in a little bit.
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Alright guys, so I finished my stretching.
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You see these These are rocks here, they're big rocks.
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and big rocks you can even call.
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Boulders So, I'm gonna walk.
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over the boulders.
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to get to this road here.
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See, I'm on this road.
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There's some people walking on the road.
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And just over there, far over there, that's where we're going.
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And we're heading to the track, the stadium.
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So we're going to walk to the stadium.
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And it shouldn't take too long to get to the stadium.
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It's around 5 -10 minutes to get to the stadium.
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Another great English word.
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Stadium.
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Great English word.
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And you guys can see, if you guys look over here, see this road?
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It's very busy today.
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You see all the cars on the road?
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Very great English word.
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It's busy.
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Or you could use the word rush hour.
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Like the film.
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It's rush hour today.
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You can say this Just like the film, a great English word.
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I'll see you guys later at the track.
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See, see what I wanted to show you what I'm the road I'm walking on.
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This is called a bike path and it's kind of it's not built.
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You guys see how it's built?
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It's not built nicely.
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There's nowhere for pedestrians or people who want to walk There's nowhere for us to walk.
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That's what I want to show you.
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Another great English word is pedestrians.
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Pedestrians is when you want to walk like what I'm doing now
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So what I wanted to show you guys is these more sports English vocabulary.
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So if you guys take a look over here, People here They're all on the beach.
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Some people over there swimming, you see?
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Thank you.
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They're swimming in the...
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C There's some beach umbrellas and beach chairs.
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as you can see there.
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And if we keep looking over here Yeah, people are just relaxing.
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And you see when you're sun tanning, that means you're just sun tanning, you're trying to get darker.
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So you're tanning.
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and over there, I don't know if you guys can see behind there but
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I think we're gonna get closer when we get close you guys will be able to see There's the soccer stadium.
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So we'll get to the soccer stadium and learn a little bit more English before we do some exercise.
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So we're almost at the stadium.
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I will see you guys in a little bit.
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All right.
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See you guys in a little bit.
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Here you can see some guys are training for soccer.
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That's just you can also say for some sports vocabulary or training for a specific sport.
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Hey, so this guy, he's training for soccer.
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You can see he's doing some juggling Shoot, shoot, take a shot!
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Thank you.
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Oh, wow.
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That was a great shot.
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Hahaha.
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Alright, so yeah, he's training on the soccer field another great Soccer term and he took a shot.
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I'm gonna see if we can go up here and I don't know if you guys can see.
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but I'm gonna see if we can go up here.
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Oops.
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This guy's here riding a bike.
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Another great exercise terms.
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but I'm seeing if we can go up this path so I can get a better view
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at the stadium for you guys before we go do some more exercise.
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Let's see if we find it.
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See you guys in a little bit.
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So what I wanted to show you is this English sign here.
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See this sign?
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It says, "No trespassing." That means you're not allowed to climb over this, you see?
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Not allowed to climb over. And?
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I told you, I'm going to try and get a better view up here.
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See you guys in a little bit more.
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I'm still trying to find, I'm kind of lost.
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It's crazy.
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but Look at this.
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This is some great...
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architecture here it's old architecture see how it looks great for learning english And these here, these are metal bars on the doors.
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Kind of looks like an old jail.
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Any architecture we can always use to learn English.
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I'm still trying to find a way to get a better view to The Stadium.
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And what I'm walking on, before it was a bike path.
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Now this is just a regular path.
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And It's a beautiful day outside.
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If you guys been watching the vlogs, I live in the south of France, so there's always sun.
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It's very beautiful here. And...
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Yeah, I'll see you guys in a little bit.
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Oh, no. Wait.
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Look what we got here.
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Thank you.
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We got the beautiful view Hold on, let me get you over the bar.
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I'm tall, so it's easy for me.
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So this is the stadium.
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You can see the soccer stadium is over there.
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and this what i was talking about before this is the track and you can run along the track which, I'm going to do a little bit earlier.
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a little bit later.
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Sorry, but you can learn the two words because I made a mistake.
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You can say earlier.
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or later is when you do something maybe at 7am for example or you do something at 8 a .m for example.
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And later is when you do something 10 a .m or later than the time it is now.
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So earlier and later.
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Don't forget those nice.
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English words.
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And wow, look at here.
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I've always seen this statue, but Looking at it from up close, I think you guys will be able to You guys will enjoy this statue.
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You see it there?
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Yeah.
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Pretty nice statue.
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Another great English word, statue.
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All right, so we just made it to the stadium.
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Walking through The door. And...
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Here is the track.
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but the track is locked right here.
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We're gonna go run at the track a little bit later.
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Track is locked here.
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We're gonna go run on the track a little bit later.
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See this here?
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It's a lock.
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The door is locked, you see?
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This year It's a lock.
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The door is locked so we can't get inside.
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for the track.
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You gotta go around the other side.
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You gotta go around the other side.
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So, here is where we're heading to over here.
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We're heading to the basketball court.
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to see if my friend Idris is over there.
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This year is an a clubhouse, you see, it's a soccer clubhouse.
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You see the soccer clubhouse.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Oh, look on the ground there, there's some sand, you see?
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on the ground, there's some sand on the ground Here before we go to the basketball court, This here is the beach volleyball court.
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You can see there's some beach volleyball you can do play beach volleyball, very cool.
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beach volleyball court.
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There's three courts here.
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So here at the basketball court, basketball net.
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court.
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Over there was the volleyball court.
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Did you guys just get here or how long have you guys been here for? for around 30 minutes.
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- 30 minutes?
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OK.
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So I'm still waiting for my friend Idris, see if he'll come.
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And I guess I'll see you guys when we start playing.
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Thank you.
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Ooh, show me something Oh, jump shot.
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Oh.
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Yeah, you got to dunk.
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Alright, he's going to show us a dunk.
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Oh - Oh, he was close, he was close.
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All right, try one more time.
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See, when you mess up and you try again, try again.
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Oh close again - Yeah.
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- I'm gonna go.
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Thank you.
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- What's up bro?
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What's up?
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So this is my friend Idris who will watch by phone bro.
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My friend and just say what up to them?
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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- It's okay?
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- Yeah, it's okay.
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So we're going to play some basketball for a little bit
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and then I'll see you guys on the track a little bit later. or maybe not.
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- Oh.
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- Okay.
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Okay.
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No. Ooh!
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- Nice.
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I'm going to go.
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Thank you, Daniel.
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- Ooh, oh yeah.
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Nice little layup.
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- Yeah.
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- - Thank you.
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How do you feel Idris?
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It's not good.
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It's not good.
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It's not good.
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- You're tired?
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I think we'll do one last one - Check it out.
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Alright, do you want to do a last one or a last game?
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Uh, next one.
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Alright, last game and then see you guys at the track.
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Remember, we got to go to the track after.
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Peace.
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Okay.
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Oh, oh.
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Oh, do that again.
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Can you do that again?
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Face out, I'll do that again.
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I want to get a nice shot.
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Hold on, wait.
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Alright, go.
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Ooh.
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That's a dunk.
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Ha ha ha.
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- Okay, we just finished playing basketball.
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A little bit tired.
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Very tired, but still we're going to go to the track so we can teach you a little bit more English.
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Gonna learn words like Sprint.
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jogging jumping, So stay tuned.
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I'll see you guys at the track and here's the track.
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Thank you.
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But this door is locked.
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So we gotta go all the way around.
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We gotta walk around because the door is locked.
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Here, this is a gate.
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It's a green gate.
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walked through the gate.
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Oh, this is a nice scooter here.
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It's a T -Max scooter.
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Another gate.
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So like I said, we gotta walk around to get to the track.
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Here this is a water fountain.
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You can grab a bottle, grab something to drink Thank you.
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So this here is the track.
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This is lane eight.
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Lane 7, lane 6 lane five, lane four.
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Lane 3.
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And? these two guys here They're coming on the screen.
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They're jogging.
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Another English word.
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jogging.
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You can either go really fast and you're sprinting or you can be jogging.
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That's jogging there.
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Alright bro, ciao.
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See you bro.
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Alright so just dropped Idris off on the train.
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See you later man.
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Wednesday, next Wednesday.
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On joue next mercredi. On joue?
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Oui oui.
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I'm going to go.
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Yes, I'm going to go.
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Yes, I'm going to go.
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Alright, so just dropped Idris off at the train.
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That here here is the train station.
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You guys can see the train station.
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This is the train station. and it's about halfway. to my house.
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- It's about halfway.
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And now we're going up These stairs you see these are called stairs.
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and we're going to walk up.
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this there.
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I'll go to a...
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Here this year.
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This is a railing.
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You see that?
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It's a railing and you can hold on to the railing.
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in order to stay stable when you're going down or up.
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the stairs Oh.
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I'm really tired today.
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I was a long game of basketball.
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I think we played for two hours maybe.
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Maybe two hours.
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So I'm very tired.
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My legs are sore.
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What?
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It was a fun day.
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And we got to learn English together.
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I'll see you guys in a little bit if there's some new things to learn.
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This here you see here, this is the bus station.
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So buses can come here, they park, some people wait for the buses.
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You see that guy over there, he's waiting for the bus.
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See that guy there, he's waiting for the bus. And...
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Thank you.
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Yeah, that's the bus.
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The bus just arrived, but I'm not going to take the bus.
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It's not that long to get home.
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So, We're just gonna walk home.
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and The walk home is about, I don't know, 10 minutes home, it's not that far for me to walk home.
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Oh.
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Guys, look at this here.
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this year is a crosswalk We're going to cross the road and get to the crosswalk.
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This is here, there, that's a pizza store.
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This is, I walk home, when I walk home I always walk by this pizza store.
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This pizza is not good pizza.
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It's, Thank you.
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It's not really that good, the pizza.
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Oop, that there, that there is a garbage can.
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You see?
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It's a nice garbage can.
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You can throw garbage or trash inside the garbage champ.
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This car right here, this red car.
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It's parked.
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You can see that it's parked on the side of the road.
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The car is parked and you see this here This here is a bench.
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It's a bench and you can sit down on the bench See this here?
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See this?
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This here is a tree.
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and at the bottom of the tree there, Those are the tree roots.
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Those are the tree roots.
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Here this, this motorcycle, this is a motorcycle and it's parked.
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You see the motorcycle is parked.
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and it's parked on the sidewalk.
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You see here where we're walking?
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where we're walking, we're walking here.
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on the sidewalk This is called the sidewalk.
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I And you see how these cars are parked.
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All these cars, they're not parked straight, they're parked diagonally.
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You see all these cars here?
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the car is are parked diagonally or they're on a diagonal.
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That's how another great English word.
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They're parked on an angle.
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and you guys can see there that there is a bus stop Right there, it's a bus stop. So, back...
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from before was the bus station.
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And this is the bus stop.
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This here is a restaurant patio.
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You see, here's a nice restaurant and this here is the restaurant patio. And here?
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This is a roundabout.
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cars go inside the roundabouts That's what this is called.
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A roundabout.
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That car there That car was a truck.
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Thank you.
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You see, it was a truck.
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See, that's a car.
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And here is another car.
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But the car...
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The...
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vehicle, the previous vehicle, That was...
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A truck.
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like this.
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This here is a car And that there See that?
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That's a minivan.
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So we have a minivan, there's cars, And there's trucks.
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Those are three new simple.
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English words Ooh.
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And we already talked about this.
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This is a trash can.
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But beside the trash can there, that is a trash bag on the floor.
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And it looks very dirty having the trash bag just sitting there on the floor.
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Doesn't it?
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Wow, look at this you guys, it looks really beautiful.
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I don't know if you guys can see.
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very beautiful pedals.
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These are all called flower petals.
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Looks very beautiful, these pink flower petals on the floor.
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Just wanted to show you guys that.
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It looked really nice, those pink flower.
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pedals.
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Can you see this here?
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This is a residence building.
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people who live inside big buildings like this, a residence building, so it's a residence.
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See?
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Got another stop sign here.
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And as you guys can see on this stop sign they'll be different bus routes See?
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There's bus routes, there's bus route 7, 8, 10, 12.
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23. Those are all called bus routes.
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Woo -hoo!
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You guys see how the road is?
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There's nobody on the road.
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It's very calm.
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There's few cars on the road.
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So when there's few cars on the road like it is today, you guys see?
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It is calm.
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Yeah, as you guys can see, It's a very calm day.
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And it's nice when you walk home and it's a calm day like this.
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after sport.
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Alright, so we finally made it home.
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This here is a gate again.
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I got to put the code in to open the gate.
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See the gate.
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See, the gate is closed.
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Here's the gate.
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And I gotta put the code in to open the gate.
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See?
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The gate is opened.
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So, I am almost home.
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This is my residence here.
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This is where I live.
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Thank you.
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So it was great learning English with you guys.
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I hope you guys liked the video.
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Sorry if it was a bit...
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THEIR OWNERS.
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This is a new camera.
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Stick to and I'll get better.
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and I'll see you guys in the next video.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 397 sentences and 2752 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:42. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (noun) — A doorlike structure outside a house.
- soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (noun) — Association football.
- pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
- trash /tɹæʃ/ (noun) — Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
- volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ (noun) — A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
- residence /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ (noun) — The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
- garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — Food waste material of any kind.
- statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ (noun) — A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
- architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
- flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (noun) — A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
- rail /ɹeɪ(ə)l/ (noun) — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- bench /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To lengthen by pulling.
- stairs /ˈstɛɹz/ (noun) — A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
- motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ (noun) — An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- go up (verb) — To move upwards.
- wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
- look over (verb) — To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- walk on (verb) — To come onstage.
- go around (verb) — To move or spread from person to person.
- hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
- walk through (verb) — To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 104 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, diagonally /daɪˈæɡ.nə.li/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/
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 gate, soccer, pizza.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · is locked · are called |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who want · people who live |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep looking · start playing · finished playing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're going · we're heading · I'm walking |
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.