Shadowing Practice: My College Apartment Tour! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today is the day where I'm shooting with my apartment.

We're eating corn, and we're going to go and practice.

Because I love skiing, I love aspirin.

I actually hung up with that myself.

Goodbye, YouTube play button.

Then we worked on some putting and chipping today.

I'm nervous.

We got some of these golf shoes.

More golf shoes.

And I'll give you guys my apartment tour later today.

What's up, boys?

Welcome back to the channel um today is a day where i show you my apartment

i'm gonna go to practice uh we have like an off day today i'm gonna go practice my putting

because it's horrendous right now um and then you go to the training rooms

and after that i will be going to the farmer's market at university miami

and yeah so just come along come on chat for the day but this is my apartment tour um i I know,

something goes really dying to see it, so we're still going off today.

I don't know.

I washed my face.

I just woke up.

My contact's in. so I'll

be right back.

I'm doing my routine right now.

So yeah, I mean, we've been living alone.

Kind of crazy.

I've had six qualifiers.

I like more supplements, but yeah, I've had six qualifiers.

I ended up getting strep throat last week um on top of strep i had a science section

so i got two at once never happened to me before um the doctor was even shocked

that that happened uh so i've been going through it

uh last night i think i threw poison because i ate sushi and then i threw up so i don't know

not fun um but it's been nice like i love university miami it's a great college um

i believe that's close to home i've been home a few times um already

because i um i have all my golf stuff and my trainers

and um coaches and stuff like that all in jupiter

so um if i have an off day i try to go home like i'm going home tonight

because i have a little punny thing tomorrow morning

that i set up so i have alex tomorrow too which i'm so excited i miss alex

but yeah i mean it's been great college life is fun

when you're a student athlete

that makes it hard to be honest i wake up every day at like 5 a .m uh

and then i don't go to sleep until like 9

and then or i try to go sleep at 9 normally i don't go sleep until like 10 30

but yeah i haven't really i feel like i haven't really explored miami yet um

because i'm so busy with the golf um and stuff like

that but i'm here for golf i'm not here to party in miami so i guess it's okay um

yeah i've been doing these two every day every morning i really brush my teeth after this

because i don't like the way that it tastes i'm gonna drink that little concoction and drink this all up

i'm gonna put my sugar bottle but my sugar bottles need to wash

because i thought i just started that this washable sign is nothing cheers

Let's wash our teeth again.

Brush our teeth again.

We check my email.

I'm hoping I wear some putters.

I'm hoping that they are wrong today.

Well, I need them to be around today.

So, we check my email.

I don't know, it's only like 8 a .m.

But they're really shit priority.

So I'm hoping.. maybe they'll be here i'm talking about you real fast like you just got back

but i just got my travel gear

because i'm gonna be traveling this weekend with my team well there's two tournaments there's an individual event

and then there's two ones me and my team

and carl are going to the individual format

so just got this big duffel of more clothes it's opening this is like all our travel there

so guess what i posted my last video there's more stuff

we got we got some of these golf shoes more golf shoes

how are these all the green yeah these are rain pants rain pants low -key fire

this u miami sweater one's chimney outside UMIAMI sweater,

yeah, the one to show you guys on.

UMIAMI, yeah.

UMIAMI shirt.

I'm gonna have to check my sizes when I get back.

See if that fits.

UMIAMI golf.

The kings.

and these My new skirt

You might need a skirt I love this, this is so comfortable

This is like our travel set hoodie

Oh this is like long 4 -inch chili

It's like low -key cold right now I'm gonna put it in the apartment which is cold

Finally, very orange, and my legal.

But this too, with this butter.

Fire!

Fire.

It was like more, it took a never ending.

upper channel like green skirt or extra small skirt extra small skirt sores

this is looking cute i mean extra small but this is cute with the bunnies

that's all we got for our saddle stuff we'll see fire I try all this stuff on before I travel

sweet that's it all right guys so um right now me

and Scarlett are in Jupiter we just put some golf this is my weird TV name Scarlett and this is my weird

We're heading back to Miami right now.

Scarlett's got a class, I got a class.

And then we're gonna go to Biltmore and practice.

And then we're gonna go get food at Cane Zone.

That's my twin, guys.

And then we're gonna get a sweet treat.

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Yeah, low -key, what are you feeling?

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I'm low -key feeling ice cream.

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I like go

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Greek if they are listening to us.

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What's that?

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It's like a healthy ice cream spot.

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Okay.

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Right now I'm eating some pistachios.

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I haven't had a sweet treat in so long.

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I got back the other night from the tournament and I won.

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And I was like, three times.

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I can't wait to go to my freezer.

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I can't wait to go to my freezer and get some ice cream.

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I opened the freezer.

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You ate it all?

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I already got that thing done.

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Before you left.

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She celebrated before she left.

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You can tell right here.

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But I actually took Scarlett to Alex today.

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And then we worked on some putting and chipping today.

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And we're going to go build more hips, stripes, and balls later.

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And then yeah, we're gonna go to Cato, but we'll take you guys along for it for the rest of the day.

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And then I'll give you guys my apartment tour later today.

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I'll send a way to go.

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We should get my apartment tour.

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I'm going to check.

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I don't give you, I've never been to your apartment.

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Really?

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No. You should come tonight.

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We gotta, we gotta retreat together at my apartment.

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Ashley, I'm down.

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Let's do that.

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Alright guys, see you later chat.

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Alright guys, so me and Scarlett are, we're trying to do an Instagram post for Scarlett.

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And I literally gave her a song, she's like, oh that's good.

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And then continues to look for like 20 other songs.

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I'm trying to find like a song that tells everyone how cool and nonchalant and beautiful and awesome I am.

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Okay, well we're walking to the athlete dining room now because...

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I need a Diet Coke.

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We're going to the fat farm because we need some

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Diet Coke energy.

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But we'll see you guys later.

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Alright guys, I just ate.

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You guys want me in the vlog?

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This is a big bell.

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We got Anna.

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We got Carly.

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I'm still doing it.

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I'm nervous.

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I'm nervous.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down.

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Apparently I've never been on my television before.

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So that was my team.

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We're eating corn and then we're gonna go and practice. so all

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right guys

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so i'm home right now in my apartment i'm gonna give you guys a little apartment tour um

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so come on all right so we walk in to the kitchen on my favorite part

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because i eat a lot but walking to the kitchen sorry like i just got home

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but we got aspen gondolas because i love skiing i love aspen i actually hung up

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that myself got new york state painting i'm hung

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that up then we got my fireplace

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which is like i think the coolest part of this um got i got packed

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that stuff for me i'm looking for 20 now

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so my youtube play button uh a hundred thousand subscribers we got a million uh guest bathroom

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and then i'll show you guys my office oh yeah

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so this is my office from here this is what i have do homework there whatever um

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then we got my car got this photo of me and grandpa in here then got my bedroom um my closet

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my bathroom

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it's pretty much it this is pretty much it it's pretty cool

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i'm very very lucky to have this obviously as a freshman

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but i'm very lucky at this apartment it's amazing um

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i love it it's really nice coming home to no one um

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and after a long day on golf course it's always nice just chill here

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and do nothing um and yeah i mean i hope you guys enjoyed this video i'm sorry

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if there's like a little chopping all over the place

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but um yeah i mean i had a great time filming it i'm gonna try i think going forward

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because i'm gonna be traveling a lot with golf tournaments stuff like

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that i actually have my first golf tournament leading tomorrow i actually might film

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that to show you guys the behind the scenes of a golf tournament

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if you guys want to see that let me know i'd love to film

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that though and um yeah i'm excited hopefully i can get a dub um

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my mental game is a good spot with golf with ball dragon my putting is just not there it's weird

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because like i have a really good stroke my mental side of putting is not there

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so i'm working on that a lot

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but college has been great i love my team very very much they all become like my best friends already

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and my coaches are amazing

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and Miami's a place to be to be honest with you I'm very happy

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that I chose Miami and I'm here um and I love it so far um life has been crazy

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but it's it's nice to have my own stuff

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and to you know let's live my own

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and start my next chapter in my life

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and I'll take you guys all through it I'm very busy

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I think next vlog will be a really a day in my life

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when i wake up at five o 'clock

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when i'm qualifying i'll film all

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that stuff that's gonna be my next video um i'm sorry torment

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then qualifying like not probably my next video a lot of my content

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if it's not like one -on -ones

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it's probably gonna be more related to like what i do in my life um

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and i'm home so yeah i hope you guys enjoyed um

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and i will see you on the next one make sure you guys like

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and subscribe and hit the notification button

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which i do more on on short form and

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if you guys have any ideas too please let me know um

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i'm a little tired i've had a long week

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and tomorrow's could be even longer but i'm gonna pack i gotta try on some stuff and yeah

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i will see you guys in the next one peace

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “My College Apartment Tour!”. This video has 207 sentences and 1990 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:37. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
skirt noun	/skɚt/	A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
shoe noun	/ˈʃu/	A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
freezer noun	/ˈfɹizɚ/	An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
pants noun	/pænts/	An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
chip noun	/t͡ʃɪp/	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
corn noun	/ˈkɔːn/	Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
qualify verb	/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/	To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
ski noun	/skiː/	One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
athlete noun	/ˈæθ.liːt/	A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
sweater noun	/ˈswɛtɚ/	A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
jupiter noun		A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.
format noun	/ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/	The layout of a publication or document.
bedroom noun	/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get back verb		Return to where one came from.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
calm down verb		To become less excited, intense, or angry.
come along verb		To accompany.
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
go off verb		To explode.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
going forward adverb		In the immediate future and beyond.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm doing my routine right now.
Let's wash our teeth again.
I'm hoping I wear some putters.
I'm hoping that they are wrong today.
You guys want me in the vlog?

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	we've been living · i've been going · i've been doing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've had · it's been · i've been
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should get · should come
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might need · might film

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 117 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, cloth /klɒθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, wash /wɑʃ/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/
Long words — get the stress right: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, qualifier /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/

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 skirt, shoe, whoa.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?