Shadowing Practice: my ENTIRE PHONE CASE COLLECTION (at the moment)📱✧˚ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I honestly don't know whether to be embarrassed with myself or impressed.

And honestly, I think I'm just trying to embrace who I really am.

A phone case enthusiast or just someone with an unhealthy obsession.

It's getting worse.

All right, say hello to all my little friends.

Okay, it's getting out of hand.

And that says a lot coming from me.

I am admitting that I have a phone case problem.

Maybe just a little too many.

Teeny tiny bit too many.

I think the problem started when the basket started getting bigger.

I had to find baskets that could fit all of my phone cases

and the moment that I realized I can't find a basket big enough My soul is crushed

and that's why I have to do my current iPhone case

collection I feel like I'm drowning in phone cases right now every single day I wake up

and I roll over and I just look at them say hello.

I give them my little my little wave and

Then I pretend that they wave back and then I start to realize

that I haven't left my room in a couple days

And I need to when I was little I dreamed of having Hannah Montana's closet

But now my iPhone came in

and dream came true to form for itself I feel like I spoiled my phone a little too much.

Let's see how many phone cases I currently own

Let me show you guys where all my phone cases are living at the moment Please

Have you seen a basket that's bigger than this?

Hold my hand, please.

I'm gonna need this.

Hold it and squeeze it.

I don't know how I'm gonna get through this by myself because I'm judging myself.

Okay, let's walk in our little model over here.

Hello.

This is the spoiled brat.

I truly believe that no other iPhone 15 is being treated like this.

Like if she's royalty or something, which to me she is, you know?

Let's start off with the phone case that's on my phone.

It looks like stickers and it's trendy.

And I try really hard to be trendy.

I'm a silver jewelry kind of girl, and this looks like melting silver.

This is just a brown phone case.

This reminds me of a grandma blanket.

It gives me some kind of comfort, you know?

It just hugs me the right way.

If I'm honest, I think I could live without this one.

This one matches my nails, which makes her iconic.

This is my grocery store phone case.

It's good for those days that I want a smoothie as well.

I'm one of those people that likes to put their name on everything because I never got one of those keychains, you know, because my name's too complicated.

So now I have multiple phone cases with my name on it This one looks like an infection and I love it.

I like how puffy it is It reminds me of puffy paint

and it's also the hardest phone case to ever take off

It's like the latex dress of phone cases for the days

I want to be classy This phone case is the saying i'm just a girl

and I will use that excuse every single time I'm a texture person and this one it feels nice

It sticks to mirrors like windows

and stuff No matter what every single time I walk out

the house with this one someone's gonna compliment me someone I have no idea who but someone will.

I'm pretty sure it's because of the red though.

It's just eye catching.

Y'all already know.

Cute.

Apple really did their big one with that.

Like I love that animation so much.

Sometimes I just pop on this phone case just to see that thing, but the soft mint really is that girl.

It's just so pretty and simple.

It's clean girl aesthetic.

This one matches what's going on back there.

And I dig it.

One thing about me is I love my gradients.

I love my aura colors.

I I love all of that, okay?

Give me every single color blurred.

I'm gonna eat it up.

I love the orange and the pink.

I'm always wearing this phone case.

Very often I let my phone cases speak for me because I have nothing to say, but they have a thousand words.

By the way, this is the progress we're at, okay?

Keep on going.

This one's in honor of eternal sunshine.

And also it looks like mac and cheese.

Those two things don't go together, but my phone in this case do go together, so.

Let me show you the gradient phone cases that I have that are very similar.

Okay This is like a speed round pink and white.

It's giving unsturred strawberry nesquik the heart gradient phone cases This is what I imagine my heart looking like when it beats.

I don't imagine an actual heart thing She has a sister and not to pick favorites, but This is like a muted rainbow,

you know When you're playing with chalk outside and it starts to rain and then all the colors bleed together

That's this I I think they are sisters too And lastly a little polka dot action with my name.

I wear this phone case on Sundays I've never been good at tennis.

I've never been good at any sport actually So this is pretty ironic that I have this it just looks aesthetic,

you know Like imagine if I ever get invited to like a country country.

Is it country?

What is it called?

What is that called?

Country country words not coming to my brain another speed round of these phone cases Which are my life.

I have these heavily in rotation.

They feel so soft and they go with everything.

So I have the black one I have this chocolate one.

Look at this.

Don't you want to take a bite?

This one's called latte and it's understandably so

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because this literally looks like the perfect shade of coffee This one's oat in honor of oat milk

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and I'm an oat milk girly I will close my eyes towards all the bad things people say about oat milk, okay?

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I'm looking the other way and then I have it in white.

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These are some more classy leather phone cases I have it in like this earthy green color.

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This is like Twilight Woods.

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This is what I would wear if I ever go horseback riding.

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And a little navy blue.

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And it reminds me of my middle school uniform days.

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Lilies don't last that long, but they do last forever in a phone case.

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This is my Barbie era phone case.

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It's giving coquette.

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You ever feel at peace looking at a phone case?

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Well, this is mine.

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I have pet fish on my phone.

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And just a disclaimer, a lot of these were sent to me.

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We have color clear cases.

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We have blue, lime, black, and pink.

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Lately, I've been obsessed with the color green and now add butterflies to the mix and aura colors.

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I love hearts.

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Okay, and these just look like a bunch of beating hearts.

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There's a lot of things you don't ask for in life, but someone just invents it and then you realize that it should have existed all along, you know, and this is that for me.

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Cowboy teddy bears.

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I would have never thought to put this in the blender.

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I'm forever gonna have a passion for fashion.

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This is what ASMR looks like to me.

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This is what I envision.

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For some reason, it also reminds me of ice cream.

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I just cannot let go of my childhood, clearly.

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They morphed me into who I am.

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Hands down the cutest loopy case ever.

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They knew what they were doing when they cooked this thing up.

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This one's uncomfortable, okay?

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It is, but that's why I like it.

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It looks like chewed up gum.

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I literally love things that make your brain have a little question mark.

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These are just so cute, okay?

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They have little scenes on them and they make you feel things.

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This one's a little sunset at the beach.

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This one's a little field.

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This one's raining while it's sunny outside, which we all know what that means now, right?

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Right, exactly.

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These are the cutest Christmas phone cases.

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Okay.

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It's Christmas in May.

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Do you see that?

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It's snowing.

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You see it?

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This one has little gingerbread mans and little candy canes

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and then also has little trees

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that look like the snacks You know the snack cakes these

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make me want to sing my little heart out to little

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Christmas carols Look at this the snowmen though are really cute

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And then we got this little guy who has a little Santa hat little reindeer.

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Look at them Just bouncing around doing little backflips and stuff.

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Let's get an update.

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This is where we're currently at We're getting to the bottom

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We're getting to the bottom of this We've got this little twirly bow one

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Which looks like one of those people with the little ribbon string thingies, you know

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And then we have another one with multiple twirly bows This

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is the twilight meadow scene in a phone case I have the pink apple silicone case

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But I added a little thingy Mabob, you know This is such a pretty color pink Finally, apple did something like this Finally We didn't get the animation Hold up

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Pretty

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I told myself I was gonna learn a skill and

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that skill was gonna be ice skating and guess what I have not done Whatsoever you sure have guessed it.

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I have not laid a foot not even a toe on ice this is

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Romance it makes you want to eat at a dimly lit restaurant.

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I like the little mix matchness It reminds me of like a Pinterest kind of moment

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But it has the cutest doodles of all time the way that I went feral for this phone case Okay,

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I foamed at the mouth when I saw it because are you joking the glitter by the way?

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This is just a case mate phone case a little secret between me

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and you a little gummy bear cherry moment I don't know how they correlate

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but they look so cute together This is another thing

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that I wouldn't think to put in the blender But I'm glad someone thought cherries are the bad B fruit.

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That's all I have to say.

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I can't really explain it It's just a big H.

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It's just that this one just looks so smooth

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and for some reason it's so pleasing to my eyeballs And it has little random sparkles.

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Another moment of just flowers, just to remind myself that I once was a florist.

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Who knows, might go back to it.

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I don't know.

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I don't know where life is taking me at the moment.

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And I'm not in the mood to do like a little crisis, okay?

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We're not gonna talk about it.

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A mere phone case so that I can stare at myself in public.

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Phone eats first and I am ashamed to say that that's exactly what it does, okay?

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I will never, never, never eat my quesadilla without taking a picture first.

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I just put two of my favorite things together.

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A butterfly and my name.

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I've always dreamed about having a rabbit and it's nice that I can have a pet one on my phone.

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Teddy bears, bows, a good combination.

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A little collage moment of butterflies.

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Look at this one, looks like a scrapbook.

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I dig that so much.

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It looks like I put this together.

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At one point, I really wanted to be one of those people that scrapbooks everything.

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And then, um, I ran out of washi tape and I haven't bought it since.

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So, so my phone can take over.

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And then this one looks like cotton candy or a melted blue or red icy.

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I haven't had an icy in so long because of the fact the last time I had it, it was so sour to the point where I was like, is this expired?

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The minute

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that I get obsessed with something I'm getting every single day until one bad experience breaks the cycle

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and then I have to reintroduce myself to the whole cycle again.

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Give me a month.

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I'm going to be addicted to I-Sues again.

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Anyways, y'all already know, not gonna lie, I've always been a believer.

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Okay, and the minute that I could match Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber, it was game over.

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Okay, I had to get it.

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And now I match with them.

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Okay, this is the last phone case.

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And you know what?

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Hailey took one for the Hailey team.

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I'm really rooting for her as a Haley myself.

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She's really living that one less lonely girl kind of dream and I'm happy for her.

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So happy for her.

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Okay.

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And I feel like she was trying to tell us something.

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I feel like this little lump right here, it was so unnecessary to the point where I feel like she, she was trying to tell us she was pregnant when she came out with these phone cases.

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Are you impressed or are you disappointed?

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All right.

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Now what?

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You know, so that's where I'm currently at almost at full capacity.

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It's taking over my room.

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I feel like this basket is my roommate at this point.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

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If you did, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe the buttons down below.

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And if you want to see me on any other social medias, I'll have them right here for you.

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And I'll see you guys for the next video I do.

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Bye.

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And I swear on everything, if you're looking at my scalp, we're fighting.

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Those are fighting movements.

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Don't, don't look at that.

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Just look over here while I put these away.

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I don't really want to count either.

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I probably will while I'm editing.

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So I'm going to pretend to be super shocked right now.

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I'm going to pretend like I know the number.

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77. That many?

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What the frick?

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Oh my gosh.

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Haley, you have a serious problem.

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Wow.

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When I started reviewing phone cases, I literally made a video about just one phone case.

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And now I'm going to go wash my hands now.

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I feel like I've been touching too much plastic.

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Yep.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “my ENTIRE PHONE CASE COLLECTION (at the moment)📱✧˚”. This video has 244 sentences and 2455 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:00. The speaker talks fast, about 205 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
basket noun	/ˈbæskɪt/	A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
gradient noun	/ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/	A slope or incline.
butterfly noun	/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/	A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
pretend verb	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
blender noun	/ˈblɛn.dɚ/	A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.
obsess verb	/əbˈsɛs/	To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
puffy adjective	/ˈpʌfi/	Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
scrapbook noun	/ˈskɹæpˌbʊk/	A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.
thingy noun	/ˈθɪŋi/	A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
trendy adjective	/ˈtɹɛndi/	Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.
aura noun	/ˈɔːɹə/	A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
classy adjective	/ˈklɑːsi/	Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
spoil noun	/spɔɪl/	Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
twilight noun	/ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/	The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the…
snack noun	/snæk/	A light meal.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go together verb		To be in a relationship.
take over verb		To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
bounce around verb		To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic.
come out with verb		To say (something) unexpectedly.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
get through verb	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	To overcome; to endure.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
hands down adverb		without much effort; easily

Sentences worth repeating

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

Have you seen a basket that's bigger than this?
I'm pretty sure it's because of the red though.
I'm gonna eat it up.
Don't you want to take a bite?
Are you impressed or are you disappointed?

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	haven't left · Have you seen · I've never been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is crushed · being treated · were sent
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	nails, which makes · cases Which are · guy who has

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 73 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thingy /ˈθɪŋi/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, earthy /ˈɝθi/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/, smoothie /ˈsmuːði/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, collage /kəˈlɑʒ/, envision /ɪnˈvɪʒn̩/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/, quesadilla /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like basket, gradient, butterfly.

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