Shadowing Practice: REALISTIC morning routine as a gay couple - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning.
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Good morning Franklin.
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Good morning Ty.
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It's currently 7 .33.
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Griffin is still asleep.
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This isn't usually how it goes.
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I wake up first.
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He wakes up around 8 .39.
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I need to get up and make coffee but this is my current situation. And...
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Griffin's still asleep but now it's time for some coffee.
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We have our beautiful Breville Barista Express.
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Got a packet.
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And throw it in the machine.
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and throw it in the shell.
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Now let's assemble the latte.
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130 ml milk and 4 shots of espresso.
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1 shot of vodka.
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Oh yeah.
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Delicious.
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YouTube, I don't really know what to talk about when you quite yet.
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Let's go check on Grifin.
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He's still asleep.
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get it
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Kai always has the zoomies first thing in the morning so
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we gotta play we gotta play a little bit or else he'll attack the planets so before
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Griffin wakes up I like to dive into some work it's currently 8 .30
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I need to edit today's post that's going up I need to work on some client stuff.
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And Kai is attacking the plant now because I stopped planting.
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Luckily we have another trick up our sleeve.
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Look at him.
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That'll keep him distracted for at least two seconds.
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This is what I'm talking about.
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Psst!
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Hey.
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You are so bad.
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You are good.
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I've restocked the artillery.
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Honestly, some mornings he makes it really impossible to work.
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Anyways, I feel like we don't really talk about some of the extra things we do outside of our own content.
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Right now I'm working on editing for Mark.
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He does a Great American Side Quest on TikTok, Instagram, and I edit some of the videos.
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Sounds like someone's waking up.
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Good morning, YouTube.
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Good morning, Frank, Frank, Frank.
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Besties.
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How do you flip it?
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Besties, good morning.
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Oh my God.
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I'm so excited to finally be YouTubing again.
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And last night, I did not sleep worth a day on.
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And, you know, partially that is because of Spencer's fault.
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Oh, yet another alarm going off.
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First thing in the morning, I don't care what anybody says.
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I'm having a cup of coffee.
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Don't care if it's bad for your stomach.
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Don't care if it spikes my cortisol.
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That's what I want.
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That's what I'm going to get.
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I want to show you guys my new favorite coffee obsession.
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Salted Caramel Honey Latte.
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Have you all ever seen that before?
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I'm not going to say that I came up with it.
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But, I fear I might be onto something.
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Kyle, has he been fagged yet this morning?
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Spency.
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Spency.
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This man always gets his headphones on and don't ever hear me.
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You don't ever hear me.
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Wow.
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I'm going to have to take a minute and take that one in.
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So obviously we're keeping things very realistic for this morning vlog.
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And I'm not going to lie.
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First thing I do when I wake up.
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Make a coffee.
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second thing i do sit on this couch um
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and then usually i'll just like sit here and i'll scroll on tiktok until i
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come up with an idea for us to do for the
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day although i think our idea for today is already done
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it's like sometimes i want to hop on trends sometimes i'll just like want to come up with something
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that we can do or i'll hop on it we'll hop on a trend
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and we'll just like do a little spin of it okay now
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that i've rotted on the couch for a minute
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and spencer's back there doing whatever
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he does time to get in the shower shower done um
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now i'm about to let's go through my skincare routine
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this looks crazy I don't know why it looks like this
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but we're just gonna roll with it anyways I don't usually wash my face in the morning
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but I wanted to show you guys some of my favorite skincare stuff cuz I feel like
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I'm gonna take talk I don't really get the opportunity to do
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that cuz I'm not like a skincare fluencer anyways
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this hyperchlorous acid spray I know you've seen every person in the world talk about this it is actually
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that good i love
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it i feel like my redness has calmed down a lot oh my gosh look at my scar y 'all
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i think it's getting
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so much better um for those of you who don't know i got this in costa rica
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and it's been almost three months and it won't freaking go away okay
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so do that and then i do my toner this one from Neuterium it's really
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that good um I love this one
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and I'm not really a toner kind of guy
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because I feel like it makes my face super dry
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but this one actually works really really really well
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and I like this one it doesn't make me feel dry
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it out then their barrier bounce mist I just started trying this
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I'm honestly not sure what it does but it smells medical gray so I
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oh it has squalene in it I think that's what oh
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and ceramide okay oh it's a barrier balance mist
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so it's probably good for your skin barrier if I had to guess
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and then spitzer keeps my favorite moisturizer hidden in his bag
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this dermalogical one we just got it like two weeks ago I really like this one.
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I really really do.
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It feels like very soothing.
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I think I swallowed some of that
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Berry Rouse mist because my mouth is starting to taste a little chemically.
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Anyways, so yeah, that's pretty much really all I do for my skin except for I use the Cotaly serum at night
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and then sometimes I use the CeraVe Vitamin C, which I love the CeraVe Vitamin C.
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It's actually probably my favorite thing that CeraVe has done.
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Besides this, CeraVe's Tinted Sunscreen.
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I mean, as you can see, me and Spencer have blown through this thing.
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That is so good.
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That is so good.
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But since I'm getting a massage today and I'm going to have, like, oil and stuff all over me,
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I really just want to do, like, light skincare.
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I don't want...
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And I just don't want, like, shit all over me at all times.
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I'm actually...
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I'm putting this in my bag.
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Spencer can go with it.
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Oh my gosh, can you open here?
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Maybe because this thing is on.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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This building was built in the 1950s. But dang.
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This is your body.
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Holy grail.
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Well, this and this Unibody Serum.
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There's not much of this one left.
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I don't know what the hell is in here
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but I do know that I love it and it makes me feel super hydrated and it smells divine.
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I feel like people sleep on body care.
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You know what I'm saying?
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Oh my gosh, I just realized I can't do my eh with you guys.
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That's okay.
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That's okay.
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I'm gonna have to turn this camera off for a second so I can get my eh.
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Did I put my pajama pants back on?
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Yes, I did because literally all I'm about to do is edit our video for tonight
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and I'm gonna eat a little breakfast.
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My favorite thing to eat for breakfast because I'm not hungry in the mornings usually.
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These Chobonis, 20 grams of protein.
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Easy, don't really have to think about it.
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Now I'm about to sit here and edit this video for probably the next hour.
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Bingo bingo butt!
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The lighting in our bathroom sucks.
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Our bathroom is the worst for filming in.
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It's yellow and dark.
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No, literally.
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Like, y 'all, look at these walls.
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They're the same color as my hand.
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Anyways, I'm about to put you on the game.
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These are my products that I swear by.
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I just told them my products I swear by.
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Okay, well, these are mine that I swear by, and this is my routine.
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This Kiehl's moisturizer and the face wash are the only things that keep my skin clear, seriously.
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I have to keep my skincare really simple.
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I'm not someone that uses a ton of products, but what is really tea
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is this serabite tinted moisturizer
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or tinted sunscreen this just look at the difference in my skin from
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when i put this on i will say it does go on a little bit shiny
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but it dries down it dries down really quick
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but i mean just like look at this difference do we see the difference
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if you have like little dark spots
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and stuff like i do it really just kind of helps
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to hide these make some blend in a bit better i really wish someone would come film me oh my gosh you
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You can film yourself.
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No, there's some, fine.
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I don't want your help.
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It is about 1043.
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If you can't tell, our mornings are kind of just time that we edit, get ready for posting, plan for the day.
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I forgot we have a meeting at 1 .30 with Meta.
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Happy to welcome, happy to welcome.
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Go to breakfast lately is a green apple, Greek yogurt, granola, and peanut butter.
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This is the best granola.
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This is the best peanut butter.
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Do I look good today?
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Did any of y 'all watch Zoey 101 when y 'all were growing up?
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I feel like that was like a our generation thing.
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Cause didn't it end like right as...
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It ended pretty soon after I started watching it.
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She got pregnant with one of the producers or something?
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And they had to end the show?
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You swear to god.
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You didn't know that?
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No!
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Oh my gosh!
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Yeah, Jamie Lynn got pregnant with one of the producers.
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Oh, that Jamie Lynn Spears?
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Yeah.
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And they said cut the show.
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Cut the cameras.
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We integrated with the apples.
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Crinola.
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Sprinkle, sprinkle.
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A cute drizzle of peanut butter.
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Wow.
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You like the peanut butter, baby.
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Anyways, now it's time for a little Brokeback rivalry.
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It's time for us to actually clock in and film some stuff.
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We're doing this little trend where we have to dress up.
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One of us is going to dress up like we're from
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Brokeback Mountain The other is going to dress up like we're from Heated Rivalry It's the headphones trend
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So we need to pick out our outfits
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And go film that I'm dressing the Brokeback Mountain part
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With this little wrangler button up
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Call me your Brokeback Rivalry Yeah this works
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Oh my god that's crazy
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Do we think this works?
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Yeah I just can't quit you ganus
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Okay this is kind of crazy but also kind of very on brand.
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I think I look good.
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Nope.
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Whoa.
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And there goes our monetization.
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Let's get it, partner.
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Do I feel absolutely crazy like this?
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Yes.
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Oh my god.
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I feel like Dorothy and the damn
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Wizard of Oz.
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I'm about to get swept away by this tornado.
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So right now, the goal is to try to find a side street that we can do this on with good lighting.
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Because we don't want to be on a main road because we're gonna like kiss at the end of it.
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I get scared of filming in public sometimes honestly.
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Yeah, it kind of just trips me out.
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I don't know.
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We have like a whole tripod set up.
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I look goofy as fuck.
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Yeah, look how cute this telephone booth is y 'all.
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Look how cute!
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It's just like a little telephone booth in the middle of nowhere.
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And I guess we're just gonna have to set the tripod up in the middle of the road.
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Yeah, I think this works.
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I like this setting.
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Yeah.
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No one's coming.
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We have time.
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We can do it.
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mission accomplished yay okay i look crazy now i'm gonna go to cbs while spencer does what he does
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i'm gonna go home okay
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so it's come to the point in my morning where i'm going to the gym
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so this is where i part ways from you guys love y 'all
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oh my god thank god i did not crack the screen
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i just wrapped up a meeting with a girl from meta
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we're trying to get into the creator fast track program make some money on facebook
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but it was actually really cool she walked me through their edits app threads
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which we don't use and we need to start using um highly enjoy
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that meeting super sweet girl i'm getting ready to go to the gym
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i of course have my gorgy these are my favorite energy
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drinks let's see what time is it it's 2 24 i feel like i'm forgetting something
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what am i forgetting i'm sure we'll film at least one or two videos tonight
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and i probably need to edit a bit for one of my clients also
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when i say clients it's just the great american gay side quest thing
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i'm also trying to get into like content strategy social media
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management with kind of an acquaintance friend who wants help with their social media
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and so I've been kind of doing the whole process of like filming editing posting
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all this stuff for him and I'm hoping he could turn into something cool I don't know.
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You know, with what
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Griffin and I do, it's being a creator is such a cool job.
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And, you know, I just have free time to try out and figure out new things.
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And so that's what that is.
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Because we do get comments sometimes.
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It's like, do you guys even work?
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And like, honestly, well, making content is my work and it does take up a lot of my day.
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But, you know, like I said, it's 2 .30 and I kind of have the rest of the day to plan, get ahead,
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do other things you know I'm sure we'll plan out what content
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we're doing this weekend one thing about me is I always have a video to edit I edit
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so much but I love it too
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so yeah I think I'm gonna leave you guys here
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I'm gonna get ready for the gym thank you for watching our first vlog in forever I wish
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Griffin was here yeah same time tomorrow
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “REALISTIC morning routine as a gay couple”. This video has 279 sentences and 2395 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:50. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| anyways adverb | /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ | Anyway, anyhow, in any case. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| griffin noun | /ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/ | A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. |
| peanut noun | /ˈpiˌnʌt/ | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| barrier noun | /ˈbæɹi.ə/ | A structure that bars passage. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| rivalry noun | /ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/ | An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority. |
| producer noun | /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ | An individual or organization that creates goods and services. |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| quest noun | /kwɛst/ | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. |
| creator noun | /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ | Something or someone which creates or makes something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. | |
| blow through verb | To expend or waste rapidly. | |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| get ahead verb | To advance toward success. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How do you flip it?
- Have you all ever seen that before?
- You know what I'm saying?
- Did I put my pajama pants back on?
- It's like, do you guys even work?
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 | I've restocked · i've rotted · you've seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been fagged · was built |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the worst · the best |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stopped planting · started trying · started watching |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 102 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: booth /buθ/, thread /ˈθɹɛd/, soothe /suːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shell /ʃɛl/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: artillery /ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/, monetization /ˌmɒnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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 edit, anyways, gosh.
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.