Prática de Shadowing: A Day in Baltimore | B2/C1 (Intermediate/Advanced) English Listening Practice - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

hello everyone welcome to a new episode of beau's slow english normally i would film a slow english vlog

but i have been getting more requests to film intermediate to advanced level vlogs

which means that i wouldn't be speaking slowly so this is your lesson for my b2c1 level subscribers

if we haven't met before my name is beau hi welcome to my channel

and my goal is to help you improve your listening skills and also to help you to understand native english speakers

I am in Baltimore, Maryland, which is on the east coast of the United States.

I'm here visiting my parents and we are walking around the downtown area and I'd love for you to join me.

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which keeps me motivated all right let's take a walk along this new promenade this promenade was built recently

and i'm excited to tour it with my parents

because they've never been here as well there's a coffee shop over there called ceremony

and i've been there once before they have really good matcha This store here is called West Elm.

It's a popular furniture store.

They have modern and contemporary pieces.

This area of downtown Baltimore is newly built,

as I mentioned, and this promenade area is also newer.

Sorry, let me center my camera.

Did you notice how I said center?

I said center, and I said that because I was speaking quickly.

I normally would probably say center if I was speaking on my slow English vlog.

Look at all the pretty boats out here.

Here are a few fun facts about Baltimore.

Baltimore is the birthplace of the U .S.

National Anthem, which is called the Star -Spangled Banner.

The first umbrella factory in the U .S was in Baltimore.

It opened in 1928.

Baltimore has more statues and monuments per person than any other U .S city.

America's first dental school was in Baltimore.

It opened in 1840.

The famous blue crab is a local treasure.

Baltimore is known for its crab cakes and Old Bay seasoning.

Well, those are some fun facts.

I had no idea.

I asked ChatGBT to help me come up with those five fun facts, of course.

This is Whole Foods Market.

It's a widely known health food store in the United States

and I'm really glad that it's right next to the hotel so that I can get some snacks for the airplane tomorrow.

This restaurant is called Uzo Beach.

I've actually been here a really long time ago.

It's owned by Greek people.

I love Greeks.

I grew up with a lot of them and I had a great time with them.

They know how to throw great parties.

What's really funny as I'm walking around in Baltimore vlogging is I'm getting a lot of stares

because people aren't used to vloggers here compared to in LA. But you know what?

I've learned to have a lot of confidence with my camera.

So this area is called a promenade or I shouldn't say area

but the walking path

and a promenade is the path where only people can walk

you can't have cars you'll probably see some bikes you might see some skateboards many people have their boats docked here

Do you know this brand Under Armour?

They sell athletic gear, gear meaning shoes, clothing.

The headquarters of this brand is based out of Baltimore.

So funny, I just walked by a girl who had the same exact camera and mic and we just had a connection.

I asked her what she was filming She is filming a day in the life,

and I told her that I film English videos.

Isn't that cool?

Look at those houses along the water.

Aren't they nice?

Baltimore is actually a really nice city to grow up in.

I grew up in the suburbs with lots of neighbors and yard and just a lot of residential areas.

I moved out of Baltimore when I was 20 years old by myself.

It probably could have been scary, but I just thought of it as an adventure.

My brother and I drove my car out from Baltimore all the way to L .A.

And that was back in 2009.

It was a really long time ago when I was such a baby.

Do you see this tent over here?

there are concerts that are held under this tent

and I think I've been to a concert here a really long time ago when I was in high school.

I moved out of Baltimore to pursue a career in hair.

I was fresh out of hair school and I felt like my career needed to

expand past what Baltimore could offer so that's why I moved to LA

and I worked in the salon as a hairstylist for 10 years which seems like a really long time and it is.

Here is the name of the concert venue.

I couldn't remember it.

It's called Pier 6 Pavilion.

Across the way there is a restaurant called McCormick and Schmick's

which is a spice company and I guess they have their own restaurant.

I didn't know that.

You probably have seen McCormick

and Schmick spices in your grocery store maybe guess what this

interesting uh i guess building is it's a school it says living classrooms established in 1985.

oh here we go it's a lighthouse i don't know why i called it a building.

It's called the Seven -Foot Knoll Lighthouse.

Let's read this together.

The light at Seven -Foot Knoll marked the outer entrance to Baltimore's busy harbor

and was manned until 1948 when the Coast Guard automated it.

In 1988, the lighthouse was officially retired and with the help of a barge and 460 ton crane,

moved to Pier 5 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Did you feel confident reading that along with me?

I hope so.

If not, you will have more opportunities.

Just keep practicing.

This is the Baltimore National Aquarium.

I'm not quite sure why it's called the National Aquarium because there's many aquariums around the US.

Maybe it was one of the first.

I've had many field trips here.

Do you know what a field trip is?

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A field trip is when you take a trip with your classmates from school.

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Field trips are always fun.

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I've also had many field trips in Washington DC which is the nation's capital.

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It's only about one hour south from Baltimore.

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I've also had field trips in Florida at Disney World

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which is a crazy 14 to 15 hour bus ride with a lot of crazy kids.

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I can't believe they allowed that.

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The wind is starting to pick up but the breeze feels really nice and comforting.

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I hope you enjoyed today's lesson.

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I would love to know in the comments exactly what you found to be useful in today's vlog.

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Stick around because after this video there will be more vlogs for you to watch and learn English.

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Thank you for watching, thank you for all of your support and I will catch you next time.

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Bye!

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

Prática de Shadowing: A Day in Baltimore | B2/C1 (Intermediate/Advanced) English Listening Practice - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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