Shadowing Practice: Real British English conversation practice , directions to coach (B1–C1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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When you're lost, you can always ask for directions.
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But do you always understand what they say back to you?
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Well, after this video, you will.
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Hi, I'm Steve.
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Let's do this.
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Okay, see you.
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Bye.
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Excuse me, I'm a bit lost.
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Can you help?
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I'll do my level best.
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My train's been cancelled.
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Can you tell me how to get to the coach station?
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It's pretty straightforward.
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Thank goodness for that.
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Do you know where St John's shopping centre is?
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I'm afraid not.
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I'm not from around here.
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No problem.
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Just cross over the road here and keep going until you see a McDonald's on your left.
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Cross this road and carry on until I see a McDonald's.
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Got it.
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Just past McDonald's, you'll see a big orange sign saying Clayton Square.
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Bear right.
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OK, large orange sign.
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Bear right.
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What was on it again?
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Clayton Square.
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Clayton Square?
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Okay, what next?
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You'll go past a superdrug and just keep going, follow your nose, for about five minutes.
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I think I know the superdrug you mean.
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So I go past that.
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What next?
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Eventually you'll see a Starbucks.
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Turn left and go down the steps, as though you were going to the Hilton Hotel.
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Starbucks and down some steps, heading towards the Hilton Hotel.
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Is it much further?
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No, it's literally on the left at the back of the hotel.
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So let me see if I've got all that.
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I cross here and keep going until I pass a McDonald's.
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Yes.
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After I pass McDonald's I should see a big orange sign with, sorry, what's on it again?
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Clayton Square, but don't worry, it's huge.
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You won't miss it.
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Okay, then I turn right at the sign.
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No, it's not a turn.
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The road bends to the right, so just follow it.
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Got it.
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I burn right at the sign, then pass Superdrug and keep going until Starbucks?
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Spot on.
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At Starbucks I go down some steps.
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Yes, there are only a few but you need to be on the lower level.
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Okay and then I go in the direction of the Hilton Hotel?
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That's right.
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If you get lost just ask anyone to point you towards the hotel.
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Everyone knows it.
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And once I get to hotel?
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The coach station is behind it, is that right?
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Yes, it sounds more complicated than it really is.
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How long do you think it'll take?
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Only about 10 to 15 minutes.
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Smashing.
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Thanks so much for your help.
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It was no trouble at all.
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Take care.
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Bye.
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Next we're going to go through that conversation in detail, looking at what was said and why.
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If you need more examples you can download the free guide
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to this video by clicking the link in the description
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and after this you'll get the chance to improve your speaking by taking part yourself.
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First you heard, excuse me I'm a bit lost can you help?
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I'm sure you were taught that this expression is pronounced excuse me.
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But when it's used to get someone's attention, it's far more common to drop the X at the start.
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So you just say excuse me.
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You try it.
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Excuse me.
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Sounds much friendlier.
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I'll do my level best.
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This, I'll do my level best, is a promise to try as hard as you can to do what you're being asked.
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You will do a good job, won't you?
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I'll do my level best.
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Now the lady was trying to find a coach station, a place where you catch these.
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Unfortunately, you heard.
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It's pretty straightforward.
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If something is straightforward it means it's easy.
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There are no complications.
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Making tea is straightforward but writing a computer program is not.
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Next you heard Do you know where St John's shopping centre is?
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Do you comes up all the time in English.
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Do you want a drink?
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Where do you think you're going?
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What do you have?
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But in every one of those examples, it's never actually pronounced do you.
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You've got two choices here.
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You can either use the schwa, the little uh sound that's so common in spoken English.
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So, do you becomes do you?
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Do you want a taxi?
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Or you can simply use a j sound.
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Do you want a taxi?
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Do you want a taxi?
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Do you want a taxi?
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You try.
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Do you want a taxi?
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Next you heard.
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I'm afraid not.
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I'm not from around here.
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I'm afraid not is a nice, gentle, polite way of saying no. Need you remember to bring your keys.
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I'm afraid not.
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I hope you noticed that throughout this conversation, the lady kept repeating the directions back.
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This is a great habit.
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It makes sure you heard and understood correctly.
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And saying the information out loud also helps you remember it.
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In the conversation you heard Bear right.
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Bear right.
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No, it doesn't mean that.
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Bear right means the road doesn't sharply turn to the right.
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It gently curves that way and you just follow it naturally.
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It's the difference between this and this.
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Next you heard.
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You'll go past the super drug and just keep going.
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Follow your nose.
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Following your nose means going in the direction that seems most natural, the most obvious route straight ahead.
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You're not looking for a hidden turning or a complicated junction.
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You're just going forward and letting the route sort of reveal itself.
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British people tend to use landmarks when giving directions as you heard throughout this conversation.
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Just past McDonald's you'll see a big orange sign saying Clayton Square.
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You'll go past the Superdrug.
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Eventually you'll see a Starbucks and one landmark you heard was
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and go down the steps as though you were going to the Hilton Hotel.
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A lot of English learners find the British H sound tricky because it works differently to the H in their own language,
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maybe even yours.
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Let's use that landmark the Hilton Hotel to get it right.
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Start with Hilton.
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First whisper Whisper the whole word.
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Hilton.
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Now as you reach the i sound, bring in your full voice.
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So it becomes Hilton.
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Hilton.
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You try.
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Next, hotel.
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Start with a whisper.
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Hotel.
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And bring your voice in as soon as you're past the h so it becomes hotel.
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You try.
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So for any English words that start with a H just whisper the first sound.
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Next you heard.
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So let me see if I've got all that.
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Let me see if I've got all that.
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This is a phrase I really want you to remember
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because it could save you a lot of trouble when someone gives you directions or any complicated information.
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It tells the other person you want to check your understanding before you walk away.
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And the beauty of it is, you don't sound like you weren't listening, it sounds like you were listening very carefully.
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You try.
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Let me see if I've got all that.
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Next, spot on.
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Spot on means exactly right, perfectly correct.
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To say this in the same way a native speaker would, that T at the end of spot moves to the front of on.
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Slowly it sounds like this, spot.
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Tom.
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And at normal speed, spot on.
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You try spot on.
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Next, smashing.
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Smashing is a very British way of saying brilliant, wonderful, excellent.
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It's warm, it's enthusiastic.
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You try smashing.
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Next you heard, it was no trouble at all.
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Take care.
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No trouble at all is a warmer way of saying you're welcome.
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It was no trouble at all.
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And take care is a classic British goodbye between strangers.
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It's warm, it's friendly, but it's not overly familiar.
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You try.
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Take care.
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Now it's time to really improve your speaking confidence by taking part in that conversation yourself.
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Your words will appear on the screen as you need them.
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For the best results, say them out loud.
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Okay, see you.
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Bye.
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I'll do my level best.
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It's pretty straightforward.
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Do you know where St John's shopping centre is?
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No problem, just cross over the road here and keep going until you see a McDonald's on your left.
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Just past McDonald's you'll see a big orange sign saying Clayton Square.
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Bear right.
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Clayton Square.
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You'll go past the superdrug and just keep going.
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Follow your nose for about five minutes.
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Eventually you'll see a Starbucks.
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Turn left and go down the steps as though you were going to the Hilton Hotel.
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No, it's literally on the left at the back of the hotel.
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Yes Yes!
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Clayton Square but don't worry it's huge you won't miss it.
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No it's not a turn the road bends to the right so just follow it.
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Spot on.
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Yes, there are only a few but you need to be on the lower level.
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That's right.
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If you get lost, just ask anyone to point you towards the hotel.
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Everyone knows it.
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Yes, it sounds more complicated than it really is.
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Only about 10 to 15 minutes.
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It was no trouble at all.
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Take care.
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I've written a complete guide to British pronunciation that you can get in the description.
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And if you click here, I'll see you in another lesson.
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Take care.
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