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Hi everyone, welcome back to The Learning Lab, where English is easy and enjoyable.
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I'm James, and as always, I'm here with my wonderful co -host
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Jenny, and we are so happy you're here with us today.
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If this is your first time joining us, hello, welcome, we're so glad you found us.
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And if you've been here since day one, wow, look at you, 10 days in, you absolute champion.
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Before we dive in, please don't forget to hit that subscribe button.
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It seriously means the world to us, and it helps other English liners just like you find this channel.
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Okay, Jenny, are you ready?
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Because I am very ready today.
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James, you say that every single day.
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Every single day, it's, I am very ready.
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I love it, though.
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Yes, I'm ready.
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I'm always ready.
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Hello, everyone.
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I'm Jenny, and welcome to day 10 of our 30 -day shadowing challenge.
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10 days!
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Can you believe it?
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We are one -third of the way through.
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And honestly, I'm so proud of everyone who has been practicing with us every day.
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That is real commitment.
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And real commitment leads to real improvement.
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One -third.
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Jenny, say that again because that hit me differently just now.
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One -third of the way through.
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That means if you've been doing this every single day, you have already practiced English for 10 days in a row.
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That's not small.
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That's actually huge.
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My brain struggled to do anything for 10 days in a row when I was a kid, except eat cereal, maybe.
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I could do that for 10 days, no problem.
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That is honestly a very believable story about you, James.
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And speaking of being a kid, that is exactly what we're talking about today.
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Day 10 is all about talking about your childhood, your memories, your experiences, what you did when you were young,
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what you liked, what you were scared of.
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Oh, no. Okay.
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I have a lot of childhood stories.
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Like, a lot.
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Jenny, you might have to stop me today because I will go on forever.
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I already feel it happening.
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I will absolutely stop you.
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I have a timer.
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But first, let's talk about why this topic is so important for English learners.
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Talking about your childhood is something that comes up all the time in real English conversations.
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When you meet someone new, when you're at a dinner, when you're talking to a co -worker, people ask, where did you grow up?
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Or, what were you like as a kid?
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And these are such natural questions.
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If you can answer them well in English, you immediately sound more fluent and more natural.
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Yes.
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And I think what makes this topic really special is that everyone, everyone has a childhood.
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It doesn't matter where you're from, what language you speak, what your life is like now.
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You have memories.
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You have stories.
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And that means you already have something to say.
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You just need to learn how to say it in English, and that's exactly what we're going to help you do today.
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Exactly.
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And that's the beauty of shadowing, right?
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You listen, you repeat, you try to copy the rhythm and the feeling of what you hear.
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And when the topic is something personal, something you actually care about, it's so much easier to remember the words.
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Your brain holds on to things that feel real.
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That is so true.
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I remember when I was learning a little bit of Spanish and I tried to memorize words from a list, it just did not stick.
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But then I tried to describe my own memories in Spanish and suddenly I was like,
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oh, okay, now I remember pequeño means small because I said cuando era pequeño when I was small.
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It clicked because it was my story.
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Right, and research actually supports that.
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There's something called the self -reference effect.
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It's the idea that we remember information much better when we connect it to ourselves.
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So talking about your own childhood isn't just fun, it's actually a really smart learning strategy.
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Jenny, every episode you sneak in a little science fact and every time I'm like, wow, okay, that's cool.
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I didn't know that.
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Alright, so let's get into the actual shadowing practice.
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But first, can we just talk a little bit about the topic,
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like naturally, so learners can hear what it sounds like to actually have this conversation?
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Yes, let's do it.
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Let's just talk.
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Real conversation, real words and learners, as you listen, notice how we use past tense verbs.
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Notice the little phrases we use to start sentences.
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Notice how the conversation flows.
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And then later, we'll slow it down and practice together.
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Perfect.
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Okay, so Jenny, where did you grow up?
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I grew up in a pretty small town, like very small.
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The kind of town where everybody knows everybody, and if you did something embarrassing on Monday, your neighbor's cousin's dog somehow knew about it by Wednesday.
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Oh, I know that kind of town.
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Small -town gossip travels at the speed of light.
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It really does.
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So, yeah, I grew up there, and honestly, as a kid, I kind of wished I lived somewhere bigger.
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I always thought, I want to live in a big city.
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I want to see.. tall buildings.
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I want to be somewhere exciting.
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But now, looking back, I actually have really warm memories of that place.
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It was quiet.
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It was safe.
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I could ride my bike everywhere.
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Aw, see, that's so sweet.
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The I wanted to leave, but now I miss it feeling is so relatable.
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I think a lot of people feel that way about where they grew up.
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Okay, so what were you like as a kid?
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Like, describe little
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Jenny for us.
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Oh, um, how do I put this?
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I was quiet.
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Very quiet.
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I was the kind of kid who sat in the corner reading a book while other kids were running around and screaming.
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I liked learning things.
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I liked being organized.
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I had a little notebook where I wrote down facts that I thought were interesting.
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Wait, you had a fact notebook as a child?
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I had a fact notebook as a child.
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Jenny, that is both the most adorable and the most
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Jenny thing I have ever heard in my life.
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That explains so much.
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That explains literally everything about you.
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It was a blue notebook.
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I still have it somewhere, actually.
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Okay, okay, what about you?
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What were you like as a kid?
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Oh, I was the opposite.
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Completely the opposite.
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I was loud.
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I was everywhere.
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I had too much energy.
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My mom used to say I was like a little storm
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that just moved through the house and left everything messy behind it.
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A storm.
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That's a great description.
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It was accurate, honestly.
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I couldn't sit still.
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I didn't like reading.
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Sorry, younger me.
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I liked being outside.
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I liked making up games.
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I liked getting into trouble.
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Not big trouble, just small creative trouble.
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Like one time I decided our backyard needed a river,
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So I spent the whole afternoon digging a hole near the garden and trying to fill it with the hose.
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Oh, no. What happened?
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My mom came outside and, yeah, it wasn't a river.
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It was just a very muddy hole.
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And I had mud on my face, mud on my shoes, mud everywhere.
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She just looked at me and said, James, why?
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James, why?
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Just one word.
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I love that.
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Okay, so you were an outdoor kid.
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Did you have a favorite game or activity?
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Yes.
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Okay, so where I grew up, there was this big open field near our house, and all the neighborhood kids would meet there after school.
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And we would play this game.
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It was kind of like tag, but with more rules that we made up ourselves.
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And honestly, the rules changed every single day, depending on who was in a good mood and who was not. But I loved it.
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I looked forward to it every single afternoon.
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That was my happy place.
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That is so nice.
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That field sounds like it meant a lot to you.
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It really did.
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And you know what's funny?
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I drove past that neighborhood a few years ago, and the field is a parking lot now,
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which made me feel things I was not prepared to feel.
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Oh, James.
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I know.
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I just sat in my car for a minute, looking at this parking lot, feeling very old and very nostalgic.
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It was fine.
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I'm fine, but wow.
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Wow.
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That is actually such a common experience.
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So many people go back to places from their childhood
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and find that they've changed or that they feel much smaller than you remembered, or they're gone completely.
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And it can bring up a lot of feelings.
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I think there's something called place attachment, the emotional connection we have to specific places, especially from childhood.
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Those places become part of how we see ourselves.
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Okay, Jenny, that actually made me feel better about the parking lot situation.
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Thank you.
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My feelings had a name.
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They were place attachment.
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You're welcome.
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Okay, one more question.
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What's your favorite childhood memory?
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Like one specific memory that makes you smile?
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Oh, wow.
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Okay.
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I need a second because there are a few good ones.
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All right.
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I think my favorite is there was this one summer.
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I must have been maybe eight or nine years old.
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And my dad decided we were going on a camping trip.
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Just the two of us and neither of us really knew what we were doing.
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We had a tent that we could not figure out how to set up.
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We burned the food.
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It rained on the second night.
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Objectively, it was kind of a disaster, but you loved it?
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I loved it because it was just us and we were laughing the whole time and my dad kept saying, this is an adventure, James.
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This is an adventure.
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Every time something went wrong.
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And I believed him.
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I genuinely believed that being cold and eating burned hot dogs was an adventure.
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And now that memory is, I don't know, it's one of the most precious things I have.
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That's really beautiful, James.
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I love that.
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And I love that your dad said this is an adventure.
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That's such a good way to look at hard moments.
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Okay, my favorite memory, I think it's reading with my grandmother.
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Every weekend I would go to her house and she would read to me.
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Not children's books, well, sometimes children's books, but also just regular books that she loved.
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She would read me a chapter and then explain it and we would talk about it.
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I was probably too young to understand most of it, but I loved sitting next to her and listening to her voice.
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Oh, that is so lovely.
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She sounds like she was a wonderful person.
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She really was.
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She's actually the reason I love words so much.
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She always said, Jenny, words are how we share our hearts with each other.
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And I've never forgotten that.
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Jenny, I need a moment.
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That's beautiful.
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Okay, I'm not crying in a podcast.
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I'm not doing that.
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You are a little bit crying.
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I am a little bit.
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Okay, let's move into the shadowing practice because I need to do something with these feelings.
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Yes, let's practice.
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Okay learners, this is the part where we slow everything down.
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We're going to give you sentences you can actually use when you talk about your childhood.
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Listen carefully, then repeat after us.
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Try to match the speed, the rhythm, and the feeling.
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Don't worry about being perfect.
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Just try.
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And remember, there is no wrong answer here.
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These are your stories.
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We're just giving you the words.
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Ready?
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Let's go.
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Let's start with where you grew up.
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Listen to this sentence.
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I grew up in a small town in the south.
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Say it with me slowly.
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I grew up...
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Notice how grew up is two words, but they sound like one.
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I grew up in a small town in the south.
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Now you try.
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Good.
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Now let's try a city version.
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I grew up in a big city.
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There were people everywhere.
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Can you feel the difference in how those two sentences feel?
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One is quiet and slow.
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The other is a little more alive, a little more energetic.
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Try to show that in your voice when you say them.
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Now let's talk about what you were like as a kid.
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Here's a great sentence pattern.
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When I was young, I was very, and then you add your word.
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For example, when I was young, I was very shy.
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Or when I was young, I was very loud or when I was young, I was very curious about everything.
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Listen to how natural that sounds.
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When I was young, I was very.
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Now you fill in the blank.
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I love that one because it's so flexible.
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You can use it for anything.
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Now here's another one.
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This one uses used to, which is a really important phrase for talking about the past.
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It means something you did regularly in the past, but maybe you don't do anymore.
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Listen, I used to ride my bike every day after school.
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I used to eat cereal for every meal.
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That one is personal.
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I used to be scared of the dark.
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Try it.
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I used to, and think about something you did as a kid.
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Great.
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Let's do a few more.
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How about this one for describing a place?
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I remember there was a big park near my house, and I loved going there.
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Notice the structure.
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I remember there was.
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This is a beautiful way to start a memory sentence.
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It sounds natural, it sounds warm, and it immediately pulls the listener in.
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I remember there was a little shop near my school where we used to buy candy.
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I remember there was a tree in our backyard that I used to climb.
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Try, I remember there was, and describe a place from your childhood.
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I love that phrase.
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I remember there was.
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It's like opening a little door in your memory.
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Now let's do one more.
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This is for talking about people from your childhood.
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My grandmother, best friend, neighbor, used to always… For example,
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my grandmother used to always make soup when it was cold outside.
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My best friend used to always make me laugh.
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My neighbor used to always wave at me from his garden.
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Do you feel how warm those sentences sound?
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My someone used to always.
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Now you try with someone from your life.
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Perfect.
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And I want to add one last one.
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This is for when you want to share a feeling about your childhood, not just a fact.
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Listen, looking back now, I feel really grateful for...
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For example, looking back now, I feel really grateful for the time I had with my family.
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Looking back now, I feel really grateful for my small town, even though I didn't appreciate it back then.
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This phrase shows maturity, it shows reflection, and it sounds so natural in English conversation.
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That one hits different, right?
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Because it's not just describing the past, it's connecting the past to how you feel now.
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And that's what real deep conversation sounds like.
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That's what we're building towards with this challenge.
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Not just vocabulary, but real connection.
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Beautifully sad, James.
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Okay, so let's bring it all together.
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We want you to try something right now.
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And yes, you can pause the video to do this.
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Think about your own childhood and try to make three to five sentences using the phrases we just practiced.
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Start with where you grew up, say one thing about what you were like, and share one memory, just three to five sentences.
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That's it.
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And don't overthink it.
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Don't wait for the perfect words.
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Just say something.
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Say anything.
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The goal of shadowing practice is to get your mouth moving in English, to get comfortable with the sounds and the rhythm.
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Even if your sentences are simple, that's great.
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Simple is beautiful.
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Simple is clear.
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If you want to share your sentences with us, please leave them in the comments below.
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We read every comment.
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We love seeing your progress.
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And honestly, reading your childhood stories is one of our favorite parts of doing this.
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It's like getting little windows into your lives, and it makes this whole thing feel real and meaningful.
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Yes.
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The comments on this channel are honestly so wonderful.
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People are so kind and encouraging to each other, and I love that.
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If you're nervous about commenting, just know this is a judgment -free zone.
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Everyone here is learning.
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Everyone is trying.
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And that already makes you brave.
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All right, let's wrap up today's episode.
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James, what's your one takeaway today?
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Okay.
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My takeaway is this.
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Your childhood is yours.
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Your memories are yours.
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And that means when you talk about them, you're not performing.
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You're just sharing something real.
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And real is always easier to remember, easier to say, and easier to connect with.
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So use your own stories as your English practice.
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That's the secret.
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That's the whole secret.
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I love that.
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My takeaway is a little more practical.
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Learn these three phrases and use them.
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When I was young, I used to.
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I remember there was.
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And looking back now, I feel...
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If you can use those three phrases comfortably, you can have a real, natural conversation about your childhood in English.
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Practice them today.
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Write them down.
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Say them out loud.
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Make them yours.
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Perfect.
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Okay.
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Day 10 done.
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You did it.
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And if you're just joining us, we have nine other episodes waiting for you.
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Day one all the way through to today, all free, all right here on this channel.
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Go back, start from the beginning, and do the challenge properly.
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Your future self will thank you.
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And don't forget, subscribe if you haven't already.
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Hit the bell so you get notified when Day 11 comes out.
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Tell a friend who's learning English.
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Share this video.
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Every little thing helps this community grow.
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And the bigger our community, the more we can do together.
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We'll see you tomorrow for Day 11.
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I don't know what the topic is yet because Jenny keeps the schedule and she won't tell me until the morning of,
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which I feel is a little mean, but okay.
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It keeps you spontaneous.
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It keeps me anxious.
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But I'll be here.
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I'm always here.
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Because I love this.
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I love you guys, and I love English.
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See you tomorrow.
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Bye, everyone.
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Keep practicing, keep going, and remember, every day you practice is a day you get better.
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We'll see you on day 11.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Speak English Naturally”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：childhood, Jenny, English。 这段视频共有 378 个句子、3151 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 17:20。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 182 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| phrase 名词 | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | 短語 /短语, 片語 /片语 |
| topic 名词 | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | 主題 /主题, 話題 /话题 |
| shadow 名词 | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | йинзы, йинйинзы |
| adventure 名词 | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | 奇遇, 冒險 /冒险 |
| notebook 名词 | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | 筆記本 /笔记本, 本子 |
| connect 动词 | /kəˈnɛkt/ | 連接 /连接 |
| grateful 形容词 | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | 感激, 感謝 /感谢 |
| grandmother 名词 | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | 奶奶, 祖母 |
| rhythm 名词 | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | 節奏 /节奏 |
| commitment 名词 | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | 承諾 /承诺 |
| scare 动词 | /skɛɚ/ | 嚇唬 /吓唬, 使害怕 |
| subscribe 动词 | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | 簽署 /签署 |
| backyard 名词 | /bækˈjɑːd/ | 後院 /后院 |
| cereal 名词 | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | 穀物 /谷物, 穀類 /谷类 |
| neighbour 名词 | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | 鄰居 /邻居, 比鄰 /比邻 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| grow up 动词 | 長大 /长大 | |
| look back 动词 | 回顧 /回顾 | |
| make up 动词 | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | 組成 /组成 |
| bring up 动词 | 撫養 /抚养, 養大 /养大 | |
| come out 动词 | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | 出, 出來 /出来 |
| come up 动词 | 上來 /上来 | |
| figure out 动词 | 弄清楚 | |
| go back 动词 | 回去, 返回 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- Wait, you had a fact notebook as a child?
- What were you like as a kid?
- Did you have a favorite game or activity?
- What's your favorite childhood memory?
- James, what's your one takeaway today?
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| “used to” used to + 动词 — 过去的习惯或状态，现在已不再如此 | used to say · used to ride · used to eat |
| 现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作 | has been practicing · you've been doing |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | you've been · have already practiced · have ever heard |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | everyone who has · kid who sat |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 52 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, you're, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shoe /ˈʃu/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, brave /bɹeɪv/, dive /daɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, verb /vɝb/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/, connect /kəˈnɛkt/, commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, cereal /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 phrase, topic, shadow 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。