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Let me show you the biggest
festival in my country.
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Hello, everyone.
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My name is Hong and I’m super
excited to be one of the newest
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YouTube presenters of the Learn
English with Cambridge.
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And today I would like
to share with you three
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interesting things about myself.
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Stay tuned.
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Well, the first thing
is about my country.
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Can you guess where I’m from?
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I gave you a hint earlier that
we celebrate Lunar New Year.
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And another hint is it’s an
S-shaped country in the south
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east of Asia.
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I’m also wearing the
traditional dress of
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my country, well, rather,
the modernised version of it.
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I think you’ve got it.
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It’s Vietnam.
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Talking about Vietnam there
are countless things that I
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would like to share with you,
but it’s impossible to jam them
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all in such a short video.
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So, today maybe I’ll
reveal a little bit
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about the local culture.
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Well, we celebrate Lunar
New Year, so our new year
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comes later in February.
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And fortunately,
I’m filming this
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video in the middle
of February when we are
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preparing for the biggest
festival of the year.
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I’m so thrilled to see
the vibrant atmosphere
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around me right now.
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We also have lots
and lots of bikes.
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So many that traffic
jams happen every day.
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Vietnam is also famous
for street food and I’m
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having Banh My, which is
a Vietnamese sandwich.
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It’s a great way
to start the day.
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The second thing is
about my background.
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I have been teaching IELTS for
more than four years and I have
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also taken the test several
times myself, and the latest
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time I took it, I got 8.0
in speaking and 8.0 overall.
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Well, I’m also a long-term
member of a public speaking
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organisation from America
called Toastmasters.
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So, I guess I’m just fond
of speaking and sharing.
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The third thing,
so what would you
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expect to see in my videos?
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They will mostly be
dedicated to test taking tips
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and self-study strategies
for IELTS test takers.
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Having Vietnamese as
my mother tongue,
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I encountered different problems
when learning English than,
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let’s say, other speakers,
Spanish or Portuguese.
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So, I might be able to
offer fresh perspectives
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to help other learners,
especially Asian learners,
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to cope with their
language barriers.
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Oh, and if you would like to ask
me anything, feel free to leave
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a comment below to let me know.
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Well, let’s say bye for
now and see you real soon.
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Bye, bye.
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Oh, and don’t forget
to check out my upcoming
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video about the top eight
quick facts about IELTS.
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