English Practice: What's Your Favorite Book?

29,279 views ・ 2017-09-19

Rachel's English


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Hey guys!
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Just sitting here in my office for a real quick video to let you know that it's time
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for the next challenge.
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Three to four times a year, I issue a challenge to you the Rachel's English community, asking
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you to make a video for me and it's that time.
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Today's topic is going to be your favorite book.
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Yes, I might be looking for book suggestions.
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But I would love to have you make a video describing in a sentence or two at your favorite
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book?
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Who wrote it?
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Has it been translated into English?
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Just kidding.
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You don't actually have to look that up.
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But what the title is, who wrote it, and why you love it.
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Okay, if you can't think of a favorite book, that's understandable then just come up with
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one that you really like and let me know why it's a fantastic way to practice your English,
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to put yourself out there.
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This is maybe the seventh sixth or seventh challenge that I’ve done so click here to
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see the playlist of all of the challenge results videos.
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It's really fantastic to just sit back and watch them all.
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Actually, the last video challenge results video was almost two hours long I mean, you
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guys, there's just so many of you energized by doing this.
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I love seeing it.
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It's one of my favorite kind of videos to make.
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So how do you participate?
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One, you make a video telling me about your favorite book.
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Two, you upload it to YouTube.
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Now you can make it unlisted so not everyone can see it but make sure it's not private
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because then I can't see it.
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Step three is to send me an email to this email address with the link and make sure
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you send it to me by this date.
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If you send it to me after the date, then I might not be able to include it.
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I need it by this date in order to do the editing.
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Well my computer just fell asleep so it must be time to get back to work.
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That's it guys, I can't wait to see your videos!
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