SEVY Awards 2019 - Speaking English Challenge

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Simple English Videos


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We’re very proud to welcome you to the 2019, SEVY award ceremony.
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Speaking in English is a challenge.
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You’re bound to think, 'Am I making mistakes?' or 'Am I saying this right?'
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Now imagine you’re not just talking to one or two people, but you’re talking to the
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world!
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A few weeks ago we set our viewers a challenge.
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We asked them to record a video where they’re speaking, that we would share with the world.
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And we’ve been blown away by the response.
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And today we’re very proud to share their work and introduce you to some of the wonderful
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people who watch our channel.
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And to learn about why they’re learning English and their goals.
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Congratulations to everyone who took part!
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You are all winners of the Simple English Videos award for rising to this challenge.
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It’s the Simple English Videos 'Yay!
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You did it' award.
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Otherwise known as the SEVY.
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So now it’s time to see what they said.
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Hi Vicki and hi Jay, and hi everyone.
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My name is Wan.
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My name is Rian.
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We are English teachers from Palang Singkawang, Indonesia.
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I learn English because I want to study in the UK.
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And I learn English because I want to study in Australia.
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Thank you.
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Bye.
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Well I reckon they should win the SEVY for wonderful positive energy.
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And for team work.
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They were well rehearsed.
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They must be great teachers.
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My name is Mehli Khusnaliana and I'm a student.
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I'm Indonesian and I'm Muslim.
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OK.
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I like...
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I like the English language.
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Ok, Thank you.
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Simple English Videos!
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Yes!
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I think she's adorable.
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And I think she should get the SEVY for enthusiasm.
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And maybe the best giggle.
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Hi there.
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I'm Alex and I'm from Russia.
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I'm studying English for several years because I need it for my work and also I want to pass
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an IELTS exam this year because I want to move to some warm country, um, for example,
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to Canada.
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Wait, what?
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Canada is not a warm country?
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So anyway, I'll pick something else.
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OK, he's got to win the SEVY for the best joke.
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If you can crack a joke in another language, you're doing very well!
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Hello, I'm from India.
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My name is Siddhant and English is my favorite subject.
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Love from India.
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Love to you in India too, Siddhant!
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That was short, sweet and very clear.
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He could also get a SEVY for the cheeky grin.
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I was looking for something that would help me teach the phrase cheeky grin the other
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day.
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I wish I'd had this video then.
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Hello Vicki and Jay.
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My name is Dan.
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And my name is Ann.
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We live in Russia in Novosibirsk.
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We are both lawyers.
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I am learning English because I want to watch films in English.
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And I'm learning English because I want to read in English.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Those were great goals.
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They are great goals.
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And did you see the book she was reading?
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It was Sherlock Holmes, my favorite detective!
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I think you get the reading prize.
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And actually that is a great book for everyone to read.
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Hi!
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My name's Milena.
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I'm 15 years old.
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I'm from Brazil and I live in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul.
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Next year, I finish my high school and after I want to study English in the USA.
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Thank you.
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Bye-bye.
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She gets the SEVY for confidence.
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She's delightful.
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And I also want to give a shout out to her mum, Mariza, who also tried to make a video
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for us.
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And Mariza has gone back to university after 28 years and she's studying to be an English
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teacher.
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We have both gone back to university in our later years and we know what a commitment
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that is so good luck to you Mariza.
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Hi everyone.
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I'm Abdurrahman Dala.
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I'm from Nigeria.
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I'm a teacher.
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I teach English.
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I'm a fan of a British accent.
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I love the accent.
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I love it.
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I love to pronounce words like you do, Vicki.
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Thank you.
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Bye-bye.
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He gets the SEVY for best costume and best smile.
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And I like the way he walked into the shot.
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I liked his taste in accents.
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I loved your accent too.
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Hi Vicki.
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Hi Jay.
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My name's Derya.
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I'm from Turkey.
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I'm thirty four years old.
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I'm not working.
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I'm a housewife.
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I have three children - two daughters, one son.
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And my English goal is speaking like a native English person.
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I love speaking so much.
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And that's all.
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I love you.
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Thanks for your videos.
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She gets the SEVY for perseverance Yes.
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This is because Derya had difficulties send us the video, and when I spoke to her, she
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said she'd recorded it about 50 times before she was able to make something that she felt
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she could send us.
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Well done Derya, it was great.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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I'm Dicky and I'm from Bogor, Indonesia.
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I'm a student and I'm studying English.
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My English goals are to chat with my friend in English and to teach my friend who can't
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speak English.
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Thank you.
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Bye-bye.
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Well done! Yeah.
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He must get the 'Friendly' SEVY because he's learning to chat with friends, but also he's
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going to help his friend learn English!
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Well done Dicky!
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Hey, I am Kaei from the Czech Republic.
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I am a charity volunteer here, and English is my passion.
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Thank you so much for your videos.
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Kaei, we're so glad you like our videos.
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And you get the SEVY for giving back to the community with your charity work.
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Hi, my name is Ashish.
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I am from India.
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I was working in Samsung Electronics as a promoter.
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I want to learn English so I can feel confident when I am speaking with my customers and colleagues.
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Ashish, you get the repeat performance SEVY.
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Ashish was in our video last year and it's great to see you back, Ashish.
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And we're sorry to hear you've been ill and we wish you better soon and it's great to
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see you're still supporting England.
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Hello Vicki and Jay.
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My name is Melany and I'm from Colombia.
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Now I live in New York and I am an English student.
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I have lived here for a short time and your videos have helped me a lot to learn more
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and improve my English.
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And thank you very much.
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I love your videos.
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Wow!
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Melany.
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I grew up in New York and I know how difficult it can be in that great big city to find your
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way, especially when English is not your first language.
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Good for you.
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You get the 'Traveller SEVY'.
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Hello Jay and Vicki.
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I'm Martin.
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I live in a small European country named Slovakia, and I'm a graphic design student.
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My goals in terms of learning English is to improve myself in fluency and vocabulary,
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and I've been to England once, however, I really would fancy to go there again.
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Martin, that was really interesting.
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I could hear a British accent in your Slovakian accent.
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Your pronunciation was great.
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You get the SEVY for that.
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He's in school, right?
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Yes, but he's studying graphic design.
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Oh, not English.
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Yeah.
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Really good Martin.
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Hello.
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Hello, I am Meg, and this is my brother.
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We are Georgians.
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Now I study icon painting and I learn... study English because I love learning languages
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so much.
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And I love you so much Vicki and Jay.
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I think I saw an icon painting behind her.
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And Meg, you have to get the SEVY for the best big sister.
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And the youngest SEVY award goes to your brother.
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Hi.
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My name is Arthur.
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I'm from Brazil and I learn English after being one year in New Zealand in 2015, and
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my goal is to be able to communicate with people all around the world and to understand
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them properly.
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And that's all!
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Thank you very much, and your channel has been very helpful.
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I just love your tips.
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Thank you.
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Thank you Arthur.
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That was a great compliment.
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By the way, you spoke very clearly.
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Yes, your pronunciation was good, but I'm tempted to give you the SEVY instead for set
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design.
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Did you see all the posters behind him?
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Yes, apparently he's studying for an exam.
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Good luck in your exam.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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I am very honored for being seen by you and I'm a little bit nervous.
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OK, I'm Michelle and I'm from China.
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I'm a pharmacist working in the hospital.
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I learn English just for fun and interest.
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I love watching YouTube videos from English teachers like you.
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I hope that some day I could speak fluently and confidently with native English speakers,
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or maybe some day I could participate in some jobs that involve English.
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That's all.
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Hope you like my video!
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Bye-bye.
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That was really very fluent.
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Thank you Michelle.
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Do you know that that was the first time she'd spoken English in public!
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Really?
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Yeah.
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And she was nervous about it.
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Michelle you get the prize for courage.
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You did really well!
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Hello Jay and hello Vicki.
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I'm Wesley.
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I'm from Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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I'm a biology student at the last year and I want to improve my English and teach my
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girlfriend too.
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I love England and Scotland.
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I support Liverpool.
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And I love you both.
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Bye.
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Bye-bye.
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He's supporting Liverpool.
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Wesley, you get the SEVY for being the best boyfriend, because he's helping his girlfriend
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learn English too.
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Good for you!
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Hello, I'm Olga.
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I'm Russian.
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I used to work in finance but these days I stay at home.
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I take some time out to take care of my little one.
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And it's a great time for me to dive into learning English.
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I learn English mainly for fun but I also have a dream to become an English teacher
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someday, and I also hope to go to England and to the United States some day again.
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Thank you for your wonderful lessons and for this challenge.
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Bye-bye.
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We heard the little one there.
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Olga, you get the SEVY for vocabulary because we heard lots of great phrases there like
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time out, little one, dive into.
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Good job!
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Excellent, thank you.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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I'm Eduardo from Catamarca, a northern province of Argentina.
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Well, I'm studying English at University and my big goal is to get my degree as an English
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teacher.
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I hope to get it in a couple of years.
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Well, thank you so much for your work.
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You are doing a really great job.
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Thank you so much, and see ya.
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Another great compliment.
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Thank you very much.
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I think he gets the SEVY for being warm and friendly.
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I know.
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I would love to have you as my teacher.
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I think you're going to be great.
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Hello.
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This is Gala from Russia.
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I started learning English when I was already 46, from scratch.
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It was 7 years ago.
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I was told it was too late, but look at me now.
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I can speak and in a month help others.
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I am an aspiring pronunciation tutor for beginners.
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From my experience, you can communicate successfully even if your English is just basic.
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Sincerity and simplicity always work.
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And thank you Vicki and Jay.
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I learn from you.
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Galina, you get the inspiration SEVY - the award for inspiring us all.
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Yes, I've had lots of students who have asked me am I too old to learn a language and you
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are a wonderful example of how you're never to old.
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And I also think that your advice about being sincere and keeping things simple is very
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valuable too.
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Thank you.
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And bravo!
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Good job!
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Hello.
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My name is Tahir Shafiq.
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I am from Pakistan.
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I live in Lahore which is the second most populous city in Pakistan.
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It's famous for its ancient buildings and gardens.
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I run my own provisioning store which includes a variety of items like soaps, detergents,
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grocery items, beverages, etc.
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I have 3 objectives for learning English.
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Firstly, I can use my writing skills with correspondence with my suppliers.
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Secondly, I can use my listening skills while watching movies because I love watching movies.
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Lastly, I can use English when I visit other countries for tours.
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I love tourism.
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OK.
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Take care, Bye.
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Tahir, that was so well organized.
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Yes, in fact you win the SEVY for structure, because all your thoughts were clearly laid
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out and it meant you could convey a lot of information in a short time, and that's an excellent skill,
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and a very good business skill too.
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Thank you very much.
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Great job!
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Hello Vicki, hello Jay, hello everyone.
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My name is Quynh.
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I'm 13 years old and I'm from Vietnam.
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Today I am really happy to share with you my English goal.
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My goal is to reach a higher level of English fluency which is advanced.
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This includes my grammar and my vocabulary.
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As you see, my grammar is not so good.
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I always make a mistake when I'm talking.
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And my vocabulary is not enough to cover all of my thoughts.
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The only thing for me to do to reach my goal is to study more and do more exercises in
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English.
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Also, watching Simple English Videos is a good way for me to expand my vocabulary and
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to know more rules about grammar.
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Thank you so much for listening.
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Well thank you for submitting that video.
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It was very impressive.
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In fact I think she gets the SEVY for being impressive.
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She is, isn't she!
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Fantastic job, Quyn!
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I mean your grammar was great, your fluency was great, your pronunciation was great.
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Impressive is the word, and she's only 13!
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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Zdraveite!
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Hola!
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My name is Galina, and I am from Bulgaria but I'm currently in Spain.
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I have diverse work experience, in many fields of life.
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Actually, I would be glad if I can work with you guys.
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If you think that I can contribute in any way to Simple English Videos, I'll be glad
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to help.
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What I want to achieve in English is to gain more self confidence, because I still freeze
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whenever I meet a native speaker and have to speak to him or her, no matter the topic.
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Well, that's for now.
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Thanks for listening and watching.
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See you, I mean I will see you.
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Adios, ciao.
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Well you didn't freeze there.
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That was just terrific!
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It was fantastic.
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Well done Galina!
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I.. yeah, what do you want to give this SEVY for?
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For the best location shoot!
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Because you saw the Spanish beach!
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I'd like to give a SEVY as well for being most helpful!
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We wish we could give you a job.
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Wow!
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We've got to work out a way to earn money Jay.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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I love your channel so much.
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My name is Nick and I'm living in South Korea.
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I'm a business .... who works for a Korean commercial company.
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I first started learning English for practical purposes, such as joining the meeting without
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a translator, and getting a global career in the future.
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But nowadays, it became one of my pleasures in daily life.
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I hope that I will be able to lead meetings with international co-workers at the end of
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this year.
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I'm so excited because I can go on this journey with you guys.
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Let me finish the video with a sentence that I read nowadays like a mantra.
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The repetition of a little tiny effort will make me stronger.
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The repetition of a little tiny effort makes me stronger.
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That's the best mantra we've heard today.
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It's a very good mantra for language learning as well.
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Because there's nothing very difficult about learning English if you break it down into
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small steps and keep repeating them.
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I also liked his story.
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How he started learning English for his work, and then it became a pleasure in his life.
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Yes.
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So he gets the SEVY for ... Best mantra.
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Well done Nick.
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Hello Vicki, hello Jay.
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My name is Maja Terese.
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I'm 15 years old.
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I'm from Norway.
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I'm in my last year of secondary school and next year I'm moving on to high school, where
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I'm going to go the specialized studies and general line.
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I like the English language and I've learned it for 10 years now, ever since first grade.
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And I wish to study it and get better at it in university.
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When I grow up I want to become a teacher - an English teacher.
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I enjoy talking English.
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I do it all the time.
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And I write English with my friends.
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My English goal for the year is to improve my pronunciation.
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I always pronounce words wrongly, I feel.
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And I also need to settle on whether I want to speak American English or British English
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which I both wish to do.
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That was my English goal and a bit about me and I'm sorry this video is long.
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Goodbye.
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We're still deciding which accents to use as well!
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I recommend the American accent!
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By the way, you didn't mispronounce any words in that video.
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It was really good.
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There must be a very high standard of English in Norway.
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I know and you were very fluent too, and she's only 15.
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Spectacular.
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Thank you so much for the video.
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I think you should get the SEVY for fluency.
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Hi, my name is Miriam Keller.
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I'm from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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I live in Sao Paulo.
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I'm a retired secretary but I still work because I have to, and English is my working tool.
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So, I'm always...
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I'm always trying to find interesting things, review things, learn more, and so on.
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And your videos are fantastic.
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I always recommend them to friends and colleagues.
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And I always...
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I always try to watch them.
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Well, I'm retired, but as I say, I like very much languages, and I like very much to read,
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and go to the movies, and so on, listen to music.
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So, English is very important to me.
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Thank you very much.
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Bye-bye.
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Miriam I know exactly what you mean about having to go back to work after you're retired.
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Yes, but you know you're a wonderful example for us all, because you're finding things
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that you like, like movies and reading, and making English fun.
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So I feel like Miriam should have another inspiration SEVY.
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Excellent.
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Thank you Miriam.
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I am 12 years old and I am studying in the seventh grade.
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About myself I can say that I am a fun, clever, industrious and friendly girl.
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I want to speak fluently in English - from my native language, Ukrainian.
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I like to draw.
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I have a sister.
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Her name is Sasha.
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She is studying in the pedagogical college.
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In the future she will be an interpreter or English teacher.
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She is a friendly, compassionate and clever girl.
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I love my sister but sometimes she takes away our notebook and it is bad because I can't
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watch English cartoons!
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By the way, Vicki and Jay, we use your lessons in our English lessons.
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We like your videos and you're like real actors.
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Thanks for your work.
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I think we'll have to talk to your older sister about taking away your notebook computer.
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Bohdan. you get the SEVY for having a great attitude.
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You're going for it.
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You're using what you've learnt and trying it out and it's great to see.
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Keep it up.
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I have to say your personality came right through in that video.
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Thank you very much.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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This is Marcelo.
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I always enjoy watching your videos.
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I learn a lot and I have fun at the same time.
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And, well, I'm from Chile.
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I'm...I'm not a student, yeah, I'm not a student.
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I'm working nowadays redacting (drafting) some reports for
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a company.
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And my English goal basically is to have fun and, perhaps, English will help me in a moment
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for this job or another one.
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I don't know.
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I have to say that I lived in Australia when I was a child, but I have been studying English
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since some years ago.
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But...and I'm trying to take my English back, right?
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So, I guess that that is another of my main goals.
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OK, well those were your questions.
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Thank you very much for this great opportunity to talk to you guys.
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You are really lovely.
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I always watch every single episode from you both.
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Ok thank you very much.
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Bye-bye.
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Thank you Marcelo.
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You are certainly doing a good job getting your English back.
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Indeed.
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One of the things that struck me was how clear your speech was.
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In fact that's your SEVY - clarity.
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And then you mentioned that you'd been in Australia when you were a child, and I thought,
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oh that's why.
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But that's going to be a great help for listening as you're learning English.
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Thanks Marcelo, great video.
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Now before we carry on I just want to mention that for some people, this challenge was extra
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difficult because for religious reasons or for other personal reasons they didn't want
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to appear on camera.
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But they found a way round it and we're going to watch some of these videos now.
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Hi Vicki and Jay.
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I'm Farshid and I'm Iranian.
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I am a student of architecture.
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I hope to learn English in order to have better communication with people around the world.
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I want to give you the linguist SEVY, Farshid.
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Why?
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Because of the certificate on his book shelf.
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Did you see?
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What did it say?
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Pahlavi.
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It was a language - an ancient Persian language.
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And it's now extinct?
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Yes.
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But although he's studying architecture, he's obviously a linguist too.
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Hello there Vicki and Jay!
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This is Steffi and I'm sending you a thousand warm hugs from Erfurt, which is right in the
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middle of Germany.
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And with this small video I want to send you a few pictures of where I love to live.
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Reading my comments you may have noticed that I am quite a chatterbox, and I love to connect
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with people from all around the world to learn more about their country and their culture
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and my bucket list is incredibly full with all the spots I want to travel to and that's
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why I want to speak proper and fluent English.
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Congratulations for over 100,000 subscribers Vicki and Jay and thank you so much for being
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the most creative and astounding English teachers I've ever met.
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Simple English Videos Yay!
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And this is my hamster, Carla.
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Very good Steffi, and it was a pleasure meeting Carla, too.
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Steffi sounded exactly as I expected.
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If you look at the comments at Simple English Videos you'll see that Steffi is often there
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contributing and it's really nice that you're a chatterbox Steffi.
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We appreciate it.
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So what's her SEVY.
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OK.
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Ahhh, I don't know, what can we give her the SEVY for?
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For the cutest pet!
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I'll tell you what though.
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I'd like to give her an intonation SEVY, because her pronunciation was superb.
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Hello.
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Good day to you.
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My name is Sarah, and I am from Germany.
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I've been studying English for a year teaching most things to myself.
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English is for me not only a language.
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For me it is what makes me - me.
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I love England and English more than anything really.
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And my goals are to live in England when I'm grown up.
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I'm a student and I see myself working in connection to the English language.
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In December, this year, I'll be passing the exam for the language level 'C-1' hopefully.
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And after this I'd like to contnue with the next and final level.
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Sarah, if I didn't know you're from Germany, I'd have assumed you're from London because
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your accent is so good!
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For someone who's self taught, it's amazing and you get the pronunciation SEVY.
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Really good.
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Thank you very much.
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And good luck with your exam.
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I think you're going to do really well.
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To be or not to be photogenic, that is the question.
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In the age of selfies I'm afraid I'm not.
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That's why I chose a picture of my parent's kissing before my nickname "Maninima" which
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is how I call my mom.
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Yet, when you invited your followers to send a video, I thought I could take this chance
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to thank you, Vicki and Jay, and other teachers on YouTube. By the way, my name is Simone.
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I'm Italian, and I fell in love with English when my dad made me listen to his favorite
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music, spirituals, jazz, Gershwin, and I discovered the Beatles.
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I began singing those songs and I found I could express my feelings better if I didn't
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use my mother tongue.
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Maybe because I was very shy.
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I started at university to learn the language more deeply.
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But soon I had to give up for a series of troubles.
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My dad got cancer.
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My vocal cords developed a rare disease.
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A guy molested me.
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A car accident ruined my spine, just to name a few.
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So, thanks a lot Vicki and Jay, Aly from "Papa Teach Me", Tom from "Eat, Sleep, Dream English",
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"Love English" with Leila and Sabrah, and many more for keeping my mind working and
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for making me smile with your sense of humor and kindness.
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Love you all.
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Thank you Simone.
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That took a lot of courage and we really appreciate it.
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And I appreciated your sharing too, and sharing the names of other great YouTube channels,
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so more people can find them.
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By the way, you had us at Gershwin and the Beatles.
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We love them.
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Thanks again Simone.
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Congratulations to everyone who took part in this challenge.
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You were all amazing.
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We can’t thank you enough for sharing your life and goals with us.
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We loved meeting you and it’s been very motivating for us.
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Yes, we need to make some more videos now.
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If you’ve enjoyed this video, please share it with a friend.
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And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel.
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See you next week everyone.
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Bye-bye.
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Bye.
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