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Today we’re focusing on just one of the
steps to train your mind to think in English.

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This is not a video where I tell you how to
do something.

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We’re actually going to do it, together.

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The real training.

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We’ll use flashcards, practicing thinking
in English from interesting photographs.

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An object will be highlighted, name it.

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If you don’t know it, don’t worry, we’ll
go over everything so you can learn new vocabulary

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and memorize it.

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Then, watch the video again.

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You’re going to see the object, recall the
word in English.

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You can do this anytime, anywhere, because
you’re not speaking out loud.

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Here’s the first one we’ll look at.

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You’ll see something highlighted like this,
and think the name of what it is.

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You might have thought light, or fluorescent
light, or light fixture.

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So you’ll name a bunch of objects in your
head.

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It will go sort of fast, if you don’t know
it, don’t worry, we’ll cover everything.

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After that, we’ll come up with some adjectives
and verbs as well.

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Let’s start.

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Now I’ll give you 10 seconds to come up
with as many adjectives as you can.

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If your mind goes to your own native language
first that’s okay, but try right now to

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set the intention for your mind to think in
English.

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Ready?

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Adjectives.

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There are so many you could have said.

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You could have gone with colors: blue, 

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brown

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green

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gray.

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You could have said bright, because of all
those lights.

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Maybe you said ‘wet’, or ‘slippery’
because of the floor.

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Or maybe you said ‘empty’ because no one
is there.

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Or ‘deserted,’ that’s another word to
describe a place with no people.

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Or ‘open’ to describe some of the machines,
or ‘closed’ to describe the others.

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Now, I’ll give you 10 seconds and have your
mind go to verbs and action.

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There are no people in this scene, it’s
a still scene with no action currently.

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Think of action words that could happen here.

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Again, there are so many verbs your mind could
have come up with.

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Wash clothes, load the machine, fold laundry.

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We usually use the verb ‘do’ with laundry.

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I have to do laundry tomorrow morning.

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The floor looks wet, maybe you thought ‘mop’
or ‘clean’.

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I think I see a duster here.

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Maybe you said ‘dust’.

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Ok, let’s go over the objects we saw.

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Washer.

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Door.

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When the door is on the front like this, it’s
called a front-load washer.

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Floor.

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Table.

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Bench.

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Duster.

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Light.

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Button.

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Vent.

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pipes.

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Window.

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Reflection.

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Latch.

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Platform.

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Poster.

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Valve.

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Screw.

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Wheel.

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Shelf.

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For this you might have said ‘number’
or ‘placard’.

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Some pretty very basic vocabulary there, but
also maybe a few advanced words that you didn’t

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know like placard.

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So that was our first photo, let’s continue.

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Look at what’s highlighted, and think the
word in English.

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Here’s the photo.

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Now, any adjectives that come to mind in 10 seconds.

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What adjectives did you think?

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I thought clean,

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new

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expensive

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luxury

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British because I’m used to seeing the steering

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wheel on the left.

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Black, the color of the interior.

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German, for the car company.

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And now any verbs.

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Drive, that’s a pretty obvious one.

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Maybe you thought: sit, buckle up, shift,
navigate or steer. 

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Let’s go over the objects.

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driver’s seat.

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Cushion, or maybe you said leather.

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steering wheel.

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Horn.

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gear shifter.

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emergency brake.

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Gas gauge.

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Map, navigation, or gps.

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air vents, 

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window controls, 

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glove box or glove
compartment, 

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control panel or maybe you said

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buttons, 

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rear view mirror, 

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windshield, 

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odometer,

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tachometer, 

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thermometer, 

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door handle/lever.

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windshield wipers, 

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passenger seat.

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Emblem.

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Is your mind orienting towards English?

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Let’s keep going. Here’s the photo.

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Did you go to college, and if so does this
look familiar?

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Let’s come up with some adjectives.

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Maybe you thought of the students and you
thought focused, studious, or maybe bored.

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Or you thought of the space and you though,
large, big, cavernous.

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Maybe you saw this chair and thought ‘empty’,
or this hat and thought ‘backwards’. or

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you saw the slides and thought ‘difficult’.

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Now, verbs.

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You could have said teaching, lecturing, note-taking,
listening, learning, typing, to name a few.

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Let’s go over the objects.

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The full space is called a lecture hall.

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Podium.

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Stage.

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Notes, notebook.

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Laptop.

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Overhead projector.

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Screens, or maybe you thought ‘wall’,

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‘image’, or ‘projection’. 

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fire extinguishers.

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Professor or lecturer.

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Coffee, or to-go cup.

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Audience, students, 

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or maybe you thought stadium-style seating or tiered seating.

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flip-down desktops.

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Formulas, 

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office chair.

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Water bottle, 

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pencil case.

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Let’s do another one.

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Here’s the photo.

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And now 10 seconds for adjectives.

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This one is full of colors, so maybe that’s
all you thought of when you were thinking

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about adjectives.

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This pattern in the back is called ‘houndstooth’,
or maybe you thought in shapes: circular,

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rectangular, cylindrical.

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Or maybe you thought open.

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Now 10 seconds for verbs.

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There is no movement, no people here, so think
of verbs that come to mind because of the objects.

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Maybe you thought of what you do with makeup:
apply, put on, touch up.

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If you touch up makeup, you’re already wearing
it, but it’s been a few hours and you need

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to fix it just a bit.

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You touch it up.

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Or maybe you thought, organize, sort.

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Let’s go over the objects.

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Remember, you might have had a different thought
on something, or a different opinion of what

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to call something.

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That really doesn’t matter.

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What matters is the exercise of thinking in
English.

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Seeing an object, and naming it in English.

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Organizer, 

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tray, 

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palette, 

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case or pouch, 

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zipper,

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eye shadow, 

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blush, powder, or you could call

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powder, or you could call

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this foundation. I think I’m not in any way a makeup guru. 

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mascara,

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canister, 

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heart, 

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lip gloss.

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Oo, this is a fun photo.

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Let’s start with naming objects

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Now 10 seconds for verbs.

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I thought of a lot: jumping, swimming, starting,
racing, competing, watching

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Now, 10 seconds for adjectives.

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If you’re having a tough time with this,
just let your mind identify one color.

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Red, yellow, blue.

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You could have said ‘numbered’, an adjective
to describe things with numbers on them.

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Maybe you thought of the mood, it doesn’t
look like anyone is cheering so maybe you

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said ‘quiet’ or ‘tense’, competitive.

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You could have said wet, humid.

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Let’s go over those objects: swimmers, or
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platforms,

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audience, 

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judges, 

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pool, 

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goggles, 

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swim caps,

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uniforms, 

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lanes, 

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lane dividers, 

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arms, 

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hands,

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feet, 

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backs, 

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knees, 

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barrette, 

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laundry bin.

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This is a great way to not only start thinking
more in English, but also to build your vocabulary.

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Keep your learning going now with this video,
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Also, check out my online courses that focus
on listening comprehension and spoken English

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skills at rachelsenglishacademy.com.

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That’s it, and thanks so much for using
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