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Learn English with this Vlog | FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE (junior year)

By Andrew's Language Life

Summary

## Key takeaways - **Vloggers use daily life for comprehensible input**: The vlogger describes his first day of junior year at college, narrating his activities and observations in English to provide comprehensible input for language learners, while also practicing his own speaking skills. [00:10], [00:36] - **University offers free breakfast to students**: Upon arriving at university, students have access to a free breakfast option in the dining hall, which includes meals like oatmeal and sandwiches. [01:27], [04:20] - **Campus layout aids student convenience**: The university campus is designed to be compact, with all buildings located in one area, making it convenient for students to navigate between classes. [05:49], [06:00] - **Navigating English classes can be confusing**: Finding the correct English class can be challenging due to complex schedules and the need to navigate through different buildings on campus, sometimes leading to confusion and potential lateness. [11:35], [12:18] - **Weather impacts mood and motivation**: The vlogger notes that gloomy weather makes him feel sad, while sunny days improve his mood and increase his desire to be active and happy. [14:45], [14:55]

Topics Covered

  • How daily life offers English learning opportunities.
  • What's student life like at a Moscow university?
  • Navigating a sprawling Moscow campus and city commute.
  • How Moscow's weather dictates a student's mood.

Full Transcript

Hey, this is me already after that day.

So, just I forgot to film a intro. Like,

I didn't have time. Well, in this video,

the main goal, the main idea is to

practice English. I'm a student in

Russia and I learn English. Oh my god,

look at my hair. Look at that. That's

weird. All right. And I want to film

this vlog. I'm planning to describe all

my day what I'm doing at university, my

activities with the friends, my classes,

um how we like having breakfast and this

kind of content and I will describe this

in English and show with you my daily

routine. You can practice learning

vocabulary. It's like comprehensible

input and for me it is speaking

practice. So in the morning right now,

let's go. I I just decided to put on,

you know, some kind of hoodie, gray,

white t-shirt, and black pants. Just

casual, nothing fancy, but I don't

actually care to look super good. Like,

just students, like, who cares? And

everything. What I need to take with me

is just my earphones like this

and my backpack. It's pretty empty cuz

like I don't I don't have any textbooks

and papers. No, just

backpack. That's it. All right, we got

to hurry up now to miss the bus cuz like

it's the best option to get to

university.

And like first of all before even first

class I'm going to go to the to the free

breakfast when I get to like we have

this option free breakfast for all the

students.

And yeah, well I see you in the our

dining room in the university. Well,

where's the bus? Yeah. Yeah, it's

coming. It's coming, bro. Okay, this is

our bus station and all students are

waiting for a bus. We're going to take a

bus

now guys. We're in a subway and I'm

tapping my transportation cards.

All right, we're in the Moscow subway.

That's too overcrowded in the morning,

bro. Everyone is going to the job to the

college. Like, that's wild.

Too many people, bro.

>> That's our station Asians. I'm like just

staying here and learn vocabulary. You

see in this app.

That's my process. All right, bro. I'm

going to university. By the way, my

university is just next to the subway.

It's really close. So, like we're kind

of lucky. Let's explore this. It's like

a main building.

Building a better future. Our slogan.

And we got some kind of pyramid. What a

sign of our university.

It looks really beautiful. By the way,

nah, it's really beautiful, right?

Pretty old Soviet Union style. But in

any case, inside is going to be way

better. But we're going to visit it a

little bit later cuz right now I'm going

to the dining room to get my breakfast.

It's right there. Oh, by the way, check

this out, bro. It is Moscow city.

That's cool. Cuz like my college is

almost in the center of Moscow. It's

basically really close to the center,

right? We in the dining room.

Look, that's beautiful, bro. Wait, where

is my friends?

I don't see my friends honestly.

It's so organized. It's so beautiful.

Like we got tables

lens and like but I don't see my friend.

Yo,

there he is.

Victor. Hey. Hello guys. I got some kind

of meal.

It's like oatmeal.

used to be eggs and vegetables in here.

>> Mhm.

>> Cool. Okay, let's eat.

Wow, I love it, bro. Students like

classic students. This is basically our

breakfast for free.

Spoon

bowel. This is a bowel

and oatmeal. Look guys, what what kind

of food we have here?

And we can take the meal right here. I

want to buy something else like some

kind of sandwich maybe.

I'm not sure. Well,

today we have four classes. It's going

to be physics, something else like

English. I remember cuz like the names

of the classes is really complicated.

It's not like simple, not like in a

school. And I like coplay. do here

at co play music I don't know paradise

yeah basically we have 15 minutes to the

class my university is really good like

design I like this design

in this dining room and in the main in

the main building as well

really good university I after breakfast

I'm going to the first lecture it's

going to be kind of boring but that's

all right I I have some something to do

cuz like I can learn English anyway. You

see like the weather is kind of gloomy

today. It's gloomy weather when it's

cloudy and everything is so gray gray

sky

like in London.

Real English weather, you know. Our

campus is pretty compact, you know,

compact. It's like all buildings in one

area. And it's cool cuz in some

universities like uh buildings might be

in a different part of the city. It's

not comfortable at all. This kind of

building is pretty empty.

Yeah. Is basically for chemistry. There

are a lot of um lab labs

for carrying out an experiments or

something.

It's too too early in the morning.

basically empty campus.

I'm in a lecture.

It's It's not even started yet, but it's

already kind of boring.

Damn.

That's weird.

But at least I have beautiful view in

the city.

I can enjoy nature while sitting here.

That's all my

We found

the third friends Sonia

after lecture. Bro, look at his face.

This the best representation of today's

lecture kind of. Yeah.

Bearer

beer.

>> Bye-bye, teacher.

There was our classroom. Huge classroom

for lectures and some kind of screen.

We're going to buy some snacks in a

vending machine. This is a vending

machine

and

we are going to pick something.

>> What

numbers? Press the button.

Which one?

Another

dining room.

>> There is almost nothing like two pieces

of sandwich something

and pancakes.

>> Is that good?

>> Good.

the

you know the the assortment is nuts.

They all speak Russian here like Russian

university man I nobody speaks English

like almost even even Max. Do you speak

English?

>> Yes, of course.

>> He does he does speak.

>> Oh, we got a map. Look at this.

Oh, that's only Russian map. We right

now in Moscow,

some kind of library. We can pick a book

and read even being in a dining room and

having breakfast or dinner or lunch,

right?

[Music]

It's like a bathroom. Angelina, let's

go.

And now we have some subject about

materials. Like honestly, we we have no

idea what's about to happen here. Like

it's our first time in this marina. my

reader.

>> Hi

>> guys. I think I will just read the book

in English. Like currently I'm reading

I've been reading Charlie and Chocolate

Factory and it's pretty interesting.

Yeah. And the level is not so high. So

if you want to read something I would

recommend this to read.

All right guys, now we in the main

building. This the main the most

beautiful the most modern building in

this university. Like check this library

piano. By the way, we can play piano

and watch some TV. I watch my friends.

>> I don't know. He's maybe

lost.

Check the staircase. Wow, that's pretty

cool.

Now we're going to finally have English

class. Bro, I've been waiting this. I've

been waiting for this for the whole day.

Like that's the main reason why I'm here

today at university

because of English.

That's kind of overcrowded.

Yo,

you know, we usually we don't use

elevator. We prefer staircase.

you know to get some physical exercises

before

classes like to refresh our muscles and

brains.

Should finally dance 10th floor. Oh

yeah, that's better.

Woo! The whole city and like

not beautiful building like

Yeah, it's beautiful.

Wow.

Let's get it, bro. We need to find our

classroom.

Like it's going to be 10

13. I have no idea, bro.

Not here.

Yo, where where where?

Yo, man. How's it going?

>> We hyping here at university. It's cool.

Cool. I like this atmosphere of English

speaking art like crowd.

You feel me? You feel me?

I don't know who are they? What are they

doing here? Like not this one. The next

one.

It's so confused with this scheduleuler.

And right now we had to go across the

whole campus through another building

completely. Like I don't know probably

we're going to be late 3:00 like it's

wrong building totally.

>> Yeah.

And how we have two classes for

everything. We have two classes for

disaster. This movie is called Don't

Look Up. Have you watched

>> Don't Look Up. I've heard about it

before, but you watched it.

>> No, but it's something cool. Yeah,

definitely about watch it in English.

It's fine.

>> Well, okay. I play you this u

>> uh that teacher is pretty good. Like

good kind grandma. I like her. I like

her really. And right now we like and I

we are going to buy some kind of hot dog

or burger

to get a lunch. And I feel like

sometimes it's kind of complicated to

mix English and Russian during the day

like cuz I'm talking to my friends in

Russian always and then um I film in

English right here. So it's kind of

confusing for my brain.

Oh, we have we have a lot of coffee

shops here and uh just street food. If

you're hungry like between classes, we

can get this. Hope you're doing great

guys in your in your college in your

school or what you do maybe you have a

job already right yeah I hope you're

doing great and spending your days and

enjoying this world look at this how

beautiful it is right we have memorial

cool

wow and this is in the very center of

Moscow

literally in the very center we can just

go by foot in the red square it's like

that's

Now we're going back to this building

where we started our day

to have the last class or delivery.

Kind of colorful.

Yeah.

Moscow.

Okay, I'm going home. And look at this.

The weather is finally perfect. Why?

Like in the morning it was really awful,

bro. And when the weather is bad, I feel

bad. I feel sad. You feel me? But now

when I see the sky and um sun,

I want to walk. I want to be happy

again.

Yeah. Well, this kind of day I had today

at university. Now it's uh 400 p p.m.

and I have like a lot of time. I can

run. I can uh learn something like

chilling with friends as usual. Thank

you guys for being here. I hope you

enjoyed this. I hope you have a great

day as well. And yeah, look at this

weather. It's still summer. Like it's

summer.

Summer is back. All right. Thank you.

See you. Bye-bye.

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