Hi guys, welcome back to Podcast and
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>> We hope you're having a good day no
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matter where you are.
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>> Maybe you're feeling a little tired or
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full of energy. Either way, we're happy
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you're here with us. Today we want to
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talk about something very simple and
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familiar. Our daily routines.
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>> This might sound easy, but many English
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learners struggle with it. They say
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things like, "I wake up, I eat, I go to
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work, and that's it." It's so basic, but
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there's so much more to say, right, Leo?
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>> Yeah. So, in this episode, we will help
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you talk about your daily routine with
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>> Before we start, let's help you get
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ready to learn. First, make sure you're
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comfortable. Do you have some water with
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you? Sitting somewhere comfortable. You
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can sit, lie down, or even walk while
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listening. Whatever feels good for you
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is perfect. And don't worry about
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mistakes, pronunciation, or speed.
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>> Just listen and let the words come into
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your ears naturally. Then you can repeat
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after us. Say the words out loud. Your
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mouth needs practice, too.
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>> We'll ask you some questions during the
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episode. You can answer out loud, even
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if you're alone. Don't be shy. And if
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you want, you can pause and think about
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your own daily routine while we talk.
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>> Also, we have a special friend with us
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>> Her name is Ella, and she will tell us
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about a normal day in her life. Listen
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carefully to her story. Then we'll talk
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about each part of the day together.
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>> Ready? Okay, Ella, the stage is yours.
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Hi everyone, my name's Ella. Today I'm
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going to tell you about my daily
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routine. Let's start with the morning. I
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usually wake up at 700 a.m. Well, on
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really busy days, I sometimes have to
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get up earlier at 6:30. When I wake up,
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I'm always so tired. I am not a morning
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person. So, I never jump out of bed
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right away. I just lie there for a
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minute, slowly stretch my arms and my
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shoulders, and finally get up. I go to
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the bathroom. I brush my teeth for 2
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minutes really slowly and gently because
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I don't want to hurt them. Next, I wash
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my face with cold water. It's the best
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way to wake me up and comb my hair to
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look neat. By 7:30 a.m., I make
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breakfast. Most days, I just eat
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something like bread or cereal, but if I
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have more time, I love to cook bacon and
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eggs. While I'm eating, I watch the news
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on my phone or just listen to some
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relaxing music. After breakfast, I pack
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my things for work. I put on makeup and
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check that I have everything important,
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my keys, phone, wallet. At 800 a.m., I
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leave my house. I walk to the bus stop
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and I take the bus to work. At noon,
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after I finish my morning work, it's
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lunchtime. But before I eat, I always
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check my schedule for afternoon
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meetings. I usually eat in the office
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cafeteria with my co-workers.
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Sometimes I order food from outside.
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When I eat, I chat with my co-workers.
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We talk about our work, our families, or
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funny things. After lunch, I really need
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to take a short nap at my desk. Maybe 30
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to 45 minutes to relax. It helps my
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brain rest. When I wake up, I drink a
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glass of water and stretch my shoulders.
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Oh, and I eat a piece of chocolate for
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energy. My afternoon work starts at 1:25
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p.m. and I work until about 4:00 p.m.
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When I'm done, I always take a few
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minutes to clean my desk. I like to put
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everything in order so it's nice and
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ready for the next day. After work, I
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don't always go home right away. I think
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it's important to have a little time to
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myself after a long day. I often take a
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short walk in the park or I'll go into
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the supermarket to pick up a few things,
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maybe a little gift for my family. Then
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I get home around 6:00 p.m. I go
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upstairs to put away my work things and
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take a hot shower. At 700 p.m. I come
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downstairs for dinner with my family. We
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all eat together and talk about our
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days. We share stories about work,
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school, you know, everything. Those
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moments are my favorite. Before bed, I
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have my nighttime routine. I brush my
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teeth, wash my face, and change into my
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Around 1000 p.m., I open my computer to
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check tomorrow's work. I write notes
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about important things I need to
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remember. By 10:30 p.m., I lie down in
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bed and do things I enjoy, like reading
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a book or listening to podcasts. And on
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weekends, it's completely different. I
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sleep in much later. I let myself rest
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and I only do things I like that help me
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learn and grow. So, that's a day in my
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life. It's pretty simple, but it's mine.
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How about you? What do you do in a day
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>> Wow, Ella, thank you for sharing your
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>> I love how simple her sentences were.
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Wake up at 7, brush teeth, have
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breakfast, go to work.
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>> Yeah. And did you notice she always
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connected actions with time? like my
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afternoon work starts at 1:25 p.m.
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>> That's exactly how you should describe
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your daily routine with activities and
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>> Now, let's break down each part of the
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day, starting with the morning.
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>> Uh, mornings, my greatest enemy.
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>> But the morning is so important. How you
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feel in the morning can decide how you
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feel for the rest of the day.
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>> Haha, fine. I admit mornings are
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important, but they are also simple.
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There are some basic actions that many
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people do. Wake up, wash your face,
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brush your teeth, comb your hair, make
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>> Those are very common verbs. And if you
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want to make your English clearer, you
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can add the time. Like, I wake up at 7.
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I eat breakfast at 7. Gwen, what time do
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you usually wake up? H
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>> usually around 6:00 a.m. I like to have
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enough time for my morning routine.
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>> Wow, 6:00. I wake up at 7:15 a.m. I need
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that extra 15 minutes because I'm always
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slow in the morning.
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>> That's so true. You're like a sleepy
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bear every morning.
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>> Everyone has their own morning speed.
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Some people are fast, some people are
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slow. Both are okay.
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>> Sure. What about breakfast?
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What do you like to eat in the morning,
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>> Hey, I just eat bread with peanut butter
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and one cup of coffee. That's it.
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>> Coffee and bread only. Come on, Leo.
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That's a snack, not breakfast.
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>> It works for me. It's fast and easy.
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What about you, miss? I like to have
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enough time. What's your perfect
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>> Oh, I love a big bowl of yogurt with
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fresh fruit. Sometimes I make scrambled
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eggs. It gives me energy for the whole
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>> Wow, that sounds delicious and healthy.
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After breakfast, how do you get to work?
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>> I drive my car to work. It's faster for
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>> I take the bus. I can read a book or
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just look at the city and relax.
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I miss taking the bus and relaxing like
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you. Sometimes the traffic is crazy.
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>> See, there are good things about my slow
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mornings. And when we get to the office,
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what's the first thing you do?
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>> I say hello to you. Of course.
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>> Yeah, right. Oh, let me tell you guys
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something. When Gwen arrives at the
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office, she sometimes wears a beautiful
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dress. She looks so pretty.
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Other days she wears normal clothes but
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still stylish. I don't understand how
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>> Oh my gosh, Leo, you're too kind. And
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you always wear your favorite blue
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>> It's comfortable.
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>> Anyway, when I get to work, I check my
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schedule, my emails, and prepare any
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reports or documents I need for the day.
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>> Same here. I need to know what meetings
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I have. And that's the end of our
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morning. Leo, I think our listeners now
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know words like wake up, have breakfast,
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>> That's right. So, listeners, can you try
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to put these activities together? Can
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you talk about your morning routine?
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>> If it's too hard, just try to answer
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these questions. What time do you wake
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up? Do you wash your face first or brush
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What do you usually have for breakfast
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and how do you get to work or school?
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>> Don't worry about making long perfect
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Just one short answer for each question
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is great. You can say, "I wake up at 7.
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I brush my teeth first. I eat bread. I
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>> Yeah, just like that. You can pause the
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podcast now to think about your answers.
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Now you know how to talk about your
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morning in English. Let's move on to the
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next part of the day.
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>> Ah, lunchtime. My second favorite time
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of the day, right after, well, going
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>> Of course it is. For me, lunch is so
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important. It's not just about eating.
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It's a chance to relax from a tiring
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Yeah, it's a nice break. Gwen and I
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often eat lunch together with some other
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co-workers in the cafeteria.
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>> We talk about everything. Work, movies,
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our plans for the weekend.
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>> It's a fun time. Eating alone sometimes
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is a little boring.
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>> After we finish eating, I usually go
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back to my desk and quickly check my
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schedule again. I look at my afternoon
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meetings and my to-do list to see what's
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>> Don't forget the most important thing. A
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short nap. Just like Ella, I take a nap
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for 15 or 20 minutes. It makes a huge
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>> You're lucky you can sleep that fast. I
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just relax at my desk and listen to some
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music. But I agree, resting is
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So now we have a very important message
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>> Yes. Listen carefully. Even if you are
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very busy with work or with studying,
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>> do not skip lunch and your rest. Pretty
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>> This is not just advice. It's a rule
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from Dr. Leo and Dr. Gwen.
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>> Lunch and rest are not a waste of time.
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They are the energy you need to recharge
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your body and your brain after a long
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morning. It's the fuel that gives you
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power for the afternoon. You can't drive
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a car with an empty tank. Right.
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>> Right. So, our break is over. We've had
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lunch. We've rested. Now, it's time for
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the afternoon work.
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>> The afternoon is when we get a lot of
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our creative work done. Gwen and I read
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podcast scripts and record episodes for
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you, our listeners.
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>> Yeah. Thinking about how to make useful
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and interesting content for all of you.
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It's my favorite part of the job.
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>> But some days are different. Some days
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we have important meetings. We have to
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prepare documents and reports very
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>> On other days, we're not working at all.
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Instead, we go to class to learn new
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things and develop ourselves.
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Learning never really stops, right, Leo?
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Absolutely. It's so important to keep
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learning, especially a new language like
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you are all doing right now. After we
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finish all the work or classes, it's
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finally time to finish work.
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>> So, Leo, after you finish work, do you
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go home immediately?
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Well, kind of. I'd go straight home to
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put away my things. Then I go for a run
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in the park near my house.
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>> Oh, you're so healthy.
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>> I try. I put on my headphones, listen to
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music or a podcast, and just run. The
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sweat makes me feel relaxed and happy.
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It helps me forget all the stress from
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>> I'm a lot like Ella. I often don't go
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home right away. Sometimes I go shopping
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a little, just window shopping or buying
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>> Ah, yes, shopping break. I get it.
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>> It helps. Our afternoons can be very
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different, but they all end with us
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going home eventually.
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>> I'm curious, listeners, what do you do
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after work? Do you go home right away or
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do you like to do something fun before
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going home? Remember, you can keep the
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answer simple. I go home or I walk in
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the park. That's enough.
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>> Simple English is still good English.
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>> All right, afternoon is done. Now, let's
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move to the evening. The family time.
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>> Yes, dinner time. My stomach is already
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>> The evening is the time to finally feel
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at peace. It's for relaxing and enjoying
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happy moments with family.
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>> Yeah, people can do simple things like
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take a shower, set the table, have
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dinner, talk to family members.
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>> When I get home, the first thing I do is
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take a shower. It feels amazing.
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>> Ooh, I know that feeling. After the
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shower, you change into something super
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comfortable and have dinner with family.
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Sometimes if we feel bored, we go out to
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eat just to change the mood.
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>> I totally agree. Going out is a nice
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change, but eating at home. There's just
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a special feeling about it.
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>> Oh, I know. Home is where we return to
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feel that warm, right?
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>> Yeah. It's a safe place for all of us. A
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place where everyone gathers together
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and shares about what happened during
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>> Nothing feels better than that. After
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dinner, I try to help a bit, like
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washing the dishes or cleaning the
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>> My family does it together. It's our
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little rule. No one gets left with all
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the cleaning alone.
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>> Huh. Teamwork. After that, we might just
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sit together, watch the news, and keep
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What do you like to watch, Leo?
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>> Sometimes I watch football with my
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younger brother and my dad. We get so
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excited. Those moments seem simple, but
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they are so hard to find again.
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>> That sounds so nice, Leo. Simple moments
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with family are really special.
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>> After all the evening activities, we
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move to our bedtime routine. And let me
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tell you, it's the best time of the day.
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And why is that, Leo?
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>> Because it's quiet. Even if it's only
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one or two hours, I can spend time on my
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>> Your little peaceful world.
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>> But before I do my hobbies, I have to do
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the boring stuff first. I brush my
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teeth, wash my face, and get my stuff
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ready for tomorrow. I put my clothes out
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Well, I do the same. It makes the next
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morning easier and less stressful.
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>> Yeah, fair. Less morning stress. After
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all that is done, I decide to read a
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book or just lie in bed and do nothing.
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>> H a very interesting hobby. But if you
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really want to rest well, don't keep
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your phone next to your head. It can
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disturb your brain. Put it far away and
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let your brain have a real rest.
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>> Good advice, Gwen. Then you finally go
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to sleep. A good sleep ends a good day.
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>> And a good tomorrow starts with a good
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sleep. That's the end of the day from
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morning until night.
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So, let's do a super quick review,
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everyone. From morning to night, we have
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>> morning. Wake up, brush your teeth, have
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breakfast, go to work.
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>> Noon, have lunch, chat with co-workers,
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take a nap, check your schedule.
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get back to work, have meetings, finish
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work, and go for a walk before going
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Evening, go home, have dinner with
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family, relax, watch TV.
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>> At night, brush your teeth, prepare
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things for tomorrow, read a book, and go
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>> So, tell us, after listening to this
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whole podcast, do you feel more
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confident to talk about your day in
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>> We really, really hope so. And the best
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way to practice is to actually do it.
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Yes, your homework is to leave us a
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comment. Tell us about your day.
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>> You can answer simple questions like,
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"What do you do in the morning?" "What
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do you have for lunch?" "What do you do
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after work?" or study.
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>> Remember, your English doesn't have to
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be perfect. Short sentences are
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absolutely great. We just want to hear
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from you. Sharing your story helps you
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learn and it helps our community grow.
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>> Thank you so much for chilling with us
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>> Keep learning, keep practicing, and
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remember to be kind to yourself.
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>> This is Podcast and Chill. I'm Leo.
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>> And I'm Gwen. We'll see you next time on
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