Shadowing practice: HUGE WARDROBE CLEAR OUT

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  1. Good morning everybody, I thought I would vlog today because there's quite a few exciting things going on But I have a meeting now.0:00
  2. I'm going with Carrie and Maddie Carrie's got some secret things in the bag.0:06
  3. We don't know what they are And we are also after the meeting because it is a SLG product meeting After the meeting we are gonna go down to Superdrug0:11
  4. and actually see the sweet inspirations range on the shelf Which I haven't actually been able to do yet and they've been in stores since Monday So we're gonna go0:21
  5. and do that.0:31
  6. Just thought I'd bring you along with me today because why not?0:32
  7. I love your jacket.0:37
  8. Where's it from?0:39
  9. Okay, let me grab my bag and probably keys.0:42
  10. Let's go After being stuck in what felt like the world's worst traffic for about 20 to 25 minutes We are finally at the meeting and there are so many0:45
  11. exciting things on the table in front of me What we're gonna do with the fragrance in the beginning to meeting is now finished So we have come into the0:54
  12. crepery, which I have been in before multiple times and we have gone for some What are they called when they're not Savory crepe I've gone for the Italian Got1:02
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  1. the though the cream the fizz bars Barf latte and the little cute And look guys the body fondant and actually it looks like that is quite popular And then1:19
  2. the bags Look it's right by the door Look what else they've got look some last bits of tutti frutti Have to say this is still one of my favorite1:36
  3. products Oh, I love this.1:52
  4. It's like a proper little Zoella stand The SLG girls are like tidying up all the shelves.1:55
  5. It's so funny Tidying We're arranging the shelf ever look consistent vlogger.2:02
  6. It's the next day now.2:18
  7. I've got straight hair I don't really ever straighten my hair anymore.2:19
  8. It feels quite weird, but I kind of like it Just it's a lot quicker than curling basically Me and Carrie are working in the office today on various things2:22
  9. I'm kind of too scared to turn my camera because there's a lot of stuff going on in here that is Confidential for at least another like six months.2:33
  10. Where can I put the camera?2:42
  11. Currently it's signing lots of Zoella beauty Project Nala do you mind?2:44
  12. So we're just doing some bits and pieces in the office ain't that right?2:50
  13. What's that?2:55
  14. Oh, I haven't ordered anything else Curious a special delivery has arrived, which I did not order.2:59
  15. Okay.3:07
  16. Well Oh Oh Sometimes tell yourself that it's okay to only tick off one or two things on your never -ending to -do list Because today so far all I've3:08
  17. done is tick off like one no two things I'm feeling really bad about it, but possibly my to -do list was a little adventurous.4:27
  18. That's what I'm gonna tell myself anyway Look at this little poochie who sleeps on this all day in the sun.4:35
  19. You love it.4:42
  20. Don't you?4:43
  21. I've annoying Okay, sorry Nala What are you doing there Carrie picking my favorite app to find my favorite sweet inspirations products?4:47
  22. I'm gonna go with Instagram.5:02
  23. What do you think it's gonna be?5:04
  24. Oh The devil would agree.5:07
  25. I just said to Carrie.5:10
  26. How is that a quiz like what you pick a social media?5:11
  27. And that's what your sweet inspiration is based on.5:15
  28. Is Instagram really creamy?5:18
  29. Maybe maybe it's full of cream Either way you carry on playing that game Carrie I know I keep saying I'm gonna do a proper office tour when it's all5:20
  30. kind of finished and put together But I've just rearranged my Zola beauty shelf I think it would probably be better if it had an actual like middle shelf in5:31
  31. it so I could put things in but look how cute We've got all the different collections in there now Yay I know Guess what guys Carrie's got her internet5:41
  32. back.5:54
  33. Yeah I was just gonna say that the book club went live yesterday and it has had the most amazing response ever Which makes me so happy.5:55
  34. There's so many of you that are saying I bought the eight book bundle and I can't wait to read them over Summer and yeah, so exciting and so many6:06
  35. of you that have already read quite a lot of the books I recommended and you also love them too and all the authors that I Obviously put their books6:15
  36. in the book club.6:24
  37. They're all really really pleased and Yeah, great response.6:24
  38. Everyone loves reading which is great and now there's lots more books for all of you to read So if you don't actually know what video I'm talking about, I'll6:29
  39. leave it in the description box But yeah, I'm really really happy with the response.6:36
  40. You're all loving it so far.6:40
  41. Okay, so I Decided oh I'm watching a life simmer bloody love life simmer Christina so I decided Not today, I mean it's something I've definitely put off for months6:41
  42. and months and months too long definitely too long to sort out my clothes and my wardrobe, so Yesterday myself and Poppy went to Amanda's and we helped her sort6:59
  43. hers out We're just trying to have a massive clear out before we go on holiday and I think it's really good to do this at least like four times7:11
  44. a year because Obviously as the seasons change, you know you wear things and then actually if That season came back around again 12 months later.7:20
  45. Would you then wear that again?7:31
  46. That is the question I am gonna be asking myself trying to sort out my wardrobe I don't know if I've ever really shown you my wardrobe in here, but7:34
  47. I'm currently emptying everything So all of this is gone all of these are empty It's just a flippin mess Like look at this.7:42
  48. It has no rhyme or reason.7:53
  49. There's coats with Skirts and dresses and it's all too compact and there's too much I have too many clothes buying clothes is like it's fun.7:55
  50. I like to do it.8:06
  51. I'm not gonna excuse it because I Enjoy buying clothes and people buy clothes I definitely buy more than the average and more than I need and so it accumulates8:07
  52. quite rapidly and It's important that I do this and sort through it all and get rid of things that I don't think I will wear anymore Or that maybe8:20
  53. don't even suit me Which is why it's useful to have someone around so if you're planning on doing this I hope this video maybe inspires you to sort out8:30
  54. your wardrobe if you haven't read What's it called the life -changing magic of tidying?8:39
  55. I would strongly suggest you read that or I think she's just brought out a new one Which is kind of more visual and that's something about sparking joy I've8:46
  56. got it downstairs, but because I've read the original I haven't read the spark joy one But I would really recommend you read that it definitely gave me the boost8:53
  57. I needed last time I did this and now I basically just left it too long So I need to do it again.9:02
  58. I just said to Carrie I think I would really like to watch someone like clearing out their wardrobe because I find stuff like that really interesting But also I'm9:08
  59. gonna be really ruthless and to any of you wondering I am going to donate clothes to charities and I'm actually contemplating keeping a few of the like Key items9:17
  60. so maybe like the dress I wore for my product launch and e -baying them for auction I don't know if any of you would even buy them, but because9:28
  61. they are a little bit more special I feel like we could raise money together For a charity so I'm kind of I'm wondering if I can do that and9:36
  62. how that's gonna work So I'm gonna keep the special things that I don't want anymore or just things that I'm never gonna wear again Like I'm probably not gonna9:45
  63. wear that dress again, but I would love for somebody else to feel special in it I also donate to women's shelters homeless shelters Etc etc because obviously that's really9:52
  64. really important.10:01
  65. Why don't you do this with me go and grab a black bag?10:02
  66. empty out your cupboards empty out your wardrobe and Keep the things you love Try not to be too sentimental.10:06
  67. That's one thing.10:14
  68. That's my one piece of advice I would give you is try not to be too sentimental about things if you're not gonna wear it again.10:16
  69. It's literally Taking the place of something you're gonna wear and love and you don't need to keep it Having said that really sentimental things obviously keep but maybe just10:21
  70. keep somewhere else.10:31
  71. I don't know I'm just making up rules as I go now.10:32
  72. Oh Wardrobe cam I quite like this.10:36
  73. I should have just put it down my arm just aches so much doing that The only problem I have is that I got my bra coming up do excuse10:39
  74. me the only problem I have is that I can't reach things because the Pole is too high.10:47
  75. How cool is this jacket?10:51
  76. I got this for being in the YouTube rewind video Like that is something I don't know when I'm gonna wear But there is no way I'm getting rid of10:53
  77. this because I just love it so much This is kind of like a what's in my wardrobe video.11:02
  78. Maybe I should do one of those hats No woman needs this many hats unless they like hats hats Ha Okay, this is the good thing about carrying out your11:07
  79. wardrobe is you find things you're like, oh my god I did not know where that was great advice.11:19
  80. I Have so many pairs of jeans One black pair of jeans is probably fine Zoe Maybe two out push if the other ones are in the wash, but you11:24
  81. certainly don't need Christmas for Java bottoms.11:34
  82. Yeah Oh, here remember this I Freakin love this dress Well, that's pretty you know these people that have a capsule wardrobe.11:39
  83. How how how is that a thing like I?11:52
  84. do not have The skills or ability to have a capsule wardrobe many of you don't know what a capsule wardrobe is Google it.11:56
  85. I think it's when someone literally has like is it 30?12:07
  86. Something items in their wardrobe and that's it and like everything kind of goes with everything I Definitely see the plus side of having a capsule wardrobe But I just12:12
  87. don't know how I could ever do that Also, I feel like the problem with having a bigger wardrobe is that you feel like you can feel it Like you're12:26
  88. like, oh, I've got space for that.12:34
  89. Oh, yeah, that will fit Whereas before I moved even before I moved into this house my house before had like one wardrobe You might have seen it in some12:36
  90. of my old vlogs.12:46
  91. I'm gonna insert a little clip now the wardrobe is almost actually Sauted and that was pretty spacious then coming into this house this like room is actually a lot12:47
  92. bigger so I Collected more items when I lived at my dad's house I Pretty much wore it like the entirety of 2013 Maddie's just got back and she said13:01
  93. the Alfie bought me twelve flavors of ice cream for my favorite ice cream place That is exciting.13:33
  94. Oh my god, which one did you pick?13:40
  95. Which one did you have?13:43
  96. I had the chocolate and raspberry.13:44
  97. Was it good?13:46
  98. Oh my god Look how they've sealed it No Let's go Nutella Carrot cake, okay, we'll find space for that in the freezer.13:48
  99. How cool is it that you can take it away like that?14:09
  100. So go upstairs and just have a little Hang on you stay here.14:17
  101. Let me go for you.14:21
  102. I want to get your reaction Okay, oh My god, just sort it out my wardrobe Okay, this is like this is freaking me out a little bit I'm not14:22
  103. I'm not I'm keeping that memories, you know, I hope you wanted to get rid of it and I was like no I want it Yeah Poppy and Amanda have14:44
  104. arrived Go on in There's another Yeah How's it going guys Yeah, yeah So far It's making a lot of I'm not talking about that.14:58
  105. Oh, I'm from that with the giant.16:16
  106. Yeah, look at that Ha Okay, it is now time to start putting all the things I've decided to keep back in my wardrobe.16:18
  107. Poppy and Amanda had to go because they had things scheduled for this evening, so I finished off the last little bit on my own.16:50
  108. I think I've done alright, I'm quite pleased.16:58
  109. Okay, we have some order, summery things, long skirts, jumpsuits, jumper dresses, bomber jackets, cash jackets, coats, wintery jackets, jumpers, shirts, little summer tops, short dungarees and play suits and17:24
  110. dungaree dresses like Pinafore's, dungarees, skirts, special dresses and my really cool YouTube rewind and I think that's Alfie's suit there.17:49
  111. So yeah, there we go, so much better and then I have these all sorted, so I've got pajamas in here, swimwear in here, I think that's bras, socks and17:59
  112. tights and gloves, workout wear which I mean I don't work out, so socks and hats and like casual clothes, so like casual t -shirts and joggers and also loads18:14
  113. of like my Christmas pajama bottoms.18:31
  114. It's so much better!18:36
  115. Oh and Poppy's back now.18:38
  116. Yeah, the boys are on their way but I thought I would just show you how many bags of things I've got rid of.18:42
  117. So there are this many bags going to charity, like can you actually believe how many bags are here and they're huge, they're not like normal black bin liners, they're18:52
  118. like the outside ones, like how did I have all this in my wardrobe?19:02
  119. It is literally crazy, it says one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, this one's kind of not really full but nine bin bags, nine green outdoor bin19:07
  120. bags.19:18
  121. I was very ruthless, wasn't I good?19:21
  122. Yeah, I just really hope, you know when you get rid of stuff and then you're like I hope in three months I don't go where's that top, I'm like19:24
  123. like and you like look for something specific.19:31
  124. Yeah, there was a lot of things I hadn't worn in so long, yeah.19:35
  125. Also I said it seemed to over this evening develop a spot in the middle of my lip and that is the most painful place to get a spot but19:39
  126. yeah I'm super happy and I mean it's taken me, what's the time now?19:48
  127. I reckon about five hours.19:55
  128. It's taken me five hours so yeah that's long and I haven't sat down or eaten anything or had a drink, not recommended, definitely have snacks and have fluids while19:56
  129. you're tidying up your wardrobe.20:07
  130. Wait, wait for more scoops?20:14
  131. Yeah, this one, don't say what it is, we have to try and get it.20:16
  132. I don't know what all of them are, no all that's it for the woman.20:19
  133. Oh my god, that's gonna do it, really?20:21
  134. This looks like carrot cake, who's not tried carrot cake?20:24
  135. I haven't tried any of it.20:28
  136. Oh my I've tried the same one at the same time.20:33
  137. This cream one, this is mejito.20:35
  138. Ow, this is not mejito.20:38
  139. I've got my left hand.20:41
  140. Oh my god, it looks a bit like mashed potato with like parsley in it.20:43
  141. No, don't eat it.20:48
  142. That's the most insane thing I've ever eaten in my life.20:49
  143. That's better than some mejitos I've actually had.20:51
  144. Yeah, I'd rather have that.20:53
  145. Definitely.20:55
  146. Okay, going in for a nose kiss.20:56
  147. Yeah, me too.20:58
  148. Wait, stop eating it, we're testing it together.21:02
  149. Watch this one.21:05
  150. I want to say I want to say raspberry cheesecake.21:08
  151. That's like raspberry ripple, right?21:14
  152. That's probably my favorite one I've ever had.21:16
  153. That's what I had the other day.21:18
  154. I accidentally just swallowed the whole lump, I didn't even get the taste.21:19
  155. Oh, it's sour cherry.21:23
  156. This tastes so good.21:25
  157. Wait, wait, wait, wait.21:26
  158. Oh my god, this one.21:30
  159. Toffee.21:33
  160. What's that?21:34
  161. Toffee.21:35
  162. Yeah.21:36
  163. Oh my phone with toffee feet.21:38
  164. Toffee feet, so fun with toffee feet.21:40
  165. Why do they know all this weird stuff?21:43
  166. This might be my fave.21:46
  167. Is it cheesecake?21:48
  168. Poffy.21:48
  169. Poffy.21:51
  170. Oh my god.21:56
  171. It's contaminated.21:57
  172. Oh my god.21:59
  173. Is this carrot cake?22:00
  174. Yeah.22:03
  175. Wow.22:05
  176. It just gets better and better.22:07

Daily English Conversation Practice with Zoe Sugg's B1 Vlog

This clip is a casual morning to next day vlog from Zoe Sugg, filmed as she heads to a product meeting, browses a Superdrug range with two colleagues, and later ties her camera up while working in an office with Carrie. It sits at B1, spoken at 141 words per minute, faster than just 13 percent of the catalogue, so the pace gives a learner room to catch full sentences rather than fragments. Across 189 lines the register never changes: it stays first person, present tense, and conversational throughout, the way people actually narrate their own day out loud.

Because it is unscripted, the grammar is looser than a lesson dialogue and closer to what you will hear from a British friend describing their morning. That makes it good material for daily english conversation practice and for building the kind of english speaking practice that carries over into your own small talk, not just reading comprehension.

Reductions and Everyday Turns for English Shadowing Practice

Three lines carry the texture worth isolating in this recording, and copying them out loud is worth more than reading them silently.

  • "After the meeting we are gonna go down to Superdrug", where "gonna" is not a slip, it is how the sentence is actually said, one of twenty times it appears in this vlog
  • "I love your jacket." then "Where's it from?", a fast two line exchange to shadow as a single unit with no gap between them
  • "It feels quite weird, but I kind of like it", a mid length line with a natural pause after "weird" that is worth matching exactly
  • "I'm kind of too scared to turn my camera", a longer line that keeps its rhythm steady even as the sentence stretches out

How to Work Through This Clip for British English Pronunciation Practice

Work these four lines in the order Zoe actually says them, so the plan, the small talk, and the office aside stay in their real sequence.

  • Start with the two line exchange "I love your jacket." and "Where's it from?" since it is short and complete, say it three times before moving on
  • Isolate "gonna" in "After the meeting we are gonna go down to Superdrug", say the reduced form alone five times, then rebuild the full line around it
  • Move to "It feels quite weird, but I kind of like it", pause where Zoe pauses, after "weird", rather than rushing straight through
  • Finish on "I'm kind of too scared to turn my camera", the longest of the four, and read it as one breath to build toward speaking English fluently at natural length
  • Play the section back once with the sound down and mouth the same four lines from memory, then check yourself against the audio
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