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A1 English Listening Practice - My International Family
A1 English Listening Practice - My International Family
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15:20 · Jun 24, 2025
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Hey everybody, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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Why is this A1?
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Well, it's A1 because I am going to talk slowly
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and use simpler language than you would normally hear in other videos.
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But just know that some words
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and phrases that I use will be new for you
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or hard to understand for you.
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In my opinion, the goal of an A1 listening practice video is to help
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you get to an A2 level.
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It's not meant to keep you at A1.
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So, in this A1 listening practice video,
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I'll probably use words
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and phrases that are a little bit of a higher level. um
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because this is going to help you get accustomed to more difficult English
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because remember the goal with a practice video for A1 English learners is to
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help them reach the next level A2.
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So, yes, I'm going to use language and phrases that aren't technically A1,
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but that doesn't matter.
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This is good exposure for you to become exposed to harder language
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so you can reach the next level in your listening comprehension.
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And of course, I can also talk about more interesting things
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if I can use language that's a little bit challenging for an A1 learner.
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So, it keeps the videos interesting as well.
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So, uh today's topic is a little bit different from normal.
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Uh recently I've done a lot of videos about language learning.
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Um, today's video is still somewhat related to language learning, but not quite,
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not exactly.
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I'm going to talk about my international family.
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This is an interesting topic for me
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and I'm sure many of you will want to know a little bit about
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my family and uh the international uh aspect of my family.
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So uh that's what I'm going to talk about today in a slow
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and clear way so you can practice your listening.
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Before we continue, I want to mention
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that if you want my listening training to help you understand native speakers better
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when they speak fast,
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uh, and if you want my pronunciation training
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so you can speak
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and pronounce things more like a native speaker,
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then make sure to check out my membership
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because I offer a lot of training
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and I help you become more uh comfortable with understanding
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and pronouncing uh the sounds of English.
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So that link is down below in the description.
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So let me talk about my international family.
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Now, my wife is from Mexico, from Guadalajara, Mexico.
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And I met her many years ago
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when I traveled to Mexico to study Spanish.
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I went to a language school to study Spanish,
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but I also took that trip to have fun and to explore another country.
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So, I stayed there for five weeks
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and I met my wife at the language school where I was studying.
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She was studying English because if I remember correctly,
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she was going to take her TOEFL test, I think.
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And I was studying Spanish.
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And at that school they um had this conversation class where the locals who
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were learning uh English um could talk to the foreigners who were learning Spanish.
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So I was able to meet my wife at this school
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and uh three years later we got married.
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So before that before we got married uh we lived uh in different countries.
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I lived in the US and she lived in Mexico for three years.
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We were in a longdistance relationship as we call it.
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So that wasn't easy, but we did it.
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And I visited her many times in Mexico uh while we were dating,
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meaning while we uh were in a relationship before we were married.
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and she visited me in the US
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as well.
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And when we got married, we had two weddings.
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Not uh two marriages.
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I can only get married once, but we had two wedding celebrations.
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One in Mexico and one in the US.
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And then after we got married,
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I moved to Mexico
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and I had to adapt to a completely different culture
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and lifestyle.
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I had to um adapt to the customs in Mexico and the culture,
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the differences in uh the culture there.
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It wasn't simple.
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It was a little complicated.
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But um the 3 years uh prior to that, meaning before that,
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I became more uh accustomed to Mexican culture
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because I talked to uh my wife every day on the phone uh
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and learned more about the country.
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So, uh, I was able to adapt, but it was a little hard,
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of course, and my wife and I both had to go through immigration processes.
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Uh, I became a resident uh in Mexico
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and my wife became a resident here in the US.
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And it's not fun to deal with immigration processes.
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It's not easy to go through those processes.
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Uh, but my wife did that.
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For me, it was easier in Mexico.
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Uh, and then we moved to the US.
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Now, we live in the US
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and my wife has adapted to the customs here,
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the culture here.
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So, now it's her turn to live in a foreign country.
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and adapt to the different culture.
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So before we moved here, my son was born in Mexico.
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So he was born in Guadalajara and my daughter was actually born here.
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So my son was born in Mexico, but my daughter was born in California,
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but now they both have dual citizenship.
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This means that they are citizens of Mexico and citizens of the United States.
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So both of them have dual citizenship as we say.
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My children will both be bilingual.
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My son is already bilingual.
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He speaks English and Spanish, but he's very young,
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so he still needs to learn a lot.
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He doesn't speak uh like an adult yet.
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He's still learning how to speak.
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So, it's really fun to watch him learn both languages.
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He is developing his skills in English and in Spanish.
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It's really interesting to watch this happen.
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My daughter is still too young to talk.
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So, she doesn't speak English or Spanish,
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but she will because my wife speaks to her in Spanish
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and I speak to her in English.
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So, she will also be bilingual.
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My family uh we visit Mexico regularly.
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Uh we visit Mexico every year or maybe twice a year.
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So Mexico is still very important to my family.
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My wife's parents lived there and I lived there for years,
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six years I think.
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So it's uh a part of me.
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Uh what I'm trying to say is um I have spent a lot of
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time in Mexico.
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So it's like my second home, right?
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So we visit Mexico regularly, but of course we live in the US.
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Um, and because we live here, we have more American customs,
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but also some Mexican customs.
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For example, we eat lunch um more like um at the same time
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that people in Mexico eat lunch
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or sometimes even later.
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Um but uh that's just one example.
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Uh there are other Mexican customs
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that uh we also have
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but we live in the US now.
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So most of our customs our habits uh are more um habits
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and customs from here.
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So, uh there are many good things about having an international family,
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but there are also challenges.
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Of course, it's not the easiest thing.
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Okay.
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However, I am very thankful that I have my international family.
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It's perfect for me and I am very thankful for my situation, my wife,
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my children, my experiences with them and living in Mexico.
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So, uh, for me it is really interesting
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and fun and cool to have this international family,
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but it's not for everyone.
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For many people, it would be challenging to have this type of family.
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But, uh, I hope that you enjoyed this video.
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Remember that if you need my training to help you understand English better
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and pronounce words and phrases better,
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more like a native speaker,
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then make sure to sign up for my membership
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so you can get my specialized training.
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Okay, that link is down below.
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All right, I hope you enjoyed this A1 listening practice video.
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Maybe it was a little challenging for you, but that's good.
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Watch it again and again and again until you can understand everything.
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All right, I'll talk to you in the next
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