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hey everybody welcome to this a one

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English listening practice video you can

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use this video to practice your

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listening and comprehension as I speak

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before we start remember to subscribe to

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us on Instagram you ready so today I'm

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gonna talk about homes this is an

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important topic because we talk about

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our homes a lot let's talk about the

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different types of homes some people

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live in the houses some people live in

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apartments and other people live in

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other types of homes houses and

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apartments are the most common types of

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homes in big cities people often live in

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apartments apartments are very common in

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big cities they're usually smaller and

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cheaper than houses some apartments are

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in really tall buildings these buildings

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can have 20 or 30 floors sometimes I

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don't want to live on the 30th floor I

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prefer living on the 1st or 2nd floor if

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you live outside the city you probably

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live in a house not an apartment people

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that live in the countryside usually

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live in houses these houses are usually

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bigger than apartments they also have

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backyards a backyard is the place behind

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your house where you can have grass

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trees gardens or a pool when I was a kid

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I loved playing in my backyard it was

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fun to play outside everyday most

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apartments don't have backyards

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they usually have balconies instead ok

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now let's talk about the price of houses

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and apartments in the u.s. houses and

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apartments can be really expensive

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if you live in a big city in my home

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state of California houses and

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apartments cost a lot of money the

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average price of a house in California

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is all six hundred thousand dollars

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crazy huh it's also really expensive to

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rent an apartment in California in the

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US people usually rent apartments but in

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some other countries people often buy

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apartments when I was younger I shared

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an apartment with other roommates it's

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common to have roommates in the u.s.

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sometimes you have good roommates and

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sometimes you have bad roommates have

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you ever had roommates before okay now

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let's talk about other types of homes

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some people live in condos which are

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similar to apartments single condos are

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part of a bigger building or complex

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just like apartments but in the u.s.

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many people buy condos but they don't

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buy a partner one more type of home that

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exists in the u.s. is the townhouse

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townhouses are similar to normal houses

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but they're often smaller and cheaper

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also they're usually part of a community

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of townhouses so there are several

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different types of homes that people can

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buy or rent some people prefer houses

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some people prefer apartments and other

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people prefer condos or townhouses I

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think I prefer houses I hope I can buy a

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house in the future all right that's all

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for today leave a comment and tell me

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what type of home you live in and

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for more English tips and lessons I'll

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see you next time

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