The challenge of getting started

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hello everyone thank you for joining me

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again and welcome to any new viewers

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my name's ben this is to the point

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english where i give

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tips and advice on how to pass the

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cambridge english exams

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and today i'm going to be answering a

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question that i've been

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getting a lot recently both from my

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students

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and from members of my telegram group if

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you're interested in joining that group

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then

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hit the link in the description send me

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a message and i'll add you to the

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appropriate group

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that question is related to preparation

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and it's simply where to start

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and it's a good question and i'm going

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to answer it right now

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okay let's do this

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now deciding to prepare for and take an

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english exam

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is quite similar to other decisions you

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take in your life

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for example if you decide you want to

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get fit and healthy

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there are many things you need to think

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about for example what exercises you

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need to do

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whether you should join a gym if you

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should get a personal trainer

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or if you can do it on your own at home

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following youtube videos

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then you need to think about the

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equipment