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Start the word count and let's go.
Right now we're heading to see the Petronas Twin Towers.
And the topic for today is describing places and views.
So we'll go there, describe it and I'll also give you guys tips on how you can describe your surroundings and things you see.
I'll be using very clear English and also me and Leon will be talking.
So you get to hear a native English conversation and also learn how to describe things in English, especially what you see.
So let's get started.
They have some pastries and also some meals here and also two bottles of waters in the corner of this glass display.
Those are some signs showing the combos you can buy.
The combo comes with a drink and a sandwich.
What do you get?
Just a black iced coffee.
Black iced coffee?
Yeah.
How much was that?
690.
690, not too bad.
So now I'm sitting down on this chair.
There are two small tables with four chairs all around.
This is a nice cafe.
It's pretty empty, but it is nice.
Those are display screens that show the menu and also advertise their current drinks.
That right there is also the menu.
Is this a popular cafe chain?
Yeah.
I think this is one of the bigger ones in Malaysia.
It's not the biggest one.
Really?
Zeus coffee.
Yeah.
I've never seen Zeus coffee.
Yeah.
I think they're only in Malaysia, but obviously you can get Starbucks too.
Yeah.
And other coffee chains as well.
Yeah, I've never had, I've never even seen juice coffee.
Oh, it's actually pretty good.
It's not super bitter.
What coffee did you get?
I got a iced Americano.
Iced Americano.
No sugar, no milk or anything.
Just black.
Just black coffee.
But it's medium roast, so it's not super bitter.
Yeah, I'm really not a coffee guy.
I personally really do not like coffee.
I don't enjoy it that much.
This is an escalator coffee review.
I don't like coffee, so we'll see.
Good, right?
Bro.
Let me know in the comments if you guys drink coffee.
I personally never drink coffee.
I don't like coffee.
It's just very bitter in my opinion.
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You guys can see we're going down into the platform.
All of these doors are for women only.
Women only.
And same with that side.
So we cannot go here unless... Are you a woman?
Not now.
Not now.
What does that mean?
Tomorrow?
Depending on my mood.
Yeah, so this is a woman only coach.
We're not going to stand there.
We're going to stand here instead.
And usually the proper etiquette when you're at a train station is to always stand to the side.
You stand to the side so that you can let the people that are coming out of the train walk right here.
So they can walk straight out and then you stand to the side here and you wait your turn.
That is just proper etiquette.
Can you guys describe this MRT station for me?
Describe it.
This is an MRT station.
The MRT station is very clean and modern.
The MRT station feels very empty.
So those are three simple sentences you can use to describe almost anything.
What it is. what it looks like so describe it and then how it feels so this is an mrt station it looks clean and modern and it feels very empty three sentences very simple and that will make you sound a lot more fluent in english with those three sentences so look around your room right now and give me three sentences you can just say to yourself or you can write them in the comments how would you describe your surroundings right now So our train has just arrived and we are now going to board the train.
Since there is almost no one coming out of the train, we'll stand right in front of the door and get on once these two doors open.
So this is an underground subway station.
It is very deep underground and there are many escalators as you can see clearly.
And the feeling this gives me is vertigo.
I also feel like this is just really cool, modern, and clean.
And it honestly feels like I'm in a super advanced country, which I am just seeing how far these escalators come down into the ground just to have public transit for people, which is very cool.
But outside of this station nearby are the Petronas Twin Towers.
So how would you describe this subway station?
Two words to describe this station would be massive because it feels like there's multiple levels.
I can see one, two and three, but I say three levels, but look at how far they go down and how far it goes up.
So it feels massive and I feel like during peak time it'll be busy, but right now it's quiet.
Yeah during rush hour it will be busy but now let's head up all these escalators and go outside.
Okay, look at like, look at how far this escalator goes.
This is like high.
And this one on my left hand side is broken by the looks of it and they're repairing it right now.
And this is our third escalator.
So if you were at the bottom, how many escalators do you have to take to get up to the top?
From the very bottom, four.
Four escalators.
And these escalators are long.
Two of them are like really long, right?
Yeah, they're very long.
So you're deep underground for sure.
So to my right you can see the patronus twin towers.
They are very tall and uh shiny, very tall and shiny.
Unfortunately it's kind of hard to see the twin towers, but once we get closer we'll be able to see them both like side by side, but right now it looks like one building, right?
Yeah, it kind of does, because we're like parallel to them right yeah, almost yeah, and uh, It just feels like so cool.
Like I don't know how else I would describe.
It just feels cool and surreal to see like huge towering buildings.
Like you can't really tell the scale on video, but these buildings are huge buildings.
I don't know, I always find it really cool being in the city center, being surrounded by all the skyscrapers.
I think it's like surreal that people like built this.
Crazy.
Let's get closer, get a better view.
This is a self-serve convenience store and you have to like scan your face to enter the shop.
So I guess if you steal anything, they'll charge you.
Ooh, dude, honestly, these look super good.
Yeah, that looks handmade, you know?
Yeah, tutti frutti.
That one's tutti frutti.
That's strawberry.
This one is red velvet cheese, dude.
Oh, my gosh, dude.
They're tempting me.
Oh, have you seen these?
That's the chicken drumstick ice cream.
Oh, yeah, it looks like fried chicken.
Yo, I want that.
You should get that.
The first thing you eat today is just ice cream.
A chicken drumstick ice cream.
I see that all the time on TikTok and I always think I want to try that so bad.
Is that just like a cob of corn?
I think you're right.
Sweet corn or grilled corn.
Yo, i want to try this chocolate moist.
Some of this stuff looks like homemade.
It's kind of yeah, it's really cool, but what i do want is a water.
So yeah, this is a self-serve convenience store.
It is automated and self-serve and it feels futuristic and it's more convenient than a regular convenience store.
Facts though i think i don't know if we're gonna come back here, but i really want to try one of these, but i haven't eaten anything today and i don't want to have something sweet right off the bat now.
I'm gonna pay by tapping, okay.
So we were walking, and i was walking on this side and i did not notice that there is razor wire, like right here.
And i was thinking, if you're walking, like if you look right here, that's literally in the path, so you can just be walking and then slice your arm open and probably get infected.
I feel like that's not really the safest thing i've seen.
But no, definitely not.
I mean, because of the rust it's not that sharp anymore, but still that's yeah.
So this is razor wire.
It looks rusty and old and it feels unsafe.
To have right along the sidewalk feels unsafe, but i don't make the rules, so let's just stay away from that, okay?
So we've been walking for a few minutes now.
We're surrounded by these skyscrapers and high-rise apartments, And here it looks like they're clearing out this old building.
I believe it was a hotel before.
You can see all of this scrap metal inside these big metal containers.
And these people are working.
Once these are full, a truck will come and take this away and dump it in the landfill.
The landfill, that's just where you dump all the garbage from a city.
But uh, let's keep going.
I could just see the tip of the patronus tower.
We're almost there and we almost have a good view of it.
So just a little bit more and we'll be able to see it.
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So we decided to make a quick pit stop at this mall to try these chinese burgers, Chinese beef roti.
They got chicken and beef.
Yeah, Leon said they're good, so we're gonna wait in line and we're each gonna get one.
Smells super good.
So let's get these and then enjoy them.
Oh yeah, you can see the beef there.
Yeah, they're making them right there.
That's so buttery.
That's buttery?
I think it's oil.
Oil.
Yeah, but no, it's very oily.
Those look super good.
There's the finished ones up there, but get a closer look at those.
I guess the beef one, eh?
Oh yeah, 100%.
So now he's like rolling them, and then I think the guy over there will smash them.
Yeah, these must be the cookers there, right?
Those big brown pans?
So how would you guys describe these?
These are beef rotis.
They are very, very hot and very crispy.
And I feel like this will be delicious.
Ooh, they smell so good.
How would you describe them?
I'd say they're quite oily.
You can see on the bag already, it's seeping through, and they smell delicious.
They smell like beef and onion.
Facts.
How do you feel?
I'm honestly excited to eat these.
I know they're going to be juicy, and it's honestly really heavy, so it feels like it's quite a lot.
Yeah.
It tastes like a fried wonton.
Yeah, exactly.
It might be a similar dough.
We're in the Petronas Tower now.
In the background, you can hear the piano playing, but that right there is a Formula One race car.
So this was used officially.
Yeah, it was used to race F1.
But yeah, they're the primary sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team.
I did not know that.
You could tell because they have the biggest logo on the side.
If I had to describe this, I would say this is Surya Mall.
It's kind of old and not too busy.
And I feel like there is a lot of history in this mall since it's been here for a long time.
That's how I would describe this mall.
But yeah, how would you guys describe this mall?
Look around and make three sentences to describe this mall, leave it in the comments or take a video of yourself saying those three sentences.
Okay, so we are now outside of the Petronas Twin Towers and you can just see how massive it is and everything is just like Chrome, polished Chrome.
The vibes this is giving me is Terminator, like that, like metallic Chrome, just Terminator.
Let's get a better view.
Okay guys, these are the Petronas Twin Towers absolutely massive and beautiful.
The first question is, what is the correct sentence to describe this place?
Choose the best sentence to describe how this place feels.
Remember guys to check the comments for the correct answer after you have thought of your answer.
The final question is, which sentence is a comparison?
A comparison.
Six, seven.
Shadow glass display.
Those are nice.
Cafe.
It's pretty empty.
Cafe chain?
Yeah, I think this is one Americano, iced americano.
No coffee review.
I don't like coffee.
So the proper etiquette when you're trained, clean and modern, the m gives me is vertigo.
I also feel during rush hour it will be busy and uh shiny, very tall and shiny and like scan your face to enter the shop Like a cob of corn.
I think you're right.
There is razor wire, like right here.
It looks rusty and old and it feels You can see all of this scrap metal inside these big.
Dump it in the landfill.
The landfill, that's just... And very crispy.
And I feel like this will be... I'm honestly excited to eat these.
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