Learn English meaning of YouTube

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

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• celebrity
• web series
• story arc
• independently produce

• video
• tutorial
• content
• create

• variety
• vlog

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

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We can all spend too much time on the Internet. There are endless websites to visit, and no matter what your interests are, there is more than one video that you’ll like. Funny and interesting videos are shared every day, and it seems like there are videos about everything.

YouTube is the most popular site for videos when you’re searching for something to watch. It can be a music video to your favorite song, or a tutorial video that teaches you how to do something. There are even videos to teach you English on YouTube!

Brian and Gary talk about the different things they watch on YouTube. Find out more in today’s English lesson about videos on the web.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Brian

Gary

Brian:  I was watching a kitten video today on YouTube, Gary.

Gary:  Of course you were watching a kitten video on YouTube. That’s exactly where I watch all of my kitten videos.

Brian:  Isn’t that what YouTube’s good for?

Gary:  Well, it’s also really great for content that’s created by people who are doing things like vlogs and just talking about their life.

Brian:  Like the YouTube celebrities. The people who are really famous for YouTube web series and stuff like that?

Gary:  Yeah. There are people out there making web series based on an entire story arc or something else that’s personal.

Brian:  I guess that’s pretty neat that it’s independently produced.

Gary:  Yeah. There’s such a variety of content on YouTube as well.

Brian:  I just watch kitten videos. And every once in a while a music video. But now I’ll have to check out some of these other things.

Gary:  Yeah, just put some music videos on and let them play. And you can listen to an album or you can go through a variety of songs. It’s really great.

Brian:  I’ll have to look into that more.

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