Let's Learn English - Lesson 25: Watch Out!
This is the 25th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna learns about a new game, "Catch Americana." She walks around the memorials to U.S. Presidents and learns fun facts by playing the game.
Let's Learn English is a new course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. The course continues for 52 weeks.
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This is the 25th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna learns about a new game, "Catch Americana." She walks around the memorials to U.S. Presidents and learns fun facts by playing the game.
Let's Learn English is a new course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. The course continues for 52 weeks.
Full Episode List of Let's Learn English
Let's Learn English - Lesson 25: Watch Out!
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Let's Learn English - Lesson 25: Watch Out!:
| Anna | Hello from Washington, DC! This city has many monuments and memorials. |
| Anna | Today I am visiting the ones built in memory of our Presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. |
| Anna | I want to learn more about them. |
| Anna | Hey! Watch out! |
| Dan | Sorry! I didn't see you. |
| Anna | You were not looking. You should be more careful. |
| Dan | I know I should be more careful. But this game is really fun. |
| Anna | What kind of game? |
| Dan | You have to find things that aren't really there. |
| Anna | How can you find things that aren’t really there? |
| Dan | They're in your phone. See? |
| Anna | I see. It’s like a scavenger hunt. |
| Dan | That’s right! |
| Anna | I don’t have time for games. I want to learn about U.S. presidents. |
| Dan | Then you should play this game! When you find an American symbol, you winpoints and a Fun Fact about a U.S. President. |
| Anna | I have time for this game! |
| Dan | Here are the symbols that I caught: the Statue of Liberty for 20 points, Uncle Sam for 40 points and the American flag for 60 points. |
| Anna | What symbol are you looking for now? |
| Dan | I am looking for the bald eagle. That is 100 points! It should be near the Washington Monument. |
| Anna | This game is awesome. |
| Dan | You ought to buy the app right now. It’s called “Catch Americana.” |
| Anna | Got it. Catch Americana. |
| Anna | Thanks! Good luck! |
| Dan | Good luck to you too! |
| Anna | This is the Jefferson Memorial. I know that Thomas Jefferson signed theDeclaration of Independence! Now, where is that symbol? |
| Anna | Here it is! My first one. It’s an American flag! I won 60 points! |
| Anna | An American flag works well for Thomas Jefferson*. I see lots of American flags on Independence Day! |
| Anna | Where is my Jefferson Fun Fact? |
| Voice | In his lifetime, Thomas Jefferson wrote about 19,000 letters! |
| Anna | I did not know that. Where is the next symbol? |
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