Let's Learn English - Lesson 29 : A Long Time Ago
This is the 29th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna and Marsha have a lot of work to do. An advertisement makes them remember their childhood dreams. What do you think they wanted to be?
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This is the 29th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna and Marsha have a lot of work to do. An advertisement makes them remember their childhood dreams. What do you think they wanted to be?
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Let's Learn English - Lesson 29 : A Long Time Ago:
Anna | Hello! In Washington, D.C., there are many places that bring history to life. But people who live here often do not have time to see them. They are too busy with work -- like me. Hi, Marsha! |
Marsha | Hi, Anna! Have a seat. |
Anna | Thanks. This was a good idea. Working outdoors is nice. |
Marsha | Um-hum, it is. |
Anna | I am tired. Today was a busy day at work. And I still have work to do! |
Marsha | Hmm, that’s too bad. |
Anna | How are you these days? |
Marsha | I'm really busy too, Anna. Let’s get to work. |
Anna | Marsha, look! That bus has a photo of Abraham Lincoln! |
Marsha | That’s an advertisement for Ford’s Theatre. They have a new show. |
Anna | They have shows where Abraham Lincoln died? |
Marsha | Yeah, it’s a working theater and a museum. |
Anna | I love Lincoln. You know, Marsha, that advertisement reminds me of something. |
Marsha | Um-hum. What’s that? |
Anna | When I was a little girl … When I was a little girl … I was not like other children. |
Marsha | Um-hum, I can believe that. |
Anna's voice | I was tall, serious child. At the playground the other children played silly games. They played with dart guns. They played on the swings, the slide and the teeter-totter. They also played ball But not me. I loved to read serious books about U.S. presidents. |
Anna | In fact, I wanted to be … don’t laugh … President of the United States. |
Marsha | (laughs) |
Anna | Stop! I know it’s a silly childhood dream. |
Marsha | I’m sorry. It’s not silly. Guess what I wanted to be? |
Anna | What? |
Marsha | I wanted to be... an astronaut. |
Anna | Really? |
Marsha's Voice | When I was a kid, I studied the stars and planets. I wanted to fly into outer space! |
Anna | You know, Marsha, childhood dreams are really important. |
Marsha | They are. And it’s good to remember them. |
Anna | Hey! I have an idea. Let’s go. |
Marsha | Go where? |
Anna | Let’s go make our childhood dreams come true. |
Marsha | We’re going to the Air & Space Museum! Yes! |
Anna | No. We’re going to see a show at Ford’s Theatre just like Abraham Lincoln! It’s not far from here. |
Marsha | Uh huh. That is your childhood dream. |
Anna | Good point. Okay, next week, we'll come here and be astronauts. |
Marsha | Honestly? |
Anna | Honestly. |
Anna | Tonight we are seeing a show at Ford’s Theatre, where a man shot President Abraham Lincoln. This is history come to life … and a childhood dream come true! Until next time ... |
Marsha | Do you know where you want to take your first drive in Washington, D.C.? |
Anna | Yes! Let’s go! |
Anna | There it is … the White House! |
Marsha | Anna, you do know you can’t drive up to the White House, don’t you? |
Anna | Yes. No. I didn’t know. I guess we walk from here! |
Anna | Sometimes you can see more of Washington, D.C. in a car. If you want to see the White House, you need to walk. Until next time … ! |
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