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unit 15 have you ever traveled 00:02
[Music] 00:06
abroad have you ever traveled 00:11
abroad yes I have in fact I was born 00:14
abroad you were born abroad where were 00:18
you born I was born in Japan you're 00:21
joking no I'm not joking it's true I was 00:25
made in 00:30
[Music] 00:31
Japan do you speak 00:32
Japanese no I don't I left when I was 00:35
young how old were you I was nine you 00:38
were 9 years old and you did not speak 00:43
Japanese no I was 9 months old oh what 00:46
other countries have you been 00:51
to well I went to Mexico how was 00:53
that it was great 00:58
what did you like the 01:01
best well the ruins were 01:02
interesting anything else you 01:05
liked the beaches were 01:08
nice where else have you 01:11
been I lived in London for one year 01:13
really how was that well I was only 8 01:17
years 01:21
old you were 8 years old what were you 01:22
doing there I went there with my mother 01:25
she was working there of all the 01:28
countries you've been to which is your 01:30
favorite 01:32
country 01:33
Thailand why do you like 01:35
Thailand I love Thailand because the 01:38
food is delicious and the people are 01:41
very 01:44
friendly have you ever traveled 01:48
abroad yes I have in fact I was born 01:52
abroad where were you 01:58
born I was born in 02:03
Japan do you speak 02:07
Japanese no I don't I left when I was 02:12
young how old were 02:18
you I was 02:22
nine where else have you 02:26
been 02:28
I lived in London for one 02:31
year what were you doing 02:35
there 02:41

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[English]
[Music]
unit 15 have you ever traveled
[Music]
abroad have you ever traveled
abroad yes I have in fact I was born
abroad you were born abroad where were
you born I was born in Japan you're
joking no I'm not joking it's true I was
made in
[Music]
Japan do you speak
Japanese no I don't I left when I was
young how old were you I was nine you
were 9 years old and you did not speak
Japanese no I was 9 months old oh what
other countries have you been
to well I went to Mexico how was
that it was great
what did you like the
best well the ruins were
interesting anything else you
liked the beaches were
nice where else have you
been I lived in London for one year
really how was that well I was only 8
years
old you were 8 years old what were you
doing there I went there with my mother
she was working there of all the
countries you've been to which is your
favorite
country
Thailand why do you like
Thailand I love Thailand because the
food is delicious and the people are
very
friendly have you ever traveled
abroad yes I have in fact I was born
abroad where were you
born I was born in
Japan do you speak
Japanese no I don't I left when I was
young how old were
you I was
nine where else have you
been
I lived in London for one
year what were you doing
there

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

traveled

/ˈtræv.əld/

B1
  • verb
  • - to go to a place and return

abroad

/əˈbrɔːd/

B1
  • adverb
  • - in or to a foreign country

born

/bɔːrn/

A2
  • verb
  • - brought into life

joking

/ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - speaking or acting in a humorous way

made

/meɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - created or manufactured

speak

/spiːk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to say words

young

/jʌŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - not old

countries

/ˈkʌntriz/

A2
  • noun
  • - nations

Mexico

/ˈmɛksɪkoʊ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a country in North America

ruins

/ˈruːɪnz/

B2
  • noun
  • - remains of buildings

beaches

/ˈbiːtʃɪz/

A2
  • noun
  • - sandy shores

lived

/lɪvd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to reside

London

/ˈlʌndən/

B1
  • noun
  • - capital of England

working

/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - performing a job

favorite

/ˈfeɪvərɪt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - most liked

Thailand

/ˈtaɪlænd/

B1
  • noun
  • - a country in Southeast Asia

delicious

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/

B1
  • adjective
  • - very tasty

friendly

/ˈfrɛndli/

A2
  • adjective
  • - kind and pleasant

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Have you ever traveled abroad?

    ➔ Present Perfect with 'ever'

    ➔ The phrase 'have you ever' asks about experiences up to the present. It implies a question about whether the person has had the experience at any point in their life. 'Ever' emphasizes this 'at any time'.

  • you were born abroad

    ➔ Past Simple - Passive Voice (implied)

    ➔ While not explicitly stated as a passive construction, 'you were born' implies someone *did* something *to* you – the act of giving birth. It's a common use of the past simple to describe a completed action in the past.

  • How old were you?

    ➔ Past Simple - Question Formation

    ➔ This is a typical past simple question formed using 'were' (for 'you') and inverting the subject and auxiliary verb. It asks about a completed state in the past – age at a specific time.

  • I was nine months old.

    ➔ Past Simple - Stative Verb (age)

    ➔ 'Age' is often expressed as a stative verb – a state of being rather than an action. 'Was' describes this state at a specific point in the past.

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