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[Music] 00:00
unit 12 the first time to 00:02
[Music] 00:05
meet Alex hey hey this is my friend Bob 00:14
he's from 00:19
England oh hey um excuse me okay sit 00:20
down 00:24
please what's in England do you come 00:28
from I come from London have you ever 00:30
been there no I've never been I hope to 00:33
go someday you can if you have true 00:36
desire have you been here a long time I 00:41
been here for about 7 years how about 00:45
you oh I've been here all my life why 00:47
have you stayed here such a long time 00:51
I've stayed you for many reasons stayed 00:53
for many reasons are you married yes I 00:56
am 00:59
is your wife 01:01
beautiful would you like to see a 01:02
picture of my wife that would be 01:04
nice oh she's very 01:10
lovely is she from around here thank you 01:15
yes she is from here do you have any 01:19
children no no children yet but 01:22
certainly in the future where do you 01:25
work I work at the newspaper 01:27
wow the 01:30
newspaper what do you do there I am a 01:31
reporter what city in England do you 01:39
come 01:42
from I come from London have you ever 01:44
been 01:46
there no I've never 01:49
been have you been here a long 01:53
time I've been here for about 7 01:58
years are you 02:02
married do you have any 02:06
children where do you 02:10
work I work at the 02:13
newspaper what do you do 02:18
there I am a reporter 02:22

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[English]
[Music]
unit 12 the first time to
[Music]
meet Alex hey hey this is my friend Bob
he's from
England oh hey um excuse me okay sit
down
please what's in England do you come
from I come from London have you ever
been there no I've never been I hope to
go someday you can if you have true
desire have you been here a long time I
been here for about 7 years how about
you oh I've been here all my life why
have you stayed here such a long time
I've stayed you for many reasons stayed
for many reasons are you married yes I
am
is your wife
beautiful would you like to see a
picture of my wife that would be
nice oh she's very
lovely is she from around here thank you
yes she is from here do you have any
children no no children yet but
certainly in the future where do you
work I work at the newspaper
wow the
newspaper what do you do there I am a
reporter what city in England do you
come
from I come from London have you ever
been
there no I've never
been have you been here a long
time I've been here for about 7
years are you
married do you have any
children where do you
work I work at the
newspaper what do you do
there I am a reporter

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

desire

/dɪˈzaɪər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a strong feeling of wanting something

reasons

/ˈriːzənz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a cause or explanation for something

married

/ˈmærid/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having a spouse

beautiful

/ˈbjuːtɪfl/

A2
  • adjective
  • - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

lovely

/ˈlʌvli/

A2
  • adjective
  • - exquisitely beautiful

certainly

/ˈsɜːrtənli/

B1
  • adverb
  • - without doubt; definitely

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

B1
  • noun
  • - time yet to come

newspaper

/ˈnjuːzpeɪpər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a printed periodical containing news

reporter

/rɪˈpɔːrtər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person who reports news

stayed

/steɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - remained

hope

/hoʊp/

A2
  • verb
  • - to want something to happen and believe it is possible

come

/kʌm/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move or travel towards a place

picture

/ˈpɪktʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a visual representation

children

/ˈtʃɪldrən/

A1
  • noun
  • - plural of child

around

/əˈraʊnd/

A2
  • adverb
  • - in the vicinity of

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Key Grammar Structures

  • he's from England

    ➔ Present simple with 's for he/she/it

    ➔ The verb 'is' is contracted to 's after 'he', showing present simple tense.

  • I've been here for about 7 years

    ➔ Present perfect with 'have been'

    ➔ 'Have been' is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

  • I hope to go someday

    ➔ Present simple with 'hope to'

    ➔ 'Hope to' expresses a desire or intention for the future in the present simple tense.

  • I am a reporter

    ➔ Present simple with 'am'

    ➔ 'Am' is the first-person singular form of 'be' in the present simple tense.

  • would you like to see a picture

    ➔ Polite request with 'would like to'

    ➔ 'Would like to' is used to make polite offers or requests.

  • but certainly in the future

    ➔ Adverb of certainty 'certainly'

    ➔ 'Certainly' emphasizes strong agreement or certainty about something.

  • what do you do there

    ➔ Present simple question with 'do'

    ➔ 'Do' is used to form questions in the present simple tense.

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