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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hello welcome to my SLO English

podcast today we will be practicing

A2

listening try not to read the

captions

today I got a weird phone

call a strange phone

call I I was at

home drinking a cup of

tea and reading a

book suddenly my phone

[Music]

rang I picked up and said

hello a woman with a serious voice

answered and said I know what you

did I was

confused I

answered what did I

do who is

this she said don't

pretend you stole my

dog stole her dog that was

crazy I love dogs

but I would never steal a

dog I

said I think you have the wrong

number I don't have your

dog she didn't believe

me I saw you you took my dog from the

park

the park I

said I didn't even go to the park

today I

asked what does your dog look

like she

said he is

small white and

fluffy I said I'm

sorry but my dog is not

small or

white she said oh oh no I think I called

the wrong

person I'm so

sorry I laughed and said I hope you find

your dog

I hung

up and I sat on my

couch I shook my

head what a weird phone

call what would you do if you got a

strange phone call like

this have you ever had a funny

or weird phone call

before tell me about it thank you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
practicing /ˈpræktɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - repeatedly performing an activity or skill to improve
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - unusual or surprising; not known or familiar
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered
stole /stoʊl/ A2	verb - past tense of steal - to take something without permission
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic, or unbelievable
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a public green area used for recreation
small /smɔːl/ A1	adjective - of a size that is less than normal or usual
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow
fluffy /ˈflʌfi/ A2	adjective - soft and light, like down
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling regret or sadness
laughed /læft/ A2	verb - made a sound showing amusement
sat /sæt/ A1	verb - rested with one's weight supported by one's buttocks
shook /ʃʊk/ A2	verb - moved quickly back and forth or up and down
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck

Key Grammar Structures

• I was at home drinking a cup of tea and reading a book.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with 'was drinking' and 'reading' to describe actions happening at a specific moment in the past.

• I said I think you have the wrong number.

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ The sentence uses reported speech to convey what the speaker said without direct quotation marks.

• She said don't pretend you stole my dog.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood with 'don't pretend' to give a command or instruction.

• I said I'm sorry but my dog is not small or white.

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ The sentence uses the contrastive conjunction 'but' to connect two contrasting ideas.

• She said oh no I think I called the wrong person.

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ The sentence includes the interjection 'oh no' to express surprise or disappointment.

• I hope you find your dog.

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ The sentence uses the first conditional with 'hope' to express a likely future outcome.

• What would you do if you got a strange phone call like this?

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The sentence uses the second conditional with 'would do' to discuss a hypothetical situation.