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Let's Learn English - Lesson 43: Time for Plan B

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/24/2017 09:10:00 AM with No comments

Let's Learn English - Lesson 43: Time for Plan B

This is the 43rd episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna lost her wallet and needs to go to her class. She is calling her friends to get help. Who will help her find money for the train?

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Anna	Hey there! Tonight, I am teaching my ukulele class. It is far away. So, I am going to ride the Metro. Oh, no! I lost my wallet! It has my Metro card, my credit card and my money! Oh, no!
Anna	It's times like this I remember my father’s important words. He said, “Anna, never … ” No wait, “Always have emergency money.” .” (Anna pulls an envelope out of her bag and looks inside) It's empty. Time for Plan B. ‘Extra Emergency Money.’ (Anna pulls another envelope out of her bag and looks inside)
Anna	No! It's empty too! Anna, it's time for Plan C.
Anna	Hi, Marsha!
Marsha	Hi Anna. What’s up?
Anna	I’m stuck downtown without any money. Would you be able to come downtown? Please?
Marsha	Anna, I can’t. I’m too busy. I have to give a big presentation in one hour. Sorry!
Anna	That's ok. Good luck with your presentation!
Marsha	Thanks!
Anna	Time for Plan D.
Anna	Hi, Jonathan! How’s it going?
Jonathan	Hey, Anna. Things are great. What’s up?
Anna	Well, I was wondering if you could give me some money.
Jonathan	What?
Anna	See, I lost my wallet and I’m stuck downtown and I --
Jonathan	Anna, I wish I could. I'm at the airport with my mother. Her flight leaves in two hours.
Anna	That’s okay. Tell your Mom to have a nice trip!
Jonathan	I do wish I could help. Thanks.
Anna	'Bye.
Anna	This is serious. Time for … Plan E.
Ashley	Hello.
Anna	Hi, Ashley! What are you doing?
Ashley	Oh! Hi Anna!
Anna	(Anna hears a child crying through the phone.) Ashley, I was wondering, uh, would you be able to come downtown? And could you give me $20?
Ashley	Anna, I can’t.
Anna	I’ll pay you back the money. I promise.
Ashley	Anna, I’m not worried about the money. I’m babysitting. (off-camera to niece) That was very, very, bad!
Anna	Well, losing your wallet is bad, but it's not the end of the world, Ashley.
Ashley	I was talking to my niece, Anna.
Anna	Well, thanks anyway, Ashley!
Ashley	Good luck getting money.
Anna	Good luck babysitting!
Ashley	Thanks.
Anna	Well, Plans A, B, C, D and E did not work. Think, Anna, think. Time for Plan F.
Anna	(singing) Won't you give, could -- Thank you very much, sir! -- would you give me money, won't you give -- Thank you very much! -- could you give, won't you give me money -- until next time! -- won't you give me money?

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 42: I Was Minding My Own Business

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/24/2017 08:59:00 AM with No comments

Let's Learn English - Lesson 42: I Was Minding My Own Business
This is the 42nd episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna sees a crime and tries to help find the robbers. She hurts her arm. The news reporter wants to know, "How did she hurt herself?"

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Guy	Hello. I'm Guy Newsman with News Channel XYZ. I’m here in Washington, D.C. at the scene of a crime.
Guy	We are talking with this woman.
Guy	She saw the crime during her lunch break. It looks like she hurt herself while she was trying to stop the crime.
Guy	Tell us your name.
Anna	Hi, Guy. I'm Anna.
Guy	Anna, what did you see and what happened to your arm?
Anna	Guy, I was minding my own business. See, I work over there.
Guy	Um-hum
Anna	I left work to get some lunch. Then suddenly, I heard a woman yelling. She was yelling like this ... “Help! Help!”
Guy	Um-hum
Anna	Two robbers were grabbing her bag like this. She was hitting them with her umbrella.
Guy	Is that when you hurt your arm?
Anna	No. At that time, I was not fighting the robbers.
Guy	Um-hum.
Anna	See. I was too far away and I didn't have my own umbrella.
Guy	So, what happened next?
Anna	They grabbed her bag and ran away! So, I grabbed her umbrella and ran after the robbers.
Guy	Then that is the time that you hurt your arm?
Anna	No. I was yelling, “Stop, robbers! Stop!” She was yelling, “Hey, come back with my umbrella!”
Guy	Were you afraid?
Anna	I had no time to be afraid, Guy. Well, I had time while I was resting on a bench. I had a lot of time.
Guy	Then what happened?
Anna	The robbers got on a bus. So, I ran after the bus.
A VO	While I was running, I tripped and fell.
Guy	And that is the time that you hurt your arm?
Anna	No. While I was lying on the ground, someone stepped on my arm!
Guy	Ouch. That’s too bad.
Anna	Yeah. And they didn’t apologize. Well, then the robbers got themselves kicked off the bus.
Guy	Why?
Anna	They didn’t pay. You've got to pay when you get on a bus. The police came and took them away.
Guy	And that’s when you hurt your arm!
Anna	No.
Guy	Then, when did you hurt yourself?
Anna	Well, Guy, by this time, I was feeling very hungry. So, I went to my office to get a snack.
C	Anna, I'm calling for help right now.
C	(on the phone) Hello? Yes, please come right away. My co-worker is stuck in a vending machine.
Guy	You hurt your arm in a vending machine buying a bag of chips?
Anna	I was really hungry and the bag was stuck. I had to -
Guy	That’s all from News Channel XYZ. This is Guy Newsman saying goodbye.
Guy	Okay, we have to find ourselves another story, guys.
Anna	Until next time! Hi Mom!

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 41: Teamwork Works Best With a Team

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/24/2017 08:53:00 AM with No comments

Let's Learn English - Lesson 41: Teamwork Works Best With a Team

This is the 41st episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna meets with her boss, Ms. Weaver, for her yearly review. Ms. Weaver wants Anna to have higher numbers for the audience of her show. How will Anna make her audience numbers go up?

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Ms. Weaver	Anna, hello.
Anna	Hello.
Ms. Weaver	Sit down. As you know, at the start of a new year we have a work review.
Anna	Yes. It’s time for mine.
Ms. Weaver	Yes. Anna, this chart shows the audience of The Time Traveling Treehouse. If you look at it, you will see something bad. Your audience is going down, down, DOWN!
Anna	Ms. Weaver, I think the chart is upside down.
Anna	Here, let’s flip that around. Now, it’s right-side up.
Ms. Weaver	Oh. If you look at this chart, you will see something good. Your audience is big.
Anna	Good!
Ms. Weaver	But not big enough.
Anna	Not good.
Ms. Weaver	I want to see these numbers go up, and up, and UP!
Anna	How?
Ms. Weaver	I have something -- idea posters!
Anna	(whispers) Idea posters.
Ms. Weaver	You really ought to think seriously about them. I like this one. Please read it.
Anna	“If at first you SUCCEED; you will be a success.” Well, it's a cute cat.
Ms. Weaver	Here’s another one. I like it.
Anna	“WORKING HARD looks hard because it really is hard.” I see. It's another cute cat.
Ms. Weaver	This is my favorite.
Anna	“TEAMWORK works best with a team.” A team of cats. Look at all those cats!
Ms. Weaver	So, Anna, do you understand what I want?
Anna	Yes, Ms. Weaver. I understand.
Anna	Okay, team. There is a problem in the Treehouse.
Amelia	Problem? What's the problem?
Anna	Our audience is big.
Bryan	But that's a good thing.
Anna	No, it is not big enough.
Anna	Please don’t worry. I know what Ms. Weaver wants. Here’s the plan. (whispers)
Bryan	Is that what she wants?
Amelia	Are you sure?
Anna	Yes. Let’s get to work!
Anna	Good job, team. This is exactly what Ms. Weaver wants!
Anna	Welcome to The Time Traveling Treehouse! Today you will learn about a very popular pet … cats!
MINDY	Anna. Did I give you enough cats?
Anna	I don’t know, MINDY. I think we need more cats!

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How Do YOU Define Yourself?

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/24/2017 08:33:00 AM with No comments

How Do YOU Define Yourself?

In This video, I would like to give you one of the best TED talks. This might be one of the video to cheer you up if you are down and learn real English with Lizzie Velasquez's talk.

Let's jump to the video to see for yourself how she shows her positive attitude to life.

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And a time when beauty is defined by supermodels, success is defined by wealth, and fame is deified by how many followers you have on social media, Lizzie Velasquez asks the question how do you define yourself? Once labeled, "The Worlds Ugliest Woman," Lizzie decided to turn things around and create her own definitions of what she defines as beauty and happiness.

Learn Real English with Xiaomi Mi A1 Highlighted VDO

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/10/2017 05:04:00 AM with No comments

Learn Real English with Xiaomi Mi A1 Highlighted VDO
This is special learn real English episode especially for tech guys, as we bring you the highlighted VDO presentation of Xiaomi Mi A1. This is the first Xiaomi phone with pure google stock ROM. In other word, it is an android one phone. If you are not a tech guy, this phone is one of the android one phones that will get the new android version earlier than other non-android-one phone. The new version is Andriod 8.0 Oreo.

Let's see what this phone brings you in brief along with the very affordable price and also learn your real English.

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Xiaomi presented Mi A1 phone for $250! Launch event highlights from September 5, 2017. Mi A1 has flagship Dual Camera and Snapdragon 625 processor with 4GB of RAM and 64 GB Storage. Mi A1 go to the Market on September 12! Xiaomi collaborates with Google, so all photos from Mi A1 will go to Google Cloud in source quality in infinite mode for free! This is the highlights or supercut version of Xiaomi’s Global Launch Event on September 5, 2017.

6 ways to use the verb 'GO' in English

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/05/2017 09:01:00 PM with No comments

6 ways to use the verb 'GO' in English

In this learn real English lesson, we will learn the easy word Go with Rebecca. In this lesson, we will learn when not to use preposition and when to use it after verb go. This is very common but I have seen many people made mistake on this.

Why waiting, let's find out what Rebecca has to say about verb to GO.

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English Have A Go - Episode 26

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 9/03/2017 09:00:00 AM with 1 comment

English Have A Go - Episode 26

English: Have a Go is a program for people who are learning English. It has several parts to each program - a short skit from the Jones family, some questions based on the skit, some grammar, pronounciation with Professor Sayit and some footage shot of normal Australian's lives.

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 40: The Woods Are Alive

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 8/19/2017 01:30:00 AM with No comments

Let's Learn English - Lesson 40: The Woods Are Alive

This is the 40th episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna's New Year’s Resolution is to try something new. She auditions for a play. Will she get the part?

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Anna	Happy New Year! Some people, at the start of a new year, make a resolution -- a promise to yourself to be better. I thought about my resolution carefully. I want to be an actor on the stage! Today I will audition for a show called "The Woods Are Alive!" Wish me luck!
Director	Next! What is your name?
Anna	My name is Anna Matteo.
Director	Are you ready to audition?
Anna	(warms up voice) Yes.
Director	Great. Let's begin on page 1. Here is the story. You are lost in the woods. You are searching desperately for a way out. Suddenly, you hear something.
Director	Now, say your line.
Anna	'What was that? Hello. Is someone there?'
Director	Anna, you are speaking too softly. Can you speak more loudly and a little more, um, seriously?
Anna	Yes, of course I can. 'What was that? Hello. Is someone there?' Is that loud enough?
Director	Yes, that is loud enough. Let's turn to page 25. In this scene, you are moving slowly and quietly through the woods.
Director	Anna. Anna! You are walking quickly and loudly. Walk slowly and quietly.
Anna	I'm walking slowly and quietly. I am walking…
Director	Anna. Anna. You don't need to say "slowly" and "quietly." Alright, let's try the last scene. Turn to page 48. I say my line first, then you say your line.
Director	'You will never get out of these woods alive! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!'
Anna	'Yes, I will.'
Director	Okay, Anna, you said that line -- you said that line really late. You need to say it earlier.
Anna	Sorry. Sorry. Let me try again.
Director	'You will never …'
Anna	'Yes, I will.'
Director	'… get out of the woods alive.'
Anna	I was too early, wasn't I?
Director	Yes. Yes, you were.
Anna	Director, how am I doing?
Director	You know, Anna. I think that I have the perfect part for you.
Director	The costume is in the back. Please go try it on.
Anna	Awesome! (Anna returns as a tree.)
Director	Oh, Anna, that fits you perfectly!
Anna	I'm a tree. I'm a tree in … "The Woods Are Alive!" Yes!
Anna	My new year is starting awesomely! Excuse me, Director! I have a great idea for my tree. Oh, wait! Until next time!

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 39 : It’s Unbelievable!

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 39 : It’s Unbelievable!

This is the 39th episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna sees an ad for a hair product on television. Her friend Pete is in the ad, so she believes that the product is a good one. She learns that she cannot believe everything she sees in television ads.

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Anna	Hello! Winter weather in Washington, D.C. can be really windy. And wind messes up my hair. It is really windy today. Look at my hair. Will it be windy this weekend? I’ll listen to the news. I am tired of my untidy hair.
Pete	Are you tired of your untidy hair?
Anna	Yes. Yes, I am. And it’s … uncomfortable.
Pete	Is it … uncomfortable?
Anna	Yes. Yes, it is! Hey, is that … Pete?
Pete	Hi. I’m Pete. And I have the perfect product for you -- Hair Be Good!
Pete	Just spray Hair Be Good on your hair … wrap in a towel … and you are done! Hair Be Good works and it’s inexpensive. One can costs only $10! So, go online and order your Hair Be Good today!
Anna	Hair Be Good sounds perfect! And I can trust Pete! I am buying some right now. Okay, I will order one can of Hair Be Good for $10. I’ll pay with a credit card. My delivery will arrive in 2 days. Awesome!
Anna	It arrived! I'll use it before I go to work. Okay, Hair Be Good, make my untidy hair tidy! No, make it … fabulous!
Amelia	Hi, Anna.
Anna	Hello, Amelia!
Amelia	Anna, you look … different.
Anna	Thanks! I used a new product called Hair Be Good.
Amelia	Well, it’s not.
Anna	It’s not what?
Amelia	Good. Your hair does not look good.
Anna	Oh, no! This is not good.
Amelia	Why don’t you go home and take care of … this.
Anna	Good idea.
Pete	Hi, Anna!
Anna	Hello, Pete.
Pete	Is something wrong?
Anna	This is wrong!
Pete	What did you do to your hair?
Anna	Hair Be Good did this to my hair.
Pete	Ah, you bought it!
Anna	Yes, I bought it. You said in your ad it was a perfect product. This is not perfect. This is imperfect!
Pete	It’s unbelievable!
Anna	I believed your ad, Pete. It was dishonest!
Pete	Anna, you don’t believe everything you see in ads, do you?
Anna	No, Pete. Just the ones with my friends.
Pete	Your hair will be okay. Just wash it ... a couple of times.
Anna	Thanks. Thanks a lot, Pete! Here, here's your product! You should call it "Hair Be Really Bad!" Until next time, Pete! Till next time.

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 38 : She’s my best friend!

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 8/15/2017 11:07:00 PM with No comments

Let's Learn English - Lesson 38 : She’s my best friend!

This is the 38th episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna's best friend from her hometown, Penelope, visits Washington, D.C. Anna tells Penelope about her friends and her job. Is Penelope going to make a change in her life?

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Anna	Hello! I have great news. My best friend from my hometown is coming here -- to Washington, D.C.! I can’t wait to catch up with her! Oh! I gotta go. Her train arrives in 10 minutes!
Anna	Penelope!
Penelope	Anna! I am really happy to see you!
Anna	Me too! How was your trip?
Penelope	It was fine.
Anna	Let me help you with your bags.
Penelope	I’m really excited to be in Washington, D.C.! I can’t wait to hear about … everything!
Anna	I have so much to tell you. Let’s go to my apartment. We can talk over a hot cup of tea.
Penelope	I love your apartment building, Anna. Is your rent expensive?
Anna	Well, I have a roommate. So, we split the rent.
Penelope	Oh, that’s right. Is your roommate nice?
Anna	Marsha is the nicest person I know in this city. Sometimes she worries too much. And she says I’m the messiest cook she knows. But we are great roommates.
Penelope	So, Anna, is it hard to make friends in D.C.?
Anna	At first it was hard. But now, Marsha is a good friend. And there’s Pete. Of all the people I know in D.C., Pete is the most serious and also the silliest.
Penelope	He sounds … interesting.
Anna	Jonathan and Ashley are two other good friends of mine. In the city, they are the friendliest people I know. They always help me when I need it.
Penelope	Your friends sound great! So, tell me about your job.
Anna	I love my work! I make a children’s show called the “Time Traveling Treehouse.”
Penelope	Anna, that is the best job for you! Do you remember when we were little? We played in that old treehouse behind my family’s house for hours!
Anna	I forgot about that! We thought it really time traveled! Penelope, it is really good to talk to you. New friends are good. But old friends are the best.
Penelope	I know. Our hometown isn’t the same now. You are not there.
Anna	No crying. Why don't you move here and live with me and Marsha?
Penelope	Anna, I can’t leave our hometown. You forget -- I love my job, too.
Anna	I didn’t forget. You are the most famous turkey farmer I know!
Penelope	Thanks, Anna.
Anna	Come on. Let’s go eat dinner at one of D.C.’s most famous restaurants.
Penelope	Awesome!
Anna	That’s the restaurant, Penelope. I’ll be right there.
Anna	I have a great apartment. I love my work. And I have awesome friends -- both old and new. I am the luckiest woman in Washington, D.C.
	(sound of thunder)
Anna	Until next time ?

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 37 : Let's Agree to Disagree

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Let's Learn English - Lesson 37 : Let's Agree to Disagree

This is the 37th episode of Let's Learn English. In this lesson, Anna meets a new friend. Phil is new to Washington, D.C. and he feels lost in the city. Anna asks him to make the city a friendlier place.

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Anna	You know, I am from the country and sometimes I miss it. But I really like life in the city! I love the city. Oh, look. Someone lost a bag. Maybe it's theirs. Excuse me. Is this bag yours?
Dr. Jill	No. It's not mine. It might be hers.
Anna	Excuse me. Is this bag yours?
Sarah	No. It's not mine. It might be his.
Anna	Thank you. Hello. Is this bag yours?
Phil	Yes, that's mine. These are all my travel things. Thank you, thank you!
Anna	Are you okay? You seem ... nervous.
Phil	Well, this is my first visit to Washington, D.C. I'm from a small town in the country. I feel a little lost.
Anna	I am from the country too! And I understand. When I first came here, I felt lost ... all the time.
Phil	So, do you like living in the country or in the city?
Anna	I like to live in the city.
Phil	Why?
Anna	The city is exciting! It has more culture than the country. There are many museums and restaurants. Every night, there is theater and music. And, there are more jobs. That is why I'm here.
Phil	Well, I agree. There is more culture in the city and there might be more jobs. But the country has more nature! It's peaceful and beautiful. There are more trees and mountains. The air is clean. You can go hiking and camping. The city is not beautiful. It's noisy and dirty.
Anna	I disagree. I think all the different buildings are beautiful. And I like to watch all the different people.
Phil	That's another thing that is different. People in the country are friendly. They always say "hello!" Here, no one says "hello." I think city people are rude.
Anna	Well, I agree. Country people are friendly. But I don't think city people are rude. I think they're just busy.
Phil	That's a good point.
Anna	Look at me. I live in the city and I said "hello" to you.
Phil	But you are from the country.
Anna	I have an idea. Let's say "hello!" to people -- to many people!
Phil	What? Why?
Anna	Well, if we say "hello," maybe they will say "hello" to other people ... Hello!
Phil	... and they will say "hello" to more people! That's a great idea! I'm glad you found my bag.
Anna	Come on. Let's go say "hello" to people.
Anna	We don't have to agree with people. They have their opinions. We have ours. And as we like to say, you can always agree to disagree! Until next time...! Hello!

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Speak English like an American Part #5

Posted by Learn Real English Team Posted on 8/01/2017 11:00:00 PM with No comments

Speak English like an American Part #5

Learn Real English with American accent training video. There are 7 parts of them and this is the fift part of American accent training.

American accent training is a guide to speaking and pronouncing American English for Everyone who speaks English as a second language . By the end of this video, you'll sound more American & you'll understand American English speakers better.

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This is the fifth part of American accent training. There all all together 7 parts in this course.

Let's Learn English - Lesson 43: Time for Plan B

Let's Learn English - Lesson 42: I Was Minding My Own Business

Let's Learn English - Lesson 41: Teamwork Works Best With a Team

How Do YOU Define Yourself?

Learn Real English with Xiaomi Mi A1 Highlighted VDO

6 ways to use the verb 'GO' in English

English Have A Go - Episode 26

Let's Learn English - Lesson 40: The Woods Are Alive

Let's Learn English - Lesson 39 : It’s Unbelievable!

Let's Learn English - Lesson 38 : She’s my best friend!

Let's Learn English - Lesson 37 : Let's Agree to Disagree

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