Lesson Transcript

In this lesson, you'll listen to a dialogue with the text.
Second, you'll review the key vocabulary followed by the English translations.
And finally, you'll review the dialogue with the text again to master what you learned.
First, listen to the dialogue with the text on the screen.
What city do you most want to visit?
Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh? Why Pittsburgh?
It's because my family is from there. When my great-great-great-grandparents
came from England to the USA, they lived in Pittsburgh for several generations.
So, you have family in the area?
Yeah, and lots of family history.
Now you'll hear the key vocabulary followed by the English translation.
Visit.
To go to and stay at a place for a short period of time.
Visit.
Visit.
Next we have
Family.
A group of people usually related by blood.
Family.
Family.
Next we have
England.
The old name of the United Kingdom.
England.
England.
Next we have
USA.
Abbreviation for United States of America.
USA.
USA.
Our next word is
Lived.
Spend a part of one's life in a particular place.
Lived.
Lived.
Next we have
Grandparents.
The parents of one's father or mother.
Grandparents.
Grandparents.
Next is
Several.
More than two, but not many.
Several.
Several.
Next we have
Generations.
All of the people born and living at about the same time.
Generations.
Generations.
Next we have
Area.
Within a region.
Area.
Area.
And our last word is
History.
The record of everything that has happened to a group of people.
History.
History.
Finally, let's review the dialogue again.
See if you can understand more this time.
What city do you most want to visit?
Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh? Why Pittsburgh?
It's because my family is from there.
When my great-great-great-grandparents came from England to the USA,
they lived in Pittsburgh for several generations.
So you have family in the area?
Yeah, and lots of family history.
This is the end of the lesson.

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