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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