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Ashlie: Oh look, Stephen. I can see the Isle of Wight.
Stephen: Ah – you'll never guess what I've done.
Ashlie: What Stephen? I don't believe it. What have you forgotten?
Stephen: I don't have my passport!
Ashlie: Stephen, we're not leaving England. You don't need your passport.
Stephen: Oh, so you mean I don't need any foreign money after all?
Ashlie: Ha ha - very funny. We're heading to a music festival on the Isle of Wight. It's an island on the south coast of England.
Stephen: It's called Bestival, and I can't wait. There's going to be music, food and camping.
Ashlie: I love camping; fresh air, stars at night...
Stephen: Don't you mean, er, insects, cold showers and sleeping on the ground?
Ashlie: It's going to be brilliant, Stephen. I just hope the weather's good, I do not fancy camping in the rain.
Stephen: Well, you know what I always say; be prepared! So I've brought clothes for any weather. We'll be fine.
Ashlie: Well, we're almost there. So we better head to the van. Come on you.
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Stephen: I'm so glad we borrowed a camper van.
Ashlie: It's cool, isn't it. Very retro!
Stephen: I know. There aren't too many of these vans still around. This one's nearly forty years old.
Ashlie: Oh, so just a bit older than you then!
Stephen: Ha-ha. Come on. I want to have a look round the festival.
Ashlie: OK, well I saw some interesting stalls over there.
Stephen: Oh, I want to go to the main stage. I want to see some live music.
Ashlie: OK, well I will meet you at the tea tent then in an hour. Have fun!
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Ashlie: Oh! Hey you scared me there! You guys look great. What have you come as?
Festival Goer 1: Erm, the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
Ashlie: Oh wow. I've noticed a lot of people in fancy dress, actually. What's going on?
Festival Goer 2: Oh it's erm – at this festival, every year, everybody gets dressed up.
Festival Goer 1: And the theme this year is fantasy.
Ashlie: So what does fantasy mean?
Festival Goer 2: Fantasy means anything from outer space to Alice in Wonderland.
Ashlie: Well, I must say you guys look amazing. I'll have to remember that one for next year. Have a nice festival guys!
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Waitress: Hi, can I help?
Ashlie: Oh yes. Can I get tea for two, please?
Waitress: Would you like a high tea?
Ashlie: That would be lovely, yes please.
Waitress: I'll just be a minute.
Ashlie: Thank you
Stephen: Hey Ash!
Ashlie: Wow Stephen!
Stephen: Did you order tea?
Ashlie: Yeah. Nice fantasy costume. But what on earth are you? You look like an alien.
Stephen: What are you talking about? This is my rain gear. I thought I felt a few drops earlier.
Ashlie: Oh.
Waitress: High tea for two.
Ashlie: Thank you.
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Ashlie: Come on then, let's set up camp.
Stephen: Are you really going to sleep in your tent, Ash?
Ashlie: Of course I am. I love sleeping under the stars, you know, getting closer to nature.
Stephen: Well, I'm staying in the camper van. I don't want to sleep on the ground.
Ashlie: Stephen you can't do that. That's not proper camping.
Stephen: Yes, but I've got running water and…even a fridge.
Ashlie: Well, I still say that that's not real camping.
Stephen: It is to me and besides, you snore.
Ashlie: I do not!
Ashlie: Where's my tent?
Stephen: There you go. We need to get everything sorted before it gets dark.
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Stephen: Right, that's me done!
Stephen: Do you need a hand?
Ashlie: I think there's another pole or something somewhere.
Stephen: Are you sure you don't want any help?
Ashlie: No, I'm fine, I know what I'm doing.
Stephen: OK, if you're sure.
Ashlie: I think I've sorted it... Ta da!
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Stephen: Right, I'm off to bed. See you in the morning.
Ashlie: OK, night!
Stephen: Night!
Ashlie: Stephen!
Comments
hi,
adam
i dont have stamina for reading.how can i improve my basic learning english.plz can you tell me some tips how can i make my stamina.
thanx
Maqbool
team
Hi Maqbool,
Do you mean that you get tired after you have been reading for a while? If so, I am sure that it will get easier over time.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
hello sir
congratulations to all the LearnEnglish team you are doing a good job, the information is very useful and it is helping me to improve my English.
Regards
i am new and i found all these things very useful.i will see all materials here.thanks
Hello, the LearnEnglish Team, I was wondering if I can ask questions about specific difficulties I have in learning English. Something like this multiple choice below,
Three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.(which one can replace the word 'repeatedly' here?)
A. now and again B. one after another C. time and again D. many a time Can anyone help me tell me which is right and distinguish all these four?
team
Hello,
You can ask questions, but we don't always have time to give very detailed answers!
If you want to keep the meaning the same, you should replace the word 'repeatedly' with option C.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Dear,
I have one question in the dialog with Stephen's words.
I don't understand why he told her like this, the bold one.
I guess these are like a kind of joke or kidding.
Stephen: What are you talking about? This is my rain gear. I thought I felt a few drops earlier.
Would you put some more explanation to understand the situation?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Ian
Hi Ian,
It is not a joke. Stephen is explaining why he is wearing his rain gear.
Type 'drop' (noun) into the Cambridge dictionary on the right and I think you will understand. If not, let me know.
-Erik
The LearnEnglish Team
Really thank you for your video and transcripts.
What the problems with me? I can't catch all of the words in your video even though I have tried 5 times.
Too difficult to listen and understand thoroughly.
Would it be getting better?
Please give me more power and cheers!
Best regards,
Ian