Ashlie: Oh hi, Stephen. You made it then!
Stephen: Hi, Ashlie, I thought we were going Christmas shopping, not ice-skating.
Ashlie: Oh, we are. But I saw the rink and ice-skating is so much fun. It’s almost as much fun as shopping!
Stephen: It’s Christmas Eve and this is the Tower of London Ice Rink. Ashlie and I are supposed to be doing some last-minute Christmas shopping.
Ashlie: We’re cooking dinner for the family this year. They’re coming to Stephen’s to give our mum a rest.
Stephen: And we’ve still got lots of presents to buy. So you shouldn’t be messing around on the ice.
Ashlie: Oh come on, Stephen. Come and have a go. What’s wrong with you? Look watch me - I can go backwards!
Stephen: Stop showing off. Alright, I’ll come on, but just for five minutes - no more.
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Ashlie: Come on then. Take my hand. That’s it and we just go in a big circle… like this…
Stephen: It’s not as difficult as it looks. I think I’m better than you. It’s all about keeping your balance.
Ashlie: Stephen, you’re going in the wrong direction.
Ashlie: Stephen! Watch out!
Stephen: Oh, sorry!
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Stephen: Oh, I love Christmas, Ash. It’s so exciting.
Ashlie: I know. All the presents, the wonderful food. I can’t wait.
Stephen: Wow, look at these. They’re great. Oh, I love these. Look, it’s snowing! Let’s get some Christmas decorations. These are so cool.
Ashlie: Well, maybe we could get something for the tree. What about some tinsel? I want the tree to look really tasteful and stylish. These are nice.
Stephen: Those are really boring. What we need is lots of different colours to make the tree look really beautiful.
Ashlie: Mmm, well, I’m not sure. I think the tree will look better with just a few decorations.
Stephen: No way! A Christmas tree is meant to be bright and colourful. Oh come on, Ash, let me choose some Christmas decorations.
Ashlie: Well, I suppose so. As long as you don’t get too much. Listen, I want to go and buy your present now, but it’s a secret. So I will see you later.
Stephen: Presents - of course. OK. Bye!
Ashlie: Bye!
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Stephen: There... perfect!
Ashlie: Stephen! What have you done? What has happened to the Christmas tree?
Stephen: It looks so much better now, doesn’t it? All bright and Christmassy. It’s as big as the tree Mum and Dad had last year but it looks even better.
Ashlie: But I wanted the tree to be stylish and beautiful. Now it looks like a kid’s decorated it!
Stephen: Do you think we should add some more of these baubles?
Ashlie: No, I really don’t. Just don’t put anything else on the Christmas tree, OK? Come on, let’s hang up our stockings.
Stephen: OK. They look great. And look, I’ve put out some mince pies for when Father Christmas comes down the chimney and some carrots for the reindeer.
Ashlie: Ah, that is sweet of you. Hmm, mince pies! They do look good. I’m starving. I suppose Father Christmas won’t mind if I have one.
Stephen: Maybe one or two won't matter.
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If all goes as per plan, the Alfred high school in Washington, where Abraham Lincoln studied for seven years, would house a world class museum depicting his life, in coming years.
is this sentence grammatically correct?
should not we use went in place of goes....plzz explain
Hello innocentashish420,
The sentence is rather odd, mixing 'goes' for future meaning with 'would' to make an unusual first conditional form. However, without knowing the full context it is hard to say more than that.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello teacher, i have difficulty differentiating between '' be going to do'' and '' be v-ing '' even though i know that '' Be v-ing'' is sometimes used to express the plan.
Thank you very much indeed.
Hello HuyenBui,
Have a look at this page:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/talking-...
and if you are still confused, ask your question again there.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
"I thought we were going Christmas shopping.not ice skating." Here why they used past form to say it.I mean can't we say it in present form.
"I thought we are going Christmas shopping.not ice skating."
Could you explain this one and tell me a grammar lesson to study here about it.
Thank you.
Hello naaka,
The past form is used here because they are talking about the plan, not the current activity. You can paraphrase it as 'I thought that the idea was/the plan was/the intention was to go...'
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
'We were going shopping.' In this sentence we don't use 'to' after 'going.' But in some times we use 'to'. As an example 'we were going to church.' Could you explain this for me.
Thank you.
Hello naaka,
Certain activities collocate with the verb 'go', such as 'go swimming', 'go shopping', 'go swimming', 'go cycling', 'go dancing' etc. Your first sentence is an example of this with the verb in the past continuous form ('were going').
Your second sentence is an example of 'go' as a verb meaning to move, plus the preposition 'to':
We were going to church.
We were going to the shop.
We were going to the park.
I hope that clarifies it for you.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
This video is so fun and great. Thanks a lot for sharing. Wish you Merry Christmas
Can I download this video and use it during the lesson?
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