Stephen: Wow, I haven’t done this for years. This is a great place to skate.
Ashlie: Stephen’s come skateboarding, and me and Poppy have come along to watch. Off you go then.
Stephen: Hey, Ashlie, watch this!
Ashlie: Be careful, Stephen. That looks dangerous!
Hello? Oh, hiya, Pete. How are you? Yeah, I’m good. I’m just at the skate park... What are you up to?
Poppy! Stephen, watch out!
Pete, I have to go. Stephen’s fallen over. I think he’s hurt himself.
Stephen: Argh. My ankle.
Ashlie: Are you OK?
Stephen: Argh, my ankle. Is Poppy OK?
Ashlie: Yeah, she’s fine. Oh, I’m so sorry, Stephen. Where does it hurt? Is it really bad?
Stephen: Just here. It really hurts.
Ashlie: Do you think you can walk?
Stephen: Ow!
Ashlie: Come on. Let me help you up. Let’s get you home.
Stephen: Do you think I need to go to hospital? In an ambulance?
Ashlie: Be a brave boy, Stephen.
Stephen: All right, I’ll be OK. Give me a hand, would you?
Stephen: Ashlie! Ash! Ashlie! Can you pass me some more ice, please?
Stephen: It’s still very painful, you know.
Ashlie: Here you go.
Stephen: Thanks, Ash. Ooh. Actually, Ashlie, that’s a bit cold.
Ashlie: Well, it is ice, Stephen.
Stephen: Ah, well maybe a cup of tea will make me feel better. Do you think you could get me a cup of tea, please, Ashlie?
Ashlie: Oh, come on, Stephen!
Stephen: It still really hurts.
Ashlie: OK, then.
Here you go.
Stephen: Oh, Ash, you’re very kind. Would you mind getting me a chocolate biscuit?
Ashlie: Stephen! I am not here to run around for you like a servant.
Stephen: Well, it’s kind of your fault I hurt my ankle. Do you think it might be broken?
Ashlie: Why is it my fault?
Stephen: Well, if you hadn’t let go of Poppy, I wouldn’t have hurt myself.
Ashlie: Stephen, that is so unfair.
Stephen: Oh, come on, Ash. Just one biscuit. They’re in the kitchen.
Ashlie: Oh, OK then. But if your ankle isn’t better by the morning, I’m taking you to hospital.
Stephen: Aaagh. My elbow. I think it’s broken. Ashlie!
Ashlie: Right, that’s it. I’m taking you to hospital. Come on.
Stephen: In an ambulance?
Ashlie: No, Stephen. Not in an ambulance.
Comments
Hello my friends! I think this text and video are very funny! I learned many words, verbs and expressions. I know, present perfect is difficult, but i try to understand it. Thank you very much for your lessons!
Good luck !
“Stephen’s come skateboarding”why is it so
Hello jasibu,
We often use 'go' and 'come' plus an -ing form (e.g. 'skateboarding') in informal speaking. It generally means 'go/come to do skateboarding (or whatever the -ing form is).
In this case, it's a present perfect form ('Stephen has come') plus the -ing form, since Ashlie is describing an action that started in the past and continues in the present.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
"Task 1
Check your understanding 1
Put the events in the order the happen in the video".
"The happen in the video"? Is it a correct sentence or a typo? Shouldn't the proper one be "Put the events in the order they happen in the video". "The events... happen", so "they". Or am I wrong?
Hello piotr_,
You are quite right - well spotted!
We try very hard to ensure that our material is error-free but some inevitably slip through and then we rely on our users to spot them. Thank you for flagging this up for us.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Not at all :)
Best regards
Piotr
Hello team.
I donn't know "What are you up to?" meaning. Can you help me?
Thank you very much.
Hello nganpham1096,
This is an informal way of saying 'What are you doing?'.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi. Team
I want to participate at your courses face to face on line. But my country's name isn't in your countries list. Iam from Kurdistan/lraq
Hello Helan gian,
I'm sorry that you're not able to find a face-to-face British Council class in Kurdistan/Iraq -- we are located in many countries around the world, but there are some places that we do not have a centre.
We offer some free online classes at FutureLearn that perhaps might be of interest to you. You're also welcome to use all of LearnEnglish for free. If there's any other way we can help you, please do ask us.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
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