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Stephen: This may look like Paris, but we’re in Blackpool, in the North of England - about an hour’s drive from Manchester. And as you can see, it’s a seaside town and for more than a hundred years people have been coming here for their holidays. In fact, Ashlie and I used to come here when we were kids.
Ashlie: Yes, that’s right. I used to love coming to Blackpool – the beach, the sunshine, the fish and chips. And the ice cream…
Stephen: And I love the theme park and all the rides. Come on Ash, this is going to be great!
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Stephen: Excuse me. Have you just been on this?
Punter: Yeah mate!
Stephen: What was it like?
Punter: It were crazy! I’ve been on it about four times – I can’t get enough!
Stephen: Was it scary?
Punter: It was scary – I think it was.
Stephen: But you enjoyed it?
Punter: Yeah – I loved it.
Stephen: Alright – thanks guys – see you later!
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Stephen: Come on Ash, shall we have a go?
Ashlie: No way!
Stephen: Oh Ash, don’t be such a chicken.
Ashlie: No way, Stephen. You can have a go on that if you want, but there is no way I'm going on it.
Stephen: I’ll wave to you when I go past. See you later!
Ashlie: See you!
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Ashlie: Hiya! Blimey, are you OK? You look a little white, Stephen.
Stephen: What? I’ve never felt better. That was amazing, Ashlie. You should have come on it, too. Shame you were too scared.
Ashlie: You weren’t scared?
Stephen: Of course not. I loved it.
Ashlie: Oh, that’s great - funny though. If you weren’t scared, well then - who’s this is in the photographs?
Stephen: Um ...
Ashlie: I mean it looks like you, doesn’t it? Look, he’s even wearing the same t-shirt.
Stephen: Oh, come on Ash, let’s have a look at the other rides.
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Ashlie: Oh, I like the look of this one, the log flume. Shall we have a go on that?
Stephen: You can if you want, but... to be honest, it doesn’t look like my kind of ride. I like the exciting ones, you know? I’ll watch you. Are you sure you’ll be OK? You’re not scared of getting wet?
Ashlie: Don’t worry – I’ll be fine.
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Ashlie: Stephen, look at you. What happened?
Stephen: Don’t ask! Why aren’t you wet? You know what? I think I’ve had enough of the theme park. I need to sit down.
Ashlie: I’ll tell you what - why don’t we go and have a nice cup of tea, eh?
Stephen: And some fish and chips? Yeah, let’s do that.
Ashlie: Come on then.
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Stephen: Hang on, Ash. We’ll have that cup of tea in a minute, but first I have got to have a go on that.
Comments
Could you help me with the phrase " you look a little white ". I donnt understand the meaning
Hello Tuan Hung,
We say a person looks a little white when their face is pale for some reason. This might be because they are sick, scared or shocked about something - like Stephen in the video.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
THank you
Hello everyone, yes I really like to go to the amusement parks usually they occur a few times a year ,here in my city. But sometimes I go somewhere far in another city if the theme park it's interesting and is something new to see or to ride.
Most of the time rides make me feel nice but sometimes if I eat something before and then I go to mountain rousse I might feel a bit sick for a while but it doen't matter I really like to go to feel the excitement.
Yes I like going to the beach to go swimming to do some sunbathing to get some tan on my body. It's really nice to feel the sun next to the beacht and siting down in the shade having a cool drinks and enjoying the sea and listening the waves of the sea.
I love going to amusement and theme parks with my children. The rides are funny, they make me feel happy and excited.
When I go to the sea side, I sunbathe and I do sports like beach volley, football and I snorkel to see a lot of beautiful fish.
Hello Team.
Stephen : And I love the theme park and all the rides. Come on, Ash. This is going to be great!
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Is it possible if I change "this is going to be great" to "it will be great" here?
Would you like to explain, please?
Thank you.
Hello Nizam,
You could, but 'be going to' is better than 'will' because 'be going to' can indicate that we have evidence in our immediate surroundings that our prediction is going to be true. 'will' is not incorrect, it's just not as specific and is less used in a context like this one, where Stephen can see the rides.
Finally, you might also be interested in reading our Predicting the future page.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Ok, Kirk. Thank you for your help and kindness.
I love going to theme parks so i wish i could visit ones as soon as possible and having a lots of fun there.
Hi,
The man whose Stephen talked to said,it were crazy, why not it was crazy?
And what is meaning "there is no way ,I'm going on it".?
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