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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
ı love amusement park soo much and ı love roller coaster. ı love beach and ı love swimming
Hi , I have one question about this first line .Why he use s plural .Because the word not plural (hour) .
Hi alrabie,
The sentence you are referring to is:
This is not a plural form, but a possessive form. It means 'a drive of an hour' or 'a drive which takes an hour'.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
I don't like amusement parks
Yes, I like going the seaside
I usually swim in the sea when I go to seaside
I have gone to theme parks twice. They are exciting. I am a little scared of the rides. And I like going to beach. Swimming is one of the my favourite activities.
Hello! Just want to know more about the phrase that Stephen used: "about an hour’s drive from Manchester". I'm confused because why didn't he used this phrase instead: "about an hour(without apostrophe) drive from Manchester"? Thanks!
- Aaron
Hello Aaron Matthew T.
We usually use the apostrophe like this when we are talking about distance or time in this way. There are several phrases like this:
an hour's drive
a day's work
a lifetime's experience
and so on.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Oh i see, but is it also right to use a word without an apostrophe, in this case hour? And can this word with or without an apostrophe be used interchangeably? Thanks Peter!
- Aaron
Hello Aaron,
No, the correct form is with the apostrophe in these phrases.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
The punter says: "it were crazy!" why didn't he say " it was crazy"? What would be the explanation?
Thank you very much.
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