Conversation
Guy: Hello. I'm Guy Newsman with News Channel XYZ. I’m here in Washington, D.C. at the scene of a crime.
Guy: We are talking with this woman.
Guy: She saw the crime during her lunch break. It looks like she hurt herself while she was trying to stop the crime.
Guy: Tell us your name.
Anna: Hi, Guy. I'm Anna.
Guy: Anna, what did you see and what happened to your arm?
Anna: Guy, I was minding my own business. See, I work over there.
Guy: Um-hum
Anna: I left work to get some lunch. Then suddenly, I heard a woman yelling. She was yelling like this ... “Help! Help!”
Guy: Um-hum
Anna: Two robbers were grabbing her bag like this. She was hitting them with her umbrella.
Guy: Is that when you hurt your arm?
Anna: No. At that time, I was not fighting the robbers.
Guy: Um-hum.
Anna: See. I was too far away and I didn't have my own umbrella.
Guy: So, what happened next?
Anna: They grabbed her bag and ran away! So, I grabbed her umbrella and ran after the robbers.
Guy: Then that is the time that you hurt your arm?
Anna: No. I was yelling, “Stop, robbers! Stop!” She was yelling, “Hey, come back with my umbrella!”
Guy: Were you afraid?
Anna: I had no time to be afraid, Guy. Well, I had time while I was resting on a bench. I had a lot of time.
Guy: Then what happened?
Anna: The robbers got on a bus. So, I ran after the bus.
A VO: While I was running, I tripped and fell.
Guy: And that is the time that you hurt your arm?
Anna: No. While I was lying on the ground, someone stepped on my arm!
Guy: Ouch. That’s too bad.
Anna: Yeah. And they didn’t apologize. Well, then the robbers got themselves kicked off the bus.
Guy: Why?
Anna: They didn’t pay. You've got to pay when you get on a bus. The police came and took them away.
Guy: And that’s when you hurt your arm!
Anna: No.
Guy: Then, when did you hurt yourself?
Anna: Well, Guy, by this time, I was feeling very hungry. So, I went to my office to get a snack.
C: Anna, I'm calling for help right now.
C: (on the phone) Hello? Yes, please come right away. My co-worker is stuck in a vending machine.
Guy: You hurt your arm in a vending machine buying a bag of chips?
Anna: I was really hungry and the bag was stuck. I had to -
Guy: That’s all from News Channel XYZ. This is Guy Newsman saying goodbye.
Guy: Okay, we have to find ourselves another story, guys.
Anna: Until next time! Hi Mom!
New Words
arm - n. either one of the two long body parts that join the top of your body at the shoulder and that end at the hand or wrist
chips - n. thin, hard, and usually salty pieces of food
crime - n. an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
fall (past tense: fell) - v. to come or go down suddenly from a standing position
grab - v. (past participle: grabbing) to quickly take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms
ground - n. the soil that is on or under the surface of the earth
kick off - phrasal verb. (past tense: kicked off) force (someone) to leave
lie - v. (gerund: lying) to be in a flat position on a surface
minding my own business - idiom. doing what you normally do and not bothering anyone
robber - n. a criminal who steals money or property or a thief who robs people
snack - n. a small amount of food eaten between meals
step - - v. to put your foot down — usually + in or on
stuck - adj. difficult or impossible to move from a position
trip - - v. (past tense: tripped) to fall or nearly by accidentally hitting your foot on something as you are walking or running
umbrella - n. a device that is used for protection from the rain and sun
vending machine - n. a machine that you put money into in order to buy food or drinks
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Subject Pronouns
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Object Pronouns
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Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive Pronouns
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Reflexive Pronouns (Lesson 42)
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1st person
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I
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me
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my
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mine
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myself
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2nd person
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you
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you
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your
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yours
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yourself
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3rd person (female)
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she
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her
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her
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hers
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herself
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3rd person (male)
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he
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him
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his
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his
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himself
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3rd person (neutral)
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it
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it
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its
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(not used)
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itself
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1st person (plural)
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we
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us
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our
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ours
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ourselves
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2nd person (plural)
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you
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you
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your
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yours
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yourselves
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3rd person (plural)
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they
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them
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their
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theirs
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themselves
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