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Hitchhiking In Europe POV Lesson

Hi. Welcome to the point of view stories for “Hitchhiking In Europe”. We’re going to hear the same story from the “Hitchhiking In Europe” mini-story lesson but we’re going to change the point of view by either changing the time or changing the person who is telling the story. Ok, let’s get started.

Teddy the turtle goes out with Rhonda the rabbit. But then Rhonda starts dating Bennie the bear.

Teddy is very upset. So he decides on a whim to drive his car across America.

Teddy has an old pink car. After driving for four days, the car stops working. He does not know what to do. So he decides to try hitching.

After one hour, Tom Cruise picks him up. He asks Teddy where he is headed to. Teddy says that he is just going with the flow. Tom Cruise is driving to his house in Los Angeles.

Teddy tells him that he is totally broke.

Then Tom Cruise says, “You can live with me, but you have to clean my pool every day.” Teddy is ecstatic. He had no idea he would end up at Tom Cruise’s house.

When he gets to Los Angeles, Teddy finds a new girlfriend so he is no longer upset about Rhonda.

Okay, so as you can see we just heard the story told as if it is happening right now, or in the present. Now let’s tell the story as if it’s happening in the future. So we will think of the story happening in, say, two years.

Okay.

In two years Teddy the turtle will be going out with Rhonda the rabbit. But then Rhonda’ll start dating Bennie the bear. Teddy’ll be very upset. So he’s gonna decide on a whim to drive his car across America.

Teddy’ll have an old pink car. After driving for four days, the car is gonna stop working. He will not know what to do. So he’s gonna decide to try hitching.

After one hour, Tom Cruise is gonna pick him up. He’s going to ask Teddy where he’s headed to.

Teddy’ll say that he is just going with the flow. Tom Cruise will be driving to his house in Los Angeles.

Teddy’ll tell him that he is totally broke.

Then Tom Cruise’ll say, “You can live with me, but you have to clean my pool every day.” Teddy will be ecstatic. He will have had no idea he would end up at Tom Cruise’s house.

When he gets to Los Angeles, Teddy’s gonna find a new girlfriend so he will no longer be upset about Rhonda.

Okay so that’s the end of this version of the story, the version in which the story is in the future, where we talk about events that are going to happen or events that will happen. Alright, now let’s hear the story from Teddy’s point of view. It will be as if Teddy is actually telling you the story. Here we go.

I go out with Rhonda the rabbit. But then Rhonda starts dating Bennie the bear. I am very upset. So I decide on a whim to drive my car across America.

I have an old pink car. After driving for four days, the car stops working. I do not know what to do.

So I decide to try hitching.

After one hour, Tom Cruise picks me up. He asks me where I am headed to. I say that I am just going with the flow. Tom Cruise is driving to his house in Los Angeles.

I tell him that I am totally broke.

Then Tom Cruise says, “You can live with me, but you have to clean my pool every day.” I am ecstatic. I had no idea I would end up at Tom Cruise’s house.

When I get to Los Angeles, I find a new girlfriend so I am no longer upset about Rhonda.

Alright so that is the end of the point of view stories for the lesson “Hitchhiking In Europe”. So now go back and listen to each of these stories. Listen to them many times. Listen to them until you feel that you understand them well. Then try to tell each story on your own. Okay, see ya next time.