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Nepal Part 2 Mini-Story Lesson

Hi there. Welcome to the mini-story lesson for the conversation “Nepal Part 2.” Okay, it’s time to get started with the story.

Larry the lion is excited. For ten years he has been trying to get a job as a movie actor. But he has never been able to get a job in a movie.

Then yesterday he got a phone call from Julia Roberts. She wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie. So she set up a face to face meeting with him. The meeting was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot.

The day before the meeting, Larry went to the beach to swim. Even though it was a cold day, he decided to go in the water. When he got out of the water he began to shake because it was so cold.

The next morning he woke up feeling sick as a dog. He was coughing and his head felt like it was going to explode. He should not have gone swimming in the cold weather. His day started off on the wrong foot but he drove to his meeting.

When he met Julia Roberts, he was very nervous. But she liked him very much. She asked him to act in her movie.

Now Larry the lion is a famous movie star and he is sitting on top of the world.

Okay, so that’s our story. Now I will read the story again and this time I will ask you questions as I read it and you can answer the questions out loud. And if you need a little more time you can always pause your iPod or your computer and then press play again when you’ve had enough time to think about the answer. And if you just want to sit and listen and not answer the questions out loud, that’s totally fine as well.

Okay, let’s get started.

Larry the lion is excited.

Who is excited?

Larry the lion, Larry the lion is excited.

Is Tony the tiger or Larry the lion excited?

Larry the lion, Larry the lion is excited.

What type of animal is Larry? Is he a cougar?

No, he’s not a cougar.

Is he a lion?

Yes, he is. Larry is a lion.

Is Larry the lion upset?

No, he’s not upset. He’s excited.

Is Larry the lion tired?

No, he’s not tired. He’s excited.

Is Larry the lion happy?

Yes, he is. He’s excited. He’s happy.

For ten years he has been trying to get a job as a movie actor.

Has he been trying for ten years to get a job as a movie actor?

Yes, he has. For ten years he has been trying to get a job as a movie actor.

Who has been trying to get a job as a movie actor?

Larry the lion, Larry the lion has been trying to get a job as a movie actor.

Has Henry the hippo been trying to get a job as a movie actor?

No, not Henry the hippo.

Has Larry the lion been trying to get a job as a movie actor?

Yes, he has. Larry the lion has been trying to get a job as a movie actor.

How long has Larry been trying to get a job as a movie actor?

Ten years, he’s been trying for ten years.

Has Larry been trying to get a job as a movie actor for ten years?

Yes, he’s been trying for ten years.

What has Larry the lion been trying to do for ten years? Has he been trying to find a job as a doctor?

No, he hasn’t been trying to find a job as a doctor.

Has he been trying to find a job as a movie actor?

Yes, he’s been trying for ten years to try to find a job as a movie actor.

But he has never been able to get a job in a movie.

Has he ever been able to get a job in a movie?

No, no, he has not. He has never been able to get a job in a movie.

What has he never been able to do?

To get a job in a movie, he’s never been able to get a job in a movie.

Who has never been able to get a job in a movie?

Larry, Larry the lion has never been able to get a job in a movie.

Has Larry ever been able to find a job in a movie?

No, he has not. Larry has never been able to get a job in a movie.

Then yesterday he got a phone call from Julia Roberts.

Did he get a call from Julia Roberts?

Yes, he did. He got a call from Julia Roberts.

Who got a call from Julia Roberts?

Larry, Larry got a call from Julia Roberts.

Did Larry or Bill get a call from Julia Roberts?

Larry did. Larry got a call from Julia Roberts.

Who did he get a call from?

Julia Roberts, he got a call from Julia Roberts.

Did he get a call from his mother?

No, he didn’t get a call from his mother.

Did he get a call from Julia Roberts?

Yes, yes, he did. He got a call from Julia Roberts.

When did he get a call from Julia Roberts?

Yesterday, yesterday he got a call from Julia Roberts.

Did he get a call from Julia Roberts today or yesterday?

Yesterday, yesterday he got a call from Julia Roberts.

She wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie.

Did she want to talk to him about acting in her new movie?

Yes, she did. She wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie.

What did she want?

Well, she wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie.

Who wanted to talk to him?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts wanted to talk to him.

Did his mother or Julia Roberts want to talk to him?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts wanted to talk to him.

Who did she want to talk to?

Larry, she wanted to talk to Larry.

Did she want to talk to Larry?

Yes, she did. She wanted to talk to Larry.

What did she want to talk to him about?

Acting in her new movie, she wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie.

Did she want to talk to him about washing her car?

No, she did not want to talk to him about washing her car.

Did she want to talk to him about acting in her new movie?

Yes, she did. She wanted to talk to him about acting in her new movie.

So she set up a face to face meeting with him.

Did she set up a face to face meeting?

Yes, she did. She set up a face to face meeting.

Did she set up a person to person meeting?

Yes, yes, she did. She set up a face to face meeting, which is the same thing as saying she set up a person to person meeting, a meeting where the two people were together.

Who set up a face to face meeting?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts set up a face to face meeting.

Did she want to schedule a face to face meeting with him?

Yes, yes, she did. She set up a face to face meeting with him, which means she wanted to schedule a face to face meeting with him.

Did she want to set up a meeting to speak with him on the phone?

No, she did not want to speak with him on the phone. She wanted to speak with him face to face, which means she wanted to speak with him in person.

Did she want to meet Larry?

Yes, yes, she did. She wanted to set up a face to face meeting, which means that she wanted to meet him.

She didn’t just want to talk to him on the phone. She wanted to meet him in person.

The meeting was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot.

Was the meeting scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot?

Yes, it was. It was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot.

Was the meeting scheduled for next Thursday at exactly 10:00 a.m.?

Yes, yes, it was. It was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot, which is the same thing as saying it was scheduled for next Thursday at exactly 10:00 a.m. When you say on the dot, about time, that means exactly. So 10:00 a.m. on the dot means exactly 10:00 a.m.

What was scheduled for next Thursday?

The meeting, the meeting was scheduled for next Thursday.

What day was the meeting scheduled for?

Next Thursday, the meeting was scheduled for next Thursday.

Was it scheduled for this Saturday or next Thursday?

Next Thursday, it was scheduled for next Thursday.

Was the meeting scheduled for next Thursday at a few minutes after 10:00 a.m.?

No, it was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on the dot, which means it was scheduled for next Thursday at 10:00 a.m. exactly, not a few minutes after 10:00. It was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on the dot.

The day before the meeting, Larry went to the beach to swim.

What did Larry do?

He went to the beach to swim.

Did Larry go to the beach?

Yes, he did. He went to the beach.

Why did he go to the beach?

To swim, he went to the beach to swim.

Did he go to the beach to run or to swim?

To swim, he went to the beach to swim.

Who went to the beach?

Larry, Larry went to the beach.

Did Larry or Julia Roberts go to the beach?

Larry, Larry went to the beach.

When did he go to the beach?

The day before the meeting, he went to the beach the day before the meeting.

Did he go to the beach the day before the meeting?

Yes, he did. He went to the beach the day before the meeting.

Did Larry go to the beach on a Tuesday or a Wednesday?

On a Wednesday, the meeting was scheduled for a Thursday and he went to the beach the day before the meeting. The day before Thursday is Wednesday, so he went to the beach on a Wednesday.

Even though it was a cold day, he decided to go in the water.

What was the weather like?

It was cold.

Was it a cold day?

Yes, it was. It was a cold day.

Was it a hot day?

No, it was a cold day, so it wasn’t a hot day.

Did he decide to go in the water?

Yes, he did. He decided to go in the water.

Who decided to go in the water?

Larry, Larry decided to go in the water.

Did Larry or Mary decide to go in the water?

Larry did. Larry decided to go in the water.

When he got out of the water he began to shake because it was so cold.

Did he begin to shake?

Yes, he did. He began to shake.

Who began to shake?

Larry, Larry began to shake.

Did Larry or Mary begin to shake?

Larry, Larry began to shake.

Why did he begin to shake?

Because it was so cold, he began to shake because it was so cold.

When did he begin to shake?

When he got out of the water, he began to shake when he got out of the water.

Did he begin to shake before he got out of the water?

No, it wasn’t before he got out of the water.

Did he begin to shake after he got out of the water?

Yes, yes, he did. When he got out of the water he began to shake, so it was after he had got out of the water that he began to shake.

The next morning he woke up feeling sick as a dog.

Did he wake up feeling sick as a dog?

Yes, he did. He woke up feeling sick as a dog.

How did Larry feel when he woke up the next morning?

Sick as a dog, he felt sick as a dog.

Did Larry feel good?

No, no he did not. He did not feel good. He felt sick as a dog.

Did Larry feel healthy?

No, he didn’t. He felt sick as a dog, which means that he felt very ill.

Did Larry feel ill when he woke up?

Yes, he did. He felt sick as a dog. When you’re sick as a dog that means you feel very ill.

When did he feel sick as a dog?

The next morning, the next morning when he woke up he felt sick as a dog.

Did he feel sick as a dog three days later?

No, he felt sick as a dog the next morning, not three days later.

He was coughing and his head felt like it was going to explode.

Was he coughing?

Yes, he was. He was coughing.

Who was coughing?

Larry, Larry was coughing.

Was Larry or David coughing?

Larry, Larry was coughing.

Did his head feel like it was going to explode?

Yes, it did. His head felt like it was going to explode.

Did his head hurt?

Yes, yes, it did. His head felt like it was going to explode, which means that his head hurt.

Did he have a headache?

Yes, yes, he did. His head felt like it was going to explode, which means that his head hurt and that he had a big headache.

He should not have gone swimming in the cold weather.

Should he have gone swimming in the cold weather?

No, he should not have gone swimming in the cold weather.

Who should not have gone swimming?

Larry, Larry should not have gone swimming.

Should Larry have gone swimming in the cold weather?

No, he should not have. Larry should not have gone swimming in the cold weather.

Why should Larry have not gone swimming in the cold weather?

Well, because he had a meeting with Julia Roberts and he did not want to get sick, because if you go swimming in cold weather you might get sick.

His day started off on the wrong foot

Had his day started off on the wrong foot?

Yes, yes, it had. His day had started off on the wrong foot.

Had his day started off well?

No, no, it did not. It started off on the wrong foot, which means it did not start well.

Did his day start badly?

Yes, yes, it did. It started off on the wrong foot, which is the same thing as saying it started badly. When something starts off on the wrong foot that means it did not start well or that it started badly.

Whose day started off on the wrong foot?

Larry’s, Larry’s day started off on the wrong foot.

Did Larry’s day start off on the wrong foot?

Yes, it did. Larry’s day started off on the wrong foot.

Did Larry’s day start off badly?

Yes, yes, it did. Larry’s day started off on the wrong foot, which is the same thing as saying Larry’s day started off badly.

but he drove to his meeting.

Did he drive to his meeting?

Yes, he did. He drove to his meeting.

Did he drive or walk to his meeting?

He drove to his meeting.

Who drove to his meeting?

Larry, Larry drove to his meeting.

Did Sam drive to his meeting?

No, it wasn’t Sam.

Did Larry drive to his meeting?

Yes, yes, he did. Larry drove to his meeting.

When he met Julia Roberts, he was very nervous.

Was he nervous when he met Julia Roberts?

Yes, he was. He was nervous, he was very nervous when he met Julia Roberts.

Was he calm when he met Julia Roberts?

No, he wasn’t calm. He was nervous.

Who was nervous?

Larry, Larry was nervous.

When was he nervous?

When he met Julia Roberts, he was nervous when he met Julia Roberts.

Was he nervous when he met Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts?

Julia Roberts, he was nervous when he met Julia Roberts.

But she liked him very much.

Did she like him very much?

Yes, she did. She liked him very much.

Who liked him very much?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts liked him very much.

Did Julia Roberts or Tom Cruise like him very much?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts liked him very much.

Who did she like very much?

Larry, she liked Larry very much.

Did she like him just a little?

No, she liked him very much.

Did she like him a lot?

Yes, she did. She liked him a lot. She liked him very much.

She asked him to act in her movie.

What did she ask him?

To act in her movie, she asked him to act in her movie.

So did she ask him to wash her car?

No, she didn’t ask him to wash her car.

Did she ask him to act in her movie?

Yes, she did. She asked him to act in her movie.

Who asked him to act in her movie?

Julia Roberts, Julia Roberts asked him to act in her movie.

Who did she ask to act in her movie?

Larry, she asked Larry to act in her movie.

Did she ask Larry or David to act in her movie?

Larry, she asked Larry to act in her movie.

Now Larry the lion is a famous movie star

Is Larry the lion a famous movie star?

Yes, he is. Larry the lion is a famous movie star.

Who is a famous movie star?

Larry the lion, Larry the lion is a famous movie star.

Is Sam the snake or Larry the lion a famous movie star?

Larry the lion, Larry the lion is a famous movie star.

and he is sitting on top of the world.

Is he sitting on top of the world?

Yes, he is. He is sitting on top of the world.

So is he sad?

No, he’s not sad. He’s sitting on top of the world, which means that he is not sad. He is very happy.

Is he really happy?

Yes, he is. He is sitting on top of the world, which means he is really happy.

Is he having a really good time?

Yes, yes, he is. He is sitting on top of the world, so he is having a really good time.

Why is he sitting on top of the world?

Well, he’s sitting on top of the world because he is a famous movie star.

Okay, so that brings us to the end of our story, which means that we are now at the end of the mini-story lesson for the conversation “Nepal Part 2.” Now, as always, it is your turn to try to tell the story by yourself.

And remember, you do not need to memorize every word in the story, but you should try to use the idioms that we use. Those idioms are: “face to face,” “on the dot,” “sick as a dog,” “head felt like it was going to explode,” “started off on the wrong foot,” and “sitting on top of the world.” So now try to tell the story by yourself. And remember, you can listen to this lesson as many times as you need to.

Okay, that’s all for now. Thanks and have a great day.