درس ۲۵ - فقط انسان

When last we saw Anna, she had made a new friend. And they had been talking about superheroes for a while when suddenly Anna became Lightning Bolt Lady!

She tried to find her superpowers. But it did not go well.

She can’t fly, become invisible or create a force field. And she really cannot walk through walls. Ouch, Lightning Bolt Lady.

She had been walking into that wall for about 15 minutes when she had a great idea.

I just had a great idea!

I can’t wait to hear this one! But first, let’s talk about grammar.

Professor Bot is on vacation this week. I’m the announcer. So, I’m going to tell you about the past perfect continuous.

We use this verb tense to show that an action started in the past and continued to another time or action in the past.

For example, I said, “She had been walking into that wall for about 15 minutes when she had a great idea.”

Had been walking is the past perfect continuous of the verb walk. It’s had been plus the -ing form of the verb.

You’ll hear me use this verb tense a few more times today.

Now, what am I forgetting? Oh right! Lightning Bolt Lady’s great idea.

If I want to know my superpowers, I’ll need to learn about lightning!

So, she read many books about lightning.

Wow. A lightning strike usually lasts less than a second.

Lightning is really fast and I like speed walking. So, maybe one of my superpowers is super-speed walking! (to stranger) Bye!

Check! Super-speed walking is definitely one of my superpowers.

Lightning has millions of volts of electricity. Amazing!

Wow! I can charge a lot of batteries with this superpower!

She had been looking for hours for someone to help when she found her chance.

Hello? Hello? I’m sorry. I’m going to have to call you back. My phone is dying.

Excuse me, I can charge your phone.

Really? Thanks!

I’m Lightning Bolt Lady!

She had been practicing her superpowers all day. Suddenly, she heard a terrible sound – a child’s disappointment.

These children tried to light a fire for over an hour. But then, they gave up.

Hey kids, that wood will never burn. It’is too wet.

Small humans, what is wrong?

Stranger danger!

I’m Lightning Bolt Lady!

Oh no. It’s you.

We meet again. And guess what: I found my superpowers.

Well, we need a fire to toast the marshmallows to make S’mores.

I can help.

We don’t need a super-speed walker but thanks!

Super-speed walking is just one of my superpowers. I can also do this!

Sorry! Let me do it again.

Thanks, Lightning Bolt Lady!

Lightning Bolt Lady

You’re welcome. But you don’t have enough firewood. Using my super-speed walking, I will get more.

Lightning Bolt Lady, come back! A lightning storm is coming!

Not a chance! There’s not a cloud in the …

Lightning Bolt Lady, are you okay?

Where’s your super-suit?

Oh no! I’ve lost my superpowers!

It’s starting to rain. Do you want to go inside and eat some S’mores?

You read my mind.

You know, I thought mind reading would be one of my superpowers. But it wasn’t.

That’d be a cool superpower. But I’d rather be able to talk to animals.

That would be a cool superpower.