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--- Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Why does the writer not understand the porter? |
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I arrived in London at last. |
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The railway station was big, black and dark. |
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I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. |
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I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. |
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The porter, however, could not understand me. |
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I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. |
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he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. |
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'I am a foreigner,' I said.^“ |
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Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. |
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My teacher never spoke English like that! |
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The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. |
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Then he said something and I understood it. |
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'You'll soon learn English!' he said.^“ |
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I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. |
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The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! |
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Do they speak English? |
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