Video Script
Anna: Penelope, the Lincoln Memorial is coming up on your left!
Boy: You’re going to love my Lincoln Memorial Fun Fact!
Anna: Oh, please tell us!
Boy: On a wall inside the memorial, the word “FUTURE” was carved wrong! They
carved “EUTURE”!
Anna: Well, we all make mistakes.
Boy: Yeah, but this mistake was carved in stone!
Anna: You’re right. That is pretty bad. Here’s another dollar!
Penelope: More fun facts, please! (Crossing the river) I love riding over
bridges! The water looks so pretty from here!
Anna: Penelope, this is amazing! A minute ago, we were riding along the river,
and now we’re riding in the river! Awesome.
Penelope: Hey, we’re passing by the Pentagon on our right!
Anna: Penelope, you love riding over the water on a bridge. But I love riding
under a bridge in a boat!
Penelope: Anna, look! An airplane is flying right over our heads!
Anna: Wow! This is the closest I’ve ever been to an airplane in flight. Well,
I’ve been inside a flying airplane. But not outside of an airplane as it flies
over my head!
Penelope: And now we’re driving out of the water. I still can’t believe this
thing drives and sails!
Anna: I know. It’s amazing.
Boy: After we ride along these railroad tracks, you’ll see my favorite part of
the tour! The U.S. Treasury where they make money!
Penelope: Look, the U.S. Capitol is coming up!
Boy: I have a great Fun Fact about the U.S. Capitol.
Penelope: What is it?
Boy: There are tunnels under the Capitol. They connect the Capitol and office
buildings of lawmakers.
Anna: I bet they built them years ago for secret reasons!
Boy: No. The lawmakers did not want to walk around outside in bad weather.
Anna: Oh.
Penelope: We’re back at Union Station!
Boy: Do you want to know a creepy Fun Fact about Union Station? (he points to
Union Station)
Penelope: The creepier the better!
Boy: Many years ago, inside Union Station, there was a funeral home!
Anna: A funeral home?! You mean, for dead people?!
Boy: Do you know another kind of funeral home?
Anna: No!
Boy: Well, I’ve gotta run!
Anna: Thanks for giving us the great tour!
Anna: Captain, that was awesome! And your son is a great tour guide!
Captain: What son?
Anna: Him.
Captain: I’ve never seen that boy in my life! See ya, ladies!
Professor Bot: I learned many new Fun Facts in this lesson. Did you learn about
prepositions?
Here’s a list of all the prepositions used in this lesson. Wow! That’s a lot! I
know, let’s not read them. Let’s sing them! Hit it, boys! Take it away singers! |
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation. |
| since |
at |
through |
| aboard |
behind |
to |
| about |
by |
near |
| across |
for |
of |
| ahead |
from |
on |
| around |
in |
until |
| over |
like |
with |
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Prepositions |
aboard on or into (a train, ship, etc.)
about used to indicate the object of a thought,
feeling, or action
across from one side to the other side of
(something)
around on all sides of (something or someone)
at used to indicate the place where someone or
something is
behind in or to a place at the back of or to the
rear of (someone or something)
by close to or next to (something or someone)
for used to indicate the thing that something is
meant to be used with
from used to indicate the starting point of a
physical movement or action
in (inside) used to indicate location or position
within something
out (outside) used to indicate that a person or
animal is moving from the inside of a building, room, etc., to the outside
like similar to (something or someone)
near close to (something or someone)
of belonging to, relating to, or connected with
(someone or something)
on touching and being supported by the top surface
of (something)
over from, to, or at a place that is higher than
(someone or something)
through into one side and out the other side of
(something)
to used to indicate the place, person, or thing
that someone or something moves toward
until up to (a particular time) — used to indicate
the time when a particular situation, activity, or period ends
with used to say that people or things are
together in one place |
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