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1.1     A day of the dead

I arrive in Guatemala on The Day of the Dead, November 1st.  I’m curious about this holiday, so I

to the cemetery to see what’s happening.  What I find is quite interesting.

The atmosphere is like a party.  There are people everywhere.  Families are sitting around the

graves of their dead ancestors.  They clean the graves and add fresh flowers.  I walk through the

cemetery and admire the beauty of all the colorful flowers. 

There is also color in the sky, because many kids are flying kites.  Some families are having a pic

next to the graves.  They eat, drink, and chat together.  People laugh and smile. 

In the Unites States, cemeteries are always somber.  We certainly never have festivals or parties

next to graves.  We don’t laugh or play music or fly kites in cemeteries either. 

I find that I prefer the Guatemalan approach.  I like the way they remember and celebrate those

who have passed away.  I like that they acknowledge death, instead of denying it the way

Americans do.  I like that there is life, as well as death, in their cemeteries. 

Guatemalans call it “The Day of the Dead”, but it is also a day to appreciate life. 

1. A Day For The Dead MS

Welcome to the mini story for Day of the Dead.  In the mini story I will do 3 things.  I will make a

statement.  For example, “I arrived in Guatemala.”  When you hear a statement, a sentence, you just

say, “Ah,” or, “Oh.”  You need to say that.  Show that you understand this is not a question.  A state-

ment is not a question, so when you hear a statement say, “Ah.”  For example, “I arrive in

Guatemala.”  “Ah.”

The second thing I will do is ask a question you know the answer to.  For example, “Where do I

arrive?”  I will stop.  You say the answer.  You must say the answer to every question.  I say, “I arrive

in Guatemala.  Where did I arrive?”  You say, “Guatemala.”  Easy.

And No. 3, I might ask a question you don’t know the answer to.  If you don’t know the answer just

guess.  Say any answer, but you must answer every question.  Use your pause button if necessary.

Let’s begin.  Here we go.

I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.  Did I arrive in Guatemala?  Yes.

Yes, I arrived in Guatemala.  Where did I arrive?  Guatemala, right.  I arrived in Guatemala.

I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.  Who arrived in Guatemala on the

Day of the Dead?  Well, me – AJ.  I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.

Did I arrive in Guatemala on November 3rd?  No, no.  I didn’t arrive in Guatemala on November 3rd;

I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.

What day did I arrive in Guatemala?  November 1st.  I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.

Where did I arrive on November 1st?  Guatemala.  I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.

I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.  I was curious about this holiday so I

went to the cemetery to see what was happening.  Was I angry about this holiday?  No, no.  I wasn’t

angry about this holiday.

Was I sad about this holiday?  No, no.  I wasn’t sad about this holiday.  I was curious about this holi-

day.  Who was curious about this holiday?  Well, I was – AJ.  I was curious about this holiday.

What was I curious about?  The holiday.  I was curious about the holiday.  Which holiday was I curi-

ous about?  Which holiday was I curious about?  The Day of the Dead.  I was curious about the Day

of the Dead.

Was I curious about the Day of the Dead or was I curious about Christmas?  No.  I was curious

about the Day of the Dead of course.  I was curious about the Day of the Dead so I went to the

cemetery to see what was happening.  Where did I go?  To the cemetery.

I went to the cemetery.  Did I go to the cemetery or did I go to the airport?  Easy.  I went to the

cemetery.  Who went to the cemetery?  Well, me – AJ.  I went to the cemetery.

Where did I go?  To the cemetery, right.  I went to the cemetery.  When did I go to the cemetery?

November 1st, the Day of the Dead.  I went to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.

Why did I go to the cemetery?  Well, to see what was happening.  I went to the cemetery to see

what was happening.  Who went to the cemetery to see what was happening?  Me – AJ – went to

the cemetery to see what was happening.

Where was the cemetery?  In Guatemala.  The cemetery was in Guatemala.  What is the Day of the

Dead?  A holiday.  The Day of the Dead is a holiday.

When is the Day of the Dead?  November 1st.  The Day of the Dead was and is November 1st, so I

went to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead to see what was happening.  What I found was quite

interesting.  Was it boring?  No, no.  It wasn’t boring.

Was it interesting?  Yes, yes.  It was interesting.  The cemetery was interesting.  How did I feel about

the cemetery?  I felt it was interesting or I thought it was interesting.

Was it boring or was it interesting?  It was interesting.  Of course it was interesting.  What was inter-

esting?  The cemetery.  The cemetery was interesting.

When was the cemetery interesting?  It was interesting on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.  The

atmosphere in the cemetery was like a party.  Was the atmosphere very sad?  No, no.  The atmos-

phere was not sad.

The atmosphere was like a party.  The atmosphere was very happy.  Was the atmosphere sad or

happy?  The atmosphere was happy.  The atmosphere was like a party.

What was like a party?  The atmosphere.  The atmosphere in the cemetery was like a party.  Where

was the atmosphere like a party?  In the cemetery – the cemetery.  The atmosphere was like a party

in the cemetery.

Was the atmosphere like a party at my house?  No, no.  Not at my house.  The atmosphere was like

a party at the cemetery.  The atmosphere was not like a party in my house.  So the atmosphere was

like a party.  There were people everywhere.

Families were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.  Where were the families sitting?

Around the graves.  They were sitting around the graves.  Who was sitting around the graves?  The

families.  The families were sitting around the graves.

Were they sitting around the trees?  No.  They weren’t sitting around the trees.  They were sitting

around the graves.  So where were they sitting?  Around the graves.  Families were sitting around

the graves of their dead ancestors.

Were they sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors?  Yes, yes.  They were sitting around the

graves of their dead ancestors.  Were they sitting around the graves of their friends?  No, not really.

They were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.

Who was sitting around the graves?  That’s right.  Families were sitting around the graves.  Whose

graves were they sitting around?  Whose graves were they sitting around?  Yes.  Their dead ances-

tors’ – their ancestors’ – their ancestors’ graves.

www.EffortlessEnglishClub.comThey were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.  Were they sitting around the graves of

their dead ancestors or the graves of their friends?  Ancestors, right?  They were sitting around the

graves of their dead ancestors.

They cleaned the graves and added fresh flowers.  Who cleaned the graves?  That’s right.  The fam-

ilies.  What did they add?  They added fresh flowers.

Did they add food?  No, no.  They didn’t add food.  Did they add money?  No, no.  They didn’t add

money.  They added fresh flowers.

What did they clean?  They cleaned the graves.  Whose graves did they clean?  Their ancestors’.

They cleaned their ancestors’ graves.  Where did they add flowers?  Where?  They added flowers to

the graves.

That’s right.  They cleaned the graves and added fresh flowers.  Good.  I walked through the ceme-

tery and admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers.  Where did I walk?  Through the cemetery.

I walked through the cemetery.  Did I walk through the park?  No.  I didn’t walk through the park.  I

walked through the cemetery.  Where did I walk?  Through the cemetery.

Who walked through the cemetery?  I did – AJ.  I walked through the cemetery.  Did I walk through

the cemetery or did I walk through the park?  I walked through the cemetery.  That’s right, and I

admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers.

Did I admire the beauty of the trees?  No, no.  I didn’t admire the beauty of the trees.  Did I admire

the beauty of the children?  No.  I didn’t admire the beauty of the children.

What did I admire?  The flowers.  Yeah.  I admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers.  Who

admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers?  That’s right.  AJ – me – admired the beauty of all the

colorful flowers.

Where were the flowers?  On the graves in the cemetery.  The flowers were on the graves in the

cemetery.  Were the flowers in the park?  No.  They weren’t in the park.

Were the flowers in my house?  No.  They weren’t in my house.  Where were the flowers?  The flow-

ers were on the graves in the cemetery.

Where did I walk?  I walked through the cemetery.  When did I walk through the cemetery?  Ah.

November 1st, the Day of the Dead.  November 1st, the Day of the Dead, I walked through the

cemetery.

What was the cemetery like?  Like a party.  It was like a party.  The cemetery was like a party.  Was I

curious about this holiday?  Yes.  I was curious about this holiday.

Which holiday was I curious about?  Yeah.  The Day of the Dead.  I was curious about the Day of

the Dead so I walked through the cemetery.  There was also color in the sky because many kids

were flying kites.

Where was the color?  In the sky.  That’s right.  In the sky.  Why was there color in the sky?

www.EffortlessEnglishClub.comBecause kids were flying kites – the kites.  There was color in the sky because kids were flying kites.

Who were flying kites?  Kids.  Kids were flying kites.  Was the sky colorful or was the sky gray?  The

sky was colorful.

What was colorful?  They sky.  The sky was colorful.  Why was the sky colorful?  Because kids were

flying kites.

What were the kids flying?  Kites.  That’s right.  The kids were flying kites.  Where were they flying

kites?  In the cemetery.  The kids were flying kites in the cemetery.

Who was flying kites in the cemetery?  Kids, children.  Kids were flying kites in the cemetery.  Some

families were having a picnic next to the graves.  We in the United States don’t do this, so some

families were having a picnic next to the graves.  They ate, they drank, and they chatted together.

Did they eat?  Yes.  They ate.  Who ate?  Families, right?  Of course.  Families ate.

What did they eat?  They ate Guatemalan food – food from Guatemala.  The families ate

Guatemalan food.  Did they eat American food?  No, no.  They didn’t eat American food.

They ate Guatemalan food.  Where did they eat Guatemalan food?  In the cemetery.  They ate food

in the cemetery.  They ate Guatemalan food in the cemetery.

They also drank in the cemetery.  Did they drink water in the cemetery?  No, no.  What did they drink

in the cemetery?  They drank beer.  Who drank beer?  The families.  The families drank beer.

What did they eat?  Guatemalan food.  They ate Guatemalan food and drank beer.  Did they drink

beer or did they drink water?  They drank beer.

Where did they drink beer?  They drank beer in the cemetery.  When did they drink beer?  Ah.

November 1st, the Day of the Dead they drank beer.   When did they eat?  They ate on November

1st, the Day of the Dead.

Did they chat together?  Yes.  They chatted together.  Who chatted together?  The families, of

course.  The families chatted together.  When did they chat together?  Yes.  November 1st, the Day

of the Dead. And people laughed and smiled.

In the United States, cemeteries are always somber.  Are cemeteries happy in the United States?

No, no, no.  Never.  Cemeteries aren’t happy in the United States.  Cemeteries are always somber,

sad, and serious.

Are cemeteries serious in the United States?  Yes.  Yes, they are.  In the United States, cemeteries

are always somber.  They are always serious.  In the United States, are cemeteries somber or are

cemeteries happy?

Somber.  Cemeteries are always somber in the United States.  Was the cemetery somber in

Guatemala?  No, no.  It wasn’t somber in Guatemala.  The cemetery wasn’t somber in Guatemala,

but in the United States cemeteries are always somber.

Are cemeteries always somber in Guatemala or in the United States?  In the United States cemeter-

ies are always somber.  Where are cemeteries always somber?  The United States.  That’s right.  In

the United States cemeteries are always somber.

Are they happy?  No, no.  They are always somber.  Cemeteries in the United States are always

somber – very, very somber.  We certainly never have festivals or parties next to graves.

Do we have parties next to graves?  No, we don’t.  We don’t have parties next to graves.  Do we

ever have parties next to graves?  No.  We never have parties next to graves.

Do we ever have parties in restaurants?  Yes, yes.  We have parties in restaurants but we never

have parties next to graves.  Do we ever have parties in houses?  Yes, yes.  We do.  We have par-

ties in houses but we never have parties next to graves.

Do we ever have parties next to graves?  No, never.  We never have parties next to graves.  Where

do we never have parties?  Next to graves.  We never have parties next to graves.

Do we ever?  No, never.  We never have parties next to graves – not ever; never.  We don’t laugh or

play music or fly kites in cemeteries either.  Do we laugh in cemeteries usually?  No, we don’t.  We

don’t laugh in cemeteries.

Where don’t we laugh?  In cemeteries.  That’s right.  I found that I preferred the Guatemalan

approach.  Did I find that I preferred the American approach or did I find that I preferred the

Guatemalan approach?  The Guatemalan approach.

I found that I preferred the Guatemalan approach.  Did I find that I preferred the American approach?

No, I didn’t.  I didn’t find that I preferred the American approach.  I found that I preferred the

Guatemalan approach.

Which approach did I prefer?  I preferred the Guatemalan approach.  Did I prefer the American

approach?  No.  Who preferred the Guatemalan approach?  Me – AJ.  I preferred the Guatemalan

approach.

I found that I preferred the Guatemalan approach.  I liked the way they remembered and celebrated

those who had passed away.  Did they celebrate those who were alive?  No, no.  They didn’t cele-

brate those who were alive.  They celebrated those who had passed away.

Did they celebrate those who had passed away or those who had become rich?  They celebrated

those who had passed away.  Who celebrated those who had passed away?  Guatemalans, right?

Guatemalans celebrated those who had passed away.

When did they celebrate those who had passed away?  On the Day of the Dead, November 1st.  On

the Day of the Dead, November 1st, they celebrated those who had passed away.  Who celebrated?

The Guatemalans.  Guatemalan families celebrated.

Who did they celebrate?  They celebrated those who had passed away.  I liked that they acknowl-

edged death instead of denying it the way Americans do.  Who liked that they acknowledged death?

www.EffortlessEnglishClub.comMe – AJ.  Me – AJ.  I liked that they acknowledged death.

Did they acknowledge money or did they acknowledge death?  They acknowledged death.  What did

they acknowledge?  Death.  They acknowledged death.  Who acknowledged death?  Guatemalans,

right?  Guatemalans acknowledged death.

Did they acknowledge death or did they acknowledge money?  They acknowledged death instead of

denying it.  Who denies death?  Americans.  Americans deny death.  Do Guatemalans deny death?

No, no.  Not Guatemalans.

Guatemalans don’t deny death.  Americans deny death.  Do I like that Americans deny death?  No, I

don’t.  I don’t like it.  I don’t like that Americans deny death but I like that there is life as well as death

in Guatemalan cemeteries.  I liked that.

Did I like their cemeteries?  Yes.  I liked their cemeteries.  What did I like?  Their cemeteries –

Guatemalan cemeteries.  I liked Guatemalan cemeteries.

Did I like Guatemalan cemeteries or did I like Guatemalan restaurants?  I liked Guatemalan cemeter-

ies.  Whose cemeteries did I like?  Guatemalans’, right?  Guatemalans’ cemeteries.  I liked the

Guatemalans’ cemeteries – Guatemalans’ cemeteries.

Whose cemeteries did I like?  The Guatemalans’ cemeteries.  I liked the Guatemalans’ cemeteries.

Guatemalans call it the Day of the Dead but it is also a day to appreciate life.  That is all for this mini

story.

This was a very slow and soft mini story, so this mini story is good for beginning-level learners.  For

intermediate learners, for advanced learners I use mini stories that are much faster and more diffi-

cult, but this mini story is for beginners.  See you next time.  Bye-bye

 A kiss

Carlos buys a new car.  It's a very expensive car.  It's a huge, blue,

fast car.  While driving down the street, Carlos sees a girl on a bicycle.

She has long blond hair and is beautiful. 

He yells to her, "What's up?" 

She ignores him.

He yells,  "How's it going?"

She keeps going and ignores him.

He yells, "Hey, why won't you talk to me?   I want to go to dinner with

you.   I'll take you to an expensive restaurant."

The girl turns, gets off the bike, and looks at him.   She says, "I don't

want to go to dinner.  But if you give me your car, I will give you a sur-

prise."

Carlos says, "OK!"    He jumps out of the car.  He gives her the keys and says, "Here are the keys."

The beautiful blond takes the keys and then kisses Carlos on the

cheek.   Then she jumps into the car and drives away. 

Carlos stands on the sidewalk.  Now he has no car and no girl.  He

says, "That's it, just a kiss on the cheek?"  

He gets on her bike and rides home.

A Kiss

huge: adj. very very big

What’s up:  a greeting,

“hello”

ignores: v. doesn’t listen to

How’s it going:  a greeting,

“How are you?”

keeps: v. continues

That’s it: idiom.  “That is all”,

there is no more, that is

everything

Past Tense Verb Forms

Past Tense Verb Forms

buys:  bought

is:  was

driving:  was driving

drive:  drove

sees:  saw

has:  had

yells:  yelled

ignores:  ignored

keeps:  kept

turns:   turned

looks:  looked

says:  said

jumps:  jumped

gives:  gave

takes:  took

kisses:  kissed

drives:  drove

stands:  stood

gets on:  got on

rides:  rode

 A kiss MSA

Welcome to the mini story for A Kiss.  In this lesson I will ask many questions.  You must answer

every question.  Answer every question.  Pause your computer or pause your iPod, answer the

question, then play again.  It’s very important – very important.  Answer every question.

Let’s start A Kiss.  Carlos bought a new car.  Did Carlos buy a new car?  Yes.  Yes, of course.  He

bought a new car.

Did Carlos buy an old car?  No.  Carlos didn’t buy an old car.  Carlos bought a new car.  Did Carlos

buy an old car or a new car?  A new car.  Carlos bought a new car.

Who bought a new car?  Carlos, right?  Carlos bought a new car.  What did Carlos buy?  A new car.

Carlos bought a new car.  Was the car expensive or was the car cheap?

Ah.  It was expensive.  Carlos bought a very expensive car.  Did Carlos buy an expensive bicycle?

No, no.  He didn’t.  He didn’t buy an expensive bicycle.

What did he buy?  He bought an expensive car.  Was the car small?  No, no.  It wasn’t small.  He

bought a huge car – very, very big car.  How big was the car?  It was huge.

It was huge.  Was it a huge bicycle?  No, no.  It wasn’t a huge bicycle.  It was a huge car.  Who

bought the huge car?  Carlos.  Carlos bought the huge car.

What color was the car?  Was it yellow?  No.  What color was the car?  Blue.  It was blue.  It was a

huge, blue, fast car.

While driving down the street Carlos saw a girl on a bicycle.  What did he see while driving down the

street?  He saw a girl on a bicycle while driving down the street.  While driving down the street, did

Carlos see a dog?  No.  No, he didn’t.

While driving down the street Carlos saw a girl.  While driving down the street did Carlos see a girl

a car?  No, no.  She wasn’t in a car – not in a car.  While driving down the street Carlos saw a girl

on a bicycle.

When did Carlos see a girl on a bicycle?  While driving down the street, right?  While driving down

the street Carlos saw a girl on a bicycle.  Who saw a girl on a bicycle while he was driving down th

street?  Carlos, right?  Carlos saw a girl on a bicycle while he was driving down the street.

Where was Carlos driving?  Driving down the street – down the street.  Carlos was driving down th

street.  Where was the girl?  On a bicycle, right?  The girl was on a bicycle, so while driving down

the street Carlos saw a girl on a bicycle.

She had long, blonde hair and was beautiful.  What did she look like?  Look like means was she

ugly, was she beautiful, was her hair black, brown.  Look like means how does she look – her hair,

her face – so what did she look like?  Well, she had long, blonde hair and she was beautiful.

What did she look like?  She had long, blonde hair and she was beautiful.  Did she look beautiful?

Yes, yes.  She looked beautiful.  Did she look ugly or did she look beautiful?  She looked beautiful.

Who looked beautiful?  Ah, the girl, right?  The girl on the bicycle.  The girl on the bicycle looked

beautiful.  Carlos yelled to her.

What did he yell?  He yelled, “What’s up!”  Who yelled, “What’s up!”?  Carlos.  Carlos yelled, “What’s

up!”  Did the girl yell, “What’s up!”?  No.  The girl didn’t yell, “What’s up!”

Carlos yelled, “What’s up!”  Who did Carlos yell to?  Ah, the girl.  Carlos yelled to the girl.  Did Carlos

yell to a boy?  No.  He didn’t yell to a boy.  Carlos yelled to a girl.

Which girl did Carlos yell to?  Which girl did Carlos yell to?  Ah, the girl on the bicycle, right?  He

yelled to the girl on a bicycle.

What did he yell to the girl on a bicycle?  He yelled, “What’s up!”  After he yelled, “What’s up!” did the

girl ignore him?  Yes.  Yes, she did.  She ignored him.

Who ignored Carlos?  The girl.  The girl on the bicycle.  Did Carlos ignore her?  No, no.  Carlos did-

n’t ignore her.  Carlos yelled to her.  She ignored him.

Did she listen to Carlos?  No, she didn’t listen to Carlos.  She ignored him.  Did she look at Carlos?

No, she didn’t.  She ignored him.

Carlos yelled again.  “How’s it going?”  What did he yell?  “How’s it going?”  Did he yell, “How’s it

going?” to the girl or to his mother?  Well, of course he yelled, “How’s it going?” to the girl. Did he yell, “How’s it going?” or did he whisper, “How’s it going?”  Whisper means talk very quietly;

opposite of yell, so we have yell and whisper.  I am whispering.  Did Carlos whisper or did he yell,

“How’s it going?”  He yelled.

Carlos yelled, “How’s it going?”  He didn’t whisper, “How’s it going?”  He yelled, “How’s it going?”

After he yelled, “How’s it going?” did the girl stop?  No, she didn’t.  The girl didn’t stop.

The girl kept going.  Did the girl keep going?  Yes.  The girl kept going.  Did she continue going?

Yes.  She continued, right?  She kept going.

Who kept going?  The girl.  The girl kept going.  He yelled again, “Hey!  Why won’t you talk to me?  I

want to go to dinner with you.  I’ll take you to an expensive restaurant.”

Where did he want to take her?  To an expensive restaurant.  He wanted to take her to an expensive

restaurant.  This is the end of mini story A.  Listen to this many times and then go to mini story B.

1. A Kiss MS-B

Hello.  Welcome to mini story B.  Let’s continue.

Carlos asked the girl, “Why won’t you talk to me?”  Would the girl talk to him?  In the past, before,

would she talk to him?  No, no.  She wouldn’t – she would not – talk to him.

Who would not talk to Carlos?  The girl, right?  The beautiful girl.  The beautiful girl wouldn’t talk to

Carlos.  Would the beautiful girl talk to Carlos?  No.  No, she wouldn’t.  She wouldn’t talk to Carlos.

The beautiful girl wouldn’t talk to Carlos.  Carlos wanted to go to dinner with her and he yelled, “I’ll

take you to an expensive restaurant.”  What kind of restaurant did Carlos want to take the girl to?

What kind?  An expensive restaurant.  He wanted to take her to an expensive restaurant.

He said – this is future now – “I’ll take you – I will, I’ll, I’ll – I’ll take you to an expensive restaurant.”

Did he want to take her to a cheap restaurant?  No, not to a cheap restaurant.  He wanted to take

her to an expensive restaurant.

Finally the girl turned.  She got off her bike and she looked at him.  She said, “I don’t want to go to

dinner.”  Did she want to go to dinner?  No.  What did she want?  Ah, she wanted his car – his car.

She wanted his car.  Who wanted Carlos’s car?  The girl.  The beautiful girl wanted Carlos’s car.  Did

she want Carlos’s bicycle?  No, no.  She wanted his car.

She wanted Carlos’s car.  Whose car did she want?  She wanted Carlos’s car.  Did she want

Carlos’s car or Carlos’s truck?  She wanted Carlos’s car.

She said, “If you give me your car I will give you a surprise.”  Ah, what did she say?  She said, “Ifyou give me your car I will give you a surprise.”  What did Carlos say?  He said, “Okay!”

Who said, “Okay”?  Carlos.  Who did Carlos talk to – talk to?  The beautiful girl.  Carlos said, “Okay,”

to the beautiful girl.  Carlos talked to the beautiful girl.  He said, “Okay.”

After he said, “Okay,” what did he do?  He jumped out of his car.  Whose car did he jump out of?

His car, right?  His own car.  He jumped out of his car and said, “Okay!”

Then he gave her the keys and said, “Here are they keys.”  What did he give her?  The keys, right?

The keys to his car.  Who gave the keys to the beautiful girl?  Carlos.  Carlos gave the keys to the

beautiful girl.

Who did Carlos give his keys to?  To the beautiful girl.  He gave his keys to the beautiful girl.  What

did he give to her?  His keys.

Did he give his house keys to the girl?  No, not his house keys.  Did he give his car keys to the girl?

Yes, that’s right.  He gave his car keys to the girl.

Which keys did he give to the girl?  Car keys, right?  He gave the car keys to the girl – not his house

keys, not other keys.  He gave only the car keys.  Which keys did he give?  That’s right.  The car

keys.

He said, “Here are the keys.”  The beautiful blonde took the keys.  What did she take?  The keys.

That’s right.  She took the keys.

Who took the keys?  The beautiful blonde girl.  Who took the keys? The beautiful blonde girl.  What

kind of girl was she?  She was a beautiful blonde girl.

What kind of keys did she take?  Ah, car keys, right?  She took car keys.  Who took the car keys?

The beautiful girl.  She took the car keys and then she kissed Carlos on the cheek.

Who did she kiss on the cheek?  Carlos.  She kissed Carlos on the cheek.  Where did she kiss

Carlos?  On the cheek.  She kissed Carlos on the cheek.

Did she kiss Carlos on the nose?  No, she didn’t kiss Carlos on the nose.  She kissed Carlos on the

cheek.  Who kissed Carlos on the cheek?  The beautiful girl.  The beautiful girl kissed Carlos on the

cheek.

What did she do?  She kissed Carlos.  When did she kiss Carlos on the cheek?  When did she kiss

Carlos on the cheek?  After she took the keys.

After she took the keys she kissed Carlos on the cheek.  Did she kiss Carlos before she took they

keys?  No.  She didn’t kiss Carlos before she took the keys.  She kissed Carlos after she took the

keys.  After she took the keys and after she kissed Carlos, what did she do?  Jumped in the car.

After she kissed Carlos she jumped in the car.  Did she jump onto her bicycle?  No.  She didn’t jump

onto her bicycle.  She jumped into the car.  Did she jump into the car or did she jump onto her bicy-

cle?  She jumped into the car.

Whose car did she jump into?  Carlos’ – Carlos’.  That ’s – Carlos’s – means it’s his car.  It’s posses-

sive.  His car.  Whose car is it?  It’s Carlos’, so she jumped into Carlos’ car.

Did she jump into AJ’s car or Carlos’ car?  She jumped into Carlos’ car.  What did she do?  She

jumped into Carlos’ car and then she drove away.  Did she walk away?  No, no.  She didn’t walk

away.

Did she run away?  No.  She didn’t run away.  She drove away.  Who drove away?  The beautiful

girl.

When did she drive away?  She drove away after she jumped into the car – after she jumped into

the car.  Carlos stood on the sidewalk.  He had no car and he had no girl.  He said, “That’s it?  Just

a kiss on the cheek?”

Did Carlos get more?  No, no, no.  He said, “That’s it,” nothing more.  Who said, “That’s it?”  Carlos.

He said, “That’s it?  Just a kiss on the cheek?”  Nothing more for Carlos.

He stood on the sidewalk.  Did he sit on the sidewalk?  No, he didn’t sit on the sidewalk. He stood

on the sidewalk.  Where did Carlos stand?  Carlos stood on the sidewalk.

Did he stand on the street or did he stand on the sidewalk?  Well, he stood on the sidewalk.  Carlos

www.EffortlessEnglishClub.comstood on the sidewalk.  Was he happy when he stood on the sidewalk?  No, no.  He wasn’t happy.

He had no car and no girl.  He wasn’t happy when he stood on the sidewalk.  What did he say?  He

said, “That’s it?  Just a kiss on the cheek?”  He got on her bike and rode home.

Did he ride to work?  No, no.  He didn’t ride to work.  He rode home.  Did he ride to his friend’s

house?  No, he didn’t ride to his friend’s house.  He rode home.

Where did he ride?  Well, he rode home.  Who rode home?  Carlos.  Carlos rode home.  On what

did he ride home?  On what did he ride home?  On her bike, right?  He rode home on her bike.

What did he ride home on?  On her bike.  He rode home on her bike.  What did he ride home on?

He rode home on her bike.

Did he ride home in a car or did he ride home on a bike?  On a bike.  He rode home on a bike.

Okay.  That’s it for mini story B.