| Episode 47: A call from Germany | |
| Helen: | Hello? |
| Alice: | Guten morgen! Hi Helen, it's Alice. |
| Helen: | Hey, how are you? What's Germany like? Are you having fun? |
| Alice: | I'm fine, it's fab and yes, yes, yes! How are things back home? |
| Helen: | Great. We've just come back from Brighton and Michal was a complete star! |
| Alice: | Oh how so? |
| Helen: | Well this guy stole my purse while we were on the beach and he ran after him like a bat out of hell, caught him and got my purse back! He was a real hero! |
| Alice: | Oh quite the Superman, I'm sure! So have you made up with him then? |
| Helen: | What do you think? Of course ... Oh, her money must have run out. |
Vocabulary:
Germany (geographical name) - A country of north-central Europe. It was split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990.
fab (adjective) - extremely good, fabulous
complete (adjective) - often used for emphasis, not limited in any way,not lacking anything
a star (noun) -an extremely famous and successful performer or athlete
like a bat out of hell (idiom) - run very quickly
a hero (noun) - a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities, a person who is greatly admired
a superman (noun) - a man who is very strong, successful
make up (verb) - become friends again after having a disagreement or fight
run out (verb) - come to the end of something, have no more of something left
a legend (noun) - a story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true, most people regard the story as truthful but there is usually no historical basis for it
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