Listening English A1

A Kind Stranger

Un incontro sull'autobus da non dimenticare. Guarda il video, leggi il testo e allena il past simple e il past perfect a livello A1.

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Last winter, I had an experience I will never forget.

I was on a bus on my way home from school. The bus was crowded and I had to stand. After a few stops, an elderly woman got on. There were no free seats.

I immediately stood up and offered her my seat. She thanked me and sat down. A man nearby nodded at me approvingly.

The woman started talking to me. She told me her name was Mrs. Alderton and she was eighty-one years old. She had been visiting her daughter in hospital. Her daughter had just had a new baby, her first grandchild.

She showed me a photo on her phone. The baby was tiny and wrapped in a yellow blanket.

When I reached my stop, Mrs. Alderton said I was a good boy and that my parents should be proud. That bus journey took fifteen minutes. But it is one of the nicest conversations I can remember.

Traduzione del testo

Lo scorso inverno ho avuto un'esperienza che non dimenticherò mai.

Ero su un autobus mentre tornavo a casa da scuola. L'autobus era affollato e dovevo stare in piedi. Dopo alcune fermate è salita una signora anziana. Non c'erano posti liberi.

Mi sono subito alzato e le ho offerto il mio posto. Mi ha ringraziato e si è seduta. Un uomo lì vicino mi ha fatto un cenno di approvazione.

La signora ha iniziato a parlarmi. Mi ha detto che si chiamava la signora Alderton e aveva ottantuno anni. Era stata a trovare sua figlia in ospedale. Sua figlia aveva appena avuto un bambino, il suo primo nipotino.

Mi ha mostrato una foto sul telefono. Il bambino era piccolissimo e avvolto in una copertina gialla.

Quando sono arrivato alla mia fermata, la signora Alderton ha detto che ero un bravo ragazzo e che i miei genitori dovevano essere fieri. Quel viaggio in autobus è durato quindici minuti. Ma è una delle conversazioni più belle che io ricordi.

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2 Vocabulary
crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/
affollatofull of people
elderly /ˈeldəli/
anzianoold (a polite word)
offered /ˈɒfəd/
ho offertoasked if someone wanted something
approvingly /əˈpruːvɪŋli/
con approvazionein a way that shows you agree
grandchild /ˈɡræntʃaɪld/
il nipote / la nipotethe child of your son or daughter
blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/
la copertina / copertaa warm cover for a bed or baby
proud /praʊd/
fiero / orgogliosopleased about someone or something
3 Grammar — rules from the text
Past Simple (narrative)
Al passato per raccontare: I was, I had to stand, she got on, I stood up, I offered.
regular + -ed  ·  get → got   stand → stood
The bus was crowded.An elderly woman got on.I stood up and offered her my seat.
Past Perfect (background before)
Il past perfect per ciò che era successo PRIMA: She had been visiting her daughter; her daughter had just had a baby.
had + (just) + past participle
She had been visiting her daughter in hospital.Her daughter had just had a new baby.
had to (past obligation)
"had to" = dovere al passato: The bus was crowded and I had to stand.
had to + base verb
I had to stand on the bus.She had to visit the hospital every day.
will (future) & superlative (one of the nicest)
"will" per il futuro e "one of the nicest" per un forte elogio: I will never forget; one of the nicest conversations.
will + base verb  ·  one of the + superlative + plural
I will never forget that experience.It is one of the nicest conversations I can remember.
4 Quiz — check your understanding
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Multiple choice
1 Why did the writer have to stand on the bus?
2 What did the writer do when the elderly woman got on?
3 Why had Mrs. Alderton been at the hospital?
4 What did Mrs. Alderton say when the writer reached their stop?
True or False
5 The writer offered their seat to the elderly woman.
6 Mrs. Alderton was rude and did not thank the writer.
7 The writer remembers it as one of the nicest conversations.

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