Let's Learn English

Lesson 24: Yesterday Was Amazing!

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Summary (Ringkasan)

Anna discovers a festival - the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. What does she learn there about Basque culture?

Anna menemukan sebuah festival - Smithsonian Folklife Festival di National Mall. Apa yang ia pelajari di sana mengenai budaya Basque?

Speaking (Berbicara)

Learn to pronounce the new words for this lesson. You also learn about the words people use in English when they cannot remember a word, or they do not know a word.

Belajar mengucapkan kata-kata baru dari pelajaran ini. Dan juga, Anda dapat belajar mengenai kata-kata yang digunakan jika seseorang tidak mengingat sebuah kata atau tidak tahu sebuah kata.

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Let's Learn English Lesson 24 Speaking Practice

Pronunciation (Pengucapan)

Use this video to learn about three ways to pronounce the past tense ending of regular verbs.

Gunakan video ini untuk belajar tiga cara untuk mengucapkan kalimat dalam bentuk lampau berakhiran kata kerja reguler.

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Let's Learn English Lesson 24 Pronunciation Practice

Conversation (Percakapan)

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Let's Learn English Lesson 24: Yesterday Was Amazing!

Anna: Yesterday was the most amazing day. I want to tell my friend back home about it. So, I am writing her a letter!

Anna: Dear Penelope,
Life in Washington, D.C. is interesting. I see something new every day -- like yesterday. Yesterday started like a usual work day.
Anna: I said, "Yesterday started like a usual work day."
Anna's voice: I was at work. And I wanted a break. So, I walked and walked … and walked. Then, I saw something! It was a festival -- a big festival!
Anna: It is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Anna's voice: Yes. It was the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Every year the festival shows different cultures. This year one of the cultures was the Basque culture.
There was dancing and food and games!”
Anna: I am dancing a traditional Basque dance.
Anna's voice: At the festival, I danced a traditional Basque dance!
Anna: They are cooking traditional Basque food.
Anna's voice: They cooked a lot of traditional Basque food.
Anna: They are playing a game. It’s a kind of handball. What do they call it? They call it pilota!
Anna's voice: They played a game with their hands and a small ball. It’s a kind of handball. But this game is called pilota.
Anna: This is beautiful! This is traditional Basque art.
Anna: They are making a traditional Basque ship. This festival is a lot of fun!
Anna's voice: The whole day was a lot of fun!
Anna: Who said that? I want to write my friends and tell them about my day!
Anna: … So, I wanted to tell you about my day! Please, my friend, come visit Washington, D.C. soon. There is a lot to do! Until next time … Anna.

Writing (Menulis)

Tell about a party or festival in your town. Write to us by email or in the Comments section. Click on the image below to download the Activity Sheet and practice using the past tense with a friend.

Ceritakan pada kami tentang sebuah pesta atau festival di kota Anda. Email kami atau tulis di kolom komentar. Klik gambar di bawah untuk mengunduh Lembar Kerja dan latihan menggunakan past tense dengan seorang teman.

Activity Sheet Lesson 24

Learning Strategy (Strategi Belajar)

Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective.

The learning strategy for this lesson is Substitute. When we are speaking a second language, we often do not know a word. That is the time we can substitute a phrase or another word, and continue speaking.

In the video, you can hear Anna telling about the game. She does not remember the name at first.

They are playing a game. It’s a kind of handball. What do they call it? They call it pilota!

Anna uses a phrase, "It's a kind of handball," to tell about the game. She is substituting that phrase for the Basque name. Then she remembers the name, pilota.

How about you? Do you sometimes substitute a word or phrase for an English word you do not know? Write to tell us how you use this strategy in an email or in the Comments section. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more on how to teach this strategy.

Strategi belajar adalah gagasan dan tindakan yang akan mempermudah pembelajaran dan membuatnya lebih efektif.

Strategi belajar untuk pelajaran ini adalah Substitute. Ketika kita bicara dalam bahasa kedua, kita seringkali tidak mengetahui suatu kata. Ini saat yang tepat untuk mengganti sebuah frase atau kata lain, dan terus berbicara.

Dalam video ini, Anda bisa mendengar Anna berbicara tentang sebuah pertandingan. Awalnya, ia tidak ingat namanya.

They are playing a game. It’s a kind of handball. What do they call it? They call it pilota!

Anna menggunakan frase, "It's a kind of handball," untuk bercerita tentang pertandingan itu. Ia mengganti frase tersebut untuk nama Basque. Lalu ia ingat, pilota.

Bagaimana dengan Anda? Apakah Anda kadang-kadang menggantikan sebuah kata atau frase bahasa Inggris yang Anda tidak tahu? Email kami bagaimana Anda menggunakan strategi ini atau tulis di kolom komentar. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more on how to teach this strategy.

Quiz (Tes)

​Listen to short videos and test your listening skills with this quiz. This week's quiz also tests your learning strategy knowledge.

Tes pemahamanmu dengan mengerjakan tes ini. Mainkan videonya, lalu pilih jawaban yang paling benar.

Quiz - Lesson 24

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New Words (Kata-kata Baru)

was - v. past tense of the verb "be" in first or third person (I was; he/she/it was)
Basque Country _- n. region of Spain
culture - n. the beliefs, customs, or arts of a particular society
festival - n. an organized series of performances
handball - n. a game for two or four players who use their hands to hit a ball against a wall
interesting - adj. attracting your attention and making you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something
said - v. past tense of the verb "say"
traditional - adj. following the tradition of a certain group or culture

Past tense verbs

start - started
want - wanted
walk - walked
dance - danced
play - played
call - called

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Free Materials

Word Book

Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.

Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to practice the past tense.

Unduh VOA Learning English Word Book sebagai kamus kata-kata yang digunakan di situs ini.

Masing-masing pelajaran dalam Let's Learn English, ada​ Activity Sheet agar Anda bisa belajar sendiri atau di kelas. Di pelajaran kali ini, Anda bisa menggunakannya untuk berlatih kalimat bentuk lampau.

For Teachers

Lesson Plan - Lesson 24

​See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.

Grammar focus: Regular past tense verbs

Topics: Festivals and cultural traditions

Learning Strategy: Substitute

Speaking & Pronunciation Focus: Voiced and voiceless past tense pronunciations; Substituting one word for another

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