The London to Edinburgh Challenge
Easy level
Episode 10: Look back
Episode 240902 / 02 Sep 2024

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Episode 10: The final: Who's going to win?
Easy English level - Beginner/Elementary
Introduction
What a race! The challenge is coming to an end, but don't be sad!
Fran, Bob and Paula all get to the castle and watch their last five days. They went shopping, they worked, they laughed, they cried. It was an amazing five days!
Language in this episode
won
stayed
went
worked
wanted
won
was/were
did
TRANSCRIPT
Presenter
The last episode. Who's going to win? I'm so excited!
London to Edinburgh. Three people. £100. Five days. This is The London to Edinburgh Challenge.
So, Fran and Paula are running to the finish. Who is going to win?
Paula
What's this?
Presenter
Paula! You won!
Paula
I won? I won! That's amazing!
Fran
Well done!
Paula
I won!
Fran
Well done!
Paula
I won!
Fran
You were amazing!
Paula
I won!
Bob
Well done.
Presenter
Hello! I'm in here! Hello?
Paula
Oo. Huh? Oh!
Presenter
Wahoo! Yes!
So, Paula won.
Paula
I won! I won! That's amazing.
Bob, Paula, Fran. Let's look at your last five days.
[Bob
Hi.
Paula
Hi. Hi.
Fran
Hello.]
Paula
That was only five days ago?
[Paula
London is so good. Let's go!]
Fran
You stayed in London?
Bob
You went shopping?!
Paula
And I went to the parks!
Fran
Oh, you worked for the money?
Paula
I worked on a farm. It was horrible!
Bob
I worked as a chef.
[Bob
Today, I'm a chef.]
I didn’t like it!
[Bob
This is horrible.]
Fran
I wanted to stop. It was so difficult.
[Fran
I want to stop. It's so difficult. I can't do it.]
Bob
This was crazy.
Presenter
So, Bob, how were your last five days?
Bob
Difficult, but I liked it.
Presenter
Fran?
Fran
Very difficult. I wanted to stop, but I'm so happy I did it.
Presenter
So, Paula, you won! You were amazing! How were your last five days?
Paula
Amazing. It was amazing, and I won!
All
Cheers!
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