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ADMINTypewriter ORIGINAL EFFORTLESS ENGLISH

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DVD 1. ORIGINAL EFFORTLESS ENGLISH

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to Use the Lessons 05

How to use Transcript 09

7 Rule to learn English 10

LEVEL 1 1.1. A day for the Dead 15

A day for the Dead Mini Story 16

1.2 A Kiss 22

A Kiss Mini Story-A 23

A Kiss Mini Story-B 25

1.3 Bubbas Food 28

Bubbas Food Mini Story-A 29

Bubbas Food Mini Story-B 32

Bubbas Food Mini Story-C 34

1.4. Changed 36

Changed Mini Story A 37

Changed Mini Story B 39

1.5. Drag 41

Drag Mini Story A 42

Drag Mini Story B 45

1.6. Intimacy 48

Intimacy Mini-Story A 49

Intimacy Mini-Story B 52

1.7. Secret Love 55

Secret Love Mini-Story A 56

Secret Love Mini-Story B 58

1.8. The Race 60

LEVEL 2 2.1. Bad Choices 61

Bad Choices Mini-Story 62

Bad Choices Point of View 66

2.2. Double Standard 69

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Double Standard Mini-Story 70

Double Standard Point of View 73

2.3. Greek Family 76

Greek Family Mini-Story 77

Greek Family Point of View 81

2.4. Longtime Affair 83

Longtime Affair Mini-Story 84

Longtime Affair Point of View 88

2.5. Lost Custody 91

Lost Custody Mini-Story 92

Lost Custody Point of View 96

2.6. Meddling Mother-In-Law 98

Meddling Mother-In-Law Mini-Story 99

Meddling Mother-In-Law Point of View 102

2.7. Nudist 104

Nudist Mini-Story 105

Nudist Point of View 108

2.8. Obsessive Behavior 110

Obsessive Behavior Mini-Story 111

LEVEL 3 3.1. Cafe Puccini 114

3.2. Disobedience 116

3.3. Emotionally Intel Husbands 118

3.4. First Battle 120

3.5. Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats 122

3.6. Lifestyle Diseases 125

3.7. The Role of Media 1 127

3.8. The Role of Media 2 128

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3.9. Mind Maps 130

3.10. Microsofts Cyber Censorship 132

3.11. Neo-Bedouins 134

3.12. New Year's Resolutions 136

3.13. No Belief 138

3.14. Storytelling 140

3.15. Thriving On Chaos 142

3.16. TPR & Listen First 145

3.17. Our Universal Journey 147

3.18. Validation 149

3.19. Vipassana 151

3.20. Worthy Goals 153

LEVEL 4 4 .1. Hitch Intro 155

4 .2. Hitch 1 156

4.3. Hitch 2 157

4 .4. Hitch 3 159

*BONUS* The Key to Excellent Speaking 161

Learning Languaes Like Children 165

Rule 1. Study Phrases, Not Individual 168

Rule 2. Dont Study Grammar 170

Rule 3. The most important Rule : Listening First 172

Rule 4. Slow, Deep English Learning is Best 174

Rule 5. Use Point of View Mini-Stories 176

Rule 6. Only use Real English Lesson and Materials 179

Rule 7. Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat 181

English Trauma 183

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Effortless EnglishHow To Use The Lessons

Welcome To Effortless English.

You now have a link to the download page. Save the email and link. Do not lose it. It is the onlyway you can download each lesson set.

Each lesson Set has at least 4 different lessons. All lessons in a Set have the same name, for exam-ple Secret Love. These lessons go together. Every day, you will listen to all the lessons in ONElesson SET (all the lessons with the same name). You will listen to the lessons in only one set.You will listen to only one set for a week or more.

This is very important. You will only improve quickly if you follow this method-- one lesson seteveryday-- the same lesson set every day for a week (or more).

Some sets have more than 4 lessons.

What kind of lessons are in each set, and how should you use them?

*A Text Article (Adobe .pdf file)Read the article and review the wordlist if there is one. Do not study it. Dont try to memorize it.Just read it a couple of times each day and review new words (in a relaxed way). Use a dictionaryto translate difficult words, if necessary.

*Vocabulary Lesson (MP3)Just listen. Dont try to memorize the words. Just listen to this lesson 1-3 times each day for at leasta week.

*Mini-Story Lessons(MP3)This is the most powerful lesson. First time, just listen. Then, listen and pause after each question.Answer each question loudly in English, then play again. Continue to pause and answer after eachquestion. Dont worry if you dont understand everything. Dont worry about mistakes.

In the Mini-Story, I will do only three things:1. I will make a statement. After a statement, just say, Ahhhh or Ohhhh. 2. I will ask a question that you know the answer to. Just answer the question. You dont need toanswer with a sentence. You can answer with only one or two words. 3. I will ask a question that you dont know the answer to. Guess. Yell a guess immediately.Again, you can guess with just one (or a few) words. Complete sentences are not necessary.

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When you answer a question, dont worry about exact answers. Saying a correct and exact answeris not important. The most important thing is speed. Try to answer very quickly (remember, oneword is fine). Speed is your goal. You want short fast answers, not long answers! In the begin-ning, this may be difficult. Thats OK. Use your pause button.

Eventually try to answer instantly, without using your pause button (this may take two weeks or evenmore).

Listen to this lesson many times every day for at least a week. The Mini-Story is the MOST IMPOR-TANT LESSON in the Effortless English system. LIsten to these lessons the most.

*Audio Article (MP3)Just listen. Relax and enjoy it. Listen to it several times each day for at least a week. Your goal is tounderstand 100% instantly and automatically.

Some sets also have:

*Point of View Mini-StoriesThese are a way to improve grammar fluency, without studying. Just listen carefully. Relax. Do notthink about grammar rules.

*CommentariesThese are extra talks about the topic. They might seem very difficult.

If they seem too difficult, skip them. The Commentary lessons are the LEAST IMPORTANT lessonsin the Effortless English system. You can skip them if they feel too difficult.

However, if you understand 75% or more... listen. You probably wont understand everything-- itsnormal. Just relax and listen. Focus on the general ideas and information, not the language. Try tounderstand the main ideas. Listen to this lesson a couple of times each day for at least a week.

Suggested Lesson Order (Every Day Using The Same Set):1. First, read the Text article. Read and review it, do not study it. Dont try to memorize it.2. Listen to the Vocabulary Lesson a few times3. Listen to the Mini-Story Lesson several times4. Listen to the Point of View Mini-Story, if there is one, a few times.5. Listen to the Audio many times6. Listen to the Commentary once (if there is one, and if you can understand it).

Learning ScheduleEffortless English is a deep learning system. You will learn each lesson very well. You will relax,go slowly and learn to speak English easily and automatically.

The best study schedule is as follows:

*Study one lesson set for a week or more. Thats right, only one set for at least a week. If you get

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bored, make a game with the Mini-Story lessons-- try to answer each question faster and faster.

*Everyday, listen to all of the lessons in the lesson set. Try to listen to each lesson (in theset) at least two times every day. Listen to each lesson in the set every day-- for at least a week.You should, therefore, repeat every lesson at least 20 times. 30 or more times for each lesson isbest. Remember, the Mini-Stories and POV-Stories are most important.

*Listen at least one hour every day. Two hours every day is best. Its OK to divide your timeduring the day. For example, you might listen 30 minutes in the morning, 30 minutes going to work,30 minutes during lunch, 30 minutes going home, and 30 minutes before going to sleep. In fact, thisis an excellent way to learn.

*Relax :) Do not think about grammar rules. Just listen to the lessons and enjoy them. There is nopressure. You only need to listen and answer the questions (use the pause button).. If you have trou-ble, its OK. Just relax, go back to the beginning, and listen more. Listening is the most importantactivity.

*Start with the level 1. lessons. These are the slowest, shortest, and easiest lessons. Then moveto the lesson sets that begin with 2.. These are faster. Finally, listen to the sets that begin with 3.These can be difficult, depending on your level.

Even if the lessons seem easy, listen to only one set for a full week. You might know the words verywell, but you need them to go deep into your brain. You need a lot of repetition and a lot of answer-ing questions. If the lessons seem easy, try to answer the questions very quickly-- make it a game.

If even the 1. level lessons seem difficult-- just relax. You can listen to one lesson set for 4 weeks,or 10 weeks if necessary. Dont worry about doing a lot of lesson sets. This is not important. Relaxand focus on understanding. Choose one lesson set at level 1.. Listen to all the lessons in iteveryday until you understand them 100% of the Audio lesson. Go slow. You will improve a lot,even if you listen to only one lesson set for 10 weeks!

The Effortless English ForumAs a user of the Effortless English System, you can join our Forum. The Forum is a place to meetother members. This is a new bonus for users of The Effortless English System.Go to the Forum at: http://forum.effortlessenglish.org/

Use the Forum to meet other English speakers from all over the world. Schedule Skype discussionswith other members. Share opinions, suggestions, and information.

When you try to add a comment, you will be asked to login. Click Not Registered? Sign Up Now! and create an account.

Later, you will login with the username and password you created.

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The Effortless English WikiAs a user of the Effortless English System, you can also join our Wiki for free. Whats a wiki? A wikiis a group website. Each member can add pages and edit them.

You can, for example, create your own page to introduce yourself to other Effortless English mem-bers. You can also add a link to your personal blog or webpage.

And the wiki has a chat room where you can talk to other members who are online when you are.To get started with your own page, go to:

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My Blog

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These are text transcripts for all the Level 1 & 2 Mini-Stories

What about level 3? Well, Level 3 is the advanced level. I want you to focus ONLY on listening atthat level. Once you reach level 3, you need to focus all of your attention on listening.

Sometimes you wont understand everything-- that is OK. Just keep listening-- listen to each Mini-Story many times. Relax. Enjoy. You will improve.

How To Use These Text Transcripts (for level 1& 2 Mini-Stories):

1. First, try to only listenDont use these text transcripts first. Try to listen to the mini-stories without the text. If you under-stand them, you dont need the text-- just continue to listen.

2. Use these text transcripts only when you dont undertand somethingIf you dont understand part of a Mini-Story, read the text. This will help you identify vocabulary youmight not understand from just listening. Use a dictionary, if necessary, to find unknown words.

3. Read and Listen at the same time, a few timesOnce you know all of the words and phrases in a Mini-Story, you can listen and read at the sametime. Do this a few times only

4. Just Listen againAs soon as possible, focus on just listening-- without reading. These text transcripts are only a sup-plement. DO NOT FOCUS ON READING-- FOCUS ON LISTENING! Most of your time should bespent only listening to the Mini-Stories (and answering the questions). These text transcripts canhelp you, but dont use them too much :)

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ADMINTypewriterHOW TO USE TRANSCRIPTS

7 RULE TO LEARN ENGLISH

RULE 1: Study Phrases, Not Individual Words

Never study a single, individual word. Never.

When you find a new word, always write down The Phrase it is in.

Always. When you review, always review all of the phrase,.. not the

word.

Collect phrases.

Your speaking and grammar will improve 4-5 times faster. Always write

the complete phrase.

Never again study a single word. Never write a single word in your

notebook,

Learn Phrases Only.

Quy tc 1: Hc theo tng cm, khng phi t n l

Khng bao gi hc mt t n l.

Khi bn gp mt t mi, lun vit trn cu, cm cha t . Khi bn n li n

lun n c cm, khng phi mt t.

Thu thp cc cm lin quan n t .

K nng ni v vit ca bn s tin b nhanh hn 4-5 ln. Lun vit ra mt cm

hon chnh.

Khng hc li ch mt t, khng vit li ch mt t ra giy. Ch hc theo cm.

RULE 2: Dont Study Grammar

Stop studying grammar.

Right now. Stop. Put away your grammar books and textbooks.

Grammar rules teach you to think about English, you want to speak

automatically without thinking!

With Effortless English, you learn English without grammar study. Your

speaking improves quickly. You succeed. You speak English naturally.

So Rule 2 is: Dont Study Grammar!

Quy tc 2: Khng hc ng php.

Ngng hc ng php.

Ngay by gi, Gt sang mt bn sch ng php ca bn. Cc lut ng php

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dy bn ngh v ting Anh, bn mun ni ni ting Anh t nhin khng cn suy

ngh.

Vi Effortless English, bn s hc ting Anh m khng c phn ng php. K

nng ni ca bn s ting b rt nhanh. Bn s thnh cng. Bn ni ting Anh

mt cch t nhin.

RULE 3: The Most Important Rule: Listen First

You must listen to UNDERSTANDABLE English. You must listen to

English EVERYDAY. Dont read textbooks. Listen to English.

Its simple. That is the key to your English success. Stop reading

textbooks. Start listening everyday.

Learn With Your Ears, Not Your Eyes

In most schools, you learn English with your eyes. You read textbooks.

You study grammar rules.

Effortless English is a listening system. You learn English with your ears,

not your eyes. You listen 1-3 hours every day.

Quy tc 3: Quy tc quan trong nht : nghe

Bn phi nghe hiu ting Anh. Bn phi nghe Ting Anh mi ngy.

ng c sch m hy Nghe ting Anh.

Tht n gin. l cha kha thnh cng trong vic hc ting Anh.

Ngng c sch. Hy bt u nghe mi ngy.

Hc vi tai ch khng phi vi mt.

hu ht cc trng, bn hc anh vn bng mt. Bn c sch. Bn hc cc

quy tc ng php.

Effortless English l mt h thng theo phng php nghe. Bn hc ting Anh

bng tai ch khng phi bng mt.

Hy nghe 1-3 gi mi ngy.

RULE 4: Slow, Deep English Learning Is Best

The secret to speaking easily is to learn every word & phrase DEEPLY.

Its not enough to know a definition. Its not enough to remember for a

test. You must put the word deep into your brain.

To speak English easily, you must repeat each lesson many times.

You must learn English deeply.

Learn deeply, speak easily.

Learn deeply, speak easily.

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How do you learn deeply? Easy just repeat all lessons or listening

many times. For example, if you have an audio book, listen to the first

chapter 30 times before you go to the second chapter. You could listen

to the first chapter 3 times each day, for 10 days.

Quy tc 4: Hc ting Anh chm, su l cch tt nht.

B quyt ni d dng l hc t v cm su sc.

S khng bit mt nh ngha, s khng nh cho mt bi kim tra.

Bn phi t mt t tht su vo trong u.

ni ting Anh tt bn phi nhc li tng bi nhiu ln.

Bn phi hc ting Anh tht su.

Hc cng su, ni cng d dng.

Hc su bng cch no? Rt n gin Nhc li hoc nghe li tt c cc bi

nhiu ln.

V d ; Bn c mt audio, Hy nghe chng u 30 ln trc khi chuyn sang

chng tip theo. Bn c th nghe chng u 3 ln mi ngy v nghe trong 10

ngy.

RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories

I call these stories Point Of View Mini-Stories. They are the most

powerful way to learn and use English grammar automatically.

Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar

You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way is to

listen to the same story told in different times (points of view): Past,

Perfect, Present, Future.

How do you do this? Easy! Find a story or article in the present tense.

Then ask your native speaker tutor to write it again in the Past, with

Perfect tenses, and in the Future. Finally, ask him to read and record

these stories for you.

Then you can listen to story with many different kinds of grammar. You

dont need to know the grammar rules. Just listen to the Point of View

stories and you will improve grammar automatically!

You can also find Point of View lessons and use them to learn grammar

automatically.

It is powerful. It is simple. It is successful. You will succeed. You will use

correct grammar naturally and automatically.

This is the secret to English grammar.

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Quy tc 5: Use Point Of View Mini-StoriesTi gi cc cu chuyn ny l Point Of

View Mini-Stories ( cha bit dch sao cho ng ). l cch hiu qu nht hc

v dng ng php ting Anh mt cch t nhin..

Dng Point of View Stories cho ng php phn x t nhin.

Bn phi hc ng php thng qua nghe ting Anh chun. Cch tt nht l nghe cng

mt cu chuyn c k trong nhiu ln, nhiu thi im khc nhau (points of view):

qu kh, hin ti, tng lai. Lm sao lm vy c? D thi! Tm mt bi bo hay

cu chuyn trong th hin ti sau nh ngi ni ting bn x vit li n qu kh,

vi th hon thnh, v trong tng lai. Cui cng, nh ngi y c v ghi m li

nhng cu chuyn y cho bn.

Sau bn c th nghe li cu chuyn ny vi nhiu dng ng php khc nhau. Bn

khng cn bit n cc quy lut ng php. Ch cn nghe Point of View stories v bn

s tin b mt cch t nhin.

Bn c th tm bi tp Point of View v dng n hc ng php mt cch t nhin.

N rt hiu qu, n gin v bn s thnh cng. Bn s dng ng ng php mt

cch t nhin.

y l b quyt hc ng php.

RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials

You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and

speak easily. Use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies,

radio talk shows, and audio books.

Learn Real English, Not Textbook English

Learn Real English, Not Textbook English

Quy tc 6: Ch dng nhng ti liu v bi anh vn chun

Bn hc anh vn chun nu bn mun hiu c ngi bn s v ni mt cch

d dng.Dng cc bi bo , tp ch, chng trnh truyn hnh, phim, i v cc

audio chun.

Hc ting Anh chun ch khng phi sch ting Anh.

RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat

Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons

In each Mini-Story Lesson, a speaker tells a short simple story. He also

asks a lot of easy questions. Every time you hear a question, you pause

and answer it.

You learn to answer questions quickly without thinking. Your English

becomes automatic.

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How can you use Listen & Answer Stories? Easy! Find a native speaker

tutor. Ask him to use this method: Ask him to tell a story and to

constantly ask you easy questions about it. This will teach you to think

quickly in English!

You can also find Listen & Answer lessons. They will teach you to think

quickly in English.

Quy tc 7: Nghe v tr li ch khng phi nghe ri nhc li

Nghe v tr li cc mu chuyn nh

Vi mi bi tp ny, ngi ni s c mt mu chuyn nh. Ngi k cng s

hi mt s cu hi n gin. Mi khi bn nghe mt cu hi, bn ngng li v

tr li n.

Bn hc tr li cu hi mt cch nhanh l khng suy ngh,. Anh vn ca bn s

tr nn phn x t nhin.

Lm sao hc theo cch nghe v tr li cc cu chuyn nh th? n gin!

Tm mt ngi ph o ni ting bn x. Nh ngi y dng cch ny. Nh

ngi y v t xut hi bn v n. N gip bn suy ngh nhanh vi ting anh.

Bn c th tm bi hc Nghe v Tr li. N s gip bn suy ngh nhanh trong

ting Anh.

(Tm hiu v k v phng php phn Bonus cui sch)

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I arrive in Guatemala on The Day of the Dead, November 1st. Im curious about this holiday, so I goto the cemetery to see whats happening. What I find is quite interesting.

The atmosphere is like a party. There are people everywhere. Families are sitting around thegraves of their dead ancestors. They clean the graves and add fresh flowers. I walk through thecemetery 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 picnicnext 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 partiesnext to graves. We dont 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 thosewho have passed away. I like that they acknowledge death, instead of denying it the wayAmericans 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.

Day of the Dead

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ADMINTypewriter1.1.

ADMINTypewriter LEVEL 1

Welcome to the mini story for Day of the Dead. In the mini story I will do 3 things. I will make astatement. For example, I arrived in Guatemala. When you hear a statement, a sentence, you justsay, 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 inGuatemala. Ah.

The second thing I will do is ask a question you know the answer to. For example, Where do Iarrive? I will stop. You say the answer. You must say the answer to every question. I say, I arrivein Guatemala. Where did I arrive? You say, Guatemala. Easy.

And No. 3, I might ask a question you dont know the answer to. If you dont know the answer justguess. Say any answer, but you must answer every question. Use your pause button if necessary.Lets 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 theDay 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 didnt 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 Iwent to the cemetery to see what was happening. Was I angry about this holiday? No, no. I wasntangry about this holiday.

Was I sad about this holiday? No, no. I wasnt 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 Dayof the Dead.

Was I curious about the Day of the Dead or was I curious about Christmas? No. I was curiousabout the Day of the Dead of course. I was curious about the Day of the Dead so I went to thecemetery 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 thecemetery. 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.

A Day For The Dead MS

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Why did I go to the cemetery? Well, to see what was happening. I went to the cemetery to seewhat was happening. Who went to the cemetery to see what was happening? Me AJ went tothe cemetery to see what was happening.

Where was the cemetery? In Guatemala. The cemetery was in Guatemala. What is the Day of theDead? 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 Iwent to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead to see what was happening. What I found was quiteinteresting. Was it boring? No, no. It wasnt boring.

Was it interesting? Yes, yes. It was interesting. The cemetery was interesting. How did I feel aboutthe 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. Theatmosphere 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 orhappy? 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. Wherewas the atmosphere like a party? In the cemetery the cemetery. The atmosphere was like a partyin the cemetery.

Was the atmosphere like a party at my house? No, no. Not at my house. The atmosphere was likea party at the cemetery. The atmosphere was not like a party in my house. So the atmosphere waslike 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? Thefamilies. The families were sitting around the graves.

Were they sitting around the trees? No. They werent sitting around the trees. They were sittingaround the graves. So where were they sitting? Around the graves. Families were sitting aroundthe graves of their dead ancestors.

Were they sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors? Yes, yes. They were sitting around thegraves 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? Thats right. Families were sitting around the graves. Whosegraves were they sitting around? Whose graves were they sitting around? Yes. Their dead ances-tors their ancestors their ancestors graves.

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They were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Were they sitting around the graves oftheir dead ancestors or the graves of their friends? Ancestors, right? They were sitting around thegraves of their dead ancestors.

They cleaned the graves and added fresh flowers. Who cleaned the graves? Thats right. The fam-ilies. What did they add? They added fresh flowers.

Did they add food? No, no. They didnt add food. Did they add money? No, no. They didnt addmoney. 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 tothe graves.

Thats 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 didnt walk through the park. Iwalked 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 throughthe cemetery or did I walk through the park? I walked through the cemetery. Thats right, and Iadmired the beauty of all the colorful flowers.

Did I admire the beauty of the trees? No, no. I didnt admire the beauty of the trees. Did I admirethe beauty of the children? No. I didnt admire the beauty of the children.

What did I admire? The flowers. Yeah. I admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers. Whoadmired the beauty of all the colorful flowers? Thats right. AJ me admired the beauty of all thecolorful flowers.

Where were the flowers? On the graves in the cemetery. The flowers were on the graves in thecemetery. Were the flowers in the park? No. They werent in the park.Were the flowers in my house? No. They werent 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 thecemetery.

What was the cemetery like? Like a party. It was like a party. The cemetery was like a party. Was Icurious 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 ofthe Dead so I walked through the cemetery. There was also color in the sky because many kidswere flying kites.

Where was the color? In the sky. Thats right. In the sky. Why was there color in the sky?

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Because 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? Thesky was colorful.

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

What were the kids flying? Kites. Thats right. The kids were flying kites. Where were they flyingkites? 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. Somefamilies were having a picnic next to the graves. We in the United States dont do this, so somefamilies 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 ateGuatemalan food. Did they eat American food? No, no. They didnt eat American food.

They ate Guatemalan food. Where did they eat Guatemalan food? In the cemetery. They ate foodin 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 drinkin 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 drinkbeer 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 November1st, the Day of the Dead.

Did they chat together? Yes. They chatted together. Who chatted together? The families, ofcourse. The families chatted together. When did they chat together? Yes. November 1st, the Dayof 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 arent 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, cemeteriesare always somber. They are always serious. In the United States, are cemeteries somber or arecemeteries happy?

Somber. Cemeteries are always somber in the United States. Was the cemetery somber inGuatemala? No, no. It wasnt somber in Guatemala. The cemetery wasnt somber in Guatemala,but in the United States cemeteries are always somber.

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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. Thats right. Inthe United States cemeteries are always somber.

Are they happy? No, no. They are always somber. Cemeteries in the United States are alwayssomber very, very somber. We certainly never have festivals or parties next to graves.

Do we have parties next to graves? No, we dont. We dont have parties next to graves. Do weever 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 neverhave 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. Wheredo 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 dont laugh orplay music or fly kites in cemeteries either. Do we laugh in cemeteries usually? No, we dont. Wedont laugh in cemeteries.

Where dont we laugh? In cemeteries. Thats right. I found that I preferred the Guatemalanapproach. Did I find that I preferred the American approach or did I find that I preferred theGuatemalan approach? The Guatemalan approach.

I found that I preferred the Guatemalan approach. Did I find that I preferred the American approach?No, I didnt. I didnt find that I preferred the American approach. I found that I preferred theGuatemalan approach.

Which approach did I prefer? I preferred the Guatemalan approach. Did I prefer the Americanapproach? No. Who preferred the Guatemalan approach? Me AJ. I preferred the Guatemalanapproach.

I found that I preferred the Guatemalan approach. I liked the way they remembered and celebratedthose who had passed away. Did they celebrate those who were alive? No, no. They didnt 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 celebratedthose 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. Onthe 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?

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