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Married Life - Carl and Ellie

Transcript

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[This scene has no dialogue - it tells the love story of Carl and Ellie through music]
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They met as children, sharing a love of adventure.
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They grew up together, got married, fixed up their dream house.
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They saved money in a jar for their adventure to Paradise Falls.
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But life kept getting in the way. The jar kept getting emptied.
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They grew old together, happy but never reaching Paradise Falls.
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Until Ellie got sick and passed away.
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Sometimes the greatest adventures are the quiet moments with the ones we love.

About this lesson

Learn English with Up (2009). Watch, read the transcript, practice pronunciation and complete grammar exercises. Married Life - Carl and Ellie

Difficulty: Beginner | Duration: 4:22 | Grammar Focus: Present Continuous (be + -ing)

Grammar Explanation: Present Continuous for actions happening now: 'I am learning', 'She is speaking'. Form: am/is/are + verb-ing.

This lesson includes 10 interactive exercises to practice your English skills.