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Episode 10: Boat race finale

Easy English level – Pre-intermediate, A2

Introduction

It's the final episode! Which team is going to win? Where are the crowns?

There's only one way to win...a race in boats on the lake in Hyde Park. 

Language in this episode

Phrasal verbs

work (something) out

give up

come on

hurry up

get in

TRANSCRIPT

Paula
Astrid and Eden have six letters. Graham and Harry have five letters. Ned and Clare also have five letters – they won my challenge, and Ned proposed!

Clare
I said yes

Paula
What do the letters spell? Where are the crowns? And who’s going to win?

Clare
So, we have Y, E, P D, K.

Ned
'yep'. 'key'. If that was an 'r'. 'Yerd'.

Clare
'Yerd' isn't a word.

Come on. We have to work this out.

Astrid
Hard, hark... Dark...

Astrid
I love these challenges!

Astrid
... Dark.

Eden
Wait. 'P'?

Astrid
Park!

Yes!

Graham
It's too hard! I just want to stop.

I had no idea.

Harry
Don't give up, Dad!

Graham
If we had an 'l' – 'lark'?

Harry
Wait. If we had a 'p' – 'park'. 'H' park. Hyde Park. 

Graham
Hyde Park. Harry, you've done it!

That’s my son. He’s going to university in September. 

Paula
The winning crowns are here, in Hyde Park. In fact, I have the crowns here with me now…

Eden 
The flag is in the centre of the snake…

Astrid
The Serpentine. The serpent. The snake. The centre of the lake in Hyde Park! Let's go.

Eden
We've got this. Come on!

Ned
Look, look – flags! But how are we going to get into the lake? I can't swim.

Clare
Ned! We'll get a boat.

Paula
This is so exciting! So, each team needs to grab their flag from the beefeater in the lake and give it to me. The first team to give me the flag will win the crowns.

Clare
Ned, hurry up!

Astrid
I can see Clare and Ned. Come on, Edes!

Harry
Don't give up, Dad - we're almost there. I can see Paula.

Eden
Get in, get in!

Astrid
And pedal, pedal, pedal.

Paula
Go, go, go!

Eden
Grab it! Grab it!

Yes!

Harry
It's OK, Dad. I'll get in, and then I'll help you get in.

Paula
Hurry up!

Ned
I love you, Clare.

Clare
I know. Come on. We're almost there!

Ned
Erm, why are we going backwards?

Clare
I don't know. I can't do it!

Ned
Oh no. Clare, we're going backwards.

Paula
Hurry up!

Clare
I still won!

Astrid and Eden
Eee!

Graham
I’m so proud of you, son.

Harry
Thanks, Dad.

Paula
That was so much FUN!

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