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hi peter hi ivy i haven't seen you in a while what have you been up to i was busy with my driving classes and last week i had my driving exam guess what i passed [Applause] congrats i'm so happy for you thanks i'm getting my own car tomorrow i'm really excited wow that's so cool yeah i look forward to not having to ask my parents to give me rides everywhere i will be able to drive my friends around too it will help me with my independence big time that's for sure driving will give you a good start in life and it opens a lot more doors you're right i'm sure i'll have more job opportunities now actually i've just applied for a part-time job good luck then i hope you get the job thanks how about you have you started practicing driving yet i got my permit two weeks ago but i haven't been able to practice yet well i hope you get a chance to drive soon hey i'm having a birthday party next friday do you want to come that sounds like fun is it at your house yes i'll be there please let me know if i can help you with the party okay thanks best of luck and safe driving in your new car do you know who i bumped into yesterday who peter i hadn't seen him for a while oh really how is he doing it sounds like he's doing well he said he'd been busy with his driving classes he was very proud of passing his exam the previous week and i congratulated him i told him how happy i was for him that's nice does he have a car yet he said he was getting wet today he was really excited about that he said he looked forward to not having to ask his parents to give him rides everywhere he was excited about being able to drive his friends around too he said it would help him with his independence big time he also told me that he had just applied for a part-time job i think he needs to save money for a college yeah he's really responsible he wanted to know if i had started practicing driving did you tell him that you are learning to drive yes i did then i invited him to come to my birthday party and he promised to come he offered to help me with the party that's so nice of him before we parted i wished him the best of luck and safe driving in his new car [Music] hello hi ivy this is peter hi peter how are you not so good i'm calling to tell you that i won't be able to come to your birthday party i had a car accident yesterday and unfortunately i broke my arm i think i'll be laid up for a while oh no i'm really sorry to hear that what happened at one intersection i was turning left when another driver who ignored a stop sign hit me it was a hard hit my car overturned my arm was crushed against the door and the airbag bruised my face my car was totaled i'm disappointed about that but i'm really happy to be alive this is nothing short of a miracle cars are replaceable but you are not i'm happy you're alive too thanks i just wanted to let you know that i won't be able to come to your birthday party it's okay peter no worries how long will you be staying in the hospital i'm not sure but i think i'll have to stay for a few more days i hope you get better soon i'll pay you a visit tomorrow is that okay [Music] sure are you okay ivy you look worried peter called last night and announced to me that he would not be able to come to my party oh that's too bad did you say why he said that he'd had a car accident the day before and that he'd broken his arm oh no that's terrible how could this happen he explained that he'd been turning left at one intersection when another driver who had ignored the stop sign hit him he said that his car had overturned and had been totaled this is really awful he had just bought his car he admitted to being disappointed that his car was totaled but he said he was really happy to be alive he considered that to be nothing short of a miracle even when he faces hardships he always looks on the bright side of things that's right he's a really positive person i asked him how long he'd be staying in the hospital but he was unsure i promised to pay him a visit today i'll join you okay he'll be pleased to see you too reported speech is the exact meaning of what someone said but not their exact words we use reporting verbs like say tell ask admit promise explain announce invite claim etc i'm so happy for you i told him how happy i was for him i'm getting my own car tomorrow he said he was getting his own car the next day i was turning left when a car hit me he explained that he had been turning left when a car hit him have you started practicing driving he wanted to know if i had started practicing driving i had a car accident yesterday he said that he'd had a car accident the day before i won't be able to come to your birthday party he said he would not be able to come to my party how long will you be staying in the hospital i asked him how long he'd be staying in the hospital thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel

Channel: Easy English

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Id: 0VzDQPeHFNM

Length: 7min 53sec (473 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 14 2020