American English · A2 · Unit 4
Something happened
Guess what happened
By the end you can
- Tell someone about something that happened
- React to someone's news
- Understand a short news story
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| guess what? | listen to my news | Guess what? I got the job! |
| it happened | it took place | It happened last night. |
| suddenly | quickly and by surprise | Suddenly it started to rain. |
| in the end | finally, after some time | In the end we found the key. |
| luckily | by good luck | Luckily I had an umbrella. |
| oh no! | a reaction to bad news | Oh no! Are you OK? |
| what happened next? | and then what happened? | And what happened next? |
| that's great! | how nice! (a reaction to good news) | That's great! Congratulations! |
| that's too bad | that's sad (a reaction to bad news) | That's too bad. I'm sorry to hear that. |
| on the way home | while going home | I saw a raccoon on the way home. |
| the news | the news (on TV, radio or online) | Did you see the news today? |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Guess what? Yesterday .
- Suddenly .
- In the end .
Then talk it through
Telling a friend about something surprising that happened on your way home. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.