Why Did You Do That Simple Past Tense English Conversation Practice
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childhood lie
have you ever been lied to when you were
a kid
let’s watch the video and see what lies
are about
john lucy and clarks respectively tell
their story about one time they have
been fooled when they were kids
john
have you been fooled by your parents
when you were a kid
yeah absolutely
i still remember what happened when i
was four years old
that’s a long story
come on buddy
tell us
yeah
i’m really curious
okay
that was when i was going home on the
first day of kindergarten
it was my dad who walked me home
at that time my family lived in the
countryside
and the kindergarten was not far away
from my house
so
i always went to the kindergarten on
foot every day
i told him i don’t want to go to
kindergarten and i prefer to stay at
home
he said to let him discuss with mom
first before answering me
i once wish i had grown up in the
countryside
i love rice fields and camping in the
mountain a lot
i have never been to the countryside
will you take us there john
yes but
let me finish my story first
things would go fine until we passed a
really weird manhole cover
it’s painted yellow with the face of
pac-man on it
it i felt so funny and told my dad about
it
you’re so childish john
yeah i know
but the story was not just that
my dad turned to a poker face and he
told me he would reveal the truth
he said he wasn’t my own father
but he had brought me home from that
manhole cover on a summer night
mom didn’t tell me because she was
afraid i would be sad
what
no way
did you believe that
of course yes
my parents had never lied to me before
and i trusted them
i was shocked by this and cried a lot on
the way home
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my dad said i shouldn’t be worried
because my parents loved me a lot and
would never abandon me
but i was still scared
i told him i would be obedient and went
to the kindergarten
your dad shouldn’t have told you that
that’s hurtful
i agree
yeah after that i became an obedient
child
because i was scared of being kicked out
of my house this is why i didn’t dare
tell my mom until i entered primary
school
my new grade one teacher asked the whole
class on day one to write down our
birthday on the class information paper
i told her
i don’t have a real birthday and this is
a complicated story
was she angry
no
she tried to ask me but i didn’t tell
her anything
and then
one of my friends from the kindergarten
said loudly before the class
he doesn’t know his birthday because his
parents brought him home from the
pac-man manhole cover
nobody knows his birthday
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what did your teacher do at that time
the teacher was confused
after class she called my mom to clarify
it
my mom had no idea what was going on she
was like what no way
he’s my son my only son and i gave birth
to him
your dad should be worried
yeah the rage of that woman
my mom then scolded my dad a lot for
saying that and didn’t say a word to him
for a month
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for me
i felt serene because finally
i knew that i was my mom’s true son
wow
i didn’t expect that you could believe
it for so many years
i was also told a lie once when i was a
kid but
it didn’t hurt as much as you
tell us your story
okay
when i was a kid my mom and i lived in
my grandparents house because my dad was
away
they had a cat called mina a female one
i felt so lonely because i didn’t know
those kids in the neighborhood and she
was there to cheer me up and play with
me
however
one morning after waking up i tried to
find her as usual but
i found out she had disappeared
did she leave
yeah
kind of
i asked my mom where she was and my mom
told me that mina had head to
los angeles with her godmother
she wanted to become an actress
what
the cat wanted to become an actress
ridiculous
at that age i did believe that i could
talk to her for real
although i lost my best friend i
convinced myself that was good for her
because she might become a superstar one
day
you’re such a girl with an angelic heart
lucy
i agree
you guys know what
two years later i thought it was nina
when i saw a poster from the movie dog
and cat
i still wondered if i might be wrong
until the day came out to the public
when i saw mina acting in that movie i
was so moved
my little sister did it
she finally became an actress
i boasted about this all over the school
and felt so proud
until
until
until i was in grade 8 my family went to
my grandparents house to celebrate
thanksgiving
i told my grandpa about the successful
actress mina but he turned to me and
said with a gentle voice
my sweetie i’m sorry but nina died on
the night before the day when your
mother told you she was away
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oh my dear lucy
it is such a sad story
yeah i felt truly depressed after that
what about you clark did you have any
similar experiences with us
when i was a little kid like you guys
i was really curious about my parents
occupations
i asked dad hey dad
what do you do for a living
and he told me he was an architect
he still loves his job until today
however when i asked him about my mom’s
job
he didn’t answer
i cried and forced him to tell me mom’s
job or i would never play with him again
he laughed and murmured your mother’s
occupation is top secret
you mustn’t tell this to anyone okay
okay daddy you have my words i said
then
he put an arm onto my shoulder
and said
your mom works for the cia
remember to keep it a secret because if
other people know it
your mom will get into a lot of trouble
and you believe that
of course
for six years
six years that i kept my mom’s secret
job you didn’t ask your mom about it did
you
he didn’t do it you know him john
finally i found out the truth
one day my family went to the ice cream
shop
i turned to my mom and smiled
hey mom i know your secret
you don’t have to hide it from me
i’ll protect you
mom was like what are you talking about
clark
i told her dad had told me the truth and
she worked for the cia
and promised her i wouldn’t tell anyone
from six years ago
mom was angry and scolded dad on the way
home
he laughed ha ha
it was a kid’s story long ago
i don’t think that our son believes it
i guess we were all fooled by our
parents
but
they are so memorable right
yeah
i think it’s too late now i have to go
home and prepare my meal
okay bye lucy see you next time
bye everyone
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