Fifth week (7th-13th july)

During my holidays in Rimini we also went to Riccione to have a swim and to eat something. We came back home pretty early to prepare ourselves and spend the evening in the centre and go to some clubs. When we arrived, we bumped into the same friends we had gone clubbing with a few nights before. While we were waiting for the rest of the group, a Swedish guy approached us and asked where he could find a techno club. I was the only one who stepped up and replied in English, so I told him I didn’t know any place like that. So this guy decided to follow us in a club on the beach and in the meanwhile he started speaking about meaningless things. He explained why he had spoons in his pocket (I still don’t get it!). He also complained that prices in Italy were too high and talked about his travels. Luckily, he didn’t stay with us all night, because he was pretty weird. Overall I enjoyed speaking in English with a foreign person again, I don’t know why but I’m always delighted when I do it.
grammar point: past simple/past continuous + reported speech 


words: 

  1. bumped into → met someone by chance (unexpectedly)

  2. approached →  came near and spoke to someone

  3. stepped up → took actions when others hesitated

  4. delighted → very pleased or happy


  Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/117ithY9uGcPcmEyQp7ncsywWCBHmh-EZ/view?usp=drive_link

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