Day 47 · Just Like Old Times

A slow English story about Picking up an old friend at the airport and showing him around San Francisco. 15 simple sentences. Word by word. About 17 minutes.📝 Today's sentences① Texas is two hours ahead of California. This morning I almost overslept.② My friend texted me. He landed. I jumped out of bed.③ Good thing I live close to the airport. I washed my face and drove straight there.④ The airport roads were confusing. So I followed the signs to arrivals.⑤ I put on my hazard lights and waited to pick him up.⑥ Perfect timing. My friend just came out.⑦ He was looking around. I pulled up right in front of him.⑧ And he finally recognized me.⑨ We hadn't seen each other in over four years.⑩ But it felt like we were back working together.⑪ He had a tight schedule, so we headed straight downtown.⑫ We hit the Golden Gate Bridge. We drove past 890 California Street. That's where they filmed Inception.⑬ Then we went to Fisherman's Wharf. We took tons of photos along the way.⑭ We had a lobster roll and some clam chowder there.⑮ I dropped him off at his hotel after dark. We'll meet again at nine tomorrow.🔑 Vocabulary• two hours ahead /tuː ˈaʊərz əˈhed/• overslept /ˌoʊvərˈslept/• jumped out of bed /dʒʌmpt aʊt əv bed/• arrivals /əˈraɪvəlz/• hazard lights /ˈhæzərd laɪts/• pick him up /pɪk hɪm ʌp/• perfect timing /ˈpɜːrfɪkt ˈtaɪmɪŋ/• looking around /ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈraʊnd/• pulled up /pʊld ʌp/• recognized /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/• tight schedule /taɪt ˈskedʒuːl/• lobster roll /ˈlɒbstər roʊl/• clam chowder /klæm ˈtʃaʊdər/• dropped him off /drɒpt hɪm ɔːf/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.