The Word and the Witness

[Song] “Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life.  Let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life.”

Hello, my name is Miss Barb!  Welcome to Lifeline English, the podcast that helps you know God and know English.

You can read the written script for today’s lesson online at lifelineenglish.com.

Today I want to teach you three words.

The first word is overcome.  The past tense is overcame.  To overcome means to defeat or conquer.  She overcame cancer.  The Allies overcame Germany, Japan, and Italy in World War Two.  

The next word is lawyer.  Can you say “lawyer”?  Good job!  A lawyer is a person who helps people with situations that relate to the law.  If you go to court, a lawyer can make arguments to help you overcome.  Lawyers know the laws.  Lawyers know how to present information to the government.  For example, he paid a lawyer to help him become a citizen.  

Story 13: The First Murder

[Song] “Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life. Let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life.”

Hello, my name is Miss Barb! Welcome to Lifeline English, the podcast that helps you know God and know English.  You can read the written script for today’s lesson online at lifelineenglish.com.

Today I want to teach you three words. The first word is while. Can you say “while”? Good! “While” can mean simply an amount of time. “I’m going to sleep for a while.” While can also be used to join two sentences into one. For example, “I’m going to sleep while you make dinner.” Or, “While you make dinner, I’m going to sleep.” When “while” is used to join sentences, it means “during the time that”. “I’m going to sleep during the time that you make dinner.”

The next word is wander. Can you hear the difference between the words “wonder” and “wander”? To “wonder” means to think about something that is difficult to know. “I wonder why many ladies like to shop.” To “wander” means to move around to different places without purpose or direction. “The man wandered around the mall while he waited for his wife to shop.”