Hi everybody, my name is Shauna and this is the American English podcast.
My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States.
Through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories,
I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.
Let's do it.
Imagine waking up one day and not being able to see or hear.
Imagine the world just dark and silent.
That was life for Helen Keller.
And in today's lesson, you'll hear her incredible story.
Helen Keller was both blind and deaf.
In other words, she couldn't see, she was blind, and she couldn't hear.
She was Death.
Yet, she became one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century.
Her story is fascinating.
I can't wait for you to hear it.
You'll learn all about her and her teacher, Anne Sullivan.
Now, in the story, in the short story you'll hear today,
there will be 10 irregular verbs in the simple past tense.
Pay close attention and see how many you can catch.
Afterwards,