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Oh.

Hello there.

Hi, everybody.

This is Mr.

Duncan in England.

How are you today?

Are you okay?

I hope so.

Are you happy?

I hope you are happy today.

Because this is something

a little unusual.

I can't remember

the last time I did this.

I've actually gone out

for a little walk,

and I've decided

to come up

to where

one of the most well known

areas

in the place where I live

actually is situated.

This is Windmill

Hill in Much Wenlock,

a very famous place

well known around

this local area.

This windmill

has been here

for some people say

it's been here

for maybe 6 or 700 years,

if not longer.

Can you believe it?

But it hasn't worked

for around

400 years.

So 400 years ago,

this particular

windmill stopped working.

One day

it decided to break down

and the sales fell off.

And now it is just

a ruin.

It is ruined.

You might say the thing

has been abandoned.

It is no longer.

You.

So this is something

I thought I would do tonight

because the weather

is so nice.

It really is a lovely day.

We are having some

great weather.

For those wondering

what time it is

at the moment,

I will tell you

it is now

7:06 o'clock

in the evening.

Now, just a few weeks ago

it would have been dark

at this moment, but

as you can see,

it isn't dark.

It's lovely and light

as the days

become brighter

and also

the daylight becomes longer.

So I have to say

I am rather excited

about that.

If I was completely honest

with you,

who is here at the moment,

I wonder?

Hello, Florence.

Florence is here.

Hello, Florence.

Can I say a big thank you

to those

who have sent

some lovely messages

over the past few days

concerning my new lessons.

Also my short lessons as well

and I have been very busy.

In fact,

I'm incredibly busy

at the moment.

All I've been doing

today is making new lessons.

That's all I've

been doing from the moment

I got up this morning

to just a few moments ago

before I left the house.

And now I'm here talking to

you live on YouTube.

It's a lovely evening.

It is a little bit chilly.

It isn't warm,

but it isn't freezing

cold either,

which is rather nice

when you think about it.

So I've had some lovely,

lovely messages.

Hello.

Also I you Kak Bay.

Hello to you as well.

Also you

you're vg,

I hope I pronounce

your name right.

Dorothy is here as well.

Hello, Dorothy.

It is nice to see you here

as well today.

Or should I say tonight?

Because it is now night time.

Can I just also say.

I suppose I should mention

that there is no live stream

tomorrow?

I've stopped making live

streams on Wednesday.

The reason is because I'm

now making lots

of recorded lessons

and lots of short lessons.

Then of course

I need to have

the spare time to do that.

And that is the reason why

there is no live

stream on Wednesday.

And that will

be happening

over the next few weeks

as my lessons

slowly build up.

So lots of new lessons

there will also be a long

English lesson tomorrow,

a new one posted tomorrow,

so there will be lots

and lots of new

English lessons

for you to enjoy

and hopefully

learn from as well,

because that is the reason

why we are doing this.

When you think about it,

it is a nice evening.

Much Wenlock

is just behind me.

So over there in the distance

that over

there is Much Wenlock.

So I am now

standing at the top

of Windmill Hill.

And the reason why

it is called Windmill Hill

is because

there is a windmill

at the top of the hill.

As I explained

earlier, it

no longer functions

as a windmill.

In fact,

it doesn't do anything.

Palmira says

I am about to go to bed.

Good night Palmira,

did you expect me

to be saying

good night to you today?

I wonder?

Good night.

Palmira,

I hope you have

a super duper dream.

Dream of something nice.

If you are watching

on Sunday, you will know that

I announced the big trip

for this year.

We are going to Italy.

I've already

had a lot of

response to that,

so thank you very much.

To those

who have written already,

we have already two

two people

who are probably going to be

with us in Rome.

We are off to Italy in June.

If you want to find out

more about that,

you can also drop me an email

if you would like

to join myself and also Mr.

Steve in Rome.

Can't even imagine that.

I wonder what it

will feel like.

For those who

met us last year in Paris,

you will know what it is

all about.

It is a chance for myself

and also Mr.

Steve to meet you

in real life,

because it would appear

that that's what

lots of people like

to do these days.

They like to actually,

they like to get together

and meet up in real time

during

a get together.

We call it a get together.

So that is that.

Now when we describe

something as a get together

all one word,

it means a lot of people

are coming together.

They are joining as a group.

Maybe they are meeting

for the first time, perhaps

they know each other already,

but maybe

they have

never met in person.

So that is the reason why

we are doing that

particular thing once again.

So if you would like

to come and join us in Rome

when we are roaming around,

did you see what I did?

Then you are more than

welcome to join in.

I suppose I should ask

if you can hear me.

All right.

I'm going to guess

that you can.

Who else

is here at the moment?

Oh.

Very nice.

We have Abu

safe here as well.

Hello, Abu.

Nice to see you here.

This is just a very short

live stream, so

I'm not going to stand here

for a long time. Don't worry.

You won't have to

put up with this for

too long.

I will not

take up much of your time.

So please don't worry.

Just to explain, on Wednesday

there will be a new lesson

or a long lesson tomorrow.

And also there will be

lots of short lessons.

I am going to try and upload

one new short lesson

every day.

Yes, you heard me right.

So there will be

a new short lesson

almost every day.

And that is the reason

why I've been busy making

lots of new English lessons.

You see,

that's the reason why

it's not an accident.

I am doing it on purpose.

There is a reason for it.

I wonder what

the view is like behind me.

Here we go.

I'm going to move

the camera slightly.

And this is the view

behind me.

In fact,

there is where I came from.

If you look over there

in the distance, you will see

there is a little gate.

That particular type of gate

is called a kissing gate.

So people will walk

towards the kissing gate.

They will go

towards the kissing gate

and they will

go through it together.

And sometimes

they might even have

a little kiss

and cuddle.

Because if

you go through together,

you will find that

you are

very close to each other.

You see,

it also means that the gate

will touch both sides

as you open and close it.

So the kissing gate

actually

has nothing to

do with kissing.

It has nothing to do

with having a little kiss.

It is just because

the design of the gate

means that it swings

like that, and it will kiss

both sides

where it is supported.

Hello everyone!

Hello. Live chat.

It's nice to see you here.

Oh, who else is here?

Anna.

Anna, Rita is here.

Hello to Anna Ritter.

Christina, says

the kissing gate.

I have to say,

it does sound romantic.

It sounds like a place

where people

should be meeting.

If they are going on a date.

Good evening everyone.

Good evening, Mr. Duncan.

Thank you very much

for joining me.

It's very nice

to see you here.

I am only here

for a few moments,

so please

don't get too excited.

It doesn't mean

that I'm going

to be here for an hour.

I'm just here

for a few moments.

Hello, Leonardo.

Hello, Leonardo.

Nice to see you here

on the live stream.

Leonardo.

wasn't

he a famous designer

and architect?

Leonardo da Vinci,

of course.

It's nice to be here.

I have to say,

it feels very strange

to be outside,

especially in the area

where I live,

because I haven't done this

for such a long time.

I really haven't,

Cristina says the windmill

seems to be

missing something.

Yes,

the windmill has not worked

for around

400 years,

so around 400 years

since this thing

behind me stopped working.

But it has been up

for maybe 7 or 800 years.

So it is actually quite old.

And one of the

interesting things

about this

particular windmill

is the stone.

The chunks of stone

that it is made from

have lots of tiny

fossils inside.

All the little

sea creatures

are living inside

or were living inside

around 400 million years ago

when all of

this was under the ocean.

It's true.

Who else is here?

Oh, hello there Angela.

Hello, Angela.

Angela says

it sounds really romantic.

Yes, well,

I suppose

this is a nice area

to come anyway.

On your own.

Or maybe with your lover

or with your family.

There is even a

nice little seat.

I don't know

if you can see it,

but just there.

There is a little chair

that you can sit on

and you can enjoy the view

looking into the distance.

So yes,

I would agree with you.

I would say that

this is a lovely place

to come.

If you want to spend

a little bit of time

with your family,

with your friends,

with your lover,

or even by yourself.

If you want a

moment of relaxation

and maybe contemplation.

Oh, I like that word

contemplation.

It is describing the action

of being at rest.

Quite often

you will try to get in touch

with your spiritual side.

You will rest, relax.

You will

let your mind wander.

A lot of

self thinking

perhaps.

Is this a tower?

No it isn't.

It used to be the windmill.

Around about 400 years ago.

The the sales fell off

and it hasn't

been used since.

Many people around here,

even people who've lived here

for a long time,

don't really know the history

of this because it's so old.

So we can only guess

at what it was

actually used for.

We're not actually sure.

Is it classified

as a monument?

Not really.

I don't think

this is protected

in any way,

because to be honest

with you,

there isn't much left of it.

There's nothing inside.

It's just hollow.

So basically,

it is now

just a pile of old stone,

so there isn't much left

of the actual mechanism

or all of the things

that were inside.

None of that exists anymore.

Sadly.

It is just a hollow shell.

I know the feeling.

Tomorrow

is Wednesday.

Don't forget,

I have a new lesson

coming up tomorrow.

Hello to Ahmed Ahmed Marash.

Good evening

Ahmed from the UK.

And you are

watching in Yemen.

A big hello to Yemen.

I wonder what the weather is

like there.

We are having

some glorious weather.

I have to say,

I'm feeling rather excited

because

we can actually walk around

without getting wet,

because we've had

far too much rain

over the past few weeks.

If I was honest with you,

I will go in

a couple of minutes

so I will stay with you for 2

or 3 more minutes.

I couldn't resist

coming on here to spend

a little bit of time

with you,

because it is

an unusual feeling being out

and about

on a Monday evening,

and it feels even stranger

because I'm sharing this time

with you.

Isn't that nice?

So I will catch you later.

The next live

stream will be on Sunday.

Don't forget Sunday, 2 p.m.

UK.

Time is when I'm back

with you on Sunday.

Mr.

Steve will be with us

as well.

New lessons coming tomorrow

and also new short

lessons coming every day.

I'm not joking.

Every single day

there will be a new short

lesson,

so please look out for those.

This is Mr. Duncan

in England

hoping that you've enjoyed

this short live stream.

Vitesse.

Hello, Vitesse.

I've just seen your name

pop up on the live chat.

Hello, Vitesse.

Nice to see you here as well.

How lovely to see you.

Thank you.

Vitesse for joining me.

I will be going in a moment,

to be honest with you.

I'm going to walk into town

because town is just

over there

and I'm going to

pop into the shops

and I'm going

to get something

nice to eat,

maybe something sweets.

Who knows?

We will have to wait and see.

So I will see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

Christina Christina Silva,

thank you very much

for your

lovely live super chat.

That's very kind of you.

Thank you.

I will see you tomorrow,

but not live.

I will be

on video

tomorrow.

Thank you

very much, Christina.

See you soon.

Take care of yourself.

I will leave you

with the beautiful view

across the hills

and all the beautiful

landscape behind me as well.

And I will see you very soon.

Live on Sunday.

And as I said before,

I will also be.

With you on

video as well.

That is it.

There is no more.

This is Mr.

Duncan

in the birthplace

of English saying.

Thank you very much.

See you soon.

And of course,

until the next time

we meet here.

You know what's coming next?

Yes, you do.

Enjoy the rest of your time

and.

Ta ta.

For now.

That is all.