Story or History? Learn English with Simple English Videos
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Children like to listen to stories before
they go to bed.
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Cinderella and Aladdin are famous fairy stories.
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But there are all kinds of stories.
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Ghost stories, detective stories, love stories.
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Some are true and some are made up.
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This is a scene right out of history.
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You don't see trains like this any more.
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History is about events in the past, facts
about things that happened.
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History is also a school subject.
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And now for a hundred dollars, your next question
is who wrote the Harry Potter series?
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Oh they're great stories.
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I know this.
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It was J.K. Rowling.
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You're right for a hundred dollars!
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Congratulations!
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And now for a thousand dollars, we have a history
question.
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When was the United States constitution adopted?
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Ooo.
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I think it was 1776?
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No, I'm sorry.
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It was 1787.
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Ah!
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I'm not very good at history.
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I can never remember dates.
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I'm sorry Vicki.
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What a shame!
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History is supposed to be true.
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But historians know that the people who write
the history books often tell the stories their way.
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