Drunk Driving POV

Drunk Driving POV Lesson Hello. I hope that you’re having a great day. Today we’re going to hear the point of view stories for the lesson “Drunk Driving”. Okay, let’s get started. *

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Leo the lion is excited. He finally saves enough money to buy a ticket to fly to the moon. One week before leaving he goes to a bar with his friend Samuel the snake. Samuel and Leo drink twelve beers each. Samuel is so drunk that he falls on the floor. The bartender then says, “I had no idea you were so drunk. It is time for you to go home.” So Leo and Samuel leave the bar. Samuel wants to drive his car home. “If you drive now, you will have a run-in with the law,” says Leo. But Samuel drives his car anyway. After driving one mile he is pulled over. The policeman knows that Samuel is drunk. “Now you’re going to be thrown in jail,” says the policeman. The next day Samuel asks Leo to borrow money so he can hire a lawyer. “I hope that he can get me off. I don’t want them to throw the book at me,” says Samuel. Leo gives Samuel money for the lawyer. “Now I have no money. I can’t go to the moon,” says Leo. He is very upset. He knows he should not have let Samuel drive. *

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Okay, so that is the story told as if it is happening right now. Next let’s hear the story told as if it will happen in two years. Here we go. *

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Drunk Driving POV Lesson In two years Leo the lion is gonna be excited. He’ll have finally saved enough money to buy a ticket to fly to the moon. One week before leaving he’ll go to a bar with his friend Samuel the snake. Samuel and Leo will drink twelve beers each. Samuel is gonna be so drunk that he’ll fall on the floor. The bartender will then say, “I had no idea you were so drunk. It is time for you to go home.” So Leo and Samuel will leave the bar. Samuel’ll want to drive his car home. “If you drive now, you will have a run-in with the law,” Leo will say. But Samuel will drive his car anyway. After driving one mile he’s gonna be pulled over. The policeman will know that Samuel is drunk. “Now you’re going to be thrown in jail,” the policeman’ll say. The next day Samuel is gonna ask Leo to borrow money so he can hire a lawyer. “I hope that he can get me off. I don’t want them to throw the book at me,” Samuel will say. Leo will give Samuel money for the lawyer. Then Leo will say, “Now I have no money. I can’t go to the moon.” He’ll be very upset. He’ll know he shouldn’t have let Samuel drive. *

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Alright, we just heard the story as if it is happening two years from now. In the next version of the story Leo the lion will be actually telling the story, so it’ll be told from the point of view of Leo the lion. Okay, let’s begin. *

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I am excited. I have finally saved enough money to buy a ticket to fly to the moon. One week before leaving I go to a bar with my friend Samuel the snake. Samuel and I drink twelve beers each. Samuel is so drunk that he falls on the floor.

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Drunk Driving POV Lesson The bartender then said, “I had no idea you were so drunk. It is time for you to go home.” So Samuel and I leave the bar. Samuel wants to drive his car home. So I say to Samuel, “If you drive now, you will have a run-in with the law.” But Samuel drives his car anyway. After driving one mile he is pulled over. The policeman knows that Samuel is drunk. “Now you’re going to be thrown in jail,” says the policeman. The next day Samuel asks me to borrow money so he can hire a lawyer. “I hope that he can get me off. I don’t want them to throw the book at me,” says Samuel. I give Samuel money for the lawyer. Then I say, “Now I have no money. I can’t go to the moon.” I am very upset. I know I shouldn’t have let Samuel drive. *

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Okay so that is the last point of view story for the lesson “Drunk Driving”. So your homework is to listen to these lessons until you know them very well. Listen to them until you can tell each story on its own. When you tell the story make sure that you say it out loud, don’t just think about the story, say it out loud. Okay, that’s all for now. See ya later.

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