Hollywood, California, Monday, April 26th. The Lux Radio Theater presents Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor in magnificent obsession. It presents Hollywood, our stars Irene Dunn and Metro Golden Mayer's sensational personality, Robert Taylor, with Pedro de Cordova, Sarah Hayden, and Barbara Kent. Our guests, Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas, author of magnificent obsession and other best-selling novels, and John Arnold, head of Metro Golden Mayer's camera department, and president of the American Society of Cinematographers. Our producer, Cecil B. DeMille. Our conductor, Louis Silvers. On behalf of our sponsors, the makers of Lux Toilets Oak, welcome to Hollywood and the Lux Radio Theater. A girl can't be too young to start guarding her complexion. There's Deanna Durbin, for instance, the girl who made an overnight hit in Universal's three smart girls. She's only 14, but already she's protecting her complexion the Lux Toilets Oak way. Here's what Deanna Durbin says about this gentle soap. I like Lux Toilets Oak, too. I see all the grown-up actresses using it, and Mother says I can't begin too young to take the best care of my complexion. Grown-ups use Lux Toilets Oak to guard against cosmetic skin, dullness, tiny blemishes, and large pores. Its active leather removes cosmetics thoroughly, keeps skin clear and smooth. Try it for yourself and see. And now our producer, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. From boyhood to the moment that Metro Golden Mayor discovered him in Pomona College, it was the ambition of Robert Taylor to follow in the footsteps of his physician father. Today, though perched on the highest pinnacle of motion picture stardom, Bob still attends medical lectures and believes that medicine is the finest career in the world. It's something of a coincidence, therefore, that this amazingly popular young actor should have made his first marked success on the screen as a physician, first in Society Doctor, then in tonight's play, Magnificent Obsession. Bob's father was a country doctor who left his son little more tangible than his books and a creed of life, but Bob has clung to that creed in spite of the will that has spun him steadily higher to international fame. Written by Hugh Walpole, the words are, Blessed be all sorrows, torments, hardships, Endurances that demand courage. Make of me a man to be ready for everything. Love, friendship, success. To take it if it comes, to care nothing if these things are not for me. Make me brave. Magnificent Obsession was written by Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas, who speaks to us later. Playing opposite Robert Taylor, currently seen in Personal Property, and whom we hear shortly as Bob Merrick, is Irene Dunn in the role of Helen Hudson. Great actresses are rarities, but Miss Dunn is a rarity among great actresses. Superbin drama, brilliant in song, she has in the last few months shown the world a brand of refreshing comedy which has proved her one of Hollywood's most versatile divinities. From the original screencast, we bring you Sarah Hayden in the role of Nancy Ashford, while Barbara Kent is heard as Joyce Hudson and Pedro de Cordova as Randolph. We welcome our international audience and a crowd that waited for hours on Hollywood Boulevard to attend tonight's play. The doors close, and the curtain slowly rises as the Lux Radio Theatre presents Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor in Magnificent Obsession. Dr. Wayne Hudson, an eminent brain specialist, died one midsummer evening. Died by drowning in the lake near his sanatorium. His death was a shock to the world, especially to those in the field of medicine. It's late at night now, and we're in an office of the sanatorium. Deeply conscious of a great loss, Nancy Ashford, the head nurse, is speaking to one of the younger girls. The routine of the hospital will go on as usual. Dr. Hudson would have wanted it that way. Yes, Mrs. Ashford. Have the other nurses take their regular room assignments for the night. Tell them to be especially careful not to disturb the patients. Yes, ma'am. Or Evelyn. I can't help it. Everyone loved him so. He was so kind. I know, dear. But we have a hospital to take care of. Patients who need us. Yes, ma'am. I want you to take room 417 tonight. Robert Merrick? Yes. I won't. I can't. Evelyn. It was his fault, Dr. Hudson died. It was all his fault. You don't know what you're saying. I do. If we'd had the pull motor for the doctor, he'd have lived. But we didn't have it. It was being used. Stop it. It was on the other side of the lake being used to save Bob Merrick. Bob Merrick. Evelyn, stop it. He lived, and the doctor had to die. You mustn't feel that way. It wasn't Robert Merrick's fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. I know you feel badly. We all do. It's just the way things happen sometimes. Mrs. Hudson. Yes. My name is Perry. Well, how do you do, Mr. Perry? I've been expecting you. Sit down, please. I dislike coming so soon after the funeral, but... It's quite all right. Business matters can't wait very well, can they? Well, no. Especially this one, Mrs. Hudson. Yes. Well, Mr. Perry. Oh, what? Forgive me, please. I had no idea you were so young. I was my husband's second wife. We'd only been married a short while. Yes, I know. I have a stepdaughter only a year younger. But go on, please. Well, as you probably know, Mrs. Hudson, I was your husband's financial advisor. And since his death, I've been going over the books very carefully. You know what? It seems almost incredible, Mrs. Hudson. But there's very little left. I see. He never kept much of a balance at the hospital. Everything was transferred to his personal account. But look at these withdrawals. Cash $5,000. Cash $2,000. Cash $10,000. Have you any idea what these were for? My husband was always a very generous man. You mean he gave this money away? Well, I don't know the details. But scores of people have been coming here to the house. And they all tell me the same story. At some time in their lives, my husband befriended them, helped them, gave them money. And they tried to pay him back. He refused to take it. He said he couldn't take it back. That he had used it all up. Used it all up? That's strange. What did he mean? I don't know. No one seems to know. Helen. Oh, yes, yes. What is the choice? Mrs. Ashford has to go back to the hospital. She's leaving now. Oh, I thought she was staying. Will you excuse me, Mr. Perry? Of course. Who is he, Helen? His name is Perry. He had something to do with your father's finances. Oh. Helen, I wanted to say goodbye. Oh, yes, of course, Nancy. I'll drive up to see you soon. I hope so. Oh, here, before I forget. I've got a letter for you. Oh, thank you, dear. It came to the hospital this morning. I thought I'd better bring it out. Joyce, it's another one. Another? Listen, I was a friend of your husband. He helped me once many years ago, but he would never let me repay him. If ever I can be of service to you, do not hesitate to call on me. It's signed Randolph. Randolph. I don't think I ever heard Dad mention him. I can't take it back. I've used it all up. What? Nancy, did you ever hear Dr. Hudson say anything like that? I can't say I have. Dear, if I only knew what it meant. Well, I've got to hurry. They've just called me again. What's the matter? Is there anything wrong with the hospital?  He's having another tantrum, threatening to leave. I should think you'd be glad to get rid of him. And I think if it hadn't been for him, the greatest heart that ever beat in this world would be beating tonight. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him. Look, nurse, I don't want to be inquisitive, but what's this on my breakfast tray? It's a poached egg. The doctor ordered it. Well, why didn't he eat it? Please, Mr. Merrick, it's the same breakfast we serve all the other patients. Sure, that's why they're still in here. I've been in five weeks, but I'm hanged if I'll stay another.  Oh, Mrs. Ashford. Mr. Merrick. Hiya, toots. Where are my pants? You can go, Evelyn. Yes, ma'am.  I want to be discharged. I'd love to be the first to pack you off, but your temperature is 101. The pulse speed is abnormal. They're still very weak. And your grandfather, who pays all the bills, would be furious. Tell you what I'll do. I'll compromise. Bring me a high bowl. It'll raise your fever. Oh, tell me, Warden, what do they give nurses instead of a heart? An ice bag. You know I can believe that? Same as Mrs. Ashford. You look like a pretty good sport. I want to ask you something. And I want you to ask yourself the same question. Is it my fault that my life was saved and Dr. Hudson was drowned? How did you... The nurses were under strict orders. Oh, no, no, no. They didn't tell me. They're not that human. But I have eyes and ears. And what I want to know is, is it my fault they were using their lung machine on me when they needed it for him? Of course not. But the staff has been under a strain. They loved and honored Dr. Hudson. We all did. I know. You're asking yourselves what right I have to be alive and Dr. Hudson dead, isn't that so? Well, then what right have you or anyone else to pass judgment on what kind of people have a right to live? That's true. If such an attitude has prevailed in this hospital, you have a right to be indignant. I'm not indignant about that. I'm indignant because I feel the same way. What? Sure. I know I'm not worth anything, let alone a great man's life. It's a darn shame the wrong guy had to go. There it is. We all have to make the best of it. He's dead. I'm alive. We're both out of luck. Please, Mr. Merrick, you mustn't talk like that. Well, it's true, isn't it? Now that I've apologized for being alive, what about having me pardoned so that I can get out of here? I'm sorry, but you can't leave yet. That final? Final. You'll regret this, Mrs. Ashford. You'll regret it more if you leave. I'll come and see you again this evening. Final, huh? Hello. I want to help in 302. What? It's my house. Can I speak to my own butler? I'll have some rights around here. All right, then. Come and see me this evening. Hello? Hello, Horace. Now, look, Horace, this is Mr. Merrick. I want a car. A car, an automobile. Yes, I want it left at the gate of the hospital. Well, sure I'm leaving. Yes, I thought you'd like to be the first one to know, Horace.  Horace, come on. Stop loafing. I want to get as far away from Brightwood hospitals as I can. Sorry, sir, but there seems to be a car stopped in the middle of the road up ahead. Oh, yes, and a damsel standing beside it. A damsel in distress, Horace. Shall I stop, sir? How can I tell yet? Let me get a good look at her. Very good, sir. Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's the matter with you, Horace? Don't you know beauty when you see it? Good evening. Can I be of any assistance? I'm afraid I'm sore.  I think you've managed to find the last unpaved road in Westchester. And the exact spot farthest from the service station in either direction. Oh, I was afraid of that. What's wrong? Well, I haven't the vaguest idea. How about gas? No, it's not that. I just had the tank filled before I left town. What town? Well, New York, naturally. York and New York? Well, now, isn't that a coincidence? So am I. Isn't a small world. Really, I would like to get this car started. Do you think you could do something to make it go? Well, now, let me see. Let me see. Anything I can do, sir? Yes, that's an idea. Excuse me a moment, will you? Of course. Horace, yes. Find a service station and take your time. Yes, sir. Very good. Well, I ought to fix it. Is your man going to help? Yes. In the meantime, isn't there anything you could do? Well, I don't know now. How about taking out the spark plugs? Taking out the spark plugs? You never can tell. I've heard certain mechanics say your car will never be sound until you've had out all the spark plugs removed. You know, the spark plug is the appendix of a motor, an unnecessary thing. How about your spark plugs now while your car is still in the pink? Don't wait for it to break down completely. Oh, I see. But I really have an appointment. Couldn't you do something? Maybe if you pushed it, it might kind of catch on. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I don't know a thing about motors. What do you say if we just sit here by the road and talk till a man comes back? Well, I wasn't exactly counting on an evening of conversation in the open air. Oh, but what could be nicer? Where could you find a more completely charming spot than this? Look at that moon up there. I'll bet it's never been so round or so radiant as it is tonight. It is exquisite, isn't it? Exquisite. The moon. Oh, yes, yes. I love nature. If you ask me, you were lucky to break down here in the center of Eden. I was lucky to happen along. Yes, you certainly were. You've been a big help. Well, not much help, but they tell me I'm good company. Well, I'm sure of that. But you see, I'm expected somewhere else.  Really? Of course, I'd have to see lots and lots of you for a while to make sure. Sure, you wouldn't want to make any mistakes. No, no, I hate divorces. And then there'd be the children to think of, too. What's your name? Is that important? Of course, names are important. Suppose we didn't have them. Think of the mix-ups with everybody going around yelling, hey, you! Now, mine's Bob, if you're interested. Bob. You're still interested? The last name's Merrick. Merrick. Sure, what's the matter? How far did you say it was to that service station? I didn't. Where are you going? I'm going to walk. Oh, now, wait a minute. You can't do that. You let me go. Here, what's the matter with you? Please! Now, listen, you can't walk out on me like this. I don't even know who you are. Would you really like to know? Of course I would. My name is Hudson. Mrs. Helen Hudson. Hudson? Then... You're Dr. Hudson's? Yes. I'm sorry, I didn't know.  I don't feel anything toward you. Let me go, please. Good evening. Is Mrs. Hudson in? No, sir, she's not. She still lives here, doesn't she? Oh, yes, sir. Yes. Well, I'll wait. Oh, by the way, did you give Mrs. Hudson my note? Yes, sir, and that reminds me. I was unable to get an answer, so here's your $10 back. And the note, sir. Didn't you even open it? I don't know, sir. That's how I found it, in the waste basket. Oh, I see. All right, thank you. The bank would like to do it, Mrs. Hudson, but I'm afraid we can't. I know I'm overdrawn, but there ought to be a check-in from the hospital soon. Well, then I'd advise you to wait, Mrs. Hudson. Very well. Thank you. Mrs. Hudson. Mrs. Hudson.  Miracles do happen. Really? Yes, really. Here I stand, looking at you.  Well, that's very unfortunate, Mr. Merrick, that I don't see how I could prevent you from doing that. Oh, not now. Now, wait, please. My car's just across the street, and I've got to speak to you. Let me take you home. Oh, I'm very sorry. Oh, for the love of heaven, melt, Mrs. Hudson, unbanned. Be human. Are you smiling? Are you actually smiling? No, I'm on the verge of shrieking in hysterics.  I'm sure you know where I live. Well, I've been hanging around outside there for weeks. Months. What was it you wanted to talk to me about? Oh, Mrs. Hudson, I had an amazing encounter last night. I ran into a man who preaches a theory that he learned from your husband. A theory that he learned from... Yes, from your husband. It seems that Dr. Hudson lived by theory. A profound formula for getting what he wanted out of life. Lord, of course, he got you well if I am a doubtful thought. Louise, what are you talking about? What is the theory? Who was the man? Well, his name's Randolph. Randolph? Randolph! Oh, yes. Yes, he's a stone cutter. Don't ask me how I met him. We had a long talk. The theory is... The theory is quite simple. Help people, and don't tell, and you get the power to do the things you want to do. When you do things for people, they can't pay you back. Is that it? Well, it's part of it, because when they're ready to pay you... You've used it all up. Yes. Well, when this man Randolph began to talk to me, I thought he was nuts. I couldn't help trying it out, though. It didn't work at first, and then just when I was about to give myself a loud, bitter laugh, this happened. What do you mean, this? You're merely taking me home against my will. And it seems to me you're going out of your way. What do you mean, did I take the wrong turn back there? Oh, somewhere, that's obvious. Well, let you speak of it, this isn't unfamiliar street. A street?  Yes, I guess you're right. Yes, sir, there's a cow. That substantiates your observation. It is a road, not a street. Oh, now come now. I really would like to get home if you don't mind. Certainly, but aren't you interested in what I've been telling you? Well, yes, I am, I'm terribly interested. Then, can I see you again very soon? Shouldn't we do something about it, really? I'll see. I can't say no. Well, there's a road we can turn back on, I think. We don't have to turn back, do we? Yes, we do.  What's the matter? Stop me if you've heard this one, but I think we run out of gas. Oh, I should have known this would happen. What are you doing? I'm getting out. You're not out of gas, and I'm not in the mood for any more fooling.  Well, I am indignant. Well, at any rate, you're not bored, are you? Well, are you going to drive me home now or aren't you? Sure, sure I am, but look at the view. It's positively arcadian. Excuse me? Oh, now wait, now wait, I'll behave. Get back in the car. No. Mrs. Hudson. Look out! Look out! Helen! Pick her up! Pick her up! Get away, Helen, Helen. Oh, my God. She just stepped out in the road. I tried to stop her. Quick, quick, help me. We've got to get her to the hospital. Yes. How long will it be, Nancy, before they know something? I don't see how it can go on much longer. She's been on the table almost two hours. Oh, Helen, why should this happen to her? What did she ever do to deserve this? Oh, Joyce dear, you mustn't. Come in. Mr. Merrick. I've been waiting outside. I had to know. How is she? How is she? She's just that. You of all people. As if you hadn't been the cause of enough unhappiness. No, no. Don't say that, please. It was an accident. An accident. Is there a friend? Oh, Dr. Ramsey. Is she all right? She's going to live. Oh, thank God. But, well, I... I'm afraid she'll never see again. Oh, Dr. Never. Never see. Do you hear that? Never see again. The rest of her life should be blind. And why? Because of you. Because of you. Joyce dear. I don't care. It's true, isn't it? Why shouldn't he suffer too? I want him to suffer. He's responsible. Go in there and look and see what you've done. It is my fault. All of it. But you can't make me suffer any more than I'm suffering now. Listen to Robert Taylor and Irene Dunn, the much radio theatre presentation of the magnificent obsession. Now, before we go on with our play, let's step outside to the stage door a minute. There's a blue roadster in the parking place behind the theatre, and a pretty girl is in it. She seems a little annoyed. Good grief, Irene. Where have you been? I've been honking this horn for 20 minutes. Oh, bar. I tried to get into the Irene Dunn without a ticket, but no luck. They're all filled up. It's a fine state you've got me in, waiting. I'm going out with Bill at 7.30. Now, how am I going to make it? Fui, you've got plenty of time. Oh, have I? I was going to take a nap, but I'm dead on my feet. Gosh, I'm sorry. But look, I'll tell you something that's actually better than a nap. When I'm tired and I have a date to keep, I just slide into a warm, lathery, luxe toilet, so bath and relax. You feel like a million when you get out. Leave your skin so fragrant too, but you're grand expensive perfume. Irene knows her beauty baths all right. The perfume of luxe toilet soap is a blend of 34 costly ingredients. Yet luxe toilet soap is so inexpensive that anyone can afford to use it freely. And here's another thing. Its active lather removes perspiration every last trace of dust and dirt from deep in the pores. That means it makes you sure of daintiness, sure your skin is sweet.  You're sure to love this soap nine out of ten screen stars used. Mr. DeMille takes us back to our play. We continue with magnificent obsession, starring Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor. Months have gone by. Months during which Helen has learned to feel her way hesitantly through the darkness of her life. Months which have seen a complete change in Bob Merrick. We find him in Randolph's little cottage near the hospital. Randolph, the stone cutter, has been enlarging on a theory, the theory of Dr. Hudson's formula for happiness. Dr. Hudson was the best friend I ever had. He changed my whole life. Oh.  But now, do you see this cast? I put it in the marbles. It's been accepted by the Metropolitan Museum. Oh, it's beautiful. You say you did this just because of Dr. Hudson, and this theory is? His theory is a fact, my boy. A formula, precise and definite. You find people who need help, and you give them help. You mean money? Money is all right, and since you happen to have a lot of it, but other kinds of help are apt to be better still. But it must be given with absolute secrecy, and you must never let anybody repel you. I'm afraid this way beyond me. It's really very simple. You've probably heard it many times. Now, in this Bible here, there's a page of the Bible. Oh, I don't think I... It's only a single page. Oh, I wouldn't point it out to you. You must discover it for yourself. That the man whose life is recounted here by those who knew him was the one who originated this science of generating human power. And so successfully did he practice it that he is more alive today burning in the hearts of men than he was over 1,900 years ago when they nailed him to a cross. Well, then if I help people and I never let them repay me, I can have anything I want?  Oh, yes. Yes, I know what I want. I want someone... I want to help her, too. It complicates things, doesn't it? I've got to do something, Nancy. She can't go on like this, always in darkness. We've been doing things, Bob. There's somebody who can help her. There must be. If necessary, we'll calm the world. As a matter of fact, we were talking today about a man under whom Dr. Hudson studied, Dr. Brimmer. Do you think he could do something? There's a chance. Well, then get him, Nancy. We can't do that. He's in Berlin. Then she must go to him. She must go at once. That's not as simple as it sounds. It's very expensive. You can't stop on a kind of money. I can take care of that. Always ready to work your money, Miracle. Aren't you, Bob? What else have I to offer? Nancy, do you think I could see her just once? I don't know. She wouldn't have to know who it was. I just want to see her again. Well? She's teaching herself to read through her fingers. She takes a book to the park. She's there alone every morning. Thank you, Nancy. If you will but be mine, you shall dine on, cherry pie and drink nice, current... Oh. You dropped your book. Oh, thank you. I didn't know anyone was sitting there. Have you been here long? Not so very. I've been reading nursery rhymes. I'm a little embarrassed. You see, I've got to learn my ABCs all over again. Is it so hard? No, not when you get the hang of it. I rather enjoy it. Well, it won't be long until you'll be reading Shakespeare, Shelley, Schopenhauer. They have them all, you know. Really? How do you know? Well, I'm interested in the Braille system. Oh, are you a doctor? Yes. Well, that is. That's what I started out to be, but I haven't done much with it since I left college. What a pity. I can't help wondering why you didn't go on with it. Oh, I don't know. Unless I thought there were enough second-rate doctors in the world already. Well, why not be a first-rate one? There are so few of them. What I wanted to say is, I have a friend who has a large library of Braille books. I know he'd be happy to let you have them. What do you think, Sam, tomorrow? Well, I hardly think tomorrow. Right now I have my hands pretty full with Mother Goose. Yes, of course. But I'll see you again. There's lots of time. Yes. What did you say your name was? Robert. Dr. Robert. Yes. Well, thanks for your interest, Dr. Robert. Good morning. Good morning. Is Mrs. Hudson in? Who should I say is calling, please? Oh, it's not important. I just wanted to know how she was. Oh, I don't think I'd better. Is Ms. Joyce Hudson at home? No, sir. She's not in. Oh, well... In the living room, doctor. Thank you. Dr. Robert. Please don't get up. I recognized your voice. I was just passing. I thought I'd drop in and find out what's been keeping you indoors. Have you been ill? No, no. Joyce had to go to New York on business for me and she made me promise I wouldn't go out while she was away. I don't know what's going to happen. Really? I'm glad to hear it. You remember those bonds I told you about? The ones I thought were worthless? Yes. Well, they weren't. They're terribly valuable. And somebody bought them from me. I don't know who. Anyway, Mr. Perry's invested the money in something else. Something that will give me an income for the rest of my life. Oh, that's fine. But that's not all. Listen to this. I'm going to Berlin. Are you? Yes. There's a man there, a Dr. Brimmer. Of course, I could never afford to pay him. I suppose he's doing it as a tribute to what my husband stood for in the medical profession. Anyway, Nancy said it would be very ungrateful of me to refuse. Refuse? You're not thinking of refusing? Well, I have been a little. You see, I've had so many disappointments and, of course, if he agrees with the others, that there's no hope. Oh, but he won't. A man like Brimmer doesn't have disappointments. I'll be able to give you back your sight. I'm sure of this. Oh, I hope you're right. For the sake of all those who've been so interested in me. For my own part, sometimes I... I think I've gained more than I've lost through my blindness. Gained? Mm-hmm. Things so fine and sensitive that I... I never even knew they were there before. Your friendship, for example. If I hadn't been blind, I might have missed that. Has it meant so much to you? So much. I wish I deserved to have you say such a beautiful thing to me. You do. You might think differently if you saw me. How could I? It wouldn't matter what you looked like. I see better now than I used to, really. I used to see only people's faces. Now I look into their hearts. Oh, but he... I'm getting maudlin'. You... You'll still be the same kind friend. You won't change. I mean, if my trip is successful. No. I won't change, ever. Well, where are you? Oh, it's Joyce. Oh, I think I'd better go. Oh, no, no, please. In here, Joyce. No, I want you to meet her. She's heard me talk about you so much. I'm really... I just came... Oh, Joyce, darling. This is my friend, Dr. Robert. How do you do? Dr. Robert? What's wrong, dear? Are you the man who's been meeting Helen in the park, helping her to read, seeing her home? Well, I... I tried to help a little. Joyce, what is it? Do you know Dr. Robert? No. No, I've never seen Dr. Robert before in my life. Goodbye, Joyce. Goodbye, Helen, dear. Goodbye, darling. Nancy, are you sure he hasn't come? Dr. Robert? I... I don't see him. Oh, perhaps he couldn't make it. Perhaps. I must go. Goodbye. Goodbye, Nancy. Goodbye, Oz. Where is it? The American papers, Freyline. Thank you. Who is it, Joyce? Just the hotel boy. Helen, what are you doing out? You promised me you'd try to get some sleep. I couldn't sleep. I'm not tired. Darling, you've been through such a lot. The doctor said... Yes, yes, I know. What does it matter what the doctor said? I don't need sleep. Oh, I don't know what I need. Oh, I'm sorry, dear. Just not myself. I know. You're all unnerved. All this way to Berlin. All these weeks and years. For nothing. Even Bremer can't help me, Joyce. I'll get you some hot milk. It'll put you to sleep. If it only would. I'll only be a minute, darling. Come in. Who is it, please? Is there someone there? Helen. Who is it? Is it Dr. Robert? Yes, dear. Really, you? I can't believe it. I hope you'll forgive me for just dropping in like this. Forgive you? How did you happen to come here? When you weren't at the boat, I didn't think I'd ever see you again. I had to see you. You didn't come all the way to Berlin just to see me? Yes. Are you glad? Glad. It seems as though you must have known how much I needed you. Has it been so bad? Days and days of waiting. And at last to learn is no hope. I'll never see again. No, don't say that. You're going to see with my eyes. That's why I came. Listen, you called me a friend once. Will you let me think you meant it?  Because I've nothing else to do the whole rest of my life but help you see whatever you want to see. Will you? I couldn't be a burden to you. A burden. If I ever did a good deed in my life, if I ever thought a good thought, you'll forget all about doctors, shall we? Except me. I'm not much of a one. We'll start with Paris. You know Paris? Have you ever been there before? You know, but I've always imagined it. Well, you're going to see it now in London, in Copenhagen, in Switzerland, all the world, Helen, through my eyes. You've won again, darling. 20 francs on the red. Dr. Robert, are people staring at me? In Paris, they make a business of staring at loveliness. Oh, darling. There's a crowd in the café, Helen, and tables with gaudy check claws. Momar, I've dreamed of it. It's thrilling. And there's... there's all Paris. Paris, from the top of the hill, stretched out at your feet. Like a jewel mantle. I can almost see it. Happy? Very. A moment like this on such a night. Could anyone say anything against the world? I couldn't.  No. You could forgive anyone? Anything? I think so. Helen, could you... could you forgive Bob Merrick? Yes. I forgave you long ago. You've known? I've thought so. Sometimes. Lately, I was sure. Helen, you know that too, don't you? It's wonderful that you care enough for me to be so kind. I know now what you've done for me. Everything. A lot of money. The doctors. Look, it's only because I love you so much. You care for me, don't you? You know I do. Then let me be with you always. Marry me, Helen. I did because of me. Don't say that, darling. Life with you is what I want. It's all I want. We'll be two of the happiest people in the world. I'm sure we ought to be. Oh, darling. How can I ever repay you for all this? You can, darling. I've used it all up. What did you say? You've used it all up. No, it's nothing. Helen, there's something I want to tell you. Don't laugh, I guess. Do you remember that day in the park, the day you took me to be a doctor? I remember. Well, that day I decided to be a doctor to become what you'd mistaken me for. I've been studying again. You've been, and you thought I'd laugh at that. Oh, my dear, that's wonderful. Well, I'm going to try. There's no harm in that, is there? When you succeed, I know you will. Well, I'm going to stay in Europe and work. And with you to help me. We'll be together, darling. That's the greatest help in the world. What are you thinking, huh? Nothing, dear. We will be together, won't we? Of course. Let's go home, shall we, darling? Excuse me, is this the ticket office? We met Moselle, the Traveler's Bureau. Yes, that's what I need. Now, I'd like a ticket on the boat train to Sherburne, please, and a passage on the first steamer to America. We met Moselle. Can you sign your name on this, please? No, I'm sorry. If you'll just place my hand exactly where I'm to sign. Moselle? I can't see. Oh, pardon, Moselle. You'll have to finish me with a guide of some sort. That can be arranged, can't it? Of course, but is Moselle traveling alone? Yes, I'm... traveling alone. For station identification, this is the Columbia Broadcasting System. And this is K. M. X. Los Angeles, The Voice of Hollywood. Robert Taylor and Irene Dunn continue with Magnificent Obsession shortly. But now it's our privilege to present in the Lux Radio Theatre Dr. Lloyd Douglas, the author of this great story. Dr. Douglas, a minister for 30 years, became famous for sermons of extraordinary pictorial character. Then he turned novelist and from his pen have come Magnificent Obsession and Green Light, both national bestsellers. It's now my honor to extend the stage of the Lux Radio Theatre to New York City. From Hollywood, I welcome and introduce Dr. Lloyd Douglas, who will speak to you from New York. Good evening, Mr. DeMille, and thank you. I appreciate being asked to contribute to this program. I feel indebted to Mr. Dunn and Mr. Taylor for their sympathetic and artistic interpretation of this book. And I'm also indebted to the Lux Radio Theatre for wanting to pay this tribute to my story. Magnificent Obsession, while in no sense attract, was not written solely for entertainment. It is a purpose novel. The book had a peculiar history. In 1928, while I was still in the pulpit, I became possessed of an idea that seemed to demand a wider hearing than I could give it through that medium and resolve to put it into a story. Amateur novelists often rig up a plot dealing with things they know almost nothing about, so I did that. My story involved brain surgery and what I didn't know about that was aplenty. For instance, in the story I wrote that Helen was in an accident and struck blind. That was easy, but to explain it, I had to call up a brain specialist where she had been hit. Casting about at random for names of my characters, I called one of the young surgeons whom I was sending abroad to do some scientific research, Dr. Dawson. I chose the name mostly because I knew no Dawson's. After the book had been out some months, my daughter Virginia met a young surgeon in Paris who was over there engaged in scientific research. Later she married him. His name was Dawson. This novel brought me a great deal of mail, letters from all sorts of people, invariably what they wanted to ask was this, what can I do to build up my personal fitness by improving the personal fitness of others? Is it true that what I do for other people must be kept absolutely secret or the thing won't work? Do you believe this yourself or were you just writing a story? And then I would tell them quite honestly that I wasn't just writing a story for the sake of the story and that the thing would work if they gave it a fair chance. Hundreds wrote that they had tried it and found it practical. They were always careful not to say exactly what they had done, for that would have been telling. Perhaps you may want to try it sometime. Goodbye. Dr. Douglas, you have our thanks. We're back now on our stage in Hollywood where Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor resume the story of magnificent obsession. Six years have passed. Helen Hudson, hidden away from the world and her friends, has been living in quiet obscurity in a small Virginia town. But her health has gone and we find her now in a tiny hospital room where the nurse has been reading her a newspaper article. Go on, please. You mustn't excite yourself. I must hear the rest of it. Very well. But please don't try to move. When Dr. Robert Merrick returns to America next month, he brings with him the surgical mind in the field of medicine. In six short years, his work has uncovered a start an array of new medical facts dealing particularly with surgery of the brain. I don't think we should read anymore. He's done it. I knew he would. I told him he would. Please. Now he's coming back. Dr. Robert. Dr. Robert Merrick. There he is, Nancy. There he is. Bob. Bob. Over here, Bob. Nancy. Joyce. Oh, Bob, I'm so glad to see you. No more than I am to see you. Where's your luggage? Oh, it's on its way to the heart hotel. Hotel? You're coming home without. Come on, the car's over here. You'll never know how proud we are of you, Bob.  We've all been basking in your reflective glory. You see, we like to think that you sort of belong to us. I do, Joyce. Nancy. You're my real friends. Oh, if you hadn't met me at the boat, I swear it wouldn't have seemed like a homecoming at all. It almost seems like old time. Yes. No. No, it isn't. Nothing will ever be like old times until I know where Helen is. You've never heard anything, Bob? No. And you? Nothing. We would have let you know. Yes, of course. Welcome home, Dr. Merrick. Thank you, Keller. Is Dr. Merrick's room ready, Keller? Yes, ma'am. Oh, there's a gentleman to see you, sir. Oh, ready? The price of fame. He's in the living room, sir. Excuse me, Joyce. Nancy. Of course. Dr. Merrick. Yes? I'm glad to see you back again. It's almost as though you've been sent as you were sent to me before. Oh, I'm afraid I... I'm sorry. You don't remember me? My cottage. You came there and we... Yes, of course. Oh, I knew I'd... You're the... The stone cutter. Of course. Of course. How do you do? It was rather a long time ago and so much has happened. Yes. You've come a long way. I never dreamed that the path I pointed out to you would lead so far. What? Oh, please don't think I want to share your glory. I was only a medium. Oh, yes, I remember. You were working on... You had some sort of theory. Theory? Yes, expanding your personality. Getting power to get whatever you want by giving away your money and... Something about a page in the Bible, as I remember it. As you remember, you mean you haven't practiced it? No. But I've heard how much you've done for people. How you've helped them in the slums. Oh, that. Well, you see... I'd lost someone. Someone who made a great deal to me. I was always afraid she might be alone. Friendless. So, whenever I put out my hand to anyone, it was with the hope that... Maybe someone would do the same for her. You did it for a woman. Christ did it for humanity. That's the only difference. I feel more than ever now the real purpose of my visit. What is it? Two weeks ago, I was called to Virginia to select the marbles for the state capital. While there, I learned that the widow of an old friend of mine was in a dangerous condition in the state of Coma. The doctors say it's caused by a growth pressing upon her brain. The same growth they felt was the cause of having been blind for many years. Blind? Who is she? Who is this woman? Helen Hudson. Helen? Are you sure? Nancy! Nancy! Are you sure? I'm positive. Oh, thank God. Bob! Nancy, we found her. We found Helen. We found her, Nancy. We'll be ready in a moment, Dr. Nair. Let me know, nurse. Well, Bob? No, don't come near me, Nancy. We're almost ready to operate. Oh, who's going to do it? Oh, Bob. Would you like to see her? She's still in her semi-coma. Come in. Helen. Helen, dear. I must. She's speaking. It's raining. It's raining awfully hard. But I must get away before the others wake up. I must hurry. Hurry! Helen. Helen. You can hear me. It's Bob. Bob Merrick. There's my pen. I want to write a letter. Joyce. Nancy. You've been so good to me. I'd only be a burden. Don't try to find me. Helen, dear. We're here. Robert. My darling Robert. I'm leaving. Leaving you. It's so hard to write when you're blind. Won't the rain ever stop? Robert, darling. It's so wonderful that you're going to be a doctor. I mustn't be in your way. A burden on you. I'm going away. My life is over now. I'm going away. Alone. In the darkness. We're ready, Dr. Merrick. Dr. Merrick. Oh. Take her into the operating room. I'll be there in just a moment. Oh. Oh, Randolph. I've been waiting for her. Is it over? She'll live and her eyes. We haven't taken a bandage off yet. I'm going to do that now.  Thank you. Oh, and Randolph. I found that page in the Bible. Is someone there? Don't move, Helen. Who is it? Is it? Yes, dear. Oh, Robert.  Please don't open it for a moment. Helen, can you see? Yes, a ray of light. A ray of light. Soon that ray will grow stronger. And as each day passes, we'll see more and more, until one day. Until one day. I should see you, my darling. We close the cover to our play, but our microphone will bring back what Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor before this hour is over. Most people picture the ace Hollywood cameraman as a rough and ready sort of fellow who wears leather parties and his cap on backward while he rushes about the studio breathing fire and carrying his camera over one shoulder. Actually, a head cameraman never operates a camera. His entire job and its artistic importance cannot be overestimated. He's to chart with a director the photographing of scenes Our guest, John Arnold, cranked his first camera for Thomas A. Edison back in 1903. Since then, he's figured in the shooting of more than a billion feet of film. And today is head of Metro Golden Mayors Camera Department, president of the American Society of Cinematographers, and one of the most valuable photographers the industry has ever known. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. John Arnold. Thank you, CB. The biggest job a cameraman has today is to photograph the star's personalities, so to speak, as well as their faces. Will you explain why each star is a different photographic problem? Gladly, take the matter of lighting, for instance. A star is presented at her best only through a carefully studied blend of lights, colors and shadows. A blonde appears best against soft, diffused lights. A brunette against strong, bright lights. Dark clothes do not photograph effectively against dark backgrounds, light clothes against light backgrounds. Contrast, remember, is what enhances beauty. Psychology also plays a big part. The cameraman studies each star and also learns what color tone lends with her personality. For example, Jean Harlow, in making personal property with Robert Taylor, was filmed under white lights, which go best with her fair complexion. And Myrna Loy, under violet-tinted lamps in her latest picture, co-starring clock cable. Lights also have great effect in creating mood. To emphasize the somber atmosphere of Robert Montgomery's new film, Night Must Fall, we use dim lights throughout the entire picture. Well, you've heard us make the statement many times on this program, John, that nine out of ten stars use lux-toilets-o. Yes, and I know it to be effective. Then perhaps you can answer a question asked by several listeners. If the stars have perfect complexions, why is it necessary for them to use makeup in pictures?  The blood either rushes to her face or rushes away from her face. She becomes flushed or pale with makeup. This reaction is hidden. The only ones who don't actually need makeup are a few male stars like Robert Taylor, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy, whose natural tan takes its place In fact, Mr. Tracy used no makeup at all in filming Captain's Courageous. I assure you, no one appreciates a fine, clear complexion more than a cameraman, for then he's able to make full use of close-up shots that would reveal the slightest flaws in skin texture if they existed, makeup or no makeup. I've recommended lux-toilets-o to stars and extra girls alike for years. I know of nothing better or simpler to use for keeping a smooth, healthy complexion that's always ready for even the most candid camera. Many thanks, CB, and goodbye. Thank you, we are candid opinions. Each week in the Lux Radio Theatre, I look forward to this moment when I can introduce our stars as their real selves. And I know you share the particular pleasure I have in inviting two such personalities as Irene Dunn and Robert Taylor back to the microphone. Thank you, Mr. DeMille. And as for you, Bob, I want to say what a great thrill it's been to have played up session against you again. The story means a lot to me, Irene. As a picture, it gave me my first big break thanks to your help, which meant just as much to me tonight as it did then. I've just learned, Bob, you're going to become a singer in your new picture of Broadway Melody of 1937. I'd hope to keep that a secret, Mr. DeMille. Sophie Tuck has been wearing herself out coaching me, so I guess I'll have to go through with it after all. Well, there's no time like the present. Oh, no. No, no, no. There's only one singer on this program, and that's you, Irene. Now, what's it going to be? Oh, well, I don't know. Do you think it's a good idea, Mr. DeMille? A great idea. Why not a song from your new Paramount picture, High Wide and Handsome? Well, all right. Housing the Folks Who Live on the Hill by Mr. Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. And now just a word about the people who are behind this program. We owe them a great deal, not only for the entertainment they provide, but for a beauty care so fairly reliable as Lux Toilet soap. Water and Lux soap are all anyone needs to keep a clear, healthy complexion. I'm glad to say that. And sorry I must say, good night. Good night, Mr. DeMille. Come back soon, both of you. You heard her on the screen, starring in such hits as Private Worlds that happened one night, Cleopatra, The Bride Comes Home and Made of Salem. You heard her three times from our stage. And next Monday night, your countless requests bring her back once again. When the Lux Radio Theatre presents Paramount's lovely star, Ms. Claudette Colbert, in Hands Across the Table by Vineyard Elmar. With Ms. Colbert in this delightful comedy, is one of Hollywood's favorite sons, Mr. Joel McCrae. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Toilet soap, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night. When the Lux Radio Theatre presents Mr. Colbert and Joel McCrae with Walter Pigeon in Hands Across the Table. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood. The renouncer has been Melville Ruick. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. This is KNX, the Columbia Station Los Angeles.


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Ukraine to Maui. Okay. And we are joined by two Ukrainians, Latvina Bukai and Igor Chopa, her father. They are in Maui and we can talk to them here on Global Connections. I'm Jay Fidel. This is Think Tech. I'm so happy to be able to talk to them. Hi, Vlad. Thank you for coming on the show. Hi, Jay. And would you say the same to your dad? Igor, thank you for coming on the show. Tell him that and see what he says to you. Thank you. Thank you, too. So, Vlad, tell us how you got and when you got and how your father got and when he got to Maui? Me, my mother and my daughter, we arrived in Maui at the end of January. And we arrived here as tourists. We had an intention to stay here for about five or six weeks. That's what we usually do when we visit the United States and our friends here. My husband and my father, they arrived later. A flight out of Ukraine was supposed to be February 24th, which is the first day of war in Ukraine. Their planned initial was to stay here in Maui for two weeks and then all five of us or our family was supposed to go back to Ukraine at the beginning of March. I'm glad you didn't go back. It would have been a hassle. So now, can you ask your dad what happened between the time you left Mikhailov and the time he left Mikhailov? What was happening in Ukraine? What was his experience there like in that period? You left at the end of February. What happened between February and the beginning of the war? During February and the beginning of the war, there were no special events. It was not clear whether Russia was ready to take military action or not. The news showed that Russia is supporting LNR and DPR. During that period in Ukraine, there were some news, but there were no specific news about the invasion. There were a lot of news about trainings that the Russia claimed is to be as training all around the Ukrainian border and also that they are planning to support the DPR and LNR, which is the Donetsk National Republic and Lugansk National Republic, which is on the far east of Ukraine. Most of the news in Ukraine were concentrated on just these two topics. So you guys were in Ukraine in the 2013-2014 revolution. You were in Mechalaya rather than Kyiv, but can you describe what happened in that period of time? What happened to you and what did you hear was happening in Kyiv? There were various meetings of people who were going to the revolution of 2013-2014. There were a lot of people against it. At that time, there was a capture of Crimea. And a lot of people came out for the return of Crimea to Ukraine. Since we are close to Kherson, Kherson-Kryma region, the main events were related to the capture of Crimea, as well as the bad actions of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. I thought it was a little bit of time, because it was not clear what would happen next, what would happen next, so it was a little bit of a mess. At that time, when the revolution came, there were people who were supporting the revolution. There were people who were not supporting the revolution, but if we talk about the south of Ukraine, where we are located, and we are located very nearby the Crimea peninsula. All the actions that were concentrated in the south of Ukraine were all these concerns about what was going on in Crimea. People in Ukraine wanted the Crimea back. No one was expecting that the Crimea would be annexed. I don't know if that would be the correct word. So everyone was very concerned, and a lot of people didn't know what would happen next during the revolution. No one knew if it would be calm or worse, what would be happening right after the revolution. What did you and your father think about the Russians, based on what happened in Crimea, based on some of their other adventures in Syria and the like? And with Chechnya as well, were you aware of that? What did you think of the Russians? Of the Russian army, you mean? Of Vladimir Putin and the Russians. What happened in Chechnya, Syria, and all the actions of that kind? We believe that this is not a fair action. From their side, it is a pure capture of the actions of Russia about these countries. Crimea is, I think, the Ukrainian territory, and they shouldn't have been captured in any way. The actions in Syria are also perceived as terrorist attacks on the Syrian people. We think that these actions are unlawful. The Russian actions are unlawful to interfere, invade into our country because we consider Crimea being Ukrainian. Also, we did know, of course, we follow the news about the actions in Syria and in Chechnya and then actually some other countries too. And we do think that most of the times it's just the invasions, which is just unlawful just by its definition. Can you ask your father how he got from Mikolayev to Maui and what challenges he had in making that trip and why he left and when he left? Can you ask him to describe his journey? On the 24th of February, at about 8 a.m., he was already heading from Mikolayev city to Odessa International Airport and at this moment already we got the information that the invasion into our country has started and that some of the cities of Ukraine were attacked, had missile attacks from the Russia side. So by the time they got to the airport, to Odessa International Airport, we all got the information that all of the airports of Ukraine were blocked and they were closed. And that the sky over Ukraine was closed for the passenger airplanes. So he and my husband, there were two of them, they made a decision to go to the Moldova border because that was the the closest way and they crossed the border and so the next plan was to go to Chishinau International Airport in Moldova and fly to the United States from there. Okay, go ahead. On the border with Moldova, we had already crossed the border for several hours and on the way to Chishinau on a bus, we already found out that the sky in Moldova was also closed for the flight. And the decision was made to go to the center of the city to find a way to cross the border and to fly to the center of the city. Well, due to our being, due to the fact that we've been in constant connection with them, we were trying to give them the updates and the news because no one, at that day, no one really knew what's really going on and how long it's going to be going on for. By the time they almost reached the Chishinau International Airport, we found out the information that the sky, the air over Moldova was closed too. So there were no airplanes coming in and out to Moldova also, so there was no any longer point to fly out of Moldova, there was no possibility to fly out of Moldova. So they just had to go into the city and try to find the next way out and how to do what would be the next steps. And so the decision was to go towards Romania to Bucharest and fly out of there. So they were able to get to fly out of Bucharest, Romania to Istanbul, Turkey. And from Istanbul, Turkey was a non-stop direct flight to San Francisco, the United States, and then from San Francisco to Mali. Wonderful. Does he consider himself lucky? He managed to escape all kinds of problems, he managed to get out in time. Had he stayed there, we can talk about what would have happened. But does he consider himself lucky? Do you consider him lucky? Do you consider your husband lucky? For us, everything is fine, but I still worry about our relatives who stayed there. This is a double feeling, I don't know how to explain it. But for us, I am of course glad and grateful to the first-hand family of Barclay and Kessie, that it turned out that they insisted that we were able to stay here in a safe place, far from the explosion and the hell that is happening in Ukraine now. Yes, he considers himself lucky because they made this way and that seemed to be a perfect timing, even though no one really timed it that way. He has these mixture feelings because on one hand, he is happy that he is together with his family and he is safe here and he is very thankful to Katherine Barclay, who has also been in contact for all these long ways to the United States and that they kept insisting that they should make it to the final destination, which is Maui at this time. That is the family that is hosting us right now. A shout out to them. Yes, and on the other hand, he still has very sad feelings because we still have the rest of the family in Ukraine and we worry about them every day. Do I consider my husband and my father lucky? Yes, I basically didn't sleep for more than two days because it took them about three days to get from Ukraine to the United States at the beginning because we bought the tickets at the beginning of February and the date was February 24th and during buying the tickets, we had no idea that that would be the first day of the war. So when I started to receive the first messages from our family in France that there are missile attacks, my first thought was like, why is it this day? Why didn't they fly out one day before? Because until they landed in San Francisco, I couldn't relax because anything could go wrong and also our men, they crossed the border before they announced the state of emergency in Ukraine, which means that they had a legal right to leave the country. And it was just about five hours later, they already announced the state of emergency, which would make it impossible for them to leave. That was the rule that if you're between 18 and 60, you had to stay and fight in the army? You have to stay and be ready to fight. You don't specifically have to fight right away, but you have to stay in the country. Okay, wow, fantastic. And so now this family is taking care of you. You're staying with them. Do you know any other Ukrainian people in Maui? Do you have any friends or associates there who are Ukrainian in the same circumstance? As far as we know, we're the only Ukrainian family on Maui that is here on these circumstances. During our stay here, I did found several Ukrainian people who are now actually the residents, the citizens of the United States. So they moved from, they're originally from Ukraine, but they moved out of Ukraine 10 or 15 years ago under different reasons. But we're the only ones who are here because of the war on Maui. So, Vlad, what is your plan? What is your dad's plan? I mean, you're in limbo right now. Here you are. The war is still going on. Your family is still at risk in Micolaev. How do you see the future for your family and all the members? So my father says the plan is to live for now and to try to maintain our living here, to be able to obtain the status of staying here, to be able to obtain the ability to have work permission here, to be able to stay here for uncertain amount of time, to be able to afford food and other everyday necessities. If we talk about long-term plans, we hope every day that the war will end as soon as possible and at some point we'll be able to go back home to Ukraine. And I can add from that that for the first month after the invasion, frankly speaking, it was even difficult to plan the next day. You can plan your life when it just ended in one day. Because literally because of the war it just divided into before and after. So it's hard to plan anything for now. We just have to, as they say, go with the flow, I guess. What's your father's occupation? What was he doing in Ukraine? And does he want to get back to doing what that was? It's the same for you. In Ukraine, he was working in an automobile repairment shop and he was managing, watering the parts for different types and categories of vehicles. And yeah, he'd been doing it for a long time. For many years he'd been involved with the car repairment and he would like to continue doing the same when he comes back. As for me, I worked as a travel agent. I had my own travel agency in Mikhailov. Its name actually is Aloha Travel because I just have a long story connected with Hawaii. And so I've been a travel agent for a long time and unfortunately now there's no, the tourism doesn't exist in Ukraine. And sad story about my job is we don't, even when the war starts, it's going to take a while for the infrastructure to be rebuilt in Ukraine and for the people to start traveling again because people would need time to recover after war, to earn the money, but also to have the faith back into the future because what happened to a lot of my tourists is that they left the country, let's say on the 20th of February to go on a wonderful trip, like we did, to go on a wonderful trip to Egypt to the Red Sea and then all of a sudden being away from their houses, they got the news that they just can't come back. So people would be afraid to experience the same thing once again in their life, if that happens again. And same with us, we left the country with just one once in case of clothes and of things that we took with us each with pure believing that we're going to go back home and continue our lives there to continue what we've been doing there back in Ukraine and then just being away from our country, all of a sudden we realized that at this moment we just can't go back. Yeah. So I would like you to help me understand Ukraine. By the way, my family, my family lived in Podolia, Podolsk in Ukraine. Really? Oh, really? Oh, wow. He has a family living in Podolsk in Ukraine. Oh, yeah, we know such a thing. Ukraine is a beautiful city. That's a beautiful city. What makes Ukraine different? Why is Ukraine different than the countries around it? What makes Ukraine special for the people, the history, the industry, the quality of life, the people, especially the people? It's a very long time. They've always been trying to claim their land. And that's why I think one of the good qualities of Ukraine is that it's the ability to fight for its own land. It's not just a coincidence that it's a land. It's patience, it's unity. It's a very beautiful language, I think. And this is what the current war showed now, that the Ukrainian people are very friendly, very strong and very, very love their homeland, their land. Well, the outstanding thing about Ukraine is that historically we've been fighting for our independence a lot of times. That's not the first time today. And it's the people who like freedom. It's the people who fight for freedom and what's weak fight on our land. That's a big difference.  We just want to keep our land safe and protected. And that makes people... What's good now about our people in Ukraine is that we're all united in our goals and dreams. And it's also a beautiful country and beautiful language. People in Ukraine are outstanding by our love for freedom. And I can add to that is... I didn't... It's not my words, but I think they really reflect it really good right now is they say if you want to know... The bravery has two colors now. It's blue and yellow. And that's right that the Ukrainian people... We can have some, you know, arguments within the country like every country does. We can have some problems. We can like or not like some things around the world or inside of our country. But all of us are very ready to fight for our land. And all of us are very united in terms of liking freedom and liking just to live in peace. What about Volodymyr Zelensky? Has he been doing a good job? Ask your dad. Has he been doing a good job? Is he as courageous as it seems? Is he a good leader for the Ukrainian people now? How about Volodymyr Zelensky? Is he doing his job well now? Is he a good leader for people now? Yes, I think so. Because, first of all, he stayed in the country, did not run away and always perform every day in support of the entire population. And the military and civil people who are fighting, he is trying every day, as it seems to me, to do everything possible to stop this war and Ukraine will be able to return to peaceful life. And what I like the most is that Volodymyr Zelensky, our president, does not go to divide Ukraine and leave it as a piece to have some benefits. He wants Ukraine to remain united. Yes, he supports, my father supports me too, so I can sign under his word. Our president Volodymyr Zelensky at this moment because he, first of all, he's in the country, he didn't escape. Second is that every day he's doing a tremendous job to draw attention to what's going on, to also, he puts a lot of efforts to keep people in the country.  He is really doing a lot of, he's doing as much as he can right now, and he really keeps our people united. He's not trying to divide our country into pieces, which is easily to do right now in his own benefit. That could probably be an easier path, but he chose a more difficult path, which is good for people. So, you know, one thing is that he's, he's facing some very difficult times. Michael Iov has been essentially destroyed with war crimes and sophisticated weapons that are designed to kill civilians, not even really military. And, and other cities, but for example, have been the subjects of war crimes and all that, and now the Russians have put a new and very brutal general in charge. And he's using even more sophisticated weapons and land mines and, you know, just completely demolishing the cities that they attack. And I wonder how, you know, you feel about that is this is not war in the ordinary sense. This is war against the people of Ukraine. That's, that's not ordinary war. And I just wonder what your reaction is and also whether you think that Ukraine will survive in your heart, you think that Ukraine will survive. He observes that what is happening in Ukraine and that Russian military generals, they use different types of weapons, weapons, types of weapons against Ukrainian guarantors. Butch is one of the bright examples. Nikolaev also has a destruction at the moment. And he says that this is no longer like war in his own, in some kind of standard understanding. This is already more like a war against the people. Do we think the same way? And what are our feelings about this? And most importantly, do we think Ukraine will survive? Yes, war is already coming out in the framework of the concept of this word. The forbidden types of weapons are used, which are aimed at the death of as many people as possible, not the destruction of military infrastructure. Now there is a shooting range and artillery shooting with rockets. It is in the residential complex of cities where a very high probability of the death of a large number of Ukrainians. I think that we will win. They will help us. Of course, it will be difficult for us to stand out, but I still very, very much believe and hope that Ukraine will win this war. Why? Because we are still in a fair fight. And already in the Russian army, they use these bad ways of leading a war, let's say, precisely because they cannot achieve their goals quickly, they are trying to destroy just the people of the cities. Yes, the war itself, it's gone beyond its ordinary standards. If the war has standards, then this war is beyond the standards, that's for sure. And they are using all different kinds of weapons. And also, that's truly, you're right, that it's truly is against the people now, because as they said at the beginning that they're going to just attack the military objects, the military bases, the military storages. Well, that's not true because it's been a long time now already when they've been attacking the civilian parts of the cities. And just the common people are suffering and dying from that. So that is definitely beyond just having war between the countries, it's the war against the people. But we do believe that Ukraine will stand and then Ukraine will survive. And it's, there's an easy explanation for that. Our people, our army fights on our own land, for our own land, and that gives you tremendous power inside and spirit inside. Rather than their people, they come on the, on some, on the, on another land, and they don't know what they fight for. And that plays good for us. It's just because the Ukrainians have this spirit. We know that we have this spirit and we have this desire to win, rather than they, a lot of them are lost and they don't know what to do and why to do and we're talking about just common soldiers. One last question of that, and that is this, you know, Volodymyr Zelensky has repeated a number of times that he wants more weapons, more support from the EU, from NATO, from the US, from the coalition. And of course, the NATO and the EU and the US coalition has provided a certain amount of support. But if you asked Volodymyr Zelensky right now, he would say, it's not enough, we need more. What are your thoughts about that? Has the West provided sufficient support to help you? And if not, what would you say to President Biden about it? Volodymyr Zelensky says that we need more weapons in Ukraine. In principle, the world provides weapons in Ukraine, but according to Zelensky at the moment, it's not enough. What are our thoughts on this? Is it enough or not enough? Do we need more? What could we say to President Biden, who is the President of the United States of America? Well, to be honest, we are here, it's hard to say what's going on there, but according to the news, I see weapons, but I don't know, again, according to the news, in my understanding, I would like those rockets that fly from the world cities, so that our military has always had the opportunity to destroy these rockets, while the means against air defense, as I can see, are not enough, because the rockets reach cities and bomb the civilian houses and everything else. Well, we are here, and it's pretty difficult to give an expert evaluation about this question, frankly speaking, and we can get any information from the news just like everyone else, and from the news it seems like, yes, there is a tremendous help from all over the world. At the same time, from the same news, we can tell that it seems like Ukraine needs more, and when we say more, I mean, Ukraine needs more of these weapons that can destroy the missile attacks, if I say it correct, to destroy them in the air, so the missile attacks doesn't actually reach the land. It seems like Ukraine needs more of those, but again, it's pretty difficult to give a proper evaluation on that. I believe that Ukraine needs more planes to close the sky and have the opportunity to defend and attack Russian troops on our land, so that they don't shoot at our cities. My father thinks that Ukraine needs the more airplanes to protect the sky. And to attack the Russian airplanes in the sky if needed. He thinks we need more of those. I must say, Vlad, I like the Ukrainian people. Thank you. He should tell us that he likes Ukrainian people. And I think that if your father Egor took off his glasses, he'd look a lot like Zelensky. I'll just add, there are different opinions on the war, and there's one opinion. It comes from a lot of Russian people, but also from people all over the world. When it's the war, it's always the question of how, if you want to sacrifice a lot, there's a lot of destroyment going on, and of course there are a lot of people who are saying, maybe, maybe it will be better if Ukraine would just surrender, and maybe then it's going to be less destroyment, less people deaths. And that's, I think that's also a unique thing about Ukrainian is that of course we want less deaths, of course we want less destroyments in our cities. So where are the people of freedom? If we don't like our government, if we don't like our president, we just kick them out. And it's about our own government. And so when it comes to about some just random people or other people from other countries, like, no, we're not going to surrender. We will not surrender to another country. And I think that's a unique thing about Ukraine is it's difficult to fight until the end, but we probably will fight until the end. That's what I see about Ukraine, that's how we feel, and that's how a lot of people in Ukraine feel. But we know why we're doing it, what we're doing it for. Well, Zelensky has made the point, and a lot of people I, for example, agree with him, is that in Ukraine, the Ukrainians are fighting not only for Ukraine, they're fighting for freedom, democracy, the liberal world order. So it takes on a special meaning beyond just the invasion and the war in Ukraine. Anyway, we're out of time, Vlad, and Igor, thank you very much for joining us today. I really appreciate your answers and your views of these things and your attitudes about what is happening. Thank you for that. And I hope we can circle back and do this again. Tell your dad and ask him to say farewell, will you? It's already time, he's thanking us for today's meeting, so we're going to say goodbye now.  Thank you very much. We are very happy that you support us and accept us warmly. Thank you very much. Thank you for any sort of way and for the support, because these people also make a big difference. So thank you. Thank you, Vlad. All of Hawaii says Aloha. Thank you. Mahalo.


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okay hello how are you good afternoon the first thing I would like to start doing today is I would like to tell me what you did during the weekend can you please tell me what you did in the weekend yeah beautiful the tree this is a Saturday in the morning Saturday evening I went to the cinema with my daughter and my wife Sunday Okay, all right and Maria, what did you do during the weekend? There is a mountain between France, near France, sorry, it's a very beautiful place I want in a train, to climb the mountain and then I go down, went down, walking and you can see every mountains of Venice and the sea. It's a very small village, in the mountains, there is only two houses and the train. Yes, very beautiful. The sights are beautiful. Now what we are going to do is play a memory game.  One person has to say something, Maria says something that she did yesterday and then you have to remember what she said and then say something that you did. Then Maria you have to say what you did, what she did and what you did again. I'll give you an example. Imagine I say yesterday I went to the park. So then Maria would say yesterday Ivan went to the park and I read a book for example. Maria would have to say yesterday Ivan went to the park, Maria read a book and I, as much as we can remember, okay? No, that would be a cheating, that would be cheating. Only the mind, exactly. So yesterday I ate pizza. Yesterday Ivan ate pizza and I went to the park to work in the garden. Okay, yesterday Ivan ate pizza and Maria went to work around the garden. And yesterday I went to the salar to see Osasuna Max. Okay, now it gets more difficult for me. So yesterday I ate pizza, Maria went to work at the Arga River. Javier went to see the football match at the salar and I listened to music. Okay. All yours, Maria. Yesterday Ivan ate pizza and listened to music. I went to work at the Arga River and I went to the supermarket to buy everything for the week. I went to the, yeah, to the, only, you went to Osasuna, to watch Osasuna Max only. Only. In summer. In summer. Nothing more. Okay. Yesterday Ivan ate pizza. I don't remember. Went to, sorry, listening to music. Maria went to work around the Arga River and went to the market. And I went to the salar to see Osasuna and after that I drink a beer with my friends. Okay, very good. You have good memory. Okay, very good memory. Okay, so it sounds like you had a very exciting weekend, right? Yes. Okay, very good. We're going to focus now on our verb tense. Which verb tense are we going to focus on? The present perfect continuous. Okay. The present perfect. The present perfect continuous can have different structures, different structures depending on the form. Okay. Can have different structures depending on the form. So, for example, we say, for example, what would be the affirmative form? The affirmative form of this verb tense. What would it be? Let's see. In a sentence, okay, using the present perfect continuous, which would be the first element in the structure of this verb tense? Yes. Yeah, first we will start with the subject, right? What would come then? What would come after the subject? Verb to be in the form. Exactly. So, we will have the verb to be, but in a, so we're going to have, we're going to use a different tense. So, in this case, I have to say have, what would come after have? Not yet. Not yet. So, have been, have been plus, plus the verb in ING, right? The verb in ING. Then, we would have, what would be the negative form? The negative form. How would we form this sentence in the negative form? It's the same, but is there a happy feeling that it's not having... Exactly, so, exactly. So, we say, we would use the subject plus not or haven't in a contract, in what would be the contracted form. Have not or haven't been, exactly, plus. The verb in ING. Exactly. What's the verb in ING? Exactly. And finally, what would be the question? So, how would we, how would we write the present perfect continuous structure using the question form? Exactly. Very good. First have, and then? Subject. And the subject? Very good. Been? Exactly. Plus the verb ING. Very good. So, okay. We have these three different forms, right? Let's take, first, using the affirmative form. Can you think of a sentence, any sentence, using the affirmative form of the present perfect continuous? On stage. Yeah. For example, let's see, I have been working, okay? To make it more simple. Okay? For example, how would we convert this into the negative? I have not been. And finally, the question? Have I been working? Have I been working? Very good. So, now what we are going to do, real quickly, is we're going to, we're going to conjugate these sentences.  So, I have been working. You have been working? Exactly. So, you have been working, very good? Exactly. He or she has, careful here, been working. What would come then? We. We? Exactly. We've been working and? And yeah, yeah, yeah. So, we'll go with the they. Okay. They have been working. Okay. And with, I have not been working? Exactly. So, you have not been working? Exactly. He or she hasn't been working? We haven't been working? Exactly. Been working? Exactly. They haven't been. And finally, we wrote the question. Let's conjugate the question so we would have. Have I been working? Have you been working? Exactly. Been working? He or she, no, now sorry. Has he or she been working? Very good. Very good. Has he or she been working? Now? Have we? Exactly. Working? Exactly. We've been working and? Finally? Have they been working? Exactly. Very good. Have they been working? Okay. So now? Okay. So now, what we are going to do is, Javier, when do you think, when do you think we, when do you think we use the present perfect continuous? So let's write usages. Okay. When? In which situations do you think that we use the present perfect continuous? When you are describing an action that now is enough. Exactly. So basically? It was in the past, but now you see not this action. Exactly. So basically what we are going to do is to communicate an incomplete, ongoing activity. Okay. So here, Maria, we are analyzing the usages of the present perfect continuous. In which situations we can use them? Okay. We have to communicate an incomplete ongoing activity or have another situation. A recent past activity. Almost. So a recently finished activity. Exactly. So we will have a recently, exactly, a recently finished and important uninterrupted activity and also very important that has present results. It has results in this exact moment with present results. Okay. Present. Exactly. It's important to remember. It's important to remember that there are some verbs that do not take the ing form. For example, do you think it's correct to say, I am loving my sister? Is that correct? No. Do you think it's correct to say, I am liking my sandwich? No. So there are some verbs that are never going to take the ing form. So what I'm going to do now is I'm going to provide you with a list of verbs that do not take the ing form. Okay. Just so that you can remember that sometimes when we are using certain verbs, we cannot use the ing, the continuous form with those verbs. Okay. Now what we are going to do is we're going to do an activity in which we are going to build present perfect continuous sentences. I'm going to give you an example. Okay. So imagine we have. Okay. So imagine we have, for example, she in brackets, the verb study English for five years. Okay. So we can complete the sentence converting this verb in brackets into the present perfect continuous. Okay. So how could we do this? Which would be the way in which we can complete this sentence? She has been studying. Exactly. She has been studying. She has been studying English for five years. This is the first exercise that we have done as an example of what I would like you to do now. Okay. So let's say, for example, four minutes. Okay. Try to complete this using the present building present perfect continuous. Okay. Sentences. And then we can correct them. Right. Yes. Yes. Only present perfect continuous. Okay. Okay. So we say, we have, she study English for five years. How would we build this sentence, Maria? She has been studying English for five years. Very good. A Javier, please. Peter has been coming here every year since 1989. Very good. Maria, please. She has been teaching our group for two years. Exactly. Very good. Javier, please. How long have you been waiting here? Very good. Very good. How long have you been waiting here? Number five, please, Maria. Has he been studying a lot for his exam? Very good. Has he been studying a lot for his exams? Number six, Javier, please. It has been raining for over two hours. Very good. It has been raining for over two hours. Maria, please. I have been writing the report for five days. Very good. I have been writing this report for five days. Javier, please. Mr. Brown has been working in this office for two years. Very good. Mr. Brown has been working in this office for two years. Maria, please. My dog hasn't been eating properly. I must take him to the vet. Very good. My dog has not been eating properly. Or my dog hasn't been eating properly. Very good. Javier, please. Jane has been lying in the sun for too long. Very good. Jane has been lying in the sun for too long. Exactly. Maria, please. I have been trying to stop smoking since 1985. Very good. I have been trying to stop smoking since 1985. And the last one, Javier, please. Okay. She has not been sleeping well during the last couple of weeks. Very good. She has not been sleeping well during the last couple of weeks. Okay. Now we're going to make it a little more complicated. And it's important to distinguish present perfect continuous from present perfect simple. Remember, do you remember the structure via the present perfect simple? Do you remember? Present perfect simple. So we will have the subject, right? Subject plus exactly plus have exactly plus the past participle. Very good. And so the affirmative and then the negative subject plus have not plus past participle. Very good. And finally the question. Exactly. Have plus the subject. Very good. So why is it important to distinguish, to distinguish present perfect continuous from present perfect simple? Basically, we, there's a question, a question that we need to ask each other. So we have an ongoing action, a continuous action on the one hand. And we also have a result on the other hand. Okay. Two different ideas. Ongoing action or result. In the present perfect continuous, what do you think the emphasis is? In the ongoing action or in the final result? Exactly. In the ongoing action, in the continuous action. However, in the present perfect simple, where is the emphasis? In the result. You see it, right? Yes. Imagine for example if I say, can you think of a sentence in the present perfect simple? The rotary. I have won the lottery. Okay. Now this is a situation in which you could not use the continuous form. Not the ING. You cannot say, I have been winning the lottery. So win is a verb that you cannot use with ING. I have been winning the lottery. You either win it or not win it, but you cannot be winning it. You see? So for example, if I say, I have read a book. I have read a book or I have been reading a book. If I say, I have been reading the book, the emphasis is in the continuous action. However, if I say, I have read the book, the ongoing action is not relevant. What's relevant is the final result. So the activity that we are going to do now, it's similar to the one we have just done, but there's a difference. Now you are going to, so you're going to fill in the gaps with verbs and brackets, but now you're going to have to choose between present perfect simple, present perfect continuous. So for example, if I say, for example, if I say, so we have how long space Jerry and the question, and we have to use, we have to use the verb no. Now, and the subject, I almost forgot, the subject would be you, okay? You. So we have a subject, you and verb no. So how would we have to use the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous verb tense in this case? A person is an ex. Exactly, exactly. You cannot be, you cannot be knowing somebody, right? Okay. So we will have to say, how long have you known Jerry, right? We'll say, how long have you known Jerry, all right? So this would be the first exercise, and the photocopy I'm going to give you now, okay? So we're going to have one for you over here, and another one for Javier over here, okay? All right. Very good. So let's see. And Maria, can you do the first one, please? How long have you known Jerry? Very good. How long have you known Jerry? Javier, please. You look dirty. What have you been doing all the time? Very good. What have you been, what have you been doing all the time? Maria, please. How many times have Charles visit New York? How many, can you repeat, please? How many times has Charles visit New York? Okay. So let's see. Let's analyze your sentence. You have said it? Yes, because if I put how long the verb is as an affirmative sentence or no. So you have said it. You're using present perfect simple, right? Yes. Yes. So if you say how many times, you have said how many times has Charles visit, right? Yes. So there's something wrong about visit. Visited. Visited. Exactly. Oh, sorry. Oh, okay. Okay, no, no, no, no problem. Okay, okay, no problem. Okay. All right. Very good. Very good. Okay, Javier, the next one, please. Learning French works for hours, but CST doesn't remember all of them. Very good. She has been learning French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them. Maria, please. The children have been watching videos for two hours. So the children has been watching videos for two hours? I'm not sure. So it's present perfect continuous. That's correct. Yes, but it depends, because if now they don't see the videos now, it's with present perfect simple or not. No, but it says for two hours. So that's indicating a continuous activity. Okay. Now be careful, because you have said the children has been watching. What exactly have exactly? So they have. I don't know. Because are you all right? Oh, you've written half. Oh, okay. Okay. All right. Oh, so maybe it's that I didn't hear correctly. Okay. Very good. Very good. Okay, Maria. Very good. Javier, please. He's been studying hard today. Has he been studying hard today? Very good. Maria, please. He has never smoked. My father has never smoked. Javier, can you help her? My father has never smoked. Smoked. It's a regular verb. Okay. So it's a regular verb and then an ED. Okay. So smoked, smoked. Okay. So the past participle of smoke is smoked. Okay. Okay. Very good. Okay. Javier, please. Sorry. I'm late. Have you been waiting for long? Sorry. I'm late. Have you been waiting for long? Very good. And Maria, please. We haven't seen Lisa recently. Very good. We haven't seen Lisa recently. And the last one, Javier, please. He has been writing on his essay all day, but he has not finished yet. Very good. The first one in present perfect continues, and the next one in present perfect simple. He has been writing on his essay all day, but he has not finished yet. Okay. What are we going to do now?   I'm going to explain to you, okay? Let's see. Over here. All right. Okay. So you're going to have a piece of paper, and in this piece of paper, you are going to have two sentences. One of the sentences is something you have been, it's a sentence in the present perfect continues, and the other sentence is a result. Okay? You take the paper, and you are only going to say the result, not the present perfect continuous sentence. And when you say the result, the other person has to try to guess what the present perfect continuous tense is. I'm going to give you an example. Imagine, imagine I take a piece of paper that says, for example, I have been doing exercise, present perfect continuous tense, and I am sweaty. You know what sweaty is? Sweaty. When you do a lot of exercise and you start, you know? So that's sweaty. Okay? So I would only say I am sweaty. I would not say I have been doing exercise. So you would have to ask me. Okay. Which question would you ask me? If I say I am sweaty, which question would you ask me? Which question? For example, have you been doing a lot of exercise? Have you been working hard? Have you been working hard, for example? Have you been going to a gym? Exactly. And then the other person says, yes, I have or no, I haven't. But the person who asks the question has to ask the right question. He has to try to guess. For example, if I take another piece of paper that says, let's see, I am very happy. You know that's a difficult one. You could ask, for example, what could you ask? Have you been... What could we ask? Have you been with the lottery? Yes. Have you been winning the lottery? No, but you couldn't say winning. Winning is playing. Have you been playing? In the lottery path, it's important there is another world to play with. For example, are you very happy? Have you been speaking with a famous actor? For example, have you been speaking with a famous actor? Very good.  So now I'm going to get first Javier, your piece of paper over here. And remember, you read the result and Maria has to try to guess what it is that you have been doing. I have been launching a lot. There are tears in my eyes. Okay, so now... I have been launching. But now you have told her that... I have been launching a lot. There are tears in my eyes. Okay, so in this case you would only have to say there are tears in my eyes. You can't say I have been laughing a lot because now Maria knows what you have been doing. Only this, only the result. No, no, it's okay, I have more papers. Okay, so Javier had a piece of paper that says... Yeah, you see? We have to say only this. Ah, okay, okay, yes. Okay, so here we have the present perfect continuous sentence and here we have the result. So you only say the result, the second one, okay? Okay, here we go Javier, let's see. Only this one, okay? I have a hangover. Hangover. Hangover. We're learning vocabulary as well. Yes. We're learning vocabulary. You know what hangover is? No, hangover. We are young, it's very common on Sundays. What? When we were young and go out... When we were young, I usually, all the young people have usually have hungover on Sunday in the morning. Imagine, it's a Juevincho, imagine. It's a very, you know, you're out until five o'clock, five o'clock in the morning, you know, and with your friends. And the next day you are like, Oh my God, that's a hangover. You know what a hangover is? Okay. Okay? Okay. I have a hangover. Are you being watched in a football match? But after that, I went with my friends to drink a beer, another drink, another beer. Exactly. Are you doing a lot of purchase sites or going to a gym or... A hangover? Yes, I don't know. Or... Have you been listening or watching? Not today. Not today. No. Not today. Hangover is when you drink, hangover. Yes. One more time the beer. Watch a football, hangover. But it depends if you drink Pachalán, for example. Yes. Pachalán. And people... What has Javier been doing? What has he been doing? Going to drink a... Javier, have you... Have you been going to a party or... Yes. Yes. I'm too old now. Very good. So Javier has been partying. Very good. There you go. All night. All night. Now it's impossible. This one's for you now, Maria. You are wet. I am wet. W-E-T. Exactly. Swimming on the right view. Not having. Very difficult. I have to... This is not personal. Have you been working... It has started to rain? Yes. It's not exactly what it says, but it's more relaxed. It's the same. I have been standing in the rain. She has been standing in the rain. Very good. Difficult to be... Javier. What's the problem? What's the situation? Very well. I have lost weight. I don't understand. Let's see how can we explain to Maria what weight is. Weight is... You want to... For example, you take a mobile phone. Javier, how much does the mobile phone weight? And you say, well, it weights 5 kg. Not too much. 5 kg. I have lost weight. Have you been doing a lot of exercise? Very good. Okay, Maria. Okay, all right. I'm thinking the full day. Okay, Maria, please. My back hurts. My back hurts. You know what, when your back hurts, you know what that means? My back... Hurts. Hurts. When something hurts, it's like... Or when your arm hurts, it's like... Or when your ear hurts, it's like... Have you been... When something... The verb to hurt, okay? Picking up. Many boxes. No, no. No. Have you been playing... Playing with your... With your daughter? Do you have a daughter, Maria? No. Oh, she doesn't have a daughter. Yes, of course. Of course. I don't remember it. Four or five. Four. Have you been... Working a lot? In the factory? Yes, but... Yes. But it's not in the paper. No, just back. If you want, you can mime the action. To mime the action, like to... To let him know what you have been doing. To mime... To mime is like... Yes. Yeah. I'm here. I'm here. No? Yes, exactly. Exactly, yes. I'm sitting all day. Exactly. No? Let's wait a little bit for Javier to see if he comes back. Okay? So, Maria, you can tell Javier what you have been doing. It's like... I expect it. Yes. I like... now, but every day. Yes. Okay. Ah!  Every day? Or have you been... Yes, I have been sitting down all day. Very good. It's difficult. Very good. And finally... Very good. And finally, the last activity we are going to do... Maria, can I ask you to sit a little more to the right so that I can take the camera a little more over here? Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Here we go. There we go. Perfect. Thank you. The last activity, it's another game.  What Have You Been Doing? What Have You Been Doing? What Have You Been Doing? What Have You Been Doing? So, in this game, one person, one of you has to mime an action. If you have been listening to music, you would go, don't do that. That would be listening to music. If you have been riding your bicycle, or if you have been reading, you would go like this. That's to mime. Which question could you ask me? Ivan? Exactly. Have you been reading today? So, you can ask a question or you can make an affirmative statement. Ivan has. Ivan has? Has been reading today. So you can either ask the question or make the affirmative statement. So, Javier, please, can you start? Yeah. Let's see. So Javier is going like this. Has been studying. No? Has been studying. Okay. So Javier has been studying today. Very good. Very good, Maria. Now, Maria has turned to mime an action. You've been cleaning. Okay. Very good. So Javier says, Have you been cleaning all the day? Yes. And Maria says, Exactly. Maria has been cleaning all day. Who's turn is it now? Javier, please. Can you mime another action? Have you been for me or speaking my phone? Yes, I have. All the day speaking my phone. Okay. Very good. So, you've mime the action very well. And Maria has guessed. He has been speaking on the phone. Very good. Now, I'm going to mime an action and you have to try to guess, okay? Have you been seen ever today? Interesting, but no. What have I been doing today? Have you been falling in? Have I been falling in? No, no, I have not. Have you been seeing Superman? Almost, but no. Have you been watching a TV or a film? Yes. I've been watching exactly. I have been watching the latest news. Oh, okay, the latest news. The latest news. And it was what's happening exactly. What's happening in Panama? What's happening in Panama? It's so shocking. I've been watching the TV like this because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Okay? And another action. Let's see. What have I been doing today? Listening music. Yes, exactly. Yes, I have. Exactly. There are many types of music, but that's exactly the music I have been listening to. I have been listening to rock music. Okay, so let me see. Okay, perfect. So that will be all. I'm going to say goodbye. So this has been, I am Ivan. This has been lesson one. And these have been my students. Okay? So I'm just going to have a second.


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