Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When Christy doesn’t pick up her phone, Tommy goes to see her and finds a party in full swing at her place. It’s her engagement party, prompting Tommy to seek some answers from Christy and plead with her to come back to him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy’s sister urges him to forget Christy. Tommy audaciously breaks into his probation officer’s apartment while she and her son are away.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy’s old criminal associate, Gray, shows up again with a seriously tempting offer for Tommy. Tommy, resolute, attends another meeting with his parole officer, who seems to have had a change of heart about his work options.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Buoyed by new job prospects and fresh hope, Tommy calls Christy again to ask her not to marry Frank. Christy has her own idea of how to resolve the situation, and comes to Pirate Burger to discuss her idea with Tommy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The painting job is going well at the judge’s house, but Tommy doesn’t expect his probation officer to drop by, and even less the personal invitation that she extends to him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy enjoys his time with Angela as they watch Ethan’s baseball game, and she relaxes enough to reveal some secrets about her past. Tommy arrives home on cloud nine to find his sister waiting for him in the front yard.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy’s grandma suffers a shock when the lie that his sister told her has unexpected consequences. Tommy and his fellow ex-con painters are rewarded for their good work at the judge’s house, and Angela is the first person Tommy wants to tell.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy arrives home from work to find Angela waiting for him outside, and she has something to say that sparks a breakthrough in their relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy’s date with Angela doesn’t begin as he had hoped—in fact, she’s furious with him. There’s been a theft at Judge Pierce’s house and as far as she’s concerned, he’s responsible. As Tommy suspects, his ex-con painting buddies are involved.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy returns the ring, but he’s not out of trouble. As the other ex-cons congratulate themselves on their good deed, Tommy is rejected by Angela and—adding insult to injury—soon finds himself under arrest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tommy’s criminal ex-associate Gray comes to his rescue, and soon Tommy seems convinced to work with him again. Tommy’s sister is appalled at the idea, and tells him so in no uncertain terms. When Ethan stops by to see him, Tommy is no longer at the house.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
As Tommy leaves for the airport with Gray, he calls his sister to tell her he's headed out of town. She races to stop him, and tells him that Ethan is missing.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Acknowledging that his sister's chicanery has revealed his true hopes for his future, Tommy returns to Angela to explain how he feels about her and to invite her and Ethan over for dinner.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
During a special address, Her Majesty The Queen acknowledged the grief and financial hardships Britons are facing during the coronavirus pandemic, and promised the nation that better days are ahead. She ended her speech with the words "We will meet again," echoing the lyrics of the wartime song by Vera Lynn.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Due to the coronavirus, travel looks and feels very different to how it did at the start of 2020. Here is what you need to know if you have to get on a plane.
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