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A Trip to the South
Roger Brown talks of a trip to South Carolina for his daughter’s graduation and what he learned of the old South during slavery times.
The text is offered in two formats: slow motion (80% speed) and full speed. Each text is also segmented into sections with larger ideas so that you can practice consecutive interpreting.
Complete Text – Slow Motion
Segmented Text: Slow Motion
The following version of the text is produced at 80% and separated into 7 sections for practice with consecutive interpreting.
Work with Complete Text Again (Slow Motion)
Now that you have gone through this process and worked with the sections edited for consecutive practice, try interpreting the complete text again. If you wish, you can also review the English outline of the text to support your comprehension before moving to the full speed text.
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English Outline
English Outline for Skin Deep
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- Deciding about travel
o Wife and I were discussing options
§ Flying or driving
§ How much it would cost
o Going to South Carolina
§ From here (Minnesota) to Charleston
§ Honor daughter’s graduation
• From Americorps program
o 9 month program
o Renting a Van
§ Decided on this option
§ 22 hours of driving
• We wondered if we could drive that much
• Leaving Tuesday afternoon
• Graduation ceremony Thursday at 10 am
§ Decided we could do it taking turns driving
? The trip south
o My wife started driving
§ Through Wisconsin
§ Past Chicago
o My turn
§ I started in Indiana
• Felt proud because I graduated in Indiana
§ Stayed awake through the night driving
• Went past Louisville, KY
§ Drove to 4 or 5 in the morning
§ Love that time
• Beauty of sunrise
• My wife slept and missed
§ After dawn, woke my wife
§ Turned driving over to her
o We drove through Tennessee
§ Beautiful mountain terrain
o Through North Carolina
§ Even more challenging roads
§ On the map, it looks like a short trip
• In reality, very circuitous route
• Due to the Smoky Mountains
§ But very beautiful
o Weather changed at South Carolina border
§ Alternating downpours and sunshine
§ Made driving hard
o Finally made it to my daughter’s college
§ In the midst of downpour
§ Had to wait a bit to get out - At the School
o Made it there on Wednesday afternoon
§ We were exhausted
o Daughter wanted help packing up
§ Before leaving the next day
o Took us on a tour of campus
o Finally able to relax
o Saw the graduation the next morning
? Exploring Charleston
o Daughter excited to show us the town
o Great deal of fascinating history
§ Dating back to the Civil War
§ Beautiful town
• Buildings Close together
• Narrow streets
§ Modern day flea market
• Previous site of slave auctions
o Incredible to see the history
§ Had read about it
§ More impact seeing with my own eyes
o Realized what a change America has gone through
§ Life much easier now
? Visiting Boone Hill
o Historical place about slavery
o Had heard of it in movie
§ Roots 2
§ History of North America
o Very excited to see this place
o Daughter took me to see it
o Beautiful plantation
§ Very large
§ Fields full of crops
o Wondered where the historical part was
o Directed to a dock house
§ This building was used for shipping cotton
• Slaves carried it to this building
o Saw row of ten buildings
§ Slave quarters
§ Had a guide who explained the history
• My daughter was interpreting for me
§ Very small area
• About 10 feet wide
• Enough for fireplace and bed
§ Very uncomfortable living accommodations
• No Air conditioning for the heat of South Carolina
• Fire for cooking inside
§ These quarters for the slaves who were skilled it - The ones who worked in the house
§ Other buildings for unskilled field hands
• Bunk house style
§ Skilled and unskilled slaves were kept separated
o Very inspiring to see all the history
? Finding Sustenance
o Seeing all that history really incredible
§ Seeing it on TV
• In movies like “Roots 2”
• Or about the conflicts between North and South
§ Seeing with my own eyes helped me understand
• Differences between North and South
• How far we’ve come
o Grew up eating Soul food
§ Able to really enjoy the cuisine on trip
• Very nourishing
§ Different in the south than up north
o All in all, a great trip
Work with Complete Text Again (Full Speed)
Now that you have gone through this process and worked with the sections edited for consecutive practice, try interpreting the complete text again. If you wish, you can also review the English outline of the text to support your comprehension.
The complete video is in the middle of this page. Click here to return there.