Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Often when two people fall in love, they feel like it was meant to be. Their relationship seems so perfect, they think they must have been destined to meet. But what if only one person falls in love? Could you be soulmates with someone who wasn’t interested in dating you?
Sandra Bullock’s character in the new movie All About Steve becomes convinced that she’s met her Mr. Right after one date. Unfortunately, he thinks she is Ms. Wrong. Mary then decides she’ll do anything and everything she can to win Steve over. Find out if the movie managed to win over Marni and Jason.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jason: You know, I enjoy the occasional tarot reading, those sort of things.
Marni: Yeah.
Jason: But I tend to shy away from them sometimes, because I feel like I get too attached to the vision that they portray.
Marni: Interesting.
Jason: Like if I feel like something’s meant to be, then it’s like, “Come hell or high water, that is going to happen!”
Marni: That reminds me of this movie I just saw, All About Steve, starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, who’s sort of a hot commodity right now. But the premise is she feels like…They go on this blind date, and she feels like it’s destined to be. And he’s not so sure about it. So she follows him around the country and sort of is stalker-esque toward him, because she just believes so strongly that they are meant to be.
Jason: These are dangerous concepts, things like soulmate.
Marni: Yeah. Things like love at first sight, you know, that romantic notion. She feels that way about him.
Jason: Does it just break your heart when he brushes her off?
Marni: It certainly…She’s just sort of like more determined than ever. It’s like clearly he just doesn’t see it and she’s gonna make him see it.
Jason: Yeah. That hardly ever works.
Grammar Point
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Discussion
When Jason believes that something is meant to be, he becomes obsessed with making it happen. If things don’t turn out the way he expects, he feels upset.
In the same way, Sandra Bullock’s character in All About Steve becomes obsessed with a guy because she thinks he’s her soulmate. She is so crazy about him that she even stalks him. But stalking isn’t usually the best way to get someone to like you.
It’s hard to make someone to fall in love with you if they just don’t feel it. But if you really believe you’ve met the person you’re destined to be with, it can be hard to let go of that idea.
Do you believe that everyone has a soulmate? What is the best way to get someone to like you?
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