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Close Encounter English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Oct 27 2009

Themes: Soap Opera

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When you get really tired, things can start to seem like a dream. Or you can fall asleep without realizing it and mistake a dream for reality.

Watch as a drowsy Ella sees something strange in her office. You’ll think you’ve entered the Twilight Zone! Could Ella be having a close encounter of the third kind? Enjoy this special Halloween episode of the Ebaby! soap opera.

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Ella

Ella

Devan

Devan

Ella:  I’m so tired. All she does is make me work. I don’t want to be here anymore. I just want to be someplace else far, far away like…Another galaxy sounds really good right now. Just anywhere else. Awesome. Shiny!

Devan:  Hey! Wake up!

Ella:  I was just finishing up this client’s page here…

Devan:  Yeah. It looked like you were.

Devan:  Look at the way she looks at me like I’m a slave driver. I just think she’s lazy. She has no work ethic. And she’s gettin’ kinda big too. Man, maybe I need to get her a bigger swimsuit.

Ella:  Excuse me! First, you make me work here all day, all night, and now you’re criticizing me for my weight. I have no time to work out thanks to you.

Devan:  How could you…I didn’t say anything. What happened to your water?

 

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Discussion

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Ella is thinking about how tired she is when suddenly she opens her office door and green flows in. She walks towards it. Next thing she knows, she’s waking up at her desk. Remember, last week she fell asleep at her desk. Was the glowing green light a dream? Devan is angry with her for falling asleep. She starts thinking really mean things about Ella, and Ella hears them and reacts. Then they notice that Ella’s cup of water is green.

What happened to Ella? What was the green light? Do you think she was abducted by aliens? Why can she read Devan’s thoughts? Is she telepathic now?

 

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yangyang sweet

China

what 's  the meaning about the  video? thanks .

10:44 AM Dec 01 2009 |

kareena kapor

Saudi Arabia

i wanna know what happen after that what was that thing i mean the green water

i think she is dreaming

11:44 PM Nov 26 2009 |

Ahmed Abdulwahid

Somalia

i'm very exite of this lesson, i never seen like this,

the girl has got tired because of very hard work!

thanks

08:04 AM Nov 14 2009 |

Whitney S

Whitney S

Colombia

wow, That green water is so strange…

I think martians got her mind xD 

03:16 AM Nov 13 2009 |

shahabsohi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Happiest

03:33 PM Nov 12 2009 |

Hero812

Mexico

funny…i dont like the blonde girl hahah

07:55 PM Nov 11 2009 |

Music d(-.-)b

United Arab Emirates

lool what just did happend ?? umm.. nvm

06:02 PM Nov 10 2009 |

zhaokan

zhaokan

China

haha  lazy

12:49 AM Nov 08 2009 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Hahaha It seems that Ella had a event called "Astral Projection",It occurs when you are sleeping or in drowsiness state and you can "go out" of your body,in the other words,you project you "astral form" ;)

11:17 PM Nov 06 2009 |

Ca_Brazil

Ca_Brazil

Brazil

i dont know… maybe all that happened its been part of her dream yet, later she will wake up or if its all real she can get fired by Devan.

11:29 PM Nov 03 2009 |

ademm288

ademm288

Turkey

hello

 

05:28 PM Nov 03 2009 |

s id

Saudi Arabia

   she was very angry about work-hard . i think 

    she would rather live her job.

    by-the way what happened of her water.

05:05 PM Nov 02 2009 |

shadows goldsmith

Syrian Arab Republic

She's boring what happent for her

she is not well

hmmm

best regards

 

12:11 PM Nov 02 2009 |

sandyzh

sandyzh

China

what happened to her water??

05:26 PM Nov 01 2009 |

Kas-ye

Kas-ye

Yemen

It is all good

09:16 AM Oct 31 2009 |

smart2022

smart2022

Saudi Arabia

yeah, sometimes you need to have rest at work..

 what happen to the glass..looooool

08:02 AM Oct 31 2009 |

vivivi^^

vivivi^^

China

That’s sth very mysterious…

04:42 AM Oct 31 2009 |

kukuka

kukuka

Ukraine

It's getting interesting i have to say. Now Ella is telepathic and may be they will use her nonordinary skills to make some business progress. I don't know I think I will definitely keep on watching closely what's going on there in the soap opera.

09:06 AM Oct 30 2009 |

tobossh

tobossh

China

If not, so what makes ella read davan's thought. So i think she would be abducted by aliens. And may be she is the telepathic now… how poweful she is.

05:44 AM Oct 30 2009 |

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