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.
One of the worst feelings a person can have is heartbreak. It’s the feeling you get when something terribly disappointing happens to you. People often feel heartbroken when they are rejected in love.
Some lucky people don’t have to feel much heartbreak in their lives. So far, Ella has been one of these people. Men want to be with her, and she may break their hearts, but so far, no one has broken hers.
Mason recently got over his love for Ella. Even though she doesn’t love him back, she has a strange feeling she can’t identify. What could it be?
3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.
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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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Marni: Ella, are you OK? You don’t look so good.
Ella: Nuh-uh. I don’t feel very good either.
Marni: Well, what’s the matter?
Ella: I don’t know. I have this, like, weird achey feeling all around here. Uh…
Marni: Are there any other symptoms?
Ella: Well, I find myself a little tired. Like, I don’t really want to do anything. I’m just kind of moping around. I just feel low.
Marni: Huh. Well, that is strange. When did this all start?
Ella: I mean, it’s been pretty recent. It kind of first started when Mason announced that he had a new girlfriend and then it just seemed to get worse since this morning at the meeting.
Marni: So, the meeting where Dale and I mentioned that he had a hottie. This is when you started feeling ill?
Ella: Yeah. That’s about the time, yeah. Man…
Marni: Wait a minute. So you’re telling me that you feel kind of achey around your heart, and a little queasy, and you don’t really want to do anything. Well, Ella, it sounds to me like you might be a little heartbroken.
Ella: What? Heartbroken? No. That doesn’t happen to me. I mean heartbroken is when you’re all depressed and sad because of some type of romantic disappointment. No. Never. I always get the guy.
Marni: Wait. You’ve never been heartbroken before?
Ella: Absolutely not. Never.
Marni: Well, you said you always get the guy, but, Ella, I mean, in this case, you didn’t get the guy. I mean, Mason’s over you. He’s got a girlfriend.
Jeff: You want that thing? Those idiots down the street forgot to hold the mayo again. I can’t eat this.
Ella: Oh my gosh. That’s it. Jeff, you’re my savior!
Jeff: What’s she talking about?
Marni: I don’t know. What’s going on, Ella?
Ella: Don’t you get it? I wasn’t heartbroken. I was hungry.
Marni: Wow.
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Discussion
Marni can tell that Ella isn’t feeling well. She just doesn’t look good. Her face shows that she is feeling achey and queasy.
Ella explains that she has been moping around and not feeling well for a few days. It all started when Mason told everyone he had a new girlfriend.
After hearing Ella explain how she feels, Marni tells her she must be heartbroken. Ella says she’s never been heartbroken before. She is always the one who breaks other people’s hearts.
Just then, Jeff walks in and gives Ella a sandwich. She takes a bite and suddenly feels better. She wasn’t heartbroken, she was just hungry!
Have you ever been heartbroken? What was it like?
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For all those who are heart-broken right now, here, go to my profile page. I have a song for you, hope it can make you more calm, buddy. It was my song when I was in heart-broken long time ago. Really heart-broken. Damn, true love! Hiksssssss |
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Rockyy01 seems to be you are an unselfish person and altruist. You have found the wisdom in the situation you went through. I agree with you, if you really love person you want to see her/him happy no matter where is that person and how her( his) life is going on apart of you :( No doubts, flames and the ashes will stay inside of your heart for a very long time ( even whole your life) but the power of the flames will reduce day by day up untill it become the short flames of memory which will be able to remind you the nicest moments we share together. ONLY the nicest moments to cheer you up and to make your heart smile! Best regards to you!!! Do not lose your hope. Always love and be loved by people |
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