Casino Royale

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• sex object
• player
• soft
• Cut

• British
• get the giggles
• smokin'
• sexist

• male chauvinist

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Hot, British actor Daniel Craig is steaming up the screen in his first James Bond movie, Casino Royale. He follows in the footsteps of the first Bond: Sean Connery. Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan have also played the fictional British secret service agent, also known by his number: “007” (spoken as “Double Oh Seven”).

Amanda and Kevin talk about the movie, but they start laughing and can’t finish the conversation. Listen in as they get the giggles.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Kevin

Amanda

Kevin:  How ya feeling after…

Amanda:  I think it’s a little… I think it’s a little warm in here. I’m not sure. I need to loosen up a little bit.

Kevin:  You just saw Casino Royal, didn’t you?

Amanda:  I did! Did you?

Kevin:  Pretty smokin’.

Amanda:  Oh my God. You know, I’m not normally a James Bond fan at all. I find them to be very sexist, male chauvinist and it’s all about portraying the woman as the sex object only, never the man ever. It’s just the player knocking through all these women. But finally….

Kevin:  It’s pretty cool, yeah. And I also like that he shows a soft side, you know, he shows…

Amanda:  Oh, through his nudity, you mean?

Kevin:  Well, that. But, you know, because he really cares about the woman. I really thought, think it’s one of the best James, one of the best, um, films I’ve seen in a long time.

Amanda:  Cut!

Kevin:  Sorry. We could try again.

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