The Shins

Intro

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

• missed out
• scalp
• box office
• Back then

• picked up
• stoked
• sold out

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Remember the band The Shins we talked about last summer?
then[/def], they were just a local band, but in the last few months, they have really gotten popular.
Their music was featured on the movie Garden State
and on the popular television series called OC
.

Dialog

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

John

Kyle

John:  So Kyle, have you picked up the new Shins CD?

Kyle:  No. I actually bought the old one after watching, uh, the Garden State

movie.

John:  I think that’s the same one.

Kyle:  Really?

John:  Yeah.

Oh. I thought there was, uh, two CDs now.

John:  Oh yeah. You’re right. There are two. Do you know they’re coming to town?

Kyle:  No. When’s that?

John:  I believe it’s in a couple of weeks. But it’s already sold out. They’re playing at the ballroom.

Kyle:  Cool. Crystal Ballroom.

John:  The Crystal Ballroom. Yeah.

Kyle:  All right. Are you stoked?

John:  I’m not going man. It’s sold out.

Kyle:  Oh. I thought that you got tickets before.

John:  No. I totally missed out. I might go down and try to scalp some tickets though.

Kyle:  Oh. Good idea. Be careful with that man.

John:  Why?

 

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