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Drinking and Driving

Drinking and Driving English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Feb 01 2008

Themes: Party, Soap Opera

Intro

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

Part of what makes drinking so much fun is that it impairs your judgment. When you’re drunk, you do things you might not normally do, like dance until you’re covered in sweat or talk to that person you’ve always liked.

Of course, that absence of fear can hurt you too. Even people who know that drunk driving is wrong sometimes find themselves driving drunk because when it comes time to decide if they’ve had too many, they’re, well, drunk. They need sober people around them to stop them from getting behind the wheel. It’s hard to put your foot down and not let your friends drive drunk, but think of how many lives would be saved if people did that more often.

Beren, Devan and Marni are hanging out and having some beers. Devan has had way too many, but she’s trying to drive home anyway. Watch what happens…

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Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

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

Devan

Devan

Beren

Beren

Marni

Marni

Devan:  Let me tell you guys something.

Beren:  What?

Devan:  You guys are like my best friends. Like I’ve never…in my whole life known…

Marni:  Somebody’s had too much to drink.

Devan:  I gotta go. I’ll see you guys later.

Beren:  Bye!

Marni:  Wait, wait, wait.

Devan:  I’m gonna go home.

Marni:  You’re not driving, are you?

Beren:  Dude, don’t be a buzzkill. She can drive. She’s fine. I’ve seen her drive drunker.

Devan:  C’mon Beren, let’s go.

Marni:  No no no no no. It’s not OK. You’re not going anywhere. Give me your keys.

Devan:  What do you mean? I’m going.

Marni:  Give me your keys.

Devan:  No.

Marni:  I will drive you home.

Devan:  I can drive.

Beren:  Seriously, you’re so square. Just let us be.

Marni:  Oh, because I want you guys to live, I’m so square? C’mon!

Devan:  What is your deal?

Marni:  My deal is I’m not letting you drive home. You’re wasted.

Devan:  Let’s go.

Marni:  No no no no no. I’m taking your keys. I am taking your keys. Give them to me!

Devan:  It’s cool.

Marni:  It’s not cool. I am taking your keys.

Devan:  Look. I…

Marni:  Got them! Not going anywhere.

 

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Discussion

You know you’re pretty drunk when you start telling all your friends how much you love them. Well, you should know you’re drunk at that point. But as soon as Devan finishes telling Beren and Marni that they’re the best, she gets up to leave.

Marni is surprised that Devan would try to drive and Beren yells that it’s OK. She tries to make Marni feel uncool for trying to stop Devan.

Marni tries everything. She even offers to drive Devan home herself, but there’s no convincing her, so she takes her keys. Beren and Devan are upset in the moment, but they’ll thank her later.

What would you have done if you were in Marni’s position?

 

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glorynight

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

yes

12:40 PM Mar 24 2008 |

snello

snello

Saudi Arabia

 

 In adition to the fact that alcohol has a damaging effect on the community, it also has a negative effect on someon's mental health. It can make him in danger for having mental problems like anxiety disorder and depression. which can cause suicidal feelings and later suicidal actions.

 Not to mention that it raises risk of liver cancer as the quantity of alcohol consumed is the most important determinant of the risk of having liver disease due to alcohol.  

 

:)

 

12:36 PM Mar 24 2008 |

Kas-ye

Kas-ye

Yemen

  I like drive and drink cofe

11:52 AM Mar 24 2008 |

XHL0722666

XHL0722666

China

I think dirnk will forget many things!

06:18 AM Mar 24 2008 |

glorynight

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

dangerous

07:40 AM Mar 23 2008 |

nono ksa

nono ksa

Saudi Arabia

good lesson there is soo many vocab I didn’t know it before
i study english but they didn’t
teach us thouse vocab big thx for Ebaby and good luck for people who learn form this site

06:35 PM Feb 17 2008 |

aoooo101

aoooo101

Turkey

Please drink only in yor home!

12:01 PM Feb 17 2008 |

haitham4vip

Egypt

dont drink but drive

04:39 AM Feb 10 2008 |

moon walker

Peru

Marni did well. Devan was so drunk and she could have an accident…..

09:46 PM Feb 07 2008 |

Tim88

Tim88

Kazakhstan

Maybe it's dangerous, but if you good driver it's cool)
But i'm not drinking!)))

07:43 PM Feb 07 2008 |

computer1987912

China

      Sometimes ,i think drinking with your good friends to  relax  is a good a idea.

08:58 AM Feb 07 2008 |

qj2008

qj2008

Saudi Arabia

i think that agood lesson and i agree with it …............. ...Laughingbecuse we can save many lives if we just do what marni didWink

bey  

08:22 PM Feb 06 2008 |

ziko71

Sudan

it is really nice to across such cultural aspects of life

05:49 PM Feb 06 2008 |

Danilo_BR

Danilo_BR

Brazil

Nice.

05:19 AM Feb 06 2008 |

rubygirl

rubygirl

Turkey

I THINK DRINKIING IS SO BAD THING ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING..I FIND MARNI LOGICAL

06:57 PM Feb 05 2008 |

sophia0204

sophia0204

China

this habit is not good,it will make road accident.

04:03 PM Feb 05 2008 |

candyrabbit

China

Let's try our best to prevent drunk driving.

03:27 PM Feb 04 2008 |

gunslinger

gunslinger

Brazil

Drinking and Driving is the worst combination in the world. Here, in Brazil we have a lot of cars acidents caused by drunkers drivers. The STATE makes a lot of TV campaings but the statistics still going up.

03:09 PM Feb 04 2008 |

kzrJKz

kzrJKz

Russian Federation

If i was marni,  i would bring more beer after that we will sleep on the table together)))Foot in mouth

02:56 PM Feb 04 2008 |

Bossy16

Bossy16

Germany

alcohol is bad in every way and it doesn't even tastes good. I tried it and it was well ugh horrible

11:26 AM Feb 04 2008 |

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