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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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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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Lorelai Gilmore

United States

sorry, I mean who is really drunken!!! Innocent

09:11 PM Feb 02 2008 |

Lorelai Gilmore

United States

If I were Marni I would have done exactly the same, because it's just too dangerous to let someone drive whiche is really drunken! 

09:10 PM Feb 02 2008 |

yuki gao

China

       Innocent i will do the same thing as marni 's.

08:57 PM Feb 02 2008 |

onelife

Jordan

i thank God cause i am muslim and drinking alcohol is prohibited in Islam because god give us the brain to distinguished us from animals which dont have it so drugs and alcohol damage this blessing then we loose it and become like animal !!!

so we have to stop this bad habit ….God gave you healthy body so keep it healthy FOR YOUR GOOD 

 

08:40 PM Feb 02 2008 |

kaywong

kaywong

China

as we know,we must put the life in first. I would not let my friends in the dangerous, so l will stop them to drunk drinking.

05:19 PM Feb 02 2008 |

yuen88yuen

yuen88yuen

China

Drinking impairs ur judgment! But drunk driving will go from bad to worse!~!

04:00 PM Feb 02 2008 |

Yulya-link

Yulya-link

Ukraine

that's why I don't drink alcohol at all!!!Tongue out

03:21 PM Feb 02 2008 |

parsamary

parsamary

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

in my country alcohol is forbidden .

03:18 PM Feb 02 2008 |

ljy222

ljy222

China

yes ,not only for youself but also for the people who love you

02:50 PM Feb 02 2008 |

Lisin

Lisin

Taiwan

Thank God! Marni is really a good friend, keeping her friends from danger. She’s a true friend.

02:41 PM Feb 02 2008 |

Summer86

Summer86

Germany

drinking and driving

02:08 PM Feb 02 2008 |

hipper0415

hipper0415

Taiwan

She is crazy!

 

  Damn drunk driver!
 

01:36 PM Feb 02 2008 |

Gaja

Poland

We should take a taxi. This beautifull yellow car will drive us everywhere,

 

01:19 PM Feb 02 2008 |

HuangYe

HuangYe

United Kingdom

wow~~
God say those must be punk girls.I’m really happy to got a chance to know how the girls drunk is.Not happen in my country, girls do not drink and drive
~

12:02 PM Feb 02 2008 |

zgpno1

zgpno1

China

Tongue outin the evening of nov.11 that we called single men's day,with some other guys ,we drunk in the bar. when we are all became wastes , we called a taxi to school's dorm. but in a corner ,to all of our surprise ,after a  drastic shaking, the car wiped out . InnocentInnocent luckly,we ware all safe except a liitle brush burn. we all think that ,the driver must be a single ,too.

11:43 AM Feb 02 2008 |

biggins(english)

China

you know ,Drinking is good.but Driving is bad

11:04 AM Feb 02 2008 |

Summer86

Summer86

Germany

cool girl for drinking or driving!

11:03 AM Feb 02 2008 |

kanny

Nigeria

Hello i am kelly i will like u to be my friend so that will can talk very well or u meet me on my yahoo massenger pls .

thanks and bye

 

10:26 AM Feb 02 2008 |

huanyueshuijing

China

I think it’s dangerous drive after drunk drinking.Savety must be first

10:20 AM Feb 02 2008 |

nanacy

Philippines

dont allowed yourself to drive when you are drunk its too dangerous .if you want to go on your life then dont do it its totally a bad habit . its frown for accident  it will easily end your life .

10:13 AM Feb 02 2008 |

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