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A Quick Coffee

Date: Feb 12 2008

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.

Remember last week when Amanda agreed to go on a date with Jason, but it had to last only 30 minutes? What would you do for a date with only half an hour? Jason went with the classic low-key date: coffee.

Watch Amanda and Jason hang out at the coffee shop. You might have to pause it in the middle and rest if it gets too awkward for you!

3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.

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.

Jason

Amanda

Jason: It’s awesome you live so close to this little coffee shop. It’s a really cool spot.

Amanda: Yeah, I come here a lot…with…

Jason: Is it a good place to study?

Amanda: ...you know, guys.

Jason: Huh? Do you like to come here to read and stuff?

Amanda: They have Wi-Fi so I bring my laptop and update my profile and do all that stuff.

Jason: Yeah, yeah. Cool.

Amanda: I haven’t really seen you out there on some of the match-making sites.

Jason: I’m sort of a real-life kinda guy. I like to meet people in real life.

Amanda: Oh, like this? Yeah, that’s cool.

Jason: Yeah, I mean we met by chance through our friends and everything. I feel like that’s the best way to…

Amanda: Do you mind if I work on my laptop or is that…

Jason: Uh, I guess, that’s…

Amanda: I don’t have to. It’s just so weird being here and not, you know?

Jason: You could show me some of the sites you’re talking about, if you want.

Amanda: Um, no that’s OK. It’s cool. We don’t really have to go there. Let’s just say that we did.

Jason: OK.

Amanda: Yeah…do you…I can’t really see the clock from here.

Jason: Quarter after.

Amanda: What?

Jason: It’s quarter after.

Amanda: Oh, gosh.

Jason: Do you have, like…

Amanda: Time flies, right? When you’re having the best coffee in the world and really connecting. But, OK. So, do you want to pull up the car or do you want me to?

Jason: Uh, yeah. It’s my car, I guess, so I’ll go get it.

Amanda: Because if it will go faster, I’ll do it. I’m a really fast driver.

Jason: It’s probably…I don’t want to have to explain how to drive it.

Amanda: Oh OK. Cool. Hurry. K.

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Discussion

Jason says it must be cool to live so close to a nice coffee shop. Amanda says she goes there a lot, adding under her breath, “with guys…”

She says she also comes to do work on her laptop because they have wireless Internet. She updates her profiles on various social networking sites, some which are dating sites. She says she doesn’t really see Jason on the dating sites. He prefers to date people he meets through friends in real life.

Amanda asks if Jason would mind if she pulls out her laptop. He says that would be OK. Maybe she could show him some of the sites she just told him about.

When Amanda finds out what time it is, she abruptly asks Jason to get the car. She offers to do it herself if it would be faster.

How do you think this date went? Do you think Amanda and Jason will go on another date?

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Victor13

United States

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Ranjani.T

Canada

Amanda seems dominating ….Especially her attitute is looking awkward. Jason seems Friendly ..sure they will not go for further dating i think.

pseyoung

United States

I think Amanda is not a good giri. She would rather deny the date.

abdorabo

Saudi Arabia

it is somehow a boring date and i believe Amanda will no longer be intrested a date with jasson

tilwayne

Morocco

If I were him, I’ll go get the car… and GET THE HELL AWAY FROM THAT PLACE… then I’d love to watch her get pissed waiting for some cab to drop by. : )

AlexisSilva

Mexico

was it a date ? D:

what kind of date was that?

vijay raj

India

The new vocabulary Part is awesome. I hpe people like this a lot.

CatcheR

Iceland

Amanda was too much, that’s really awkward.

samllJack

China

two poor person.the boy is stupid,the girl is overreaction.another person more clever a little could close the girl.

julito

Argentina

Too awkward for me and everybody else . This date shouldn´t have existed , Amanda was playing out the part of a girl who is not interested at all in Jason .Well , after all is her life and Jason should focus more his attention on Devan , she is a sweetheart.

Sonofmoon

Hungary

I think Mason is an irritating guy but Jason is cool. Is this woman blind?

okezsoke

Hungary

This girl is disgusting…

Harry_Lime

Brazil

She should be nicer with him and tell him she likes another guy. No need to be rude like that.

julywidiawati

Indonesia

I completely have no idea…

Ahshan

China

TERRIBLELY!

cici-yang

China

how poor Jason is!! he wouldn't go out with Amanda,,,go and find another one,,i am sure that you will find someone else who love you more!Amanda is not the right one for you!

cici-yang

China

how poor Jason is.he shouldn’t go out with a girl who act like Amanda.she isn’t the right one for Jason,he shuld find smeone else!

Gentleman985

Turkey

I don't think so that they will date anymore because if Amanda speaking and behavior forcely even though Jason love him better… Personally, Whereupon Amanda will begin to close Mason