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Coma

Coma English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Feb 03 2009

Themes: Friend, Health

Grammar: Simple Past Tense

Intro

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

A few weeks ago, there was a terrible accident in the English, baby! soap opera. Jason, after saying that the only reason he didn’t love Devan is that she has no hair, fell down the stairs.

Last week, Evil Beren mentioned that Jason is in a coma. She was right. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but has since stabilized. Though he is still unconscious, at least he’s not getting any worse. Watch as Marni and Beren visit him at the hospital.

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Dialog

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Beren

Beren

Marni

Marni

Beren:  Oh my god, I just heard. What happened? How is he? How…What…

Marni:  It’s so awful. He’s in a coma.

Beren:  Is it…is he stable? Do they know?

Marni:  He’s stable, but he’s in critical condition.

Beren:  Oh my God.

Marni:  I know. It’s horrible.

Beren:  Have they done any tests? Do they know…Is he gonna come out of it? Has he been responsive? Like, what happened?

Marni:  I know. Do you…You don’t know how this happened?

Beren:  No, no!

Marni:  Oh my God. So, Jason fell after slipping on…oh my God, you’re never going to believe this…a banana peel.

Beren:  What?

Marni:  Yes. He slipped on a banana peel and went tumbling down the stairs and Mason found him at the bottom of the stairs.

Beren:  Oh my God.

Marni:  You just missed the rest of the crew. Everybody was here. We’re all…

Beren:  This is terrible.

Marni:  I know. It’s just ugh…It’s so sad.

Beren:  Poor guy.

 

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Discussion

Beren (who, of course, is actually Evil Beren), didn’t know what had happened yet, so Marni explains that Jason slipped on a banana peel. The rest of Jason’s friends were there earlier in the day.

They’ll just have to keep Jason in their thoughts and visit him often and hope he wakes up. Have you ever known someone who was unconscious in the hospital for a long time? How did you deal with it?

 

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Mynameis_linh5

Viet Nam

I can't understand???!!!Surprised

09:23 AM Mar 06 2009 |

Almalazy

Almalazy

Taiwan

this event may actually be happening in the real live, if head hit. be careful.

05:31 AM Mar 05 2009 |

Azazzy-宗

China

ok i have to say that's too weird..

'slipped on a banana peel'

people should be careful with watermenon peel too

11:02 AM Mar 03 2009 |

saifu

saifu

Pakistan

wow

05:41 AM Mar 02 2009 |

Ada Liu

China

poor JasonFrown

should be careful when you around stairs

10:10 AM Mar 01 2009 |

barth

barth

Mexico

wow! that was a terrible accident. so be careful when walk down on a stairs. greetings from mexico. bye

12:03 AM Feb 24 2009 |

vickylenco

Viet Nam

that’s so ridiculous ,Jason seem horrible , i think he cannot wake up because the accident with banana peel

02:20 AM Feb 13 2009 |

freedomforme

China

it is so strange

02:15 AM Feb 10 2009 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Thanks for God no friend or relatives was in hospital a long time…and not me! :)

06:40 PM Feb 09 2009 |

lulu6151

lulu6151

China

coma, cirtical condiction? oh no. too bad news. god bless u jason.

05:58 AM Feb 06 2009 |

lulu6151

lulu6151

China

coma, cirtical condiction? oh no. too bad news. god bless u jason.

05:58 AM Feb 06 2009 |

Michaeljordanx

China

"slipped on a banana peel", it often happens in life.

I think banana is an evil fruit if it stands in the public place but not in the garbage bin.

 so, we must throw the banana peel in the proper place after eat the meat.

 Good luck! Jason!

08:51 AM Feb 05 2009 |

Messerlin

Messerlin

China

i hope he will come to

07:11 AM Feb 05 2009 |

Messerlin

Messerlin

China

i hope he will come to

07:11 AM Feb 05 2009 |

Messerlin

Messerlin

China

i hope he will come to

07:11 AM Feb 05 2009 |

selina qu

China

be careful when out

09:21 AM Feb 04 2009 |

Slavic miracle

Russian Federation

a banana peel :-D 

in a good tradition of soup opera)))

04:05 AM Feb 04 2009 |

nour_2

nour_2

Syrian Arab Republic

i think it's a story like the cartoon movies stories i mean (in the idea of the slipping on a banana peel)Laughing

like TOM AND JERRY…......................

10:35 PM Feb 03 2009 |

EDITH ^.~

EDITH ^.~

United States

Happy to know that it isn't real. I can't believe that you would make this kind of joke to us. You have really got me this time.

05:53 PM Feb 03 2009 |

Mr Shaluunge

United States

I hope to be good as possible as well

04:57 PM Feb 03 2009 |

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