Get Over It

Intro

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

• break up
• I bet
• prospects
• pick up chicks

• get over
• aftermath
• dump
• bummed

• play that card
• move on

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

How long does it take to get over someone? A breakup can leave you upset for months or be forgotten about by the end of the day. A lot of factors contribute to the aftermath of a relationship, like how long it lasted and whose decision it was to end it.

Mason and Marni both got dumped recently and they’re still bummed about it. Jason notices his friends are down and tries to help them come up with some ways to move on.

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Dialog

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

Jason

Mason

Marni

Jason:  You guys don’t look so excited to be alive today.

Mason:  Yeah.

Marni:  It’s true.

Jason:  Did I miss something? Is something…

Mason:  No. It’s the same old thing, man. Breakups.

Marni:  Uh!

Jason:  You too?

Marni:  Yes!

Mason:  Single life. I mean you…I know this is kinda weird, but you got over Amanda.

Jason:  I did.

Mason:  How’d that work?

Jason:  Well, I didn’t have Amanda ever so that helped. But, uh…

Marni:  Yeah. That’s different.

Mason:  Believe me…

Jason:  It was still hard.

Mason:  ...you have no idea how much that helps.

Jason:  Not having had her?

Mason:  That woman, she lingers.

Jason:  Yeah. I bet.

Marni:  Oh man.

Jason:  But I don’t know, like…Let’s see. It actually took a lot of work to get over her, or my desire for her, you know. Like I…I made out with some random people. Have you guys tried that at all?

Marni:  No.

Mason:  I got no prospects.

Jason:  I don’t really highly recommend it. I actually got a new dog.

Mason:  Really?

Jason:  Which ended up working out, although I do feel like it was a kind of reckless to get a new pet when I was so depressed.

Mason:  Excellent for picking up chicks though, the dogs.

Jason:  Yes.

Mason:  I’ve played that card.

Jason:  Totally. And I don’t know. Sometimes you can use a breakup for, like, a big lifestyle shift that you’ve been thinking about having for a while, you know, if you’ve ever been like, “Maybe I should travel or, like, shave my head or…”

Marni:  Yeah. Yeah.

Mason:  Hmm.

Marni:  Maybe.

Mason:  Hmm.

Jason:  None of those sound very good?

Marni:  Hmm.

Jason:  How long do you think it takes? Is it like….I’ve heard, like, one month for every year or, like, twice as long as the relationship, some people say.

Mason:  I know. Wanna see my pictures of Amanda?

Jason:  No. Oh yeah, dude.

Marni:  No.

Jason:  That’s the…You gotta get those off your phone.

Mason:  This is us at the beach.

Jason:  OK. Not only should you not be showing these to me, but you can’t…

Marni:  Yeah. You gotta get rid of those.

Jason:  You can’t have pictures of your girlfriend around.

Marni:  You need to burn them.

Jason:  No, no.

Marni:  They’re on your phone. Maybe you need to burn your phone. I immediately destroyed all photos, all evidence.

Jason:  We better take this for the rest of the day.

Marni:  Yeah.

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