The Switch

Intro

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

• half past
• midnight
• quarter 'till
• on three

• hostage situation
• make the switch
• noon
• doublecross

• under arrest
• any minute

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

In a hostage situation, the easy part for the criminal is making demands. You saw that last week when Dale and Ella chased Evil Beren into her hideout and she called them on the phone to tell what she wanted to release her twin. The hard part, however, is making the switch, and that’s what today’s episode of the Ebaby! soap opera is about.

Evil Beren told Dale and Ella to meet her at the waterfront at 12. Watch as they arrive a little before noon to wait for her. Will they rescue Beren or will she doublecross them?

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Dialog

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

Dale

Ella

Jason

Devan

Dale:  This is where we’re supposed to meet, right?

Ella:  Yeah. I mean…It’s five ‘till so she should be here any minute.

Dale:  Any minute now.

Ella:  Any minute.

Dale:  Any minute. Where is she? Gosh.

Ella:  Yeah. We’ve been waiting here for a while.

Dale:  What time is it? What time did she tell you?

Ella:  I mean, she said twelve, noon. Noon is twelve.

Dale:  Yeah. That’s right. Well it’s half past right now so…

Ella:  I feel like we’ve been here forever.

Dale:  Gosh.

Ella:  Well, we’re not gonna…We don’t have anything else to do, so…

Dale:  Well, we might as well make sure we don’t miss her

Ella:  Yeah. That sounds good.

Dale:  You know what?

Ella:  What?

Dale:  I think she meant midnight! What time is it?

Ella:  It’s quarter ‘till. I’m tired!

Dale:  There she is.

Ella:  What the…

Dale:  She’s early. OK. Hey. You got her?

Evil Beren: Uh…Do you have my money?

Dale:  Right here. Right here.

Evil Beren: And my plane ticket?

Dale:  Yeah. It’s in here.

Evil Beren: Alright.

Dale:  Alright.

Evil Beren: Alright.

Dale:  Let’s do this right. Let’s do it.

Evil Beren: Wait. On three.

Dale:  On three. One. Three! What a second! Get over here! You’re under arrest.

Ella:  Are you OK?

Dale:  Alright young lady, you’re under arrest. Let’s go.

Jason:  I love that the weather is warming up. We get to come out here for these, like, midnight strolls.

Devan:  I know.

Jason:  Wait, is that…Is that Beren? Being arrested?

Devan:  What!?

Jason:  By Dale and Ella?

Devan:  What!?

Jason:  Dale! What’s going on?

Dale:  Official police business!

Jason:  But it’s Beren!

Dale:  No. No it’s not! Police business!

Devan:  That’s Beren. That…

Jason:  But it’s…But…But…But there’s two!

 

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