Learn how to use the simple future tense

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• quirky
• lackluster
• chemistry
• match made in heaven

• leading man
• cat and mouse game
• dying to
• action-packed

• on-screen
• whirlwind romance

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Sometimes, an idea that sounds incredible in theory just doesn’t work out right in reality. Eating cake for dinner sounds pretty fun. But if you actually do it, you’ll probably end up with a stomach ache.

The Tourist may be another example of a good idea gone wrong. It stars two of the biggest names in Hollywood, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. They play strangers who meet on a train and end up getting involved in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. While running from the bad guys in two of Europe’s most beautiful cities, they also find time to fall in love. Unfortunately, most reviewers haven’t been in love with the movie. But that’s not going to stop Amy from trying to convince Devan to see it with her.

Dialog

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Amy

Devan

Amy:  I am so excited for The Tourist, I’m dying to see it.

Devan:  Really? Is it because of the Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie together at last thing?

Amy:  Yeah, I mean how can that go wrong, right? I mean, two huge stars, exciting action-packed thriller set in Venice and Paris. It just looks like so much fun.

Devan:  It seems like it has all the elements to go right. Like it seems like they would have amazing on-screen chemistry, the plot is like a cat-and-mouse game, you know, and they have this whirlwind romance. So it has all the right elements. However, I’ve heard in the reviews that it’s kind of lackluster. I guess that they just didn’t have the chemistry that people thought that they would. I don’t know, maybe Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was the true match made in heaven, and Johnny Depp, he’s meant for a Winona Ryder or something like that.

Amy:  Yeah, I guess they might be slightly mismatched. I mean, Johnny Depp’s not exactly a traditional leading man. He’s a little more quirky.

Devan:  Yeah. Maybe she just doesn’t balance him appropriately.

Amy:  Yeah. Well, I don’t care. I’m still going to see it.

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