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.
There are certain things you never expect to see again. And then, boom! There they are. Blast from the past.
When something you thought was long gone or over for a long time reappears again, it’s a blast from the past. A blast from the past isn’t something that recently ended or something that has been going on continuously. It has to have been dormant for a while.
For instance, music can be a blast from the past. If Vanilla Ice started touring again, that would be a blast from the past. But U2, even though they’ve been around longer than Vanilla Ice, is not a blast from the past. They have been making music nonstop for a long time.
Everyone at the office is about to get a blast from the past. Can you guess what, or wh, it is?
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.
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Jason: Morning, guys!
Mason: Morning!
Jeff: Good morning.
Devan: Um, that’s what you’re wearing today?
Jason: Pretty much.
Mason: Cool, man.
Jason: Thanks.
Jeff: Whoa, blast from the past. You in an ‘80s rock band now?
Jason: I wish. Just sporting this vintage tee I picked up at a thrift store.
Devan: Well, we’re interviewing candidates for Ella’s old position today, and the first one’s going to be here any minute. You should probably put your shirt back on.
Amanda: Hello, hello! Just want to introduce you guys to the new Assistant to the Regional Manager. Blast from the past…
Jeff: His shirt? Yeah, tell me about it.
Amanda: No…
Mason: Uh, what are you doing here?
Amanda: Um, I was gonna interview, but I think that I should go. Right? I should go.
Devan: No.
Amanda: I think that’s probably best. It’s OK…
Devan: No, wait. Didn’t you become a nun?
Mason: Yeah!
Amanda: Yeah, actually, funny story about that. That was the original plan, and then I got this message from Him and he told me that I should design this phone case that looks like a cassette tape. Check it out. Pretty cool, right?
Jason: Talk about a blast from the past!
Amanda: Yeah. It’s pretty successful, too. It’s actually in my resume. I can back it up. I sold like a million units…
Devan: This is a really impressive resume. I think you’re highly qualified for this job. Do you want to come in my office and talk about it?
Amanda: I don’t know…
Devan: Here. Come this way. Let’s chat.
Amanda: OK. Mason…
Jeff: You OK?
Mason: That girl broke my heart, Jeff.
Jeff: But you’re in a new relationship now.
Mason: I was not ready for a blast from the past like that.
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Discussion
Jason arrives at work wearing a funny looking shirt. He explains that it’s vintage and he got it at a thrift store. Everyone agrees that it’s a blast from the past.
Devan tells Jason to put his shirt back on because they need to interview people for Ella’s old job. Their first appointment walks in and she looks familiar. It’s their old friend Amanda!
Amanda almost leaves but everyone keeps asking her questions. She tells them that she made a popular phone case that looks like a cassette tape. Both Amanda’s phone case and her sudden presence in the office are major blasts from the past.
Devan agrees to interview Amanda for the job. As they walk off, Mason looks confused. He explains to Jeff that Amanda broke his heart.
Have you ever experienced a blast from the past?
Watch the last episode in which Amanda appeared back in 2009!
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