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.
What do you do when you get some bad news, or learn about a piece of information that’s disappointing? What about when something bothers you? Do you get angry? Do you mope? Do you go out and try to fix the situation? Or do you just shrug it off and not let it bother you?
Many people wish they could just shrug things off all the time, but it’s easier said than done. You can act as if everything is okay, but you might still feel bad. You might tell everyone you’re fine, even if you are hurting inside. To genuinely shrug something off, you must be a really relaxed person, or at least a person who doesn’t take things too seriously.
Greta has a handsome co-star in her new movie. Find out whether Jeff can shrug it off in this English lesson.
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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Mason: So, Jeff. How does it feel to be dating a big movie star?
Jeff: Why is everybody talking about it? I don’t know if we would call it dating.
Mason: All right. What would you call it?
Jeff: I don’t know. Why even put a label on it?
Mason: I guess I see what you mean. But are you guys, you know, exclusive?
Jeff: No, not really. I guess not.
Mason: Doesn’t it make you a little jealous that she has to make out with all those other guys in the movies and stuff?
Jeff: Me? Jealous? No, I just ignore it. Shrug it off. You know? Besides, I know I’m just as good-looking as, what’s his name? Dustin Holt?
Mason: Dustin Holt! Oh my god. That guy is ridiculously handsome.
Jeff: Yeah, whatever.
Mason: Maybe you should start acting. Then you could be the leading man in all of her movies, right? Have you ever acted before?
Jeff: Actually, I have. When I was five years old, I was in a commercial for my dad’s car dealership. My mom said I was really good.
Mason: You should totally do it!
Jeff: I think I will, man. Hey, Greta.
Greta: Hey, Jeff.
Jeff: I have an idea. What about casting me as the lead in your movie instead of that Dustin Holt guy?
Greta: You?
Jeff: Yeah. And not because I’m jealous or anything at all.
Greta: It’s not because you’re jealous?
Jeff: No, no, no, no. I just remembered how much I love acting.
Greta: I’m remembering when you showed me that commercial that you were in when you were a kid.
Jeff: Yeah!
Greta: You were not even convincing playing yourself.
Jeff: I was.
Greta: Jeff, you are a terrible actor.
Jeff: I am.
Mason: It’s all right, man. Shrug it off.
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Discussion
Mason is trying to find out whether Jeff has any jealousy issues in his new relationship. Since Greta is in the movies, she frequently has to kiss and pretend she’s dating other guys. Jeff insists that he’s not jealous, and that he can just shrug it off.
Mason wonders, though, if Jeff should try to get into the movies himself. That way, he could be the leading man, and he wouldn’t have anything to be jealous about. Unfortunately, though Jeff thinks he’s a good actor, Greta doesn’t think so. She saw a video he made when he was younger, and she thought it was terrible.
Do you think Jeff should be jealous when Greta acts in movies with other men? Are you good at shrugging it off when something bothers you?
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