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.
If you’ve ever played team sports, you know that you have to interact with a lot of people. There are all of your teammates, and there’s the team that you’re competing against. When everyone is on the field it can be kind of crowded, so you have to work at communicating with a lot of people at the same time.
When it comes to dating, some people prefer to meet a lot of people at once. They don’t want to settle down right away. Instead, they like to play the field and communicate with a lot of dates at the same time. For them, it’s better to stay active and keep moving.
Read on to find out who wants to play the field in this English lesson about dating.
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: Hey, Jeff! You got a special package here. Looks like it’s from Greta.
Lily: Oh, so romantic!
Jeff: Come on, you guys. Seriously!
Marni: What do you think it is?
Jeff: Well, I did send her a pretty special care package last week with something that I really cared about. I would imagine that she sent me something equally important. Don’t you think?
Mason: Oh, look! It’s a teddy bear. It’s so cute!
Lily: Do you think it was hers when she was a kid or something?
Jeff: Yeah, this is actually what I just sent her. This is mine. She sent it back.
Lily: Oh. Is there a note?
Jeff: As a matter of fact there is. I can’t wait to read this one. “Dear Jeff, It was good to hear from you on set. It’s very sweet to know that you miss me. It was really cute that you sent me your childhood teddy bear, but I’m going to have to return it to you. I can’t accept it. You know that I just recently started dating, and I can’t get serious with just one person. I need to play the field for a while. I’m sorry. Fondly, Greta.”
Mason: Fondly? Ouch.
Lily: That’s so odd. I would never think of Greta as one to play the field. I mean, it seems like she would just go ahead and settle down.
Jeff: Yeah, me too.
Lily: What are you doing?
Jeff: I’m updating my AmericanDreamD8.com profile.
Mason: Do you think that’s such a good idea right now, buddy?
Jeff: Well, if Greta’s going to play the field, then I can play the field, too. OK?
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Discussion
Jeff has received a package from Greta, and everyone’s dying to know what’s inside. He recently mailed his childhood teddy bear to her at her movie set, and it was such a sweet gift that his friends are sure that Greta sent something special to Jeff in return. But when Jeff opens the box, he finds his teddy bear inside. She mailed it back!
Greta tells Jeff in a letter that she thought his care package was very cute, but she’s not ready to date only one person. Greta wants the freedom to go out with whoever she wants and she’s not ready to be serious with Jeff. His reaction surprises his friends: Jeff goes to work on his online dating profile so he can meet someone new.
Was sending Jeff his teddy bear and a letter a kind way to end a relationship with him? Do you think people should start dating again right after a break-up?
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