Sleepless in Seattle

Intro

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

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

Plot: A man’s wife dies from cancer.  He feels like he’ll never fall in love again, but his son has a different idea.  The boy finds a woman on the other side of the country, and arranges a meeting between she and his dad.  Will it work out?
Clip: Annie (Meg Ryan) has just returned from Seattle where she went to meet Sam (Tom Hanks) for the first time.  She saw him with another woman, and immediately went back home.   She meets her friend, Becky, when she gets back to her apartment, and waiting for her is a letter from Seattle.  

Dialog

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

Annie

Becky

Annie:  What’s this?   (holding up a letter)  This is from Seattle, Becky.

Becky:  So I mailed your letter.

Annie:  (Annie starts reading the letter)  Dear Annie, Thanks for your letter, it was great.  You sound neat.   We’re very excited about meeting you in New York on Valentine’s Day and seeing if we’re MFEO.  See ya soon, Sleepless in Seattle.

Becky:  MFEO?

Annie:  Made For Each Other.

Becky:  It’s cute.  It’s like a little clue.

Annie:  AHHHH  (Annie screams, frustrated)

Becky:  So he can’t write – big deal.   Verbal ability is a highly over rated thing in a guy.   And our pathetic need for it is what gets us into so much trouble.

Annie:  I am going to run back to Walter’s arms (her ex-boyfriend) if he’ll still have me.

Becky:  What about the letter?

Annie:  It means nothing.  It was written before I went out there – before the ho.  The only thing is, she didn’t look like a ho.  She looked like someone we’d be friends with.

 

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