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Jerry Maguire

Date: Aug 31 2004

Intro

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Do you have a favorite actor or actress, whose movies you rush out to see on opening night? For many people, that actor is Tom Cruise, one of the most popular actors in the world. How great would it be to co-star with him in a feature film? One lucky actress got her start this way, Renée Zellweger. Check out what John and Sara think of her in the following discussion.

Dialog

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

John

Sara

John: You ever seen Jerry Maguire, Sara?

Sara: I have seen Jerry Maguire. Did you like it?

John: Well, I can’t really remember. I know that Tom Cruise is in it. And that one girl. What’s her name?

Sara: Um. Oh. Renée Zellweger.

John: Yeah.

Sara: Yeah.

John: Do you like her?

Sara: Sometimes. She can be kind of annoying. Do you like her?

John: Uh. I don’t know what all the hubbub is about her. Do you like Tom Cruise?

Sara: I don’t like Tom Cruise. You know that in real life, he’s really short?

John: Yeah.

Sara: Yeah. I don’t really like that.

John: You like tall guys?

Sara: Well, taller than me, hopefully.

John: Is he shorter than you?

Sara: No. I think he’s like five-eight. But I look very tall.

John: So, did you like that movie?

Sara: I did like the movie.

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Discussion

I feel that I should let you in on a little secret I have. I don’t like Tom Cruise. I know, I know. You must be shocked. But I’ll give you a good reason. He’s way too good looking. In my opinion, the leading lady should always be the best looking person in a movie. Tom Cruise is like a Greek God and his leading ladies never quite look as good next to him as they would next to someone a little less handsome. So there! You know all about my little secret.