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A Quick Coffee

Date: Feb 12 2008

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.

Remember last week when Amanda agreed to go on a date with Jason, but it had to last only 30 minutes? What would you do for a date with only half an hour? Jason went with the classic low-key date: coffee.

Watch Amanda and Jason hang out at the coffee shop. You might have to pause it in the middle and rest if it gets too awkward for you!

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.

Jason

Amanda

Jason: It’s awesome you live so close to this little coffee shop. It’s a really cool spot.

Amanda: Yeah, I come here a lot…with…

Jason: Is it a good place to study?

Amanda: ...you know, guys.

Jason: Huh? Do you like to come here to read and stuff?

Amanda: They have Wi-Fi so I bring my laptop and update my profile and do all that stuff.

Jason: Yeah, yeah. Cool.

Amanda: I haven’t really seen you out there on some of the match-making sites.

Jason: I’m sort of a real-life kinda guy. I like to meet people in real life.

Amanda: Oh, like this? Yeah, that’s cool.

Jason: Yeah, I mean we met by chance through our friends and everything. I feel like that’s the best way to…

Amanda: Do you mind if I work on my laptop or is that…

Jason: Uh, I guess, that’s…

Amanda: I don’t have to. It’s just so weird being here and not, you know?

Jason: You could show me some of the sites you’re talking about, if you want.

Amanda: Um, no that’s OK. It’s cool. We don’t really have to go there. Let’s just say that we did.

Jason: OK.

Amanda: Yeah…do you…I can’t really see the clock from here.

Jason: Quarter after.

Amanda: What?

Jason: It’s quarter after.

Amanda: Oh, gosh.

Jason: Do you have, like…

Amanda: Time flies, right? When you’re having the best coffee in the world and really connecting. But, OK. So, do you want to pull up the car or do you want me to?

Jason: Uh, yeah. It’s my car, I guess, so I’ll go get it.

Amanda: Because if it will go faster, I’ll do it. I’m a really fast driver.

Jason: It’s probably…I don’t want to have to explain how to drive it.

Amanda: Oh OK. Cool. Hurry. K.

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Discussion

Jason says it must be cool to live so close to a nice coffee shop. Amanda says she goes there a lot, adding under her breath, “with guys…”

She says she also comes to do work on her laptop because they have wireless Internet. She updates her profiles on various social networking sites, some which are dating sites. She says she doesn’t really see Jason on the dating sites. He prefers to date people he meets through friends in real life.

Amanda asks if Jason would mind if she pulls out her laptop. He says that would be OK. Maybe she could show him some of the sites she just told him about.

When Amanda finds out what time it is, she abruptly asks Jason to get the car. She offers to do it herself if it would be faster.

How do you think this date went? Do you think Amanda and Jason will go on another date?

Comments

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smart2022

Saudi Arabia

that's date is very funny. Amanda has to do better or try with another one.

may be they can go out again if Amanda understand Jason well

kiyaarast

United States

they are wasting time. Amanda dosen't like to Jason..

chamoh42@gmail.com

Solomon Islands

I think that was their first and the last date as both of them seemed kinda on the scene.

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

when you spend time with person who you likes to be with time always flies but here what i can see is Amanda is trying to play with Jason's feelings kind of thing.But nothing like trying keep on tryinh Jason

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

when you spend time with person who you likes to be with time always flies but here what i can see is Amanda is trying to play with Jason’s feelings kind of thing.But nothing like trying keep on tryinh Jason

Dekler

Kazakhstan

Spending time in coffee shop really good thing,

especially with smb.

In this case time was to fast, probably with problems in the future)

emranehmed

Pakistan

Oh Yes. Coffee shops are best dating places. I also like to go there to meet new persons.

danio03

China

may be they are all nerverous

danio03

China

may be they are all nerverous

danio03

China

may be they are all nerverous

jinrun998

China

oh,no

bigmouse2008

China

I hate such kind of girl like Amanda !She just waste Jason's time and money ,maybe emotion.

if you do not like him,tell him!she is unsteadiness girl.

Jason is unlucy .

mahmoudjeexaa

Somalia

A QUICK COFFE OR LOW-KEY Dating! Yeah yeah that is amazing. I like half an hour Dating i'm gonna date soon AMANDA LOL

mahmoudjeexaa

Somalia

A QUICK COFFE OR LOW-KEY Dating! Yeah yeah that is amazing. I like half an hour Dating i’m gonna date soon AMANDA LOL

EstebanM

Colombia

Ohhh!!! Jason and Amanda still are very bore.

GavinZheng

China

Cool

GavinZheng

China

I don't think the date will go another time or better.'Coz Amanda takes a deep breath and sighs a lot after Jason leaves. The date makes her uneasy so it wouldn't last too long as Jason expects.