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Surprising Spark

Surprising Spark English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Nov 25 2008

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

Intro

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

Sometimes people fall in love at first sight. Other times they get to know each other as friends and then fall in love. And sometimes a particularly stressful event brings people together.

Jason and Devan have been close friends for a long time. He was the first one to discover that she was using drugs and he was also the first one she told that she has cancer.

Jason has been helping Devan through this difficult time, and on their trips to the doctor’s office, they’re getting very close. See how close in this week’s soap opera video.

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.

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

Devan

Devan

Jason

Jason

Devan:  Hey, thanks for taking me to my doctor’s appointment.

Jason:  Oh, any time. It must be awful going to those things alone, you know?

Devan:  It is, but, I mean, I just really appreciate how you’ve just been here for me these past few weeks, going to all my appointments…

Jason:  Totally.

Devan:  I mean, I know it’s not the funnest circumstances, but I’ve really enjoyed how much time me and you have gotten to spend together.

Jason:  Oh yeah. I mean, you need someone to lean on, you know? And, like…I’ll be your rock. For sure, you know?

Devan:  So, um…What are you doing tonight?

Jason:  I don’t have any plans.

Devan:  Yeah, did…Maybe, would you be interested in coming over and watching a movie?

Jason:  Yeah. Totally. It would be great to hang out, you know, not in a doctor’s office or anything.

Devan:  Yeah, definitely. It would be much more fun to hang out at my house I think.

Jason:  What do you want to watch?

Devan:  What about Wayne’s World?

Jason:  Yeah.

Devan:  You said that was your favorite movie one time.

Jason:  Yeah, I did say that.

Devan:  Yeah.

Jason:  Oh, that’s so cool you remembered. Yeah. Let’s go watch Wayne’s World.

Devan:  Yeah. Sounds good.

 

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Discussion

Devan thanks Jason for going with her to the doctor. He says he doesn’t mind and that he’s happy to help her and keep her company.

As they reach for the elevator, their fingers touch on the button. Then when they get on the elevator, they wriggle their feet nervously. Finally, Devan asks Jason if he’d like to come over and watch a movie that just so happens to be his favorite. What do you think is going on here? Is there a romantic spark between Jason and Devan?

 

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Dear Shuzhu

China

The program is simple and short. I like it very much. I am beginning to like English baby more and more.

09:34 AM Nov 25 2008 |

lerusia

lerusia

Russian Federation

Nice story. But idon't beleive that guy can be happy with girl wich use drugs

09:33 AM Nov 25 2008 |

kenari

Malaysia

It's really good to have someone during our hard time.They'll will make a loving couple…

08:50 AM Nov 25 2008 |

uaeladybird

Tanzania, United Republic Of

obviously there is something in store Cool

08:31 AM Nov 25 2008 |

maysing

maysing

Malaysia

yes, they should be a couple together and love each other deeply.

They will have a wonderful love. 

Bye

07:42 AM Nov 25 2008 |

arven1982

China

cute

07:07 AM Nov 25 2008 |

dofkele15

dofkele15

Lithuania

Wow. They would be a really nice couple ;)

06:03 AM Nov 25 2008 |

exmen

Canada

it's call friendship with unseen love each other.

they are happy when talk,see,touch,very close

each other. it could be any moment they get together

it will be spark. 

03:49 AM Nov 25 2008 |

elliott2918

China

wow wow wow wow a romance is budding

03:12 AM Nov 25 2008 |

applee_143

applee_143

Philippines

Devan has a cancer?? thats so sweet of Jason because as a friend, he’s always being there for her. but hope Devan wont take it the wrong way.she might read wrong signals…and think he now like her more than a friend… good story…

02:32 AM Nov 25 2008 |

foxing

foxing

China

great story

lovin'it

02:26 AM Nov 25 2008 |

pose

pose

Turkey

i do not understand talking of Jason but davan speaks very vell it is clear

02:14 AM Nov 25 2008 |

Bingbing1117

China

For a girl its easily to lean on somebody during the hard period in her life, and the man is likely to help her too just because his sympathy, probably there is nothing business with romantic love, they are friends right? 

02:10 AM Nov 25 2008 |

Naomi1010

Naomi1010

Taiwan

Haha, that’s how the spark begins. :) SWEET!!!

01:32 AM Nov 25 2008 |

aliena

China

If there's no idication within the discussion part, I would think all of those "indicaitons" are just simple coincidences. Maybe I am not sensitive to such things. What a shame it is, maybe a lot of chances just missed when I was young! Hahahahah…....

01:23 AM Nov 25 2008 |

Stitch

Stitch

Taiwan

ha, so cute!

01:06 AM Nov 25 2008 |

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