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Surprise Visit

Surprise Visit English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Jun 17 2008

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

Intro

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Remember when Marni caught her online boyfriend flirting with another girl named Kathy69? That must have blown over quickly because then she made plans to go to Vegas to meet her sweetheart, John.
Though Marni may have forgotten Kathy, it seems Kathy hasn’t forgotten Marni. Watch this shocking episode of our soap opera.

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Dialog

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Marni

Marni

Kathy

Marni:  Hi…

Kathy:  Marni?

Marni:  Yes?

Kathy:  I’m Kathy.

Marni:  Kathy69?

Kathy:  Yes, Kathy69, John’s ex-girlfriend. I have to talk to you!

Marni:  What are you doing here? How did you get on my fire escape?

Kathy:  You know, I found you because this is very important, what I have to tell you. Sit down.

Marni:  OK…

Kathy:  I have to tell you about John.

Marni:  OK…

Kathy:  You know, I’m worried about you. I know that you’re texting or doing the thing on the computer now, and I just feel like, woman to woman, I have to warn you. He’s awful.

Marni:  What?

Kathy:  He asked me to meet him in Vegas and I went to Vegas…

Marni:  Wait. Stop. He asked you to meet him in Vegas?

Kathy:  Yeah.

Marni:  Did you meet him in Vegas?

Kathy:  Of course I met him in Vegas. He’s wonderful; you know that. So I meet him in Vegas and we’re there and he says, let’s go out and let’s, you know, enjoy the casinos, and we go to the casino and I swear to God not two hours later, he was trying to trade me for chips so that he could continue to gamble. He tried to bet me at roulette.

Marni:  Uh…OK…

Kathy:  And he will bet you too.

Marni:  This is all very strange. We…I’ve been…I mean, I have plane tickets. I was going to go, like next week, to meet him.

Kathy:  I know, and then you’re going to get traded for chips and…We have to stick together.

Marni:  We?

Kathy:  Women! Female power!

Marni:  Uh…but…I mean, when did you meet him in Vegas.

Kathy:  Three months and sixteen days ago.

Marni:  Oh my God.

Kathy:  I know. Besides, how long have you guys been messaging?

Marni:  It’s been a month or two.

Kathy:  A month. I mean that’s…You know, he moves quickly and he’s going to bet you for chips. I just really felt like you had to know because he’s great. Online, he’s super great, but then you get him in person and he will sell you. He will.

Marni:  OK. I’ll keep that in mind.

Kathy:  Do.

 

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Discussion

Marni is sitting in her room when someone appears at her window. It’s a woman and she asks to come inside.

She says she’s Kathy69, John’s ex. Marni asks how she found her and why she came in through the window, but there’s no time for that. Kathy has a warning to deliver.

Kathy says that she went to Vegas with John. Marni is shocked because she has plans to go to Vegas with him too.

But it gets worse. While in Vegas, John ran out of money to gamble, so he tried to bet Kathy! Kathy warns Marni that he’ll bet her too.

Do you think Kathy is telling the truth? What would you do if someone you had seen on the Internet suddenly showed up at your window?

 

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kristyrus

kristyrus

Russian Federation

Ohhh – Vegas! My dream!

01:34 PM Sep 11 2008 |

little cherry

Lithuania

cautionary tale but interesting ;]]

10:45 AM Aug 25 2008 |

Mac13

Mac13

Taiwan

kathy is a crazy woman for love.I think that she lie to Marni in order to break the relation between Marni and John. 

03:55 PM Aug 24 2008 |

EllaGuo

EllaGuo

Christmas Island

i think on line relationship has two sides ,if u r lucky ,i think its so romatic way to meet each other on line ,but if u not ,u need be careful then

05:40 AM Aug 21 2008 |

ubeize

ubeize

United Arab Emirates

It may happen some times…dont trust anybody more than urself…

 

06:21 PM Aug 17 2008 |

 ninashih

ninashih

Taiwan

Online relationship is just not safe at all…

I mean be friends, OK! but be boyfriend/girlfriend…I don't believe in that:P

After all there are too many "John" in this world.

01:34 PM Aug 13 2008 |

aoyunhui

aoyunhui

China

i think it's true.Kathy and Marni should combine together to fight against the hypocrite,like the three girls in the movie<John Tucker Must Die>.

01:40 PM Aug 12 2008 |

elva20082008

China

This visit is really surprising!Innocent

11:53 PM Aug 05 2008 |

kuangshengling

China

i do not believe the on line relationship .

i think it is not safe.

i will not meet the online friend neither!

01:41 AM Jul 31 2008 |

gleamposy

China

so puerility!!

12:23 AM Jul 26 2008 |

wyw423

China

it all depend on luck .if you have a good luck ,you will get a good relationship.however,most of all can not have that good luck.

12:47 PM Jul 25 2008 |

luckkitten7

Russian Federation

it’s funny incident

09:37 AM Jul 21 2008 |

Dan Evans

Dan Evans

China

I think if I were her,I must say good bye to John.he 's fed up with Marni,Marni should keep close window.there's no others to talking with a person from Internet.

03:13 AM Jul 20 2008 |

bigworld

China

in fact i like it

01:04 PM Jul 18 2008 |

xixinger327

China

yes ,so don't trust a man online,who do you know chat with you are a man or a dog?and they only chat for one month ,anyway,if you really want to see the man ,the great man you think ,you shoud take carefully

03:10 PM Jul 11 2008 |

just14idding

Viet Nam

it is jealous,i thought. because not many pepole careful about the other personal life.

10:36 AM Jul 08 2008 |

alsad

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

what is a strange situation happen?

i think Marni should go to Veges to seev what John is?

 

02:21 AM Jul 04 2008 |

alsad

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

good

01:46 AM Jul 04 2008 |

mehdirs

mehdirs

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Relationships that start through internet are dangerous so everybody should be careful about it. Maybe this is just a story but I'm sure that it can be worse than this stroy.

10:56 AM Jul 02 2008 |

sunchang2008

China

if i were Marni,i would believe Kathy.because we should protect ourselves all the time

11:54 PM Jul 01 2008 |

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