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Surprise Visit

Date: Jun 17 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 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.

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.

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?

Comments

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Christoph07

Germany

What a strange situation. Now I have question in cultural knowledge: Is it popular to suprise other people at fire escape in U.S.A.?

garypty

Hong Kong

Online relationship is just not safe….Marni can go, but for her own safety, she should find somebody accompany with her…...at least she will not get bored if John is an idiot…..:P

sisilena

China

i believe in online relationships anyway. if i was marni, i would go for the dating and find out what kind of person jone is. must find the truth out by my own rather than just belive some one's words in half way. that's not me.

234llll

China

oh!! my god!! it is so many cheaters in this world!! but i cant guess the truth from this story!!

SÉRGIO

Brazil

what a crazy girl!!

SÉRGIO

Brazil

What a crazy story!! How can i bet a guy? I think it very strange???

cottonfish

China

i don't think so.

may be just kind of lie to mean to seperate marni and john, it's a awful story.

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

if i was her ….... i wouldn't go or i would go with jason and mason….. if he wanna treat her like that ….... a hot fight will come out between 3 and 1…....