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Activity 1.
Do this before the class. Watch the video.Activity 2.
Oral Reading. Practice the script with your teacher.PARIS: Drive west, make a left at the haystacks and follow the cows.
LOUISE: Ooh, a dixie chick.
PARIS: Perfect attendance, 4.0 grade point average.
MADELINE: Bugs, dirt, twigs.
PARIS: She's a Journalism major.
LOUISE: That means she's gonna go out for the school paper.
PARIS: Not necessarily. She's got like a thousand recommendations in here.
LOUISE: Popular with the adults and going out for the school paper.
PARIS: Would you stop? You don't know she's going out for the paper.
MADELINE: Ow, something's biting me!
PARIS: Quiet down.
MADELINE: I hate nature.
PARIS: She'll never catch up. She's a month behind already.
LOUISE: You can tutor her. Be like a big sister.
PARIS: You're funny.
MADELINE: Okay, lizard, goodbye.
PARIS: Why are they letting all these extra people in? They just take up space and screw up the curve. We don't need any new kids here.
LOUISE: Too late.
PARIS: Psst. [she hands the folder back through the window.]
CUT TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
[Miss James is handing some papers to Rory.]
MISS JAMES: Here's the dining room, the science hall, and the theater. Here's your locker number, here's your schedule, take this map. Here's the rules of the school and the Chilton Honor Code. Here are the words to the school song, which must be recited upon demand. This can happen any place, any time. If you do it in Latin you get extra credit. Do you have any questions?
RORY: Uh, not at the moment.
MISS JAMES: If you do, you can make an appointment to see your guidance counselor, Mr. Winters. He handles everything but bulimia and pregnancy. For that, you'll have to go to the nurse or Coach Rubens. Welcome to Chilton.
CUT TO STARS HOLLOW
[Lorelai walks into Luke's Diner and sits down at the counter]
LORELAI: [sighs] I already had the longest day of my life and, oh, look, it's only ten. How nice.
LUKE: There's no coffee.
LORELAI: That's not funny.
LUKE: I can give you herbal tea.
LORELAI: This is not an herbal tea morning. This is a coffee morning.
LUKE: Every morning for you is a coffee morning.
LORELAI: This is a jumbo coffee morning. I need coffee in an IV.
LUKE: I can give you tea and a Balance bar.
LORELAI: Please, please, please tell me you're kidding.
LUKE: I'm kidding. [goes to retrieve the coffee pot.]
LORELAI: You're sick.
LUKE: Yup.
LORELAI: You're a sadist, you're a fiend!
[he walks back over with the coffee pot]
LORELAI: You're pretty.
LUKE: For here or to go?
LORELAI: To go, please.
LUKE: You wanna know what this stuff does to your central nervous system?
LORELAI: Ooh, do you have a chart? 'Cause I love charts.
LUKE: Forget it, kill yourself. So what happened this morning that was so awful?
LORELAI: Rory started Chilton.
LUKE: Really?
LORELAI: Yeah. [sees him looking at her strangely] What?
LUKE: That's how you dress to take Rory to Chilton?
Activity 3.
Listening Comprehension.A. Talk about the following expressions, what do they mean?
1. LOUISE: Ooh, a dixie chick.
2. LOUISE: That means she's gonna go out for the school paper.
3. PARIS: Why are they letting all these extra people in? They just take up space and screw up the curve. We don't need any new kids here.
4. LORELAI: This is a jumbo coffee morning. I need coffee in an IV.
5. LORELAI: You're a sadist, you're a fiend!
6. LORELAI: Ooh, do you have a chart? 'Cause I love charts.
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What did Paris, Louise and Madeline talk about?
2. Why do they dislike Rory?
3. Who is Miss James and where did she tour Rory?
4. Where did Lorelai go?
5. What did Lorelai and Luke talk about?
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