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Activity 1.
Do this before the class. Watch the video.Activity 2.
Oral Reading. Practice the script with your teacher.RICHARD: (sighs) Well, your driver is the most powerful club in your bag, and as such, it can be your most valuable asset or your greatest liability. To wield it properly requires a precise combination of confidence and humility.
RORY: Confidence and humility. Got it.
RICHARD: There you are. That's a pretty good natural grip. Now, line the toe of your left foot up with the ball. That's right. Now, drop this shoulder a little bit. Now, keeping your left arm firm, draw the club back, swing it cleanly through the ball.
(Rory takes a swing and hits the grass.)
RORY: I'm betting that was wrong.
RICHARD: (wearily) There are no rights and wrongs to the learning process. Try that again.
(Rory does the same thing.)
RORY: I'm betting that was wrong.
(Cut to the kitchen at the inn.)
SOOKIE: These are blueberries. I think ordered strawberries.
JACKSON: I know but --
SOOKIE: Yeah, no, I did. I wrote it down. I got a copy. (reading) Yeah, mushrooms, melon, endive, peaches, kiwi.
JACKSON: Excuse me, crazy lady --
SOOKIE: Oh I should make some kiwi ice cream. That would be good sometime.
JACKSON: Sookie!
SOOKIE: What?
JACKSON: Listen. I know you ordered strawberries but they weren't any good so instead of selling you sub-standard strawberries, I brought blueberries.
SOOKIE: I've got to make strawberry shortcake for 200 people. I think I'm gonna need strawberries.
JACKSON: Use the blueberries.
SOOKIE: To make what?
JACKSON: Blueberry shortcake.
SOOKIE: There's no such thing.
JACKSON: Hey, the world was flat until someone took a boat trip.
SOOKIE: Can I see these strawberries?
JACKSON: No.
SOOKIE: Just one?
JACKSON: No.
SOOKIE: How about a Polaroid?
JACKSON: No.
LORELAI: Coffee, coffee, coffee. Ooh, Sookie, can I take some of this cake home to Rory? She's going to need a special treat tonight. She's spending the entire day with...
Activity 3.
Listening Comprehension.
A. Talk about the following expressions, what do they mean?
1.RICHARD: (wearily) There are no rights and wrongs to the learning process. Try that again.
2.RORY: I'm betting that was wrong.
3.JACKSON: Hey, the world was flat until someone took a boat trip.
B. Answer the following questions:
1.What did Richard teach Rory?
2.How's Rory's golfing skills?
3.What's going on between Sookie and Jackson?
4.What's up with Lorelai?
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