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Activity 1.
Do this before the class. Watch the video.Activity 2.
Oral Reading. Practice the script with your teacher.
LORELAI: ... the club, my parents. I ran from it as soon as I could. It just -- it never occurred to me that she might want it. It occurred to my mother though. God, I hate that she was right.
SOOKIE: You don't know that she -- ooh! Oh my God!
(Sookie spots something across the street. Without looking to see if any cars are coming she crosses the street, causing a guy to fall off his bike to avoid hitting her.)
BIKE GUY: Hey, watch it!
LORELAI: Oh! Aah! (to Bike Guy) Are you OK? OK.
(Lorelai looks both ways before crossing the street to catch up to Sookie.)
SOOKIE: (to strawberries) Look at you! You're beautiful!
LORELAI: I have to be more adult about this. I mean, if the country club life is what she wants, more power to her, right? You know, little white gloves and coming-out parties. That makes some girls happy, right?
SOOKIE: (while admiring the strawberries) Sure, yeah. If they're on Prozac, absolutely.
LORELAI: I just never thought that I'd raise that kind of kid, you know? I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that kind of kid. I just never thought that was Rory. Maybe it's not. I don't know. Am I obsessing? Sookie? Hello? Do I have to put on my strawberry costume to get your full attention?
SOOKIE: No, I'm sorry. You have a strawberry costume?
(Jackson walks by and sees Sookie)
JACKSON: Unbelievable!
SOOKIE: Jackson!
JACKSON: So this is what we've come to? You sneaking around behind my back buying somebody else's strawberries?
SOOKIE: I was desperate!
JACKSON: You disgust me!
SOOKIE: I needed the strawberries!
JACKSON: Well now you have 'em. I hope you're happy together.
SOOKIE: Jackson -- wait!
JACKSON: No!
(Jackson walks away. Sookie follows him.)
SOOKIE: Come on Jackson.
JACKSON: No.
SOOKIE: Jackson, we can talk about it.
JACKSON: No.
SOOKIE: Jackson, get back here!
JACKSON: Get away from me!
Activity 3.
Listening Comprehension.
A. Talk about the following expressions, what do they mean?
1. LORELAI: I have to be more adult about this. I mean, if the country club life is what she wants, more power to her, right? You know, little white gloves and coming-out parties. That makes some girls happy, right?
2. SOOKIE: Sure, yeah. If they're on Prozac, absolutely.
3. JACKSON: So this is what we've come to? You sneaking around behind my back buying somebody else's strawberries?
4. JACKSON: You disgust me!
B. Answer the following questions:
1. What was Lorelai and Sookie talking?
2. What is Sookie so obsessed with? And how did Jackson react to that?
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