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#6. The Dinner Party Gift


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Published: 25 Aug 2020
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 1:50
Accent: American

George wonders why he has to bring a gift to his friend's dinner party.


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Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I got a deal. exp. - I bought something for a good price.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Gore-Tex n. - an expensive type of jacket material
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ turn around phv. - rotate
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ knock it off exp. - stop doing that
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stop off phv. - stop somewhere for a short time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on the way exp. - during the trip
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ what for exp. - why
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ complex adj. - complicated, not simple
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a jug n. - a large bottle
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ annoying adj. - make angry or irritated
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a chore n. - a small job that must be done

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


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George Jerry Elaine Kramer
  • Jerry, Elaine and George and Kramer live in New York.
  • They have all been invited to a dinner party.
  • It is winter.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What is the weather like?
    Windy
    Cool
    Kind of cold
    Very cold

  2. How did George get his coat?
    He bought it from Kramer.
    His friend gave it to him as a gift.
    His father's friend got him a good price.
    He found it in his father's closet.

  3. Why is George proud of his coat?
    It is thick and warm.
    It was expensive.
    It wasn't expensive.
    It is made of Gore-Tex.

  4. What does Elaine want to buy?
    Wine
    Pepsi
    A new coat
    Some bread

  5. Who doesn't want to bring something to the dinner party?
    Jerry
    Elaine
    George
    Kramer

  6. What does George believe?
    It is too cold to go outside.
    He shouldn't have to bring a gift to a dinner party.
    Not bringing a gift to a party is rude.
    Buying a gift is an annoying chore.
    Pepsi is better than wine.
    Society is very complex.

  7. What does Elaine believe?
    It is too cold to go outside.
    She shouldn't have to bring a gift to a dinner party.
    Her car is too small for George and his coat.
    Not bringing a gift to a party is rude.
    Buying a gift is an annoying chore.
    Pepsi is better than wine.
    Society is very complex.

  8. What does Jerry believe?
    It is too cold to go outside.
    His car is too small for George and his coat.
    Not bringing a gift to a party is rude.
    George is becoming an annoying chore.
    Bringing Pepsi to a dinner party is not okay.
    Pepsi is better than wine.
    Society is very complex.

  9. What does George prefer to drink?
    Wine
    Beer
    Pepsi
    Coke

  10. Whose car will they take to the party?
    Jerry's car
    Elaine's car
    George's car
    Kramer's car

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Hey, is it cold out?
[Hey, isət cold'ow?]



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I don't know. What is your definition of scary cold?
[I'unno. What's your definition ə'scary cold? ]



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When did you get that?
[When didjə get that?]



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My father got a deal from a friend of his.
[Mə'father got a deal from a fren də'is. ]



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You like saying Gore-Tex, don't you?
[You like sayən Gore-Tex, don'yə? ]



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You can't even turn around in that thing.
[You can' even turn around in that thing. ]



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Oh listen. We should stop off on the way and get a bottle of wine.
[Oh listen. We should sto poff on the way n'get a bottle ə'wine.]



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We have to bring something.
[We haftə bring somethen.]



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They are going to be upset because I didn't bring anything.
[They're gonna be upset because I didn't bring anything.]



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You see what I am saying?
[Yə see what um sayen?]



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I don't even drink wine. I drink Pepsi.
[I do'neven drink wine. I drink Pepsi.]



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You are telling me that wine is better than Pepsi?
[Yə'tellen me that wine is better than Pepsi?]



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. George thinks he shouldn't have to bring a gift when he is invited to a dinner party. Elaine disagrees. Do you agree more with George or with Elaine? Why?
  2. Is it rude to come to a dinner party without a gift?
  3. What is the ideal dinner party gift? How much money should you spend?
  4. Rank these dinner party gifts from best to worst - a pumpkin pie, a jug of pepsi, a bottle of wine, a puppy, a loaf of bread, a jar of olive oil, toilet paper, a house plant.
  5. What is your favorite alcoholic drink? Non-alcoholic drink?
  6. Do you prefer coke or pepsi? Why? Can you actually taste the difference? If yes, try to describe the difference in detail. Is there a better soda?
  7. Do you know Gore-Tex? Have you ever owned any Gore-Tex clothing? What was it?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Jerry: Hey, is it cold out?

Elaine: It's really cold.

Jerry: Scary cold.

Elaine: I don't know. What's your definition of scary cold?

Jerry: That.

Elaine: Huh, What is that, ha?

George: What?

Jerry: When did you get that?

George: This week. My father got a deal from a friend of his. It's Gore-Tex. You know about Gore-Tex?

Jerry: You like saying Gore-Tex, don't you?

Elaine: You can't even turn around in that thing.

Jerry: Look at this.

Elaine: Hey George, can you feel this?

George: All right, all right. KNOCK IT OFF. Come on, let's go.

Elaine: Oh listen. We should stop off on the way and get a bottle of wine or something.

George: What for?

Elaine: These people invited us for dinner. We have to bring something.

George: Why?

Elaine: Because it's rude, otherwise.

George: You mean just going there because I'm invited, that's rude?

Elaine: Yeah.

George: So, you're telling me instead of being happy to see me they're going to be upset because I didn't bring anything. You see what I'm saying?

Jerry: The fabric of society is very complex George.

George: I don't even drink wine. I drink Pepsi.

Elaine: You can't bring Pepsi.

George: Why not?

Elaine: Because we're adults?

George: You're telling me that wine is better than Pepsi? Huh, no way wine is better than Pepsi.

Jerry: I'm telling you George, I don't think we want to walk in there and put a big plastic jug of Pepsi on the table.

George: I just don't like the ideas that every time there is a dinner invitation there's this annoying little chore that goes along with it.

Jerry: You know, you're getting to be an annoying little chore yourself.

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