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www.elllo.org:Interview #909 : Pick-up Places
Pick-up Places
Jeff:
So, Jonathan, I'd like tomeet a nice girl. I'm lookingto meet a nice girl but I'mnot quite sure where weshould go to meet women.What do you think?Where's a good place tomeet some women?
Jonathan:
You know, that'shard to say, I mean, thereare all kinds of things that work for other people that they haven't necessarilyworked for me. I mean, Italk to people who say that met girls in libraries, but Idon't really want to go to alibrary. Usually they've got a silence rule. I don't want to go up and try to talk to agirl and have the librariansay, SHHH!
Jeff:
Actually, one of myfriends told me that he met a girl in the grocery storeonce in one of the aisles. Hewas looking at milk and shecame up beside him, somaybe we should go get some groceries.
Jonathan:
That seems to bea really unnatural kind of way to meet women in agrocery store. Maybe if awoman sees that you'rebuying individual portionsof something and you'rebuying like little TV dinnersthat are only put in themicrowave oven, she knowsthat you don't havesomeone at home cookingfor you, but if I go out and Isee a woman illing a basket with lots of tomatoes andcucumbers and so on, thenI imagine she's probablycooking for a family.
Jeff:
Well, why don't we godo something like bowling.Bowling! Women love tobowl. I'm sure we can meet some nice ladies at thebowling alley.
Jonathan:
Oh, but womendon't like putting on thoseugly shoes.
Jeff:
Well, then...
Jonathan:
It'sunfashionable when theygo to the bowling alleys.
Jeff:
Well, then, shopping!Let's go shopping. Girls loveshopping. We can meet them at a store.
Jonathan:
Girls loveshopping but then they'regonna make you hold theirbags for two hours whilethey go and try on different things. That's no fun.
Jeff:
OK. Let me...
Jonathan:
How about aconcert?
Jeff:
Ah, no, too noisy.Jonathan: Yeah, I guess youcan't talk to women there.
Jeff:
Well, I think actually,another one of my friendsonce met a lady at a bank ‐the bank teller.
Jonathan:
Bank teller?
Jeff:
Yeah.
Jonathan:
That wouldseem like a little bit of astrange thing, and there Ithink the woman would bejudging you by how muchmoney you have in youraccount. She'd be able tosee all of your information.
Jeff:
Well, actually, I think let's just go to the pub.
Jonathan:
OK.
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Task Sheet
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1) PlaceGood / BadReason
[ ] supermarket[ ] library[ ] music concert[ ] bowling alley[ ] shopping center[ ] pub / bar[ ] park[ ] gym / health club[ ] bank[ ] cafe
Task 1
Read the text or listen to the audio. Where do Jeff and Jonathan considergoing? Is it agood or badplace to meet people? What are their reasons?
Task 2
What are the best spots for the places below? Give a reason foreach one andthen shareyour ideas with a partner.
ex)
The best place to take photos is Central Park because it has lots of trees and flowers.1) The best place to meet people is __________ because2) The best place to buy clothes is __________ because3) The best cafe is __________ because4) The best place to relax is __________ because5) The best place to work out is __________ because6) The best place to study is __________ because7) The best place to buy _______ is __________ because8) The best place to _______ is __________ because
Bonus:
Do you agree? What about the other places on the list? Discuss with a partner.
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Jeff:
So, Jonathan, I'd like tomeet a n_______ girl. I'mlooking to meet a nice girlbut I'm not quite surewhere we s_______ go tomeet women. What do youthink? Where's a good placeto meet s_______ women?
Jonathan:
You know, that'shard to say, I mean, thereare all kinds of things that work for o_______ people that they haven't necessarilyworked for me. I mean, Italk to people who say that met girls in libraries, but Idon't really w_______ to go toa library. Usually they've got a silence rule. I don't want to go up and try to talk to agirl and h_______ thelibrarian say, SHHH!
Jeff:
Actually, one of myfriends told me that he met a girl in the grocery storeo_______ in one of the aisles.He was looking at milk andshe came up b_______ him, somaybe we should go get some groceries.
Jonathan:
That seems to bea really unnatural kind of w_______ to meet women in agrocery store. Maybe if awoman sees that you'reb_______ individual portionsof something and you'rebuying like little TV dinnersthat are only put in themicrowave oven, she knowsthat you don't haves_________ at home cookingfor you, but if I go out and Isee a woman illing ab_________ with lots of tomatoes and cucumbersand so on, then I imagineshe's probably cooking for af_________ .
Jeff:
Well, why don't we godo something like bowling.Bowling! Women love tobowl. I'm s_________ we canmeet some nice l_________ at the bowling alley.
Jonathan:
Oh, but womendon't like p_________ onthose ugly shoes.
Jeff:
Well, then...
Jonathan:
It'sunfashionable when they goto the bowling alleys.
Jeff:
Well, then, shopping!Let's go shopping. Girlsl________ shopping. We canmeet them at a store.
Jonathan:
Girls loveshopping but then they'regonna make you h_________their bags for two hourswhile they go and try ondifferent t_________ . That'sno fun.
Jeff:
OK. Let me...
Jonathan:
How about aconcert?
Jeff:
Ah, no, too noisy.Jonathan: Yeah, I g_________you can't talk to womenthere.
Jeff:
Well, I think actually,a_________ one of my friendsonce met a lady at a bank ‐the bank teller.
Jonathan:
Bank teller?
Jeff:
Yeah.
Jonathan:
That would seemlike a l_________ bit of astrange thing, and there Ithink the woman would bejudging you by howm_________ money you havein your account. She'd beable to see all of y________information.
Jeff:
Well, actually, I think let's j________ go to the pub.
Jonathan:
OK.
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