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Roadie
ALAN: Be right there! Ok, that’s Jake’s A. tutor: a private teacher that helps
tutorA so could you please go read some- students get higher grades, or prepare
where else?
CHARLIE: You got him a tutor1?
ALAN: Yeah, I want him to2 graduate
high school.
CHARLIE: Why? So the other roadiesB
don’t make fun ofC him3?
ALAN: Yeah, like anyone’s going to let
that kid work around electricity. Hello?
STU: Oh, hey. I’m Stu, the tutor. Are you an expression which usually has a mor-
Jake?
ALAN: No, I’m his father.
STU: Oh. I’m Stu, the tutor.
ALAN: Right. Have you been4 smoking
pot?
STU: No, sir. Not at all. Perhaps you’re
smelling my cat.
ALAN: Your cat?
STU: Yes, sir. He’s an outdoor cat.
ALAN: Ok, well ahh, well come on in5.
STU: As an educator I always tell my
students just to say no to drugsI.
ALAN: Right
STU: And you know how that saying
goesD, a mind...
Vocabulary
for tests.
B. roadie: the profession of setting
up stages and lights for bands (we say
roadie because they generally travel ‘on
the road’ with the band).
Make fun of
C. make fun of: to ridicule or tease
someone in an unkind, or even playful
way. >> he made fun of the kid for mak-
ing a mistake.
D. how that saying goes: a ‘saying’ is
al, or an inspiring message.
A common English saying: Pot = Marijuana
Don’t put all your eggs in one bakset.
See definition
Pronunciation
1. You got him a tutor?:
you goh-dima-too-der?
2. I want him to: I-wan-im-duh Eyedrops
3. Don’t make fun of him:
doan-make-fun-uv-imˌ
4. Have you been: ha-view-binˌ
5. Come on in: cah-moh-ninˌ
References
Note: Eyedrops are
I. Just say no to drugs: this is a popular used a lot by pot
saying from an anti-drugs campaign in smokers because
the US. their eyes get really
red.
 Vocabulary
ALAN: A terrible thing to waste. Anti drug
A. high: to be experiencing the effects
campaign
of marijuana.
STU: Yeah that’s it. This is their brain on
drugs, and this is an eggPIC. B. cops: an informal way to say police.

ALAN: Got it. Um, uh, Charlie, this is C. the heat: another informal way to
uh Jake’s tutor, Stu. say the police.

CHARLlE: Hey. D. clown: someone who is not being This was a famous
professional. >> I am not going to buy a comercial using an egg
STU: I’m not highA, man, it’s my cat. car from that clown. frying to say this is
what happens to your
brain with drugs.
CHARLlE: Relax, Stu. We’re not copsB. E. Craigslist: a very popular online
advertisement forum, here you can find
to feel high
STU: Oh, really? He sure looks like the literally anything.
heatC.
F. PHD: a doctorate in any disipline
ALAN: Ahh please, make yourself com- except medicine, Doctor of Philosophy
fortable. Jake your tutor’s here! Degree.

CHARLlE: Where did you find this G. big deal: used to show that you are
clownD? unimpressed, often with a sarcastic
tone.
Craigslist
ALAN: CraigslistE, his ad says he has a
PHDF. H. ad: advertisement.

CHARLlE: Big dealG, I have an adH on I. I’ll pass: expressions to say you are
Craigslist that says I have a private plane not interested when someone offers
and a 12 inch penis. you something. >> A. Wanna come to
the movies? B. I’ll pass.
STU: Guys I got bananas, are you hun-
gry? Pronunciation Hot Pockets
1. How about a:
ALAN and CHARLIE: Ahh not thanks,
how-bow-dah
I’m good.

STU: How about a1 Hot PocketI, actual- References

ly this isn’t hot anymore. I. Hot Pocket: a popular microwave
snack in the US, generally filled with
ALAN and CHARLIE: Ahh no, cheese, meat, or vegetables.
I’ll passI.
 Vocabulary
STU: Pita breadA? HummusB? A. pita bread: a flat piece of bread Pita bread
originating in the middle east.
ALAN: Again, no thank you.
B. hummus: a thick paste or spread
CHARLlE: You got anymore pot? made from ground chickpeas and ses-
ame seeds, olive oil, lemon, and garlic,
STU: Not for 9 dollars an hour I don’t. I made originally in the Middle East.
mean, I don’t know what your talking
about1. C. finals: the end of year, or semester
tests in highschool and college. Hummus
JAKE: Hey
D. X: even though Stu is referring to a
ALAN: Oh Jake, Jake, here let me intro- math equation, X can also be another
2

duce you to Stu. He’s going to help you3 name for ecstacy.
get ready for finalsC.
E. self loathing: the feeling of hating
STU: Hey little dude, are you ready to yourself, and feeling depressed.
have some math fun? Ecstacy
F. give something away: to reveal a
JAKE: No, but I’ll take a Hot Pocket. surprise or an answer while someone is
still trying to discover it.
STU: Oh alright. If three Hot Pockets
minus X equals 1 Hot Pocket, what does
X equal?
Pronunciation

CHARLlE: In my experience XD usually 1. I don’t know what you’re talking

about: the munchies
equals an all night party followed by a
I-dunno wuh-yer talking about
headache and self loathingIE.
2. Let me:
STU: Hey man, I can’t do my job if lemme
you’re going to4 give awayF the answers.
3. He’s going to help you:
he’s gonna-hell-pya-geh-redyˌ
Note: to have ‘the
4. If you’re going to: munchies’ is when
fya-gonna you get really hungry
from smoking pot. It
seems Stu is experi-
References encing this with all
his food.
I. followed by a headache and self
loathing: Charlie is talking about the
after effects of taking ecstacy.
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