Part 1 - Script
1.Michael: Alright. Okay, great. I just gotta go pick up
my books. I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere.
2.Joey: No problem. I'll be right here.
3.Mrs. Lafferty: Nice to see you again, Maria.
4.Maria: Hello, Mrs. Lafferty.
5.Mrs Lafferty: Welcome. What is your name?
6.Joey: Uh, I'm Joey.
7.Mrs. Lafferty: Joey, you have a wonderful accent.
8.Joey: Thank you.
9.Mrs Lafferty: Joey, this is an 'English As a Second
Language' class for beginners. Are you sure you're in
the right place?
10.Joey: Oh, I'm in the right place.
11.Mrs Lafferty: Let's get started. I hope everyone
practiced counting to ten over the weekend.
12.Mrs Lafferty: Great. Let's do it together.
13.All: One... two... three... four... five... six... seven...
eight... nine... ten.
14.Boris: Eleven, twelve!
15.Mrs Lafferty: Very good, Boris! Somebody's gonna
get a gold star.
16.Boris: Thank you, thank you.
17.Joey: Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen!
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18.Joey: "School!" Renata! “They go to school!”
19.Mrs Lafferty: Okay, Joey, why don't you pick it up
where Renata left off? Now this is a hard part, so take
your time.
20.Joey: Oh, boy, yeah, this looks tough. "The bell rang.
The students all went to the auditorium with their
teacher." Boom! That's right, Boris. You heard itAuditorium!
Pff.
21.Maria: I am so lucky to be with the smartest boy in
class. Some words are so.. tug. (Trying to say "tough")
22.Joey: Tug? Oh, remember, I told you sometimes a
"gh' sounds like an "f." Tough. Like, rough, or laugh.
23.Maria: Oh, Joey, make love to me toni-F-t. (Tonight.)
24.Joey: That is good English.
25.Mrs Lafferty: OK, I'd like everybody to take out their
homework on the subjunctive tense.
26.Maria: Joey, you didn't do it?
27.Joey: I got it.
28.Mrs Lafferty: If the present form of the verb "to be"
is "I am," the subjunctive tense is "If I..." Joey.
29.Joey: “If I was.”
30.Mrs Lafferty: Oh, I'm sorry, that's not correct.
31.Boris: It's, uh, “If I were.”
32.Mrs Lafferty: Very good, Boris.
33.Renata: Joey are stupid.
34.Joey: Joey is stupid, Renata!
Comprehensive Questions
1.Why did Joey follow the girl?(Line1-3)
2.Why did Mrs. Lafferty compliment Joey?(Line5-8)
3.What kind of class was it about?(Line9-10)
4.What did students learn last week?(Line11-13)
5.What did Joey do when Maria said ‘tug’ instead of
‘tough’?(Line21-23)
6. Was Joey’s answer correct?(Line25-29)
7.Why did Joey correct Renata’s words?(Line33-34)