This ESL lesson is the concluding part of "the dare" where we hear what happens to Tony. I really hope Tony gets the girl! I like happy endings.
Dare 2 Tags: daily life, dialogue
Dialogue
We hear the sequel to the dare
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Andrew
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Although Tony is usually a bit of a wimp when it comes to approaching girls, the buzz from the 6 beers he’d had was starting to give him some confidence. |
| Not to mention that he hates backing down from a good dare. | |
| He didn’t have a lot of money either, so free drinks for the rest of the evening sounded like a good idea. | |
| He chugged the rest of his beer and stumbled over to the 2 girls. | |
| Without looking back to see my reaction, he grabbed a chicken wing and slowly started eating it. | |
| When he finished the wing he even had the audacity to ask one of the girls for a napkin to wipe the sauce from his face. | |
| To everyone’s surprise, the taller of the two girls handed Tony a napkin and told him he seemed like a sweet guy and asked him to pull up a chair. | |
| Tony didn’t even have to explain why he took the wing without asking. | |
| They talked and laughed for a while and eventually exchanged phone numbers. | |
| I expect that this event will work wonders for his self-esteem. |
Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast:
Buzz
The good feeling after drinking alcohol. Not too drunk but feeling the effects.
Backing down
Not accepting the challenge. Back down from a fight, back down from a dare.
Chugged
Drink quickly. Drink the beer all at one time without putting the glass down.
Stumbled
Walked like a drunk person. Almost falling down walking.
Audacity
After doing something rude, like taking the wing, he didn’t apologize and just did something rude again. No shame.
That man stole $1000 from the girl and had the audacity to ask if she would be his girlfriend.
Pull up a chair
Sit down with us, or join us at the table.
Work wonders
Do a lot of good for something.
That investment will work wonders for your bank account.
If you find a beautiful girl who likes you it will work wonders for your confidence.
Self-esteem
Confidence or belief in yourself.
If you have a high self-esteem then you think you are a capable person and like yourself.
If you have a low self-esteem you get discouraged easily and don’t have a lot of self-confidence.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:34 am
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lior
May 9th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I knew the word audacity from the software for audio editing called audacity but it doesn’t make sense very much…Anyway, nice story, unfortunately in real life it doesn’t work out…
May 16th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
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October 25th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
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December 27th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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So please please please help me and tell me what to do.
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January 14th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Hi,
I am Sana khan writing from New zealand.Whatever you guys teach it really come across in daily life and while watching TV.My husband said to me.\"Whatever you are doing its definitely working.\"
There is one of your lesson \"BEING DEFENSIVE\",that audio got awesome background beat can you tell me where can i get it from.
Will write you soon again see ya.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Hi,
I am Sana khan writing from New zealand.Whatever you guys teach it really come across in daily life and while watching TV.My husband said to me.\\"Whatever you are doing its definitely working.\\"
There is one of your lesson \\"BEING DEFENSIVE\\",that audio got awesome background beat can you tell me where can i get it from.
Will write you soon again see ya.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Hi,
I am Sana khan writing from New zealand.Whatever you guys teach it really come across in daily life and while watching TV.My husband said to me.\\\\"Whatever you are doing its definitely working.\\\\"
There is one of your lesson \\\\"BEING DEFENSIVE\\\\",that audio got awesome background beat can you tell me where can i get it from.
Will write you soon again see ya.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Hi,
I am Sana khan writing from New zealand.Whatever you guys teach it really come across in daily life and while watching TV.My husband said to me.\\\\\\\\"Whatever you are doing its definitely working.\\\\\\\\"
There is one of your lesson \\\\\\\\"BEING DEFENSIVE\\\\\\\\",that audio got awesome background beat can you tell me where can i get it from.
Will write you soon again see ya.
January 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Hi,
I am Sana khan writing from New zealand.Whatever you guys teach it really come across in daily life and while watching TV.My husband said to me.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Whatever you are doing its definitely working.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
There is one of your lesson \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"BEING DEFENSIVE\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\",that audio got awesome background beat can you tell me where can i get it from.
Will write you soon again see ya.