Units 6-10 Top Notch Video Scripts

UNIT 6

Sitcom: I'm Getting in Shape

scene 1

Bob exercises in the office.

Paul: What are you doing?

Bob: I’m exercising.

Paul: Don’t you have some work to do?

Bob: I am working. I’m working and exercising.

Paul: What work are you doing?

Bob: I’m thinking.

Paul: About what?

Bob: About ideas for Mrs. Beatty’s vacation.

Paul: And what are you thinking?

Bob: Beach vacation.

Paul: I have to finish this. Can you go exercise somewhere else?

Bob: No problem.

Marie: What are you doing?

Bob: I’m getting in shape.

Marie: Why are you doing that here? Why don’t you go to a gym? Or the park? Or outside? Or home?

Bob: I don’t have time to go to the gym.

Marie: I can’t work when you do that. Can you go over there?

Bob: No problem.

Mr. Evans: Bob?

Bob: Huh?

Mr. Evans: What are you doing?

Bob: I’m . . . working.

Mr. Evans: Then why are you running?

Bob: To get in shape. Running burns a lot of calories.

Mr. Evans: Exercise later. Work now please.

Bob: Yes, sir.

scene 2

Bob and Marie discuss their exercise routines.

Mr. Evans: I’m meeting a client at the café for lunch, Marie.

Marie: OK.

Bob: So, what do you do to stay in shape?

Marie: I generally go running in the morning. I do aerobics two nights a week. I always play tennis or golf on the weekends. And I usually go bike riding every Sunday, if the weather is good.

Bob: You don’t lift weights?

Marie: No.

Bob: You have to lift weights to really stay in shape.

Marie: I don’t like to go to a gym.

Bob: You don’t have to go to a gym to lift weights. You can lift weights anywhere. Like this.

Or this. Or even this. Maybe not that.

Marie: Thanks for the suggestions.

Bob: Hey, why don’t we go running together sometime?

Marie: OK. Where do you run?

Bob: To the park . . . and back.

Marie: Oh.

Bob: Where do you run?

Marie: To the park, and then to the market, then to Symphony Hall, then to Harper Street, then to the library, then to the theater. And then back.

Bob: Oh.

Marie: So do you want to go running after work today?

Bob: Gotta meet a friend for dinner.

Marie: Some other time, then.

Bob: Yeah, sure.

Marie: Hey, can you answer the phones for a while? I have to go to the post office, and you’re the only one here.

Bob: No problem.

UNIT 7

Sitcom: How was your vacation?

scene 1

In the office, Mr. Rashid describes a recent vacation to Marie.

Marie: Hello, Mr. Rashid!

Mr. Rashid: Hi! How are you?

Marie: Fine, thank you. How was your vacation?

Mr. Rashid: It was wonderful!

Marie: I’m so happy to hear that. Was your flight OK?

Mr. Rashid: No, pretty bad, actually. It was so bumpy. It was very scary.

Marie: That’s too bad. Did you have nice weather after you arrived?

Mr. Rashid: No, the weather was terrible. Very rainy. I actually never saw the sun.

Marie: That’s awful! So what did you do?

Mr. Rashid: I stayed inside the hotel.

Marie: Was the hotel room nice?

Mr. Rashid: The room was fine, but it was right next to the café, and the music was very loud. I didn’t sleep much.

Marie: I’ll bet the food was great.

Mr. Rashid: No. It was too salty for me, and the waiters were very unfriendly.

Marie: Did you go shopping at all?

Mr. Rashid: A little bit—until someone stole my wallet. After that I stayed in the hotel and read a book.

Marie: Was the flight home OK?

Mr. Rashid: Actually, they canceled my flight. I had to stay for two more days.

Marie: That’s terrible! But Mr. Rashid, you said that your vacation was wonderful.

Mr. Rashid: Ah! Yes, I did. And it was wonderful. I met a very nice person—a woman actually. Her name is Basma. She’s from Lebanon, just like me, but she lives here. I’m seeing her tonight. So, yes, it was a wonderful vacation.

Marie: That’s great, Mr. Rashid.

scene 2

Marie, Cheryl, and Bob describe their worst and favorite vacations.

Mr. Evans: Mr. Rashid! Welcome back. Come, tell me about your vacation.

Marie: What a terrible vacation Mr. Rashid had.

Cheryl: Oh. You know, on my vacation last year someone stole my car. That was a horrible vacation.

Marie: I went on a cruise and there was an outbreak of illness. I was in my room for a week. That was a really bad vacation.

Bob: I went to Disney World and someone stole my map.

Marie: That’s your worst vacation?

Bob: It took ten minutes to get another map.

Cheryl: All right, what was your favorite vacation?

Marie: I spent two weeks in the Caribbean last year, diving, snorkeling, and swimming with dolphins. It was amazing.

Cheryl: I went to China a few years ago. It was incredible. The people there were so friendly, and everyone wanted to practice their English with me.

Bob: I went to the beach and ate shrimp.

Marie: That’s your best vacation?

Bob: I really like shrimp.

Marie: Bob, you need to go on more exciting vacations.

Bob: I don’t like exciting vacations. In fact, I don’t like to travel very much.

Marie: Then why do you work in a travel agency?

Bob: It’s across the street from my apartment, so I don’t have to travel far to go to work.

UNIT 8

Sitcom: Which dress do you like better?

scene 1

In Cherylʼs apartment, Cheryl and Marie ask Bob to comment on their new clothes.

Marie: That is so cute.

Cheryl: Thank you. I love that color. Bob, what do you think of our new clothes—for the party tomorrow?

Bob: There’s a party tomorrow?

Cheryl: It’s Mr. Evans’s birthday. Remember?

Bob: Oh, right. Am I going?

Cheryl: Yes, you are.

Bob: OK.

Cheryl: So tell us what you think of our new clothes.

Bob: All those clothes are for one party?

Cheryl: No. We have to decide what to wear. What do you think of these blouses?

Bob: They’re very flattering.

Marie: Which one do you like more?

Bob: What do you mean?

Cheryl: Which one do you prefer?

Bob: I like them both the same.

Marie: No, you don’t. You’re just saying that. You need to have an opinion. You have to choose.

Bob: No, no, no. I’m not doing that.

Cheryl: Bob, please. Help us decide what to wear.

Bob: OK.

Marie: Which skirt do you like?

Bob: The red one.

Cheryl: Great. That’s not so hard, is it? Which shoes look better?

Bob: Those.

Marie: Which sweater do you prefer?

Bob: I like the purple one.

Cheryl: Bob, you like Marie’s clothes more than mine.

Bob: No, I don’t. That’s not true!

Cheryl: Then which dress do you prefer?

Bob: That one!

Cheryl: This is Marie’s dress, too! What’s wrong with my clothes?

Bob: Nothing! Nothing! I like your clothes. I like Marie’s clothes. I like everything. I like all dresses and all sweaters and all skirts and all shoes!

Cheryl: Who asked you anyway?

Bob: You did.

scene 2

Cheryl shows Bob the new clothes she got for him.

Cheryl: So what are you going to wear to the party tomorrow night?

Bob: A T-shirt and jeans.

Cheryl: A T-shirt and jeans? No way. You have to wear something nicer.

Bob: I don’t have anything nicer.

Cheryl: You do now.

Bob: All that’s for me?

Cheryl: What do you think of these?

Bob: Do you have anything looser?

Cheryl: Yep.

Bob: Too wild for me. Anything else?

Cheryl: Here you go.

Bob: I don’t know. Those look pretty warm. Something cooler would be good.

Cheryl: Why don’t we look at shirts?

Bob: Not bad. But it’s pretty conservative, isn’t it?

Cheryl: I love this one.

Bob: That doesn’t look very comfortable.

Cheryl: Try this.

Bob: That looks a little cheap. Do you have anything more expensive?

Cheryl: That’s it. I’m taking it all back to the store.

Bob: But what am I wearing tomorrow?

Cheryl: Just wear a T-shirt and jeans.

UNIT 9

Sitcom: Is that an express donkey?

scene 1

In the office, Cheryl arranges a safari trip for Mrs. Beatty.

Cheryl: So, Mrs. Beatty, we should talk about your safari trip to Botswana.

Mrs. Beatty: I’m so excited! My first time in Africa!

Cheryl: You’re going to be flying into Johannesburg, South Africa. Would you like a window or an aisle?

Mrs. Beatty: A window. I want to see everything!

Cheryl: In Johannesburg you should take a taxi or a limo to your hotel. The next day you could fly or you could take a train to Francistown in Botswana.

Mrs. Beatty: Is it an express train?

Cheryl: Yes.

Mrs. Beatty: I’ll take the train. I’d like to see the country.

Cheryl: Great. Then after you see Francistown, you can take a small plane or a bus to the Okavanga Delta.

Mrs. Beatty: How small is the airplane?

Cheryl: It’s pretty small.

Mrs. Beatty: I’ll take the bus. Is it an express bus?

Cheryl: I think so. When you get to Gumare, you’re going to be taking a boat to your hotel.

Mrs. Beatty: A boat?

Cheryl: The hotel is on an island. When you get to the island, a man with a donkey can take your luggage to the hotel.

Mrs. Beatty: A donkey?

Cheryl: There are no cars on the island.

Mrs. Beatty: Is it an express donkey?

Cheryl: I think it’s probably a local donkey. Of course, if you don’t want the donkey, you could take a small plane—it goes straight to the hotel.

Mrs. Beatty: I think I should take the donkey. Donkeys never have mechanical problems, right?

Cheryl: Right.

scene 2

Paul describes his safari trip to Mrs. Beatty.

Paul: Hello, Mrs. Beatty!

Mrs. Beatty: Why, hello, Paul.

Paul: Where are you traveling to now?

Cheryl: Mrs. Beatty is going on a safari in the Okavanga Delta in Botswana.

Paul: Nice. Are you flying in or are you taking the train-bus-boat-donkey route?

Mrs. Beatty: I’m going to be taking the donkey.

Paul: I did that once myself.

Cheryl: You did?

Mrs. Beatty: Was it very exciting?

Paul: Oh, it was. On the way there the plane had mechanical problems.

Mrs. Beatty: That sounds scary.

Paul: We got in late and I missed the train to Francistown, so I decided to take a bus. But I got on the local bus by mistake.

Mrs. Beatty: I don’t like local buses.

Paul: Then the bus had an accident. So I rented a car, but it broke down.

Mrs. Beatty: Oh, dear!

Paul: I got to Gumare two days late. Then I got seasick on the boat to the island.

Mrs. Beatty: Oh, my! Did you have any problems with the donkey?

Paul: I got bumped from the donkey.

Mrs. Beatty: You mean they overbooked the donkey?

Paul: No. I mean the donkey bumped me off the road to the hotel. But it was a very exciting trip. You’ll love Africa.

Cheryl: So. Any questions, Mrs. Beatty?

Mrs. Beatty: Just one. How much is a ticket to Paris?

UNIT 10

Sitcom: How much do you want?

scene 1

Marie and Paul are having dinner in the café when Bob walks in with a digital camera that he wants to sell. Paul bargains with Bob for the camera.

Marie: Hey, here comes Bob.

Paul: Yeah. He wants to sell me his digital camera.

Bob: Hi. How was dinner?

Marie: Great. What do you have there?

Bob: The best digital camera money can buy.

Marie: Paul, that’s the same camera you looked . . .

Paul: Why are you selling it?

Bob: I have two. Cheryl gave me another one for my birthday.

Paul: It’s not bad. How much do you want?

Bob: Two hundred and fifty dollars.

Marie: Wow! That’s a great . . .

Paul: That’s more than I want to pay.

Marie: But that’s less than . . .

Paul: I can give you $200 for it.

Bob: No. I need at least $245.

Paul: Sorry, all I have is $210.

Marie: There’s an ATM right . . .

Bob: I could go as low as $230, but that’s it.

Paul: Sorry. Thanks anyway.

Bob: All right. I’ll sell it to somebody else.

Marie: What are you doing? You almost bought that camera yesterday for three hundred dollars!

Paul: You don’t know how to bargain, do you?

Marie: Bargain? Of course I know how to bargain. You don’t know how to bargain. You could buy that camera for two hundred and thirty dollars, but now it’s gone!

Bob: All right. You can have it for $225.

Paul: $220.

Bob: $224.

Paul: $221.

Bob: $223.

Paul: $222. Not a dollar more.

Bob: I’m not selling this for less than two hundred and twenty-three dollars.

Marie: Here! Here’s one dollar! Now you both get what you want.

Paul: It’s a deal! I’ll get some money from the ATM.

Bob: Great!

Paul: You said I don’t know how to bargain.

scene 2

After dinner, Paul and Marie argue about tipping.

Paul: Thanks.

Marie: Thanks for dinner.

Paul: My pleasure. I saved a lot of money on the camera.

Marie: Should I leave the tip?

Paul: No, I’ll put it on the credit card.

Marie: Five dollars? That’s not enough.

Paul: Sure it is.

Marie: The bill was fifty dollars. That’s only 10%!

Paul: So?

Marie: Didn’t you like the food?

Paul: It was good.

Marie: Was there a problem with the service?

Paul: No.

Marie: Then you need to leave at least 15%.

Paul: No, I don’t.

Marie: Paul, we come here all the time. The waitress gives us great service because we usually tip well.

Paul: I always leave 10%.

Waitress: Have a nice evening.

Marie: We’re not quite ready.

Waitress: No problem.

Paul: Look, I’m paying tonight, so I get to decide how much to tip.

Marie: Oh, all right. Hey, isn’t that Mr. Evans over there?

Paul: Where?

Marie: Never mind. It’s someone else. Shall we go?

Waitress: Thank you very much!

Paul: You’re welcome.