It Still Makes Me Laugh Because I M Thetalkative One Now

It Still Makes Me Laugh Because I M Thetalkative One Now

Unit 1 Talk

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Ottavio: When we first met, I thought Linda was theshy, quiet type. Then, on our first real date,

she had a couple of glasses of wine and shecouldn’t stop talking. She was so animated.

It still makes me laugh because I’m thetalkative one now.

Linda: I was so embarrassed when I realized Ihad just babbled my way nonstop through

dinner, which must’ve been from nervesbecause it was our first date and all. Thenwhen I saw that Ottavio had finished eatingand my plate was still full, I was mortified.

Kirstie: It’s funny, I’m the opposite. I get really quiet

when I’m nervous. Sometimes when I go outon a date, I tend to clam up. I just sit therepolitely nodding, asking a few questions.

And then if my date doesn’t talk a lot, thereare these long, deadly silences. Sheer agony.

It’s so awkward.

Jason: The worst is when you both start talking atonce and then fumble over who should go

first. “You go.”

Kirstie: “No, you.”

Jason: It’s so frustrating. If you can’t talk to

somebody, though, forget it. It’s a

definite sign it’s not gonna work. But

if the conversation flows and you both

feel comfortable, that’s a good sign of

compatibility.

Kirstie: You mean, like having matching personality

types, having things in common.

Jason: Yeah.

Linda: Like you two, for example? You get into

a conversation and it’s like the rest of us

disappear.

Ottavio: We’re gonna be late for dinner. What

happened to the lovebirds?

Kirstie: I’ll find them. You guys get your coats.

Sal: What do you mean, Jason’s girlfriend?

Kirstie: Liz, the girl who dumped him when she

moved back to L.A.

Sal: She’s moving back to New York?

Kirstie: That’s what he said.

Sal: Well, what about Kirstie? Jason knows she’s

crazy about him, right?

Kirstie: No. He’s not even sure whether she likes

him.

Sal: Well, then he needs a reality check. I mean,

it’s obvious to everyone else.

Linda: What happened to Kirstie?

Sal: What are you talking about?

Linda: It was weird. She went to find you two and

then came back looking ... I don’t know,

mad, I guess. She grabbed her coat and left.

What did you say to her?

Sal: Do you think she might’ve heard us?