Unit 1 Talk
Video Script
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?