DIALOGUE
"At the movies"
(Peter, Julie, Ken, and Hsieh are at the snack stand)
Peter: (Rubbing his hands together) Umm, umm... movie popcorn with butter and salt. My favorite.
Julie: Salt? No thanks. I'll have the sweet popcorn.
Hsieh: (To Ken) They don't even agree on which popcorn tastes better.
Peter & Julie: We heard that!
Peter: So did we get good seats?
Ken: Oh. I hope we're not too close to the screen again.
Hsieh: Would you rather be at the very back?
Ken: Maybe.
Hsieh: Good because, (putting her arms around Peter and Julie) we're sitting in the middle but your ticket is for the last row. Happy?
Ken: (Dropping his hands to his sides) Are you for real?
Hsieh: Don't worry, Ken. We're all sitting together.
Peter: (To Julie) You see. They argue, too.
Ken & Hsieh: We heard that!
VOCABULARY
together (adv.)
Can we have lunch together?
rather (adv.)
It was a rather nice day.
last (determiner.)
The back rows are always the last to sell.
FAST PHRASE
For real
You must be joking. Come on. Are you for real?