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Dating Mini-Story Lesson
Hi. Welcome to the mini-story lesson for the conversation “Dating.” Let’s get started with the story now. * * * * *

Carly the cat was ready to stop dating. She only seemed to meet total losers. Then on December 31, her luck changed. She ran into her friend Katie the cougar at the library. Katie moved to Africa three years ago. They had not been in touch since then butKatie was now living in America again. Katie wanted to set her up on a blind date with her friend Timmy the tiger. Carly thought that all blind dates were a recipe for disaster. But she agreed to go out with Timmy one time. One month later Katie saw Carly at a café. She was bursting at the seams. She and Timmy had fallen in love. “Thank you so much, Katie,” Carly said, “Timmy is really head andshoulders above the rest.” * * * * *

Okay, so that’s our story. Now this time I will read the story again and I will ask you questions. You can answer the questions out loud and if you need a little more time, please just pause your iPod or your computer and then press play again when you’re ready to actually answer the question. But if you just feel like sitting back and listening and notanswering the questions out loud, that’s fine, too. Alright, here we go. * * * * *

Carly the cat was ready to stop dating. Was Carly the cat ready to stop dating? Yes, yes, she was. Carly the cat was ready to stop dating. What was Carly the cat ready to do? To stop dating, Carly the cat was ready to stop dating.

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Was she ready to read a book? No, she wasn’t ready to read a book. Was she ready to stop dating? Yes, yes, she was. She was ready to stop dating. Was she ready to stop looking for romance? Yes, yes, that’s true also. She was ready to stop dating so she was ready to stop looking for romance. Who was ready to stop dating? Carly the cat, Carly the cat was ready to stop dating. WasSam the lion ready to stop dating? No, it wasn’t Sam the lion. Was Carly the cat ready to stop dating? Yes, yes, she was. Carly the cat was ready to stop dating. What type of animal is Carly? A cat, Carly is a cat. Is Carly a dog? No, Carly is not a dog. Is Carly a cat? Yes, Carly is a cat.

She only seemed to meet total losers.

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Did she only seem to meet total losers? Yes, she did. She only seemed to meet total losers. Who only seemed to meet total losers? Carly the cat, Carly the cat only seemed to meet total losers. Did Carly the cat or Sam the lion only seem to meet total losers? Carly the cat, Carly the cat only seemed to meet total losers. What type of animals did Carly meet whenshe was dating? Were they nice? No, they weren’t nice. They were total losers. Were they successful? No, they definitely were not successful. They were total losers, which is the same thing as saying they were unsuccessful or that they were jerks. Did she only seem to meet total losers? Yes, she only seemed to meet total losers.

Then on December 31, her luck changed. Did her luck change? Yes,it did. Her luck changed. Okay, so what changed? Her luck, her luck changed. Whose luck changed? Carly’s, Carly’s luck changed.

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Did Carly’s luck change? Yes, it did. Carly’s luck changed. When did her luck change? Well, it changed on December 31. That’s when it changed. Did her luck change onMarch 2? No, it didn’t change on March 2. Did her luck change on December 31? Yes, yes, it did. On December 31, her luck changed.

She ran into her friend Katie the cougar at the library. Did she run into her friend Katie the cougar? Yes, she did. She ran into her friend Katie the cougar. Did she see Katie the cougar? Yes, yes, she did. She ran into Katie the cougar, which is the same thing as...