viernes, 8 de junio de 2012

As Good As It Gets: Carol's date.

Tell a friend about Carol's date from the perspective of:
1- Carol
2- Her date
3- Her mother
We've distributed the roles in class already.
Looking forward to reading your comments about the last scene we watched!

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  1. I have to tell a friend about Carol's date form the perspective of Carol.

    Hi Lucy!, You are not going to believe what has just happened to me!
    Last night, I had a date with an incredible boy I met a few months ago called John. Upon returning from dinner, we went to my apartment to .... well you know. When we were kissing, my son started to scream, so I had to go to see what was happening. Then, I found my mother behind the curtains. Supposedly, she was not listening to us because she was wearing a pair of headphones. But that was not all Lucy. When I went to see what was wrong with my son, he threw up and stained my dress! As I didn't have time to change it, I returned where John was. We started doing what we were doing before, but when he touched my dress, his hand got dirty with my son's vomit!. He got a little upset, took a taxi and left me.
    And that's all what happened. Lucy, you have no idea of how ashamed I feel.
    Love, Gina

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  3. Hi everybody! I wrote an email from the guy (Carol's date) to a friend.


    Hi Steve!
    How are you doing man? I haven’t heard of you all week. Guess what? I went out with that chick, Carol, I met at the restaurant on Wednesday, and I’m writing because I wanted to tell you about how it all went.
    I was really enjoying myself, and I think she was, too. I took her to a fancy new restaurant downtown as you told me to. We had a nice dinner; we drank some wine and chatted about our lives, what we do for a living, our likes, hobbies, etc. She told me she has a son, and I was ok with it at the beginning. Everything was rolling on you know? But somehow, things got weird when we entered her apartment.
    When she opened the door, I saw what the apartment looked like (a freaking mess) but I said to myself “ok Ted, chill out, she’s is a busy women, she works 24/7, don’t panic”. Then, I tried to make a move on her. I think she was uncomfortable of something like that, because she started laughing. What’s more, I got to know her son AND her mother were there because the kid started calling for his grandmother, but the woman couldn’t hear him ‘cause she had her headphones on.
    Anyway, things got even worse when the kid puked on her, and I accidentally touched that disgusting thing. That’s when I knew things were not on the right track anymore and decided to leave. I guess she was kind of pissed off when I said “too much reality for a Friday’s night” what it was just my honest truth speaking.
    I’m worried man, because I really like Carol and she’s a gorgeous and intelligent woman, but I do not know if I can put up with all her life conflicts. I wanted to know if you can give me some advice or some tips. It’s ok if you don’t want to; I don’t know if she will go out with me again, anyhow.
    Write back, mate. I want to know about you, how you’re doing, and how everything’s going on at New Jersey. We should get together soon!
    Ted.

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  4. Hi girls! I´m going to play role on Carol´s mother. She´s called Beverly.



    Hi Elizabeth,
    How are you doing? How is the family? It’s been ages since I saw them…
    I’m writing you because I really needed to talk to someone, and I found this a good way to do it. Last night, I experienced the most embarrasing moment of my life.
    I was at home, as always, taking care of my grandson because Carol was dating a man and the little kid is ill, you know. It was late at night and I was washing the dishes, when suddenly I heard some noises coming from the living room… It was Carol with his new boyfriend.
    I must say I didn´t expect that she would bring him home, but in fact they were just there, kissing each other… Imagine! I didn’t know what to do. So, I took my headphones and put them on. As you know, our house is not a very comfortable one, we don´t even have doors! I had to close the curtains and stayed there, so as to give them some privacy and for me not to feel so ashamed. But, in that moment the little boy started calling me but I couldn’t hear him because I was wearing the headphones! So, Carol went with him and all in a sudden, the house became a mess.
    It’s not easy for any of us, you know. Carol has the right to meet new people, she is young and pretty, but it is difficult to manage such a situation, when a family lives all together in a same miniature house. All in all, the guy ended up going away, I think that he was not the right man for her.
    Well, I hope you haven’t got bored with my story.
    Beverly.

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  5. I'm going to speak from the perspective of Carol's mother. I found on the internet that she is called Beverly.


    Ey, Beverly! How was your daughter’s date last night?

    Oh, Vilma, I think it was a disaster, if you ask me… It was a pity in fact, because the guy is very handsome and elegant. Besides he is an accountant... But it seems that they don’t have so much in common as she expected, you know… He has a good job and lives alone in a nice flat… or so I’ve heard. But my poor Carol works too much and lives with me in this tiny apartment. Besides… she has a child, and that takes a lot of time, as you should know. Anyway, the date didn’t turn out that bad, as Carol told me, they went to a fancy restaurant, they had dinner and drank a fine wine and everything. But the problem began when they came home. It seemed like he wanted to know where she lived. Anyway, they came home, I was still awake, and I noticed that he wanted to be with her, you know… in a more private way. So when I started to hear them hugging each other and making out, I took a pair of headphones and started to hear some music, just to give them some privacy, you know. But the problem was that the kid started to call me, and I couldn’t hear him! So Carol had to leave the poor guy alone and go to check if everything was OK… As you know, the kid’s got the flu, so we are taking care of him. Anyway, when I realized the kid was calling me it was too late and Carol was already with him. He was throwing up and coughing, and she was rocking the child in her arms. Poor angel. So I told her to go back with the guy that I will handle the situation. But the worst thing was that when she went back with the guy, he grabbed her and started kissing her again, and when he did, he put his hand on the child’s puke! It was disgusting for him, and I think that that was the thing that ruined everything. The man seemed really upset with the situation and he decided to leave immediately. And the worst thing was what he said. Do you want to hear what he said to her? He said “too much reality for a Friday’s night” And he left in a really bad mood. Can you believe that bastard? It was so rude that I was glad he left. But I felt so sorry for my poor Carol! When is she going to find the perfect man?

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  6. Hey ladys! I wrote an email from the guy (Carol´s date) to his friend Paul.


    Hey Paul! How are you doing? What about you? It´s been almost a week since the last time I phoned you. Do you know what? I finally went out with that girl Carol I told you. I´m glad because we spent a wonderful night, you know? We had dinner at the fine-dinning restaurant that you had suggested me. We shared a tasty meal and everything seemed to be perfect. As we could talk about several topics, our date wasn`t the typical boring date in which you are nervous because you don´t know exactly what to say. This wasn´t the case.
    After dinner, I took the lady to her apartment. At first, I felt kind of weird when I entered that place and I saw that it was a dingy apartment. But after a while, I chilled out and I started to enjoy the moment. The atmosphere was almost perfect, till I heard the voice of her little son calling his grandma. At that moment, I realized that she not only live with her son but also with her mother. I tried to make a hard effort to put up with the situation. Anyway, you know me well and I couldn´t stand that for longer. To make matters worse, the boy was sick and throwed up his mother´s dress which I accidentally touched. Oh my god that was really nauseating for me!!
    After this bizarre episode, I decided to make my way and I leave the apartment saying; “Too much reality for a Friday ´s night”. May be a behaved as a coward, but in fact I felt myself really uncomfortable do stay there for longer.
    All in all, that night was one dammed thing after another. I end up drinking beer at a singles bar.

    Ted

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  7. This e-mail is from Carol to one of her friends:

    Hi Kathy! How have you been? Hope you are doing well... Dear friend, you won´t believe what happened to me last night! What an unpleasant situation I had to endure! Well, knowing that you dislike suspense, I will go right to the point.
    Do you remember that guy I used to chat with? Well, his name is Ted and he invited me to go out last night. We went to a nice restaurant, then to a pub… everything was going pretty well until we got to my house. We started kissing and all that, you know, until I realized my son was awake calling for his granny. So, I went to his room to see what he needed. As he was feeling sick, he accidentally threw up my dress. I cleaned myself as much as I could and after that I got back with Ted. We tried to keep on with our “private matter” but all got worse when his hand touched my dirty dress. He couldn´t stand it so called a taxi and left. So disrespectful!
    I´ll tell you something: although his attitude made me feel not valuable, in a sense, I felt relief when he left. I wasn´t enjoying being with him really, I was uncomfortable and I had the sensation that he was not the right guy for me. So, I solved to go to bed with the real love of my life, my son.
    Well, that was all. I would like you to let me know what you think about it, and also let me know about your guy!
    Hope to see you soon.
    Love,
    Carol

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  8. Good to all of you girls!I had a great time reading your narrations!
    By the way, it's Friday night (no apostrophe needed).

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  9. This is en e-mail from Carol's mother to her friend.

    Hi Vivian!

    Guess what happened to my daughter last Friday night!
    She completely messed up her date. I was so sad to hear from her that the man ran away after he got dirty with a little of vomit from my sweet grandchild. You see, I told her not to worry about her son, that I would take care of him, but you know how important is he for her. It was such a pity! because the man was really handsome and had a important job. What's more, I was really hopeful to see her hanging with a guy again because she hasn't got a date for ages!
    Well Vivian that's all for the moment. I hope you write me soon and let me know what you think.
    Lots of Love,
    Beverly

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  10. I wrote an email from the perspective of Carol's date.

    Hi Sam!
    You're not going to believe what happened to me last night,man! Do you remember I told you I had a date with Carol? Well, it was a disaster! In fact the first part of the date wasn't that bad, but as soon as we arrived at her house everything started to go wrong.
    Firstly, her reaction to my romantic advances was awful! She started laughing and she looked totally uncomfortable. I don't know why! I thought that she liked me!
    Moreover, her mother was there in the house, listening to everything we were saying and doing! Can you believe that the house had NO DOORS at all?? I mean, it had a front door but the rooms were separated only with curtains! How on earth were we going to have some privacy??
    Finally, and the most disgusting part of the story, her son was ill and when she went to his room to see him, the little boy threw up over her clothes. So when she came back and I touched her, my hand got dirty with that sickeningly stinking vomit. It makes me feel sick when I think about that!
    After that, I left that strange house and that weird family and I went home. I said to Carol that it was too much reality for a Friday night, you know.
    Well dude, write me back if you can and tell me how you're doing.

    Ted

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  11. Hi,girls! This is the mail Carol's mother sent to her best friend.


    Hi, Claire!
    How are you? Sorry I couldn’t write you yesterday as we had some problems with the internet. Besides, I’ve been really busy lately as my grandson became sick last week and he is still in bed. Doctors are not sure about which is the most effective treatment for him as he is extremely weak. I pray for him every day and I hope he recovers soon. Anyway, my daughter has finally had a date last night. I’m so happy that she wants to move on with her life! The son of a friend of mine from yoga finally invited Carol to a restaurant and I’m sure they spent a lovely evening until they came to the apartment. Little Tim was sleeping and I knew that my daughter would bring her date over here to have some privacy, you know. So, I put my headphones on to listen my favourite radio programme and to avoid hearing the noises from Carol’s bedroom, which has no door at all! Well, let me tell you that things ended up sooner than I thought. I’m sure the chaos of this house frightened him away! I’ll tell you more on my next mail.
    Please, write back soon! Take care of yourself! XOXO
    Beverly.

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  12. I’m Carol, and I have to tell a friend what happened to me in my date.

    Hi Julia!
    How are you doing? Sorry I didn’t write for such a long time, the thing is that my son is ill, you know, and he demands me a lot of time. My mum helps me take care of him, of course, but I try to be with him the more I can, or at least the more my work allows me to do so! You know, my job is so exhausting, but I enjoy doing it. Besides I need it to buy my son his medicine. Oh! and there’s particularly a thing that exhaust me the more, it’s name is Melvin, yes, Melvin! he is a man, and he is so annoying. But I can stand him; in fact I`m the only one who can stand this man; my co-workers hate him!

    But well, he is not really the reason why I’m writing to you. I wanted to talk to you because I need a piece of advice, and I know you can help me, as you’re my best friend, Julia! Do you remember Michael, the guy I told you about the last time I wrote to you? Well, finally, I had a date with him! Believe it! He took me to a nice restaurant and we had a delicious meal. We talked about a variety of topics, culture, sports, and family; but also about us, our hobbies, our lives, and I talked about the most important person in my life, my son. He told me he had no child, but that he liked children. So I think “perfect! He is the right man!”, but I didn’t expect what was going to happen later.

    After dinner we went to my apartment, and his reaction was one of horror, I think, when he saw curtains instead of doors. Although this didn’t prevent us from kissing, things started getting worse when I tried to escape from his romantic advances as I felt uncomfortable and kind of embarrassed!

    That’s not all! Things went even worst when my son started calling me because he felt sick, and my mother couldn’t listen to him as she had her headphones on in order to give me some privacy. So I went to see my little boy. No sooner had I approached him, than he threw up and my dress got dirty. Then when I returned where Michael was, he touched me and his hand got dirty too!! He immediately took his coat and left my house telling “Too much reality for Friday night”. That was so cruel!
    Please help Julia! I’m confused but disappointed at the same time because of his attitude. I don’t know what he thought in that moment, but I’m sure he had that reaction because he must have had a bad day! He is a good boy!

    Write back soon and please let me know what you think.
    Love,
    Carol.

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    Respuestas
    1. Mai, Rocío, Luciana and Laura: Good job girls! I enjoyed reading your different stories!

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