Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Even the smallest things can make you feel crazy sometimes. Your best shirt is dirty and you have a job interview. Your boyfriend drank all the coffee and didn’t make more. Your dad emailed again to ask you to visit, even though you’ve told him it’s too expensive. Each of these things is small, but put together, they can make you feel like you’re going out of your mind.
It’s especially common to hear someone say that he thinks he’s going out of his mind when he can’t remember things. When you forget something, it can feel like you’re not using your mind correctly, or even at all. Let’s say the phone company tells you they’re going to turn off your phone if you don’t pay your bill. You’re sure that you paid it, but when you check with the bank, you find out that you didn’t. You’re really confused, because you’re certain that you did. That could make you feel like you’re going out of your mind.
Marni thinks that Jessica is a little out of her mind. But why? Find out in today’s English lesson about acting crazy.
3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Jessica: You’ll never guess what I did yesterday.
Marni: What?
Jessica: I moved back in with my parents.
Marni: No. Are you out of your mind?
Jessica: I had no choice. My landlord is painting my apartment.
Marni: Are you in your old room?
Jessica: Yes. They haven’t changed it at all. It’s like a Jessica museum.
Marni: Weird. What are the family dynamics like?
Jessica: They haven’t changed. It’s like I never left. My mom asked me yesterday if I finished all of my chores.
Marni: That’s too funny.
Jessica: And my dad’s cooking is still inedible. And my brother lives there, you know.
Marni: I did not know. What’s that like?
Jessica: Sibling rivalry all over again. And yesterday he pulled a prank on me.
Marni: Shut up! What did he do?
Jessica: He put a plastic spider in the toilet.
Marni: What did you do when you discovered it?
Jessica: I screamed. And then I threw it on him. Oh, yeah. He’s going down.
Marni: Jessica?
Jessica: Yeah?
Marni: I’m not so sure that living with your family is a good idea. You kind of sound like you’re out of your mind a little bit.
Jessica: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m fine. I’m great. It is going to be great. You’ll see.
Marni: OK. I sure hope so.
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Discussion
Jessica has moved in with her parents while her landlord paints her apartment. Her brother is living there, too, but it’s not one big, happy family. Jessica’s parents are treating her like she’s still a teenager, and her brother played a trick on her.
Being at home again seems to be making Jessica act strangely. Even though she’s an adult now, she’s planning to get revenge on her brother, for example. Marni tries to show Jessica that she’s acting crazy, but Jessica just can’t see it.
Is it normal for Jessica to act this way? Does seeing your family make you feel like you’re going out of your mind?
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