Looking for Love

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Unit 6

• Looking for Love

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When I was a young fellow about thirteen, I had
somehow gotten in with a group of guys who were a
little older than I was, and more sophisticated.

• somehow adv.
• get in with sb

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They knew a lot of different girls, and would go
out with them often to the beach.

• go out with sb ????

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One time when we were at the beach, most of the
guys had gone out on some jetty with the girls.

• one time / once ???

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I was interested in a particular girl a little
bit, and sort of thought out loud Gee, I think
Id like to take Barbara to the movies.

• a little bit ???
• sort of ????????
• think out loud

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That was all I had to say, and the guy next to me
got all excited.

• all ??all adv.
• get p.p. ???????

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He ran out onto the rocks and found her.

• onto ?

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He pushed her back, all the while saying in a
loud voice, Feynman has something he wants to
say to you, Barbara!

• all the while
• S V, Ving ????

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It was most embarrassing.

• most adv. ??
• embarrassing vs. embarrassed

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Pretty soon the guys were all standing around me,
saying, Well, say it, Feynman!

• pretty adv. ??,??
• S V, Ving ????

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So I invited her to the movies. It was my first
date.

• invite sb to sth ???????
• date n. v. ??

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I went home and told my mother about it. She gave
me all kinds of advice on how to do this and that.

• advice U ??,??give sb advice on sth
• how to V ?????
• this and that

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For example, if we took the bus, I was supposed
to get off the bus first, and offer Barbara my
hand.

• be supposed to V ??
• offer sb sth ??????

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Or if we had to walk on the street, I was
supposed to walk on the outside.

• the outside

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She even told me what kinds of things to say.

• what to V ?????

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She was handing down a cultural tradition to me
the women teach their sons how to treat the next
generation of women well.

• hand down sth to sb ????
• generation n. ??
• treat sb well ????

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After dinner, I got all slicked up and went to
Barbaras house to call for her.I was nervous.

• call for sb
• be nervous ??

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She wasnt ready, of course (its always like
that) so her family had me wait for her in the
dining room, where they were eating with
friendsa lot of people.

• family ?? ??
• have sb V ??????
• where ???????

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They said things like Isnt he cute! and all
kinds of other stuff. I didnt feel cute.

• things like ??????

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It was absolutely terrible! I remember everything
about the date.

• absolutely adv. ???,???
• everything ????

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As we walked from her house to the new, little
theater in town, we talked about playing the
piano.

• as ? ???

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I told her how, when I was younger, they made me
learn piano for a while, but after six months I
was still playing Dance of the Daisies, and
couldnt stand it anymore.

• ???????
• not any more ???

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You see, I was worried about being a sissy, and
to be stuck for weeks playing Dance of the
Daisies was too much for me, so I quit.

• to V ???
• too much ???

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I was so sensitive about being a sissy that it
even bothered me when my mother sent me to the
market to buy some snacks.

• sothat ?????
• sensitive adj. ???,???

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We saw the movie, and I walked her back to her
home.

• walk sb home ???????

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I complimented her on the nice, pretty gloves she
was wearing. Then I said goodnight to her on the
doorstep.

• compliment sb on sth ??????

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Barbara said to me, Thank you for a very lovely
evening. Youre welcome! I answered. I felt
terrific.

• thank sb for sth

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The next time I went out on a dateit was with a
different girl I said goodnight to her, and she
said, Thank you for a very lovely evening.

• the next time ??
• with sb ?

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I didnt feel quite so terrific.
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When I said goodnight to the third girl I took
out, she had got her mouth open, ready to speak,
and I said, Thank you for a very lovely evening!

• take sb out
• ?????
• be ready to V ???

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She said, Thank youuhOh!Yesuh, I had a
lovely evening, too, thank you!

• uh

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Any Question?