Words to know
continue for longer than you want
fall asleep for a short time without meaning to
stay until the end of something long or boring
Step 1 of 5
Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
- EricText hidden. Listen first.
- SophiaText hidden. Listen first.
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Practice · 3 min
Take Eric's part first, then Sophia's. The whole scene is whispered in a dark theater, so keep it soft and close. Copy Eric's serious "This was different rain. Heavier." and Sophia's sharp "That's not what I asked."
- Eric(whispering) Sophia. Sophia, are you awake?
- SophiaWhat? Yes. Completely awake. I was resting my eyes.
- EricYou were snoring a little. The man in front turned around.
- SophiaOh no. How long was I asleep?
- EricAbout twenty minutes. You missed the part where it rained.
- SophiaIt's been raining since the beginning, Eric.
- EricThis was different rain. Heavier.
- SophiaCan I ask you something honestly? Are you enjoying this?
- EricIt's a very important film. Everyone says it's a masterpiece.
- SophiaThat's not what I asked.
- EricOkay. No. It's dragging on. I've been counting the lights on the ceiling.
- SophiaThen why did you choose it?
- EricI thought you'd like it. You said you enjoy serious movies.
- SophiaI said that on our first date. I was trying to sound interesting.
- EricSo you don't like three-hour films about a farmer and the rain?
- SophiaI like films where something explodes, at least once.
- EricShould we sit through the last hour, or...?
- SophiaThere's a ramen place next door that's open until midnight.
- EricLet's go. Quietly. Don't wake the man in front.
Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.