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Hard Up for Cash

Date: Jun 10 2008

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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

People on drugs are always hard up for cash. Jason already caught Devan selling her CDs for pot, but she said she wouldn’t do it anymore. She and Mason even talked about how she was heartbroken over him. So hopefully she’s not using anymore.

But if she’s not, why is she digging around the trash for cans to recycle?

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Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Beren

Devan

Beren: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Devo, what are you doing?

Devan: I’m getting the cans out of the trash.

Beren: What are you doing that for?

Devan: Because somebody threw them away!

Beren: No, I mean, why…What are going to do with them?

Devan: I’m going to recycle them.

Beren: They’re in the recycling.

Devan: I’m not on drugs! OK?

Beren: I didn’t say anything about drugs…

Devan: I already told Jason I’m not doing drugs anymore. I’m just trying to recycle cans because somebody threw them in the wrong bin.

Beren: OK…

Devan: It’s not like I’m cashing them in for money.

Beren: I didn’t say anything about money and cashing them in. But they’re already…You just wanna…They’re in the paper bin and you want to put them in the aluminum?

Devan: They’re in the wrong bin. I’m just trying to help the environment, Beren. You’re always accusing people of things. You don’t even know what you’re talking about.

Beren: OK. Sorry. Do you want some help?

Devan: Yes. Could you please? Here take some cans. We’re helping the environment. This has nothing to do with anything else. I don’t know what Jason told you.

Beren: He didn’t tell me anything!

Devan: Saving the environment, OK? Look at, somebody drinks kombucha and they don’t even recycle it. Saving the environment.

Beren: No need to get stressed out.

Devan: I’m just saving the environment, Beren.

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Discussion

Beren finds Devan fishing cans out of the trash. People who are desperate for money often collect cans and recycle them for the deposit. But Devan swears she’s just trying to be environmentally conscious.

And there are a surprising number of cans in that trash can.

Do you believe Devan?

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zoe.wu

China

I won't say it for sure, but Devan's excuse is so unconvincing. Besides, Why is Devan so sensetive if she doesn't want to cash those cans in?

wind1985

China

maybe she didnot lie.seh just want to do someting for enviroment

isatoruk

Turkey

I think Its message is very useful and important even if we do not know Devan is thinking money or not.Let say she is doing it for money.I don't care it.I don't like critize anyone to do something.

toky28

Colombia

Each person can help,Saving our home.
Colombia

x777x

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

i dont belive deven because she look on drugs and its reaction was not normal specially when she talk about drugs and money

tommy9999

Canada

it's a good way to protect the environment. But it's maybe that Devan wanted to do it for other things such as money or something like that.

ericlabo

Philippines

GUILTY!!!

iiishaji

India

good

aguskoimab

Indonesia

keep our earth from trash with recycling

valilla

China

recycling is a good way to protect our environment .

Joge

Brazil

Please to share your trash and recycle things! Save the World.

Joge

Brazil

Drugs, drugs, drugs… who invented it? It's terrible. Devan is drugged or drunk. She intends to collect many cans and to sell by drugs. If you enter this world you will never have peace in your life! Save the World… Recycle thinks but not by drugs.

jeongminjeon

South Korea

It has nothing to do with recycling.

Viqi-w

China

We should be honest!

ola3

Ukraine

I like Devan and I think it's just for saving an environment or maybe for cashing which is good for her to get money for a good deed.

dofkele15

Lithuania

wow. devan is looking really bad. i think what this addiction to the drugs is the worse in the world

Bob Ishida

Japan

Poor Devo!

getchar

Algeria

i don't think she is telling the truth…she is like so nervous..doing something desesperatly..its not easy to gather cans to recycle them..if we are not hard up of cash..its clear she is digging around the trash for cans..cashin them in…guys !! don't try to take drugs..!how would you like..prevent your children from not doing it in the future…if they do ..its like you just created criminals..