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I Love You, Man

Date: Apr 29 2009

Themes: Friend

Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

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Intro

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

Guys who are sweet, sensitive and good at talking about their feelings make great boyfriends. But they might have a harder time maintaining friendships with other dudes. That’s the idea behind I Love You, Man, a new comedy about a friendless fiancee played by Paul Rudd who has to find a best man in time for his wedding.

Jason and Mason (who share a pretty close man-friendship themselves) have both seen I Love You, Man. Find out what they think about the movie and making friends.

Dialog

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

Jason

Mason

Jason: What else has Jason Segel been in? I just saw I Love You, Man.

Mason: He was in like all of Judd Apatow’s early stuff.

Jason: Man, he was so good in that. So hilarious, just being that really slobby roommate guy.

Mason: Yeah, I don’t know why, but I think he’s a lot like that in real life.

Jason: I just thought that was cool, you know, when the whole movie’s about the guy on the quest to find his best man.

Mason: Sure.

Jason: And it’s like you couldn’t do better than that guy for a guy friend.

Mason: Yeah. It’s funny, you know, all these new movies are taking these comedic approaches to stuff that people kind of aren’t talking about. Like it really is hard for guys to find platonic friends.

Jason: Yeah, and it was a good take on the romantic comedy. Sort of a platonic friendship version of a romantic comedy.

Mason: So, like, what kind of weird guy friend dates have you been on? ‘Cause I’ve definitely made new friends deliberately and been like, “You and I are gonna’ go on a guy-date. It’s just what needs to happen.”

Jason: I guess one of the weirdest ones was just going to the park with my friend and his two-year-old son as one of our first man-dates. How ‘bout you?

Mason: It was like go to someone’s house to cook a dinner. It was very shi-shi. Yeah.

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Discussion

Jason and Mason both just saw the new comedy I Love You, Man. In the movie, Jason Segel plays Sydney Fife, a slobby bachelor who teaches the main character, Peter Klaven, all about the joys of man-friendship. Jason and Mason both thought that Segel did an excellent job in the film.

Mason thinks that making new friends is difficult for guys. It’s very common for women to get to know each other over drinks or coffee. But it can be awkward for a guy to ask another guy he’s just met to hang out with him. Jason and Mason have both had awkward man-dates in the past.

Do you think it’s hard for guys to make new friends? Who would you ask to be the best man at your wedding?

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jana.czech

Czech Republic

This is the first time I learn that there is the participant called "the best man" at a wedding…. I know there are witnesses, but I suppose it is not exactly the same as "the best man" ??

othman ahmaro

Jordan

To satisfy people is a difficult matter.So you should do the thing which is correct and don't care about every thing the people say because you will be tired.Life is beautiful we should live it but in a good way.

rabbitcyg

China

The relationship between girls and guys is totally unlike, I believe there existing true friendship between two boys,they count on each other,like girls.

Ca_Brazil

Brazil

I dont think is that hard for guys to make friends, it depends of what kind of person is he, but i realize sometimes most part of the guys` friends and some girls`s too are friends since childhood or teenagers might be easier to keep their friendship than make new friends.

edilvia16

Panama

i will like my husband to go in more man dates, sometimes he meet people that are nice but it end in the moment, they dont see each other againe or they dont invite each other somehere.

hazamov

Russian Federation

i agree with Eydo. Man to man, just go to hell :)

Eydo

Turkey

Man to Man go to Hell

Eydo

Turkey

ALLAH creates the man (Adam) and woman (Eve) to complete each other. Man to Man just go to hell

bahir

Afghanistan

a am a poor man.

yukisong

Bolivia

I want to this movie. The name sounds interesting. and also Numb3rs

pizzachuwave

Thailand

honestly,girls’ stuff are tougher

mukashi

Myanmar

Whatever we need friends in our life. I believe that if I treat my best to all of my friends one day I will get back good treat from them. The most important thing is do the best.

liuwangning

China

In my opinion , you could make frends whith all kinds of people ,but the true and pure frendship just one kind!

zoe.wu0923

China

yes,I agree!

thowaini

Kuwait

i like to make a frienship with a man or a woman dosen't matir just to make a friend anyhow.

if somebody like please contact me on ()

zeinabou

Egypt

So weird.. this problem will be globalized soon..

Marinochka

Russian Federation

Hi! I should confess,I haven't even thought such problem exist…hm..interesting))

ciberd7

Brazil

It´s very hard to make a new friendship with a man. You know, prejudice makes everything get worse when you say "I´m going on a man-date today!", it´s very embarrassing to have the oportunity to say that. However, if a man thinks it´s bad for his own way, he´ll be on his own forever.

I have no friend to be a best man and it´d be hard for me to find one. I prefer to call a cousin or a brother just not to cause trouble for both of us!

Totto

Sudan

Nowdays it is hard for two guys to hang out together coz people cant quit judging you two. As soon as they see you, tow togther, the first impression they make is they are gay. it is stupid.