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Fashion English Lesson

Date: May 17 2011

Themes: Family, Fashion, Soap Opera

Grammar: Contractions and Abbreviations

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Since trends can change quickly, you have to pay attention if you want to follow them. Something can be in one day and out the next.

If something is in, it’s cool and popular right now. If it’s out, then it is no longer cool. Sometimes, tight pants are in, but sometimes they are out and looser pants are in. It might be in to play tennis right now, but next year it might be out and softball will be in again.

Some people don’t care if what they are wearing or doing is in or out. Ella is not one of these people. See what trend she is following today.

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Dialog

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Marni

Ella

Dale

Marni: Uh, hi.

Ella: Welcome. Hello.

Marni: What’s going on here? Who’s this little guy?

Ella: Oh, this is my new son. His name is Table. It’s so in to have a kid right now.

Marni: Wait. You have a son?

Ella: Yeah. I do. Isn’t he great?

Marni: Yeah. How do you have a son? When did that happen?

Ella: Oh, I just adopted him legally through, you know, an agency and now he’s mine.

Marni: You adopted a child?

Ella: It’s totally in right now.

Marni: What do you mean it’s totally in right now?

Ella: Everyone’s doing it. Angelina, she’s got 4. Sandra Bullock got a cute little kid from the South. Everyone’s doing it so…might as well jump on the bandwagon.

Marni: You just thought it would be fashionable to adopt a child.

Ella: Yeah, just a clutch. Unlike your shoes, which are so 2004. Kids, 2011.

Dale: There’s a kid. I found a kid.

Ella: Oh, that’s mine. Table! Oh, Table. I think he likes you. Yeah, his name’s Table.

Dale: We’ll find something for you, Table.

Marni: So let me ask you this. What are you going to do once it becomes out of fashion to have a child and people worry about overpopulation and they just stop breeding and they stop adopting? What are you going to do then?

Ella: Well, the agency I went through does have an exchange policy, so I’d probably just get my money back or…

Marni: What?

Ella: ...I don’t know, exchange him for a different kid, a smaller one or a bigger one that can take care of itself so as time’s progressing, I could watch it less, as it becomes more out. I figured it out. Don’t worry.

Marni: What agency did you use? Because these people need to be closed down.

Ella: A very reputable one that I don’t want to share with you because I don’t want you to be in.

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Discussion

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Marni is surprised to find a kid in the office. Ella says that it’s her kid. His name is Table. She adopted him because it’s in right now to have a kid.

Since Angelina Jolie and other celebrities have adopted children, Ella has decided that it’s in to do so. She likes to wear clothes that are in and be cool, so she needed a kid of her own. She even gave him an unusual name, which also in.

Marni thinks it’s crazy to adopt a kid because it’s in. She asks Ella what she’ll do if kids go out of fashion. She says if kids are ever out, she can exchange hers for one of a different age. Marni thinks this adoption agency sounds terrible, but Ella won’t tell her about it because she doesn’t want her to be in.

What’s in right now where you live? What’s out?

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رناد

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

thanks alot

this listen is to teach us how to improve our skills in listening and our accent

Amo0ol

Saudi Arabia

but i dont know who this listen will improve my english .so?

Amo0ol

Saudi Arabia

thanks for the listen

Bogle

Germany

The way she is speaking here about exchanging the baby and just adopting because it is “in”....it’s just a joke. This story is just a joke. And although Sandra adopted a kid and Angelina did 4, I can’t even think of anyone else. I don’t think it’s in at all. But again…I understand why everyone would be so upset about this story if it was real, but the actors for englishbaby were making a joke here. No worries :).

isabel139

Peru

Where I live it’s in to practice some sports near to the beach and everybody is doing it and it’s out to buy a flat people are renting it :)

What about this story…people, this is just a video, nobody do this and Ella is just an actress :)

chezi

China

the baby is cool

agansaglik

Turkey

If a couple wants to have a child, the best way must be via labour under the marriage . However, there is a medical problem obstacle to pregnancy ( from both side ) , then they can prefer to adoption.

antistatic

Croatia

You got 5 right and 0 wrong. wooohooooo :))))

sofree

China

What? Seriously? Adopting a child just for “in”? What a bitch!

This summer, I guess long skirt and harem pants are in. Too many styles are out, but things like T-shirt and jeans are always kinda in.

xionghan23

China

treat kids like some sort of merchandise,its totally not in

Igor88

Russian Federation

It’s nonsense which I can’t stand. So ridiculous story. The kid isn’t a toy. It’s not right to adopt kids only for fun, because it’s very responsible step. How do you think will this child feel if she treat to him like a toy??