Otto: I need to use your phone.
Marisol: Why can’t you use your own?
Otto: Mine is disconnected at the moment.
Marisol: Why?
Otto: That doesn’t matter. I just need to use your phone, okay? Do you know why?
Marisol: No.
Otto: No?
Marisol: No. You won’t tell me why your phone is disconnected? You won’t tell me why you need to use my phone? You won’t tell me what happened to you in the street yesterday? And then you went inside and you wouldn’t even open the door? You scared me, Otto. Do you know how long I was out there? And I didn’t know if something had happened to you. Or if something was going to happen to you. And I’m sorry if I said the wrong thing about Sonia’s coats. But I was just trying to help. And you… left me out there. So, no. You can’t use my phone. You think your life is so hard because everybody’s an idiot and you have to do everything on your own, right? Right? But guess what? You can’t. No one can. And I think you should just be happy that someone was trying to help you get through a crappy day. Even if they’re an idiot. So?
Otto: The real estate bastards are trying to force Anita and Ruben out of their home. That’s why I need to use your phone.
Marisol: Okay, fine. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
Pick the right ending to the sentences.
a) faces difficulties and needs help
b) use their phone after hearing the reason
c) well-being after an incident in the street
d) tension and misunderstanding
e) is disconnected
f) serious situation involving a real estate issue
g) refuses, feeling worried and frustrated
- A person asks to use someone else’s phone because their own _______________(1).
- The owner of the phone _______________(2).
- They express concern about the other person’s _______________(3).
- The owner believes that everyone _______________(4), even if they don’t acknowledge it.
- The conversation reveals _______________(5) between the two people.
- Eventually, it is revealed that the request to use the phone is linked to a _______________(6).
- The owner reluctantly agrees to let the other person _______________(7).
Key:
e) is disconnected
g) refuses, feeling worried and frustrated
c) well-being after an incident in the street
a) faces difficulties and needs help
d) tension and misunderstanding
f) serious situation involving a real estate issue
b) use their phone after hearing the reason
to be disconnected – essere disconnesso
crappy – di mer..a
real estate – immobile, immobiliare
bastard – bastardo
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