The Weekend - 1950’s (C0092) A: Heya, Tracy. How are you doin’? B: I’m swell, Sandy! A: Hey listen, you wanna go to the sock hop with me this Friday? ...
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The Weekend - 1950’s
(C0092)
A:
Heya, Tracy. How are you doin’?
B:
I’m swell, Sandy!
A:
Hey listen, you wanna go to the sock hop with me this Friday? It’ll be a blast!
B:
First of all it’s the Sadie Hawkins dance. The girls gotta ask the guys. Also...
A:
Oh, right. So when are you gonna ask me? I’ve had my eye on you for a while.
C:
Hey, buddy. Ease off my girl, man. Or do you want a knuckle-sandwich?
B:
Cool it, guys.
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A:
Your girl? Says who?
C:
Says me, pipsqueak!
Key Vocabulary
heya
Interjection
hi, you (informal)
swell
Adjective
really good fashioned)
sock hop
common noun, singular
dances held usually in high school gym or cafeteria
a blast
common noun, singular
a very fun time
Sadie Hawkins dance have one’s eye on (someone)
(old-
an informal dance usually in high school with girls invite boys phrase
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focus your attention on something you want
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ease off
phrase
stop putting pressure on someone
knucklesandwich
common noun, singular
a punch
cool it
phrase
relax, take it easy
pipsqueak
common noun, singular
someone who is not important
Supplementary Vocabulary
go ape
phrase
get really angry and explode
be on cloud nine
phrase
be really happy
cool cat
phrase
a very cool person
flick
common noun, singular
movie, film
party pooper
common noun, singular
a person who is not fun
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no sweat
phrase
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it’s no problem
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