Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
It’s hard to keep a secret. You have to remember not to say anything that might cause people to ask you questions. But once you say the wrong thing and start to tell the secret, there’s no going back: you’ve spilled the beans.
When you spill the beans, you tell a secret. Even if you just tell one person, the secret is likely to get out. Imagine spilling a bunch of beans on the floor and then trying to clean them up. At least one is sure to get away. Secrets are the same way. Once you’ve told the secret, it will not be contained again. It will not be a secret for long.
Mason knows something interesting about one of his friends. Watch as Marni and Ella try to get him to spill the beans.
3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: OK, Mason. What’s going on?
Mason: What do you mean, boss?
Marni: You keep sighing. You sound like a teenage girl in love.
Mason: What? Love? I’m not in…Well, I mean, I love Ella, but, you know it’s way too soon for us to be getting married. We haven’t even been on our first date yet, I mean technically.
Marni: Marriage? What are you talking about? Who’s getting married?
Ella: Oh my gosh, is someone getting married? Is it me? Is Jeff going to propose? Oh my god.
Mason: Gross! Gross. OK, I mean, I definitely…no way. I wouldn’t be excited if Jeff was going to propose.
Marni: OK, so you weren’t talking about Jeff. But you were talking about someone, weren’t you? So, someone’s gonna propose. You have to spill the beans, Mason. Who is it?
Mason: No!
Marni: We want to know.
Mason: I don’t have to spill the beans. I won’t!
Ella: Oh come on, Mason. You can trust me. Just whisper it in my ear. Marni won’t hear. Just let me know.
Mason: No! I can’t! I cannot spill the beans.
Ella: Mason, I thought we had something. I thought you could trust me. Of all people, I thought you would at least tell me your secret.
Mason: I would tell you if it was anyone else but Jason is my best friend. I can’t spill his…
Marni: Jason is going to propose to Devan.
Mason: No! OK…
Ella: Oh my God! That’s so crazy.
Mason: No! I take it back. It’s me. Marry me?
Ella: Yeah. No. You already spilled the beans. Sorry, Mason. We know it’s Jason.
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Discussion
Mason is walking around the office in a very good mood. Marni asks him what’s on his mind. He tells her some nonsense about marriage.
Marni realizes that Mason isn’t getting married, but that someone else must be. She tries to get him to spill the beans, but he won’t do it. He says no to Ella too, but then he accidentally mentions that he’s talking about Jason.
Ella and Marni get excited. Mason tries to calm them down by saying he wants to propose to Ella. But they know the truth—Jason is going to ask Devan to marry him!
Are you good at keeping secrets? Have you ever spilled the beans?
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