مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ب

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART B

PSYCHICS, COWARDS AND CON ARTISTS

While Alex is probably lucky to have avoided tying the knot with a spineless coward, she was heartbroken at first.

Do you think Tucker is a spineless coward? What about Alex? Is she lucky to have avoided tying the knot with him?

She said, “Looking back, maybe I was naive.”

What did she say about herself? She said, “Maybe I was naive.” “But I really loved him and I never thought he would go to such extreme measures to dump me.

I’ve cried until I felt numb but now I’m just really angry.” Did she cry a lot at first? Yes, she cried until she felt numb. How does she feel now? Now, she’s just really angry.

It’s hard to understand what was going through Tucker’s head when he decided to impersonate his father and fake his death.

Can you understand what was going through Tucker’s head?

James Verone’s reason for pretending to be someone he wasn’t was more cut and dry.

What was more cut and dry? James Verone’s reason for pretending to be someone he wasn’t was more cut and dry.

James was unemployed and struggling to get by.

Did James have a job? No, James didn’t have a job. He was unemployed. Was he struggling to get by? Yes, he was struggling to get by.

He was living off of food stamps and doing his best to make do, but his health was also failing.

What was he living off of? He was living off of food stamps. Was he doing his best to make do? Yes, he was doing his best to make do. What was failing? His health was failing.

He couldn’t walk well because of a pain in his foot, and he needed surgery on his back.

What kind of health problems did he have? He couldn’t walk well because of a pain in his foot, and he needed surgery on his back.

He tolerated the pain in his foot and back, but when he then discovered a strange lump in his chest, he knew he needed a doctor.

What did he tolerate? He tolerated the pain in his foot and back. What did he discover in his chest? He discovered a strange lump in his chest.

With no job and no health insurance, going to jail was his only answer.

What was his only answer? Going to jail was his only answer.

In prison, he would receive free health care and be able to get surgery and the lump in his chest checked.

Would he receive free health care or paid health care? He would receive free health care.

Would he be able to get surgery? Yes, he would be able to get surgery. What would he be able to get checked? He would be able to get the lump in his chest checked.

He said, “I’m sort of a logical person and that was my logic. That’s what I came up with.” Did he say he was a logical person? Yes, he said he was a logical person. Do you think he is a logical person?

James had never committed a crime before, but he was at his wit’s end.

Was this going to be James’s first crime? Yes, this was going to be James’s first crime. Was he at his wit’s end? Yes, he was at his wit’s end.

He left his house and first went to the post office. Next, he mailed a letter to the local newspaper.

Where did he go first? First, he went to the post office. What did he do next? Next, he mailed a letter to the local newspaper.

The letter said, “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me.” Did the letter say, “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me?” Yes, the letter said, “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me?”

“This robbery is being committed by me for one dollar…I am of sound mind but not so much sound body.”

Did he say he’s crazy? No, he didn’t say he’s crazy. He said, “I am of sound mind.” Did he say he was not of sound body? Yes, he said he was not of sound body.

He then went to the bank without a gun or any kind of weapon.

What kind of weapon did he have? He didn’t have any kind of weapon.

He just had a note that said, “This is a bank robbery, please only give me one dollar.” Did the note ask for a million dollars? No, the note didn’t ask for a million dollars. The note asked for one dollar.

He handed the note to the teller and was given a dollar in exchange.

Who did he hand the note to? He handed the note to the teller.

He then told the teller, “I’ll be sitting right over there in the chair waiting for the police.”

Did he tell the teller he was going to wait for the police? Yes, he told the teller he was going to wait for the police.

James was arrested, and before he was even sent to court, he was given medical attention.

Was he sent to court first or was he given medical attention first? He was given medical attention first.

It’s unclear how long James spent in prison, but he did say if it’s not long enough to get fully healed, he’d just have to rob another bank.

How long did James spend in prison? It’s unclear how long James spent in prison.