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Was the Old One Better?
Zwei Freunde streiten, ob die Neuverfilmung ihrer Lieblingsserie besser ist als das Original.
Ein lockeres Streitgespräch. Achte darauf, wie beide Meinungen begründen und einräumen (To be fair …, I will give you that) — und worauf sie sich am Ende einigen.
So, did you finish the new version? I watched the last part yesterday.
I did. And to be honest, I do not understand why they made it at all. The old one was wonderful.
Wonderful? The old one was filmed in about four rooms. You could see that the walls were made of paper.
That is exactly what I liked. They had no money, so everything depended on the dialogue. The new one looks expensive, but the characters hardly talk to each other.
To be fair, the people in the old one talked so much that nothing ever happened. My father used to go to sleep in every single part.
Your father goes to sleep during the news.
All right, I will give you that. But the new one treated the story with more care. The mother finally has a reason for what she does.
That is true. In the old one she was simply bad, without any explanation. That was always a weakness.
So the new one fixed at least one thing.
One thing. But they also cut the ending with the lighthouse, and that was the best scene in the whole show.
I know. I was waiting for it during the whole last part, and it never came.
So we agree: better mother, worse ending.
Better mother, worse ending. Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?
Did you finish the new version? I watched the last part yesterday.
Yes. And I do not understand why they made it. The old one was wonderful.
Wonderful? The old one had about four rooms. The walls looked very cheap.
I liked that. They had no money, so everything was in the words. The new one looks expensive, but the people in it hardly talk to each other.
But in the old one they talked so much that nothing happened. My father always went to sleep.
Your father goes to sleep during the news.
OK, that is true. But in the new one, the mother finally has a reason for what she does.
Yes. In the old one she was just bad, and we never knew why.
So the new one is better in one way.
In one way. But they cut the ending at the lighthouse. That was the best scene.
I know. I waited for it, and it never came.
So: better mother, worse ending.
Yes. Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?
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used to go to sleep
used to go to sleep: Das passierte früher regelmäßig. Frühere Gewohnheiten: used to →
was filmed · were made of paper
Passiv in der Vergangenheit: was filmed, were made of paper. Passiv bilden →
Shall we watch
Shall we …? macht einen Vorschlag für beide. should, ought to, had better →
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Verständnisfragen
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1. Was gefiel Priya an der alten Fassung?
Priya antwortet auf Noahs Bemerkung über die Wände.
Achte auf das Wort „dialogue“.
everything depended on the dialogue
2. Was kritisiert Priya an der neuen Fassung?
Lies Priyas zweiten Beitrag zu Ende.
Achte auf das Wort „hardly“.
the characters hardly talk to each other
3. Was hat die neue Fassung laut beiden verbessert?
Noah nennt es, nachdem er Priya recht gibt.
Achte auf das Wort „reason“.
The mother finally has a reason for what she does
4. Was wollen die beiden am Samstag machen?
Die Antwort steht im letzten Satz.
Achte auf „again“.
Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?