Movie Script
[SARAH] It’s beautiful, Mark.
[MARK] I am so tired.
[MARK] Can you drive?
[MARK] What’s that supposed to mean?
[SARAH] I mean, I can drive, but there?
[SARAH] I’m sorry Mark I can drive, but I’m not very good at it. # Notice Sarah’s stress on the word ‘can’. She has ability to do it but doesn’t like doing it.
[MARK] Sarah I like driving, but it’s tiring. # Mark says he ‘likes driving’. Here ‘driving’ is gerund. But ‘tiring’ is adjective.
[MARK] I can’t do it every day.
[SARAH] OK.
[MARK] Let’s try.
[MARK] Are you OK?
[MARK] Let’s…uhh…go that way.
[SARAH] OK.
[SARAH] Sorry.
[SARAH] I love driving at home, in England.
[SARAH] it’s fun.
[SARAH] But, here in the US…I don’t know.
[SARAH] In the UK, we drive on the left side of the road. Not the right.
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[MARK] I love driving!
[MARK] I do.
[MARK] But I can’t drive all day every day. # Here Mark use the ‘can’t’ to express inability: he is not able drive all the time.
[MARK] I mean, it’s too tiring.
[MARK] Sarah you’re too far to the right, move over a little.
[SARAH] Stop it. Mark! I can do it!
[MARK ] OK.
[SARAH] Mark, there’s a car.
[MARK] Sarah. Sarah…
[MARK] You can’t do that! # Here ‘can’t’ doesn’t mean ability, but permission or advice. It means Sarah must not do that. Can you make some driving rules using ‘can’ or ‘can’t'?
[MARK] It’s very, very dangerous!
[MARK] What was that?
[MARK] You can’t, What were you doing?
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[MARK] Look, I’m sorry, Sarah. It’s just that you can’t drive.
[MARK] That’s okay.
[MARK] You can do lots of other things! # Notice Mark’s pronunciation of ‘can’ when he tells Sarah all things she can do.
[MARK] You can play piano.
[MARK] You can cook.
[SARAH] And, I can drive, Mark, in England.
[SARAH] I can’t drive here because you drive on the wrong side of the road… you also sit on the wrong side of the car. # On what side of the road do people drive in your country? Is it same as the US or the UK?
[SARAH] But I can do it here, I know I can.
[SARAH] I want to do it again.
[MARK] You sure?
[MARK] I can help you.
[SARAH] Get in.
[MARK] OK.
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[SARAH] It’s beautiful.
[MARK] Watch the road please.
[SARAH] I am watching the road.
[MARK] Sarah, slow down.
[SARAH] I’m OK, Mark.
[MARK] OK. Sarah! You can drive!
[SARAH] Yes, I can.
[MARK] Slow down!
[SARAH] I can drive from the wrong side of the car but can you drive from the right side of the car? Can you? No. I don’t think so.
[SARAH] Come on.
[MARK] I’m coming.
[MARK] Wait up.
[SARAH] It’s so pretty, come on.
[SARAH] It’s beautiful.
[MARK] You can drive now.
[SARAH] You look so tired, Mark.
[SARAH] It’s not too difficult.
[SARAH] Actually, It’s really quite easy and it’s fun!