Modul 3: Story 28 The Tattoo
Video 01 Vocabulary Presentation 1-3
Video 04 Story Presentation 01
Video 05 Story Presentation 02
Audio 01 The story
The Tattoo
Lisa is 23 years old, and she’s a big fan of tattoos. She’s got over 20 tattoos now. She loves them all a great deal, except for one: her first.
As soon as Lisa had turned 18, she and her friend Emily got their first tattoos; something they had been really looking forward to. There was one problem, however.
Lisa’s father, Darren, was strictly against tattoos. He hated the idea of a scar that a tattooist inflicted onto someone’s body. He made his feelings very clear to Lisa too. Lisa knew that if she was going to get a tattoo, it would need to be small and somewhere easily hidden so that her father wouldn’t know about it.
On the day that Lisa and Emily went to the tattoo parlour, the tattooist presented them with a huge folder full of tattoo designs. As they flicked through, they pointed to the possible designs that would be easy for Lisa to hide. There were animals, emblems, quotes, logos, but the one that she liked best was a little Japanese symbol. It was small, quirky and she loved the meaning of it.
“That one!” Lisa exclaimed in excitement, as she jabbed the page with her finger.
“That would look good on your waist, and your dad would never see it because it would be covered every day with a top,” Emily added.
With that, they both got their tattoos and left the parlour.
About a week later Lisa’s father, Darren, walked through the front door after a golfing trip with Emily’s father. He stormed straight into Lisa’s room.
“Lisa, have you got a tattoo?” Darren sharply accused straight away.
“No!” Lisa’s voice was panicky.
“Don’t you dare lie to me, young lady! Emily’s dad told me that you two had gone to a tattooist together!”
Darren was furious. Firstly, for the tattoo and secondly, for the lie.
“I’m sorry, it’s just that I knew you wouldn’t like it.” Lisa looked very awkward. “I’m sorry for lying, it’s only a small one though near my hip. It’s just a pretty Japanese symbol!”
“What does it even mean?” Darren snapped back.
“It means …” As Lisa began to explain its meaning, she grew even more awkward. “It means ‘Honesty’.”
Video 06 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Does Lisa love tattoos?
2. Has she got many of them?
3. Does she hate all her tattoos but one?
4. Did she get her first tattoo at the age of 20?
5. Does Lisa’s father like the idea of a scar?
6. Would Lisa like to have a tattoo that everyone can see?
7. Was Lisa alone when she went to the tattoo parlour the first time?
8. Did Lisa know the meaning of her first tattoo when she chose it?
9. Was her first tattoo small and quirky?
10. Did Lisa’s father have a golfing trip with Emily’s father?
11. Did her father, Darren, walk calmly into Lisa’s room after the trip?
12. Was his father proud of Lisa when he found out that she had got a tattoo?
12.1. Was Darren upset only because Lisa had lied to him?
13. Did Lisa know that her father wouldn’t like her tattoo?
14. Did Darren know the meaning of his daughter’s tattoo?
15. Did the little Japanese symbol mean “bravery”?
Video 07 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
16. Who inflicts scars on people’s body as their profession?
17. Who was a big fan of tattoos?
18. Who has got 20 tattoos at the moment?
19. Who didn’t love their first tattoo much?
20. Who got tattoos when Lisa turned 18?
21. Who was strictly against tattoos?
22. Who went on a golfing trip with Lisa’s father?
23. Who didn’t lie about her tattoo?
Video 08 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
24. Did Lisa turn 18 or 20 when she got her first tattoo?
25. Was her father’s name Sebastian or Darren?
26. Was Lisa’s father excited about tattoos, or was he against them?
27. Were the girls given a folder full of horse sketches or a folder full of tattoo designs?
28. Was Lisa’s first tattoo large and easily seen or small and easily hidden?
29. Was her first tattoo a beautiful eagle or a little Japanese symbol?
30. Did Lisa look relieved or awkward when she apologised to her father?
31. Was Lisa’s tattoo a Korean or a Japanese symbol?
Video 09 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
32. Who did Lisa want to have a tattoo with?
33. At what age did Lisa get her first tattoo?
34. How old is she now?
35. How does she feel about all her tattoos but one?
36. Why did Lisa want a tattoo that was small and easily hidden?
37. Who did Lisa’s father get the news of her tattoo from?
38. Why was Darren furious about his daughter?
39. What did the little Japanese symbol mean?
Video 10 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
40.
a. Ask me if Lisa loves her tattoos a great deal.
b. Ask me what Lisa loves.
41.
a. Ask me if Lisa’s father hated the idea of a scar that was inflicted onto someone’s body.
b. Ask me what her father hated.
42.
a. Ask me if Emily and Lisa went to the tattoo parlour together.
b. Ask me where they went together.
43.
a. Ask me if Lisa jabbed the page with her finger at the tattoo parlour.
b. Ask me what Lisa jabbed.
44.
a. Ask me if Lisa’s father stormed straight into her room.
b. Ask me where he stormed into.
45.
a. Ask me if Emily knew about Lisa’s first tattoo.
b. Ask me what Emily knew about.
Audio 08 Story variations
The tattoo
Lisa's Story
Lisa's father's Story
The story
Lisa loves tattoos so much that she has got over 20 now, but she got her first one at the age of 18.
As soon as Lisa had turned 18, her friend, Emily, went to a tattoo parlour with Lisa to get their first tattoos. However, Lisa’s father, Darren, hated tattoos and had made his feelings very clear, so Lisa needed a small tattoo that was easy to hide.
While Lisa and Emily were flicking through a folder full of tattoo designs, Lisa saw a small, quirky Japanese symbol which she liked very much and jabbed the page: “That one!” After the tattooist had drawn the tattoo on Lisa’s skin, they left the parlour happily.
A week later Lisa’s father stormed into her room furiously and asked her about the tattoo. Lisa felt awkward as she apologised because the tiny Japanese symbol meant ‘Honesty’.
Lisa’s story
I love tattoos so much that I have got over 20 now, but I got my first one at the age of 18.
As soon as I had turned 18, my friend, Emily, went to a tattoo parlour with me to get our first tattoos. However, my father hated tattoos and had made his feelings very clear too so I needed a small tattoo that was easy to hide.
While I and Emily were flicking through a folder full of tattoo designs, I saw a small, quirky Japanese symbol which I liked very much and jabbed the page: “That one!” After the tattooist had drawn the tattoo on my skin, we left the parlour happily.
A week later my father stormed into my room furiously and asked me about the tattoo. I felt awkward as I apologised because the tiny Japanese symbol meant ‘Honesty’.
Lisa’s father’s story
My daughter, Lisa, loves tattoos so much that she has got over 20 now, but she got her first one at the age of 18.
As soon as she had turned 18, her friend, Emily, went to a tattoo parlour with my daughter to get their first tattoos. However, Lisa knew that I hated tattoos and had made my feelings very clear to her too, so she needed a small tattoo that was easy to hide.
While the girls were flicking through a folder full of tattoo designs, Lisa saw a small, quirky Japanese symbol which she liked very much and jabbed the page: “That one!” After the tattooist had drawn the tattoo on Lisa’s skin, they left the parlour happily.
A week later I stormed into her room furiously and asked her about the tattoo. Lisa felt awkward as she apologised because the tiny Japanese symbol meant ‘Honesty’.
Video 12 Vocabulary check (Extra)
The Tattoo
Part 1
Lisa is 23 years old, and she’s a big fan of tattoos. She’s got over 20 tattoos now. She loves them all a great deal, except for one: her first.
As soon as Lisa had turned 18, she and her friend Emily got their first tattoos; something they had been really looking forward to. There was one problem, however.
Lisa’s father, Darren, was strictly against tattoos. He hated the idea of a scar that a tattooist inflicted onto someone’s body. He made his feelings very clear to Lisa too. Lisa knew that if she was going to get a tattoo, it would need to be small and somewhere easily hidden so that her father wouldn’t know about it.
Part 2
On the day that Lisa and Emily went to the tattoo parlour, the tattooist presented them with a huge folder full of tattoo designs. As they flicked through, they pointed to the possible designs that would be easy for Lisa to hide. There were animals, emblems, quotes, logos, but the one that she liked best was a little Japanese symbol. It was small, quirky and she loved the meaning of it.
“That one!” Lisa exclaimed in excitement, as she jabbed the page with her finger.
“That would look good on your waist, and your dad would never see it because it would be covered every day with a top,” Emily added.
With that, they both got their tattoos and left the parlour.
About a week later Lisa’s father, Darren, walked through the front door after a golfing trip with Emily’s father. He stormed straight into Lisa’s room.
Part 3
“Lisa, have you got a tattoo?” Darren sharply accused straight away.
“No!” Lisa’s voice was panicky.
“Don’t you dare lie to me, young lady! Emily’s dad told me that you two had gone to a tattooist together!”
Darren was furious. Firstly, for the tattoo and secondly, for the lie.
“I’m sorry, it’s just that I knew you wouldn’t like it.” Lisa looked very awkward. “I’m sorry for lying, it’s only a small one though near my hip. It’s just a pretty Japanese symbol!”
“What does it even mean?” Darren snapped back.
“It means …” As Lisa began to explain its meaning, she grew even more awkward. “It means ‘Honesty‘.”