In this reading, there are three primary objectives:
1—You will develop your awareness of the use of articles.
2—You will increase your reading comprehension.
3—You will expand your working vocabulary.

These objectives are facilitated by the following activities:
1—Reading the following part of the radio broadcast script.
2—Seeing photographs from the movie that illustrate the story.
3—Noticing required articles by interactively revealing articles after the "mouseover" of highlighted spaces.
4—Accessing short vocabulary definitions of selected words and phrases (those underlined in blue).
5—Getting vocabulary definitions from the internet for words you choose.
6—Checking your reading comprehension by doing the interactive quiz at the end (self-testing).

And, I hope you have some fun too! —Skip Reske

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Casablanca

End of last part:

LASZLO: You have no objections to your band playing music for me while I sing, do you ?

RICK: No, go ahead. I'm neutral. If one customer can sing, they can all sing.

LASZLO: They all will sing. (to Sam) Are you ready?

SAM: Yeah, we're ready, Mister Laszlo.

LASZLO: Then, play it!

[band plays, Laszlo singsFrench national anthem, La Marseillaise, quickly joined by others incafé, who drown out singing Nazis.]

Act 2 - Part 1

ANNOUNCER: And nowsecond act of "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund, and Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo.

ANNOUNCER: Angered byway patrons at Rick's cafe joined Victor Laszlo in singingMarseillaise, Major Strasser forced Captain Renault to close Rick's place and ordered Victor Laszlo and Ilsa Lund to remain in their hotel.

ILSA: Victor, I'm frightened. Please don't go tounderground meeting tonight.

LASZLO: To tell youtruth, my dear, I'm frightened, too. So shall I hide here in our hotel room or shall I carry onbest I can?

ILSA: Whatever I would say, you'd carry on.

LASZLO: Since our friend Rick has refused to part with those letters of transit, what else am I to do?

ILSA: Did - did Rick give you any reason?

LASZLO: He suggested I ask you.

ILSA: Ask me ?

LASZLO: Yes. Ilsa, when I was in concentration camp, were you lonely in Paris ?

Laszlo and Ilsa

LASZLO: Ilsa, I ...

ILSA: Yes?

LASZLO: When I was in the concentration camp, were you lonely in Paris ?

ILSA: Yes, Victor, I was.

LASZLO: I know how it is to be lonely. Is there anything you wish to tell me?

ILSA: No, Victor, there isn't.

LASZLO: I love you very much, my dear.

ILSA: Yes. Yes, I know. Victor, whatever I do, will you believe that I ...?

LASZLO: You don't even have to say it. I'll believe.

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LASZLO: I must get to

underground meeting now. Good night, my dear.

ILSA: Good night.

[THE STORY CONTINUES LATER AT RICK'S PLACE –AMERICAN CAFÉ]

[THE DOOR OPENS. THERE ARE FOOTSTEPS]

ILSA: Hello, Rick.

[DOOR CLOSES]

RICK: Well, I told you you'd come to see me, but this islittle ahead of schedule.

ILSA: Richard, I had to see you.

RICK: Oh, I'm "Richard" again? (with anger) We're back in Paris.

ILSA: Please!

RICK: Your sudden visit isn't connected by any chance withletters of transit, is it?

ILSA: Richard, you can ask any price but you must give me those letters!

RICK: I went all through that with your husband. There's no deal.

ILSA: Richard, we loved each other once. If those days meant anything at all to --

RICK: I wouldn't bring up Paris if I were you. It's poor salesmanship.

ILSA: Please! Please, listen to me! If you knew what really happened--

RICK: I wouldn't believe you no matter what you told me. You'll say anything now to get what you want.

ILSA: Oh, Richard, don't you understand? You're our last hope! If you don't help us, Victor Laszlo will die in Casablanca !

RICK: What of it? I'm going to die in Casablanca. It'sgood place for it. Now, if you-- Well, well, I - I see you've come prepared for anything. Give me that gun.

Ilsa holding a gun

ILSA: No. I tried to reason with you. I tried everything. Now, if you don't give me those letters, I'll shoot.

RICK: Go ahead.

ILSA: Get me those letters.

RICK: Oh, they're - they're right here in my pocket, I don't have to. If you want them, you'll have to kill me to get them. If Laszlo, ifunderground means so much, you won't stop at anything. And if you don't shoot soon, I'm gonna take that gun away from you. Now, give it to me.

ILSA: Oh...oh, Richard... I tried to stay away...

[ILSA AND RICK EMBRACE]

ILSA: I thought I - I would never see you again, that you were out of my life. If you knew what I went through day you left Paris, how much I loved you, how much I still love you.

[ILSA AND RICK KISS]

[STORY CONTINUES LATER THAT NIGHT]

ILSA: We had been married only three weeks when Victor got word that they needed him in Prague. He was captured almost immediately and sent toconcentration camp. Then came word that he was dead. I was lonely before, but then I had nothing left, not even hope, until I met you.

RICK: But why didn't you tell me all this in Paris ?

ILSA: Victor made me promise to keep our marriagesecret. He was afraid that ifGestapo found out I was his wife, it would be dangerous for me and those working with us. I kept my promise.

RICK: And then finally you got word he'd escaped?

ILSA: Yes.friend called, telling me that he wasn't dead, that he was ill and hiding intrain car near Paris. I didn't tell you because you wouldn't have left Paris and they would have caught you. Well, you knowrest.

RICK: It's stillstory withoutending. What about now?

ILSA: Now? I don't know. I know that I'd never havestrength to leave you again.

RICK: And Laszlo?

ILSA: Oh, you'll help him now, Richard, won't you? You'll see that he gets out. Then he'll have his work -- all that he's been living for.

RICK: All except you.

ILSA: I can't fight it anymore. I ran away from you once, I can't do it again. Oh, I don't know what's right any longer. You'll have to think for both of us -- for all of us.

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RICK: I've already made up my mind and I think I can arrange everything with Renault.

[STORY CONTINUESNEXT DAY. RICK IS TALKING TO CAPTAIN RENAULT]

RICK: Here'sarrangement, Louis. I'm selling my place and leaving Casablanca on tonight's plane.

RENAULT: What?

RICK: And I'm taking Ilsa Lund with me. Ilsa is Victor Laszlo's wife. Louis, I'll makedeal with you.

RENAULT: What is it?

RICK: I want to be sure Laszlo doesn't escape this time. Now, if you could get him onreal criminal charge, would - would that be a feather in your cap?

RENAULT: It most certainly would. Germany-- uh, I meanFrench Vichy Government would be grateful.

RICK: Then be at my placehalf hour beforeplane leaves. I'll arrange for Laszlo to be there, thinking I'll sell himletters of transit. When I hand them to him, that'll give youcriminal grounds for makingarrest.

RENAULT: Ricky, I'll miss you -- apparently, you areonly one in Casablanca that has even fewer scruples than I.

RICK: Thanks. Oh, and, uh, byway, Louis, come for Laszlo alone. See, I'm- I'm taking no chances on a double-cross -- even from you.

RENAULT: Double cross? Why, Ricky--!

Louis Renault talking to Rick

RICK: Well, you might getidea about putting me in jail for selling those letters, you know. Well, don't forget --halfhour before plane time, alone.

RENAULT: Don't worry, Ricky. This ishonor I'll share with no one.

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