Dinner with the Cullens
Twilight (2008)
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Characters
Alice
Emmett
Bella
Esme
Carlisle
Jasper
Edward
Rosalie
Transcript
[Bella]
Wow, this is incredible. So light and open you know.
[Edward]
What did you expect coffins and dungeons and moats?
[Bella]
No, not the moats.
[Edward]
Not the moats... This is the one place we don't have to hide. I told them not to do this.
[recipe spoken on tv]
[Rosalie]
Is she even Italian?
[Emmett]
Her name is Bella.
[Esme]
I'm sure she'll love it no matter what.
[Rosalie]
Get a whiff of that. Here comes the human.
[Esme]
We're making Italiano for you.
[Edward]
Bella this is uh, Esme, my mother for all intents and purposes.
[Bella]
[says 'hello' in Italian]
[Esme]
[says 'very good' in Italian]
[Carlisle]
Given us an excuse to use the kitchen for the first time.
[Esme]
I hope you're hungry.
[Bella]
Yeah absolutely.
[Edward]
She already ate.
[Rosalie]
Perfect.
[Bella]
Yeah it's just because I know you—I know that you guys don't eat so—
[Esme]
Of course, it's very considerate of you.
[Edward]
Just ignore Rosalie. I do.
[Rosalie]
Yeah, let's just keep pretending like this isn't dangerous for all of us.
[Bella]
I would never tell anybody anything.
[Carlisle]
She knows that.
[Emmett]
Yeah, well the problem is you two have gone public now so—
[Esme]
Emmett.
[Rosalie]
No, she should know. The entire family will be implicated if sends badly.
[Bella]
Badly as in... I-I would become the meal.
[Alice]
Hi Bella. I'm Alice.
[Bella]
Hi.
[Alice]
Oh, you do smell good.
[Edward]
Alice, what are you—
[Alice]
It's okay, Bella and I are going to be great friends.
[Carlisle]
Sorry. Jasper's our newest vegetarian. It's a little difficult for him.
[Jasper]
It's a pleasure to meet you.
[Alice]
It's okay Jasper, you won't hurt her.
[Edward]
All right uh... I'm going to take you on a tour of the rest of the house.
[Alice]
Okay, well I'll see you soon.
[Bella]
Okay.
[Esme]
Cute!
[Carlisle]
I think that went well.
[Esme]
Clean this up. Now.
[Edward]
Was that as weird for you as it was for me?
[Bella]
Uh I don't know... graduation caps?
[Edward]
Uh yeah, it's a private joke. We matriculate a lot.
[Bella]
That's kind of miserable. I mean, repeating high school over and over.
[Edward]
True, but the younger we start out in a new place, the longer we can stay there. C'mon.
[Edward]
Uh... yeah this is my room.
[Bella]
No bed?
[Edward]
Uh no, I-I don't—I don't sleep.
[Bella]
Ever?
[Edward]
No, not at all.
[Bella]
Okay... Wow, you have so much music. What're you listening to?
[Edward]
It's uh—Debussy. I don't know...
[Bella]
Yeah.
Clip Context
Bella is meeting Edwards family for the first time. Edward and his entire family are vampires, but Bella is human.
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Vocabulary
Read each word out loud.
moat
/moʊt/
noun
a long, deep ditch filled with water that surrounds a castle or town for protection
Example:
The castle was surrounded by a wide moat to keep enemies out.
matriculate
/məˈtrɪk yəˌleɪt/
verb
to enroll or sign up for school or classes; to admit to university
Example:
I matriculate to a new school every year because my mother is in the military, and we move often.
go public
/goʊ ˈpʌb lɪk/
phrasal verb
to announce or share information about oneself or a situation with other people
Example:
Today, my boss went public with news about our company opening a new office in Germany.
get a whiff of
/ɡɛt ə ˈwɪf əv/
idiom
to smell something
Example:
I got a whiff of my neighbors flowers on my walk home.
for all intents and purposes
/fɚ ɔl ɪnˈtɛnts ənd ˈpɝːpəsɪz/
phrase
essentially; for every functional purpose; used when something isn't exactly true, but true enough that the difference is unimportant
Example:
This is my car for all intents and purposes, but technically it's owned by my mom.
considerate
/kənˈsɪdərət/
adjective
thinking about other people’s feelings or needs
Example:
It was very considerate of my mom to not wake me up early on my day off.
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Conversation Practice
Working with a tutor? Try asking or answering these questions out loud with them.
Working alone? Try speaking your answers out loud or write them in the lesson discussion below.
1. Have you ever gone to a dinner where you met a lot of someone's family?
2. Have you ever gone public with information that people weren't happy about?
3. If you knew your partners entire family were vampires, would you enter the house?
4. Have you matriculated to many schools beyond the normal amount in your life?
5. What is one thing you love to get a whiff of?
Lesson updated:
March 29, 2026
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