English Level:
Advanced
Content Warning:
Sexual Content, Sexual Assault, Drugs, Prostitution, Kidnapping, Incest, Suicide
Many filler words
Vocabulary
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary.
Escort / stripper
Lit (colloquial)
Kicked out / dropped out
Working the streets
GHB (drug)
Coke (drug)
Molly (drug)
Adoptive vs biological parents
Blacked out
A blessing
Debauchery
Pre-Listening
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- How important is a good education?
- What is the difference between prostitution and escorting?
- What are the benefits of escorting
Listening
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- Who raised Oceanna? What was her family like growing up?
- Why did her parents adopt so many kids?
- What happened with her older brother?
- How long has she been an escort?
- How did she get into the sex industry? Why did she do it?
- What expenses did she have during her college days?
- Why was she arrested?
- What are her customers like?
- What is the weirdest sexual experience she has had?
- What kinds of drugs has she tried?
- How does her life affect her love life?
- What are the benefits of her lifestyle?
- What advice does she have for people who want to be a high end escort?
- How did she get “kidnapped”?
- How much money does she make?
- Why doesn’t she act in pornography?
Video
Post-Listening
Reflect on what you have learned.
- Oceannea smiles and laughs a lot at the traumatic events in her life. Do you think she is using it to hide emotions or is she happy?
- How to you cope with tragic events? Do you talk about them?
- Everyone has a number – an amount of money they would accept for sexual favors. What is your price?
- She mentioned that her lifestyle is not conducive to raising a family. What changes does she need to make to have a family?
- When Oceannea got kidnapped, her phone was taken and the only number she could call was an ex-boyfriend. What would you do if you were trapped in a house and someone took your phone away?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.