Learn English with an ESL Gossip Girl Lesson

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ the paper exp. - a newspaper
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sipping exp. - drinking slowly, in small amounts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scramble exp. - cook eggs by mixing them in a pan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Upper East Siders exp. - rich people from Manhattan's Upper East Side
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dress code exp. - rules about what to wear to an event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ annual exp. - happening once a year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a foundation exp. - an organization that raises money for a cause
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give or take exp. - more or less; about
• ☐ ☐ ☐ my finest hour exp. - my best moment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wave exp. - a hand movement to say hello or goodbye
• ☐ ☐ ☐ starving exp. - very hungry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ just in time exp. - at the right moment, before it's too late
• ☐ ☐ ☐ starve exp. - suffer from having no food
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inhumane exp. - cruel; showing no kindness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ under my roof exp. - living in my house
• ☐ ☐ ☐ What is it going to take to... exp. - What do I have to do in order to make you...

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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Serena	Dan	Ms. van der Woodsen

• Serena and Dan come from very different worlds: she is from a rich Manhattan family, and he lives in Brooklyn.
• Gossip Girl is an unseen blogger who reports on the lives of rich New York teenagers.
• Dan and Serena went on a date last night that ended awkwardly.

1. Upper East Siders love a lazy Sunday.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Dan came to see Serena because he was unhappy about how the night before ended.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Serena would rather eat before they talk.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Serena's mother is hosting the brunch.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Serena's mother is happy to see Dan.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Serena promised her mother she would go to the brunch.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Dan was not invited to the brunch.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Serena and Dan already had plans to go to brunch together before Serena's mother arrived.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. Reading [ a newspaper ] in bed, [ drinking slowly ] coffee, scrambling an egg or two.

   [ the paper ] [ sipping ]

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2. Chuck's dad, Bart Bass, is hosting the [ yearly ] brunch for his [ charity organization ].

   [ annual ] [ foundation ]

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3. I just wanted to tell you in person that the end of last night may not have been [ my best moment ].

   [ my finest hour ]

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4. But food first because I'm [ very hungry ].

   [ starving ]

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5. I can't let the boy [ go without food ].

   [ starve ]

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6. It would be [ cruel ].

   [ inhumane ]

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7. Serena, your home, living [ in my house ], my rules. [ what must I do ] to get you dressed and through that door?

   [ under my roof ] [ What is it going to take ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• Is there really anything better (than) a lazy Sunday?
• We Upper East Siders don't (do) lazy.
• Everyone (is) invited.
• I was in the neighborhood, give (or) take seventy blocks.
• I just wanted to tell you (in) person that the end of last night may not (have) been my finest hour.
• And since then, I've just (been) wondering ... are you hungry?
• I've had (the) worst morning.
• Great. Just (in) time for brunch.
• Look mom, I really don't think it's (a) good idea (for) me (to) go to that brunch.
• That was before I knew Dan was hungry, too. I can't (let) the boy starve.
• Yeah, that's (why) I'm going with him.
• And we had plans (to) go to brunch together today.

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

gossip / girl / claim / upper / east / sider / not / do / lazy / Sunday

Gossip Girl claims (that) Upper East Siders don't do lazy Sundays.

Bart / Bass / host / annual / brunch / for / foundation

Bart Bass is hosting [an/the] annual brunch for his foundation.

meanwhile / Dan / outside / Serena / apartment / wait / her

Meanwhile, Dan is outside Serena's apartment waiting for her.

when / Serena / show / up / Dan / apologize / awkward / goodbye / night / before

When Serena shows up, Dan apologizes for his awkward goodbye the night before.

Dan / ask / Serena / want / talk / eat / not / necessary / that / order

Dan asks [if/whether] Serena wants to talk and eat, not necessarily in that order.

Dan asks Serena [if/whether] she wants to talk and eat, not necessarily in that order.

Serena / say / she / starve / so / she / want / eat / first

Serena says (that) she is starving, so she wants to eat first.

sudden / Serena / mother / arrive / and / push / Serena / go / Bart / Bass / brunch

Suddenly, Serena's mother arrives and pushes Serena to go to Bart Bass's brunch.

and / Ms / van der Woodsen / emphasize / Dan / not / invite / brunch

And Ms. van der Woodsen emphasizes (that) Dan wasn't invited to the brunch.

however / Serena / try / say / she / not / go / because / she / already / make / plan / Dan

However, Serena tries to say (that) she can't go because she (has) already made plans with Dan.

ultimate / Serena / mother / win / and / Serena / Dan / show / up / brunch / together

Ultimately, Serena's mother wins, and Serena and Dan show up at the brunch together.

1. How do Serena and Dan try to avoid going to the brunch?
2. If you were Serena, how would you handle the situation with your mother? Would you go to the brunch, leave with Dan, or find another solution?
3. What do you usually do on a lazy Sunday? Describe your ideal Sunday.
4. What excuses do you use when you are supposed to attend events you don't want to attend? Can you give an example?
5. Is it fair for parents to make rules for their children living "under my roof"? At what age (if any) does the answer change?
   (Note: Serena and Dan are supposed to be 16-17 years old in this clip.)