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#11. Post-Breakup Stuff (1)


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Published: 6.13.2026
Level 4   |   Time: 3:26
Accent: American


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  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

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  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

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  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

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  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

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  4. MIRAR Y LEER

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  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

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triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ moisturizer [n] - cream that keeps skin soft
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ complexion [n] - the condition of someone's skin
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ go out with (s/o) [phv] - date someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an ex [n] - a former girlfriend or boyfriend
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ disgusting [adj] - extremely unpleasant
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ madly in love [exp] - very strongly in love
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hold onto [phv] - keep, not get rid of
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a big deal [exp] - something important or serious
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a whore [n] - an insulting term for a promiscuous woman (slang)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lying around [exp] - left somewhere, not put away
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ age-old [adj] - very old, existing for a long time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ break up with (s/o) [phv] - end a romantic relationship with someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get rid of [exp] - throw away, remove
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ adorable [adj] - very sweet, charming
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a throw pillow [n] - a small decorative cushion
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a stain [n] - a mark left by dirt or spilled liquid
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a mix tape [n] - a personalized collection of songs recorded for someone
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a rack [n] - breasts (slang)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ creepy [adj] - unpleasantly strange, causing unease
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ side with [phv] - support, agree with someone in an argument
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cluttered [adj] - messy, full of disorganized items
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Bennigan's [n] - an American restaurant chain

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Marshall Ted
Robin Ted
  • Ted and Robin are dating.
  • Ted, Robin, Marshall, Lily, and Barney are close friends who spend most of their time together.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. What does Robin find in Ted's bathroom?
    A throw pillow
    Moisturizer
    A mix tape

  2. Who does Ted first say the moisturizer belongs to?
    His sister
    His ex
    Lily

  3. Why is Robin upset about the moisturizer?
    It belongs to one of Ted's exes.
    It's too expensive.
    It is low-quaility.

  4. What other items from old girlfriends does Ted still have?
    A phone booth
    A sweat shirt
    A mix tape
    A pillow
    A clock
    A lamp

  5. When Ted looks at the phone booth, what does he think of?
    When he was broke and in college
    Backpacking through Europe
    His ex-girlfriend Jeannie

  6. Who gave the pillow to Ted?
    Jeannie Radford
    Lauren Stein
    Allison Moses

  7. What gift did Ted give to one of his girlfriends?
    A phone booth
    Mix tapes
    A pillow

  8. What does Lily tell the group to decide?
    Whether Ted should apologize to Robin
    Whether Ted should get rid of his stuff
    Where they should go for dinner

  9. Who sides with Robin?
    Lily
    Marshall
    Barney

  10. What does Barney compare Ted's apartment to?
    A museum
    A restaurant (Bennigan's)
    A storage unit

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triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


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.


  1. Now I know the secret to your great [ skin condition ].

    [ complexion ]



  2. Disgusting. You let me put on the same moisturizer as one of your [ former girlfriends ]?

    [ exes ]



  3. I'm madly in love with her, and the only way I can deal with it is by [ keeping ] a three-dollar tube of lotion.

    [ holding onto ]



  4. Why is this such a [ important thing ]?

    [ big deal ]



  5. What else do you have from old girlfriends just [ left around ]?

    [ lying around ]



  6. The [ very old ] question: after you break up with someone, what do you do with the stuff?

    [ age-old ]



  7. Obviously, he's got to [ throw away ] it.

    [ get rid of ]



  8. I [ support ] Robin. Ted, your place is too [ messy and full of stuff ].

    [ side with ] [ cluttered ]



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo 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



Sentence 1

Robin / find / tube / moisturizer / Ted / bathroom / and / start / use / it


Robin finds a tube of moisturizer in Ted's bathroom and starts [using/to use] it.



Sentence 2

Ted / tell / Robin / moisturizer / belong / sister


Ted tells Robin (that) the moisturizer belongs to his sister.



Sentence 3

however / Robin / not / believe / him


However, Robin doesn't believe him.



Sentence 4

it / turn / out / moisturizer / belong / one / Ted / ex-girlfriend


It turns out (that) the moisturizer belongs to one of Ted's ex-girlfriends.



Sentence 5

Robin / get / upset / when / she / discover / Ted / keep / thing / from / ex


Robin gets upset (when she) discovers (that) Ted keeps things from his exes.



Sentence 6

so / Robin / Ted / ask / friend / decide / what / Ted / should / do / stuff


So, Robin and Ted ask their friends to decide what Ted should do with the stuff.



Sentence 7

Ted / argue / object / only / remind / him / past / experience / not / ex-girlfriend


Ted argues (that) the objects only remind him of his past experiences, (and) not his ex-girlfriends.



Sentence 8

Robin / argue / now / every / time / she / see / those / thing / she / will / see / Ted / ex-girlfriend


Robin argues (that) now every time she sees those things, she will see Ted's ex-girlfriends.



Sentence 9

Lily / side / Robin / say / if / stuff / upset / Robin / he / has / get / rid / it


Lily sides with Robin, saying (that) if the stuff upsets Robin, he has to get rid of it.



Sentence 10

Marshall / side / Ted / say / keep / thing / from / ex / not / mean / you / be / still / love / them


Marshall sides with Ted, saying (that) keeping things from exes doesn't mean you are still in love with them.



Sentence 11

Barney / break / tie / and / side / Robin / but / only / because / he / think / Ted / apartment / too / cluttered


Barney breaks the tie and sides with Robin but only because he thinks (that) Ted's apartment is too cluttered.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.


Clip 1

Damn, my face is so dry. Is there any moisturizer around here?



Clip 2

Got to moisturize! Got to keep that pretty face moist.



Clip 3

What are you talking about? It's yours.



Clip 4

Disgusting. You let me put on the same moisturizer as one of your exes?



Clip 5

What else do you have from old girlfriends just lying around?



Clip 6

After you break up with someone, what do you do with the stuff?



Clip 7

The fact that I still have things from ex-girlfriends is no big deal.



Clip 8

I think of the good times I had backpacking through Europe.



Clip 9

I remember when I was broke, just out of college, and I really needed a lamp.



Clip 10

He made me 12 mix tapes. How many has he made you?



Clip 11

The fact that you still have that pillow is creepy and gross.



Clip 12

She's your girlfriend, and if the stuff upsets her, you got to get rid of it.



Clip 13

Just because you still have something an ex-girlfriend gave you doesn't mean you're holding onto her.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What does Robin find in Ted's bathroom, and why does it upset her?
  2. Whose side does each friend take in the argument and why?
  3. Do you think Ted should get rid of his exes' belongings? Why or why not?
  4. Do you keep anything from a past relationship? What is it, and why do you keep it?
  5. Do you want your exes to keep your gifts? Do you care?
  6. Have you ever had an argument with a partner or friend about "stuff" they wouldn't get rid of?
  7. Is there a difference between keeping an object and still being attached to a person? Explain your answer.

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Robin: Damn, my face is so dry. Is there any moisturizer around here?

Ted: Yeah, there's some in the bathroom. Got to moisturize! Got to keep that pretty face moist.

Robin: Wow, this is great stuff. Now I know the secret to your great complexion.

Ted: What are you talking about? It's yours.

Robin: No, it's not.

Ted: Oh, well then I guess it's Lily's.

Robin: No, it's not. Whose moisturizer is this, Ted?

Ted: Um, my sister's.

Robin: So, in other words, some girl you went out with.

Ted: Um, I love you.

Robin: Disgusting. You let me put on the same moisturizer as one of your exes? Why is that still in your apartment?

Ted: I don't know. I just never threw it out.

Robin: Well, why not? Do you still have feelings for this girl?

Ted: Yeah. I'm madly in love with her, and the only way I can deal with it is by holding onto a three-dollar tube of lotion.

Robin: Not three dollars! Try fourteen.

Ted: Why is this such a big deal?

Robin: Because I don't want to use some whore's moisturizer!

Ted: Whoa, she wasn't a whore.

Robin: Well, she's leaving expensive lotions all over town. It sounds like a whore to me. What else do you have from old girlfriends just lying around?

Ted: Nothing. That's it. Well, except for the phone booth. And the lamp by the desk and the...

Robin: No. No! No! Oh, Ted!


Lily: The age-old question: after you break up with someone, what do you do with the stuff?

Robin: Question? Ain't no question, girl. Obviously, he's got to get rid of it.

Ted: Which is obviously crazy and obviously, I'm not gonna do it.

Robin: So we agreed that we would let you guys decide.

Lily: All right, well, let's hear the arguments. Ted, you go first.


Ted: Okay. The fact that I still have things from ex-girlfriends is no big deal.

Ted: I mean, when I see the phone booth on the piano, I don't think of Jeannie Radford, I think of the good times I had backpacking through Europe.

Ted: And when I see the lamp, I don't think of Allison Moses. I remember when I was broke, just out of college, and I really needed a lamp.

Ted: And when I see that throw pillow, I don't think of Lauren Stein. I think of that weird orange-brown stain and how it got there.


Robin: Well, that's adorable, but from now on, when I walk into the apartment, here is what I will see.

Jeannie: I'm Ted's college girlfriend. He made me 12 mix tapes. How many has he made you?

Allison: He calls you sweetie pie? He called me sweetie pie.

Lauren: I'm stupid, but my rack is bigger than yours.


Ted: Really? You can't look at a pillow without seeing my ex-girlfriend? A pillow?

Robin: Yes, Ted. The fact that you still have that pillow is creepy and gross.

Ted: You're creepy and gross.

Robin: Your mom's creepy and gross.

Lily: Order! Order! I got to side with Robin. She's your girlfriend, and if the stuff upsets her, you got to get rid of it.

Marshall: I've got to side with Ted. Just because you still have something an ex-girlfriend gave you doesn't mean you're holding onto her.

Ted: All right, Barney. It all comes down to you.

Barney: I side with Robin.

Ted: What?

Barney: Ted, your place is too cluttered. It's like you're living in a Bennigan's.

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