Learn English with How I met your mother

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ recover v. - get better; return to normal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a breakup n. - the end of a romantic relationship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ however long exp. - no matter how much time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get back in the game exp. - start dating again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dive in phv. - jump into water headfirst; start something quickly and completely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dip v. - put briefly into a liquid
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a toe n. - one of the five parts at the end of your foot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the highlight n. - the best part
• ☐ ☐ ☐ What do you say? exp. - Will you agree? What's your answer?

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

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Ted	Marshall	Lily	Robin	Barney

• The narrator is Ted in the future. He is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother.
• Ted was engaged to Stella, but she left him on their wedding day.

1. How long does Lily think it takes to recover from a breakup?
   One week for every month the couple was together
   Half the length of the relationship
   It can't be measured in time
   Exactly 10,000 drinks
   
   
2. Using Marshall's rule, how long would it take to recover from a one-year relationship?
   One week
   Twelve weeks
   Six months
   One year
   
   
3. How does Robin measure a relationship's recovery time?
   In weeks
   In drinks
   In dates
   In tears
   
   
4. According to the narrator, when do you start to recover from a breakup?
   When you meet someone who gets you dating again
   After half the length of the relationship
   When you stop thinking about your ex
   After a series of steps
   
   
5. Why does the narrator talk about swimming?
   To compare it to how fast you start dating again
   Ted wants to take Vicky swimming on Friday.
   Because Ted met Vicky at a swimming pool.
   To explain Barney's series of steps
   
   
6. What does Ted tell Vicky?
   The elevator rides have been the best part of his week.
   He would like to see her again on Friday night.
   She should dip her toe in the water first.
   He wants to keep meeting her in the elevator.
   
   
7. Where does Ted want to take Vicki?
   To a restaurant
   On a cruise
   To a movie
   Swimming
   
   

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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. Kids, everyone has an opinion on how long it takes to [ get better ] from a [ relationship ending ].

   [ recover ] [ breakup ]

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2. Exactly 10,000 drinks. [ No matter how long ] that takes.

   [ However long ]

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3. But I think you start to recover the moment you meet that person who gets you [ dating again ].

   [ back in the game ]

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4. Now kids, if you want to go swimming, you don't just [ jump in headfirst ]. First, you [ put briefly ] your toe in the water.

   [ dive in ] [ dip ]

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5. These elevator rides have been the [ best part ] of my week.

   [ highlight ]

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6. At a restaurant, a nice one. [ Will you agree ]?

   [ What do you say ]

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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.

• Everyone (has) an opinion on how (long) it takes to recover from a breakup.
• One week for (every) month you were together.
• Exactly 10,000 drinks. However (long) that takes.
• But I think you start (to) recover the (moment) you meet that person (who) gets you back in the game.
• If you want to (go) swimming, you don't just dive in.
• These elevator rides have (been) the highlight of my week.
• (What) do you say?

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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

narrator / say / everyone / have / different / opinion / how / long / it / take / recover / breakup

The narrator says (that) everyone has a different opinion [on/about] how long it takes to recover from a breakup.

Lily / think / it / take / half / length / relationship

Lily thinks (that) it takes half the length of the relationship.

Marshall / say / it / take / one / week / every / month / couple / together

Marshall says (that) it takes one week for every month the couple [was/were] together.

Robin / say / it / take / exact / 10,000 / drink / however / long / that / take

Robin says (that) it takes exactly 10,000 drinks, however long that takes.

however / Barney / say / it / not / measure / in / time

However, Barney says (that) it can't be measured in time.

narrator / believe / you / start / recover / when / you / meet / someone / new

The narrator believes (that) you start [to recover/recovering] when you meet someone new.

then / he / compare / date / swim

Then he compares dating to swimming.

he / think / you / should / dip / toe / water / before / you / dive

He thinks (that) you should dip your toe in the water before you dive in.

Ted / smile / say / hi / and / then / introduce / self / woman / elevator / successive / day

Ted smiles, says hi, and then introduces himself to a woman [on/in] the elevator on successive days.

he / final / ask / her / dinner / nice / restaurant / Friday / night / and / she / say / yes

He final asks her (out) to dinner at a nice restaurant on Friday night, and she says yes.

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: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

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

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

Everyone has an opinion on how long it takes to recover from a breakup.

One week for every month you were together.

Exactly 10,000 drinks. However long that takes.

You can't measure something like this in time. There's a series of steps.

But I think you start to recover the moment you meet that person who gets you back in the game.

If you want to go swimming, you don't just dive in. First, you dip your toe in the water.

These elevator rides have been the highlight of my week.

What do you say?

1. What are the four friends' opinions about how long it takes to recover from a breakup?
2. Which opinion do you agree with most? Why?
3. What does the narrator mean when he compares dating after a breakup to swimming?
4. After a breakup, is it better to "dip your toe in" or "dive in"? Why?
5. Have you ever had to get over something difficult, like a breakup or losing a friend? What helped you?
6. How do people in your country usually ask someone out? Is it different from the way Ted does it?
7. What do you think will happen on Ted and Vicky's date?