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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ scotch, neat exp. - whisky with no ice or water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) seriously exp. - consider (something) important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be present exp. - be there
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ridiculous adj. - very silly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a co-op board n. - group that runs a resident-owned apartment building
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a Pinot Noir n. - a type of red wine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ luxuriously adv. - in a rich, expensive-feeling way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ earthy adj. - tasting or smelling like soil
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hint of exp. - a small amount of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rhubarb n. - a sour plant with red stems, used in desserts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a limb n. - an arm or a leg
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vertebrae n. - the small bones of the spine (backbone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Sports Talk AM n. - a sports radio show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Minnesota Twins n. - a professional baseball team
• ☐ ☐ ☐ psyched adj. - very excited
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a reign of terror exp. - a period when everyone lives in fear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ expand upon phv. - say more about
• ☐ ☐ ☐ antiquated adj. - very old
• ☐ ☐ ☐ currency n. - money, coins
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Contrary to popular belief exp. - unlike what most people think
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nickel n. - a US five-cent coin [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ to wit exp. - namely, that is to say

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

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1. In the present day, Barney jinxes Marshall.
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   False
   
   
2. The friends' jinx game began about five years ago.
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   False
   
   
3. According to Marshall, anyone can end a jinx by saying the jinxed person's name.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The first time Marshall jinxed him, Barney refused to stay quiet.
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   False
   
   
5. After his injuries, Barney started taking jinxes seriously.
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   False
   
   
6. Because of a jinx, Marshall missed his chance to talk to his childhood hero on the radio.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Marshall bought his cigar especially for this celebration.
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   False
   
   
8. Ted agrees to un-jinx Barney.
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   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. Kids, you may be wondering why five adults in their 30s would take a jinx so [ as something important ].

   [ seriously ]

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2. That's [ very silly ].

   [ ridiculous ]

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3. When I say a Pinot Noir tastes luxuriously [ like soil ] with [ a small amount ] of rhubarb, I'm not faking it.

   [ earthy ]   [ a hint ]

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4. Barney broke three [ arms and legs ] and two [ spine bones ], but he never broke another jinx.

   [ limbs ]   [ vertebrae ]

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5. When someone finally jinxed Barney for the first time in years, we were pretty [ excited ].

   [ psyched ]

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6. Now, Ted, I was wondering if you could [ say more about ] what you were saying earlier about [ old-fashioned ] currency.

   [ expand upon ] [ antiquated ]

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7. [ Unlike what most people think ], the buffalo nickel was modeled on the Black Diamond bison rather than the more iconic Western Plains bison.

   [ Contrary to popular belief ]

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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.

• Can I get you guys anything (to) drink?
• You may be wondering (why) five adults in their 30s would (take) a jinx so seriously.
• It all started one day five years (ago).
• That means that you can't speak until someone (who) was present for the jinx says your name.
• I (am) not about (to) stop talking just because I was jinxed.
• In fact, he started taking jinxes way (too) seriously.
• When someone finally jinxed Barney for the first time (in) years, we were pretty psyched.
• That would (have) been good about two years (ago).
• I don't think (so), pal. This is going to be (a) long jinx.
• Ted, I was wondering (if) you could expand upon (what) you were saying earlier about antiquated currency.
• Contrary to popular (belief), the buffalo nickel was modeled on the Black Diamond bison rather (than) the more iconic Western Plains bison.
• To wit, if President Taft (had) had his way, we (would) all be talking about the egret nickel.

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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

when / waitress / ask / what / they / want / drink / Barney / Marshall / give / same / answer / same / time / so / Marshall / jinx / Barney

When a waitress asks what they want to drink, Barney and Marshall give the same answer at the same time, so Marshall jinxes Barney.

it / all / start / five / year / ago / when / Marshall / jinx / Barney / same / way

It all started five years ago when Marshall jinxed Barney in the same way.

Marshall / explain / Barney / not / allow / speak / until / someone / say / name / or / he / have / bad / luck

Marshall explained (that) Barney was not allowed to speak until someone said his name or he would have bad luck.

Barney / think / it / ridiculous / so / he / ignore / jinx / and / keep / speak

Barney thought (that) it was ridiculous, so he ignored the jinx and kept speaking.

soon / after / he / break / three / limb / two / vertebra / when / he / hit / bus

Soon after, he broke three limbs and two vertebrae when he was hit by a bus.

after / that / he / never / break / other / jinx / ever / again

After that, he never broke another jinx ever again.

he / even / jinx / Marshall / while / Marshall / wait / talk / childhood / hero / phone

He even jinxed Marshall while Marshall was waiting to talk to his childhood hero on the phone.

now / everyone / super / psyched / because / Barney / final / jinx / again

Now everyone is super psyched because Barney has finally been jinxed again.

Marshall / take / out / light / cigar / he / save / two / year

Marshall takes out and lights a cigar (that/which) he has been saving for two years.

Robin / ask / Ted / talk / antiquated / currency / torture / Barney

Robin asks Ted to talk about antiquated currency (in order) to torture Barney.

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.

Can I get you guys anything to drink?

You may be wondering why five adults in their 30s would take a jinx so seriously.

That means that you can't speak until someone who was present for the jinx says your name.

When I say a Pinot Noir tastes luxuriously earthy with a hint of rhubarb, I'm not faking it.

Barney broke three limbs and two vertebrae, but he never broke another jinx.

In fact, he started taking jinxes way too seriously.

So, when someone finally jinxed Barney for the first time in years, we were pretty psyched.

That would've been good about two years ago.

I don't think so, pal.

I was wondering if you could expand upon what you were saying earlier about antiquated currency.

1. Why does Barney take jinxes so seriously now?
2. If you were in the group, would you help Barney break the jinx or keep it going? Why?
3. What do you think will happen next?
4. Do you have any games or superstitions about two people saying the same thing at the same time?
5. Are you superstitious? If so, what are some superstitions that you actually follow?
6. Can you think of any superstitions that are unique to your country? Can you explain the origin?