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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ blabber on phv. - talk for a long time about unimportant things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ remind (s/o) of (s/t) phv. - make (someone) think of (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ commit v. - promise to stay in a relationship
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crown molding n. - decoration along the top of a wall, where it meets the ceiling [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a metaphor n. - something that stands for something else
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hangover n. - the sick feeling after drinking too much alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a remedy n. - a cure
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tuna melt n. - a hot sandwich with tuna and melted cheese
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gravy n. - a thick brown sauce made from meat juices
• ☐ ☐ ☐ kidding v. - joking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chirpy adj. - cheerful and full of energy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ want (s/o) back exp. - want to be with (someone) again
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I was dying to... exp. - I really wanted to...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ play it cool exp. - act calm and hide your real feelings
• ☐ ☐ ☐ needless adj. - not necessary; pointless
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get in touch exp. - contact (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ screw up phv. - make a big mistake; ruin (s/t)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the love of my life exp. - the person I love the most
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in a heartbeat exp. - immediately; without thinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ with open arms exp. - in a very welcoming way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hold on phv. - wait
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go through (s/t) phv. - experience (something) difficult
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the hell exp. - used to make a statement stronger (informal)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a penny n. - a one-cent coin [image]

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

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Ted	Lily	Robin

• Lily broke up with Marshall and moved to San Francisco for the summer.
• Lily is back in New York and looking for an apartment.
• Lily told Ted and Robin that she had a great time in San Francisco.
• Ted thinks Lily wants Marshall back. Robin disagrees.
• They made a $5 bet on it.
• They are drinking tequila because tequila makes Lily very honest.

1. Lily missed out on the first apartment because she was too slow to decide.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Lily is crying about Marshall.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Lily doesn't want to eat in the diner because she thinks it is dirty.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Ted doesn't want any food with his gravy.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Robin doesn't have a hangover because she didn't drink anything.
   True
   False
   
   
6. In the end, Lily admits that her summer was a bad one.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Lily's art teacher was impressed by her work.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Lily didn't contact anyone because she felt embarrassed.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Ted thinks Marshall would forgive Lily quickly.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Ted encourages Lily to call Marshall.
    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. I've been [ talking continuously ] about my summer. How are you guys doing?

   [ blabbering on]

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2. I wonder if it's because it [ makes you think of ] something else you lost because you couldn't [ make a serious promise ].

   [ reminds you of ] [ commit ]

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3. I was dying to ask. I was just trying to [ act calm ].

   [ play it cool ]

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4. I never [ called or wrote ] because I was too embarrassed.

   [ got in touch ]

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5. [ Right away ]. If you called him up, yeah, he'd take you back [ gladly ].

   [ In a heartbeat ] [ with open arms ]

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6. This breakup almost killed him. And he cannot [ experience it ] again.

   [ go through it ]

   Show Hide Hint
   
   

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.

• Waiter: For you, sir?
• Ted: Gravy.
• Waiter: You want that gravy on something?
• Ted: Surprise me.
• Robin: I --- will would take you with gravy if my boyfriend --- isn't wasn't sitting right here. Just kidding. I'm good.
  
  
  
• Ted: Look, if you --- want wanted Marshall back so bad, how come it --- take took you two days to even ask him?
• Lily: I was dying to ask. I was just trying to play it cool.
  
  
  
• Lily: I know I have no right to ask this, but do you think Marshall --- will would take me back?
• Ted: In a heartbeat. If you --- call called him up, yeah, he --- will would take you back with open arms.
• Lily: Wow. So maybe I should call him.
• Ted: Maybe. No! Hold on. Look, if you --- are were going to go back to him, I --- don't didn't want to hear the word maybe.
• Ted: Maybe cannot be in your vocabulary. This breakup almost killed him. And he cannot go through it again. So, unless you --- are were absolutely certain, --- stay stayed the hell away from him.

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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

Lily / lose / first / apartment / because / she / wait / too / long

Lily lost the first apartment because she waited too long.

Ted / think / apartment / remind / Lily / Marshall

Ted thinks (that) the apartment reminds Lily of Marshall.

Lily / say / lose / apartment / be / metaphor / lose / Marshall

Lily says (that) losing the apartment is a metaphor for losing Marshall.

next / morning / Lily / and / Ted / order / greasy / food / cure / hangover

The next morning, Lily and Ted order greasy food to cure their hangovers.

Ted / ask / Lily / why / it / take / two / day / ask / Marshall

Ted asks Lily why it took (her) two days to ask about Marshall.

Lily / admit / she / die / ask / Marshall / but / try / play / it / cool

Lily admits (that) she was dying to ask about Marshall(,) but (she) was trying to play it cool.

Lily / confess / she / actual / have / awful / summer

Lily confesses (that) she actually had an awful summer.

Ted / say / Marshall / would / take / Lily / back / open / arm

Ted says (that) Marshall would take Lily back with open arms.

but / he / also / tell / her / stay / away / Marshall / unless / she / absolute / certain

But he also tells her to stay away from Marshall unless she is absolutely certain.

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.

I've been blabbering on about my summer. How are you guys doing?

You, ah, seem to be having a pretty strong reaction to losing an apartment.

The thing about a hangover is that everyone has their own special remedy.

Morning, guys. What can I get you?

I'd take you with gravy if my boyfriend wasn't sitting right here.

If you want Marshall back so bad, how come it took you two days to even ask him?

I was dying to ask. I was just trying to play it cool.

Do you think Marshall would take me back?

In a heartbeat. If you called him up, yeah, he'd take you back with open arms.

If you're going to go back to him, I don't want to hear the word maybe.

Unless you're absolutely certain, stay the hell away from him.

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.

Clip A1 (Previous video)

Oh, my God. This is your best work!

Clip A2 (This video)

Oh, my God. This is your best work?

Clip B1 (Previous video)

In all my years teaching, I've never seen anything so...

Clip B2 (This video)

In all my years teaching, I've never seen anything so needless.

Clip C1 (Previous video)

Needless to say, this is art! I can't teach you anything.

Clip C2 (This video)

To say this is art. I can't teach you anything.

1. Why do you think Lily lied about having a great summer?
2. Do you think Lily made the right decision by leaving Marshall to pursue her dream of becoming an artist? Why or why not?
3. Do you think Ted is right to warn Lily not to contact Marshall unless she is absolutely certain? Or should he let them work things out themselves?
4. Is it better to take a risk and follow your dreams, even if you might lose something important, or to choose a safer path?
5. Do you think people can easily get back together after a serious breakup? What needs to happen for a second chance to work?
6. What is the worst advice someone can give a person who is going through a breakup?