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• ☐ ☐ ☐ looming adj. - coming, approaching
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a specter n. - a haunting or disturbing image or prospect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fast approaching exp. - coming soon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ desperation n. - having lost all hope
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It's a thing. exp. - It is popular and famous.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dates back exp. - starts (its historical beginning)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ forbidden adj. - not allowed or permitted
• ☐ ☐ ☐ his best bro exp. - his best friend
• ☐ ☐ ☐ She is a perfect ten. exp. - She is very beautiful. (A score of 10 out of 10)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ X n. - the Roman numeral (number) for 10
• ☐ ☐ ☐ High five. exp. - slap hands to congratulate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ V n. - the Roman numeral (number) for 5
• ☐ ☐ ☐ smoken' adj. - hot, sexy, beautiful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Jupiter adj. - a Roman god
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a climax n. - peak, at its highest point
• ☐ ☐ ☐ freak out phv. - go crazy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ case in point exp. - Here is a good example.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dippy adj. - silly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a troll n. - an ugly creature [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a high-functioning sociopath exp. - a crazy person with no morals who can still seem normal and do well in society
• ☐ ☐ ☐ my ex n. - my ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Gray's Papaya n. - a famous hot dog restaurant in New York [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Urkel n. - a famous nerdy TV character from the 90s [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ solidarity n. - stay together as a team
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sisterhood n. - the bond and feelings of support between women

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

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Robin	Barney	Ted

• Valentine's Day is coming soon.

1. Barney's favorite day of the year is Valentine's Day.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Thousands of years ago, Saint Valentine performed weddings in secret.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Saint Desperatius was Saint Valentine's brother.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Roman girl thinks that she is too young to get married.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Barney thinks that all single women freak out the day before Valentine's Day.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Robin agrees with Barney.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Robin is going on a date with Ted on Valentine’s Day.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Robin is spending February 13th with two single coworkers.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Barney is Robin's ex-boyfriend.
   True
   False
   
   
10. It was Robin's idea to wear purple.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Purple represents pride.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Robin's friends leave her after they meet some guys at the bar.
    True
    False
    
    
13. Robin's friend compliments her hair before she leaves.
    True
    False
    
    

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Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

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• Loneliness. The (looming) specter of Valentine's Day fast approaching.
  → approaching, coming
• The two (key) ingredients to my favorite day of the year, February 13: Desperation Day.
  → most important
• Weddings were (forbidden) under ancient Roman law, so Saint Valentine performed them in secret.
  → not allowed
• And right by Saint Valentine's side was his best (bro), Saint Desperatius.
  → friend
• Barney, Desperation Day assumes that all single women (freak out) about Valentine's Day, which we do not.
  → go crazy
• (Case in point), I will be spending February 13th with some lovely single ladies from work.
  → for example
• And we will be celebrating the fact that we don't have to spend it with some (dippy) guy.
  → silly
• Bev, Anna, this is Barney, a high-functioning (sociopath) and my ex.
  → crazy or amoral person

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Barney / favorite / day / year / February / 13 / because / single / woman / lonely / desperate

Barney's favorite day of the year is February 13th because single women are lonely and desperate.

Barney / tell / fake / story / origin / desperation / day

Barney tells a fake story about the origin(s) of Desperation Day.

Robin / insist / single / woman / not / freak / Valentine / day

Robin insists (that) single women do not freak out on Valentine's Day.

Robin / plan / spend / February / 13 / two / single / coworker

Robin [plans/is planning] to spend February 13th with two of her single coworkers.

Robin / introduce / Barney / friend / and / embarrassingly / admit / he / her / ex

Robin introduces Barney to her friends and embarrassingly admits (that) he is her ex.

girl / wear / purple / show / they / not / care / Valentine

The girls are wearing purple (in order) to show (that) they don't care about Valentine's (Day).

when / two / nerdy / guy / offer / take / them / out / hot / dog / Robin / two / friend / abandon / her

When two nerdy guys offer to take them out for hot dogs, Robin's two friends abandon her.

as / she / leave / Anna / tell / Robin / she / should / do / something / hair

As she is leaving, Anna tells Robin (that) she should do something with her hair.

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The two key ingredients to my favorite day of the year, February 13th: Desperation Day.

Much like Valentine's Day itself, Desperation Day dates back thousands of years.

Oh, Jupiter, what are your plans for me? 15 and still unmarried.

Desperation Day assumes that all single women freak out about Valentine's Day, which we do not.

And we will be celebrating the fact that we don't have to spend it with some dippy guy carting around roses and stuffed toys all night.

Bev, Anna, this is Barney, a high-functioning sociopath and my ex.

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and everything is pink and red, so Bev very thoughtfully suggested that we wear purple to show how little we care.

And we don't care about some stupid, sexist, corporate holiday.

Those guys are going to buy us hot dogs at Grey's Papaya.

What about the sisterhood? Solidarity? The color purple?

But tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

I thought we didn't care about Valentine's Day.

Maybe do something with that hair.

1. Why does Barney love February 13th?
2. Is it better to be single or in a relationship on Valentine's Day? Why?
3. Do you agree with Barney that every woman wants a date on Valentine's Day? How about men?
4. Do you agree with Robin that Valentine's Day is a "stupid, sexist, corporate holiday"? Explain your opinion.
5. Robin says that she likes not having to spend Valentine's Day with some dippy guy carting around roses and stuffed toys all night. What is she referring to? What does she mean?
6. Who do you think feels more pressure on Valentine's Day: men or women? Single people or people in relationships?
7. Barney mentions some of the history of Valentine's Day. Which parts are true? Which parts are not true? What else do you know about the history and origin of the holiday?
8. How do you usually celebrate Valentine's Day? How will you celebrate it this year?