• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bistro [n] - a small restaurant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bad-ass [adj] - very good, awesome
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a French horn [n] - a type of musical instrument
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a smurf [n] - a little blue man (three apples high)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scotch [n] - a type of alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ obscure lines [n] - not famous sentences from a movie
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Ghostbusters [n] - a famous comedy movie from the 1980s
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take them off your hands [exp] - take them
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It is on! [exp] - You are going to succeed.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ no dice [exp] - It won't/didn't happen.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a jumper [n] - someone who wants to jump off a bridge
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chicken out [phv] - not do something because you are scared

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

Ted	Robin	Lily	Marshall

• Ted, Marshall and Lily are best friends who live together in New York.
• Lily and Marshall are engaged.
• Lily is wearing an eye-patch because she got hit in the eye by a a champagne cork.
• Ted recently met Robin at a bar. This is their first date.

1. Where was the restaurant?
   Manhattan
   Brooklyn
   Queens
   
   
2. What does Ted say looks like a smurf penis?
   a blue french horn
   a piece of fruit
   the waiter
   
   
3. How does Ted describe his perfect woman?
   She loves scotch
   She knows obscure lines from Ghostbusters
   She loves olives.
   She loves dogs.
   She loves smurfs.
   
   
4. The "Olive Theory" states that it is good if the two people in a relationship...
   love all the same things.
   have something that one loves but the other hates.
   love to eat olives.
   
   
5. Why does Robin tell Ted she has a jar of olives in her apartment?
   She loves olives.
   She is still hungry.
   She is inviting Ted to her apartment.
   
   
6. What time does Ted come back from his date with Robin?
   dawn
   10:30
   midnight
   
   
7. What kind of instrument does Robin say she wants?
   a green clarinet
   a purple tuba
   a blue French horn
   
   
8. Where does she want to put this instrument?
   in her bathroom
   in her bedroom
   above her fireplace
   
   
9. Why does Robin have to leave?
   She has to cover a news story.
   She wants to jump off a bridge.
   She doesn't like Ted.
   
   
10. Why doesn't Ted kiss Robin?
    He wants to move slowly because he really likes Robin.
    He doesn't want to disappoint her because he is a bad kisser.
    He doesn't like her very much.
    
    
11. What does Lily call Ted?
    a little baby
    a little bitch
    a little brave
    
    

1. Did Ted make the right decision or did he "chicken out"? Is it okay to kiss on the first date? If not, how many dates should you wait to kiss? Why?
2. Ted lists four things that make Robin perfect for him. What are they? What are four things that you look for in a perfect mate?
3. Explain the Olive Theory. Do you believe in the Olive Theory? For a couple, is it good to like different things? Is it better to have similar or different interests?
4. Can you remember a time when you really liked someone but you "chickened out"? What happened?
5. Robin has five dogs? Is it too many? How many pets is too many for one person? Why?
6. Why are dogs so much better than cats? What is the best breed of dog?