Learn English with Modern Family

#6. The Ex-Girlfriend


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Published: 5 Jul 2022   [ UPDATED JUL 2026 ]
Level 5 (B2)   |   Time: 4:27
Accent: American
Source: Modern Family [S1 E17]

Phil invites his ex-girlfriend over to his house to meet his wife.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm in. exp. - I will do it.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get together exp. - meet
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a gal pal n. - a female friend
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ want a slice exp. - want to hang out with me
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ track (s/o) down phv. - find (someone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ intimate adj. - romantic
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ naïve adj. - having a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a ninja n. - a person who is skilled, stealthy, and wears a tight black suit
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sneak their way into exp. - move carefully and quietly into
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ have one's heart set on exp. - really want to
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ post a picture exp. - put a picture on a website
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ show off phv. - show proudly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cynical adj. - distrustful, pessimistic, negative thinking
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ come by phv. - come to someone's house
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hook up phv. - meet and have sex
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a corkscrew n. - a tool to open a wine bottle
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ You betcha! exp. - Sure!
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ wuss out phv. - not do something due to fear
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lead (s/o) on phv. - make (someone) believe that you are interested in him/her romantically when you are actually not interested

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


picture picture picture
Phil Claire Denise
  • Phil and Claire are married.
  • They have three children – Haley, Alex and Luke.
  • A woman named Denise is coming to visit.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. How many girlfriends did Phil have before he married Claire?
    None
    One
    Two
    Ten

  2. Who is Denise?
    Phil's ex-girlfriend
    Phil's coworker
    Phil's neighbor
    Phil's sister

  3. How long have Phil and Denise been chatting?
    A few days
    About a week
    About a month
    About a year

  4. What does Phil tell Claire about Denise?
    She is married.
    She is divorced.
    She has a sexy voice.
    She likes wine.

  5. Where does Phil originally plan to meet Denise?
    In Acapulco
    At his house
    At Denise's hotel
    At a French restaurant

  6. What does Claire say about women in their 30s on the Internet?
    They are naive.
    They are like ninjas.
    They wear sexy black outfits.
    They try to hook up with married men.

  7. How does Claire feel about Denise before they meet?
    She doesn't trust her.
    She thinks that she is ugly.
    She thinks that she is beautiful.
    She thinks that she is fantastic.

  8. Why is Claire talking in an unusual voice?
    She is teasing Phil.
    She is angry at Phil.
    She is sick.

  9. Why does Phil invite Denise to his house?
    Because Claire doesn't seem to trust Denise.
    Because he wants to make dinner for Denise.
    Because he wants Denise to meet his children.
    Because Claire won't let him leave the house.

  10. How does Claire feel about Denise after they meet?
    She doesn't trust her.
    She thinks that she is ugly.
    She thinks that she is beautiful.
    She thinks that she is fantastic.

  11. What does Denise give to Phil?
    A bottle of wine
    Her phone number
    Her hotel room key
    A sexy picture of herself

  12. What does Phil tell Claire about Denise?
    He tells her that Denise isn't pretty.
    He tells her that Denise wants him.
    He tells her that Denise wants some more wine.
    He tells her that Denise doesn't have a boyfriend.

  13. Why does Denise think that Phil is interested in her romantically?
    Because they have been communicating on Facebook.
    Because he has sent her many photographs.
    Because he invited her to his house.

  14. How many other women has Phil led on?
    None
    One
    Three
    Phil doesn't know.

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


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. A: Hey Honey, Hugh Grant has a new movie. Do you want to see it?
    B: [ Yes, I am interested ]!

    [ I'm in ]



  2. When are you getting together with your [ female friend ]?

    [ gal pal ]



  3. Come on, Phil. You can't be that [ inexperienced and unaware ].

    [ naive ]



  4. He loves [ proudly showing you to others ].

    [ showing you off ]



  5. When did I become this horribly [ distrustful, negative-thinking ] person who assumes the worst about people?

    [ cynical ]



  6. You can [ visit ] whenever you want.

    [ come by ]



  7. This is because of the thing I said about Facebook, and that everybody’s [ having sex ], and now you're disappointed.

    [ hooking up ]



  8. You have such great [ style judgement ], Claire.

    [ taste ]



  9. A: Would you mind grabbing us a couple glasses?
    B: [ Sure! ]

    [ You betcha! ]



  10. Why are you [ being a coward ]?

    [ wussing out ]



  11. How many other women have you [ made believe you like romantically ]?

    [ led on ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


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



Sentence 1

Phil / tells / Claire / he / meet / ex-girlfriend / drink

Phil tells Claire (that) he is meeting his ex-girlfriend for a drink.

Phil tells Claire (that) he is going to meet his ex-girlfriend for a drink.



Sentence 2

Phil / chat / Denise / Facebook / about / year

Phil has been chatting with Denise on Facebook for about a year.



Sentence 3

Claire / think / woman / 30s / Internet / like / ninja / because / they / get / little / black / outfit / and / sneak / way / your / marriage

Claire thinks that women in their 30s on the Internet are like ninjas because they get in their little black outfits and sneak their way into your marriage.



Sentence 4

Claire / read / all / Denise / Facebook / message / sultry / voice

Claire reads all (of) Denise's Facebook messages [in/with/using] a sultry voice.



Sentence 5

because / Claire / seem / jealous / Phil / invite / Denise / over / drink

Because Claire seems jealous, Phil invites Denise over for drinks.



Sentence 6

after / Claire / meet / Denise / she / apologize / be / so / cynical / and / suspicious

After Claire meets Denise, she apologizes for being so cynical and suspicious.



Sentence 7

Denise / secret / give / Phil / hotel / room / key / and / tell / him / he / can / come / whenever / he / want

Denise secretly gives Phil her hotel room key and tells him (that) he can come [by/over] whenever he wants.



Sentence 8

when / Phil / try / tell / Claire / she / right / Denise / Claire / not / believe / him

When Phil tries to tell Claire (that) she was right about Denise, Claire doesn't believe him.



Sentence 9

Denise / sneak / around / house / flirt / Phil / behind / Claire / back

Denise sneaks around the house flirting with Phil behind Claire's back.



Sentence 10

Denise / furious / because / Phil / wuss / out

Denise is furious because Phil is wussing out.



Sentence 11

Denise / accuse / Phil / lead / her / on / over / year

Denise accuses Phil of leading her on for over a year.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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 1
0:00 / 0:00

Oh, actually, that's no good. I'm meeting my friend Denise for a drink.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Denise? Do I know Denise?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

When are you getting together with your gal pal?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Actually, I was just checking on that. She's supposed to send me a message.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Everybody wants a slice.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

How long have you two been in touch with each other?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

You're doing that thing where you say what I want you to say, but your tone seems mean.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

They get in their little black outfits and try and sneak their way into your marriage.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Hey, Phil. How's it going?



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Hi, Phil. How's it going?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

So glad to hear your neck is better.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

That voice doesn't bother me. (I) Kind of like it!



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

When did I become this horribly cynical person who assumes the worst about people?



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

So, how are we going to do this?



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

You can come by whenever you want.



Clip 16
0:00 / 0:00

You know what? I'm going to open a bottle of wine.



Clip 17
0:00 / 0:00

She bit the air right in front of me! Like that.



Clip 18
0:00 / 0:00

Why do people keep adding voices to these things? I didn't mean anything.



Clip 19
0:00 / 0:00

Are you telling me that I wasted a year of my life on this relationship?



Clip 20
0:00 / 0:00

How many other women have you led on?



Clip 21
0:00 / 0:00

Now I don't know!



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Claire says that Phil is naïve because he doesn't realize that Denise is interested in him. Do you agree? Explain why.
  2. Do you think Phil led on Denise by chatting with her on Facebook? Why? Should Phil have ignored Denise on Facebook?
  3. What do you think will happen next? What will Phil do? How will Claire react? Will Denise give up?
  4. Claire says "Women in their 30s on the Internet are like ninjas. They get in their little black outfits and try and sneak their way into your marriage." What does she mean? Do you think this sentence describes Denise's behavior accurately?
  5. Would you trust your husband or wife to meet an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend?
  6. Do you keep in touch with any of your exes? How do/would you feel about your husband/wife keeping in touch with his/her exes?
  7. Have you ever led someone on? How long? Why? Has anyone ever led you on? How did you finally find out?
  8. If a guy or girl you really liked was in a relationship, would you try to break them up? How?
  9. When you are in relationship, do you allow your partner to look at your phone? Do you look at your partner's phone?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Claire: Hey Honey, Hugh Grant has.....

Phil: I'm in!

Claire: Uh, we could see the 4:00 or the 6:20.

Phil: Oh, actually, that's no good. I'm meeting my friend Denise for a drink.

Claire: Denise? Do I know Denise?

Phil: Yeah, you know, my old girlfriend.

Luke: You had a girlfriend before mom?

Phil: Try two. Trust me. I had plenty of fun in my time. And then I met your mom.

Claire: And thank you.


Claire: Hi Honey.

Phil: Hey.

Claire: When are you getting together with your gal pal?

Phil: Actually, I was just checking on that. She's supposed to send me a message.

Claire: Ohh. You're Facebook friends.

Phil: Sure am. She's one of my 447 friends. Everybody wants a slice.

Claire: How long have you two been in touch with each other?

Phil: She tracked me down about a year ago.

Claire: Mm. Mm, mm.

Phil: What? What? What's that sound?

Claire: Mm. Nothing.

Phil: Oh. There she is right now. "How about we meet at Le Reve at 7:30?"

Claire: Well, that sounds innocent enough. I mean, drinks with an ex-girlfriend at an intimate French restaurant.

Phil: Honey, you're doing that thing where you say what I want you to say, but your tone seems mean.

Claire: Let me guess. Denise isn't married.

Phil: Recently divorced. What's the big deal?

Claire: Come on, Phil. You can't be that naive. Seriously, women in their 30s on the Internet are like, they're like ninjas. They get in their little black outfits and try and sneak their way into your marriage.

Phil: That's not Denise. Here, read some of her messages. You're going to feel silly.

Claire: [sultry voice] "Hey, Phil. How's it going?"

Phil: You can't add the sexy voice. "Hi, Phil. How's it going?"

Claire: [sultry voice] "So glad to hear your neck is better."

Phil: Are you seriously jealous?

Claire: No! I am not jealous at all. I just happen to know women better than you do, and that woman wants a slice.

Phil: Okay, just to prove how wrong you are, I'm going to invite her over here for drinks.

Claire: Fine with me. I just hope it's fine with Denise. [sultry voice] "Gee, Phil. I really had my heart set on Le Reve."

Phil: That voice doesn't bother me. Kind of like it!


Phil: Hi! Oh, careful, there's a thing. Good to see you.

Denise: Hi!

Claire: Hi! Hi, I'm Claire. You must be Denise.

Denise: Oh, and you're even prettier than the pictures that Phil’s always posting.

Phil: Just a couple.

Denise: Oh, shut up. Every week. He loves showing you off. My boyfriend likes your Acapulco pictures. Probably a little too much.

Claire: Well, thank your boyfriend for me. Come on in. Please.

Denise: I think I'm just going to use the, um...

Claire: Oh, yeah, of course. Down the hall, left-hand side. You can't miss it.

Denise: Thanks.

Claire: Okay, she's fantastic.

Phil: Yes?

Claire: Yes. I feel awful. When did I become this horribly cynical person who assumes the worst about people?

Phil: I first noticed it seven years... you're not.

Denise: I'm such an idiot. Is it...?

Phil: Oh, I'll show you. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Denise: Okay. Thanks. So, how are we going to do this?

Phil: I thought I'd just point at the door, so I was thinking, like...

Denise: I was thinking, too. Here is my hotel room key. You can come by whenever you want.


Claire: Oh, Denise. These pictures are amazing. Thank you.

Denise: I just love to take pictures. I took this one of myself today.

Claire: You know what? I'm going to open a bottle of wine.

Phil: No. No. That's the worst idea. No. No.

Phil: You weren't completely wrong about Denise.

Claire: How's that?

Phil: She wants me.

Claire: To do what?

Phil: It. Her.

Claire: Oh. Oh, this is because of the thing I said about Facebook, and that everybody’s hooking up, and now you're disappointed.

Phil: No. She bit the air right in front of me! Like that. And then look what she tried to give me.

Denise: Anything I can help with?

Claire: No, I just, I can't find my corkscrew.

Denise: Touch me.

Phil: Okay. Denise, I think somewhere along the line, you got the wrong idea.

Denise: My head is full of wrong ideas. You have such great taste, Claire.

Claire: Thank you.

Denise: I remember Phil used to have really good taste, too.

Claire: Oh, here it is. Phil, would you mind grabbing us a couple glasses?

Phil: You betcha!

Denise: Need me to grab anything?

Phil: Nope! Okay, this is so wrong.

Denise: I know. It's way more exciting when she's in the room.

Phil: No! When did that break?

Denise: Why are you wussing out?

Phil: I never wussed in!

Denise: What about all those things you wrote on Facebook? [sultry voice] "How was your day? My neck is so sore."

Phil: Why do people keep adding voices to these things? I didn't mean anything.

Denise: Are you telling me that I wasted a year of my life on this relationship?

Phil: What relationship?

Denise: How many other women have you led on?

Phil: Now I don't know!

Claire: Phil?

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