Learn English with The Big Bang Theory

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sperm bank [n] - a place where semen is kept for use in artificial insemination
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a step [n] - one step in a staircase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trip [v] - fall down
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the clavicle [n] - the collarbone, the bone above your chest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ evidently [adv] - clearly, obviously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a transvestite [n] - a man who likes to dress as a woman
• ☐ ☐ ☐ heterosexual [adj] - attracted to the opposite sex (not gay)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Battlestar Galactica [n] - a famous science fiction TV show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ with commentary [exp] - A DVD that has the actors and director talking about the movie or TV show
• ☐ ☐ ☐ widen our circle [exp] - make new friends
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the beauty of it [exp] - the best part of it
• ☐ ☐ ☐ To what end? [exp] - Why? For what purpose?
• ☐ ☐ ☐ company [n] - friends who come to your house
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a laxative [n] - a drug that makes your poop more easily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the colon [n] - the main part of the large intestine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ luncheon invitation [n] - lunch invitation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bowel movements [n] - poop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ masturbate [v] - stimulate yourself sexually alone

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

Leonard	Sheldon	Penny

• Sheldon and Leonard are roommates.
• They are both physics professors.

1. What happens if you change the height of a stair by 2mm?
   The stair will break.
   Most people will trip.
   People will climb stairs faster.
   
   
2. Why did Sheldon's father break his clavicle?
   Sheldon hurt him with a laser.
   Sheldon changed the height of the stairs in his house.
   Sheldon pushed him off the stairs.
   
   
3. Why was Sheldon sent to boarding school?
   He was very smart.
   He changed the height of the stairs in his house.
   He did some experiments with lasers.
   
   
4. Who used to live in Penny's apartment?
   A large transvestite
   Sheldon's father
   A skin doctor
   
   
5. What does Penny assume about Leonard and Sheldon because they live together?
   They are brothers.
   They are poor.
   They are gay.
   
   
6. What does Penny offer to do with Leonard and Sheldon?
   Eat lunch
   Get coffee
   Watch a movie
   
   
7. What does Sheldon want to do?
   Watch a TV show
   Change the stairs
   Invite Penny for lunch
   
   
8. What does Leonard want to do?
   Watch a TV show
   Change the stairs
   Invite Penny for lunch
   
   
9. How many people used to live in Penny's apartment?
   One
   Two
   Three
   
   
10. What was the name of the person who used to live in Penny's apartment?
    Louie
    Slash
    Louise
    
    
11. Why did he have two names?
    He was hiding from the police.
    He was a transvestite.
    He had two families.
    
    
12. How many myspace friends does Sheldon have?
    none
    one
    about 20
    more than 200
    
    
13. How many Myspace friends has Sheldon met face-to-face?
    none
    one
    about 20
    more than 200
    
    
14. Why do Sheldon and Leonard go back to Penny's apartment?
    To have coffee
    To ask her out on a date
    To invite her to lunch
    
    
15. What kind of food will they eat for lunch?
    Indian food
    Pizza
    Sandwiches
    
    
16. What does Leonard say is stressful?
    Meeting new neighbors
    Moving to a new home
    Eating alone
    
    
17. Why does Leonard say that eating curry is helpful?
    It makes people sweat.
    It makes people poop.
    It makes people happy.
    
    
18. What topic does Sheldon suggest that Leonard avoid when inviting someone for lunch?
    Sweating
    Pooping
    Work
    
    
19. What did Sheldon and Leonard do for fun today?
    Visit a sperm bank
    Cook Indian food
    Climb stairs
    
    

Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

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

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

• My father --- broke his clavicle is broken his clavicle is clavicle broken (broke his clavicle) .
  → injury to a bone
• We need to --- make our circle wide circle our friends wide widen our circle (widen our circle) .
  → make more friends
• I’m going to invite her --- to from over (over) .
  → invite someone to my house
• That’s --- the beautiful it is beautiful the beauty of it (the beauty of it) .
  → the best part of this situation

Directions: Choose the word form that best completes each sentence. Also decide if each statement is true or false.

1. T / F True False (False)  Leonard agrees (talk) to talk talking (to talk) about stairs.
2. T / F True False (False)  Sheldon stops (talk) to talk talking (talking) about stairs.
3. T / F True False (False)  Penny pretends (be) to be being (to be) busy.
4. T / F True False (False)  Penny avoids (talk) to talk talking talking) to Sheldon and Leonard.
5. T / F True False (True)  Penny suggests (get) to get getting (getting) a coffee together.
6. T / F True False (False)  Sheldon wants (eat) to eat eating (to eat) lunch with Penny.
7. T / F True False (True)  Sheldon enjoys (watch) to talk watching (watching) science fiction.
8. T / F True False (False)  Leonard decides (postpone) to postpone postponing (to postpone) (invite) to invite inviting (inviting) Penny for lunch.
9. T / F True False (True)  Leonard mentions (take) to take taking (taking) a laxative.
10. T / F True False (True)  Sheldon recommends (talk, not) not to talk not talking (not talking) about bowel movements.
11. T / F True False (True)  Penny appreciates (be) to be being (being) invited over to their apartment.
12. T / F True False (False)  Penny refuses (join) to join joining (to join) Sheldon and Leonard for lunch.
13. T / F True False (True)  Leonard seems (be) to be being (to be) interested in Penny romantically.
14. T / F True False (False)  Penny appears (be) to be being (to be) interested in Sheldon romantically.

1. Why do you think Leonard invited Penny over for dinner?
2. Leonard and Sheldon are both awkward around women. Which one seems more awkward? In what ways?
3. In your opinion, who is (makes) a "better" neighbor - 1) someone you can talk to or 2) someone you never talk to? Why?
4. How many of your neighbors do you know? Do you talk to them or hang out together?
5. Do you prefer to live on the top or bottom floor of your apartment? Why?
6. How may different circles of friends do you have? How would you define each circle? (i.e. work friends, high school friends, soccer friends)