Got 10 minutes? Watch this funny excerpt from The Big Bang Theory, train your ears to understand fast-paced spoken English, learn new words & expressions and have fun!
Level: B2 and above
Skills: listening
Language focus: spoken expressions, vocabulary
TIP: Print out this page and do the activities below. Then you can file your task sheet so you can revise the words you learned later!
Task 1: Watch & enjoy the video! While you are watching, make a list of the words that are good to know. VocabBuilderNotes will help you take notes effectively!
Task 2: Get, make, take or do? Fill in the gaps.
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I like to …………………..laundry my way: separating the whites, dark and light colors, using as much soap as I want. I have my quirks.
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This ………………. me back to when you were little and we watched the game together.
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I’m glad you are here and we …………………to do things together.
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If my clothes ………………..too soft in the wash, it ………………………..me sleepy.
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Penny says she is ………………..back out on the dating scene.
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I’d like to ask you to …………………me a favor.
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This spring I ………………….to go to the International Space Station.
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Sheldon would like to ………………….you out to a lecture tonight.
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I thought maybe we could ……………..a little sightseeing today.
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It would …………………….years before they can finish the project.
ANSWERS
do / takes / get / get – makes / getting / do / get / take / do / take
JOLLY JOKER WORDS TO KNOW
do the laundry = wash dirty clothes
do someone a favor = do something someone asks you to help them
do some sightseeing = go around town to look at nice buildings
get to do something (here: we get to do things together / I get to go to the space station) = have a chance to do something
get too soft (any adjective) = become too soft (any adjective would work here. For example, my coffee got too hot, etc.)
get back out there/on the dating scene = start dating again after a breakup
it takes me back to = this helps me remember what we did a long time ago
take someone out = to invite someone to go somewhere with you on a date
it takes years/months/a long time = it will last for a year/month/a long time
quirks = funny, silly things you do
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