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 [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ evidently [adv] - clearly, obviously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a transvestite [n] - a man who likes to dress as a woman
• ☐ ☐ ☐ heterosexual [adj] - attracted to the opposite sex (not homosexual)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Battlestar Galactica [n] - a famous science fiction TV show [ Link ]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 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
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Myspace [n] - an old social networking website
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 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 you poop more easily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the colon [n] - the main part of the large intestine [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 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

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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 the stairs more slowly.
   People will climb the stairs more quickly.
   
   
2. Why was Sheldon sent to boarding school?
   He was very smart.
   He didn't like his teachers.
   He did some experiments with lasers.
   He changed the height of the stairs in his house.
   
   
3. Who used to live in Penny's apartment?
   A large transvestite
   Sheldon's father
   A skin doctor
   Howard
   
   
4. What does Penny assume about Leonard and Sheldon because they live together?
   They work together.
   They are brothers.
   They are poor.
   They are gay.
   
   
5. What does Penny offer to do with Leonard and Sheldon?
   Eat lunch
   Get coffee
   Watch a movie
   Drive them to work
   
   
6. What does Sheldon want to do?
   Get a coffee
   Watch a TV show
   Change the stairs
   Invite Penny for lunch
   
   
7. What does Leonard want to do?
   Get a coffee
   Watch a TV show
   Change the stairs
   Invite Penny for lunch
   
   
8. What were the names of the person who used to live in Penny's apartment?
   Louie
   Slash
   Louise
   
   
9. How many Myspace friends does Sheldon have?
   none
   about 20
   more than 200
   just under 2000
   
   
10. How many Myspace friends has Sheldon met face to face?
    none
    one
    about 20
    just under 200
    
    
11. What kind of food will they eat for lunch?
    Mexican food
    Indian food
    Sandwiches
    Pizza
    
    
12. What does Leonard say is stressful?
    Walking alone at night
    Meeting new neighbors
    Moving to a new home
    Eating alone
    
    
13. Why does Leonard say that eating curry is helpful?
    It makes people sweat.
    It makes people poop.
    It makes people happy.
    It helps people relax.
    
    
14. What did Sheldon and Leonard do for fun today?
    Visit a sperm bank
    Cook Indian food
    Climb stairs
    See a movie
    
    

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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

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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 watch 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.

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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.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

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(Do) You want to hear an interesting thing about stairs?

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If the height of a single step is off by as little as two millimeters, most people will trip.

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Is that why they sent you to boarding school?

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We don't mean to interrupt. We live across the hall.

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Well, no, we don't live together, I mean.

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Oh, thank you. Maybe we can have coffee sometime.

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Clip 7

Should we have invited her for lunch?

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Clip 8

We never invited Louis / Louise over.

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I'm going to invite her over.

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But we don't chat. At least not offline.

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Clip 11

And I find that when I'm undergoing stress, that good food and company can have a comforting effect.

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Also, curry is a natural laxative, and I don't have to tell you that a clean colon is just one less thing to worry about.

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Leonard, I'm no expert here, but I believe in the context of a luncheon invitation, you might want to skip the reference to bowel movements.

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So, what do you guys do for fun around here?

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Well, today we tried masturbating for money.

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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. What makes a good neighbor? What qualities do you want them to have?
4. Which type of neighbor do you prefer:   1) someone who likes to chat   2) someone you never talk to? Why?
5. How many of your neighbors do you know? Do you talk to them or hang out together?
6. If someone moves into your apartment or neighborhood, do you ever welcome them? What are some effective strategies for welcoming new neighbors?
7. Do you have a best or worst neighbor story? Share it with your group.
8. Do you prefer to live on the top or bottom floor of your apartment? Why?
9. If your apartment building had no working elevator (like Penny, Sheldon, and Leonard), what is the highest floor you would consider living on?
10. How many different circles of friends do you have? How would you define each circle? (i.e. work friends, high school friends, soccer friends)