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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES_S1/Ep3_Pretty Little Picture

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1. Here is the link to the Quizlet module with words and phrases you will need for doing this part of the tasks.

QUIZLET_SHORT

Question 1
1.

2. Explain the meanings of the phrases in your own words

despise _______
loose ends _______
it's about time _______
I could use _______
show off _______
wiped out _______
hang out _______
stay out of this _______
whine _______
adultery _______
take a hard line _______
wing it _______
it wouldn't hurt to _______
break the ice _______
for good _______
get past something _______
drop the act _______
get away with something _______
Question 2
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3. Choose the correct option

1. I ____________________ a break after studying all day.

Question 3
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2. This is not your fight, so __________________ of this.

Question 4
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3. His parents ______________________ when he lies.

Question 5
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4. He had a few loose _________________________ to take care of before moving.

Question 6
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5. He moved to Canada for ________________.

Question 7
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6. Don’t think you can _________________________ lying to me

Question 8
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7. It’s ___________________ time we cleaned this messy room!

Question 9
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8. She _____________________ people who are rude to animals.

Question 10
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9. She forgot her notes and had to ______________________ during her presentation.

Question 11
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10. It took her a while to ____________________ the breakup.

Question 12
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11. She left him because of his ________________________.

Question 13
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12. She felt wiped ______________ after cleaning the whole house.

Question 14
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13. It _____________________ hurt to bring an umbrella just in case.

Question 15
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14. Stop showing ____________________; we know you can dance well.

Question 16
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15. My little sister always _____________________ when she’s hungry.

Question 17
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16. She tried to _________________ by asking him about his job.

Question 18
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17. He should just ____________________ and be honest.

Question 19
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18. We often _________________ at the park after school.

Question 20
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4. Give 7-10 pieces of advice to a person who is trying to get past a break up.

Use as many of the following phrases as you can:
despise
loose ends
it's about time
could use
show off
wiped out
hang out
stay out of this
whine
adultery
take a hard line
wing it
it wouldn't hurt to
break the ice
for good
get past something
drop the act
get away with something

1. Here is the link to the FULL Quizlet module in case you struggle with any vocabulary.

QUIZLET_FULL

WORDLIST

2. Here is the link to the movie. You may download it to your computer.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 3

Or you may watch the video below.
Question 21
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3. Complete each gap with one word

[00:01:00 - 00:10:38]

1. After I died, I began to _______ the parts of myself that were no longer necessary. My desires, beliefs, ambitions, _______ .
2. I discovered, when moving through _______ , it helps to travel lightly. In fact, I _______ on to only one thing, my memory.
3. Like my friend, Bree Van De Kamp. I remember the easy _______ of her smile. The _______ elegance of her hands. The _______ warmth of her voice.
4. Bree had started to realize her world was _______ . And for a woman who despised _______ ends, that was unacceptable.
5. They don't need to be _______ with our marital problems. And while working things out the least we can do is try to keep up _______ .
6. If I don't start getting some sleep, pretty soon I'll be forced to move back upstairs out of _______ exhaustion.
7. - It's _______ time.
- Be nice. I come bearing snacks.
8. We didn't exactly forget. It's just usually when the _______ dies, the party's _______ .
9. I think we should go _______ with it.
10. - We could all _______ a fun night.
- Well, good. Because I have some new flatware that I've just been dying to show _______ .
11. You know what your problem is ? You're very _______ . You should go to a spa or go shopping. Find a way to relax.
12. I'm sorry, I'm just.. I'm _______ out. 3 cities in 6 days. My head is just _______ . I'm not ready for a dinner party.
13. Well, the nurses at your office may start wondering why you're disappearing three times a week. Tennis lessons are a _______ alibi.
14. You can _______ a cabin, but you can't scrape up child support?
15. Come on, don't be _______ ! Just pick up the stupid can.
Question 22
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4. Describe what is happening in the screenshots

[00:10:39 - 00:20:44]

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Question 23
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Question 24
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Question 28
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Question 30
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Question 33
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5. Choose the lines with no mistakes

[00:20:45 - 00:30:02]

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Question 34
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Question 35
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Question 36
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Question 37
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Question 43
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6. Complete the gaps with the given words and phrases. You will find them below the exercise

[00:30:03 - 00:41:12]

1. OK, I got to __________________here. So you're in counseling? _____________. You want humiliation, I'll give you humiliation. I locked myself ________of my house __________naked and got caught by Mike.
2. I think I can top that. Try getting thrown out of Disneyland for _________behavior.
3. We got ________________down Main Street USA.
4. He used to have a thing for ___________heels.
5. - So is Rex gone _____________ ?
- I don't know. God, I hope not.
6. I mean, they've always been __________a little tight, but I've never seen them like that.
7. He just ____________me so badly at the end, I haven't been able to _____________it.
8. I wasn't a perfect gentlemen. I might have _________________ .
9. And, uh, for what it's __________... wow!
10. OK, you know what, _________the act. I know you gave them cookies.
11. She _______________ with this whole _______________which I won't even go into now, and the ___________line is, he ____________out. Clearly, there's trouble in _____________ .
12. I mean, you watch a man get _________down like that, it makes you wonder why he'd let her get ______________it.
13. In college, when we first started dating, people were so _______________us.
14. Don't worry I'm not _________________. Hey, Brandi, could you __________a little?
15. And though it came from an unexpected ___________, Susan finally got the apology she'd always wanted.
16. Let them look. As long as they don't try and ___________ .
17. Bree searched for Rex's audio tape hoping to find answers. She found answers all right, but to _____________different questions.
Other Answer Choices:
bottom
stark
treated
retaliated
revelation
out
worth
break the ice
jealous of
scoot
get past
for good
wound
snuck a peek
source
paradise
perp-walked
spiked
drop
lewd
packing heat
entirely
torn
cut in
away with
stormed
big deal