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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES_S1/Ep6_Running to Stand Still

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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.

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2. Match the words and phrases to their definitions

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Get cracking

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To think that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but without proof yet

That is overstating it

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To join pieces of fabric together using a needle and thread

Last resort

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Something is more complicated or important than it seems at first

Tick someone off

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To try anything, even unlikely options, to solve a problem or avoid failure

Take a shortcut

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An opportunity that has already been missed and cannot be taken anymore

Stick with something

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To annoy or make someone angry

For no good reason

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To think that something or someone is less important, capable, or difficult than they really are

It’s not uncommon

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To strongly dislike or hate something or someone

Blend in

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Doing something in a secret or dishonest way to avoid being noticed

Sew

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To use a quicker or easier way to do something or get somewhere

Despise

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Without a clear or fair explanation

be fresh out

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To look or act like the people or things around you so you’re not noticed

Have a lot on one’s plate

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To start doing something quickly or immediately

There’s more to it

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To continue doing something even if it’s hard or takes time

Underestimate

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To not have any more of something; to be completely out of it

That ship has sailed

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To have a lot of responsibilities or things to do

Sneaky

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The final option or solution when all others have failed

Suspect someone of something

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It happens sometimes; it’s not rare

Grasp at straws

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To describe something as bigger, better, or worse than it really is

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3. Complete each gap with 1-3 words

1. She wore a simple dress to with the crowd.

2. He said the movie was the best ever, but I think that is .

3. They were grasping to save their failing business.

4. It’s to feel nervous before an exam.

5. My grandmother taught me how to when I was a child.

6. He acts happy, but there’s ; he’s hiding something.

7. She lying, so she always tells the truth.

8. We’re orange juice; I just finished the last glass with breakfast.

9. I have a lot this week, so I can’t go to the party.

10. He started yelling for , and everyone was confused.

11. He took a in the project, but it didn’t turn out well.

12. I wanted to apply for the job, but that ; the deadline was last week.

13. We need to if we want to finish the project on time.

14. If I can’t find a job here, moving abroad will be my .

15. Don’t her; she’s stronger than she looks.

16. The police suspect the man stealing the car.

17. The cat stole a piece of fish from the table.

18. It really when people are late.

19. Learning a new language is hard, but I’ll it.

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4. Write about a time when you had a lot on your plate. How did you manage to stay organized?

Use as many of the given words and phrases as possible, but include at least 7 of them:

despise

suspect someone of something

underestimate

stick with something

last resort

be fresh out

tick someone off

get cracking

sneaky

sew

That ship has sailed

it's not uncommon

take a shortcut

blend in

there's more to it

have a lot on one's plate

that is overstating it

for no good reason

grasp at straws

1. Here is the link to the FULL Quizlet module in case if 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 6

Or you may watch the video below.

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Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:
putting
clash
bloodiest battles
cherished
defeat
despised
defenseless
last resort
underestimate
exhausted
assumed the heavy lifting
award
prisoners
rehearsal
stamina
break into
prenuptial
drive a stick
abstinence club
of my sight
all due respect
cut back
swords
thorn
fresh out
deliberately
indefinitely
fat lip
sift through
bargains
stick with
onto him
infuriated
determined
affair
suburban
paw
losing ground
hidden treasures
increasingly apparent
reluctantly
charity work
turn over
chow down on
evasive
close to the vest
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4. Complete the gaps with the missing parts of the lines

[00:10:51 - 00:19:36]

1. And Rex feels that when .

2. - She's very .

- Oh. So she would be in the room with us while we make love?

3. Just one. How much longer is your mid-life crisis going to last? Because .

4. Everyone's down for a nap. We've got no more than an hour. .

5. - That would have never happened in Boy Scouts. When I worked mostly with men, . A guy takes his opponent on face-to-face, and once he's won, he's top dog. It's primitive but it's fair.

- And .

6. - Maybe we should just cool it for a while.

- Oh, no, John, please don't say that. I have everything under control. Now .

7. As I'm sure you've all heard, Celia Bond broke her wrist playing tennis. Which means we are now in desperate need of someone to do the costumes. . Are there any volunteers?

8. - Let our kids experience this classic . Let's kill the damn wolf and just put on the best show we can.

- Thank you, Lynette, for that impassioned speech. But .

9. Well, that's what's so great about being in the democracy. . Also, everyone has a right to vote. So all in favor of on the big bad wolf's ass.

10. - What a coincidence. So am I. Seems a shame for us to eat by ourselves. Shall ?

- Bree, it's nothing personal, .

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5. Describe what is happening in the screenshots. Give as many details as you can.

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6. Complete each gap with one word

[00:30:35 - 00:41:12]

1. Just all these they make me take. They kinda make me .

2. - I don't want to you. I just left some important papers here. What are you doing?

- I'm repairing a mug.

- Why don't you just buy a new one?

- Because I think it's better to what you already have.

3. You me, Rex. For no reason.

4. Well, if that's the case, then take me right here, right now. The house is . There are no burritos lying around to my focus.

5. That night, while most of Wisteria Lane dreamt the night away, Lynette was in the middle

of her own personal . her boys would not miss their fairy-tale debut,

Lynette had stayed up 18 hours straight, . But she began to fear her story would not have a happy ending. Luckily for Lynette, she had a magic handy.

6. Actually, Carlos, the more I watch her, the more I think she's probably not out on you.

7. - You told her about my problem?

- Don't be mad, mama. I just didn't want you into old habits.

8. - OK, give me a break here. I'm just grasping at .

- I'm sorry. It's just I'm worried about Zach. It's really in there.

9. Juanita was now more than ever that her daughter-in-law was having an affair.

10. This is a bit awkward. There has been an with the programs. Celia Bond is still with costumes.

11. Isn't it better to settle this once and for all rather than all this alpha-mom crap until our kids ?

12. And just so you know, next spring, when we do "Bambi," his mother's gonna take a to the heart and you're gonna like it.

13. The search for power begins when we're quite young. As children, we're taught that the power of good triumphs over the power of . But as we get older, we realize that nothing is ever that simple. of evil always remain.

3. Complete the gaps with the given words and phrases. You will find them below the exercise

[00:00:41 - 00:10:50]

1. Husbands with wives, parents cross with children. But the often involve women and their mothers-in-law. The war for control of Carlos began the night he proposed, and Gabrielle had been to Juanita ever since. From the agreement which she signed... to the selection of wedding music she ... to the color of the house paint she hadn't wanted, Gabrielle had suffered one after another. And now that Juanita suspected her daughter-in-law of having an , it had become , in this war... no would be taken.

2. - Carlos, you always say you're not away enough for retirement.

- You know, baby, it would be a good idea if we on expenses.

3. Well, since I'm gonna have to be doing the cooking and the cleaning and all the shopping like the other wives, I'm gonna be at night, just like all the other wives. Till I build up my , of course. And that might take a couple of years.

4. Sadly for Juanita, she had ignored the first rule of war... Never your enemy.

5. Of the many rituals, none is quite so as the neighborhood yard sale. Shoppers come to the discarded belongings of someone they don't know, in hopes of finding they don't really need, each so to save a few pennies they often miss .

6. Got to say I was a little surprised to see Mary Alice's for sale. She got it for doing for the Chamber of Commerce.

7. - So, how did you get the ?

- The usual way. Asking too many questions.

8. Don't worry about it. I'm not letting her out .

9. I'm not surprised he's playing it . Paul knows we're .

10. He did your house. I mean the kid's obviously troubled in some way.

11. - Mr. Young, I can't just medicate him .

- Forget the Freud and the drugs.

12. I would like to the next part of our meeting to our parent coordinator, the amazing Maisy Gibbons.

13. Tilda and Frances and I went to the yesterday, and we were a little troubled by the ending. Killing the wolf. It sends the wrong message to our kids. We believe that animals should only be euthanized as a .

14. In our version, the wolf is aggressive because he has a in his , and the woodsman will take out the thorn and send Mr. Wolf on his way.

15. So, you are aware that the wolf is a bad guy? He eats Little Red's grandma. If you let him go, he's gonna other old ladies.

16. Well, with , let's leave the creative suggestions to the mothers who have .

17. I don't worry about John. Both he and Danielle are in the .

18. Susan was by Paul's answers. She was convinced he was hiding Zach and hiding the truth.

19. - Do you remember those two eggs I let you borrow last Christmas? I need those back.

- Gosh, honey, I'm .

20. I'm not sure. Do you know how to ?