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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES_S1/Ep9_Suspicious Minds

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8 questions
PRE-WATCHING TASKS
18
18
45
WHILE WATCHING TASKS
18
29
13
32
POST-WATCHING TASKS
20

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. Choose the correct option

1. I’ve never played tennis before, but I’m willing to give it a shortage / shot.
2. After finishing her exams, she was as happy for good / as a clam.
3. He was moved by her compassion / temptation when she helped a stranger in need.
4. He promised to help with the project, but then he pushed / backed out at the last minute.
5. Putting inexperienced drivers on icy roads sounds like a recipe / receipt for disaster.
6. He tried to seduce / rummage her with compliments and gifts, but she wasn’t interested.
7. It’s illegal to sell alcohol to upscale / underage customers.
8. The neighbors pushed him around / turned him in when they saw suspicious activity.
9. Upscale / Underage hotels often provide spa services and luxurious rooms.
10. Knock it off! / Give it a shot! I can’t concentrate with all this noise.
11. He quit smoking for good / God last year, and now he feels much healthier.
12. She spent hours pushing around / rummaging through old photos in the attic.
13. He resisted the temptation / compassion to skip studying and play video games instead.
14. She’s still hung up at / on her ex-boyfriend, even though they broke up a year ago.
15. She hesitated too long and lost the shot / gave it a shot to buy the house. Another couple bought it.
16. Stop letting him push you around / back out - you have the right to speak up.
17. I wouldn’t be hung up on / caught dead wearing that old-fashioned dress!
18. The factory closed down due to a rummage / shortage of raw materials.
Question 2
2.

3. Complete each gap with 1-3 words

1. He said he wouldn’t _______ listening to that kind of music.
2. She wasn’t sure about the recipe but decided to give _______ anyway.
3. The teacher told the students to _______ when they started arguing.
4. They went to an _______ restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.
5. I hate when people _______ my personal things without asking.
6. She doesn’t like her boss because he always _______ people around.
7. Don’t be _______ on your mistakes; everyone makes them.
8. After years of traveling, they decided to settle in Italy _______ .
9. The perfume ad was designed to _______ buyers with its luxurious imagery.
10. He was happy _______ playing video games all weekend.
11. He trained hard because he didn’t want to _______ at the championship.
12. Starting a business without a solid plan is often a _______ .
13. She decided not to _______ and went through with the difficult presentation.
14. After finding the stolen wallet, he decided to _______ the thief in to the police.
15. The nurse showed great _______ while caring for her patients.
16. The smell of fresh cookies was a strong _______ to break her diet.
17. The club doesn’t allow _______ people inside after 9 PM.
18. There is a _______ of affordable housing in many big cities.
Question 3
3.

4. Make up ONE sentence with EACH SET of phrases

1. give it a shot + happy as a clam
_______
2. lose the shot + knock it off
_______
3. upscale + underage
_______
4. push someone around + rummage through
_______
5. temptation + back out
_______
6. recipe for disaster + be hung up on
_______
7. wouldn't be caught dead + for good
_______
8. seduce + shortage
_______
9. turn someone it + compassion
_______

1. Here are the links to the FULL Quizlet module and the Wordlist in case you struggle with any vocabulary. You may use either of them, depending on which is more convenient for you.

QUIZLET_FULL

Wordlist (Google Document)

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

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, SEASON 1, EPISODE 9

Or you may watch the video below.
Question 4
4.

3. Choose the correct option

[00:00:40 - 00:10:34]

1. Her first great idea came when she was 15, after her stepfather __________ her a late-night visit.
2. One week later she began her career as a __________ model, which soon led to her next great idea, her decision to marry Carlos Solis.
3. Her most __________ great idea was born out of her boredom with her new life. That's how she came to start an affair with her teenage gardener, which was __________ short by a tragic accident.
4. My life. It hasn't turned __________ like I thought it would.
5. Of course, there's times I wish I didn't have to work so hard. We got a real nursing __________ here and they keep cutting our budget and...
6. Listen, Betty! OK? You're not __________ on me now. We're gonna find you a __________ it's gonna be black and slimming and you're gonna look great.
7. No one knew this better than Edie Britt. She understood that __________ never goes out of style.
8. - Give me the dress.
- I gave it a __________.
9. - I hear he's dating Danielle Van De Kamp.
- Oh, for now. It's just a matter of time before they break up __________.
10. I just can't believe that Martha would agree to wear this. She always says she'd never be __________ dead in black.
11. While you're gone, I'll be here paying bills and sorting __________ and cooking dinner. So what part of that sounds like a vacation?
12. - Tom, our last version of normal had me __________ pills. Normal is a bad bad plan.
- Ok, so, we'll __________ our heads together and we'll come up with a solution.
13. A woman is in a coma because of Andrew, and there he is, happy as a __________.
14. - Well, maybe if we take it away from him, then he'll start to understand what he did. He has not shown an ounce of remorse since the accident.
- Of course he feels bad. He's just, you know, keeping __________ a facade.
- Well, he's doing a fabulous job.
- Look, if we take him off the swim team, he'll __________ his shot at an athletic scholarship and then he's never gonna forgive us.
Question 5
5.

4. Complete the gaps with 1-3 words

[00:10:35 - 00:20:23]

1. - My mom said you needed volunteers, so I volunteered.
- Finally got the _______ ?
2. Would you _______ ? My mom's right over there.
3. - Sure, do you wanna tell me why you had your foot in John Rowland's _______ yesterday?
- Oh, that. He was helping me _______ in my stocking, and from your _______ it must have looked a little weird.
4. - This isn't about you.
- Yes, it is. It's about me and about every other person who was _______ by somebody they loved. When Karl ran off with Brandi you saw what a _______ I was. I was crying, I was _______ his clothes. I couldn't get out of bed all day.
5. - Good nannies are so hard to find.
- Yeah, that's why I was hoping to _______ your expertise.
6. - All your rich friends have nannies, A-list nannies. I need to catch one without their bosses.
- Why?
- So I can _______ me one.
- Lynette!
- Look, at my old job we didn't wait for good people to come to us. We went out and _______ other companies. I don't see why it should be different when you're hiring a nanny.
- I understand that good help is hard to find, but stealing a family's nanny is so _______ .
- I'm not _______ anyone's arm. If I make a better offer, why shouldn't a qualified person _______ ?
7. Since the accident, Bree had started to worry her son's sense of morality was going _______ . She was right to be concerned.
8. - Charming. What I was wondering is if you've _______ to spend any time reflecting on the reasons that you've been _______ and all the pain that you've caused the Solis family.
- Yeah. I totally get how my actions have affected, like, everything else.
- Really?
- Aha. I mean, you know, like, when I do something like I did, then, you know, you gotta do something like you did, which is, you know, it's cool, because then everything just kind of _______ and goes _______ again. You know?
- No, I don't. What's that smell? Have you been smoking marijuana?
- No, of course not.
- You _______ !
9. Zach is missing from Silvercrest. It happened yesterday evening, we think it happened during the _______ .
10. - I still don't get why you're not with Danielle any more. She looked so _______ at Ray's party.
- She's not my type, I guess.
- What, oh, you're still _______ your mysterious married lady? What is it with her, _______ , of course?
11. Please, explain to me how he could just walk out. With the money that I pay you, people, I think you could afford a _______ .
12. You've insisted we medicate him without psychotherapy, that is a _______ .
13. Bree had given Lynette the _______ on Valley View Park. It was a gathering place for _______ and their _______ .
Question 6
6.

5. Correct the mistakes in phrases in bold

[00:20:24 - 00:30:22]

1. Because I want you to put him from the swim team. And I don't think you'll allow it without proof.
_______
2. We're not gonna screw up Andrew's future just because he parked a doobie.
_______
3. Rex, I thought you moved back home to try and strengthen Andrew out, to teach him the consequences of his actions.
_______
4. Because we're still getting divorced and I don't have to let you bush me around any more.
_______
5. - So your boss made you return her underwear?
- Yep. After she had already won them once.
_______
6. Look, I'm not gonna be moving lawns forever. I have big plans for my life.
_______
7. - Thank God Tom could fit in in the last minute.
_______
- Why did Carlos have to back up?
_______
8. - There's a special place in hell for people like you.
- I'm sorry. It wasn't my decision.
- You're an adult. Make some responsibility!
_______
9. OK, you want me to talk? You're gonna find Helen Rowland and you're gonna tell her the truth before everyone in this neighborhood thinks that I'm the one sleeping with an average boy.
_______
10. Alexis is still here. She was opposed to go to Pilates but she got her period. You gotta go.
_______
11. She can be tough, but it comes in the territory, right?
_______
12. I will give you a 20% dump on what she's paying you, plus overtime.
_______
Question 7
7.

6. Complete the gaps with the given words and phrases. You'll find them below the exercise

[00:30:23 - 00:41:13]

1. Bree had _____________ to extreme measures to save her son's soul. As she _____________________ Andrew's private ________________ , it _____________ to her that sometimes a little _____________ is good for the soul.
2. I was really young, like four. I heard my mom and my dad ____________ .
3. I don't even see Dana. I just... I see the blood and my mom ____________ me up and putting me on my bed and _______________ that it's not my fault.
4. - I killed my baby sister.
- Zach, oh, my God.
- And they ___________ her to protect me.
5. - Oh, Gabrielle. I didn't get a chance to tell you how sorry I was about what happened at the fundraiser. I didn't ___________to cause a scene.
- No, it's OK. People didn't even notice.
- Well, this is a little ____________. I know you're friends with Susan Mayer. But let's just say I had my reasons.
6. - Dude, coach wants to see you.
- Really? Hey, __________it's about my ________________ .
7. - I ___________________several hundred of these just like it, about ten years back.
- Do you keep any kind of documentation?
- Yeah, I have a list of customers' names on file. Somewhere. You know, it's _________________ .
8. - Yeah, but how do you ________a body into a chest that size?
- It was _______________.
9. - Of all the stupid, _______________ decisions. What were you thinking?
- I _______________ , alright? The coach got an anonymous phone call.
- Andrew, what does it matter? The ________ was there.
- I was holding it for a friend.
- You know... I can't decide which is more ________________ , the fact that my son got caught with pot in his ___________ or that he can't even _________________ a ___________ enough lie to explain it.
10. She _________________! Carlos. Carlos, I'm so sorry.
11. Gabrielle, this will all be taken care of, I promise. I'm _____________ , I swear to God. It was Tanaka. He ______________ .
12. People are __________________________ , on the one hand able to perform great acts of charity, on the other capable of the most ________________ forms of betrayal. It's a constant battle that rages within all of us, between the better angels of our nature and the _______________ of our inner demons. And sometimes the only way to _____________ the darkness... is to shine the light of _______________ .
Other Answer Choices:
boneheaded
complicated creatures
must have sold
compassion
resorted
yelling
whispering
occurred
betrayal
was set up
humiliating
I bet
buried
ward off
turned me in
innocent
scholarship
underhanded
locker
intend
decent
rummaged through
chopped up
pot
temptation
awkward
picking
been a while
possessions
fit
come up with
set me up