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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES_S1/Ep15_Impossible

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16 questions
PRE-WATCHING TASKS
18
18
20
WHILE WATCHING TASKS
50
32
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
25
POST-WATCHING TASKS
20
Question 1
1.

1. Choose the correct option

1. When they called me talented, I was unannounced / flattered.
2. He lied, and now he has to face the music / dump someone.
3. She always drops off / by unannounced which annoys me a lot.
4. They broke up? Good riddance / Face the music, he was toxic.
5. She always checks twice because it is better to take it out on someone / be safe than sorry.
6. Please empty the hamper / wound before you do laundry.
7. We won the competition unannounced / with flying colors.
8. The garbage smells gross / glum.
9. He’s lazy — I wouldn’t put it past him / take it out on him to skip work.
10. The soldier’s mortgage / wound was serious.
11. If I break my curfew / hamper, I’m grounded.
12. He’s stressed, but he shouldn’t take it out on her / set her up.
13. I’m thinking about bailing / dumping my girlfriend.
14. I really think someone dumped me / set me up — why else would my name be on all those emails I didn’t write?
15. Why do you look so glum / gross?
16. How much is your monthly curfew / mortgage payment?
17. If the movie is boring, we can drop by / bail.
18. I don’t like guests arriving gross / unannounced.
Question 2
2.

2. Complete each gap with 1-3 words

1. What time is your _______ ? I don’t want to stay out too late if you have to get home early.
2. Their _______ is for 20 years, so they’ll be paying it off for a long time before it’s fully owned.
3. I’ll _______ your place tomorrow to return the book I borrowed from you last week.
4. The rainy weather makes me _______ , I prefer sunny days to feel more energetic and happy.
5. He finished the project _______ , impressing his boss and getting great feedback.
6. They _______ so perfectly that even his family thought he was guilty.
7. Our _______ is full again, we need to do laundry this weekend.
8. I’m _______ you asked for my advice, I’ll do my best to help you with your decision.
9. They got caught cheating and now have to _______ .
10. Take a jacket — it is better to be _______ if the weather turns cold while we’re outside.
11. Cover the _______ with a bandage to stop the bleeding, then we’ll go to the hospital for further treatment.
12. I can’t believe he _______ after all those years together, he didn’t even explain why.
13. Please don’t come _______ next time, it will be better if you call first.
14. He left? _______ ! He was so rude and never helped anyone around here.
15. Sorry, I have to _______ — something urgent came up at home, and I need to leave right now.
16. This soup tastes _______ , it’s too salty and has an unpleasant smell.
17. They love drama, so I wouldn’t _______ them to start a fight just to get attention.
18. When I’m tired, I _______ on my family, and I feel guilty about it later.
Question 3
3.

3. Think of the impact of social media on relationships, communication, and personal well-being. Write an essay (10-15 sentences) on the topic "The role of social media in modern life".

Use at least 7 of the given phrases in your writing. Try to explain how these phrases can relate to the various aspects of social media’s influence on our daily lives:
hamper
It is better to be safe than sorry
I wouldn't put it past (someone)
I'm flattered
take it out on someone
bail
good riddance
mortgage
glum
gross
drop by
unannounced
with flying colors
dump someone
set someone up
wound
face the music

Question 4
4.

3. Complete the missing parts of the lines

[00:00:39 - 00:10:29]

1. In fact, Bree believed so strongly in her values, it was always a shock whenever _______ .
2. - You promised the cheating had stopped, Rex. You promised!
- Could we _______ ? I'm _______ .
- I want you out of the house.
- Bree, look at me. It's not mine.
- Well, then whose is it? It didn't just _______ .
- Well, I'm not the only guy _______ .
- No.
- Sorry.
- Andrew's still a child.
- He's 16. It's _______ .
3. - Well, we can't put it back in his room. I mean, that would be _______ .
- Bree, _______ . Do you want to become a grandmother?
4. Yes, Bree believed in old-fashioned values. But she also believed _______ .
5. - We know you want to trust Mike, but he _______ .
- Now did he? We don't know that for sure. All we know is that _______ .
- So what are you saying, that the twins murdered Martha?
- Well, _______ .
6. - John says _______ , and I told him I'd be happy to do it. For free.
- You _______ ?
- Mow your lawn. Water your flowers. _______ . I could do everything John did for you.
7. - This is a very beautiful yard. I'm sure it could use a little extra attention.
- I'm _______ .
8. Did I mention why my husband's home a lot? He's under house arrest. He has a lot of anger toward the government right now,_______ .
9. - I _______ .
- Oh, Tom, I am so sorry.
- It doesn't make any sense to me. Imean, I'm _______ . So, how does Tim Duggan, _______ , get promoted to vice president over me?
10. I'm not saying to beg. You just _______ . You have to see your opportunity and take it. Nobody _______ .
11. - So, are you going?
- Maybe. I mean, Lisa and Justin and some of the guys thought it'd be fun to swim. We _______ .
- Oh, is Lisa _______ ?
12. - Bree, _______ .
- You may be able to abdicate all your parental responsibility, but I cannot.
Question 5
5.

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

[00:10:30 - 00:20:11]

1. - So obviously we need to talk.
- I'm still a ___________ , if that's what you want to know.
2. - Danielle, you are president of the ____________________ .
- I wasn't planning on running for a second term.
3. - No. He broke up with me. You wana know why? Because I wouldn't do it.
- Well, if that's the type of boy he is, then __________________ .
4. - But Daddy _____________ cheating on you.
- Yes. Well...
- And ever since he moved back in, you've been ______________ .
5. - Have you seen our checking account lately? We're __________ . And then we have the _____________ payment coming up, we have property taxes...
- Gaby, it's gonna be OK.
- No, it's not. We are seriously ____________ .
6. Don't look so _________ . You're gonna get a hit.
7. - Look at that _________________ bastard run. Duggan is really showing some of that glory-hounding, ass-kissing ___________ that he is so well-known for.
- I forgot how much fun you are when you're ___________ .
- Oh, look, he's stretching for extra bases, just like he stretched for extra territory, __________________ unsung utility player, Tom Scavo. Down goes Duggan. Duggan goes down. That's gotta hurt. The glory-hound is _______________ , and, well, he's gonna have to deal with some tough dirt stains, that Tim Duggan.
- Tom...
- Oh, no, look, I'm sure he's just __________________ .
8. - I don't hate Zach. I just think he's sort of crazy.
- Mom, I've heard people call you "sort of crazy".
- Well, I'm adorable crazy. And he's ____________ crazy.
9. - How did you know?
- I'm not _____________ .
- I found men's boxers in the clothes ___________ .
10. - Justin. What are you doing up here?
- I finished the ___________ . Is there anything else Mr Solis wants done?
11. OK. I'm gonna go take a shower. Jail's kinda __________ .
12. Hello, John. I'm sorry to _________ by on you ________________ . Do you have a moment?
13. Well, I'll tell you. My daughter is planning on giving you her ______________ and I would consider it a personal __________ if you wouldn't take it.
14. - Hey. So what's ________________ Tim?
- He came through the triple bypass with ___________________ .
- Thank God.
- Of course, it's not all ______________ roses.
15. - OK. Well, so it's gonna be a little bit more travel, but...
- Tom, you're ___________ here half the time as it is. And now you're gonna have, what, _______________________ ?
16. - I'm sorry, but you should have consulted with me.
- I did. You told me to stop being a _____________________and to step up .
- I thought this was an in-house position.
17. - I am 41 years old. If I don't _________ vice president now, it's never gonna happen. This is my career. It's important to me.
- So _____________ . But I'm here, aren't I?
Other Answer Choices:
good riddance
coming up
ended up
mortgage
grandstanding
job-stealing
screwing over
hamper
unannounced
clueless
barely
favor
screwed
miserable
virginity
the word on
Abstinence Club
hedges
broke
rampage
virgin
gross
hustle
glum
was mine
flying colours
bitter
twice the workload
tagged out
shrinking violet
make
drop
Question 6
6.

5. Briefly describe what happens in the screenshots.

[00:20:12 - 00:30:50]


Question 7
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Question 15
15.

6. Complete each gap with one word

[00:30:51 - 00:41:07]

1. - Hi. You _______ it.
- Andrew's here. I didn't think he'd come.
- Yeah, he brought a lot of friends. They're acting like total _______ . _______ the media.
2. Come on. You're the _______ . _______ in it. Gimme a _______ .
3. You know, I'm glad, really. I didn't want to work all those long hours. And you know how I hate _______ . It just does, you know, horrible things to my _______ . And, God, with all that extra stress, I would have ended _______ exactly like Tim Duggan ten years from now. So...
4. - How'd it go?
- It went just peachy. And _______ and shocking.
5. Oh, I'm such an idiot. And you're such a liar. Oh, and _______ a killer and a drug dealer. That's just quite a personal _______ you've got going there.
6. Oh, Julie, Zach, this is _______ . You can't hold your _______ for ever. You might as well just stay under there and never come up for air, 'cause when you do, I'm gonna _______ the living daylights out of you.
7. We have tons of legal _______ . You've lost all your clients and even with our savings, we're _______ .
8. I love this place too. It's just, I think it's time for us to _______ the music.
9. So, I get my wife this dog for her birthday. _______ from the _______ . Cheapest gift I've ever gotten her and she loves it. So I'm a genius, right? Then I find out it's got this weird blood _______ . Now I'm laying out $600 a month for doggie medicine for this _______ . And I'm a genius, right?
10. We _______ them in the dark, telling ourselves we're happy.
11. We _______ ourselves we can live with our _______ or that we can live without him.