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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES_S1/Ep18_Children Will Listen

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POST-WATCHING TASKS
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1. Choose the correct option

1. He finally decided to today.

3. She wanted to with work that she didn’t even have time for lunch.

5. The audience to get attention from her parents.

7. He didn’t mean to ! You're making too much noise, and I can't concentrate.

9. The police couldn’t find any evidence, so he was nightlife.

11. She decided to it.

13. If we don’t fix this mistake, the whole project is how difficult his job is.

15. My in the dress and had to fix it.

17. I need you to on the project because it was too expensive.

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2. Complete each gap with one word

1. My grandmother taught me how to a button onto a shirt.

2. Everyone has , but that doesn’t mean we can’t improve.

3. Without studying, I’m to fail this exam.

4. Don’t - it wasn’t that scary!

5. He was all morning until he finally had some coffee.

6. I can’t believe he pulled a like that at the meeting - everyone was shocked!

7. When I told the teacher the truth, my friend backed me .

8. If you have a problem, you should him directly instead of talking behind his back.

9. Someone me from behind, and I almost fell.

10. They pulled the on the app after too many users complained about bugs.

11. The house belonged to her husband, who passed away five years ago.

12. She in shock when she saw the price of the dress.

13. She almost it when she heard the terrible news.

14. I’d love to go out tonight, but I’m with homework.

15. The teacher looked at the boys and said, " it off!" before they could start another prank.

16. His paintings are full of colors and energy.

17. Don’t waste time trying to get at people - it’s not worth it.

18. She thought she would get in trouble, but her friend took the blame, so she was off the .

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3. Finish the sentences, using the given words and phrases. Make sure to include at least 5-7 words in your continuation, in addition to the given phrase.

1. I slept badly last night, . (be dragging)

2. The company was losing money, . (pull the plug on something)

3. He was so angry at her, . (shove)

4. After the meeting, she decided . (get back at someone)

5. The teacher was frustrated, . (Knock it off!)

6. His report had a major mistake, . (flaw)

7. The team realized they weren’t making progress, . (pull the plug on something)

8. He tried to move the couch, . (shove)

9. During the concert, someone pushed me, . (shove)

10. The party was amazing, . (vibrant)

11. After a long hike, . (be dragging)

12. When I saw the surprise, . (gasp)

13. I was so upset, . (lose it)

14. I could hardly concentrate, . (be swamped)

15. He promised to for everything he did wrong. (back someone up)

16. She was so tired, . (be doomed)

17. She couldn’t believe he would do something like that, . (pull a stunt)

18. After the incident, the team had to . (be off the hook)

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worth it
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I'll bite
threw
seized
undercut
blow
for certain
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plea
doubt
indictment
over with
forced
engaged
tampering
recall
late
appreciate an apology
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5.

4. Complete the gaps. The first letters are given

[00:09:50 - 00:19:04]

1. - Hey, Mom.

- Oh, hey, Susie.

- I g .

- What happened?

- Oh, you know me. No d p whatsoever. I'm s they even issued me a license.

2. - My babysitter cancelled.

- Oh, Lynette, I'm so s today. My house is a mess. And I've got millions of e to run, so...

- Please hear me out. This is important. Today, I have a chance to r the human race for a few hours. There are actual adults waiting for me with margaritas. Look, I'm in a dress. I have make-up on.

- If it were any other day.

- Oh, for God's sakes, Bree, I'm wearing p .

- Bring them in.

3. - And then the police showed me his m shot.

- No.

- Yes.

- Mike s time for selling drugs and m .

4. - Why would he s you?

- I c him. About how much time he's spending at that damned pancake restaurant. If that's where he's really been.

5. - Well, then I will fix you a very nice bowl of peaches and c cheese.

- Ew, b .

- Don't be c , young man. Now, come on. If you play around with those cookies one more time, I'm gonna have to s you.

6. Those cookies were made from s . Your f is s .

7. Well, I can forgive that s you p with the s cheque, if I'm sure that you'll really be a when I get out of j .

8. You're a very beautiful woman, Gabrielle. But you're not very bright. See, if you don't sign it, I'll p the p on the settlement agreement, divorce you, and then you get what a to about 50% of our c savings, which is basically nothing.

9. - You know I think you're the perfect woman.

- Oh, but I'm not. I have f .

10. Remember the time when you were in jail and you told me about your secret c and you told me to burn the papers that I found in there? Well, me being pretty and t stupid, I forgot.

11. - You have some n talking to me about trust when you have a secret bank account in the Cayman Islands.

- That was a s n for both of us.

- I'll bet.

- Have you told anyone else about this?

- No, but I could. Hey, isn't that why the p didn't have a case against you? They couldn't find the p you made. So if I were you, Carlos, I wouldn't mention the words "divorce", "trust", or "post-nup" ever again. You don't wanna p me off.

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6.

5. Ask each character five questions based on this scene. Use the given words and phrases.

[00:19:05 - 00:30:24]

ante up

unsubstantiated

gossip

encourage

too much too handle

punish

treat someone to something

hit someone

be dragging

I'll fold

sage advice

impeccable

turn out

juvenile delinquent

blame someone

apologize

back someone up

lose it

make no mistake

cross the line

threaten

figure out

empty threat

they're onto us

beat the hell out of someone

eventually

outnumber someone

be screwed

argue

hang out

gasp

exaggerate

bruise

alimony

allegedly

kick someone

be startled

lean

permanently

bang

get back on one's feet

nosebleed

feds

make a fool out of someone

1. SUSAN

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2. BREE

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3. LYNETTE

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4. ZACH

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5. CARLOS

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6. Finish the statements with your own words

[00:30:25 - 00:41:03]

1. Andrew didn't want to go forward with the session .

2. Lynette realized her kids were not going to listen to her, so she .

3. Bree decided to go and talk to Andrew after .

4. Andrew wanted Rex to come in first, because .

5. One day when the time is right, Gaby is going to .

6. Morty didn't want to take Susan's mother back because .

7. Susan can't stop thinking about .

8. Bree told Lynette not to apologize because .

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

[00:00:41 - 00:09:49]

1. There were many things Gabrielle Solis knew .

2. - I'm so lucky to have you.

- OK, . Why are you so lucky?

3. - Honey, it's not gonna happen.

- You never know.

- No, sometimes you do.

- Well, it is a sacrifice. But you're .

4. Yes, Gabrielle Solis knew without a she didn't want to be a mother. But what she couldn't know was just how much her husband wanted to be a father, or that he'd been with her birth control for months. Or that one week's time, she'd be pregnant.

5. Saturdays on Wisteria Lane belong to the children. And while most would spend the day practising their sports, and riding their bikes, and jumping their , others were no longer in child's play. Indeed, some children were being to grow up very quickly.

6. Twelve years ago, your wife a toy chest.

7. - Wow, I wish I could help you. I don't any toy chest.

- I remember. Yeah, it had little bears and balloons on it, right?

- Yes, son, that's right.

- Yeah, we that chest away when I was little. I was standing on it and it just . Remember, Dad?

- .

8. - Why are you putting in lemon squares? They told us not to send him sweets.

- Well, I don't understand why.

- I guess they feel baked goods from Mom the boot-camp experience.

9. Please, Christy. There's no way that I can get another babysitter this late in the day. Parker, knock it !

10. Because I'm having drinks with friends I used to work with. And they never call and if I them off, that's it, I'll just... I'm dead to them.

11. So what is it that will make it worth your while? A hundred? Well, that's . There's no way in hell that I'm gonna...

12. - No, why the hell didn't you tell me?

- Because I couldn't trust you to make the right decision.

- The right decision was to use that money for my lawyers, we could have fought the and then I wouldn't have had to take the bargain.

- If you didn't take the plea deal, the government would have the settlement.

- Oh, we could have fought that in court.

- Exactly! And then you would have blown all the money on the lawyers.

- Who cares?! If there was a chance I didn't have to go to jail?

- You had Laotian convicts casual wear for two cents an hour. Don't you think you deserve a time-out?

- Eight months. Thanks to you, I'm going away for eight months.

- And when you get out, we're gonna have money to start . Thanks to me. You know, once you calm down, you're gonna realise I did the right thing. And when that happens, I'd .