1. AMBER AND TED HEAT UP THE KITCHEN
Amber and Ted are in the kitchen baking cookies. Amber asks Ted to give her a kiss,
but Ted tells her he's too busy.
Then he feels guilty and goes to her. But suddenly, they 're not alone!
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Amber: Ted, when I met you, it was love at first sight.
Ted: I was nuts about you from the __________ too, Amber. Don't forget, I broke up
with that girl Tiffany after I met you.
Amber: Come here and give me a __________.
Ted: Give me a break, Amber! We don't have __________ for that now. We need to
crank out these cookies.
Amber: You don't really love me, __________ you?
Ted: Amber, I'm head over heels in love __________ you. But it's crunch time with
these cookies.
Amber: Cookies, cookies, cookies — you've got a one-track mind. He loves
cookies, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Ted: Amber, I need to keep __________, but you can take a break if you want.
Amber: No, I'll keep plugging away... I'm just your cookie __________. Go ahead,
treat me like dirt!
Ted: Sorry, Amber. Come here and let me give you a __________ kiss.
(Susan enters the kitchen)
Susan: Hey, what's going on in here? Are you two __________ cookies or making
out?
1) Match the expressions to their definitions:
1) (to) break up with (someone) a) to end a relationship with a romantic
partner
2) (to) crank out b) to produce rapidly or in a routine manner
3) crunch time c) a short period when there's high pressure
to achieve a result
4) Give me a break! d) that's ridiculous, that's outrageous
5) go ahead e) to continue, to proceed without hesitation
6) head over heels in love f) very much in love
7) love at first sight g) an immediate attraction
8) (to) make out h) to kiss with much passion
9) (to be) nuts about i) to like very much
10) (to have a) one track mind j) having all thoughts directed to just one
thing or activity, focused on just one thing
11) (to) plug away (at something) k) to proceed with a boring or routine task,
to keep trying
12) (to) treat (someone) like dirt l) to behave in a nasty way towards
someone, to treat someone poorly
2. 2) PRACTICE THE IDIOMS
Susan is telling the story of how she met her husband. Fill in the blanks, using the
following idioms:
love at first sight - go ahead - plugging away - treated him like dirt - crunch time -
crank out - making out - crazy about - broke up with - head over heels in love
I met Bob in college. He was in my English Literature class. I liked him right away. For
me, it was ___________________. I wrote him several love poems, though I never
gave them to him. Then I found out that he had a girlfriend. I saw him
_________________ with a girl named Joyce. It looked like she was
_________________ Bob too. But later that week, I heard that she was a nasty person
and that she _________________. So I decided to ________________ and ask him to
the movies. He said he was too busy. It was _________________, and he had to
_________________ a paper for literature class and study for several exams. But I
didn't give up. I kept _________________. Then one day he
_________________Joyce and asked me out to dinner. That was 25 years ago, and
we're still together. Fortunately, we're still _________________with each other!
3) Fill in the blanks:
1) After dating her boyfriend Dan for four years, Erica finally decided to ___________
up with him.
2) Don't give up on chemistry class. If you keep ___________ away, you will
eventually learn the material.
3) I feel sorry for Jeffrey. The kids at school are very nasty to him. They really treat
him like ___________.
4) It took Allison several months to fall in love with Karl. It wasn't love at first
___________.
5) Last night, Nicole ___________ out 200 signs for her campaign.
6) Let's go ahead and buy our plane tickets now.
7) May is ___________ time for many students. It's when they have their final exams.
8) Mia has a __________ _______. She thinks about boys all the time.
9) Nobody was surprised when Nicole's boyfriend ___________ up with her, since
she treated him like dirt.
10) Only 842 more cookies to bake. Let's keep plugging ___________!
11) Ryan thinks about football all the time. He's got a ___________ ________.
12) Sara is ___________ over heels in love with Mark. Unfortunately, he doesn't even
know her name!
13) Ted has every single Metallica album — he's ___________ about that band.
14) The entire month of December is ___________ time for Santa Claus.
15) Tony liked Tara immediately. It was ___________ at first sight!
16) You want me to pay $3 for one cookie? Give me a ___________!
17) We have more than enough food for dinner. Go ___________ and invite your friend
to join us.
18) We just bought a new printer at work. It can ___________ out 20 pages per minute.
19) We're just ___________ about our new neighbors. We have them over for dinner
once a month.
20) When Nicole's boyfriend told her he didn't want to see her anymore, she replied, "I
can't believe you're ___________ up with me!"
21) You expect me to believe that excuse? Give me a ___________!
3. 22) During the first years of their marriage, Brad and Jennifer were head over
___________ in love with each other.
4) Complete the sentences below:
1) Sexual freedom is good because people can freely express their sexuality. On the
other hand, …
2) The constitution provides for religious freedom; However, …
3) Women have the right to abort when they are raped, but . . .
4) Scientist may be right, but . . .
5) I may be wrong about my beliefs in _______________, but . . .
6) Correct me if I'm wrong, but . . .
5) Questionnaire:
1) Do you think recycling is important? How?
2) What kinds of products can be recycles and what do not?
3) Do you recycle any kinds of products?
4) Do you think people are concerned about recycling? Why / Why not?
5) Do you eat a lot of fresh produce?
6) What encourages you to buy fresh produce? / What does not encourage you to buy
fresh produce?
7) Do you find you are drawn to cheaply priced products or special offers? (Buy one
get one free, 3 for 2, half price.)
8) Do you find this encourages you to buy more products?
9) Do you usually buy products which you don't need?
10) Approximately, how much food do you throw away a week? (Approx in average bin
bag size) How come?
11) Do you do anything to reduce the amount of food you throw away?
12) Is eating healthy products important to you?
13) Do you have time to be attentive as to what you consume or throw away?
14) Have you ever regretted buying anything?
15) Do you ever throw food away because you did not like the taste or how it was
cooked?
16) How can food waste minimization be achieved?
17) How can food packaging help to reduce food waste?
18) How do you plan your main meals before you go shopping?
19) Which (social) facts influence consumerism?
20) Are there any benefits in consumerism?
21) What is the role of product labels (like food or clothing brands) in consumerism?
22) Do you believe special occasions like Christmas or Easter have become too
consumerist?
23) Is there a way to escape the culture of consumerism?
24) Do you think there are more consumerist women than men? Why?
25) Are teenagers and children becoming consumerists earlier?
26) Does mass media and society affect teenage consumerism?
27) In your opinion, are consumerist people less creative?
28) Do you believe that changing your spending habits can make a big difference in
your life?
29) Is consumerism spoiling our culture?
30) Our world economy is based on consumerism. Will consumerism always be
predominant?
