Liberty Bell

coin
III. Practice. Fill in the blanks with a
I. Warm-up. Read the word from the vocabulary
questions and answer them. Then ask your teacher the same section.
questions.
1. Where is the best place to meet men/women in town? 1. Most women receive a _____ring _ when they are proposed by
The best place for me is La noria boyfriends.
_____________________________________ 2. ____Suitcases_____ are mostly used by
2. When did you (girls only) last have a girls’ night out? travellers.
Founding fathers
Never
_____________________________________ 3. Unforgettable ___speech___ by Martin
3. Where do you usually hang out with friends? Luther King Jr is still remembered.
4. _____Security guards____are people in charge of the security in a
__ To the movies or to public place.
eat___________________________________
4. What do you prefer routine or unconventional outings? 5. A __football player_________ is a person that works at a NFL pro
unconventional outings team.
6. ___Jugdes ______ are usually specialized in one specific area of
_____________________________________ Law.
5. Have you ever been questioned by airport security guards?
Yes, about why my flight was delayed 7. The ___The liberty bell ___________ is a historical symbol in the
US.
_____________________________________ 8. _____The coins ______ are one-cent coins in the US.
II. Vocabulary. Take out your dictionary and find out new
9. Our ___founding______ gave their lives in the name of freedom.
meanings.

IV. Communication.Read the statements in column A and

match with one of the expression in column B to make
coherent statements.
Speech A B
Football player
Security guards

Football player judge

ring
1. Sorry guys but, we've got 6_on an international business trip 6___ Ted and Barney lick the Liberty Bell.

2. I wish I could, but I got 7__ ask you to remain calm. 3___ Ted and Barney are questioned by security guards.

3. Well it sounds like you're having 1__ a plane to catch. 7___ Ted shares his “licking” experience with a girl.

4. I guess I'm not used 2__ an important assignment to write 5___ Marshall hugs a guy at MacLaren’s.

5. Keep your hands 9__ about us hanging out

6. We are international businessmen 8__ the pursuit of happiness, VII. Content review. Answer these questions.
1. How many taxis do Ted and Barney get during the episode?
7. Sir, I'm going to have to 3__ a lot more fun than I am Two taxis
________________________________________
8. I thought tonight was 4__to using this ring yet.
2. Where exactly is the Liberty Bell?
9. Our forefathers died for 5__where I can see them.
Philadelphia,PA
________________________________________
3. Why is Marshall not willing to go out with Ted and Barney?
V. Time to watch This is the third episode of HIMYM and it is he was going to getting laid
called “Sweet Taste of Liberty”. Enjoy it and get focused on it! ________________________________________
4. What does Lilly’s skirt happen?
Sat in a painting
________________________________________
5. What does Ted discover through the surveillance cameras?
Saw Barney forget his bags at the airport
_________________________________________

VI. Content comprehension. Read the sentences and write 1-7

in chronological order.

4___ Marshall asks Lily to never take off her engagement ring again.

1___ Lily and Robin have a girls’ night out. VIII. Pronunciation. Write down the correct word for each
phonetic symbol. Take pains to complete it by your own.
2___ Ted and Barney get on a plane.
ˈʤesʧər __________ kənˈsɪstəntli __consientently ____However_____Ted did not realize that Barney meant that

suːtˌkeɪs ____Suitcases_____ penz _____pens______ he was going to the airport to pick up chicks. Barney tells Ted that
they are posing as international businessmen _______who_ have
ˈluːkrətɪv ____lucrative___ ˈlɪbərtiː _____liberty_____
just returned from a lucrative trip to Japan. _____ Furthermore
ˈkɑːmpləmənts Complements _____Barney then decides that they should fly to Philadelphia
enˈgeɪʤmənt _ engagements_____ just because two beautiful women are also heading there. Barney
calls Marshall to come to Philadelphia in the Fiero, because it is
ˈleʤənderiː ___legendary___ gærʌnˈtiː ___________
going to be "legendary." However, Ted and Barney ____ eventually
kærʌˈsel  ___________ spiːʧ ______speech____
______ find out that these two girls have boyfriends who are line
ˈnɑːlɪʤ __knowledge______ eskəˌleɪtər __________ backers for the Philadelphia Eagles. _____ However ____Ted and
gɑːrd ___guard____ ˈbægɪʤ _ baggage______ Barney are taken into custody by airport security, since they left
luggage on a carrousel in JFK and purchased plane tickets with
greɪp_____great_____ ˈækʧuːəliː_____________
cash. They are held there for a while, but are released when
Barney's luggage at JFK is revealed to contain only condoms and a
IX. Cohesion. Read the text carefully and decide in pairs PowerBar. Then, they go to Sascha's house (Sascha was a security
which word best matches the context
guard at the airport), which is not much of a party, mostly
which During because Furthermore, However, _____because___ her grandfather is sleeping upstairs. Barney,
Meanwhile However, but who eventually
upon meeting someone who works security for the Liberty Bell,
Barney convinces Ted to pick up girls somewhere new. decides that it would be "legendary" to go lick the Liberty Bell. Ted
Lily and Robin go for a girls' night out. While Marshall is initially declines, but after Barney tells Ted that he is his best
studying, he keeps receiving calls from Ted and Barney. friend, Ted agrees to do so and doesn't go back on.
____During____ this whole time, Ted and Barney call Marshall,
Recap
with Ted telling him to turn around and go back home because
Barney has decided that it is time to break Ted out of his habit of nothing exciting is happening, and Barney telling him to come
going to the same bar. He tells Ted that he wants to do something because it will be "legendary."
"Legendary." Barney pulls Ted into his cab, and tells him that he
needs to pick someone up at JFK airport.
____ Meanwhile _____, Lily and Robin go to the bar for a girl's
night out. Lily becomes jealous of Robin because Robin is single,
and gets hit on and has guys buy drinks for her. She asks Marshall
if she can take her engagement ring off, to ____ eventually ___
Marshall says yes. Lily then tries to attract guys, but is still
unsuccessful, getting only a gay man who told her that she sat on a
grape. Robin is annoyed by the change in Lily's behavior, and
convinces Lily that she has what most single women want: a good
boyfriend. The gay man offers to help remove the grape stain, and
Marshall walks in just as he is doing so. Marshall, who came only
because he had second thoughts about Lily removing the ring for
the night, was ready to fight the guy,_______but_____ gave the
guy a hug when he found out he was gay and admits to never
wanting to fight. However, after seeing Marshall hug the gay man,
the gay man's boyfriend (who was the jealous type) begins to fight
Marshall.