Workbook

Vocabulary
Words from the film

1. Horny – сексуально збуджений

2. Pathetic – жалюгідний
3. To booze – випивати
4. Sorrow – смуток, жаль
5. To adopt – всиновляти
6. Humiliation – приниження
7. Inconvenience – незручність
8. To dig – подобатись
9. To distract – відволікати
10. To numb – обезболити
11. Audition – кастинг, прослуховування
12. To remain – залишатися
13. Charity – благодійність
14. Deformed – спотворений, понівечений
15. Sorority – сестринство
16. Nemesis – заклятий ворог
17. Frenemy – заклятий друг
18. No-show – людина, яку очікували, але вона не з’явилась
19. Adulter – невірний чоловік, зрадник
20. To sicken someone –змусити когось почуватись погано, неприємно, через злість
21. Erectile dysfunction – імпотенція
22. To amuse – розважати, забавляти
23. Side effect – побічний ефект
24. To peg – відносити, зв’язувати
25. Kidnapping – викрадення
26. To pretend – прикидатись
27. To negotiate – домовлятись, вести переговори
28. Token – жетон
29. Boarding school – школа інтернат
30. To misread – неправильно зрозуміти
31. To blackmail – шантажувати
32. Shenanigans – махінації
33. Intimidated – заляканий
34. Pelt – шкура, хутро
35. Setback – невдача, провал
36. To startle – налякати
37. Initiation – прийняття
38. To glance – глянути
39. Womanhood – жіночність
40. Wares – товари
41. Humility – покірність, смирення
42. Tie – нічия
43. Obsessed – одержимий
44. To tease – дражнити
45. Jealous - ревнивий
46. To chock – гальмувати, стримувати рух, заклинювати
47. To elope – таємно втекти (часто втекти з дому, щоб таємно одружитись)
48. Permission – дозвіл
49. To glow – світитися, виглядати дуже щасливим, світитись від щастя
50. Relief - полегшення
Part 1
Find the words from the film in the word search
G H O R N Y I S R H U M I L I A T I O N Y I M H S
T O P A U D I T I O N F G O N J K J N R J N I U I
B K I S M W H F F S C E D P C H A R I T Y I S M D
O S E T B A C K S H X D E F O R M E D F U T R I E
O J Y I Z R Y E F E Z K I D N A P P I N G I E L E
Z M U E S E T S C N A S S L V H P T G E Y A A I F
E A T E A S E L B A D U F R E N E M Y S T T D T F
E D I G S Y F K M N T O K E N G L G E X R I T Y E
S O R R O W R M N I G Y W D I S T R A C T O S R C
D P E G R J G B H G L A N C E U J E R Z R N H E T
G T C N O S H O W A T T Q I N Y K M W C H O C K G
B S T A R T L E O N H R A J C T H A D U L T E R B
C N V E I O P E P S A E Z H E R Y I D A J D S W L
X E B Q T O S N I V M D X T I D R N E M E S I S A
S P D C Y P D V J S U F S R U S E D S Q A T C D C
E R E C T I L E D Y S F U N C T I O N W L D K B K
N E G O T I A T E D E G D E Y B D B X E O M E N M
A T T D A O V D K X U Y R G T V F S C R U J N V A
S E E R S Y B S L R E L I E F S V E V F S H R D I
I N T I M I D A T E D U G E R A S S B D F F Y S L
F D D E E T N F M A I I N W G C X S N G L O W D I
B O A R D I N G S C H O O L N S D E M F H E D F P
R P A T H E T I C A O P H F C X S D B C M S U T O
W O M A N H O O D Q P E R M I S S I O N N D H Y U
 Match the words with their definitions
1) Horny
2) Pathetic a) to like
3) To booze b) a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show they are suitable for
4) Sorrow a particular play, film, show, etc.
c) to make someone stop giving their attention to something
5) To adopt
d) the feeling of being ashamed or losing respect for yourself
6) Humiliation e) sexually excited
7) Inconvenience f) unsuccessful, useless, or worthless
8) To dig g) to drink alcohol
9) To distract h) (a cause of) a feeling of great sadness
10) To numb i) to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock
11) Audition j) difficulty in achieving or keeping an erection (= hard penis) so that sexual intercourse is possible
12) To remain k) an occasion when someone is kidnapped
13) Charity l) a round metal or plastic disc that is used instead of money in some machines
14) Deformed m) to form a wrong understanding or judgment of something
n) a school where students live and study
15) Sorority
o) the skin and fur of a dead animal, or the skin with the fur removed
16) Nemesis p) to surprise, shock or frighten a person
17) Frenemy q) to give a quick short look
18) No-show r) the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualities
19) Adulter s) small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street
20) To sicken someone t) unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something
21) Erectile dysfunction u) upset and angry because someone that you love seems interested in another person
22) To amuse v) to prevent the movement of (a wheel or vehicle) with a chock
23) Side effect w) to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them
24) To peg x) a situation in which two or more people finish at the same time or score the same number of points
y) the qualities that are considered typical of a woman
25) Kidnapping
z) a special ceremony or responsibility that signals the acceptance of someone into a group
26) To pretend aa) a problem that makes something happen later or more slowly than it should
27) To negotiate bb) secret or dishonest behavior
28) Token cc) to make threats to harm someone if they do not do something you want, such as give you money
29) Boarding school dd) to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
30) To misread – ee) an unwanted or unexpected result or condition that comes along with the desired effects of
31) To blackmail something
32) Shenanigans ff) to fix the amount or value of something in relation to something else
33) Intimidated gg) a person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy
34) Pelt hh) spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure
ii) to stay in the same place or in the same condition
35) Setback
jj) an organization whose purpose is to give money, food, or help to those who need it
36) To startle kk) a state or an example of problems or trouble, often causing a delay or loss of comfort
37) Initiation ll) the act of allowing someone to do something
38) To glance mm)to look attractive because you are happy or healthy, especially with eyes that are shining
39) Womanhood nn) a social organization for female students at some US colleges
40) Wares oo) a person who is expected but does not arrive
41) Humility pp) a person or thing that is very difficult to defeat
42) Tie qq) to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile
43) Obsessed rr) frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation
44) To tease ss) to make something or someone feel numb
tt) to legally take another person's child into your own family
45) Jealous
uu) a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended
46) To chock vv) a married person who has sex with someone who is not their wife or husband
47) To elope ww)to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people
48) Permission or as a game
49) To glow xx) to leave home secretly in order to get married without the permission of your parents
50) Relief
 Write the missing letters and translate the words
1) Pa_he_ic – ________________________ 26) S_ena_iga_s – ________________________
2) To _do_t – ________________________ 27) To st_rtl_ – ________________________
3) To d_g – ________________________ 28) I_iti_ti_n – ________________________
4) To r_m_in – ________________________ 29) To g_an_e – ________________________
5) C_ari_y – ________________________ 30) Kid_ap_i_g – ________________________
6) To _oo_e – ________________________ 31) _o-sho_ – ________________________
7) _orr_w – ________________________ 32) W_man_ood – ________________________
8) To _ist_act – ________________________ 33) Ti_ – ________________________
9) To n_mb – ________________________ 34) To el_pe – ________________________
10) A_dit_on – ________________________ 35) Pe_mis_ion – ________________________
11) D_fo_m_d – ________________________ 36) _ar_s – ________________________
12) Sorority – ________________________ 37) H_mil_ty – ________________________
13) N_me_is – ________________________ 38) O_se_sed – ________________________
14) Adul_er – ________________________ 39) To tea_e – ________________________
15) To s_ck_n s_me_ne – ________________________ 40) Je_lo_s - ________________________
16) Er_ct_le d_sfu_cti_n – ________________________ 41) To _mu_e – ________________________
17) To pr_t_nd – ________________________ 42) Si_e eff_ct – ________________________
18) In_onv_nie_ce – ________________________ 43) To n_go_iate – ________________________
19) Hor_y – ________________________ 44) Tok_n – ________________________
20) Bo_r_ing sc_o_l – ________________________ 45) Hu_il_at_on – ________________________
21) To _is_e_d – ________________________ 46) To c_ock – ________________________
22) Int_mid_te_ – ________________________ 47) To gl_w – ________________________
23) Pe_t – ________________________ 48) Fr_n_my – ________________________
24) Se_ba_k – ________________________ 49) To _eg – ________________________
25) To b_ack_ail – ________________________ 50) _el_ef - ________________________

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sentences using them
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 Vocabulary
Phrases and idioms from the film
 To lay down the law – встановлювати правила
 To stretch the truth – перебільшити, ‘приукрасить’ правду
 To get back on the horse – повернутись до чогось, до дій (зазвичай після не вдачі), знову ‘піти в бій’
 To get rid of – позбутись, звільнитись від чогось або від когось
 To hit a home run – досягти успіху у чомусь
 To take the rap for – нести покарання, ‘віддуватись’
 To run a tight ship – підтримувати залізну дисципліну
 To look forward to – з нетерпінням чогось очікувати
 To take it easy – розслабитись
 All of a sudden – раптово
 Apple of someone`s eye – людинка, яку ми дуже любимо та пишаємось
 To feel like – хотіти
 To give someone mouth-to-mouth – зробити штучне дихання (рот в рот)
 Come again – Повтори. Що ти сказав?
 Red flags – підозри, приводи для сумінів

Phrasal verbs from the film

1. To settle down – осісти (в плані завести сім’ю, дітей, знайти постійну роботу)
2. To hit on someone – фліртувати з кимось, ‘підкатувати’
3. To provide for someone – забезпечувати когось (наприклад фінансово)
4. To figure out – розібратись, зрозуміти
5. To trip over something – зашпортатись
6. To rat someone out – розказати секретну інформацію, ‘здати’ когось
7. To move out – переїхати
8. To hang out – проводити час, тусити
9. To take someone out – запросити когось кудись (наприклад в кафе чи кіно)
10. To cheat on someone – зраджувати
11. To split up – розійтись, завершити стосунки
12. To put someone through something – поставити когось в скрутну, неприємну ситуацію
13. To freak out – занадто емоційно реагувати (як позитивні емоції, так і негативні)
14. To run out of – повністю щось використати, закінчитись
15. To make up – помиритись або вигадувати щось
16. To bail on someone – покинути когось
17. To keep up – поспіти, тримати темп, не відставати
18. To cool off – охолонути, освіжитись
19. To fall for someone – ‘запасти’ на когось, закохатись
20. To sneak up on someone - підкрадатись
 Fill in the gaps with the words from the box to complete the
definitions to the phrases and idioms
successful loves trouble must failed well-organized breathing blame really
relaxed desire honest suddenly anticipate free air imperative repeat
1) To lay down the law – to tell people what they _____________ do, without caring about their opinions
2) To stretch the truth – to say something that is not completely _____________ in order to make someone or something seem
better than it ______________ is
3) To get back on the horse –to return to or resume an activity that one has previously ______________at or had difficulty with
4) To get rid of – to make yourself _____________ of somebody/something that is annoying you or that you do not want
5) To hit a home run – to do something that is very ______________
6) To take the rap for – to take the ______________ for (doing) something
7) To run a tight ship – to keep a place, group, or person very ______________ and operating efficiently
8) To look forward to – to ______________ something excitedly
9) To take it easy – to be ______________; to not expend too much effort. Often used as an ______________
10) All of a sudden – Unexpectedly and abruptly; ______________
11) Apple of someone`s eye – the person who someone _______________ most and is very proud of
12) To feel like – to have a _______________to do or have something
13) To give someone mouth-to-mouth – to force ______________ in and out of the lungs of a person who has stopped
______________ by blowing into their mouth
14) Come again – used to ask someone to ______________something that you have not heard or understood
15) Red flags - a sign or signal indicating potential, incipient, or imminent danger or _______________

Rewrite the sentences changing the highlighted words with

the correct phrase or idiom
1) The new office manager really keeps the group very well organized. _______________________________________
2) I really want to go on holiday. _______________________________________
3) They are creative people; if anyone could succeed, they could do it. _______________________________________
4) When the child fainted, his father forced the air in his lungs. _______________________________________
5) Calm down – don’t get mad. _______________________________________
6) I won't take the blame for the crime. I wasn't even in town. _______________________________________
7) Some parents talk things through with their kids instead of simply ordering them
what to do. _______________________________________
8) Everyone says something much better than it really is about their skills and
experiences when they apply for new jobs. _______________________________________
9) I've been single for three years since my divorce, but now I think it's time to get
back trying and start dating again. _______________________________________
10) I thought Laura and I were friends, suddenly, she stopped talking to me. _______________________________________
11) His youngest daughter was beloved by her mother. _______________________________________
12) We finally got free from your younger brother, he's so annoying! _______________________________________
13) There are a couple of suspicious things you need to look out for to make sure your
company stays in the black. _______________________________________
14) I would like Chinese food. _______________________________________
15) Can you repeat please? I didn't hear what you said. _______________________________________
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Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions

a) to show one's romantic or sexual interest in one; to flirt with one

b) to begin or settle into a life of stability, responsibility, and peace (typically by
getting married)
1) To settle down
c) to fall over, to stumble on
2) To hit on someone
d) to understand or solve something
3) To provide for someone
e) to leave a place where you have lived or worked in order to go somewhere else
4) To figure out
f) to end a marriage or relationship
5) To trip over something
g) to become or cause someone to become extremely emotional
6) To rat someone out
h) to walk out on someone; to leave someone
7) To move out
i) to become cooler in temperature or to calm down, typically from anger
8) To hang out
j) to approach someone or something in a sneaky, furtive manner so as not to be
9) To take someone out
noticed
10) To cheat on someone
k) to bring someone somewhere as a date or companion
11) To split up
l) to expose or reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone
12) To put someone through something
m) to spend time
13) To freak out
n) to commit adultery; to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover
14) To run out of
o) to cause someone to undergo or endure something unpleasant, difficult, or
15) To make up
traumatic
16) To bail on someone
p) to be depleted of something; to use or sell all of something that is available
17) To keep up
q) to create something based on one's imagination or to reconcile with someone;
18) To cool off
to end a disagreement (with someone)
19) To fall for someone
r) to continue doing something in the same manner or to the same level of
20) To sneak up on someone
proficiency
s) to become completely infatuated with someone; to fall in love with someone
t) to supply or provide payment for the basic needs of someone or something
 Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb
1) I never thought that John, who was always such a hell-raiser in college, would ____________________with a wife, kids, and
a 9-to-5 job.
2) You can follow me if you want, but try ____________________.
3) The moment I met my wife, I ____________________her completely.
4) Are you ____________________me? You're a married man!
5) I almost ____________________the phone line, but I managed to stay on my feet.
6) She ____________________with her boyfriend last week.
7) It takes most people some time to ____________________new software.
8) When it's hot out, the cat tries to ___________________ by sitting directly in front of the air conditioner.
9) Don't ___________________me like that—you frightened the life out of me!
10) Her landlord has given her a week to ____________________.
11) He _____________________when he heard he'd got the job.
12) Chelsea and I used to _____________________ a lot more before she started dating Drew.
13) He was caught ____________________his wife.
14) They ____________________with each other and are now very good friends.
15) She asked if she could _________ me __________ sometime for dinner or a movie.
16) She ___________________me after all we had been through together.
17) I was going to make pancakes, but we ____________________milk.
18) John ____________ me __________ a lot of emotional manipulation and distress before I finally broke up with him.
19) The hardest part of being unemployed was knowing that I couldn't ____________________my family.
20) I can't believe you __________ me __________like that to Mom and Dad—I'm never telling you anything ever again!

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 Questions for discussion
Do you give any money or things for charity?
Do you have any nemesis or frenemies? How do you
feel about that?
Have you ever pretended to be ill when you weren`t, to
avoid doing something you didn’t want to do?
Would you like to study in boarding school? Why?
What are you obsessed with?
Are you jealous? Why?
What makes you glow?
Is it sometimes good to stretch the truth? Why?
Do you have any bad habits you want to get rid of?
What are they?
What do you feel like now?
What is the best age for men and women to settle
down and start the family?
Who provides you for? Should only men provide their
families?
Where do you like hanging out? Who with?
What would you do if you run out of money?
Do you easily fall for others?
Part 2
Complete the summary of the film with your own words
In 1988, Daniel "Danny" Maccabee, a 22-year-old man, leaves his ____________________ right before the ceremony is about to
begin after learning that his fiancée is ____________________ him, and was only marrying him because he was going to be a
___________________. He goes to drink alone at a bar, where a young, beautiful woman walks in. She sees that Danny has a
____________________on his hand, and asks him about his wife, to which he explains how she recently left him for someone
else, and the woman from the bar ends up ____________________with him.

Twenty-three years later, Danny (now 45 years old) is now a successful ____________________in Los Angeles who feigns
unhappy marriages to get women, and to avoid romantic commitment that may lead to heartbreak. The only woman aware of
his schemes is his office manager/assistant and best friend Katherine Murphy a divorced mother of ____________________. At
a party, Danny meets Palmer, a young sixth grade math teacher, without his ____________________on, and they have a
connection together. The next morning, she finds the ring and assumes he is married. She refuses to date him because her
parents divorced due to ____________________.

Instead of telling her the truth, Danny tells her that he is getting divorced from a woman named Devlin because she
____________________him with a man named "Dolph Lundgren" . When Palmer insists on meeting Devlin, Danny asks
____________________to pose as "Devlin" and they go shopping for new clothes to dress like a trophy wife.

A made-over Katherine/"Devlin" then meets with Danny and Palmer and gives them her blessing. However, after hearing
Katherine talking on the phone with her ____________________, Palmer assumes that her kids are Danny's as well. Danny then
privately meets with Katherine's kids, Maggie and Michael, to get them to ____________________and gives them the aliases of
"Kiki Dee" and "Bart" respectively. Danny accepts their demands for being his fake children.

Palmer meets the kids at a Chuck E. Cheese's-like play center where Maggie has adopted a fake British accent, and Michael acts
very morose. They blackmail Danny in front of Palmer to take them all to ____________________. At the airport, they are all
surprised by Danny's goofball cousin Eddie , who has adopted an Austrian disguise as the "Dolph Lundgren" that Danny had
made up earlier because he is running from his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend since he tried to steal her back. To maintain the lies,
Danny and Katherine are forced to bring him along.

At the resort in Hawaii, Danny tells Eddie that he is considering asking Palmer to ____________________ him. Katherine and
Danny also run into the ____________________ Devlin Adams and her husband Ian Maxtone-Jones. Because of Katherine and
Devlin's long-time rivalry, Katherine introduces Danny as her ___________________ rather than admit she is a single mother.
Over time, Katherine is impressed by Danny and his way of fun with her kids.

Katherine again runs into Devlin, who invites her and Danny out to dinner. Eddie agrees to take Palmer out to dinner so that
Danny can go with Katherine. Since he is supposed to be a sheep salesman, Eddie's cover is nearly blown when he is forced to
save the life of an actual ____________________who choked on a toy whistle. At dinner, Devlin asks Danny and Katherine to tell
each other what they admire most about each other, and, as Danny and Katherine talk, they start to feel a
____________________. Later, when Palmer and Eddie return from their dinner date, Palmer suggests that she and Danny get
married now, since a drunken Eddie told her about Danny's plans of engagement. Danny and Katherine are both surprised by her
proposition, but Danny ultimately agrees. Danny later calls Katherine regarding his confusion, but Katherine says that she will be
taking a job in _____________________to get a fresh start to her life.

The next day, Palmer confronts Katherine about Danny's feelings for her, which Katherine dismisses. Katherine then runs into
Devlin at a bar and admits that she ____________________to be married to Danny to avoid embarrassment. Devlin confesses
that she is divorcing Ian because he is ____________________ and also that he did not invent the iPod, but made his money by
suing the Los Angeles Dodgers after getting hit by a foul ball. Katherine confides in Devlin about being in love with Danny, but
then Danny shows up behind her, saying that he is not marrying Palmer and that he is ____________________Katherine.
Meanwhile, on the plane ride back to the mainland, Palmer meets a professional ____________________who shares her
interests. Sometime later, Danny and Katherine ____________________.
 Create 12 interesting questions to the film

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Listen to some extracts from the film and write the missing
words
00:33:17

Danny Maccabee: Ooh, the Mafia

____________________. Very good, Michael.
We're here to negotiate. Do you have anything
else you might like?

Michael: I want a flying ___________________.

Danny Maccabee: I want a flying pony, too, but

they don't exist.

Michael: Then I want a regular pony. And I want

to name him Nelson.
Danny Maccabee: How about a PlayStation 3
and we name him Nelson?
Michael: Keep ____________________.
01:09:00
Danny Maccabee: I need you to swim to Uncle Eddie. If you get to him
without ____________________the bottom, we'll give you a dolphin
____________________.

Danny Maccabee: We'll include 4 video games. Maggie: Is that what your grandpa gave you?

Michael: Five games. I want the meeting with Danny Maccabee: No, grandpa gave us something he'd call
Blondie to be at J.D. McFunnigan's? ___________________.

Danny Maccabee: How about Charlie Choo- Michael: I want one of those.
Choos because it's right down the street from
me? Danny Maccabee: No. ____________________ with the dolphin cookie.

Michael: You _______________ that slop-hole Eddie: Yeah, they hurt less when they ____________________at your
again, and I walk. head. God, he was a sick man.
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Devlin Adams: So, where's Danny?

Katherine: [pause] Devlin, Danny is at his wedding.

Devlin Adams: ____________________?

Katherine: I was never married to him. All a big lie I ____________________.

Devlin Adams: Why?

Katherine: Because I ___________________the thought of you knowing the truth.

Devlin Adams: Really?

Katherine: So, yeah. I'm a ____________________ mother. I have two kids I love more than anything in the world. I drive a Honda, I still
have dial-up internet. I got a 2.7 GPA in college, not a 3.4. And while I'm at it telling the truth, I name my kids'
____________________after you. And I work for Danny. I'm his assistant. That's it.

Devlin Adams: Really? I would never have guessed this. I mean, you two had a real ____________________.

Katherine: He's great, he's the greatest guy, and I might even ____________________him, but it really doesn't matter at this moment
because he is ____________________to another person, right now.

Devlin Adams: [pause] Ian and I are ____________________.

Katherine: What? What happened?

Devlin Adams: Well for starters, he's ____________________. I mean look at him

Ian Maxtone Jones: [with a group of sailors] That's a strong muscle, right there. I'm squeezin'.

Katherine: Devlin, I gotta tell you, last night, with the ass grab of the coconut, little bit of a _____________________.

Devlin Adams: I've seen him do that with the ____________________.

Katherine: Oh! What about the iPod?

Devlin Adams: He didn't invent shit. He made his money suing the Dodgers after he got hit by a foul ball.

Katherine: [laughs] Oh God! So what?

Devlin Adams: Well, this is different?

Katherine: Yeah, I mean, why didn't we try this ____________________thing before?

Devlin Adams: I don't know.

 Questions for discussion
Do you like the film? Why? Why not?
Who is the best/worst character? Why?
What is the funniest moment of the film?
What is the message of the film?
If you had an opportunity to ask character in this film a
question, what would you ask?
Which emotions did you feel during watching?
If someone offered you to pretend to be his or her
partner, would you agree? Why?
What was special about the ring? Did it really have the
power to attract girls?
What made David fall for Katherine? How did they feel
the connection?
 Part 1 task 2
1) E 11) B 21) J 31) Bb 41) X
2) F 12) Ii 22) Qq 32) Rr 42) T
3) G 13) Jj 23) Ee 33) O 43) W
4) H 14) Hh 24) Ff 34) Aa 44) U
5) Tt 15) Nn 25) Ww 35) P 45) V
6) D 16) Pp 26) Dd 36) Z 46) Xx
7) Kk 17) Gg 27) L 37) Q 47) Ll
8) A 18) Oo 28) N 38) Y 48) Mm
9) C 19) Vv 29) M 39) S 49) Uu
10) Ss 20) I 30) Cc 40) R

Part 1 task 3
1) Pathetic – 12) Sorority – 23) Pelt – 34) To elope – 45) Humiliation –
2) To adopt – 13) Nemesis – 24) Setback – 35) Permission – 46) To chock –
3) To dig – 14) Adulter – 25) To blackmail – 36) Wares – 47) To glow –
4) To remain – 15) To sicken someone – 26) Shenanigans – 37) Humility – 48) Frenemy –
5) Charity – 16) Erectile dysfunction – 27) To startle – 38) Obsessed – 49) To peg –
6) To booze – 17) To pretend – 28) Initiation – 39) To tease – 50) Relief -
7) Sorrow – 18) Inconvenience – 29) To glance – 40) Jealous -
8) To distract – 19) Horny – 30) Kidnapping – 41) To amuse –
9) To numb – 20) Boarding school – 31) No-show – 42) Side effect –
10) Audition – 21) To misread – 32) Womanhood – 43) To negotiate –
11) Deformed – 22) Intimidated – 33) Tie – 44) Token –

Part 1 task 5
1) To lay down the law – to tell people what they must do, without caring about their opinions
2) To stretch the truth – to say something that is not completely honest in order to make someone or something seem better than it really is
3) To get back on the horse –to return to or resume an activity that one has previously failed at or had difficulty with
4) To get rid of – to make yourself free of somebody/something that is annoying you or that you do not want
5) To hit a home run – to do something that is very successful
6) To take the rap for – to take the blame for (doing) something
7) To run a tight ship – to keep a place, group, or person very well-organized and operating efficiently
8) To look forward to – to anticipate something excitedly
9) To take it easy – to be relaxed; to not expend too much effort. Often used as an imperative
10) All of a sudden – Unexpectedly and abruptly; suddenly
11) Apple of someone`s eye – the person who someone loves most and is very proud of
12) To feel like – to have a desire to do or have something
13) To give someone mouth-to-mouth – to force air in and out of the lungs of a person who has stopped breathing by blowing into their mouth
14) Come again – used to ask someone to repeat something that you have not heard or understood
15) Red flags - a sign or signal indicating potential, incipient, or imminent danger or trouble

Part 1 task 6
1) The new office manager really runs a tight ship.
2) I'm looking forward to going on holiday.
3) They are creative people; if anyone could hit a home run, they could do it.
4) When the child fainted, his father gave him mouth-to-mouth.
5) Take it easy – don’t get mad.
6) I won't take the rap for the crime. I wasn't even in town.
7) Some parents talk things through with their kids instead of simply laying down the law.
8) Everyone stretches the truth about their skills and experiences when they apply for new jobs.
9) I've been single for three years since my divorce, but now I think it's time to get back on the horse and start dating again.
10) I thought Laura and I were friends, but all of a sudden, she stopped talking to me.
11) His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye.
12) We finally got rid of your younger brother, he's so annoying!
13) There are a couple of red flags you need to look out for to make sure your company stays in the black.
14) I feel like Chinese food.
15) Come again? I didn't hear what you said.

Part 1 task 8
1) B 5) C 9) K 13) G 17) R
2) A 6) L 10) N 14) P 18) I
3) T 7) E 11) F 15) Q 19) S
4) D 8) M 12) O 16) H 20) J
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1) I never thought that John, who was always such a hell-raiser in college, would settle down with a wife, kids, and a 9-to-5 job.
2) You can follow me if you want, but try to keep up.
3) The moment I met my wife, I fell for her completely.
4) Are you hitting on me? You're a married man!
5) I almost tripped over the phone line, but I managed to stay on my feet.
6) She split up with her boyfriend last week.
7) It takes most people some time to figure out new software.
8) When it's hot out, the cat tries to cool off by sitting directly in front of the air conditioner.
9) Don't sneak up on me like that—you frightened the life out of me!
10) Her landlord has given her a week to move out.
11) He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job.
12) Chelsea and I used to hang out a lot more before she started dating Drew.
13) He was caught cheating on his wife.
14) They made up with each other and are now very good friends.
15) She asked if she could take me out sometime for dinner or a movie.
16) She bailed on me after all we had been through together.
17) I was going to make pancakes, but we ran out of milk.
18) John put me through a lot of emotional manipulation and distress before I finally broke up with him.
19) The hardest part of being unemployed was knowing that I couldn't provide for my family.
20) I can't believe you ratted me out like that to Mom and Dad—I'm never telling you anything ever again!

Part 2 task 1
In 1988, Daniel "Danny" Maccabee, a 22-year-old man, leaves his wedding right before the ceremony is about to begin after learning that his fiancée is cheating on him,
and was only marrying him because he was going to be a doctor. He goes to drink alone at a bar, where a young, beautiful woman walks in. She sees that Danny has a
wedding ring on his hand, and asks him about his wife, to which he explains how she recently left him for someone else, and the woman from the bar ends up sleeping
with him.

Twenty-three years later, Danny (now 45 years old) is now a successful plastic surgeon in Los Angeles who feigns unhappy marriages to get women, and to avoid romantic
commitment that may lead to heartbreak. The only woman aware of his schemes is his office manager/assistant and best friend Katherine Murphy (Jennifer Aniston), a
divorced mother of two. At a party, Danny meets Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), a young sixth grade math teacher, without his wedding ring on, and they have a connection
together. The next morning, she finds the ring and assumes he is married. She refuses to date him because her parents divorced due to adultery.

Instead of telling her the truth, Danny tells her that he is getting divorced from a woman named Devlin because she cheated on him with a man named "Dolph Lundgren" .
When Palmer insists on meeting Devlin, Danny asks Katherine to pose as "Devlin" and they go shopping for new clothes to dress like a trophy wife.

A made-over Katherine/"Devlin" then meets with Danny and Palmer and gives them her blessing. However, after hearing Katherine talking on the phone with her kids,
Palmer assumes that her kids are Danny's as well. Danny then privately meets with Katherine's kids, Maggie (Bailee Madison) and Michael (Griffin Gluck), to get them to
play along and gives them the aliases of "Kiki Dee" and "Bart" respectively. Danny accepts their demands for being his fake children.

Palmer meets the kids at a Chuck E. Cheese's-like play center where Maggie has adopted a fake British accent, and Michael acts very morose. They blackmail Danny in
front of Palmer to take them all to Hawaii. At the airport, they are all surprised by Danny's goofball cousin Eddie (Nick Swardson), who has adopted an Austrian disguise as
the "Dolph Lundgren" that Danny had made up earlier because he is running from his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend since he tried to steal her back. To maintain the lies,
Danny and Katherine are forced to bring him along.

At the resort in Hawaii, Danny tells Eddie that he is considering asking Palmer to marry him. Katherine and Danny also run into the real-life Devlin Adams (Nicole Kidman)
and her husband Ian Maxtone-Jones. Because of Katherine and Devlin's long-time rivalry, Katherine introduces Danny as her husband rather than admit she is a single
mother. Over time, Katherine is impressed by Danny and his way of fun with her kids.

Katherine again runs into Devlin, who invites her and Danny out to dinner. Eddie agrees to take Palmer out to dinner so that Danny can go with Katherine. Since he is
supposed to be a sheep salesman, Eddie's cover is nearly blown when he is forced to save the life of an actual sheep who choked on a toy whistle. At dinner, Devlin asks
Danny and Katherine to tell each other what they admire most about each other, and, as Danny and Katherine talk, they start to feel a connection. Later, when Palmer and
Eddie return from their dinner date, Palmer suggests that she and Danny get married now, since a drunken Eddie told her about Danny's plans of engagement. Danny and
Katherine are both surprised by her proposition, but Danny ultimately agrees. Danny later calls Katherine regarding his confusion, but Katherine says that she will be
taking a job in New York City to get a fresh start to her life.

The next day, Palmer confronts Katherine about Danny's feelings for her, which Katherine dismisses. Katherine then runs into Devlin at a bar and admits that she
pretended to be married to Danny to avoid embarrassment. Devlin confesses that she is divorcing Ian because he is gay and also that he did not invent the iPod, but made
his money by suing the Los Angeles Dodgers after getting hit by a foul ball. Katherine confides in Devlin about being in love with Danny, but then Danny shows up behind
her, saying that he is not marrying Palmer and that he is in love with Katherine. Meanwhile, on the plane ride back to the mainland, Palmer meets a professional tennis
player (Andy Roddick) who shares her interests. Sometime later, Danny and Katherine get married.