Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot

"Most Chicks Won't Eat Veal"

Plot Summary: After 12 years of marriage, his wife Judith, k i _ _ _

Alan out. He t u _ _ s to his older brother Charlie for help. Charlie

has trouble a d _ _ s _i n g his c a r _ f _ _ _ lifestyle with the
presence of his 10 year old n e _ _ _ w.
PART 1, Task 1 Vocabulary
touch base / spanked / will / lousy / thing / clingy
a. Do your ______ when you hear the beep
b. Listen, you ______ S.O.B
c. Okay, it's a woman I went out with once and she got a little ______.
d. you're always the one getting ______.
e. No big deal, just wanted to ______.
f. My wife threw me out, and I'm kind of losing the ______ to live.
PART 2, Task 2 Comprehension
a. How old is Jake?
b. How long is Alan going to stay at Charlie's?
c. What does Alan do for a living?
d. How does Charlie spend his days?
PART 3, Task 3 Comprehension
Tell you what. Here's a twenty. That ought to cover me until lunch. / You have to put a dollar in the
swear jar. You said "ass."/ If drinking makes you feel bad, why do you drink? /Nobody likes a smart
ass, kid.
Jake: ____________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: _________________________________________________________________________
Jake: ____________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Okay, that would probably go on the "don't" side. / Sometimes when I think about coming home
to you, I start crying in my car. / Now, what I think you need to do is to make a list. On one side, put
what you don't like about our marriage, and on the other side, what you do. /
Alan: ____________________________________________________________________________
Judith: ___________________________________________________________________________
Alan: ____________________________________________________________________________
Yeah, but I'm not the one who's hungry. Who's smiling now, shorty? / What are you smiling about?
/ You don't have any food.
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Jake: ____________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
No lie. / You know, your uncle Charlie wrote that song. / Kid, if I was going to lie to you, I would
have said I wrote "Stairway to Heaven"

Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Jake: ____________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Wow, you're even better than a dog! / Your wife must be proud. / Thanks. / You guys are really
great together. / Oh, no, I'm not married. / Too bad.
Woman: _________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Woman: _________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: __________________________________________________________________________
Woman: _________________________________________________________________________
Charlie: (to Jake) ___________________________________________________________________
PART 4, Task 4 Idioms & Phrasal verbs
a. Yes, well, something came up.
b. I just do this to keep the wolf from the door.
c. Jake, buddy. Take a break.
d. It's not that big a stretch.
e. And isn't that something to brag about?
f. You stay out of this.
g. After all, I'm just rattling around in that big
house all by myself.
h. As soon as Judith and I work things out,
I'm going to be back at my own house.
i. Sweetheart, grow up.

A. dorosn
B. miesza si
C. chwali si
D. mie na chleb
E. goni si
F. wyjani si
G. wypa
H. to nie jest takie trudne
I. przesta, zrobi sobie przerw

PART 5, Task 5 Comprehension

a. Why did Judith want to meet Alan over dinner?
b. What makes Jake a good poker player?
PART 5, Task 6 Vocabulary
a. swell
b. lighten up
c. psych out
d. getting down and dirty
e. mighty

A. lose control psychologically; break down

B. having great power
C. getting down to business
D. stylish
E. make more cheerful

PART 6, Task 7 Comprehension

a. When and where are Alan and Jake moving out?
b. Why doesn't Charlie have children?
c. Why did Charlie try to persuade Alan to come back?
d. What is Charlie and Alan's attitude towards their mother?
PART 6, Task 8 Vocabulary
a. Is there something naturally (i_________)wrong with asking a woman you're involved with if she
wants kids?
b. I calculated (f__________) you've been here a couple of weeks.
c. It's time to stop blaming your mother for your own faults (s__________).
d. What did I tell you about screaming (y___________) in the house?
e. Your son is just cute (a___________).