Modern Family
S01E02“The Bicycle
Thief”
1. What is the theme of this episode? (Listen to the interviews)
2. What is wrong with Luke’s bike?
3. Why doesn’t Claire want to buy him a new one?
The Phrasal Verbs1.Stay in (int) – to not leave, to not quiz• I’m just going to stay in tonight.• Stay in school! Stay in the program.
2.Move in (int) – to start living in a place• I moved into a new house a few weeks ago.
3.Sleep with (non) – to have sex with• I never slept with that person.
4.Take care of (non) – to be responsible for someone or something• Please take care of my dog this weekend.
5.Fit in (int) – to be similar to a group of people• I didn’t really fit in at the party. They all liked
soccer, and I didn’t.
The Phrasal Verbs6. Pick up (sop) – to collect or retrieve sb or
st• Can you pick me up from the store?
7. Tamp down (non) – dull or lower st• I had to tamp down my talents at school
because of bullies.8. Lock out (sop) – to lock a place so sb
can’t get in• I lost my key and now I’m locked out of
my car!9. Clean up (sop) – make st clean• Please clean this place up. It’s a mess.
10.Throw in (sop) – to add st to a deal• I bought a new laptop and they threw in
a free 1TB hard drive.11.Go for (int) – to choose or select• Let’s go for pizza tonight.
The Phrasal Verbs12.Worry about (int) – to be troubled by st
or sb• Stop worrying about your exams.
13.Take off (int) – to leave• What did you do after I took off?
14.Sneak around (int) – to do something secretly• I caught him sneaking around my house last
night.15.Get sb started on st (non) – get sb to
start talking about st• Don’t get him started on Ha Ji-won. He’ll
never shut up.16.Make it up to sb (non) – to give back for
doing something wrong• I’m sorry I broke your car. How can I make
this up to you?17.Make (st) up (sop) – to invent a story• He made up a story about why he was late.• Don’t believe him. He makes things up.
The Phrasal Verbs18.Show up (int) – to arrive or appear• We waited until 12 o’clock and she never
showed up.
•Put one’s foot down – to make a strong decision• I said no. I’m putting my foot down about the party.
•Chill – relax• Let’s go to a coffee shop and chill.
•Flake – a very unreliable person• I don’t want to invite him. He’s such a flake.
•Blew it – to ruin one’s chances at st• I accidently spilled coffee on the boss during the
interview. I really blew it!
The Idioms and Other Expressions
•Queens – gay men (only used by gay people)• Look at those fabulous queens!
•Make it – to arrive at an event• I’m sorry, but I can’t make it to your party.
The Idioms and Other Expressions
Why didn’t Claire like Desiree?
Do you think Phil had a good idea when he tried to teach Luke a lesson?
What do we learn about Manny’s real father?
Who do you think was the best parent in this episode: Phil, Mitchell, or Jay?