SITCOM: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

As you already know, watching regularly a TV series or film in its original version and subtitled can help you improve your vocabulary and your listening and speaking skills.That's why we are going to watch an episode of this famous American sitcom "How I met your mother" (season 6).Before watching each episode in class, one or two of you will prepare a list of about 20 words or idiomatic expressions and will explain their meanings or use to the rest of the class. You can read the script here (under VO) to be able to do this.

For those of you who don't know the sitcom, it is a comedy about Ted and how he fell in love. It all starts when Ted's best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell that he's going to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Lily, a kindergarten teacher. At that moment, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his quest is Barney, a friend who is always chatting up girl . When Ted meets Robin, he's sure it's love at first sight, but destiny may have something else in store. The series is narrated through flashbacks from the future when Ted recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother.