The I.T Crowd – Series 1

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Answer the following comprehension questions:

1) How does Roy try and chat up the girl in the taxi?

2) What goes wrong with the date?

3) Who finds out about what happened on Roy’s date?

4) What does Jen ask Moss to do?

5) According to Roy, what type of man do all women want?

6) Why does Roy place an advert in a lonely hearts column?

7) What words does the advert start and finish with?

8) Why does the security guard (Daniel) want Jen to be home in the evening?

9) Why does Daniel get so angry in the restaurant?

Match the types of people

A disgusting tramp	A person who likes being by himself
A perfect gentleman	A homeless guy
An obnoxious thug	A person who likes to physically and mentally abuse others
A referee	the person in charge of looking after a building
A bully	The judge of a football match
A loner	A person who likes to talk about the lives of others
A gossip	A rude and aggressive guy
A security guard	Someone very well-mannered

Grammar – Second and Third conditional

If the IT guys were rich, they wouldn’t work at Renholm industries.

This is a second conditional sentence. It is used to talk about hypothetical possibilities in the present or future (in spite of the fact that it uses past tense). It follows the formula

If + past / would + 1st

Moss reminds Jen that the money Daniel lost on the quiz show wasn’t hers (and so maybe she shouldn’t be upset). Jen replies

‘It would have been if I’d married him.’

This is a third conditional sentence. It is used to talk about hypothetical possibilities in the past. It is what would have happened if our lives had been different. Here is the formula

If + had 3^rd / would have 3^rd

(N:B ‘I were’ is correct and preferred in 2^nd and 3^rd conditional. E.g If I were a rich man, I would buy a castle)

Finish the following sentences about the show with your own ideas (in 2^nd conditional)

1) I (resign) if I (be) in Jen’s shoes.

2) If they (declare) war on my country, I (emigrate).

3) If I (win) 32000 pounds, I (buy) a car.

4) If I (be) in Daniels shoes, I (be) angry with Jen too.

5) If I (get) in trouble, I (dial) the emergency services.

Finish the following sentences about the show with your own ideas (in 3^rd conditional)

1) If Roy hadn’t wiped chocolate on his forehead

2) Daniel would have won 32000 pounds if

3) Jen wouldn’t have given Roy 20 pounds if

4) If Moss had suggested a better restaurant

5) The clown wouldn’t have been punched

Discussion Questions

Which quiz shows do you have in your country? Do you have ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ Do you watch them?

Are online dating sites popular in your country? Have you ever tried them? Are they a good way to find dates?

Do you enjoy making bets with friends? Can you think of any which you have won or lost?

Answers:

1) He speaks foreign languages.

2) He wipes chocolate on his forehead.

3) Jen and Roy’s mum.

4) Catch a spider

5) Bastards

6) To prove to Jen that women want bastards

7) Shut up. No dogs.

8) So she can be his ‘phone a friend’ in the quiz show ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’.

9) Because the clown makes fun of him (insults him!) for losing the money on the quiz show.

A disgusting tramp	A homeless guy
A perfect gentleman	Someone very well-mannered
An obnoxious thug	A rude and aggressive guy
A referee	The judge of a football match
A bully	A person who likes to physically and mentally abuse others
A loner	A person who likes being by himself
A gossip	A person who likes to talk about the lives of others
A security guard	the person in charge of looking after a building

Grammar

1) I would resign if I were in Jen’s shoes.

2) If they declared war on my country, I would emigrate.

3) If I won 32000 pounds, I would buy a car.

4) If I were in Daniels shoes, I would be angry with Jen too.

5) If I got in trouble, I would dial the emergency services.