The Big Bang Theory

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Characters

Today’s Episode

Q & A Listening

Discussion

Bernadette Rostenkowski

• played by Melissa Rauch• a waitress and a co-

worker of Penny’s at the Cheese Cake Factory

• Howard’s girlfriend• pursuing doctoral

degree in microbiology

Amy Farrah Fowler

• played by Mayim Bialik• Ph.D. in neuroscience• a female duplicate of

Sheldon• relationship with Sheldon

Glenn

• played by Rick Fox• hunky, handsome and 6’ 7’’

tall (201 cm)

• NBA player for Boston Celtics (1991-1997) and Los Angeles Lakers (1997-2004)

Today’s EpisodeSeason 4 Episode 13

The Love Car Displacement　　　　 The gang goes on a road trip to Big Sur where the guys, Bernadette and Amy are speaking at a symposium. Penny tags along as Amy's plus one.

　　 Let’s see what happened during the trip.

Q&A - Part 1

• Why did Penny change her mind and decided to go to the symposium?

• What does “Don’t piss off the people who handle the things you eat” mean?

Q&A - Part 2

• How did Amy persuade Sheldon to upgrade Penny to the lead car?

• Why couldn’t Raj have another cup of coffee? What did Sheldon say about the strength of a human body?

Q&A - Part 3

• Who is Glenn?

• What were Howard & Bernadette arguing about?

Q&A - Part 4• What did Penny mean by “We’re just

gonna have to make the best of this?”What was Leonard thinking about?

• What movie was Raj about to watch?

• How did Sheldon end up in Raj’s room?

Listening(I)Scene: A conference room

Sheldon: Good morning and welcome to Science and Society. I’m Dr. Sheldon Cooper, BS, MS, MA, PhD, and ScD. OMG, right? Perhaps that joke was a little too hippie-dippy for this crowd. All right then, we’ll begin with opening remarks. Miss Rostenkowski, would you like to start us off by discussing your assessment of science’s responsibility to society?

Listening(I)Scene: A conference room

Sheldon: Good morning and welcome to Science and Society. I’m Dr. Sheldon Cooper, BS, MS, MA, PhD, and ScD. OMG, right? Perhaps that joke was a little too hippie-dippy for this crowd. All right then, we’ll begin with opening remarks. Miss Rostenkowski, would you like to start us off by discussing your assessment of science’s responsibility to society?

Listening(I)Bernadette: Sure. I think all branches of science have to

move cautiously these days. It’s not just giant nuclear weapons that can destroy the world. As a microbiologist, I can tell you even the tiniest organisms can still tear you a new one.

Howard: Interesting. I think what you might need to know about my colleague is that though she claims her field of interest is tiny organisms, she certainly has spent her fair share of time around what we can assume was pretty massive weaponry.

Listening(I)Bernadette: Sure. I think all branches of science have to

move cautiously these days. It’s not just giant nuclear weapons that can destroy the world. As a microbiologist, I can tell you even the tiniest organisms can still tear you a new one.

Howard: Interesting. I think what you might need to know about my colleague is that though she claims her field of interest is tiny organisms, she certainly has spent her fair share of time around what we can assume was pretty massive weaponry.

Listening(I)

Bernadette: I think Mr. Wolowitz needs to keep in mind that the past is the past. But he should know that I am the kind of girl who could get all the giant missiles she wants.

Amy: Are we talking about women wanting penises? Because I’d like to weigh in.

Listening(I)

Bernadette: I think Mr. Wolowitz needs to keep in mind that the past is the past. But he should know that I am the kind of girl who could get all the giant missiles she wants.

Amy: Are we talking about women wanting penises? Because I’d like to weigh in.

Listening(I)Sheldon: Dr. Koothrappali, would you care to join the

conversation?

Raj: Certainly. I’d like to raise two points. Number one, I think they are talking about penises. And number two, .

Leonard: I’d like to kick your little brown ass.

Listening(I)Sheldon: Dr. Koothrappali, would you care to join the

conversation?

Raj: Certainly. I’d like to raise two points. Number one, I think they are talking about penises. And number two, these mimosas are kicking my little brown ass.

Leonard: I’d like to kick your little brown ass.

Listening(I)Raj: What did I do?

Leonard: Oh, I don’t know. Maybe when you walk into a hotel room and you see a guy getting back together with his girlfriend, you should consider doing something other than crawling into the adjoining bed.

Raj: I did. You said no Bridget Jones.

Listening(I)Raj: What did I do?

Leonard: Oh, I don’t know. Maybe when you walk into a hotel room and you see a guy getting back together with his girlfriend, you should consider doing something other than crawling into the adjoining bed.

Raj: I did. You said no Bridget Jones.

Listening(I)

Penny (voice): We weren’t getting back together! It was a one-time thing!

Sheldon: Excuse me. We’re not taking comments or questions from the audience just yet.

Penny(voice): Oh, shut up, Sheldon!

Listening(I)

Penny (voice): We weren’t getting back together! It was a one-time thing!

Sheldon: Excuse me. We’re not taking comments or questions from the audience just yet.

Penny(voice): Oh, shut up, Sheldon!

Listening(I)Amy: Hi, bestie.

Penny(voice): Yeah, hi.

Sheldon: All right, why don’t we see if we can bring this back to topic.

Howard: Let me ask you something, Bernie.

Sheldon: I guess not.

Howard: How would you feel if you met my ex-girlfriend and she was like Angelina Jolie?

Listening(I)Bernadette: Oh, come on, Howard, be realistic.

Howard: What, I’m not hot enough for Angelina Jolie?

Raj: I’d like to weigh in here. No.

Sheldon: All right, why don’t we open it up to Q&A from the audience?

Listening(I)Bernadette: Oh, come on, Howard, be realistic.

Howard: What, I’m not hot enough for Angelina Jolie?

Raj: I’d like to weigh in here. No.

Sheldon: All right, why don’t we open it up to Q&A from the audience?

Listening(I)Penny (voice): Yeah, I have a question.

Is there anybody who can get me the hell out of here and back to Los Angeles tonight?

Glenn (voice): I’m driving back to L.A. tonight.

Bernadette: Um, Penny, that’s Glenn. Glenn, that’s Penny.

Leonard: No!

Listening(I)Penny (voice): Yeah, I have a question.

Is there anybody who can get me the hell out of here and back to Los Angeles tonight?

Glenn (voice): I’m driving back to L.A. tonight.

Bernadette: Um, Penny, that’s Glenn. Glenn, that’s Penny.

Leonard: No!

Listening (II)Say The Line

　　 We will show you some video clips from the show with subtitles. In those clips you will discover some missing subtitles. Please help us find out what the characters said in the video.

　 　 The video will be shown to you twice and afterwards you have to answer the EXACT words of the missing line.

Discussion

Ex Familiarity

Road Trip

Friendship

Discussion• Can you remain as friends after

breaking up with your boyfriend / girlfriend?

Why or Why not? If your ex ask you to “take a nap” with him /

her, what would you do?Have you ever argued with your boyfriend /

girlfriend about each other’s ex?

Discussion• Familiarity breeds contempt.

Would you keep a distance from your good friends just to prevent such a thing from happening?

What do you think about the idea of living or sharing a room with your friends? How about rooming together for a whole year?

Discussion• If someone who you are not familiar

with asked you to join him / her for a trip, would you say yes?

If yes, why would you want to go with someone who you don’t know well?

If no, how would you reject the offer? If you found out that the trip is fascinating and you are interested in it later after you had rejected the offer, what would you do then?

Discussion• Do you have a friend like Sheldon

who likes to take charge of everything?

How do you feel about him / her taking care of every little detail?

If you want to fight back against him / her, what would you do?

The EndThank you for listening