Listen to the video. Match each sentence opening on the left with how it actually ends, based on what you hear. Some endings are decoys — they were never said.
Complete the second sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Charlie repeats "I understand" so often that the phrase has become meaningless.
SUCH
Charlie repeats "I understand" that the phrase has become meaningless.
2. Judith didn't realize how alone she felt until she started talking to Charlie.
UNTIL
Charlie that Judith realized how alone she felt.
3. Judith and Charlie's girlfriend both spent much of their lives trying to win their fathers' approval.
BOTH
Judith and Charlie's girlfriend trying to win their fathers' approval.
4. Judith married a man who is very similar to her own father.
SIMILAR
Judith married a man who is her own father.
5. Despite not really paying attention, Charlie pretends to listen.
DESPITE
paying attention, Charlie pretends to listen.
6. Had Charlie not said "I understand" so many times, it wouldn't have become a running joke.
HAD
said "I understand" so many times, it wouldn't have become a running joke.
1) What does Charlie say about his use of "I understand"?
2) Why does Charlie say "I understand" if it doesn't mean anything to him?
3) What does Judith say she's been in her relationships, outside of which she doesn't know who she is?
4) Who is "Cindy" in the conversation?
5) At the end of the scene, what does Charlie say he doesn't understand?
6) Why does Judith express concerns about her son Jake being around Charlie?
7) How does Charlie respond to Judith's worries about her parents taking Jake to Seaworld?
8) Why does Judith come to Charlie's house to talk to somebody?
9) How does Charlie's girlfriend seem to feel about Charlie's family?
10) When Charlie's girlfriend tells Judith "You're so funny about relationships and men, you just wonder all the time," what does this likely reveal about Judith?
Choose the word that doesn't belong with the others.
1) altruistic / selfish / generous / kind
2) toxic / harmful / damaging / supportive
3) approval / permission / consent / rejection
4) impressionable / naive / gullible / stubborn
5) boundary / limit / restriction / freedom
6) transition / change / shift / stability
Video: an "I Understand" scene from Two and a Half Men (Warner Bros. Television / CBS). Embedded via YouTube (uploaded by third-party channel Jacek Gajewski) for educational listening practice — no video content is hosted or reproduced on this site. The comprehension questions above are original, based on the general plot, not quoted dialogue.