500 DAYS OF SUMMER_MOVIE WORKSHEET

Activity 1 (before-watching). Working on important word expressions

For the next gaps, use the following expressions which you will later find in the movie:

SUPERSKANK BREAK MAD CALL FIGURE SEEING MEANT

WORK SOUL FREAKS ALIGN ORGANIZED BROKE

a) He has been ___________ Mary for 2 years already. They are a wonderful couple.
b) Everybody thought that Mike and Alice were going to get married but then suddenly they
____________ up.
c) They met each other at a party and fell in love right away. It was ___________ to happen.
d) That girl is a ____________. She doesn’t talk to anybody behaves in an arrogant way.
e) She is very neat and ______________. She likes things in their own places.
f) What happened to you and Melissa? – Our relationship didn’t ____________ out.
g) I love spending time with her. We have so many things in common. She’s like my _______-mate.
h) I don’t understand what you’re saying. __________ it down for me!
i) She’s so aggressive. She __________ out every time she doesn’t like something.
j) Are you ________ at me? You seem to be angry.
k) Don’t dream too much. Usually expectations __________ with reality.
l) I’m too tired – I think I’m going to ________ it a day and go home to relax.
m) I can’t ____________ out what’s going with our relationships. I really don’t understand/

Activity 2. (episode after the credits till the employees’ meeting)

What do the following phrases mean? Do you remember

who said them?

 You did the right thing!

 I think we should stop seeing each other.

 I mean, we’ve been like Sid and Nancy for months.

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  Sid stabbed Nancy 7 times with a kitchen knife. I mean, we have some disagreements

but I hardly think I’m Sad Vicious.

 You’ve broken up with girls before… and girls have broken up with you before.

 Point is you’re the best guys I know. You’ll get over her.

 There’s plenty of other fish in the sea.

 I don’t want to get over her.

Activity 3. (after the meeting till Tom talking to his friend in the office)

Read the following facts about Thomas and Summer. Are they true of false?

1. Summer is of average height.

2. ‘Colour my life with the chaos of trouble’ was Summer’s life motto.

3. Summer worked at ‘Daily Freeze’ during her freshman year.

4. Summer used to commute to work.

5. Tom believed that it was FATE that he met Summer.

Activity 4. (elevator scene till day 28)

Answer the following questions:

1. What happened in the elevator? Why

did Summer start talking to Tom?
2. What brought Summer to L.A. from
Michigan?

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 3. How long has Tom been working at the company?
4. What did Tom want to be when he was a student?
5. Why didn’t he become what he wanted to be?
6. What were Summer and Tom’s nicknames at colleges?
Why did they have those nicknames?

[pause]

7. What does Tom love about Summer?

8. Where is Tom’s friend asking him to go with him?
9. Why doesn’t Tom want to go? What reasons does he give
not to go?
10. Finally he agrees to go out. What attracted his attention?

Activity 5. [while-watching]

Here are some events from the episodes. Tick the ones that you saw in the
movie:

1. Summer wants Tom to be her

friend.

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 2. Summer and Tom kiss for the first time right in the office.
3. Tom’s friend catches Tom and Summer in Tom’s apartment.
4. Summer and Tom spend some time in a
clothes store trying on different clothes.
5. Summer tells Tom that she wants a serious
relationship right now.
6. Tom talks to himself into the mirror in his
bathroom.
7. Tom draws a sketch on Summer’s leg.
8. Summer brings Tom into her apartment.
9. Summer tells Tom about her nightmares.
10. What’s bothering Tom? What kind of advice does Rachel (his
little sister) give him?

Activity 6. [while-watching]

Watch the episode and fill in the gaps in Summer and Tom’s dialogue after Tom got in
fight with Summer’s ex-boyfriend.
T: It was really just a 1__________ thing there. It happened like … It felt like it happened
2_________, but really, it also felt like it was happening really 3________ like everything
all was just – I don’t know. It doesn’t feel like you think it would… Hey, what’s the
4___________?

S: I just … I can’t believe you.

T: You can’t believe me?

S: You were so completely, completely 5_________ in

there.

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T: Wait. Are you mad at me? I just got my ass 6__________ for you.

S: Oh really? Was that for me? Was that for my 7__________?

T: Yes, it was.

S: Okay, well, next time don’t, ‘cause I don’t need your help. You know what? I’m really
8_________. Can we talk about this tomorrow?

T: No. You know what? I’m not going anywhere till you tell me what’s going on.

S: Nothing’s going on. We’re just …

T: What? We are just what?

S: We’re just friends.

T: No! Don’t 9__________ that with me! Don’t even try to … This is not how you
10_______ your friend. Kissing in the copy room? Holding hands in IKEA? Shower sex?
Come on! Friends, my balls.

S: I like you, Tom. I just don’t want a relationship.

T: Well you’re not the only one who gets a say in this. I do too! And I say we’re a
11____________, goddamn it!

Activity 7. [while-watching]

Paul, McKenzie and Mr.Vance talk about relationships in their lives. Who said each
phrase?

 We met at an elementary school.

 She’s the light that guides me home.
 Truthfully, Robyn’s better than the “girl of my dreams”.
 Love? Shit, I don’t know…
 We had the same class schedule.
 As long as she’s cute and she’s willing, right?
 We just clicked!
 I’m flexible on the cute…
 Technically the ‘girl of my dreams’ would probably have a really bodacious rack.

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 Activity 8. [while-watching]

Double Screen: Reality versus Expectations. Was a phrase said in Reality Mode or
Expectations Mode?

 Summer: You look nice! I like your tie!

 Summer: How are you doing?
 Summer: You shouldn’t have… That’s so nice.
 Summer: I’m excited to read it.
 Guest: So, Tom, what is it that you do?
 Tom: I figured, why make something disposable like a building when you can make
something that lasts forever like a greeting card?

Activity 9 [after-watching]  DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

Here are some the leading characters from the movie. Describe them using the adjectives
from the box and your adjectives and expressions as well.

CONSIDERATE EFFICIENT GOOD-NATURED ENERGETIC SELF-CONFIDENT HARD-WORKING

SENSIBLE SENSITIVE HELPFUL IMAGINATIVE OUTGOING PATIENT CHEERFUL
CRAFTY SELFISH RATIONAL ANNOYING WEIRD

EMOTIONAL DREAMER SMART INTELLIGENT IMPRESSIVE

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