Learn English with Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E18: The Apartment

Target Vocabulary & Expressions

Authentic idioms and phrasal verbs extracted directly from the dialogue.

look over

01:21

To quickly inspect, examine, or review something.

"Yeah, I looked it over."

cut back

25:30

To reduce expenses, consumption, or usage.

"How much do I have to cut back in order to keep this place?"

taste of one's own medicine

34:48

The same mistreatment or bad experience that one has inflicted on others.

"Or we give him a taste of his own medicine."

piece de resistance

40:21

The most noteworthy or remarkable feature, often the highlight of an event or display.

"And now, the piece de resistance."

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Grammar Focus & Structures

Key grammar patterns and spoken structures heard throughout this episode.

Past Simple A2

Present Continuous A2

Future (Going to) A2

Fill in the Blanks (Dialogue Practice)

5 dialogue sentences designed for listening and contextual cloze practice.

Did you _____ my report on the Finley murder?

01:12

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Grammar in Context (Grammar Cloze)

5 target grammar structures to identify and complete.

Rule: Past Simple Past Simple form of (look)

Yeah, I _____ it over.

01:21

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Comprehension Quiz

5 multiple-choice questions testing plot context and character motivation.

Question 1 (Preview)

Why does Jake unexpectedly ask Captain Holt for a massive loan?

A He needs to pay off gambling debts.

B His Nana's apartment is going co-op and he must purchase it.

C He wants to buy six massage chairs.

D He plans to invest in a business with Gina.

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True or False Statements

Statement accuracy comprehension check based on dialogue facts.

"Jake originally borrowed twenty thousand dollars from a bank to show the co-op board."

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The Apartment

Learn English with Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Dialogues, Vocabulary & Interactive Quizzes