Learn English with Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E09: Sal's Pizza

Target Vocabulary & Expressions

Authentic idioms and phrasal verbs extracted directly from the dialogue.

check this out

01:12

look at or pay attention to something interesting

"Check this out."

back off

08:51

retreat, stop interfering, or step away from an argument

"So why don't you back off and let New York's bravest handle it?"

break it up

56:54

stop fighting or arguing

"Hey, break it up!"

rat out

76:09

inform on someone or expose their secret or wrongdoing to authorities

"His mom ratted him out, so I bet he'd love a steady paycheck to get out of that snitch's house."

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Grammar Focus & Structures

Key grammar patterns and spoken structures heard throughout this episode.

Future (Will) A2

Present Simple A1

Present Continuous A2

Fill in the Blanks (Dialogue Practice)

5 dialogue sentences designed for listening and contextual cloze practice.

"how _____ fudge is in a calorie?"

02:15

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Grammar in Context (Grammar Cloze)

5 target grammar structures to identify and complete.

Rule: Present Continuous -ing continuous form of (talk)

What are you _____ about?

00:36

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Comprehension Quiz

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

Question 1 (Preview)

Why did everyone at the precinct find out about each other's search histories?

A Captain Holt ordered an official internal review

B A virus infiltrated the server and emailed the logs

C Boyle accidentally shared his browser bookmarks

D The fire department hacked the computer system

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True or False Statements

Statement accuracy comprehension check based on dialogue facts.

"Boyle's email blast ranked Sal's as the number one pizza in Brooklyn."

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This lesson extracts authentic vocabulary, idioms, and natural dialogues from Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Season 11, Episode 9) and creates interactive listening quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks, and comprehension exercises.

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This lesson is designed for Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate English learners (CEFR B1-B2) who want to understand natural spoken English and colloquial expressions.

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Sal's Pizza

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