The comedy is about two brilliant physicists and roommates, Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon
Cooper. They are also friends with their Caltech colleagues mechanical engineer Howard Wolowitz
and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. As they are self-professed nerds, all have little or no luckwith popular women. When Penny, a pretty woman and an aspiring actress originally from Omaha,
moves into the apartment across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon's, Leonard has anotheraspiration in life, namely to get Penny to be his girlfriend.

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Sheldon and Leonard met their new neighbor, Penny for thenatural laxative, and I don’t have to tell you that, uh, afirst time.
clean colon is just one less thing to worry about.
Sheldon: Leonard, I’m not expert here but I believe in theLeonard: Should we have invited her for lunch?
Sheldon: No. We’re going to start Season Two of Battlestar
context of a luncheon invitation, you might want toGalactica.
skip the reference to bowel movements.
Leonard: We already watched the Season Two DVDs.
Penny: Oh, you’re inviting me over to eat?
Leonard: Uh, yes.
Sheldon: Not with commentary.
Leonard: I think we should be good neighbors, invite her
Penny: Oh, that’s so nice, I’d love to.
over, make her feel welcome.
Leonard: Great.
Sheldon: We never invited Louis-slash-Louise over.
Leonard: Well, then that was wrong of us. We need towiden our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on
Myspace.
Leonard: Yes, and you’ve never met one of them.
Sheldon: That’s the beauty of it.
Leonard: I’m going to invite her over. We’ll have a nicemeal and chat.
Sheldon: Chat? We don’t chat. At least not offline.
Leonard: Well it’s not difficult, you just listen to what shesays and then you say something appropriate inresponse.
Sheldon: To what end?
Leonard: Hi. Again.
Penny: Hi.
Sheldon: Hi.
Leonard: Hi.
Penny: Hi.
Leonard: Anyway, um. We brought home Indian food. And,um. I know that moving can be stressful, and I find thatwhen I’m undergoing stress, that good food andcompany can have a comforting effect. Also, curry is aVocabulary
1. commentary /ˈkɑmənˌteri/ noun
a series of remarks describing an event, especially on radio or television, or a set of written notes
explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject
Sample sentence:
The television commentary on the Olympic Games was quite boring.
2. circle /ˈsɜrkəl/ nouna group of people who are connected by family, work, or society, or who share an interest
Sample sentence:
I have a wide circle of friends at school.
3. to what end – adverb
for what purpose
Sample sentence:
The put so much effort into it, but to what end?
4. colon /ˈkoʊlən/ nounthe lower and larger part of the bowels through which food travels while it is being digested
Sample sentence:
Everyone should be cautious of what they eat to keep their colons healthy.
5. luncheon /ˈlʌntʃən/ nounlunch, especially formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion
Sample sentence:
All department heads must attend the monthly luncheon with the president of the company.

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What makes a good neighbor?
Would you invite a new neighbor over for lunch?
What do you think of your neighbors?
What kind of person would be a perfect neighbor? Name at least 3 characteristics.
Do you have a wide circle?