Similarly, the 15 open questions contained informal words and expressions, such as slang, idioms, and phrasal verbs present in the episodes that were aimed at developing students’ ability to express in their own words the meaning of the item in question. No restrictions were imposed on the strategy they should use when answering the open questions, thus they made use of their previously acquired knowledge of the language through the use of synonyms, descriptions or by exemplifying the context from the episode or a situation they were familiar with. An example of an open question is: Explain the meaning ‘pick on’ in this context ‘You’re picking on every detail’: