Walt and Skyler are married with two children and living in Albuquerque. They are arguing because Skyler has discovered Walt's illegal involvement in drug production and dealing, which greatly worries her for their family's safety. However, Walt does not seem concerned and wants to avoid discussing it.

1. Before you watch
Walter (Walt) and Skyler are married. They live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and have two
children. In this excerpt of Breaking Bad, Walt and Skyler are arguing. She is really worried
about their family safety since she found out Walt has been working with illegal drugs
production (methamphetamine) as well as with drug dealers. However, Walt does not
seem so worried and prefers to avoid talking about it.
What are some of the dangers Skyler might be worried about?
*Vocabulary :
NASDAQ - an important American stock exchange.
While you watch
1. Write True (T) or False (F) according to their dialog:
( ) Skyler prefers Walt going to jail than being killed.
( ) Skyler and Walt end the argument in an agreement.
( ) Walt threatens Skyler if she insists to talk to the police.
( ) Skyler convinces Walt to quit his criminal activities.
( ) Walt says he earns a lot of money with his "work".
( ) Skyler says she would divorce Walt if he didn't quit his "work".
( ) Walt shows no fear of being shot because of his "work".
2. Watch the scene again and pay attention to the expressions they use in their dialog,
then match each of them to its respective meaning:
a) To be in over (your) head ( ) To die, fail, or come to an end
b) To rope in/into (something) ( ) Annual amount earned by someone
c) How much (someone) makes a year ( ) Inform someone about a particular matter
d) To go belly up ( ) To persuade to take part into some activity
e) Clue (someone) in ( ) to be involved in a difficult situation that you
cannot
get out of
After you watch
In your opinion, why does Walt say to Skyler that he IS the danger? Do you think Skyler
feels better after their discussion? Why?