FRIENDS – “BEN HATES MONICA”

BACKGROUND

Chandler Ross Monica Joey

 Chandler, Joey, Ross and Monica are good friends.
 Ross and Monica are brother and sister.
 Ben is Ross's son.

VOCABULARY
cranky [adj] - angry, irritable, unhappy
cranky pants [exp] - a nickname for someone who is angry, irritable, unhappy
moody [adj] – irritable, volatile
for a sec [exp] - for a short time (for a second)
silly [adj] – fool, foolish
once [n] – one time
kinda [exp] – kind of, a little bit
nuts [exp] – crazy
[adj] - adjective, [exp] - expression

SCRIPT
Monica: Who da wenny-Benny boy? You the Wenny-wenny-Benny-Benny boy, yes. Don't cry. Don't cry. Why is he
still crying?
Ross: Let me hold him for a sec. There. Huh? There we are.
Monica: Maye it's me.
Ross: Don't be silly. Ben loves you. He's just being Mr. Crankypants.
Chandler: You know, I once dated a Miss Crankypants. Lovely girl, kinda moody.
Ross: There we go. All better.
Monica: There's my little boy.
Chandler: Can I uh see something?
Joey: Cool.
Monica: He hates me. My nephew hates me.
Ross: Come on, don't do this.
Monica: What if my own baby hates me? Huh? What am I gonna do then?
Chandler: Monica, will you stop? This is nuts. Do you know how long it's gonna be before you actually have to deal
with this problem? I mean, you don't even have a boyfriend yet. Joey, she does not look fat.

MARK TRUE or FALSE on the following sentences

Ben starts crying when Monica picks him up. T( ) F( )
Chandler used to date a moody girl. T( ) F( )
Ben continues to cry when Chandler holds him. T( ) F( )
Monica is worried that she will be a bad mother. T( ) F( )
Monica has a boyfriend. T( ) F( )
Joey calls Monica fat. T( ) F( )