The one with the Soap Opera party (S09E20)

Pre-Viewing tasks
1. Match the name to the characters. Ask your teacher or classmates if you don’t know them.

Joey Rachel Monica Ross Chandler Phoebe

2. Word Search. Read the definitions of words related to sleep, food and relationships and find
them in the word search.
1. To open your mouth wide when
O F C X M P S X F P C F B S A
you’re tired or bored. N V Q A I A N T E J W V M L L
2. The nut of the hazel tree which has a A E E L S N E E R D A T E E M
hard brown shell (FILBERTS) P O L R C H L R R E R O N S O
3. To breathe in a very noisy way while C O S Z S S E I D X B P O S N
you are sleeping
4. You put your head on this when W R M J A L N W N U D L R U D
you’re in bed. Z B A L E S E W S S M E I M S
5. An edible oval nut with a hard shell E C L B O N A E R H I A A F X
(ALMOND) U A C M D Y B E P V I R A C O
6. People who can’t sleep suffer from
this.
F T N I G H T M A R E L A R P
7. A dream, when frightening, unpleasant M I J B E S T C T Z A Y E W N
things happen. A X M K Y C C M Z Q P B R P N
8. to sleep for longer than you intended H X Y O P E A N U T S I K U D
to and so wake up late P X G L W O T H G I N R H Y W
9. A sea animal that has five pairs of legs
and a round flat body covered by a T P O L X Z C X L X G D H P H
shell, or its flesh eaten as food
10. A person who gets up or arrives early 17. A type of sea creature with a shell in two
11. A person who prefers to be awake and parts that can close together tightly, and a
active at night soft body which can be eaten (CLAM)
12. A small edible nut from a tropical 18. a series of events or images that happen
American tree in your mind when you are sleeping
13. To regularly spend time with someone 19. A large flat sea creature that lives in a
you have a romantic relationship with shell, some types of which can be eaten
14. A small edible sea animal that lives inside either raw or cooked, and other types of
a dark-coloured shell with two parts that which produce pearls
close tightly together 20. an oval-shaped nut that grows
15. To start to sleep: FALL ….. underground in pairs inside a thin brown
16. A short sleep, especially during the day shell
Section 1: The invitation
3. Write True or False based on what you believe. Then watch and check your predictions.

o Rachel has had a dream o Chandler has checked his diary.

o Joey has worked all night. o Phoebe has phoned her sister.

o Rachel has dated Joey. o Joey has arranged to go and watch a

o Monica has given Rachel a piece of

advice.
play.

4. Who said this? (they are not in order of appearance)

___________________: I know, I know, we can drive, we can vote, we can work, what more
do these broads want?

___________________: It's a one-woman play called "Why don't you like me: a bitter woman's
journey through life".

___________________: I could fall asleep at a play.

___________________: Yeah, it does sound interesting, I mean, to listen to a woman complain

for two hours, I don't think it gets bett...

___________________: You guys are gonna have a great time, I promise!

___________________: What is it?

___________________: Uh, let's see, who do I hate?

___________________: Hey, you guys, what are you doing tomorrow night?

___________________: Look, my agent hooked me up with six tickets to a great play.

___________________: It sounds interesting!

___________________: Well, let me see... I-I believe I'm... yes, falling asleep in front of the TV.

___________________: What? How come that you don't have to go!

___________________: I wish I could but I just found out that I have to be at work really early
the next day, so I can't go, but, you know, take the extra ticket and invite whoever you want.

5. Now put the dialogue in order.

6. Who did these actions?
a. _________gets up and goes to the kitchen. f. ____________________ points at someone.
b. ___________ blocks her way to the kitchen. g. __________________ giggles and whispers.
c. ____________________ lifts someone up h. ____________________ gesticulates and
d. ____________________ ask a question mumbles something
e. __________________ gives a piece of advice i. ____________________ go to the hall
7. Watch again and complete the dialogue
Rachel: Oh, sorry... Oops, sorry.
Joey: Hey, 1______________________.
Rachel: Ooh... oooh... oh, ah... Can I ask you a question?
Monica: Yeah.
Rachel: Do you think it's possible for two friends to fool around and... and not have it be a big deal?
Monica: No, I don't think it 2___________________________. Why?
Rachel: No reason.
Monica: No, no, Rachel?
Rachel: Yeah
Monica: Who do you wanna fool around with?
Rachel: Nobody, 3___________________________!
Rachel: Maybe.
Monica: You can't!
Rachel: Why? Seriously I did not understand 4_______________________________________.
Monica: In the hall.
Monica: You wanna fool around with Joey?
Rachel: Yeah! You know, ever since I had that dream about him, and can't 5__________________!
_____________________And what's the big deal, people do it all the time!
Monica: Who? Who do you know that are friends that just fool around?
Rachel: Ok, off the top of my head... Don and Janet.
Monica: Who, who are they?
Rachel: I know them 6_________________________.
Monica: Both of them?
Rachel: No, one of them...
Monica: Which one?
Rachel: I don't know, what were the names I just said?
Monica: Rachel, things can get incredibly 7_________________________.
Rachel: All right, all right, you're right, I won't do anything with Joey, I just thought that we… Ok so
that would be 8_______________________ of tarragon, 9_____________ pound of baking
soda and one 10_____________________________?
Monica: What the hell are you cooking!

8. What do these words mean? Try to figure them out from the dialogue.
a. Joey’s agent hooked him up with some tickets. What’s the meaning of hook someone up?
b. Ross said that it would be interesting to listen to a woman complain for two hours. What’s
the meaning of ‘complain’?
c. Phoebe asked ‘what more do these broads want?’ What’s the meaning of broads?
d. Rachel wanted to fool around with Joey. What’s the meaning of fooling around?
e. Rachel said it wasn’t a big deal to fool around with a friend. What does ‘big deal’ mean?
f. Rachel said two names off the top of her head. What does that expression mean?

Section 2: Professor Spafford

9. Watch the section for the first time and tick what you hear or see.
____ Ross, Charlie and Professor Spafford are sitting at a table in a restaurant.
____ Ross is yawning.
____ Charlie is shouting.
____ Professor Spafford is moving fast.
____ ‘I’ve lost the will to live’
____ ‘I’m begging you!’
10. Complete the dialogue.
Professor Spafford: And then my wife and I went on a cruise to the Galapagos. There was a
1
___________________ buffet you wouldn't believe. There were clams, and
2
__________________, and 3___________________, and cracked
4
_______________, and snow crab, and king crab. It's a pity I'm allergic to
shellfish.
Ross: So, where did you get your undergraduate degree?
Professor Spafford: And that's not all I'm 5__________________________.
Ross: Oh, ait's not over!
Professor Spafford: I'm also allergic to 6____________________, and cashews, and
7
_______________, and filberts...
Ross: So basically all nuts?
Professor Spafford: Interestingly... no.
Charlie: Kinda bplaying fast and loose with the word "interesting".
Professor Spafford: If you'll 8________________________ I'm going to use the restroom.
Charlie: Oh my God!!
Ross: I've lost the will to live.
Charlie: Let's cditch him!
Ross: What?
Charlie: Come on, he's still in the 9_________________________! I'm begging you!
Ross: Oh... ok, fine. But... ehm... I just have one question for you, ehm... When we exit should we
10
___________________, or run, or dprance, or estroll...
Charlie: Stop it, stop it! He talks slow but he might pee fast! Ok, 11________________________!!

11. Match the underlined chunks to their definitions

1. to walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary _______________
2. to get rid of someone that is no longer wanted ________________________
3. someone hasn’t finished _______________________
4. using the word inappropriately ____________________
5. to walk in a slow relaxed manner, especially for pleasure

Post-viewing activities:
12. Going back to activity 2, which words did you see the characters used?
13. Who did these actions?
a. _____________ said they were falling asleep in front of the TV.
b. _____________ pretended to take a nap.
c. _____________ snored.
d. _____________ had to be an early bird the following day.
e. _____________ were really bored and, maybe, wanted to yawn.
f. _____________ thought that being with the professor was a nightmare.

14. Would you have gone to see the play? Do you think it would have been interesting or not?
15. What would you do if you had to be with Professor Spafford all evening?
23 A Walking Dictionary

A. Look up the word walk in the Longman Language Activator® on the CD-ROM and then match these
different ways of walking with their meanings. The first one has been done for you.

1. To swagger a) to take a long walk in the countryside

2. To pace b) to walk proudly, swinging your shoulders, in a way that shows too much
self-confidence
3. To stroll c) to walk with difficulty because you have hurt one of your legs
4. To limp d) to walk backwards and forwards within a small area, especially because
you are nervous, bored, or angry
5. To stumble e) to walk quietly so that no one notices you, especially because you are
doing something wrong and do not want to be caught
6. To stomp f) to walk through deep water
7. To sneak g) to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially for pleasure
8. To hike h) to walk unsteadily, often hitting things with your feet and almost falling,
especially because it is dark, the ground is uneven, or because you are tired
or drunk
9. To tiptoe i) to walk on your toes because you do not want to make any noise
10. To wade j) to walk with heavy steps, making a lot of noise to show that you are angry

B. Now use some of the words you’ve learned in exercise A to complete these sentences.

1. It was obvious he was injured as he was __________ badly.

2. We __________ for three days through the Himalayas.

3. The river was deep but they __________ their way across, holding the bags above their heads.

4. She was furious. She got up and __________ out of the club.

5. He stood outside the operating theatre, __________ up and down and constantly looking at his watch.

6. Have you seen that man over there? He’s been __________ about for the last hour or so. It looks a bit
suspicious to me.

7. She could hardly walk. She was __________ along, falling over every few steps. I was surprised she
made it to the end of the street.

8. Who’s that man who just __________ in so confidently? He’s acting as if he owns the place.

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