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Friends s09e21
Scene 0.00-1.30
Task 1
Watch the scene without subtitles and try to understand the situation.
Task 2
Listening comprehension
Watch the scene while reading the gapped text. Complete the text with the missing
words.
Monica:
It's so weird. How did Joey ______ ____ kissing Charlie last night? I
thought you'd ______ ____ kissing Charlie.
Ross:
Hey, I thought I'd ______ ____ kissing Charlie too. But surprise!
Chandler:
I missed most of the party. Charlie's a girl, right?
Ross:
Yeah, she's this new professor in my department that I did not kiss.
Rachel:
I don't know why Joey had to kiss her. I mean, of all the girls at the
party, God!
Ross:
Why do you care so much?
Monica:
Yes, Rachel. Why do you care so much?
Rachel:
Because Ross is the father of my child. You know, and I want him to
_______ _____ with lots of women. Look, I just…, all I'm saying is, I
don't think that Joey and Charlie _______ ____________ ___ ________.
Ross:
I don't know. They seemed to ______ __ _________ __________ in each
other's ___________.
Phoebe:
Wow. Joey and a professor. Can you imagine if they had kids? And if the
kids got her intelligence and Joey's _____ sexual magnetism...those
________ would _____ _______!
Rachel:
All right. So, Ross, you're okay with all this? I mean...
Ross:
Nah, _____ ___ _____ ______. I mean I just met her. I'm fine with it…
God, I forgot how hot she was. I'm gonna get some more coffee.
All:
Hey.
Charlie:
Oh, you know, I'll come with you.
Ross:
Okay.
Cheat sheet:
nerds end up
Task 3
Listening comprehension check
Task 4
Words and phrases
Note the pronunciation of the following phrases or sentences and try to repeat
what you HEAR and not what you see.
Task 6
Pronunciation and intonation practice – Part 2
You are going to be Chandler. Act out the dialog with Joey reading Chandler’s
part from the subtitles. Make sure your pronunciation, speed and intonation is
as similar to Chandler’s as possible.
KEY
Task 2
Monica:
It's so weird. How did Joey end up kissing Charlie last night? I thought
you'd end up kissing Charlie.
Ross:
Hey, I thought I'd end up kissing Charlie too. But surprise!
Chandler:
I missed most of the party. Charlie's a girl, right?
Ross:
Yeah, she's this new professor in my department that I did not kiss.
Rachel:
I don't know why Joey had to kiss her. I mean, of all the girls at the
party, God!
Ross:
Why do you care so much?
Monica:
Yes, Rachel. Why do you care so much?
Rachel:
Because Ross is the father of my child. You know, and I want him to hook
up with lots of women. Look, I just…, all I'm saying is, I don't think
that Joey and Charlie have anything in common.
Ross:
I don't know. They seemed to have a shared interest in each other's
tonsils.
Phoebe:
Wow. Joey and a professor. Can you imagine if they had kids? And if the
kids got her intelligence and Joey's raw sexual magnetism...those nerds
would get laid!
Rachel:
All right. So, Ross, you're okay with all this? I mean...
Ross:
Nah, it's no big deal. I mean I just met her. I'm fine with it…
God, I forgot how hot she was. I'm gonna get some more coffee.
All:
Hey.
Charlie:
Oh, you know, I'll come with you.
Ross:
Okay.