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Annoying Habits
Published: 5.05.2023
Level 3 | Time: 2:26
Accent: American
Friends
Chandler points out all of his friends' flaws and bad habits when they ask him to
stop smoking.

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Vocabulary
my reward [n] - prize,
what you went through [exp] - what you struggled with, what you suffered
through
Put it out! [phv] - Extinguish it! Stop it from burning! [image]
Cut it out! [phv] - Quit it! Stop doing it!
a flaw [n] - a bad habit
knuckle-cracking [n] - making noise with the knuckles of your hands [image]
over-pronounce [v] - saying word too clearly
snort when she laughs [exp] - make a noise with her nose and throat when
she laughs
chew [v] - eat [image]
endearing [adj] - cute, attractive
the gloves come off [exp] - be prepared to fight

[n] - noun, [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb, [adj] - adjective, [exp] - expression

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Questions

1. Chandler quit smoking ______ ago.

three weeks
three months
three years

2. Chandler ______ to quit smoking again.

wants
doesn't want

3. Joey's fault is ______.

knuckle-cracking
chewing his hair
wearing gloves indoors
snorting when he laughs
over-pronouncing when he speaks
messing up people's coffee orders
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 4. Ross's fault is ______.
knuckle-cracking
chewing his hair
wearing gloves indoors
snorting when he laughs
over-pronouncing when he speaks
messing up people's coffee orders

5. Monica's fault is ______.

knuckle-cracking
chewing her hair
wearing gloves indoors
snorting when she laughs
over-pronouncing when she speaks
messing up people's coffee orders

6. Phoebe's fault is ______.

knuckle-cracking
chewing her hair
wearing gloves indoors
snorting when she laughs
over-pronouncing when she speaks
messing up people's coffee orders

7. Ross ______ Phoebe's flaw.

likes
doesn't like

8. Rachel's fault is ______.

knuckle-cracking
chewing her hair
wearing gloves indoors
snorting when she laughs
over-pronouncing when she speaks
messing up people's coffee orders

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Grammar (aux. verbs)

Directions: 1) Read the conversation and choose the word or expression that
you think is best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Oh, I --- believe you! You --- been so good for three years!

Okay, so this time I --- quit!

All right! I --- putting it out.

Oh, hey, --- do that! Cut it out!

I accept all those flaws. Why --- you accept me for this?

Oh, you do, --- you?

I --- really get back to work.

Yeah, because otherwise someone --- get what they actually ordered.

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 Summary [ ? ]
Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can
change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use
a present time frame (tense).

Sentence 1
Monica / want / know / what / Chandler / do

Monica wants to know what Chandler is doing.

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Sentence 2
everybody / disgusted / because / Chandler / smoke

Everybody is disgusted because Chandler is smoking.

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Sentence 3
Chandler / not / smoke / three / year

Chandler hasn't smoked for three years.

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Sentence 4
everyone / convince / Chandler / put / cigarette

Everyone convinces Chandler to put out his cigarette.

Everyone convinces Chandler to put his cigarette out.

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Sentence 5
next / day / Chandler / light / other / cigarette / cafe

The next day, Chandler lights (up) another cigarette [in/at] the cafe.

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Sentence 6
Chandler / friend / want / him / stop / smoke

Chandler's friends want him to stop smoking.

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Sentence 7
Chandler / point / out / all / friend / flaw

Chandler points out all (of) his friends' flaws.

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 Chandler / think / it / unfair / because / he / accept / their / flaw / but / they / not /
accept / flaw

Chandler thinks (that) it is unfair because he accepts their flaws, but they
don't accept his flaw.

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Sentence 9
other / friend / start / argue / each / other / about / flaw

The other friends start [to argue/arguing] with each other about their
flaws.

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Sentence 10
Chandler / happy / walk / away / and / continue / smoke

Chandler happily walks away(,) and (he) continues [smoking/to smoke].

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to
see the text.

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Chandler, what are you doing?

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Clip 2
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I can't believe you! You've been so good for three years!

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Clip 3
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Just think about what you went through the last time you quit.

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Clip 4
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This is so unfair!

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Clip 5
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Like Joey's constant knuckle-cracking isn't annoying?

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And Ross, with his over-pronouncing every single word?

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Clip 7
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And Monica, with that snort when she laughs?

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Clip 8
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I mean, what the hell is that thing?

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Clip 9

I accept all those flaws. Why can't you accept me for this?

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Is it, like, a little annoying, or is it like when Phoebe chews her hair?

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Oh, now, don't listen to him, Pheebs, alright. I think it's endearing.

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Oh, you do, do you?

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I should really get back to work.

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Otherwise, someone might get what they actually ordered.

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 Discussion

1. What flaw does each friend have (Chandler, Joey, Monica, Phoebe, Rachel, Ross)?
Which flaw do you think in the most annoying? Why?

2. Do you think any of their flaws are endearing? Why?

3. What flaws or bad habits do (or did) you have? Have you ever tried to stop
doing them?

4. What is your husband's or wife's bad habit? Your best friend's bad habit? Your
boyfriend's or girlfriend's bad habit?

5. Chandler is smoking in a cafe. Is that possible in your country? In what public

places can you smoke and not smoke in your country?

6. Have you ever tried to help someone quit smoking? Were you successful?

Script

Monica: Chandler, what are you doing? Hey. What are you doing?

All: Oh! Oh, God!

Ross: What is this?!

Chandler: I'm smoking. I'm smoking, I'm smoking.

Phoebe: Oh, I can't believe you! You've been so good for three years!

Chandler: And this is my reward!

Ross: Hold on a second, alright? Just think about what you went through
the last time you quit.

Chandler: Okay, so this time I won't quit!

All: Ohhh! Put it out!

Chandler: All right! I'm putting it out, I'm putting it out.

Phoebe: Oh, no! I can't drink this now!

All: Oh, hey, don't do that! Cut it out!

Chandler: Hey, this is so unfair!

Monica: Oh, why is it unfair?

Chandler: So I have a flaw! Big deal! Like Joey's constant knuckle-

cracking isn't annoying? And Ross, with his over-pronouncing every
single word? And Monica, with that snort when she laughs? I mean, what
the hell is that thing?

Chandler: I accept all those flaws, why can't you accept me for this?

Joey: Does the knuckle-cracking bother everybody?

Rachel: Well, I could live without it.

Joey: Huh. Is it, like, a little annoying, or is it like when Phoebe chews
her hair?
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 Ross: Oh, now, don't listen to him, Pheebs. I think it's endearing.

Joey: Oh, you do, do you?

Ross: You know, there's nothing wrong with speaking correctly.

Rachel: Indeed there isn't. I should really get back to work.

Phoebe: Yeah, because otherwise someone might get what they actually
ordered.

Rachel: Ohh-ho-hooohhh. The hair comes out, and the gloves come off.

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