Friends Activity – TOW Phoebe Hates PBS ( 5th season)

Watch the episode, pay attention to the following expressions and try to get the meaning from the
context.

a)good deeds b)bottom line c)pledge d)selfless e)out of league f)get carried away

Answer the questions:

1. Are deeds selfless or selfish? Who do you agree with, Phoebe or Joey?

2. Give examples of good deeds.

3. Do you know anyone who you would consider a selfless person? If yes, who?

4. Have you ever done volunteer work? Would you? Why?/Why not?

5. Have you ever made a pledge to “Criança Esperança” or any other campaign?

6. Have you ever gotten carried away? How did it happen?

7. When would you feel out of your league?

8. What is the bottom line to learn a new language?

Now discuss the following questions with a partner and take notes of your conclusions:

 How important do you think it is to give money to charity? Which charities are the most well-known?

 Do charities spend their money wisely or waste it on high salaries and costly advertising campaigns?

 Do charities really help the poor to become independent in the long term or do they simply make people
more dependent on charity?

 Do you think the rich have a duty to help the poor? Why? / Why not?

 They say that ‘Charity begins at home’. Do you agree? For example, in your opinion, should the younger
generations of a family help the elderly generation? Why? / Why not?

 When there is a natural disaster somewhere in the world, why should other (unaffected) countries send aid?

 If you were in charge of international aid operations what type of aid would you send to a disaster zone
first of all – food and water, medicine and doctors, blankets and shelters (e.g. tents) or rescue experts and
equipment?

 ‘We should help the poor in our own country before sending aid to other countries’. Do you agree? Why? /
Why not?
 Writing Task

Does charity begin at home?

After watching the episode of Friends and discussing about the pros and cons of doing charity,
you will write an essay answering the question above. To do so, first brainstorm about the topic and make
notes. After that, organize your notes into coherent paragraphs. Decide what you are going to say in the
introduction, main body and conclusion of your essay.

Brainstorming:

Charity begins at
home

Introduction:

Main body:

Conclusion:

Now that you have everything organized, start your essay. Write around 250 words. Read a few tips
on how to write essays below:
  Write a title for your essay

 Try to grab the reader’s attention…and keep it

 Organize and plan paragraphs

 Include a variety of interesting examples to support your opinion/ideas

 Be persuasive and clear with your arguments

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