Video: “Friends”

The one with the prom video

Vocabulary

1) Friendship.
What are the common ways to show to your friends how much they mean
to you?
What is the greatest thing your friend has ever done for you?

2) Proms.
Speak about proms in your country.

Comprehension

At Chandler’s and Joey’s apartment

a) True or false
Chandler scores at foosball when Joey gets home.
Chandler wants to buy pony.
Joey gave Chandler a bracelet.
Chandler is happy about the bracelet.
b) Questions
How much money did Joey give Chandler?
What is the engraving on the bracelet?

At the job interview

a) True or false
Monica is asked to make a stew.
Monica wants to use lettuce, tomatoes and garlic.
The interview is going very good.
b) Questions
Who is on Monica’s reference list?

At the apartment
a) True or false
Rachel met Casey at the café.
Ross is jealous of Rachel.
Rachel likes to eat lobsters.
Monica feels guilty and tense every time she sees Ross.
Monica and Ross like Chandler’s bracelet.
Monica’s parents were surprised about Rachel’s parents breaking-up.
b) Questions
Why is Ross stressed?
How did Phoebe explain “Rachel is Ross’s lobster”?
Did Monica get the job?
What are Monica’s parents turning her room into? And why didn’t they use
Ross’s room?

At the Central perk

a) True or false
Phoebe says it is eleven o’clock.
Chandler called the bracelet “the woman propeller”.

1
 Joey did a Marcel Marceau1 expression and went away.
Ross thinks Rachel is a geisha.
Ross pretends he doesn’t know Rachel and this is their blind-date.
b) Questions
Why the woman Chandler met did ran away?
Why did Rachel get angry at Ross?

At Chandler’s and Joey’s apartment

a) True or false
Joey is upset.
Chandler promised he will never take the bracelet of his wrist.
Chandler got on his knees to say sorry.
b) Questions
Why Chandler didn’t say anything about hating the bracelet?

At the apartment
a) True or false
Jack likes paint commercial.
Judy is very upset about Monica loosing her job.
b) Questions
According to Jack where should a 10% of the paycheck go?

At the Central perk

a) True or false
Chandler likes to spend time at the bitter barn.
Chandler bought identical bracelet.
Joey is happy to get a bracelet from Chandler.
b) Questions
How much money did Chandler spend on the bracelet?
Who found the bracelet?

At the apartment
a) True or false
Ross has dinosaur checks.
Ross is a cheap-a-saurus.
Monica got some ketchup on Rachel.
Judy asks Ross to take Rachel to the prom.
Ross feels embarrassed about the video tape.
Ross is wearing his own tux.
Monica is surprised Ross wanted to take Rachel to the prom.
b) Questions
What’s on the tape Joey found in the boxes?
What is different about now and then:
Rachel - ………………………………………….
Monica - ………………………………………….
Ross - …………………………………………….
Video: What was Ross’s plan for the summer?
How many times did Monica’s date see “Star Wars”?

Explain the meaning:

1
Marcel Marceau was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for
his persona as Bip the Clown.
Mr. Kotter a character of a teacher in a TV-Series called “Welcome back, Kotter”.
2
Joey in an excited mood: “You are so wearing this bracelet!”
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Judy: “Paint commercial that cracks you up.”
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“Get out!” says Joey when getting a bracelet from Chandler.
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“Take a chill pill.” says Monica’s prom date to Rachel, when she is
worrying about her date not coming.
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