#15 Friends
The Birth (Part 3)
Instructions
Instructions
- Watch the video
- Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
- Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com
1. Watch the video
1. Watch the video
2.Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
2.Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Images of things mentioned in the video
Images of things mentioned in the video
vent
shoulder
knee
stomach
Reduced Forms (relaxed speech)
Reduced Forms (relaxed speech)
Ben, you ready? All right, gimme your foot.
Ben, you ready? All right, gimme your foot.
gimme = give me
gimme = give me
Let me see. I gotta see, I gotta see. Oh, a head. Oh, it's, it's huge.
Let me see. I gotta see, I gotta see. Oh, a head. Oh, it's, it's huge.
gotta = got to (same meaning as "have to")
gotta = got to (same meaning as "have to")
Whaddaya-see? Whaddaya-see?
Whaddaya-see? Whaddaya-see?
Whaddaya-see = What do you see?
Whaddaya-see = What do you see?
Carol: What does he look like?
Carol: What does he look like?
Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.
Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.
Carol: Really?
Carol: Really?
kinda like = kind of like (means "similar to")
kinda like = kind of like (means "similar to")
Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.
Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.
Ross: How 'bout Ben?
Ross: How 'bout Ben?
Susan: I like Ben.
Susan: I like Ben.
how 'bout = how about
how 'bout = how about
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
rescue
rescue
cover
cover
look like
look like
stomach
stomach
shoulder
shoulder
definitely
definitely
beautiful
beautiful
knee
knee
shout
shout
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Phoebe: Hi, I'm Ben. I'm hospital worker Ben. It's Ben... to the rescue!
Phoebe: Hi, I'm Ben. I'm hospital worker Ben. It's Ben... to the rescue!
to rescue
to rescue
verb
verb
save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation.
save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation.
Example: The firemen rescued a cat that was stuck in a tree.
Example: The firemen rescued a cat that was stuck in a tree.
noun
noun
an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress.
an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress.
"She came to our rescue with a loan of $100"
"She came to our rescue with a loan of $100"
Ross: We got a head. We got shoulders. We got arms. We got, oh, look at the little fingers, oh, and a chest, and a stomach. It's a boy, definitely a boy! All right! Ok, legs, knees, and feet. Oh, oh. He's here. He's a person.
Ross: We got a head. We got shoulders. We got arms. We got, oh, look at the little fingers, oh, and a chest, and a stomach. It's a boy, definitely a boy! All right! Ok, legs, knees, and feet. Oh, oh. He's here. He's a person.
definitely
definitely
adverb
adverb
without doubt (used for emphasis).
without doubt (used for emphasis).
Example: See you at the airport! I will definitely be there on time.
Example: See you at the airport! I will definitely be there on time.
Carol: What does he look like?
Carol: What does he look like?
Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.
Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.
Carol: Really?
Carol: Really?
Phoebe: You guys, he's beautiful!
Phoebe: You guys, he's beautiful!
cover
cover
verb
verb
to spread over
to spread over
Example: Snow covered the mountains.
Example: Snow covered the mountains.
Example: The mountains were covered with snow.
Example: The mountains were covered with snow.
There are many meanings for the word cover. See here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover
There are many meanings for the word cover. See here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover
Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.
Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.
Ross: How 'bout Ben?
Ross: How 'bout Ben?
Susan: I like Ben.
Susan: I like Ben.
shout
shout
verb
verb
a loud cry or call
a loud cry or call
Example: The coach shouted to her players on the field, "Go, go, go!"
Example: The coach shouted to her players on the field, "Go, go, go!"
3. Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com
3. Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com
#15 Friends: The Birth (Part 3)
#15 Friends: The Birth (Part 3)