#3 Friends
Monica's New Roommate (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
fifty percent off
fifty percent off
albino
albino
windshield
windshield
Port Authority (store)
Port Authority (store)
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Are you kidding?
Are you kidding?
train
train
interview
interview
surprisingly
surprisingly
He has a crush on her.
He has a crush on her.
live off (someone)
live off (someone)
Give him a break!
Give him a break!
vulnerable
vulnerable
He asked her out.
He asked her out.
I crashed on the couch.
I crashed on the couch.
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Rachel: Guess what?
Rachel: Guess what?
Ross: You got a job?
Ross: You got a job?
Rachel: Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing! I was laughed out of twelve interviews today.
Rachel: Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing! I was laughed out of twelve interviews today.
train
train
verb
verb
to teach to make prepared for a test of skill
to teach to make prepared for a test of skill
kidding verb
kidding verb
joking, teasing
joking, teasing
And yet you're surprisingly upbeat.
And yet you're surprisingly upbeat.
surprisingly
surprisingly
adverb
adverb
unexpectedly
unexpectedly
upbeat
upbeat
adjective
adjective
cheerful; optimistic.
cheerful; optimistic.
Monica: C'mon, you can't live off your parents your whole life.
Monica: C'mon, you can't live off your parents your whole life.
Rachel: I know that. That's why I was getting married.
Rachel: I know that. That's why I was getting married.
to live off (someone)
to live off (someone)
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
to depend on someone for food and money.
to depend on someone for food and money.
Example: "Teenagers typically live off their parents until they find a job and earn enough money to support themselves."
Example: "Teenagers typically live off their parents until they find a job and earn enough money to support themselves."
Phoebe: Give her a break, it's hard being on your own for the first time.
Phoebe: Give her a break, it's hard being on your own for the first time.
Rachel: Thank you.
Rachel: Thank you.
give (someone) a break
give (someone) a break
idiom
idiom
to stop treating (someone) in a strict or harsh way. Don't criticize or be critical.
to stop treating (someone) in a strict or harsh way. Don't criticize or be critical.
...and then I found aromatherapy. So believe me, I know exactly how you feel.
...and then I found aromatherapy. So believe me, I know exactly how you feel.
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
noun
the treatment of worry or nervousness, or medical conditions that are not serious, with pleasant-smelling natural substances
the treatment of worry or nervousness, or medical conditions that are not serious, with pleasant-smelling natural substances
Monica: Well, that's it (To Ross) You gonna crash on the couch?
Monica: Well, that's it (To Ross) You gonna crash on the couch?
Ross: No. No, I gotta go home sometime.
Ross: No. No, I gotta go home sometime.
Monica: You gonna be okay?
Monica: You gonna be okay?
Ross: Yeah.
Ross: Yeah.
to crash on the couch
to crash on the couch
slang
slang
to sleep on the couch
to sleep on the couch
You know you probably didn't know this, but back in high school, I had a, um, major crush on you.
You know you probably didn't know this, but back in high school, I had a, um, major crush on you.
have a crush on
have a crush on
idiom
idiom
to have romantic feelings or be attracted to someone
to have romantic feelings or be attracted to someone
Ross: Listen, do you think -- and try not to let my intense vulnerability become any kind of a factor here -- but do you think it would be okay if I asked you out? Sometime? Maybe?
Ross: Listen, do you think -- and try not to let my intense vulnerability become any kind of a factor here -- but do you think it would be okay if I asked you out? Sometime? Maybe?
Rachel: Yeah, maybe...
Rachel: Yeah, maybe...
vulnerable
vulnerable
adjective
adjective
not protected, easy to attack or harm
not protected, easy to attack or harm
to asked (someone) out
to asked (someone) out
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
to invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant etc because you want to start a romantic relationship with them.
to invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant etc because you want to start a romantic relationship with them.
Example: I'm sad. I asked Rachel out on a date, but she said, "no."
Example: I'm sad. I asked Rachel out on a date, but she said, "no."
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
#3 Friends: Monica's New Roommate (Part 3)
#3 Friends: Monica's New Roommate (Part 3)