#9 Friends
Rachel Isn't OK
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
dirt
dirt
noun = soil
noun = soil
slang = gossip, information
slang = gossip, information
altar
altar
specials board
specials board
cookie dough
cookie dough
slumber party
slumber party
A party, typically for preteen or teenage girls, in which all the guests spend the night at the house where the party is held.
A party, typically for preteen or teenage girls, in which all the guests spend the night at the house where the party is held.
Twister
Twister
A game.
A game.
Operation
Operation
A game.
A game.
tweezers
tweezers
Use tweezers to remove a splinter or pluck your eyebrows.
Use tweezers to remove a splinter or pluck your eyebrows.
vase
vase
chocolate blobbies on cookies
chocolate blobbies on cookies
fruit punch
fruit punch
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
dirt
dirt
to stay over
to stay over
hold on
hold on
vase
vase
unusual
unusual
cookie dough
cookie dough
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Rachel: So c'mon, you guys, tell me all the dirt!
Rachel: So c'mon, you guys, tell me all the dirt!
Kiki: Well, the biggest news is still you dumping Barry at the altar!
Kiki: Well, the biggest news is still you dumping Barry at the altar!
dirt - slang - news, gossip, information
dirt - slang - news, gossip, information
Rachel: I've got this job-
Rachel: I've got this job-
Kiki: Waitressing?
Kiki: Waitressing?
Rachel: Okay, I'm not just waitressing. I'm.. I, um... I write the specials on the specials board, and, uh... and I, uh... I take the uh dead flowers out of the vase... Oh, and, um, sometimes Arturo lets me put the little chocolate blobbies on the cookies.
Rachel: Okay, I'm not just waitressing. I'm.. I, um... I write the specials on the specials board, and, uh... and I, uh... I take the uh dead flowers out of the vase... Oh, and, um, sometimes Arturo lets me put the little chocolate blobbies on the cookies.
Leslie: Well. Your mom didn't tell us about the blobbies.
Leslie: Well. Your mom didn't tell us about the blobbies.
vase - noun - container to hold flowers.
vase - noun - container to hold flowers.
Monica: Okay! How would you like some Tiki Death Punch?
Monica: Okay! How would you like some Tiki Death Punch?
Rachel: What's that?
Rachel: What's that?
punch - noun - mixture of fruit juices, spices, and sometimes alcohol.
punch - noun - mixture of fruit juices, spices, and sometimes alcohol.
Monica: We thought since Phoebe was staying over tonight we'd have kinda like a slumber party thing. We got some trashy magazines, we got cookie dough, we got Twister... (The phone rings and Monica answers it.)
Monica: We thought since Phoebe was staying over tonight we'd have kinda like a slumber party thing. We got some trashy magazines, we got cookie dough, we got Twister... (The phone rings and Monica answers it.)
Phoebe: Ooh! Ooh!
Phoebe: Ooh! Ooh!
stay over - phrasal verb - to spend the night. Sleep over.
stay over - phrasal verb - to spend the night. Sleep over.
cookie dough - noun - mixture of ingredients to bake to make cookies.
cookie dough - noun - mixture of ingredients to bake to make cookies.
Monica: Uh, Rach, it's the Visa card people.
Monica: Uh, Rach, it's the Visa card people.
Rachel: Oh, God, ask them what they want.
Rachel: Oh, God, ask them what they want.
Monica: Could you please tell me what this is in reference to? Yes, hold on. Um, they say there's been some unusual activity on your account.
Monica: Could you please tell me what this is in reference to? Yes, hold on. Um, they say there's been some unusual activity on your account.
Rachel: But I haven't used my card in weeks!
Rachel: But I haven't used my card in weeks!
Monica: That is the unusual activity.
Monica: That is the unusual activity.
hold on - phrasal verb - wait a moment
hold on - phrasal verb - wait a moment
unusual - adjective - not usual. different. out of the ordinary.
unusual - adjective - not usual. different. out of the ordinary.
Reduced form (relaxed speach)
Reduced form (relaxed speach)
"They wanna know if I'm okay."
"They wanna know if I'm okay."
wanna = want to
wanna = want to
Monica: Look, they just wanna see if you're okay.
Monica: Look, they just wanna see if you're okay.
Rachel: They wanna know if I'm okay. Okay.. they wanna know if I'm okay, okay, let's see. Well, let's see, the FICA guys took all my money, everyone I know is either getting married, or getting promoted, or getting pregnant, and I'm getting coffee! And it's not even for me! So if that sounds like I'm okay, okay, then you can tell them I'm okay, okay?
Rachel: They wanna know if I'm okay. Okay.. they wanna know if I'm okay, okay, let's see. Well, let's see, the FICA guys took all my money, everyone I know is either getting married, or getting promoted, or getting pregnant, and I'm getting coffee! And it's not even for me! So if that sounds like I'm okay, okay, then you can tell them I'm okay, okay?
Monica: Uh- Rachel has left the building, can you call back?
Monica: Uh- Rachel has left the building, can you call back?
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
#9 Friends: Rachel Isn't OK
#9 Friends: Rachel Isn't OK