Learn English with an ESL Friends Lesson

Three Years Earlier (6)


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Published: 1 Jul 2021
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 1:56
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S3 E06]

Chandler and Joey start their bromance by watching Baywatch after Joey moves in.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a lifeguard n. - a person who protects people at a beach or swimming pool [image] ESL vocab - a lifeguard
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cooler n. - a box that keeps food or drinks cold [image] ESL vocab - a beer cooler
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be out of exp. - not have any
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ move out phv. - leave an apartment and live in another place
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in real life exp. - not on TV or in movies

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Chandler from Friends Joey from Friends Monica from Friends
Chandler Joey Monica
  • Joey has recently moved in with Chandler.
  • Monica lives in the apartment across the hall from Chandler.
  • Monica's roommate (Phoebe) has recently moved out.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Chandler has seen the TV show Baywatch before.
    True
    False

  2. Baywatch is about lifeguards.
    True
    False

  3. Chandler doesn't like Baywatch.
    True
    False

  4. Joey doesn't want to share his beer.
    True
    False

  5. Chandler wants to borrow milk from Monica.
    True
    False

  6. Monica is sad because Phoebe moved out.
    True
    False

  7. Monica is single.
    True
    False

  8. Chandler thinks that Monica is beautiful.
    True
    False

  9. Chandler thinks that Monica is more beautiful than movie stars.
    True
    False

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (verb tenses)


Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você acha melhor. 2) Ouça novamente e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

Інструкції: 1) Прочитайте ці речення з відео і виберіть слово або вираз, який, на вашу думку, підходить найкраще. 2) Прослухайте ще раз і перевірте свої відповіді.


  • So, what ?
  • Baywatch.
  • What it about?
  • Lifeguards.
  • Well, it kind of stupid. Who is she?
  • Nicole Eggert. We her.
  • Hey, a beer?
  • Yeah, I get one.


  • Hey.
  • any beers? We are out of beers.
  • Help yourself.
  • Are you okay?
  • Phoebe out.
  • Right.
  • I . Am I so hard to live with? Is this why I a boyfriend?
  • Noo!! I why you a boyfriend. You should have a boyfriend.
  • Well, I so.
  • Listen, you are one of my favorite people and the most beautiful woman I think I in real life.

Score:



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково


Sentence 1

when / Chandler / walk / room / Joey / watch / Baywatch

When Chandler walks into the room, Joey is watching Baywatch.



Sentence 2

Baywatch / TV / show / lifeguard

Baywatch is a TV show about lifeguards.



Sentence 3

Chandler / think / Baywatch / stupid / until / he / see / Nicole / Eggert / run

Chandler thinks (that) Baywatch is stupid until he sees Nicole Eggert running.



Sentence 4

Chandler / offer / get / Joey / beer / but / Joey / already / have / cooler / full / beer / right / next / him

Chandler offers to get Joey a beer, but Joey already has a cooler (that is) full of beer (that is) right next to him.



Sentence 5

Monica / sad / because / Phoebe / move

Monica is sad because Phoebe (has) moved out.



Sentence 6

Monica / wonder / why / she / not / boyfriend

Monica wonders why she doesn't have a boyfriend.



Sentence 7

Chandler / try / comfort / Monica

Chandler tries to comfort Monica.

* comfort: say nice things when someone is sad




Sentence 8

Chandler / tell / Monica / she / most / beautiful / person / he / ever / know / real / life

Chandler tells Monica (that) she is the most beautiful person (that) he has ever known in real life.



Level Up   ( use a past unreal conditional )

Chandler / Monica / never / get / marry / if / they / not / live / across / hall / each / other

Chandler and Monica would never have [got/gotten] married if they hadn't lived across the hall from each other.




Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

What are you watching?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

What is it about?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

Wow! Look at them run.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Hey, you want a beer?



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I’ll go get one.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

No, no, no, don’t get up. I've got a cooler right here.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

Do you have any beers? We’re out of beers.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

I don’t understand.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Is this why I don’t have a boyfriend?



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

You don’t have a boyfriend because...



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

I don’t know why you don’t have a boyfriend.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

You are one of my favorite people.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Why do you think Monica does not have a boyfriend? Try to think of three possible reasons.
  2. At what time of the day is it acceptable to start drinking beer? How about wine? How about a cocktail? If your answers are not the same, then why?
  3. Would you like to live with Joey? What would be two good and two bad things about living with Joey?
  4. Baywatch is famous for being a "stupid but entertaining" TV show. What is your favorite "stupid but entertaining" TV show?
  5. In your opinion, who is the most beautiful actress and most handsome actor from your country?
  6. Who is the most beautiful/handsome person that you know in real life?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Chandler: So ah, what are you watching?

Joey: Baywatch.

Chandler: What’s it about?

Joey: Lifeguards.

Chandler: Well, it sounds kind of stupid. Who’s she?

Joey: Nicole Eggert. We like her.

Chandler: Wow! Look at them run.

Joey: They do that a lot. Hey, you want a beer?

Chandler: Yeah. I’ll go get one.

Joey: No, no, no. Don’t get up. I've got a cooler right here.

Chandler: Well, hello!

Monica: Hey.

Chandler: Do you have any beers? We’re out of beers.

Monica: Help yourself.

Chandler: You okay?

Monica: Phoebe moved out.

Chandler: Right.

Monica: I don’t understand. Am I so hard to live with? Is this why I don't have a boyfriend?

Chandler: Noo!! You don’t have a boyfriend because... I don’t, I don’t know why you don’t have a boyfriend. You should have a boyfriend.

Monica: Well, I think so.

Chandler: Oh-ho, come here. Listen, you are one of my favorite people and the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known in real life.

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