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Phoebe the Secretary (2)


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Published: 13 Aug 2021   [ UPDATED MAR 2024 ]
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 2:01
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S1 E22]

Phoebe tells Chandler how his employees feel about him after her first day of work as his new secretary.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ it pays to... exp. - it is valuable to...
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ get promoted exp. - get a higher job title/rank
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ do (someone) exp. - imitate (someone), talk like (someone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a scone n. - a small unsweetened type of bread [image] ESL Vocab - a scone

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Phoebe Chandler Ross Joey
Phoebe Chandler Ross Joey
  • Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Ross are good friends.
  • Chandler is a manager in an office.
  • Phoebe has just finished her first day of work as Chandler's new secretary.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Phoebe didn't enjoy her first day as Chandler's secretary.
    True
    False

  2. Chandler has new shoes.
    True
    False

  3. Phoebe didn't tell her coworkers that she is friends with Chandler.
    True
    False

  4. Chandler's employees really like him.
    True
    False

  5. Chandler recently got a promotion.
    True
    False

  6. Chandler's employees like to imitate him (copy how he talks).
    True
    False

  7. Ross and Joey imitate how Chandler talks.
    True
    False

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (aux. verbs)


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.


  • I tell anybody that I knew you.
  • Oh, because, you know, they like you.
  • Who like me?
  • What you talking about?
  • feel bad. They like you a lot, but then you promoted.
  • I believe it.
  • that report BE any later?
  • I sound like that. That is so NOT true.

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 / Phoebe / walk / cafe / Joey / ask / her / first / day / work

When Phoebe walks into the cafe, Joey asks (her) about her first day [at/of] work.



Sentence 2

Phoebe / say / everyone / so / nice / her

Phoebe says (that) everyone was so nice to her.



Sentence 3   (use past tense)

Phoebe / not / tell / anyone / office / she / know / Chandler

Phoebe didn't tell anyone at the office that she [knew/knows] Chandler.



Sentence 4

no / one / office / like / Chandler

No one at the office likes Chandler.



Sentence 5   (use past tense)

Chandler / employee / like / him / until / he / promote

Chandler's employees liked him until he [got/was] promoted.

Chandler's employees liked him until he got his promotion.



Sentence 6

Phoebe / tell / them / Chandler / employee / do / him

Phoebe tells them (that) Chandler's employees do him.



Sentence 7

Joey / Ross / start / laugh / when / Phoebe / imitate / Chandler

Joey and Ross start [to laugh/laughing] when Phoebe imitates Chandler.



Sentence 8

Chandler / get / angry / and / tell / everyone / shut

Chandler gets angry and tells everyone to shut up.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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

Hey, hey. How was the first day?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Excellent. Everyone was so so nice.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

No, I didn't tell anybody that I knew you.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Well, because, you know, they don't like you.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I thought you knew that.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

Who doesn't like me?



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

What are you talking about?



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

You know, they used to like you a lot.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

But then you got promoted, and, you know, now you're all like "Mr. Boss Man"



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

Yeah, yeah. They even do you.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

You know like, um, Could that report BE any later?



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

Okay, I don't sound like that. That is so NOT true.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Do you think Chandler made a mistake by hiring Phoebe? Why?
  2. Do you like your current boss? Why?
  3. Were you close friends with any of your past or present bosses? What do/did you do together? Does/Did it feel awkward?
  4. What are two advantages and two disadvantages of being close friends with your boss?
  5. Can you do any celebrities? (Can you talk like any famous people?) Show your partner.
  6. Can you do Chandler? (Focus on word stress!)

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Joey: Hey, hey. How was the first day?

Phoebe: Oh, excellent. Everyone was so, so nice.

Chandler: See, it pays to know the man who wears my shoes. Me.

Phoebe: No, I didn't tell anybody that I knew you.

Chandler: Why not?

Phoebe: Oh, because, you know, they don't like you.

Chandler: What?!

Phoebe: I thought you knew that.

Chandler: Na-uh. Who doesn't like me?

Phoebe: Everyone. Except for um... no everyone.

Chandler: What are you talking about?

Phoebe: Don't feel bad. You know they used to like you a lot. But then you got promoted, and, you know, now you're all like "Mr. Boss Man". You know, Mr. Bing. Mr. Bing, "Boss Man Bing".

Chandler: I can't believe it.

Phoebe: Yeah, yeah. They even do you.

Chandler: They do me?

Phoebe: You know like... uh okay... uh... Could that report BE any later?

Chandler: I don't sound like that.

Ross: Oh, oh Chandler...

Joey: Oh. Yeah, you do.

Ross: The hills were alive with the sound OF music.

Joey: My scones.

Phoebe, Joey, and Ross: My scones.

Chandler: Okay, I don't sound like that. That is so NOT true.

Chandler: That is so not... That is so not... That... Oh, shut up!

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