Learn English with an ESL Friends Lesson

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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ rescue v. - save
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a lab n. - a laboratory, where scientists work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cruel adj. - not nice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ass n. - butt, bottom
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reach a certain age exp. - become an adult
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pathetic adj. - sad, like a loser
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a spatula n. - a cooking tool [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ It has to do with... exp. - It is because of... / It is related to...
• ☐ ☐ ☐ feces n. - poop, shit, no.2
• ☐ ☐ ☐ look in on him phv. - go to his home and make sure he is okay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a favor n. - a kind or nice action

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

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Ross	Monica	Chandler	Phoebe	Marcel

• Marcel is Ross's pet monkey.
• Ross lives alone now because he recently got divorced.
• Ross's ex-wife's name is Carol.

1. Ross's friends have never met Marcel before.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Ross rescued Marcel from a zoo.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Marcel is going to live in Ross's apartment.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Ross wants to get a roommate.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Monica wants Ross to bring Marcel to her apartment more often.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Marcel doesn't like to be alone.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Ross threw feces (shit) at Marcel.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Chandler offers to visit Ross's apartment and look in on Marcel.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Chandler wants to tell lies to Marcel.
   True
   False
   
   

Score:

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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.

• There is somebody I --- is does has would like you to meet.
• That --- is does has would be Marcel. --- Are Do Have Would you want to say hi?
• No! No, I --- am not don't haven't can't .
• Oh, he is precious! Where --- were did had could you get him?
• Hey, that monkey --- is does has can got a Ross on its ass!
• Yeah. It --- is does has could been kind of quiet since Carol left, so...
• Why --- aren't don't haven't couldn't you just get a roommate?
• Ross! He --- is does has can playing with my spatulas again!
• Do you always --- ought to should must have to bring him here?
• I --- wasn't didn't hadn't couldn't want to leave him alone.
• I said some things that I --- wasn't didn't hadn't couldn't mean, and he threw some feces...
• You know, if you're going to work late, I --- am do have could look in on him for you.

Score:

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Directions: Practice reading the script. Then "Hide" parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

• 
  
• Ross:
  Guys, there's somebody I'd like you to meet.
  
• Monica:
  Wait. What is that?
• Ross:
  That would be Marcel. Do you want to say hi?
  
• Monica:
  No, no, I don't.
  
  
  
  
• Monica:
  Ross, is he going to live with you, like, in your apartment?
  
• Ross:
  Yeah. I mean, it's been kind of quiet since Carol left, so...
  
• Monica:
  Why don't you just get a roommate?
  
• Ross:
  Nah, I don't know. I think you reach a certain age, having a roommate is kind of pathetic.
  
  
  
  
• Monica:
  Do you always have to bring him here?
  
• Ross:
  I didn't want to leave him alone, all right?
  
• Ross:
  We, we had our first fight this morning. I think it has to do with my working late.
  
• Chandler:
  If you're going to work late, I could look in on him for you.
  
• Ross:
  Oh, that would be great!
  
• Ross:
  Okay, but if you do, make sure it seems like you're there to see him, okay.
  
• Ross:
  And you're not doing it as a favor to me.
  
• Chandler:
  Okay, but if he asks, I'm not going to lie.
  

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

Ross / bring / monkey / Monica / apartment

Ross brings a monkey [to/into] Monica's apartment.

monkey / name / Marcel

The monkey's name is Marcel.

The monkey is named Marcel.

Ross / friend / Bethel / rescue / Marcel / lab / and / give / him / Ross

Ross's friend Bethel rescued Marcel from [a/some] lab and gave him to Ross.

Ross / want / keep / Marcel / apartment / because / he / lonely / since / Carol / leave

Ross wants to keep Marcel in his apartment because he has been lonely since Carol left (him).

Ross / think / live / roommate / after / certain / age / pathetic

Ross thinks (that) living with a roommate after a certain age is pathetic.

Ross thinks (that) living with roommates after a certain age is pathetic.

Monica / upset / because / Ross / always / bring / Marcel / apartment

Monica is upset because Ross always brings Marcel to her apartment.

Monica is upset because Ross is always bringing Marcel to her apartment.

Ross / not / want / leave / Marcel / alone / apartment

Ross doesn't want to leave Marcel alone in his apartment.

Chandler / offer / look / in / Marcel / when / Ross / have / work / late

Chandler offers to look in on Marcel when Ross has to work late.

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.

Guys? There's a somebody I'd like you to meet.

That would be Marcel. Do you want to say hi?

Where did you get him?

Ross, is he going to live with you, like, in your apartment?

I mean, it's been kind of quiet since Carol left, so...

Why don't you just get a roommate?

He is not going to hurt them, right?

Do you always have to bring him here?

Look, I didn't want to leave him alone.

I think it has to do with my working late.

You know, if you're going to work late, I could look in on him for you.

Oh, that would be great!

But if you do, make sure it seems like you're there to see him.

Okay, but if he asks, I'm not going to lie.

1. What problems is Ross having with Marcel?
2. What other problems do you think Ross will have with Marcel in the future?
3. Would you like to have a monkey as a pet? What would be the best and worst aspects of owning a monkey?
4. What is your worst experience with a pet or animal? What happened?
5. Why do people have pets? Can you think of at least five different reasons?
6. Do (or did) you or any of your friends have any unusual pets?