Learn English with Friends

#9. Chandler vs. Bullies (1)


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Published: 1 Sep 2017   [ UPDATED AUG 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 4:17
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S2 E21]

Chandler and Ross have to confront some bullies at the coffee shop (Part 1 of 2).


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I'm so beat. exp. - I am very tired.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ racquetball n. - an indoor sport similar to tennis
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ What's with you? exp. - Why are you acting this way?
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ kudos n. - congratulations, well-done
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ going for colorful exp. - trying to be interesting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be on the same page exp. - think in the same way
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tell on someone exp. - tell the authority about a crime
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Let's take this outside. exp. - Let's fight outside.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ kick your ass exp. - defeat you, beat you up

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Ross from Friends Chandler from Friends
Ross Chandler
  • Ross and Chandler are good friends.
  • They go to the same café almost every day.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What sport were Ross and Chandler going to play?
    Soccer
    Tennis
    Racquetball

  2. Why are the two men angry at Ross and Chandler?
    They had been sitting on the couch before Ross and Chandler arrived.
    Ross and Chandler are poorly dressed.
    Ross and Chandler took their coffees.

  3. What does Ross ask the two men to do?
    Let them sit on the couch.
    Buy a coffee for Chandler.
    Give Chandler back his hat.

  4. Why is the hat special to Chandler?
    It is from Chandler's favorite baseball team.
    He bought it when he was sad.
    It was very expensive.

  5. Why is Chandler sad in the apartment?
    He doesn't have a girlfriend.
    Joey thinks he is weak.
    He lost his coffee.

  6. What does Joey suggest they do?
    Buy a new hat.
    Go to the cafe and get the hat.
    Fight the guys who took the hat.

  7. What do the two guys want Ross and Chandler to do (on the second day)?
    Buy coffees for them.
    Move from the couch.
    Give them another hat.

  8. Who was sitting on the couch first?
    Gunther
    the two guys
    Ross and Chandler

  9. What does Ross do to stop the two men from bothering them?
    He tells Gunther.
    He buys them coffee.
    He threatens to fight them.

  10. What do the two men suggest they do next?
    Fight in the café.
    Go outside and fight.
    Fight after they finish drinking their coffees.

  11. What do the two men tell Ross and Chandler after they refuse to fight?
    Never sit on the couch again.
    Never come back to the café.
    Never wear a hat in the café again.

Score:



Story Order 이야기 순서 Ordem da história Orden de la historia Порядок подій


Directions: Put the events in the correct order, then press Check.

  1. Chandler suggests skipping racquetball and hanging out at the coffee house.
  2. Two guys tell Chandler and Ross they're sitting in their seats.
  3. Chandler makes a colorful joke about the two guys.
  4. One of the guys steals Chandler's hat.
  5. Ross asks the guy to give the hat back, but he refuses.
  6. Chandler and Ross explain what happened at the coffee house to their friends.
  7. Joey offers to go get the hat back.
  8. Back at the coffee house, the two guys return and claim the couch belongs to them.
  9. Ross calls Gunther over for help.
  10. The guys challenge Ross and Chandler to a fight, but Ross refuses.

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. Man, I an so [ tired ].

    [ beat ]



  2. Nah, actually, I was just [ trying to be interesting ].

    [ going for colorful ]



  3. [ Congratulations ] on that hat joke.

    [ Kudos ]



  4. I just want to make sure we're [ thinking the same way ].

    [ on the same page ]



  5. You [ reported us to someone ]?

    [ told on us ]



  6. All right. Let's [ fight outside ].

    [ take this outside ]



  7. The guy who's about to [ beat you up ] talks like that!

    [ kick your ass ]



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (present vs past)


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.


  • Hey, you in our seats.
  • Oh sorry. We know.
  • Hey, we sitting there.
  • Okay. There one more way to say it. Who it?
  • that supposed to be funny?
  • Nah, actually, I just going for colorful.


  • What just ?
  • I just your hat. See, I be funny too. My joke that I your hat.
  • That funny. Can I have it back?
  • No.


  • What the matter with you?
  • Some mean guys at the coffee house my hat.
  • No.
  • It ridiculous. These guys, they bullies. Actual bullies. You know, we grownups. This kind of stuff supposed to happen anymore.


  • Hey, that the guy who your hat?
  • And look where they sitting.
  • You joking, right? You guys just through the door.
  • Maybe we make it clear enough. This couch to us.


  • Gunther. These guys trying to take our seat.
  • Fellas, these guys here first.
  • Oh sorry. We realize.
  • Thank you, Gunther. We want to have to go and do that.
  • You on us?
  • Well, pal, you give me much of a choice.

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

Chandler / suggest / they / forget / racquet / ball / just / get / coffee

Chandler suggests (that) they (should) forget about racquet ball and just get (a) coffee.



Sentence 2

two / guy / angry / because / Chandler / Ross / sit / couch

Two guys [are/get] angry because Chandler and Ross are sitting on the couch.



Sentence 3

one / guy / take / Chandler / hat

One of the guys takes Chandler's hat.



Sentence 4

Ross / try / persuade / guy / give / Chandler / hat / back

Ross tries to persuade the guy to give Chandler his hat back.



Sentence 5

Chandler / Ross / tell / story / friend

Chandler and Ross tell the story to their friends.



Sentence 6

when / Chandler / Ross / go / back / coffee / shop / two / guy / start / bully / them / again

When Chandler and Ross go back to the coffee shop, the two guys start [to bully/bullying] them again.



Sentence 7

so / Ross / tell / two / guy

So, Ross tells on the two guys.



Sentence 8

two / guy / challenge / Ross / Chandler / fight

The two guys challenge Ross and Chandler to (a) fight.



Sentence 9

Ross / refuse / fight / two / guy

Ross refuses to fight the two guys.



Sentence 10

two / guy / tell / Ross / Chandler / never / come / back / coffee / shop

The two guys tell Ross and Chandler never to come back to the coffee shop.



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

(Do) you want to just forget about racquetball and hang out here?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Sorry. We didn't know.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

Was that supposed to be funny?



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

You know what? I think you're very funny.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Come on guys. Just-just give him back the hat.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

So he got the hat to cheer himself up, you know.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

No. I just want to make sure we're on the same page.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

What's the matter with you?



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

It was ridiculous, you know. These guys, they were bullies.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

This kind of stuff isn't supposed to happen anymore.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

Let's go down there and get your hat back.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

Maybe we didn't make it clear enough.



Clip 13
0:00 / 0:00

All right, I'll tell you what. You call the couch, and then we'll call the couch, and we'll see who it comes to.



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

These guys are trying to take our seat.



Clip 15
0:00 / 0:00

We didn't want to have to go and do that.



Clip 16
0:00 / 0:00

You won't have to so long as you never ever show your faces in this coffee house ever again.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Why do you think the two guys keep bothering Chandler and Ross? Do you think this situation seems far-feteched (unrealistic)?
  2. What do you think will happen next?
  3. What would you do if you were in Chandler and Ross's situation?
  4. If an authority (teacher, boss, coach, parent) sees someone being bullied, what is the most effective way to deal with the situation?
  5. Did you see or experience bullying in school? What happened?
  6. Have you ever seen or experienced bullying as an adult? What happened?
  7. What are some effective ways to de-escalate conflicts before they turn into physical confrontations?
  8. Do you think boys (men) or girls (women) bully more? Is the way that they bully similar or quite different?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Chandler: Man, I am so beat.

Ross: Oh, yeah.

Chandler: Hey, (do) you want to just forget about racquetball and hang out here?

Ross: Yeah, all right.

Bully 1: Hey, you are in our seats.

Ross: Oh sorry. We didn't know.

Bully 2: Hey, we were sitting there.

Chandler: Okay. There is one more way to say it. Who knows it?

Bully 2: Is that supposed to be funny?

Chandler: Nah, actually, I was just going for colorful.

Bully 1: What's with this guy?

Bully 2: What's with you?

Ross: Uh, nothing. Nothing's with him. Enjoy your coffee.

Chandler: What just happened?

Bully 2: I just took your hat. See, I can be funny too. My joke is that I took your hat.

Chandler: That is funny. Can I have it back?

Bully 2: No.

Chandler: No?

Bully 1: No.

Ross: Okay. Okay. You know what? I think you're very funny. Kudos on that hat joke. But come on guys, just give him back the hat.

Bully 1: Why should we?

Ross: Because it's a special hat. See, he bought it because he was feeling really down one day. So he got the hat to cheer himself up, you know. Chandler...

Chandler: Stop talking. Stop talking now! Let me just get this straight. You're actually stealing my hat?

Bully 1: You got a problem with that?

Chandler: No. I just want to make sure we're on the same page.


Ross & Chandler: Hi.

Rachel: What's the matter with you?

Chandler: Some mean guys at the coffee house took my hat.

Rachel: No.

Ross: It was ridiculous. These guys, they were bullies. Actual bullies. You know, we're grownups. This kind of stuff isn't supposed to happen anymore.

Chandler: Oh... Oh, no, wait a minute. I have no one.

Joey: Hey, well, let's go down there and get your hat back.

Chandler: Forget it. It's probably stripped and sold for parts by now.


Bully 1: Hey, isn't that the guy who used to wear your hat?

Bully 2: And look where they're sitting.

Ross: You're joking, right? You guys just walked through the door.

Bully 1: Maybe we didn't make it clear enough.

Bully 2: Yeah!

Bully 1: This couch belongs to us.

Chandler: I'll tell you what. You call the couch, and then we'll call the couch, and we'll see who it comes to.

Bully 1: You know what I keep wondering. Why you two are still sitting here.

Ross: All right, that's it. I have had enough of this, all right? Gunther. These guys are trying to take our seat.

Gunther: Fellas, these guys were here first.

Bully 1: Oh sorry. Didn't realize.

Gunther: There you go.

Ross: Thank you, Gunther. We didn't want to have to go and do that.

Bully 2: He told on us?

Bully 1: You told on us?

Ross: Well, pal, you didn't give me much of a choice.

Chandler: Don't play with his thing.

Ross: I know.

Bully 1: All right. Let's take this outside.

Ross: Let's, let's take this outside? Who talks like that?

Bully 1: The guy who's about to kick your ass talks like that!

Chandler: You had to ask!

Ross: Okay, okay, look. See, the thing is we're not going to fight you guys.

Bully 2: Well then, here's the deal. You won't have to so long as you never ever show your faces in this coffee house ever again.

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