Learn English with Friends

#14. Ross's Skin Issue


icon
Published: 1 May 2019
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:25
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S3 E23]

Ross has something on his skin that is making him worry.



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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cleansing myself exp. - cleaning myself
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ not visually accessible exp. - not able to be seen
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ It's no big deal. exp. - It is not important.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a mole n. - a dark bump on the skin [image] ESL Vocab - a mole
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a pimple n. - acne, a red spot on the skin [image] ESL Vocab - pimples
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ wrinkly adj. - with many wrinkles
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fancy adj. - elaborate, not plain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ benign adj. - not harmful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ abnormality n. - a thing that is not normal
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ reluctant adj. - not willing to do something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ nipples n. - the two small bumps on a person's chest or breasts
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lop off phv. - cut off, remove
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ run-of-the-mill adj. - ordinary
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ slice off phv. - cut off, remove
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ that baby exp. - that thing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on short notice exp. - with little warning, without a plan
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I am stumped. adj. - I can't figure it out.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Ross from Friends Joey from Friends Chandler from Friends
Ross Joey Chandler
  • Joey, Ross and Chandler are best friends.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. Where was Ross when he noticed his skin problem?
    At the doctor's office
    In the shower
    At work

  2. Why does Ross ask Chandler and Joey to look at "it"?
    It is interesting.
    Ross can't see it.
    Joey used to be a doctor.

  3. How does Joey describe "it"?
    Big
    Ugly
    Fancy
    Benign
    Wrinkly

  4. How does Chandler describe "it"?
    Big
    Ugly
    Fancy
    Benign
    Wrinkly

  5. Why does Chandler mention "two more weeks of winter"?
    It is cold in the apartment.
    Ross has had the problem for two weeks.
    When groundhogs hide in their hole, winter will continue.

  6. What did the doctor tell Ross about it?
    It is not dangerous.
    It is very dangerous.
    It doesn't have a name.
    It will get much bigger.
    It will eventually disappear.

  7. Why does the doctor not want to remove it?
    He doesn't know what it is.
    It is too small.
    It is too big.

  8. Why did Chandler have to go to a skin doctor in the past?
    He had a third nipple.
    He had a lot of pimples.
    He had the same problem as Ross.

  9. What does Joey want to call Ross's skin problem?
    Benign
    The Ross
    The Joey
    A super mole

  10. What does Ross want the doctor to do?
    Cut it off
    Tell him what it is
    Show it to other doctors

  11. How does the doctor know that it is not a third nipple?
    It is too big.
    It smells bad.
    It is not on his chest.
    It is the wrong color.

  12. Why does the doctor invite more people into the exam room?
    Ross has a nice ass.
    He doesn't know what it is.
    Ross knows the other doctors.

  13. What does Ross have to do later that day?
    Go to work
    See another doctor
    Meet friends for dinner

  14. How long has the doctor been practicing medicine?
    1 year
    3 years
    23 years

  15. How many times has the doctor seen Ross's skin problem before?
    Never
    Once
    23 times

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.


  • Ross decided to get the dark (mole) on his face removed, so he went to see a dermatologist (skin doctor).
  • When Chandler was a teenager, he had a lot of little red (pimples) on his face. He had a problem with acne.
  • Chandler went to a doctor to get his third (nipple) removed. He only wanted two.
  • When the doctor looked at the skin (abnormality) on Ross's butt, he didn't know what it was.
  • Ross wasn't worried about his health because the doctor said his abnormality was (benign) .
  • Ross's abnormality was not (run-of-the-mill) . In fact, it was very unusual.
  • The doctor was (reluctant) to cut off the abnormality because he didn't know what it was.
  • The doctor didn't know what the thing on Ross's butt was. He was (stumped) .



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.


  • I am hoping that you guys can (help me out) .
    → With most phrasal verbs, put pronouns between the verb and the particle
  • How did it (go) at the doctor's office?
    → Use "how + go" (How did it go?) or "what + happen" (What happened?).
  • I have (dinner plans) with my friends tonight.
    → A "meeting" is usually for business.
  • There was a sudden emergency, so we had to change our plans (on short notice) .
    → "On short notice" is an idiomatic expression.



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (reported speech)


Directions: Choose the correct reporting verb, verb tense, and pronoun for these sentences using reported (indirect) speech. Use a tense shift.


  1. Ross (asked) Chandler and Joey for a favor.

  2. Ross (told) Chandler and Joey that he (needed) help because he (couldn't) see the skin abnormality (himself) .

  3. Joey (asked) Ross what (it was).

  4. Ross (asked) (if) it (was) a pimple.

  5. Chandler (said) that it (was) too fancy to be a pimple.

  6. Chandler (told) Ross (to see) a doctor.

  7. Chandler (asked) Ross (how) it (had gone) at the doctor's office.

  8. Chandler (said) that a doctor (had cut off) (his) third nipple.

  9. Ross (said) (that) the doctor (wouldn't) remove it.

  10. The doctor (told/asked) Ross (to take off) (his) shirt.

  11. Ross (said) that he (had) dinner plans.

  12. The doctor (said) that he (had been practicing) medicine for a long time and that he (hadn't seen) anything like it before.



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

Ross / ask / Joey / Chandler / favor

Ross asks Joey and Chandler for a favor.



Sentence 2

Ross / find / something / strange / body / while / he / shower

Ross found something strange on his body while he was showering.

Ross found something strange on his body while he was taking a shower.

Ross found something strange on his body while he was in the shower.



Sentence 3

Ross / ask / Joey / Chandler / look / it / because / it / place / not / visual / accessible

Ross asks Joey and Chandler to look at it because it is in a place (that/which) is not visually accessible.



Sentence 4

Chandler / Joey / not / know / what / it

Chandler and Joey don't know what it is.



Sentence 5

Joey / think / it / too / wrinkle / mole / and / Chandler / think / it / fancy / than / pimple

Joey thinks (that) it is too wrinkly to be a mole, and Chandler thinks (that) it is fancier than a pimple.



Sentence 6

Ross / go / doctor / but / doctor / not / know / what / it / either

Ross went to a doctor, but the doctor didn't know what it was either.



Sentence 7

doctor / tell / Ross / skin / abnormality / benign

The doctor told Ross (that) [the/his] skin abnormality [is/was] benign.



Sentence 8

Chandler / recommend / Ross / see / doctor

Chandler recommends (that) Ross (should) see his doctor.



Sentence 9

Ross / tell / doctor / he / has / third / nipple / and / ask / doctor / slice

Ross tells the doctor (that) he has a third nipple and asks the doctor to slice it off.



Sentence 10

doctor / call / some / colleague / look / Ross / skin / abnormality

The doctor calls some (of his) colleagues to look at Ross's skin abnormality.



Sentence 11

all / doctor / look / skin / abnormality / Ross / ass / wonder

All of the doctors look at the skin abnormality on Ross's ass [with/in] wonder.



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

Well, I don't know. It's kind of in a place that's not visually accessible to me.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Well what is it? Is it a mole?



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

No, it's too wrinkly to be a mole.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

No, it's fancier than a pimple.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

Well, he said there's definitely nothing to worry about. It's totally benign.



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

He said without being able to identify it, he was reluctant to remove it.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

Well, you know what? You should go to my guy.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Because when I went in there with my third nipple, he just lopped it right off.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Just slice that baby right off!



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

What are you doing?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

First of all, it's on your ass.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. What do you think Ross has on his butt?
  2. From your experience, does this video clip seem realistic? In what ways is it realistic? In what ways is it unrealistic?
  3. Who in your life (friends/family) would you trust to look at something strange on your body?
  4. Have you ever had something removed from your body?
  5. Are you nervous when you visit a doctor? How about a dentist? Why?
  6. When you visit a doctor, do you always trust their advice or do you get a second or third opinion? How about if it is for your child?
  7. Can you explain (in English) the appearance, cause, and treatment of the following skin issues? (Use your dictionary if you have to.)
    • acne / pimples
    • a birthmark
    • a blister
    • hives
    • liver spots
    • a mole
    • a scar
    • a skin tag

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Ross: Hey.

Chandler: Hey.

Joey: Hey.

Ross: Listen, I need a favor. Umm, I was in the shower, and as I was cleansing myself, I, well, I felt something.

Chandler: Was it like a sneeze only better?

Ross: No, no. I mean, I mean a thing on my body.

Joey: What was it?

Ross: Well, I don't know. It's kind of in a place that's not... it's not visually accessible to me, and I was hoping maybe you guys could help me out.

Chandler and Joey: Whoa!!!

Chandler: No!!

Ross: Come on you guys. It's no big deal!

Chandler: Whoa-heeeiiiiii-iiiii-ah!! Huh.

Ross: Well, what is it? Is it a mole?

Joey: No, it's too wrinkly to be a mole.

Ross: Well, eww. Is it what? A pimple?

Chandler: No, it's fancier than a pimple. Look, Ross, why don't you just go see a...

Rachel: Hey guys! What's...

Chandler: Okay, well, it's definite: two more weeks of winter.

Joey: Yeah, right.


Ross: Hey guys.

Joey: Well?!

Chandler: Okay, how'd it go at the doctor's?

Ross: Well, he said there's definitely nothing to worry about. It's totally benign.

Joey: Well, what is it?!

Ross: He couldn't even tell me! He said it was just some sort of skin abnormality. And the worst thing is he said, he said, without being able to identify it, he was reluctant to remove it.

Chandler: Y'know what? You should go to my guy. Because when I went in there with my third nipple, he just lopped it right off. Y'know? So I guess I'm lucky. I mean not as lucky as people who were born with two nipples.

Ross: At least they knew what yours was. Y'know, yours had a name.

Joey: Oh! Maybe they'll name yours after you! Y'know, they'll call it "the Ross". And then people would be like, "Awww, he's got a Ross."

Ross: Yeah, that would be cool!


Ross: That's all it is, a third nipple. Y'know? Just your run-of-the-mill third nipple. Y'know? You can take it off. Just slice that baby right off!

Doctor: Take your shirt off, and let's see what we're dealing with here. What are you doing?

Ross: Just showing you my run-of-the-mill slice-it-right-off third nipple.

Doctor: Well. that's not a third nipple.

Ross: No?

Doctor: First of all, it's on your ass.

Ross: Well then what is it?!

Doctor: Wait a minute, hold it. Johnson! Will you come in here a moment?

Johnson: I'm with Hamilton!

Doctor: He's good with weird things. Bring him in too.


Ross: You know, I have dinner plans!!

Doctor: Thank you soo much for coming on such a short notice. Ladies and gentlemen, I've been practicing medicine for twenty-three years, and I'm stumped.

Watch Next 다음에 볼 Veja a seguir Ver siguiente Дивіться далі