00:00 - 2:04 Vocabulary

Scene: Central Perk A. engagement: before the wedding when two people are
RACHEL: Okay, okay, I checked. We committed to get married.
have: Earl Grey, English BreakfastI, Cin- B. maid of honor: the most important bridesmaid.
namon Stick, Camomile, Mint Medley, The bridesmaids are girls or women who help the bride
Blackberry , and.. oh, wait, there’s one during the wedding ceremony.
PIC

more, um.. Lemon Soother. You’re not

the guy that asked for the tea, are youII?
Okay.
Opening Credits
MONICA: Mail call, Rachel Green,
bunk sevenIII.

RACHEL: Thank you. Oh, cool! Free

sample of coffee!

MONICA: Oh good! cuz where else

would we get any? References
I. English breakfast: meal containing ba- English
RACHEL: Oh. Right. ...Oh great.
con, sausage, eggs, and other foods, general- breakfast
ly served with tea or coffee.
MONICA: What is it?
II. Grammar: question tag- are you?
II. s: .
RACHEL: Country club newsletter. We use question tags to get a confirmation
My mother sends me the engagement A
from the other person on something we
III. s: .
notices for ‘inspiration.’ Oh my God! Oh said. Mastering the use of questions tags
my God, it’s Barry and Mindy! will make your English sound a lot better.
>> You’re not 25 years old, are you? blackberry
MONICA: Barry who you almost...? >> It’s such a hot day, isn’t it?
If the statement is negative, the question
RACHEL: Barry who I almost. tag is affirmative (first example). If the
statement is affirmative, the question tag is
MONICA: And Mindy, your maid of ...? in the negative (second example).
B

III. Mail call, Rachel Green, Bunk 7: Ra-

RACHEL: Mindy, my maid of. Oh!
chel received mail. Monica is joking about
how it would be announced in a military
MONICA: That’s Mindy? Wow, she is camp (soldier lodgings are called “bunks”).
prettyIV... Lucky. To have had a friend
like you. IV. Pretty: play on words using pretty as an
adjective (as in beautiful) and pretty as an
adverb (as in very).
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 2:04 - 3:28 Vocabulary good boy!
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s A. good boy: what you say to your dog
ROSS: Marcel. Bring me the rice, come (though it can also be said to other an-
on. Bring me the rice, come on. Good imals) when they do something you’re
boyA. Good boy. Come here, give me proud of. >> Fetch the ball! Good boy!
the rice1. Thank you, good boy. Well, I B. master: to learn all aspects of some-
see he’s finally masteredB the difference thing. >> It took him 3 1/2 years to mas-
between ‘bring me the’ and ‘pee in the’. ter the Spanish language.
‘Bring me the’ and- Rach?
C. give (sb) up: to stop having a friend-
RACHEL: What? ship or romantic relationship with
someone. >> She gave him up so she can
ROSS: Hi. party and be free.

RACHEL: Oh, I’m sorry. Oh, this is so D. I’m done with ____: I’m not inter-
stupid! I mean, I gave Barry upC, right? ested in ____. >> I’m done with trying
I should be happy for them! I am, I’m to fix this computer, I’m getting a new
happy for them. one.
embargo
E. embargo: partial or complete prohibi-
ROSS: Really. tion of commerce and trade with a par-
ticular country or a group of countries.
RACHEL: No. Oh, oh, I guess it would In the scene: Ross means that Rachel
be different if I were- with somebody. doesn’t want to have sex with any man.
ROSS: Whoah, uh, what happened to, F. there was no heat = there was not
uh, ‘Forget relationships! I’m done withD sexual passion.
men!’ The whole, uh, penis embargoE? curling toes
G. raw = in a natural state, not treated
RACHEL: Oh, I don’t know. I guess it’s or prepared.
not about no guys, it’s about the right
guy, you know? I mean, with Barry, it H. make your toes curl: to feel very
was safe and it was easy, but there was uncomfortable usually because of em-
no heat . You know, with Paolo, that’s all barrassment. In the scene: a sexual con-
F

there was, was heat! And it was just this notation- a man who makes a woman’s
rawG, animal, sexual... toes curl in sexual desire or pleasure.
ROSS: Wait-wait. I, I got it. I was there.
Stress Pattern Focus
RACHEL: Well, I mean, do you think 1. come here, give me the rise:
I could ever have both2? You know? COME-eer GI-me thuh RISE
Someone who’s like, who’s like your best
friend, but then also can make your toes 2. do you think I could ever have both:
curlH? yuh THINK i koud ever HAVE BOTH
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 3:28 - 4:38 Vocabulary
ROSS: Yes. Yes! I do, I really do! In fact, A. suckfest: used to describe something
it’s funny, very often, someone who you like a show, movie, concert, party, etc.,
wouldn’t think could-could curl your that sucked or was bad in every aspect.
toes, might just be the one who... (fest=event/ festival) >> I saw the Os-
cars show but for me it was a suckfest.
MONICA: Hi. Maybe not my thing.
frolic
ROSS: ...Gets interrupted. Hi! B. chick-flick: a movie mainly about
RACHEL: Hey guys, how was the movie? love and romance, generally popular
among the female audience. Chick =
MONICA: Wonderful! women (informal)/ Flick = Movie.
Note: NetFlix is NET-FLICKS.
PHOEBE: So good!

JOEY: SuckfestA.

CHANDLER: Toootal chick-flickB.

PHOEBE: I-I’m sorry it wasn’t one of

those movies with, like, you know, guns C. so long as = (similar to as long as)
and bombs and, like, buses going really provided that. Used to say something
fastI... will happen only if something else hap-
pens. >> I will do the job so long as they
JOEY: Hey, I don’t need violence to pay me accordingly.
enjoy a movie. Just so long asC there’s a
little nudity. D. to frolic: to move about happily, or
sometimes it has sexual connotation
MONICA: There was nudity! >> The dogs frolicked in the meadow.
JOEY: I meant female nudity. Alright? I Speed
don’t need to see Lou Grant frolickingD.
Pronunciation
1. and I will see you tomorrow:
MONICA and PHOEBE: Hugh! Hugh an I will SEE YOU toMOrrow
GrantPIC!
Notice that out of the four stressed syllables
ROSS: Alright, I’ve gotta go. Come on, (I, see, you, and mo) “I” and “you” are made
Marcel! Come on! Yeah, we’re gonna go even more prominent.
take a bath. Yes we are, aren’t we? Yes, we References
are.
I. movies about buses going really
CHANDLER: They’re still just friends, fast: Phoebe is most likely making a
right? reference to the 90s movie hit Speed-
PIC
, which, in a nutshell, is about a bus
RACHEL: And I will see you tomorrow ! going really fast.
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 4:38 - 5:36 Vocabulary
ROSS: That’s right, you’re gonna spend A. hang on = (similar to hold on) wait,
tomorrow at Aunt Rachel’s, aren’t you. wait a second. >> Hang on, take this
before you leave.
MONICA: Oh, hang onA, hang on. Does
Aunt Monica get a sayB in this? B. have/get a say (in sth): if you have
a say in something, you’re qualified or
ROSS: ‘Please, Aunt Monica, please?’ have the right to say your opinion or
Oh, unclenchC. You’re not even going to be involved in the decision making of
be here1. something. >> The critics can say all
Scene: Joe-G’s Pizza
they want, but they don’t have a say in
how she writes her books. >> Citizens
CHANDLER: You know, I cannot be- have a say in the law making of the state.
lieve we’re even having this discussion.
C. unclench: to clench means to press
JOEY: I agree. I’m, like, in disbelief .
D
or squeeze something (Joey got fired
from the Al Pacino movie for clenching
CHANDLER: I mean, don’t you think if his butt cheeks too much). It can also
things were gonna2 happen with Rachel, mean to be worried or stressed over
they would’ve3 happened already? something. In the scene: Ross is essen-
tially saying “relax.”
ROSS: I’m telling you, she said she’s
looking for a relationship with someone D. in disbelief: feeling like you can’t
exactly like me. believe something is true.

JOEY: She really said that?

Stress Pattern Focus
ROSS: Well, I added the ‘exactly like 1. you’re not even going to be here: s
me’ part... But she said she’s looking for YOU’RE NOT even GOnna be here
someone, and someone is gonna be there
tonight. 2. don’t you think if things were going to:
DONt you THINK if THINGS wer GUH-nuh
JOEY: ‘Tonight’ tonight?
3. they would’ve: THEY wou-duv
ROSS: Well, I think it’s perfect. You
know, it’s just gonna be the two of us, she 4. I can’t remember the last time:
spent all day taking care of my monkey. I CAN’T reMEMber thuh LASS-TIme

CHANDLER: I can’t remember the References

last time4 I got a girl to take care of my I. take care of my monkey: it’s clear
monkeyI. that Chandler is referring to his penis.

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 5:36 - 7:29 Vocabulary feather boa
ROSS: AnywayA, you know I figuredB A. anyway: used to change the subject,
after work I’d go pick up a bottle of wine, or to resume a subject after interrup-
go over there and, uh, try to wooC her. tion. >> Anyway, aren’t we supposed to
be heading off right now?
CHANDLER: Hey, you know what you
should do1? You should take her back to B. figure = think. >> I figured that add-
the 1890’s, when that phrase was last used. ing some spice to the sauce would have
Scene: Rachel Watching TVt been a good idea.
RACHEL: Now, now the one in the
C. woo (sb): to try to gain the love of a
feather boaPIC, that’s Dr. Francis. Now,
woman, especially with the intention of
she used to be a man. Okay, now look,
marrying her (very old-fashioned term).
see, there’s Raven. We hate her. We’re
glad she’s dying. Okay- Wh- wh- Marcel,
D. clunky: heavy, big and old-fash-
are you playing with Monica’s shoes? You clunky
ioned. >> When I bought this laptop in
know you’re not supposed to pl- whoah. cellphone
2008, it was deemed the best one back
Marcel, did you poo in the shoe? Marcel,
then, but now it looks so clunky. Also:
bad monkey! Oh! Oh! Sorry, Barry. Little
often used to describe shoes that are
engagement gift. I’m sure you didn’t
wider and bigger than high heels.
register for thatI.
Rachel leaves to throw out the poop & returns E. go with (sth): to match well or com-
Who died? Who died? Roll him over! bine colors nicely. >> I like how those
Oh, come on, roll him over! Oh...! Well, two colors go together.
we know it wasn’t Dexter, right Marcel?
Because- Marcel? (she looks around for Pronunciation
Marcel) 1. you know what you should do?: clunky shoes
JOEY: How could you lose him ? 2 YOU KNOW wt you should DO?

RACHEL: I don’t know. We were watching 2. how could you lose him:
TV, and then he pooped in Monica’s shoe. HOW cou jew LOSE-im?

MONICA: Wait. He pooped in my shoe? References

Which one? I. I’m sure you didn’t register for that: In
many places in the U.S. (and other coun- Amish
RACHEL: I don’t know. The left one. family
tries) engaged couples register their gift
MONICA: Which onesII? preferences for wedding guests to buy.

RACHEL: Oh. Oh, those little clunkyD II. Which oneS: shoes are plural.
AmishIII things you think go withE ev-
III. Amish: relating to a group of the tra-
erything. ditional Christian church common in the
PHOEBE: Hey. United States (see PIC-->)
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 7:29 - 8:22 Vocabulary loose elephant
ALL: Hi. A. (to be) loose: (often of an animal
or dangerous person) not tied up or in
PHOEBE: Whoah, ooh, why is the air in confinement. >> The flood damaged the
here so negative? facilities in the zoo and as a consequence
the lions are now loose in the city. >> 14
CHANDLER: Rachel lost Marcel. prisoners are on the loose after the riot
in the penitentiary. Literal meaning:
PHOEBE: Oh no, how? not fixed in a firm position (>> a loose
tooth). Also: an item of clothing that
MONICA: He- he pooped in my shoe. doesn’t fit tightly. loose t-shirt

PHOEBE: Which one? B. touristy: related to tourism.

MONICA: Those cute little black ones I C. any minute (now) = happening very
wear all the time. soon. >> Don’t go away, you could get
the call any minute now.
PHOEBE: No, which one? The right or
left? ‘Cuz the left one is lucky...
Stress Pattern Focus
RACHEL: Come on, you guys, what’re 1. what’re we going to do?:
we going to do1, what’re we gonna do? WHUH-duh WE GUH-NUH DO

JOEY: Alright, alright. You’re a monkey. 2. where do you go:

You’re loose in the city. Where do you go ?
A 2
WHERE DUH-YUH GO

CHANDLER: Okay, it’s his first time 3. he’s probably going to want to do:
out, so he’s probably going to want to HEz PRO-bly GUH-nuh WAnna DO
do3 some of the touristyB things. I’ll go
to Cats, you go to the Russian Tea Room. 4. what am I going to do:
WHA-dim I GUH-nuh DO
RACHEL: Oh, my, God, come on, you
guys! He’s gonna be home any minuteC!
He’s gonna kill me!

MONICA: Okay, we’ll start with the

building. You guys take the first and sec-
ond floor, Phoebe and I’ll take third and
fourth.

RACHEL: Well, what am I going to do4?

What am I gonna do?
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 8:22 - 9:17 Vocabulary spray
MONICA: Okay, you stay here, and just A. wait by the phone: wait next to the
wait by the phoneA. SprayB LysolPIC in phone.
my shoe, and wait for Ross to kill you. One of the meanings of the preposi-
tion “by” is “next to” or “beside.” It’s
RACHEL: Does anybody want to very common in everyday English,
trade1? but a lot of learners don’t use it as
Cut to a hallway in the building, Monica and Phoe- often (probably because they tend to
be are knocking on a door. Mr. Heckles emerges. be more familiarized with the phrase
“next to”).
MR. HECKLES: What do you want2? Lysol
>> She laid by the pool.
MONICA: Mr. Heckles, our friend lost a
>> The body was found by the roadside.
monkey. Have you seen it?

MR. HECKLES: I left a Belgian wafflePIC B. spray: to apply liquid in the forms
out here, did you take it3? off tiny drops.

MONICA: No! Stress Pattern Focus

PHOEBE: Why would you leave your4 1. does anybody want to trade:
Belgian waffle in the hall? uhs A-nybody WAnna TRADE

MR. HECKLES: I wasn’t ready for it. 2. what do you want:

WHUH duh-you WANt Belgian waffle
MONICA: The monkey. Have you seen a
monkey? 3. did you take it?: jew take it?

MR. HECKLES: I saw Regis PhilbinI 4. why would you leave your:
once. WHY wou-juh LEAVE yir?
PHOEBE: Okay, thank you, Mr. Heckles. 5. how did it go today:
HOW dih dih GO duh-DAY
MR. HECKLES: You owe me a waffle.
Cut to Monica and Rachel’s. References pickles
RACHEL: Okay, he’s a, he’s a black capu- I. saw Regis Philbin once: This doesn’t
chian monkey with a white face...with, really make sense. See pic of Regis Philbin
with Russian dressing and, and picklesPIC below (it doesn’t appear he’s calling him a
monkey).
on the side. Okay. Thanks.

ROSS: Hey. How did, uh, how did it go

today5?
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 9:17 - 10:55 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Great! It went great. Really A. head off (to a place): to depart, to leave
great. Hey, is that wine? for another place. >> Before you head off ,
make sure to check you have everything you
ROSS: Yeah. You, uh, you want some? need. >> I’m heading off to the north.
RACHEL: Oh, I would love some. But B. run (it/sth) by someone: to show or
you know what1? You know what? Let’s explain something to someone in order
not drink it here. I’m feeling kinda crazy.
to get their opinion or permission. >>
Do you wanna go to NewarkI? That’s a pretty good idea, but don’t you
ROSS: Uh, okay, yeah, we could do that, want to run it by the boss first.
but before we head offA to the murder C. and stuff: this is an expression that
capital of the North-EastII, I was, uh, is used in a lot in informal speech. It
kinda wanting to run something by means “and things like that.” However,
youB. You know how we were, uh, you sometimes it doesn’t mean anything in
know, talking before about, uh, relation- particular, and it’s not recommended
ships and stuffC? Well- to use it a lot >>You know, like, then I
RACHEL: Oh God, Ross, I cannot do this. visited my parents and stuff.

ROSS: Okay, quick and painfulIII. D. start off: the adverb “off ” adds
more emphasis to the action of start-
RACHEL: Oh God... Okay. Alright. Al- ing something, especially when it’s the
right. Okay. Ross, please don’t hate me. first step of an activity or event. >> The
show started off pretty well.
ROSS: Oh, what? What-what?
Pronunciation
RACHEL: You know Marcel?
1. but you know what:
ROSS: ...Yeah? buh-chew know what

RACHEL: Well, I kind of... I kind of lost him. Stress Pattern Focus
2. I shouldn’t have asked you:
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s I SHOU-N uhv ASS-dyou
ROSS: I- I- I ca- I can’t believe this. I
mean, all I asked you to do was keep him References
in the apartment.
I. Newmark: biggest city in New Jersey.
RACHEL: I know, I know, I’m sorry-
II. the murder capital: apparently the murder rate in
ROSS: No, you know what, I guess it’s Newmark is significantly high.
partially my fault. You know, I shouldn’t’
III. quick and painful: Ross thought Rachel was reject-
have asked you2 to start offD with a
ing him, but he later finds out what really Rachel was
monkey. I should’ve started you off with
trying to say.
like a pen or a pencil.
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 take away from
10:55 - 11:56 Vocabulary someone
RACHEL: Ross, I’m doing everything A. to take (sth) away (from sb): to
that I can, I’ve got everybody looking for leave with something that belongs to
him, and I- Oh! Who is it? someone else. >> This teacher will take
your cellphone away if she catches you
INTERCOM: Animal Control. using it in class. Figuratively: to lessen
the value of something; make seem less
RACHEL: See? I’ve even called Animal important. >> The fact that they lost the
Control! last match doesn’t take away from one of
the best seasons a team has ever had in
ROSS: You called Animal Control? soccer.

RACHEL: Uh-huh... why... do you not B. never ever: we use ‘ever’ to empha-
like them? size the meaning of ‘ever’. Saying “that’s
never ever going to happen” sounds
ROSS: Marcel is an illegal1 exotic ani- more definite than “that’s never going to
mal2. I’m not allowed to have him in the happen”.
city. If they find him, they’ll take him C. to turn out (to be): to result or
awayA from me. happen in a particular way, often in an
unexpected way. >> He turned out to be
RACHEL: O-okay, now see, you never a professional pool player. No wonder he
everB ever told us that... was so good. >> The party turned out to
be a blast.
ROSS: That’s right, I.. Because I didn’t
expect you were gonna3 invite them to
the apartment!
Pronunciation
1. illegal: ih-lee-guhl
RACHEL: Hi, thanks for coming. Sometimes “i” is a schwa /uh-lee-guhl/

LUISA: Somebody called about a monkey? 2. animal: A-nih-muhl

“A” is a wide A, meaning it’s articulat-
RACHEL: Oh, you know what? That was ed with a wide opening in your lips.
a complete misunderstanding! Then, the second “a” (as it’s an un-
stressed syllable) it’s a schwa. To artic-
ROSS: Yeah, we thought we had a mon-
ulate a “schwa” you just need to relax
key, but we-we didn’t.
your mouth and make a neutral vowel
RACHEL: Turned outC it was a hat. tsound, like “uh”.

ROSS: Cat! Stress Pattern Focus

3. because I didn’t expect you were going to:
RACHEL: Cat! What am I saying? Cat! CUZ I didn’t EXpect YOU wer GUH-nuh

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 11:56 - 13:01 Vocabulary
MONICA: Hi. We checked the third and A. name after: to use the name of a
fourth floor, no one’s seen1 Marcel. specific person to name another person,
or perhaps an animal, or even a thing.
LUISA: Marcel? For example, Colombia is named after
Cristobal Columbus, the sailor who dis-
ROSS: My uncle Marcel. covered the American continent. >> The
confiscation of
baby will be named after her grandmother.
cellphone
PHOEBE: Oh, is that who the monkey’s
named afterA? B. to confiscate: to take away tempo-
rarily for a legal reason. It implies an
LUISA: Oookay. Are you aware that pos- act by an authority upon one of less
session of an illegal exotic is, uh, punish- power. >> The video tape was confiscat-
able by up to two years in prison2 and ed by the police.
confiscationB of the animal? C. reconcile: to resolve a matter by
coming to an agreement or making up
PHOEBE: Oh my God. You’d put that before an argument.
poor little creature in jail?
D. have a seat vs. sit down
MONICA: Pheebs, you remember how We don’t always use a simple verb to talk about an action.
we talked about saying things quietly to Sometimes we use the construction have + a + noun (have
yourself first? a seat; have a look at) instead of using the plain verb (sit
down; look at). Using a compound construction to express
PHOEBE: Yes, but there isn’t always time! a action adds a nuance of meaning.
Generally, have + a + noun construction are used to sound a
MONICA: Look. I’m sure there’s a more polite/ less demanding. We don’t want to make it sound
friendly way to reconcileC this! Um, like we’re giving an order, so we say it as if it was an invitation.
have a seatD. First of all3, we haven’t Some verbs that collocate as this verb construction of have + a
been introduced, I’m Monica Geller. + verb are: have a look at, have a read, have a listen, etc.

LUISA: Oh my God, you are! And you’re Pronunciation

Rachel Green! 1. no one’s seen: no-one seen
RACHEL: Yeah! 2. prision: prih-zuhn (with /z/ not /sh)
LUISA: Luisa Gianetti! Lincoln High? I 3. first of all: fir-suh-vawl
sat behind you guys in home roomI!
References
RACHEL: Luisa? Oh my God! Monica!
I. home room: a classroom in which a
It’s Luisa!
group of students assembles daily with
MONICA: The Luisa from home room! the same teacher before dispersing to
other classes.
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 13:01 - 14:29 Vocabulary overall
RACHEL: Yes!! A. morning: short for “good morning.”

LUISA: You have no idea who I am1, do you. B. overall: a loose-fitting garment
worn over regular clothes to protect
MONICA: No, none at all. them from dirt, water, etc. In the scene:
LUISA: Well, maybe that’s because you Luisa is referring to the 2nd pic.
spent four years ignoring me. I mean, C. bitch: an annoying/ unpleasant
would it have been so hard to say2 woman.
‘MorningA, Luisa’? Or ‘Nice overallsB’?
It’s definitely not polite to call a woman
MONICA: Oh, I’m- I’m so sorry! a bitch, but in most cases, it’s not as bad
as “whore.” >> He didn’t leave a tip at the
LUISA: Ah, it’s not so much you, you restaurant because he said that his wait-
were fat, you had your own problems. ress was a bitch. Find out more
But you? What a bitchC! about how to
D. be that as it may: used to acknowl- use the word
RACHEL: What?! edge the truth in a previous statement, bitch here
but without it modifying your opinion.
MONICA: Be that as it mayD, did you In other words, it equals “it may be true,
think you could just help us out here on but...” >> I understand moving houses
that monkey thing? You know, just for can be stressful, but be that as it may, you
old times’ sakeE? Go BobcatsF + PIC? still need to come to work on time.
bobcat
LUISA: I could... but I won’t. If I find E. for ____’s sake: used to add empha-
that monkey, he’s mine. sis to an order or request when you’ve
lost patience. Common collocations are
PHOEBE: Dun-dun-duuuuh! Sorry.
for God’s, heaven’s, Pete’s, etc. sake.
Cut to another part of the building, where Joey
and Chandler look around for the monkey. F. Bobcats: their high school mascot.
CHANDLER and JOEY: Marcel?
G. dumbstruck: (similar to dumb-
dumbstruck
WOMAN NO. 1: Hi, can I help you? founded) surprised or shocked to the
point that you struggle for words. >>
Chandler and Joey are dumbstruckG
When I heard that little girl sing I was
for a moment
dumbstruck. Her voice was unbelievable.
CHANDLER: Um, we’re kind of having
an emergency and we-we were looking Stress Pattern Focus
for something... 1. you have no idea who I am:
JOEY: A monkey. YOU uhv NO I-dea who I AM

CHANDLER: Yes have you seen any? 2. would it have been so hard to say:
wou-dih duh-BEEN so HARD duh SAY
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 14:29 - 15:45 Vocabulary radiator
WOMAN NO. 1: No. No, I haven’t seen A. knob: a rounded handle of a door,
a monkey. Do you know anything about drawer, etc. or a control switch or dial.
fixing radiatorsPIC?
B. rum: alcoholic spirit.
JOEY: Um, sure! Did you, uh, did you try
turning the knobA back the other way? C. per se = by/in itself, as such. >> Well,
that’s not correct per se, but the situation knob
WOMAN NO. 1: Of course. is something like that.

JOEY: Oh. Then, no. D. expertise: a specific area in that you

possess great skill, knowledge or ex-
WOMAN NO. 2: Taste this Daquiri.I Is perience in. >> We need a lawyer with
there too much rumB in here? expertise in sport contracts.

WOMAN NO. 1: Just a sec. I Hope you E. mileu: surroundings; the physical
find your monkey. or social setting in which people live or
something happens (uncommon word)
CHANDLER: Oh, nononowaitwaitwait-
nono! Uh... we may not know anything F. in the middle of something: busy
about radiators per seC, but we do have with a specific task.
a certain amount of expertiseD in the rum
heating and cooling... mileuE. G. yay high: a way to gesticulate the
height or size of something
JOEY: Uh, aren’t we kind of in the mid-
dle of somethingF here?
References
CHANDLER: Yes, but these women are daquiri
very hot, and they need our help! And
they’re very hotII.

JOEY: We can’t, alright? We’re sorry. You

have no idea how sorry, but... We promised
we’d find this monkey. If you see him, he’s
about yay highG and answers to the name
Marcel, so if we could get some pictures of
you, you’d really be helping us out.
II. these women are very hot, and they’re
CHANDLER: Okay, from now on, you very hot: Chandler says they’re hot, mean-
don’t get to talk to other people. ing they’re feeling high body heat, and
then he reiterates that, but this time mean-
JOEY and CHANDLER: Marcel? ing that they’re very attractive/ sexy.
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 15:45 - 16:59 Vocabulary
Monica and Phoebe searching the basement. A. brush up against (sth): to touch
PHOEBE and MONICA: Marcel? someone or something lightly in pass-
ing. >> The subway was full and when
PHOEBE: Oh my God! the boy brushed up against him, he had
no idea he would steal his wallet.
MONICA: Whaaat!
B. step aside: to take a step to the side
PHOEBE: Something just brushed up or to move to a side, especially to give
againstA my right leg! way to someone. >> Step aside! This is
the bicycle lane. Figuratively: to leave a
MONICA: What is it? job so that someone else can take that
position. >> The frail CEO decided to
PHOEBE: Oh, it’s okay, it was just my left leg. step aside to let his son take over the
company. tranquilizer
MONICA: Look, Phoebe! dart
C. gosh: euphemism for God.
PHOEBE: Yeah! Oh, come here1, Mar- Some people say gosh to avoid saying
cel! Oh, Marcel, come here! God’s name in vain. This is also the
reason why other phrases like “for
LUISA: Step aside , ladies!
B
God’s sake” is often replaced for “for
Pete’s sake” or the exclamation “Jesus!”
MONICA: What’re you going to do ? 2
is replaced for “Jeez.” However, it could
be argued that nowadays most people
LUISA: Just a small tranquilizer .
PIC
who say “oh my Gosh” or other euphe-
mism do it just because these expres-
MONICA: Run, Marcel, run! Run, Mar- sions have become commonplace in
cel! Are you okay? everyday English, and not because
they want to avoid saying God’s name
PHOEBE: Yeah, think so. Oh! Huh. Whoah. in vain. Read more about Non-Offen-

MONICA: Oh goshC. sive Alternatives to Bad Words

D. this is ridiculous = this is pointless.
Cut to Marcel walking along a hallway. He
notices a banana on the floor and picks it up.
The hand of an unseen person grabs him and Pronunciation
carries him away. Then cut to Ross and Rachel
1. come here: kuh-meer
on the street outside.
ROSS and RACHEL: Marcel? 2. what’re we going to do?:
wuh-duh we guh-nuh do
ROSS: Marc- oh, this is ridiculousD!
We’ve been all over the neighborhood.
He’s gone, he’s-he’s just gone.
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 16:59 - 18:02 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Ross, you don’t know that. A. vintage Rachel = same old Rachel,
typical Rachel. Vintage means “old but in
ROSS: Oh come on. It’s cold, it’s dark, he good conditions,” similar to classic, like a
doesn’t know the Village. And now I have vintage carPIC, something that represents
a broken foot. I have no monkey, and a that person (either good or bad)
broken foot! Thank you very much.

RACHEL: Ross, you know, I said I’m

sorry like a million times. What do you
want me to do?1 You want me to break
my foot too? Okay, I’m gonna break my
foot, right here. Ow!! Oh! Oh my God,
oh my God! There, are you happy now?!

ROSS: Yeah, yeah. You know, now that B. to be off in [somewhere] = to be ab-
you kicked the sign, hey! I don’t miss sent here, but present in another place.
Marcel any more! >> Martin is off in Costa Rica.

RACHEL: You know, it is not like I did C. oblivious (to sth): unaware of what’s
this on purpose2. going on around you. >> The police offi-
cer was oblivious to the robbery that was
ROSS: Oh, no no no. No no, this is just taking place a few yards from him.
vintage RachelA. I mean, things just sort
of happen around you. I mean, you’re oblivious to danger
off inB Rachel-land, doing your Ra-
chel-thing, totally oblivious toC people’s
monkeys, or to people’s feelings...

RACHEL: Ross.

ROSS: I don’t even wanna hear it...

RACHEL: Ross.

ROSS: Oh, forget it, okay? Pronunciation

RACHEL: Ross! Stress Pattern Focus
1. what do you want me to do:
ROSS: What? What? WHUH duh YOU WAN-me duh DO
BOTH: Hey! Hey, Bananaman3! 2. purpose: pur-puss

3. banana: bA-nA-nuh
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 18:02 - 19:06 Vocabulary
Everyone in the hall outside Mr. Heckles’ door. A. what about it?: used to ask in confron-
PHOEBE: Oh, this is so intense. One tational or quarrelsome way about it. It’s
side of my butt1 is totally asleep, and the similar to “so, what?”, “is there any prob-
other side has no idea. lem?”. >> A: Your dog has been barking all
day for no reason. B: Yeah, what about it?
ROSS: Hi, did you order some bananas?
B. common mistake: give (sth) back: it’s
MR. HECKLES: What about itA 2? essential that the “back” particle is kept
when asking someone to return some-
ROSS: Give me my monkey backB. thing to you. >> Give me my watch back.
Without “back” it would just mean to
MR. HECKLES: I don’t have a monkey. give you something for the first time. If
you say “give me my money” you’re ask-
RACHEL: Then what’s withC all the bananas? ing someone to pay you, but if you say
“give me my money back” you’re asking
MR. HECKLES: PotassiumPIC. them to return the money you lent them.

ROSS: Marcel? Marcel? Okay, where is C. what’s with = what’s the problem with,
he? Where is he? Marcel? Marcel? what’s going on with (explain it to me).

ROSS: Marcel! What’ve you done to him?3 D. gotcha: (colloquial spelling for “got
you”) we say this when we catch some-
MR. HECKLES: That’s my monkey. one. Also= I understood.
That’s Patti, Patti the monkey.
E. take (sth) up with (sb): to discuss
ROSS: Are you insane? Come here , 4 something, especially with a higher
Marcel, come on. authority. >> You’ll need to take that up
with the head teacher.
MR. HECKLES: Come here, Patti.
Pronunciation
ROSS: Come here, Marcel.

MR. HECKLES: Come here, Patti. 1. butt vs but The “a” vowel in “butt” is a short, solid
/buht/ sound, like in “budy” (don’t confuse it
LUISA: Here, monkey. Here, monkey! the wide a, as in “cat”). The vowel sound in “but” is a schwa, though
Here, monkey! GotchaD. when this word is said in isolation it sound the same as “butt”.

ROSS: Okay, gimme my monkey back. 2. what about: wuh-duh-bout

MR. HECKLES: That’s my monkey. 3. what’ve you done to him: wuh-duhv you done tuh him
LUISA: You’re both gonna have to take 4. come here: kuh-meer
this up withE the judge.
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 19:06 - 20:03 Vocabulary pumps
MR. HECKLES: That’s not my monkey. A. pumps: slang term for high heels.
Just the dress is mine, you can send that
back whenever. B. outfit: a set of clothes that are worn
together.
ROSS: Alright, I want my monkey.
C. to be hard on someone: to act in
LUISA: No! a aggressive way, harming someone’s
feelings; to demand too much from
RACHEL: Oh, come on, Luisa! someone. >> The teacher was really outfit
LUISA: Sorry, prom queen . I hard on her students. >> You don’t
need to be so hard on him. It was just
ROSS: You had to be a bitch in high a mistake. Phrase “come down hard on
school, you couldn’t have been fat1. someone”: to criticize or punish severe-
ly. >> The teacher came down hard on
RACHEL: Alright. Look, okay, in high Tim because he hadn’t done his home-
school I was the prom queen and I was work.
the homecoming queenII and the class
president and you... were also there! If Pronunciation
you take this monkey, I will lose one of
the most important people in my life. 1. couldn’t have been fat:
You can hate me if you want, but please kou-nuh ben fAt
do not punish him. Come on, Luisa, you Stress Pattern Focus
have a chance to be the bigger person 2. how about I call your supervisor:
here! Take it! HOW-bout I CALL ur SU-per-vi-sor
3. won’t it: wo-nit dart
LUISA: Nope.

RACHEL: Alright. Well then, how about References

I call your supervisor2, and I tell her that I. prom queen: the female student
you shot my friend in the ass with a dart- voted by her fellow classmates as the
PIC
? winner of a student contest surround-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s ing the prom dance (this person is
ROSS: It’ll be nice to get this off finally, stereo-typically very popular).
won’t it?3 Yes it will. Or we can leave it
on for now, that’s fine. II. homecoming queen: female stu-
dent voted by her fellow classmates as prom queen
RACHEL: You know, with the right pair of the winner of a student contest for the
pumpsA, that would be a great little outfitB. homecoming dance/ activities (this
person is stereotypically very popular).
ROSS: Listen, I’m- I’m sorry I was so Homecoming is a tradition in which
hard onC you before, you know, I just... former students of a school are wel-
RACHEL: Oh, Ross, come on. No, no. It comed back to said school or college.
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 20:23 - 22:02 Vocabulary grape
was my fault, I almost lost your... A. something grape = wine. Grape is
the fruit wine is made from.
ROSS: Yeah, but you were the one who
got him back1, you know? You, you were B. to vacuum: to use a cleaning device
great. ...Hey, we uh, we still have that, uh, that uses air to suck up dirt.
that bottle of wine2. You in the mood
forA, uh, something grapeA? Pronunciation
1. get him back: geh-dim back
RACHEL: Sure, that’d be good3.
vacuum cleaner
2. bottle of wine: baw-dull uh wine
ROSS: Alright. The, uh, the neighbors
must be vacuumingB. Well, as long as
3. that’d be good: thA-dih be good
we’re here and, uh, not on the subject,
I was thinking about, uh, how mad we
4. got at each other:
got at each other4 before, and, um, I was
gaw-duh deach other
thinking maybe it was partially because
of how we, um... References
BARRY: Rachel. I. this is me in The Sound of Music:
Monica played a part in the recreat-
RACHEL: Barry?! ing of the musical The Sound of Music
(1959) in high school. She’s showing
BARRY: I can’t. I can’t do it, I can’t marry the guys old photos of her when she
Mindy. I think I’m still in love with you. used to be fat.

ROSS and RACHEL: Oh! II. s: .

ROSS: We have got to start locking that III. s: .

door!

Closing Credits / Scene: Central Perk

MONICA: This is me in The Sound of

MusicI. See the von Trapp kids?

PHOEBE: Nope.

MONICA: That’s because I’m in front of

them.

CHANDLER: Eh. I thought that was an

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 22:02 - Vocabulary
mountainA. A. a mountain: the alps mountains
are an important part of the movie The
MONICA: Well, high school was not my Sound of Music (Swiss Alps).
favorite time.
B. boarding school: a facility where
JOEY: I don’t know , I loved high
1
students study and live with other pu-
school. You know? It was just four years pils during the school year.
of parties and dating and sex.

CHANDLER: Yeah, well I went to

boarding schoolB with four hundred
boys. Any sex I had would’ve involved a
major lifestyle choice.

MONICA: Gosh, doesn’t it seem like a

million years ago?
C. butt cheek: the flesh part of your
PHOEBE: Oh. Oooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! buttocks.
My butt cheek is waking up! Oooh! Ooh!

Stress Pattern Focus

1. I don’t know: I duh KNOW

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