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Fluent with Friends Power Lesson 2.20

The one where Old Yeller Dies

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 00:00 - 1:19 Vocabulary upset (unhappy)
A. upset = unhappy. >> She got really
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment
PHOEBE: Hey. What are you guys doing1? upset when she found out her favorite
singer passed away. Also: angry. >> The
RICHARD: Monica’s making us watch boss will get really upset when he finds
Old YellerI. out you spilled coffee on the contract?
Verb “to upset someone” = to make
PHOEBE: Why are you guys so upsetA? someone angry. >> Don’t upset the
It’s Old Yeller, it’s a happy movie. baby (make him cry). upset (angry)

RACHEL: What? B. shut off = turn off. >> Someone shut

off the WIFI signal. Note: we more
ROSS: What’re you talkin’ about? commonly use “shut down” when we
refer to a large piece of machinery or
PHOEBE: Come on! Happy family gets a something that gets turned off gradual-
dog, frontier funII. ly, like a computer. shut off
ROSS: Yeah but Phoebs, what about the end? C. rabies: disease that affects humans
and other animals. This disease is com-
PHOEBE: What when Yeller saves the fami-
monly associated with dogs that
ly from the wolf and everyone’s happy?
produce an unusual amount of saliva.
RACHEL: That’s not the end.
Pronunciation
PHOEBE: Yu-huh. That’s when my mother
1. what are you guys doing:
would shut offB the TV and say ‘The end’.
ˈwʌ-tʃʊ ˈgaɪz ˈduiŋ
MONICA: What about the part where The apostrophe on the top left of a
he has rabiesC? syllable signifies that said syllable is
stressed. To get the stress pattern of this
PHOEBE: He doesn’t have rabies, he has əʌtˡɑtˡ æɜ əɔɪ ʊtˡ ɪθðətˡ tʃdʒ ɪəɫ ɾə ɪtˡʔˈˌ
utterance
2. :s right, you need to stress 3 out
babies. That’s what my mom said.
of the 4 syllables -all of them but “tʃʊ.”
RICHARD: Uh, Phoebe, I don’t think
Old Yeller
your mom would want you to see what’s References
about to happen.
I. Old Yeller: 1957 Disney movie
PHOEBE: What, what’s about to happen? which was advertised as “Walt Disney’s
I’ve never seen this part before. Hey, Tra- most dramatic motion picture.”
vis, what are you doing with that gun? Oh
no, no no Travis, put down the gun. No II. frontier fun: this is just in reference
no no, he he’s your buddy, he’s your Yeller, to the frontier between the U.S. and
no, no no, the end, the end. Okay, what Mexico. “Old Yeller” is set in Texas.
kind of a sick doggy snuff film is this?
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 1:19 - 3:20 Vocabulary leftovers
Scene:Monica and Rachel’s apartment A. leftovers: food that remains uneat-
MONICA: Hey, have you guys eaten, en at the end of a meal. >> Kids, eat
because uh, Richard and I just finished all your vegetables. No leftovers. Note:
and we’ve got leftoversA... Chicken and this can also be more broadly used to
potatoes... What am I wearing?1...Actu- refer to the remaining pieces of some- rubber gloves
ally, nothing but rubber glovesPIC. thing that hasn’t been used. >> A: Did
you use all the firewood? B: Almost, but
JOEY: You know, one of these times2 maybe you’ll find some leftovers.
you’re gonna really be naked and we’re
not gonna come overB. B. come over: to move towards the direc-
tion of the speaker. >> Come over here.
MONICA: Alright, I’ve got a leg, three to poke
breasts and a wingI. C. bizillionth: exaggerated way to ex-
press a large number. Note: “gazillion”
CHANDLER: Well, how do you find or “gazillionth” are more common.
clothes that fit?
D. breath: the air inside one’s mouth that
JOEY: Oh, hey, Monica, we’ve got a ques- is filled with a fragrance or odor. Also:
tion. the air the goes in and out of one’s lungs.

MONICA: Alright, for the bizillionthC E. a play: a series of passes and move-
basketball play
time, yes I see other women in shower at ments performed by the members of, for
the gym, and no I don’t look. example, a basketball or football team.

JOEY: No, not that one. We’re trying to Pronunciation

figure out who to bring to the KnicksII 1. what am I wearing:
game tonight, we have an extra ticket. wʌ-ɾə maɪ ˈwe.riŋ a bruise / to
CHANDLER: Yeah, Ross can’t go so it’s 2. one of these times: wʌ-nə ðiz taɪmz bruise
between my friend Eric Prower who has
breathD issues and Dan with the poking-
PIC
. ‘Did you see that playE? Do you want References
some more beer? Is that Spike Lee?’ I. a leg, three breasts, and a wing:
she’s describing the parts of a chicken.
MONICA: Ok. Hey, why don’t you ask Chandler’s subsequent joke is about
Richard? misinterpreting Monica’s words and chicken breast

JOEY: Ok, uh, hey Richard, if you had thinking she actually has one leg, three
an extra ticket to the Knicks game and breasts and one wing.
you had to choose between a friend who
smelled and one who bruisesPIC you who II. The Knicks: New York’s most im-
would you pick? portant basketball team.
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 3:20 - 4:37 Vocabulary matches
RICHARD: Wow. Well being a huge A. myself: used to emphasize that the
Knicks fan myselfA, I think you should speaker or the person being referred to
take someone who’s a huge Knicks fan. is or has a particular type of character-
istic. >> Are you a vegetarian? I am one
CHANDLER: Ok, that’s Eric. myself too. Note: this is also very com-
monly used as “itself ” when talking
RICHARD: Glad to be of help. Matches . about a concept or object. >> She enjoys
PIC

the job itself, but it’s just that she doesn’t

MONICA: I meant, why don’t you take like her co-workers.
Richard to the game? What?
B. keep (sth) to oneself: to refuse to
JOEY: I don’t know. reveal a secret or to share a comment
or thought with someone. >> Keep it to
MONICA: Come on! Keeps his fingers yourself, don’t tell anyone. Scene: in this mint
to himselfB and he’s always minty freshC. case Monica means “he doesn’t poke.”

CHANDLER: I don’t know, Richard’s C. minty fresh: collocation: used to de-

really nice and everything, uh, it’s just scribe a person’s breath. “Minty” means
thatD we don’t know him really well1, “with mint scent.”
you know, and plusE he’s, you know, old...
er than some people, but, uh, younger D. it’s (just) that...: used to give an
than some buildings. explanation clarifying the true reason of
something or of why something is done.
MONICA: So what, he’s a little older, big >> It’s not that I don’t like the service, it’s
deal, I mean he’s important to me. You just that it’s a bit too expensive for me.
know if you ask him, he might take you
on his JagI. E. plus = furthermore, also. >> He’s a great click here for

i-ɪ
candidate for his vast experience in the sales more about
JOEY: How do we say yes now and make business, plus he speaks fluent Chinese.
it seem like we’re not doing it just to ride
in the cool car? F. you almost had it = you almost had
it under control.
CHANDLER: Ok, this could be tough.
Pronunciation
JOEY: Ok ok ok ok. Monica, we’ll bring 1. we don’t know him really well: 90s Jaguar
him2, but only if he takes the JaguarI. wi ɾən noʊ-əm ˈri.lɪ weɫ

CHANDLER: Ooh, you almost had itF.

References
I. Jaguar: British brand of sports car.
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 4:37 - 5:43 Vocabulary grab
Scene: Ross’s apartment A. over there: by adding “over” to the
ROSS: No no, you’re fine, you’re fine. word “there”, we give it a more conver-
sational tone. >> He’s over there. Note:
CAROL: Hello... Hi honey. native speakers use this form most of
the time.
ROSS: Oh you guys are not gonna be-
lieve what happened1. B. grab: to take hold of something with
your hand. >> The kid grabbed a skip- stone skipping
CAROL & SUSAN: What? ping stonePIC a threw it into the water.

ROSS: Ok, we were sitting over thereA C. to tape: (also “to catch on tape”) to
playing on the floor and he grabsB the record a video, to film. >> The whole
table and he pulls himself up. He pulled stickup (robbery) was taped.
himself upPIC. Standing man. I’m sorry
you guys missed it but I did tapeC it so it D. roll over: if a baby rolls over, he he pulled
you guys want to see it. moves from a prone position (chest himself up
down) to a face-up position.
CAROL: Uhh, we know, he already did it
last week. E. crawl: to move forward with your
two knees and hands on the floor, like
SUSAN: You can watch our tape if you a baby who doesn’t know how to walk
want. in a standing position. Also: we use
this verb to describe the “walking” of
ROSS: I can’t believe this. I miss, I miss insects.
the first time of everything. I missed,
what, the first time he rolled overD, the F. closer on (sth): to be close to crawl
first time he crawledE. What else did I improving in some aspect.
miss? Has he spoken yet, is he driving,
does he have a favorite liquour? G. sick of: (also “sick and tired of ”, “fed
up with”) not able to tolerate something
CAROL: Actually, he is getting closer anymore. >> I’m sick of all your lies.
onF the talking thing. He can’t quite say
mama yet, but once he said “yumen.” Pronunciation
1. are not gonna believe what happened:
ROSS: Ooh, I, I’m so sick ofG missing ər nɑtˡ gənə bəˈliv wətˡ hæ.pənd
stuff. You know, I want him for more
than2, than a day, I want him for a whole 2. I want him for more than:
weekend. No listen , I mean, I feel like- aɪ wɑ-nəm fər mɔr ðən

CAROL & SUSAN: Great. That’d be fine.

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 5:43 - 6:47 Vocabulary wave
ROSS: Really? I mean, I, I had a whole A. a speech: a talk that has been prepared
speechA prepared. to present in a convincing and clear way.
Verb “to make/give a speech”. Most com-
SUSAN: Oh shootB, that would have monly: a formal talk given in a formal or
been fun. solemn way to a small group of people or
an audience.
ROSS: Oh look, did, did you just see that? Dicaprio’s Oscar Acceptance Speech
Did you see? He just wavedPIC, he just
waved, he’s never waved before, you’ve nev-
er waved before. Yes he has. Very good.
Scene: Central Perk terms of
endearment
PHOEBE: Hey.

RACHEL: Hey Phoebs, what have you B. shoot: a more polite way of saying “shit!”
got2 there?
C. term of endearment: word or phrase
PHOEBE: Ok, Love Story, Brian’s Song, used to address another person that
and Terms of EndearmentC. represents love or affection. A term of
endearment might be used between lov-
MONICA: Wow, all you need now is The ers (i.e. “sweetheart”, “honey” or invent-
Killing Fields and some guacamolePIC ed words)between parents and children,
and you’ve got yourself a part-ayD. and among other groups. Scene: it is
guacamole
also the name of a movie, which is what
PHOEBE: Yeah, I talked to my grandma this phrase refers to in this scene.
about the Old Yeller incident, and she
D. partay: slang word for “party.”
told me that my mom used to not show
us the ends of sad movies to shieldE us E. shield (sb from sth) = to protect sb.
from the pain and sadness. You know,
before she killed herself. F. ditch sb = abandon someone.
click here for

ʌ
CHANDLER & JOEY: Hey. Pronunciation more about
1. what have you got there:
MONICA: Hey. Where is he, where’s wʌ-tʃʊ gɑtˡ ðer
Richard? Did you ditchF him?
References a wedgie
JOEY: Yeah right after we stole his lunch I. stole his lunch money and gave him
money and gave him a wedgieI. What’s a wedgie: Joey is essentially giving the
the matter with you, he’s parking the car. idea that they bullied him. To give a
wedgie means to grab someone’s under-
MONICA: Don’t you guys have fun? wear and pull it up as high as possible.
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 6:47 - 7:45 Vocabulary tip
CHANDLER: Your boyfriend is so cool. A. tip: to give someone money to show
them you are happy with the service
MONICA: Really? provided.

CHANDLER: Yeah, he let us drive his B. showed us to our seats = showed

Jaguar1. Joey for 12 blocks, me for 15. us the way to our seats. To show some-
one to (somewhere) means to take that
RACHEL: Wow, he must like you the best. person to the specified location. >> I’ll
show you to the bathroom.
JOEY: Oh, what about that thing he did
when he tippedA the guy who showed C. to go down to/somewhere: ‘go
us to our seatsB. You never even saw the down to’ means to travel in a southern
money, it was like this. Hey Chandler, direction, but in many cases it’s just
thanks for showing us to our seats. a colloquial way to say you are going
somewhere >> I am going down to the
supermarket to buys some groceries.
CHANDLER: You’re welcome. Hey Joey,
click here for
thanks for parking the car Pronunciation more about

tʃ - dʒ
JOEY: No problem. Hey Chandler 1. he let us drive his Jaguar:
hi le-ɾəs draɪv hiz dʒæg.wɑr
CHANDLER: I think they get it.
References
JOEY: Ok.
I. the first female blacksmith: the tomboy
CHANDLER: There’s the man. humor in this joke is that the job of a (movie poster)
blacksmith is traditionally seen as very
JOEY: He-he-eyy. masculine, and it’s hard to imagine a
RICHARD: Hey, you’re gettin’ better. I’m woman doing it. However, since it’s
gonna keep this by the way. Carol and Susan, we imagine it can
be one of their tomboy girl friends.
JOEY: Ok. He kept my dollar. A blacksmith is a person who creates
objects out of iron and a tom-boy is a
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment
woman that behaves like a man.
MONICA: So your first whole weekend
without Ben, what’re you guys gonna do? II.as:blacksmith
.
CAROL: Uh, we’re going down toC Co-
III. s: .
lonial Williamsburg.

SUSAN: Yeah, a woman I went to college

with just became the first female black-
smithI down there.
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 7:45 - 8:55 Vocabulary
ROSS: Well, you know, they’re a little be- A. behind the times: if a person or spatula
hind the timesA in Colonial Williamsburg. something is behind the times, it is old
and subscribes to older ways of think-
CAROL: Think I better go before
B ing. Note: the opposite “ahead of one’s
mommy starts weepingC. time” carries a sense of innovation or
advanced ways of doing something. >>
ROSS: Bye mommy. The Beatles were ahead of their time.

CAROL and SUSAN: We love you. Bye. B. better [do sth]: used to say in an asser-
tive manner that something must happen
ROSS: Have a good time. Ok, Ben. because of some important reason. >> I
flip for sth
better do well at college because my parents
MONICA: Ross. are spending a fortune in my education.

ROSS: Yeah. C. weep = to cry.

MONICA: Look. Joey, do you know we D. for starters: used before saying an
can see you from here? obvious statement or mentioning the
first of a sequence of things that must be
JOEY: How come Richard looks so much done for something to work. >> A: Why formerly known
cooler with one of these than me1? isn’t this moving? B: Well, for starters,
as Chandler
you need to turn on the car.
ROSS: Well for startersD, you may want
to light itE and lose the spatulaPIC. E. to light sth: to set something on fire.

MONICA: You know what, I think it’s F. per se = added to a phrase to say that
cute2, you trying to be more like Richard. it’s not completely true, but very close
>> Well, that’s not correct per se, but the
JOEY: Not like him, per seF, just not situation is something like that.
unlike him.
G. formerly = (opposite to currently) Note: this is a joke
ROSS: Look it’s the artist formerlyG referencing the singer
previously. >> I formerly work here.
known as Chandler.NOTE Prince who changed
his name to ‘the
CHANDLER: Just tryin’ somethin’ here, H. flip for something: to flip a coin to artist formerly know
you know. help decide something. as Prince.’

MONICA: So Joey, why didn’t you grow Pronunciation

a mustache? click here for
1. with one of these than me:
more about
wɪθ wʌ-nə ðiz ðən mi

ð-θ
JOEY: Oh we flipped for itH. I got the
cigar, he got the mustache. Figured if we 2. you know what, I think it’s cute:
both grew it, we’d look like dorks. ju nə wɑ-ɾaɪ θɪŋk ɪts kjut
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 8:55 - 9:55 Vocabulary
ROSS: Yeah, you really sidesteppedA A. sidestep: to avoid sth, either phys- dodge a bullet
that land mineB. ically (i.e. by stepping to a side and
avoid stepping on sth) or figuratively
CHANDLER: Hey listen, we’ve gotta like, for example, avoiding a question.
go, I promised Richard we’d meet him
downstairs1. B. land mind: explosive device con-
cealed on or under the ground. Scene:
MONICA: You’re meeting Richard? to “sidestep a land mine” isn’t a fixed
phrase, but here Ross uses it to say that
JOEY: Yeah, we’re going to a2 RangerI Chandler and Joey were able to avoid
game. looking like dorks (although he’s clearly
Note: a similar
being sarcastic, as they still look like expression to side-
CHANDLER: Yeah, didn’t he tell you3? dorks with the mustache and cigar). step a land mine is
to dodge a bullet,
C. might as well: to take advantage of meaning to avoid a
MONICA: Well, he told me he was going a situation presented to you, even if it
bad situation.
out with the guys, I just didn’t know that isn’t urgent, or not really necessary.
you were the guys. >> If you’re at the store, you might as
well pick up some milk.
CHANDLER: You hear that? We’re the
guys. D. caregiver: a person who takes care caregiver
of someone in a vulnerable position,
JOEY: We’re the guys. like a child, old person or someone
who suffers from a chronic disease.
MONICA: With that mustache doesn’t
Chandler remind you of Aunt Sylvia? Pronunciation
1. we’d meet him downstairs:
ROSS: Thank you. wid mi-ɾə ˈdaʊnˈsterz
Scene: Central Perk
2. we’re going to a: wir goʊ.i nə
ROSS: Hi, we’re visiting. It’s Ben and his
da-da. Da-da. Can you say da-da? Look, 3. didn’t he tell you: dɪ-də ni teɫ-jə
I’m gonna tell your momies you said it
anyway so you might as wellC try. References
I. The New York Rangers: Ice hockey
RACHEL: No luck, huh? team based in New York City. click here for
more about
ROSS: Naa. A while ago I got a seh out
of him, which I thought, you know,
might turn into seh-condary caregiverD
but... Hey, would you uh, would you hold
d-t
him for a sec, ‘cuz I, I gotta take this off.
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 9:55 - 10:50 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Oh, yeah sure, Ok. A. there you/we go: used to say “good holding a
job” or “you’re doing it right.” football
ROSS: What’re you doing?
B. to be around (sb): to be physically
RACHEL: Uh, I’m holding Ben. close with someone and share moments
with them. >> During my childhood I
ROSS: Yeah, well, he’s a baby not a bomb . didn’t have the luck to be around farm
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animals too much.

RACHEL: Ok.
Pronunciation Note: this is the cor-
ROSS: Well just hold him like you’d hold 1. bomb: bɔm rect way to hold an
a football. American football,
When a word ends in “mb”, “b” is not NOT the same as
RACHEL: This is how I would hold a pronounced. Other examples of this holding a baby.
football2. are: dumb, thumb, numb, comb.

ROSS: Ok, here, here. There we goA. 2. this is how I would hold a foorball:
ðɪs ɪz haʊ I wʊd hoʊl-də ˈfʊtˡˌbɔtˡ
RACHEL: Ok, I’m sorry, I’m just not “is” is given extra emphasis to make
very good with babies. I mean I haven’t a contrast to what Ross just said. By
been aroundB them, I mean, you know, stressing a specific word in an utter-
since I was one. ance, we can convey a different mes-
sage. This is called “inflection”. Watch
ROSS: It’s alright, it’s no big deal. this video to learn more.

RACHEL: Really?

ROSS: Yeah, definitely, I’m sure you’ll

feel totally different when it’s our baby3.

RACHEL: What?

ROSS: What? 3. when it’s our baby:

wen it-sər beɪ.bɪ
RACHEL: You think about stuff like that?
click here for more about

m
ROSS: Uhh, yeah. I mean, actually I kin-
da think that we’ll have, we’ll have two
babies.

RACHEL: Two, two babies?

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 10:50 - 12:01 Vocabulary
ROSS: Yeah. Ya know, a boy and a girl. A. raise kids: (similar to “bring up”) to
Hopefully the girl will come first so Ben provide a child with education and pro- babysit
here won’t feel too competitive. tection until they reach a mature age
and can make decisions for themselves.
RACHEL: Then what’s gonna happen? >> I was raised in the east coast.

ROSS: Well, we won’t wanna raise kidsA B. babysit: (noun “babysitter”) to look
in the city so we’ll probably move to uh, after kids either as an unpaid task a
Scarsdale. favor, or a job. >> I’d be forever thankful
if you could babysit little Ben tonight.
RACHEL: Uh-huh.

ROSS: Yeah, that way, I figure, you know, C. tax: an amount of money based on a
we’ll be far enough away from our par- citizen’s income or business profit that coffee pot
ents that we don’t have to see them all the he or she must pay the government.
time but close enough that they can come
over and babysitB whenever we want. D. supposedly: apparently; accordingly
And yes, I know, the taxesC are a little to what is believed. >> They’re suppos-
higher than, let’s say, Nassau county but edly the best team in the tournament,
the school system’s supposedlyD great. but they still have yet to prove it.

RACHEL: Wow. Wow, that’s great. Great. E. off my break: opposite of “on my
Ok, wow, you know what. break”; outside of your break time.

ROSS: Huh? F. what’s happening: (similar to “what’s

up”) informal way to greet someone.
RACHEL: I’m off my breakE now so uh,
um here you take this and um, I am gon- References
na go pour these very nice people some
I. soccer team in the Andes: this is a
coffee. Ok. Oh look at that, I don’t have a
1993 movie based on actual events (that
pot. I don’t have a potPIC. Well, hey, may-
occurred in 1972) about an Uruguayan
be I’ve got one at home, or in Scarsdale.
rugby team (not a soccer one as Phoebe
Hey is that a door?
describes) which suffered a plane crash
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment in the Andes. Out of the 45 people on
PHOEBE: Hey. the plane, only 16 survived during the
2 month long oddyssey in The Andes.
RICHARD: Hey Phoebs, what’s hap- One of the most memorable incidents
peningF? in this flight accident is that some sur-
vivors had to eat his dead teammate’s
PHOEBE: Oh, ok, murder, cancer, soccer bodies to battle starvation.
teams eating each other in the AndesI.
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 12:01 - 12:59 Vocabulary E.T.
MONICA: So you watched the movies A. baked in: included (as an integral
huh? part of something). >> Gravity is baked
in to the laws of physics.
PHOEBE: Uh huh, what is happening
to the world? I mean, no no no, ‘cuz ET B. see it/sth coming: to be able to tell that
leaves, and and Rocky loses, Charlotte something bad is about to happen. >> Did
diesI. you not see it coming? You should know
that if you don’t study, you can’t expect to
RICHARD: Charlotte who? pass the exam. >> I saw it coming a mile
away, they weren’t a happy marriage so it
PHOEBE: With the web, the spider she was obvious to me they’d divorce.
dies, she does. She has babies and dies. C. restore faith in humanity: said
You know, hey welcome home from the when we witness an act of kindness
hospital, thud . that makes us think positively about
the morals of humanity as a species.
MONICA: Alright, you wanna feel better? Rocky IV
References
PHOEBE: Yeah. I. ET, Rocky, Charlotte: Phoebe is
mentioning the sad or unfortunate
MONICA: Ok, here, watch this. endings she missed in the movies: “E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Rocky IV
PHOEBE: It’s a Wonderful Life. Yes I’ve (1985) and Charlotte’s Web (1973).
heard of this.
II. Pride of the Yankees: 1942 trubute
MONICA: So you can’t lose, it’s there in the movie to Lou Gehrig, legendary player of Charlotte’s Web
title. Wonderfullness is baked right inA. the baseball team “The New York Yankees.”

PHOEBE: Please, I almost fell for that III. Lou Gehrig’s disease: disease that
with, uh, Pride of the YankeesII, I affects the nerve cells in the brain and
thought I was gonna see a film about spinal cord. This disease is technically
Yankee pride and then, boom, the guy called amyotropic lateral sclerosis (also
gets Lou Gehrig’s diseaseIII. known as “ALS”) and was recently the
center of the viral sensation called “The
RICHARD: Uh, the guy was Lou Geh- Ice-Bucket Challenge.”
rig. Didn’t you kinda see it comingB? Lou Gehrig

PHOEBE: PHOEBE, just watch that, I

promise it will restore all your faith in
humanityC.

CHANDLER: Hey, big guy, game time.

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 be right back
12:59 - 13:52 Vocabulary (brb)
RICHARD: Hey, be right thereA. A. I’ll be right there/back: we use
“right” to communicate that we will be
MONICA: There’s a game? somewhere in a short time. >> I’m gotta
run to the store, but I’ll be right back for
CHANDLER: Uh, yeah, I just got my the start of the movie.
pick-up sticksB back from the shop.
Bring your nerves of steelC. B. pick-up sticks: a game in which
players must remove sticks from a pile pick-up stick
RICHARD: It’s the basketball playoffs . of sticks one at a time. Chandler actual-
I

ly jokes with the idea that it’s a children

MONICA: Listen, um honey, I appreci- game rather than a football or basketball
ate this but you don’t have to keep hang- game what he and Richard are going to
ing out withD them for me, I mean, they be entertained with.
have each other.
C. (to have) nerves of steel: to have the shovel
RICHARD: Oh, no, honey, I mean, don’t ability to remain calm in a nerve-rack-
worry, I like hanging out with those ing (stressful, anxiety causing) situa-
guys. It’s fun for me. They’re different tion. Also: if you have nerves of steel,
than my other friends, they don’t start you can do something that requires a lot
sentences with, ‘You know who just died of courage. Scene: when playing pick-up
shovelingE snow?’ sticks, having nerves of steel is an advan-
tage because you need to have a steady
MONICA: Alright that’s great, then just hand.
go. Go Knicks.
D. hang out (with sb): to spend time with
RICHARD: Uh, it’s the college playoffsII. someone you like being around with.
(let’s) go Celtics!
MONICA: Oh, then go Vassar. E. to shovel: to pick snow, dirt, or
something else using a shovelPIC.
RICHARD: Uh, they’re not in it.
References
MONICA: Ok, then just go.
I. NBA playoffs: a tournament between the
16 best teams of the NBA. The playoffs is
RICHARD: Ok. the stage that follows the “regular season” NCAA
where 30 teams (divided between two 15-
MONICA: Oh, why does this bother me team conferences) play against each other
so much? I mean I don’t wanna be one of for an opportunity to go to the playoffs.
those people who tells their boyfriend they
II. Collage playoffs: this is a basketball
wanna spend 24 hours a day with them.
league like the NBA but with university
teams. It’s also known as the NCAA, and this
PHOEBE: Sure.
12 is where a lot of NBA players come from.
 13:52 - 14:45 Vocabulary
MONICA: It’s just that he doesn’t have A. ultimately: in the end or at the most
that much free time, you know, and I basic level. >> It is ultimately his decision.
what the hell?
don’t know, what do I do?
B. blow (sth) off: to completely destroy
PHOEBE: Does it matter1? You’re ulti- something with a gun.
matelyA2 just gonna die or get divorced
or have to blow your pets head offB. C. what/how/why the hell?: an inten-
sifier used in questions to show that
RACHEL: Aghh. you’re shocked or angry. >> What the
hell do you think you’re doing? >> Why
PHOEBE: Me too. the hell is he still trying to boycott us.
assembling
MONICA: I’ve got a question. Richard D. (the) next thing you/I know: phrase furniture
made plans again with the guys. used to narrate something and say that
something happens in a very sudden way.
RACHEL: Yeah well, Ross just made This is used to communicate the idea of
plans for the whole century. something occurring too fast. Note: use
this with “one minute.” >> One minute
MONICA: Ya know what, I think I’m I see he’s in town, and then next thing I
gonna go to my room and read CosmoI, know he’s on the other side of the planet.
maybe there’s something helpful in there. I wonder
At least I can learn how to do an at-home E. assemble = to put together.
bikini wax with leftover Christmas cadles.
F. to wonder: to ask yourself a ques-
ROSS: Okay, what the hell happened
C
tion. Scene: Ross’ mind is wondering
back there? things, but it could also “wander,”
which means to think freely about a va-
RACHEL: I don’t know you tell me. One riety of different things especially when
minute I’m holding Ben like a football, one should concentrate on something.
the next thing I know I got two kids,
D

I’m living in Scarsdale complaining Pronunciation Cosmo

about the taxes. 1. does it matter: dʌ-zɪt mæɾər Magazine

ROSS: I’m sorry, I think about stuff you 2. ultimately: ˈɔɫ.tɪ.mətˡ.lɪ

know. I mean, you’re at work, you’re as-
semblingE bones, your mind wondersF. References
RACHEL: Ross, you have planned out I. Cosmo: (also known as “cosmopol-
the next 20 years of our lives, we’ve been itan”) international fashion magazine
dating for six weeks. for women.

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 14:45 - 15:46 Vocabulary
ROSS: C’mon, what, you never think A. deal with (sth): to handle or man- deal with it
about our future? age a situation that’s unpleasant. >> meme
Global warming is an issue we all need
RACHEL: Yes, but I, I think about to deal with. >> We need to deal with
whose apartment we’re gonna sleep at1 this first. Expression “deal with it”:
tomorrow night and, and where we’re used to say there’s no way to avoid a
gonna have dinner next Saturday night. I situation and we have no other option
do not think about what our2 childrens’ but to accept it.
names are gonna be. You know what our
childrens names are gonna be.
Pronunciation
ROSS: No, no, I mean, you know, I, I read a 1. whose apartment we’re gonna sleep at:
book and there was a girl named Emily and Click here for
hʊ-sə.pɑrtˡ.məntˡ wir gɑnə sli-pætˡ
I thought, I thought that might be good. more about

h
2. I do not think about what our:
RACHEL: What was the book?
aɪ dʊ nɔtˡ θɪŋ-kə.baʊtˡ wə-ɾər
ROSS: The big book of childrens’ names.
3. what we have is amazing:
RACHEL: Ok, Ross, Ross, ok listen, wʌtˡ wi hæv iz əˈmeɪ.ziŋ
what we have is amazing3. Click here for
References more about

tˡ
ROSS: Yeah.
I. I didn’t know that: the joke here is
RACHEL: But I do not want to have ev-
that Rachel is saying that she doesn’t
erything decided for me. I spent my whole
want to have everything decided for
life like that. It’s what I had with Barry, that
her, but then Ross tells her that the
was one of the reasons I left. I, I like not
conversation is not over (deciding for
knowing right now and I’m sorry if that
her).
scares you but if you want to be with me
you are gonna have to deal with thatA.

ROSS: Ok fine.

RACHEL: Thank you.

ROSS: We’re not done.
RACHEL: I didn’t know thatI.

ROSS: Ok, then you’re gonna have to un- NOTE. a pushover: here rachel is
derstand that you’re with a guy who’s not being a pushover, which is someone
gonna stop planning his future with you who is easily persuaded and doesn’t
because he knows that we’re gonna end defend their opinions very strongly.
up together and if that scares you, tough,
‘cause you’re gonna have to deal with that.
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 15:46 - 16:35 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Fine, I will. A. better [do sth]: used to say in an you better
assertive manner that something must
ROSS: Good, ‘cuz I love you. happen because of some important rea-
RACHEL: Oh yeah. son. >> You better not make fun of him
again. >> You better not tell her because
ROSS: Yeah. I won’t help you with your homework
anymore.
RACHEL: Well I love you too.
B. mean: characterized by malice. >>
ROSS: Well that’s the first time we’ve said
That’s a mean thing to say. >> Don’t be
that.
mean to your sister.
RACHEL: Yes it is. mean character
C. to bleed: Note: this is the verb form
ROSS: Well, I’m gonna kiss you. for the noun blood. To bleed means to
lose blood.
RACHEL: Well you betterA.
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment D. I’ll give you that/the ___ thing:
PHOEBE: Hey. Oh thanks for the great used when you’re admitting that some-
movie tip. one is right about a specific thing in a
debate. >> He’s got muscular arms and
MONICA: Did you like it? shoulders, I’ll give you that. But, what
about his legs? They’re skinny. >> Last
PHOEBE: Oh yeah. You know, I don’t month was not the best in terms of prod-
know if I was happier when um George uct sales, I’ll give you that. But with
Bailey destroyed the family business the new changes I have in mind we can
or um, Donna Reid cried, or when the improve our position in the market.
meanB pharmacist made his ear bleedC. goal keeper
E. worse and worse: note: we use this
MONICA: Alright, I’ll give youD the ear pattern to describe something that
thing but don’t you think the ending was progressively changes in a certain way.
pretty wonderful? >> I see fewer and fewer people smok-
ing smoking these days. >> He’s getting
PHOEBE: I didn’t watch the ending, I bigger and bigger.
was too depressed. It just kept getting
worse and worseE, it should have been F. sucky = unfortunate (this comes from
the verb to suck) great save
called, “It’s a suckyF life and just when
you think it can’t suck any more it does.”
G. kick save: note: a “save” is the action
Scene: Chandler and Joey’s apartment performed by a goal keeper or goaliePIC
in which he saves the ball from cross-
CHANDLER: Kick saveE and... denied. ing the goal line.
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 16:35 - 17:29 Vocabulary
a run
RICHARD: But... he gets it back, pass to A. (and) bam!: used to imitate the
the middle, lines it up and... BAMA! Yes! sound of a hard blow. Also: used in
Could that shotB be any prettier? speech to give a narration more emo-
tion or to communicate that something
JOEY: Man you are incredible. happened really abruptly. >> There
are literally 0.1 seconds left, he shoots
RICHARD: Well, we had a table in college. a 3-pointer and bam! They win at the
buzzer.
CHANDLER: Oh really, I didn’t know
they had foosball in the 1800sC. B. a shot: a ball that has been kicked, touchdown
thrown or hit with the intention of
RICHARD: Nice mustache by the way. scoring a goal or point in a game.
When puberty hitsD that thing’s really
gonna kick inE. C. 1800s: common mistake: never
write 1800’s. There shouldn’t be an
MONICA: Honey. Uh, not to sound too apostrophe.
Florence HendersonNOTE but, dinner’s
on the table. D. when it hit = when it happens.
hogging the bed
RICHARD: Ok, just one more point. E. kick in: to take effect. >> The tran-
quilizer kicked in almost immediately.
MONICA: ScoreF! Now can we go?
F. score: to take the action (score) that
CHANDLER: See, that’s why we don’t let gets you ahead of your competition.
her play. In soccer you score a goal, in baseball
a run, in football a touchdown, in box-
RICHARD: Is everything all right? ing a knockout, and in basketball you
can score points. Florence
MONICA: Um-hmm.
Henderson
G. hog: to take to much of something
RICHARD: Uh-oh. or use something for too long and in
this way keep other people form using
CHANDLER: Oh hey listen, don’t be it. >> Stop hogging the TV. I want to
mad at him, it’s our fault. I’m sorry we’ve watch too! >> Pass the ball! Stop hog-
been hoggingG so much of his time. ging!

JOEY: Yeah, he’s just really great to hang H. hang around (with someone) = to Note: actress who
around with .
H
spend time with someone. Note: this played the mother
in the famous family
phrase can also have a negative sense TV show, The Brady
RICHARD: Well. >> Who is that guys hanging around the Bunch.
school? (he seems suspicious)
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 17:29 - 18:48 Vocabulary
JOEY: No no, seriously, Chandler and I A. and all: conversational phrase used
were just talking about this. He is so much to mean “and everything related to that”
cooler than our dads. I mean, you know, or used in a similar way to “and stuff.”
our dad’s are ok and allA, but Richard is >> They’re out partying and having fun
just- ow, ow. What are you kicking me and all while I’m sick at home.
for? Huh? I’m trying to talk here1.
B. vernacular: (opposite: formal lan-
RICHARD: Uh, you guys see me as a dad? guage) the everyday language con-

JOEY: Oh yeah. sisting of slang and all types of collo-

quialism that people use in informal
CHANDLER: No. situations.

JOEY: Nooooo. C. see you around: another way to say good evening
CHANDLER: Your just, your just clear- goodbye. >> All right, it’s time for me to
ly not familiar with our young person’s go. See you around folks!
vernacularB. See, when we say dad, we There are “cooler” ways to say “good-
mean buddy. We mean pal. bye” than using that word of saying
“bye.” “See you around” is one of those.
RICHARD: Uh-huh, yeah. Another one is “catch you later.” Check
out our article on 26 different ways to good night
CHANDLER: No no, seriously, Joey’s my say “goodbye.”
dad, Monica’s my dad. I’ve even got some
dads down at work2. D. nighty-nite = good night.
Don’t confuse “good night” with “good
RICHARD: That’s fine. Well, your other dad evening”. “Good evening” is a greeting
and I3 are gonna go have a romantic evening we say when we see someone at night
and I guess I’ll just see you kids aroundC. for the first time in a day, while “good
night” is what we say to someone be-
MONICA: Nighty-nite . D E. : . going to bed.
fore

CHANDLER: You’re not a dad. You’re E. get into trouble: collocation: be-
not a dad. come involved in a difficult or prob-
lematic situation.
JOEY: Not a dad.
Pronunciation
CHANDLER: I can’t believe you got us
1. trying to talk here: traɪ.i-nə tɔk hɪr
into troubleE.

MONICA: So are you ok? 2. down at work: daʊ-nə wɔrk

RICHARD: Yeah, just, I feel like I’m about a 3. your other dad and I:
hundred. I thought I was just one of the guys. jər ʌðər dæ-də naɪ
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 18:48 - 20:03 Vocabulary diaper
MONICA: Come here1. I’ll make you A. kill sb: to beat someone at a game
feel like one of the guys. You know for a by a wide margin.
really cool guy, you suck at foosball.
B. pail: container with a handle.
RICHARD: What’re you talkin’ about, I
was killing them A 2.

MONICA: Yeah, well they suck too.

Scene: Ross’s apartment
ROSS: Ok, and then you take the poopie
diaper and you put it in the poopie dia-
per pailB. C. (not) make it any ___er: used to
emphasize that something doesn’t
RACHEL: Ok Ross, just so you know, change the way something is done. >>
calling it a poopie diaper doesn’t
PIC
Don’t yell at me because it won’t make
make this process any cuterC. me do it any faster. >> He isn’t getting
any younger.
ROSS: Hello.
D. get his stuff together = organize his
CAROL: It’s us. stuff.

ROSS: Come on up. I’m gonna get the E. stays on = doesn’t fall off.
rest of his stuff togetherD.

RACHEL: Ok, we can do this now, can’t Pronunciation

we Ben? Yes we can, yes we can. There. I 1. come here: kʌ.mjər
did it. I did it. Look at that, oh, stays onE
and everything. Hi. 2. killing them: kɪ.li-nəm

BEN: Hi.

RACHEL: I’m sorry, what did you just

say? Did you just say hi? Oh my God,
Ross, Ross, Ben just said ‘Hi’.

ROSS: Wha, what?

RACHEL: Ben just said hi.

ROSS: What, the word hi?

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 20:03 - 20:57 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Ye-, no, my Uncle Hi. A. bring it out (in sb): to make some-
one say something or behave in a par-
ROSS: Great, great, and I missed that ticular way. >> I love hanging out with
too, I miss everything. Emily because I feel she bring the best
out of myself.
RACHEL: Oh, I’m sorry, I guess I just
bring it out inA him. B. proud (of sth/sb): feel great sat-
isfaction for your, or someone else’s
CAROL and SUSAN: Hello. achievements.

RACHEL: Guess what. Ben just said his C. go on = to continue, to extend. >>
first word. The concert went on for about one more
hour before you left.
CAROL: What did he say?
D. cab: taxi
ROSS: Something about hi.

SUSAN: That’s so exciting.

CAROL: Mommy is so proud ofB you.

Hi. Hi.

RACHEL: You know, actually it’s more

like, hi. E. sometime = at some point in the
future. Note: don’t confuse this with
CAROL & RACHEL: Hi (x6) “sometimes”, which is used to refer
to the frequency in which something
SUSAN: Ok, this could go on for a while. happens. >> Sometimes I miss my high
C

school friends, I should invite them over

CAROL: We’ve got a cab waiting down- sometime.
D

stairs.
Pronunciation
ROSS: Well, this was fun. Uh, we should 1. what do you say: wʌ-rju jʊ seɪ click here for
really do it again sometimeE, what do

j
more about
you say1? Ok. Alright so I’ve got him. 2. Tuesday: tʃjʊs-deɪ

CAROL: Tuesday2.

ROSS: Tuesday right. Ok, bye you guys.

RACHEL: Take care.

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 20:57 - Vocabulary digging
ROSS: Bye Ben. A. dig: to make a hole in the ground.

BEN: Bye. B. bury: to dig a hole, and put some-

thing or into the ground.
RACHEL: Did, did he just, did he, did he
just say, he said bye. He said bye. You said, C. look ahead: scene: to watch a later
he said bye to me1. He said bye to me. part in a video or movie. Usual mean-
ing: (similar to “think forward”) to
SUSAN: Suddenly I’m seeing him go off think about what will happen in the fu-
to collegeI. ture and plan for these events. >> Let’s
look ahead and set goals for the year.
CAROL: We’ve gotta go, we’ve got that
cab waiting. D. rough going: (similar to “tough /
rough patch”) a period of time when
ROSS: Alright, alright, ok. Bye. one goes through difficult circumstanc- look ahead
es. Idiom “when the going gets rough/
BEN & ROSS: Bye. tough” = when a ​situation ​becomes ​
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment. difficult or ​unpleasant. >> She stood by
my side when the going got rough.
ERNIE: Oh wow, look at this nice deep
hole I’ve been diggingA. Hey Bert, isn’t E. handle: to deal with something
this2 a nice hole here. Hey. difficult in a particular way. >> She
alphabet
handled it pretty well when he told her
PHOEBE: Ok, Ben, this is the part where they should take some time apart. >>
Ernie buriesB Bert in the sand and can’t He mishandled the whole situation and
find him. Now, I’ve looked aheadC on it caused us to lose the contract.
the tape and he does find him again. But,
ok, before that happens, there’s some Pronunciation
pretty rough goingD for a while but I
1. he said bye to me: hi sed baɪ ɾə mi
think we can handleE it. And, there’s just
the alphabetPIC but we know that ends 2. isn’t this: ɪnd-ðɪs
well3 so. Ok, here we go.
3. we know that ends well:
ERNIE: Bert, Bert. Bert. Hey, what hap- wi noʊ ðæ-ɾendz weɫ
pened to my friend Bert? He was here
just a moment ago. Oh no, my old friend References
Bert is lost.
I. I’m seeing him go off to college:
she’s so impressed by how fast Ben is
PHOEBE: Oh, I’m so glad you’re here.
growing up that she can almost visual-
ize him going to college very soon.
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