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1. Watch the video
1. Watch the video
2. Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
2. Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Images of things mentioned in the video
Images of things mentioned in the video
Pictionary
Pictionary
Game
Game
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue
American chain of luxury department stores.
American chain of luxury department stores.
Tony Randall
Tony Randall
American actor, comedian and singer
American actor, comedian and singer
15 big ones
15 big ones
(slang) big ones means dollars
(slang) big ones means dollars
gesturing
gesturing
A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
"mother ship is calling you home"
"mother ship is calling you home"
Rachel loves shopping and fashion. When she gets the interview at Saks, it’s like she has finally found her "home".
Rachel loves shopping and fashion. When she gets the interview at Saks, it’s like she has finally found her "home".
to shuffle cards
to shuffle cards
Joey asks, "Do you want me to shuffle?"
Joey asks, "Do you want me to shuffle?"
crap
crap
- nonsense. not true.
- something of extremely poor quality.
- rubbish; junk.
"I'm parked at a meter."
"I'm parked at a meter."
kettle
kettle
slipped out of my hand
slipped out of my hand
to slide out
to slide out
The baseball slipped out of his hands.
The baseball slipped out of his hands.
Idioms
Idioms
"the pot calling the kettle black"
"the pot calling the kettle black"
When a person says something critical about someone, but what they say is also true about themselves.
When a person says something critical about someone, but what they say is also true about themselves.
Monica: "Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive."
Monica: "Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive."
Phoebe: "Hello, kettle? This is Monica. You're black."
Phoebe: "Hello, kettle? This is Monica. You're black."
Phoebe means that Monica is also "really competitive."
Phoebe means that Monica is also "really competitive."
In other words, she means that Monica is as competitive as Ross.
In other words, she means that Monica is as competitive as Ross.
Making comparisons with as... as...
Making comparisons with as... as...
"I am not as bad as Ross."
"I am not as bad as Ross."
Making comparisons using as (adjective/adverb) as
Making comparisons using as (adjective/adverb) as
We finished as quickly as we could.
We finished as quickly as we could.
He doesn't earn as much money as his brother.
He doesn't earn as much money as his brother.
Miko can run as fast as Kai.
Miko can run as fast as Kai.
The new one isn't as big as the old one.
The new one isn't as big as the old one.
Michael didn't play as well this week as he did last week.
Michael didn't play as well this week as he did last week.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
jerk
jerk
competitive
competitive
it slipped out of my hand
it slipped out of my hand
absolutely
absolutely
give it a go
give it a go
kidding
kidding
summer camp
summer camp
for a living
for a living
kettle
kettle
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Rachel: Can you believe what a jerk Ross was being?
Rachel: Can you believe what a jerk Ross was being?
Monica: Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive.
Monica: Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive.
Phoebe: Ha. Ha, ha.
Phoebe: Ha. Ha, ha.
Monica: What?
Monica: What?
Phoebe: Oh, hello, kettle? This is Monica. You're black.
Phoebe: Oh, hello, kettle? This is Monica. You're black.
jerk noun someone acting in an annoying, foolish, or rude way.
jerk noun someone acting in an annoying, foolish, or rude way.
Example: Hey! Don't do that. That's not nice. Don't be a jerk!
Example: Hey! Don't do that. That's not nice. Don't be a jerk!
competitive adjective
competitive adjective
relating to or characterized by competition.
relating to or characterized by competition.
Monica: Please! I am not as bad as Ross.
Monica: Please! I am not as bad as Ross.
Rachel: Oh, I beg to differ. The Pictionary incident?
Rachel: Oh, I beg to differ. The Pictionary incident?
Monica: That was not an incident! I was gesturing, and the plate slipped out of my hand.
Monica: That was not an incident! I was gesturing, and the plate slipped out of my hand.
it slipped out of my hand
it slipped out of my hand
SEE THE IMAGE ABOVE -- THE BASEBALL SLIPS OUT OF THE MAN'S HANDS.
SEE THE IMAGE ABOVE -- THE BASEBALL SLIPS OUT OF THE MAN'S HANDS.
Rachel: Oooooh. Oh! I got an interview! I got an interview!
Rachel: Oooooh. Oh! I got an interview! I got an interview!
Monica: You're kidding! Where? Where?
Monica: You're kidding! Where? Where?
Rachel: Sak's... Fifth... Avenue.
Rachel: Sak's... Fifth... Avenue.
Monica: Oh, Rachel!
Monica: Oh, Rachel!
Phoebe: Oh, it's like the mother ship is calling you home.
Phoebe: Oh, it's like the mother ship is calling you home.
kidding noun/verb joking, playfulness or teasing.
kidding noun/verb joking, playfulness or teasing.
—used when someone says something surprising or that seems as if it could not be serious or true.. for example:
—used when someone says something surprising or that seems as if it could not be serious or true.. for example:
Example:
Example:
Ryan: "The test is tomorrow."
Ryan: "The test is tomorrow."
Eddy: "Are you kidding (me)?!"
Eddy: "Are you kidding (me)?!"
Ryan: "No, it's true!"
Ryan: "No, it's true!"
Monica: Well, what's the job?
Monica: Well, what's the job?
Rachel: Assistant buyer. Oh! I would be shopping... for a living!
Rachel: Assistant buyer. Oh! I would be shopping... for a living!
for a living idiom work done to earn money to live. job. career.
for a living idiom work done to earn money to live. job. career.
Example:
Example:
Eddy: "What does she do for a living?"
Eddy: "What does she do for a living?"
Ryan: "She's a nurse. She works at the hospital."
Ryan: "She's a nurse. She works at the hospital."
Rachel: Guys! Guess what, guess what, guess what, guess what!
Rachel: Guys! Guess what, guess what, guess what, guess what!
The interview! She loved me! She absolutely loved me. We talked for like two and a half hours, we have the same taste in clothes, and—oh, I went to camp with her cousin... And, oh, the job is perfect. I can do this. I can do this well!
The interview! She loved me! She absolutely loved me. We talked for like two and a half hours, we have the same taste in clothes, and—oh, I went to camp with her cousin... And, oh, the job is perfect. I can do this. I can do this well!
All: That's great! That's wonderful!
All: That's great! That's wonderful!
absolutely adverb totally. without restriction.
absolutely adverb totally. without restriction.
"have the same taste in clothes" This expression means they both like the same kind of clothes... same styles, colors, fashion, etc.
"have the same taste in clothes" This expression means they both like the same kind of clothes... same styles, colors, fashion, etc.
summer camp noun a camp providing recreational and athletic facilities for children during the summer vacation period.
summer camp noun a camp providing recreational and athletic facilities for children during the summer vacation period.
Ross: Uh, Rach, do you want me to shuffle those?
Ross: Uh, Rach, do you want me to shuffle those?
Rachel: No, no, thats OK. Y'know, I think I'm gonna give it a go.
Rachel: No, no, thats OK. Y'know, I think I'm gonna give it a go.
Ross: Alright.
Ross: Alright.
Rachel: Alright...
Rachel: Alright...
give it a go idiom to try doing something. to "give it a shot."
give it a go idiom to try doing something. to "give it a shot."
Example: She's been thinking about learning to fly for many years, and she's finally decided to give it a go.
Example: She's been thinking about learning to fly for many years, and she's finally decided to give it a go.
3. Watch the video again and complete the listening, speaking, and vocabulary activities on ESLvideo.com.
3. Watch the video again and complete the listening, speaking, and vocabulary activities on ESLvideo.com.
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