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2. Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
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Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Images of things mentioned in the video
Images of things mentioned in the video
temple
temple
purse
purse
Reduced forms (Relaxed speach)
Reduced forms (Relaxed speach)
"OK, I am calling your seventeen. Whaddaya-got?"
"OK, I am calling your seventeen. Whaddaya-got?"
"What do you got?" - or - "What have you got?"
"What do you got?" - or - "What have you got?"
Chandler: Whaddaya-need, Whaddaya-need?
Chandler: Whaddaya-need, Whaddaya-need?
"What do you need, What do you need?"
"What do you need, What do you need?"
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
depressed
depressed
can't stand
can't stand
shy
shy
temple
temple
bet
bet
purse
purse
tough
tough
beat
beat
bucks
bucks
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Rachel: Boy, you really can't stand to lose, can you? Your whole face is getting red... little veins popping out on your temple...
Rachel: Boy, you really can't stand to lose, can you? Your whole face is getting red... little veins popping out on your temple...
can't stand - expression -
can't stand - expression -
means you do not like someone or something at all, or you think it's extremely unpleasant.
means you do not like someone or something at all, or you think it's extremely unpleasant.
Example: I can't stand the smell of Japanese nato.
Example: I can't stand the smell of Japanese nato.
Example: I can’t stand people smoking around me when I’m eating.
Example: I can’t stand people smoking around me when I’m eating.
Example: I can't stand traffic jams.
Example: I can't stand traffic jams.
Rachel: Barbara! Hi, how are you? Uh-huh. No, I understand. Yeah. Oh, oh, come on, no, I'm fine. Don't be silly. Yeah... oh, but you know, if-if anything else opens up, plea—Hello? Hello?
Rachel: Barbara! Hi, how are you? Uh-huh. No, I understand. Yeah. Oh, oh, come on, no, I'm fine. Don't be silly. Yeah... oh, but you know, if-if anything else opens up, plea—Hello? Hello?
Monica: Sorry, Rach.
Monica: Sorry, Rach.
Phoebe: Y'know, there's gonna be lots of other stuff.
Phoebe: Y'know, there's gonna be lots of other stuff.
depressed - adjective
depressed - adjective
when you feel unhappiness or despondency.
when you feel unhappiness or despondency.
Example: Rachel becomes depressed after the phone call.
Example: Rachel becomes depressed after the phone call.
Don't be silly.
Don't be silly.
often used in to mean “don't be unreasonably concerned."
often used in to mean “don't be unreasonably concerned."
Example:
Example:
Jill - "They shouldn't go swimming. It's too hot outside."
Jill - "They shouldn't go swimming. It's too hot outside."
Jack - "Don't be silly. Of course they should go swimming. It's so hot!"
Jack - "Don't be silly. Of course they should go swimming. It's so hot!"
If anything else opens up, please let me know. (open up) - phrasal verb
If anything else opens up, please let me know. (open up) - phrasal verb
There are many meanings for open up. Here, it means "becomes available, or, creates a new opportunity."
There are many meanings for open up. Here, it means "becomes available, or, creates a new opportunity."
Rachel is saying, if anything (another position at Saks 5th Ave) opens up (becomes available), please tell me.
Rachel is saying, if anything (another position at Saks 5th Ave) opens up (becomes available), please tell me.
Rachel: I see your fifty cents... and I raise you... five dollars.
Rachel: I see your fifty cents... and I raise you... five dollars.
Ross: I thought, uh... it was a fifty cent limit.
Ross: I thought, uh... it was a fifty cent limit.
Rachel: Well, I just lost a job, and I'd like to raise the bet five bucks. Does anybody have a problem with that? Loser?
Rachel: Well, I just lost a job, and I'd like to raise the bet five bucks. Does anybody have a problem with that? Loser?
bet - verb
bet - verb
risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game.
risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game.
Example: I'll bet you $2 the Tigers beat the A's tomorrow.
Example: I'll bet you $2 the Tigers beat the A's tomorrow.
a bet - noun
a bet - noun
an act of risking a sum of money on the outcome of a future event.
an act of risking a sum of money on the outcome of a future event.
Example: They have a bet on who will win the game.
Example: They have a bet on who will win the game.
bucks - noun
bucks - noun
dollars
dollars
1 buck = 1 dollar
1 buck = 1 dollar
Example: These shirts cost five bucks each. Wow! That's pretty cheap!
Example: These shirts cost five bucks each. Wow! That's pretty cheap!
Rachel: See your twenty-five...and...uh, Monica, get my purse.
Rachel: See your twenty-five...and...uh, Monica, get my purse.
Monica: Rachel, there's nothing in it.
Monica: Rachel, there's nothing in it.
Rachel: OK, then get me your purse.
Rachel: OK, then get me your purse.
See the picture above in the Picture Dictionary section of this page.
See the picture above in the Picture Dictionary section of this page.
Ross: Joey, I'm a little shy.
Ross: Joey, I'm a little shy.
Joey: That's OK, Ross, you can ask me.
Joey: That's OK, Ross, you can ask me.
Chandler: Whaddaya-need, Whaddaya-need?
Chandler: Whaddaya-need, Whaddaya-need?
Ross: Fifteen.
Ross: Fifteen.
Chandler: Alright, here's ten.
Chandler: Alright, here's ten.
shy - adjective
shy - adjective
Yes, shy means timid. You already know that. But there is another meaning for shy.... It can also mean, less than the amount needed.
Yes, shy means timid. You already know that. But there is another meaning for shy.... It can also mean, less than the amount needed.
Example 1: "He won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record."
Example 1: "He won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record."
Example 2: "He left school just shy of his fourteenth birthday."
Example 2: "He left school just shy of his fourteenth birthday."
Example 3: "The hamburgers cost $22 dollars. I'm a little shy. Can you lend me three dollars?"
Example 3: "The hamburgers cost $22 dollars. I'm a little shy. Can you lend me three dollars?"
In this joke, Ross means that he doesn't have enough money for the bet.. he needs to borrow some money. But, Joey thinks that Ross means he's too timid to ask Joey to borrow money. We call this a "play on words."
In this joke, Ross means that he doesn't have enough money for the bet.. he needs to borrow some money. But, Joey thinks that Ross means he's too timid to ask Joey to borrow money. We call this a "play on words."
Ross: OK, I am calling your seventeen. Whaddaya-got?
Ross: OK, I am calling your seventeen. Whaddaya-got?
Rachel: Full house.
Rachel: Full house.
Ross: You got me.
Ross: You got me.
Joey: Ahhh, that's alright. Y'know, that's a tough hand to beat.
Joey: Ahhh, that's alright. Y'know, that's a tough hand to beat.
Chandler: I thought we had them!
Chandler: I thought we had them!
Ross: Oh, well, when you don't have the cards, you don't have the cards, you know. But, uh... look how happy she is.
Ross: Oh, well, when you don't have the cards, you don't have the cards, you know. But, uh... look how happy she is.
tough - adjective
tough - adjective
As adjectives the difference between difficult and tough is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while tough is strong and resilient; sturdy.
As adjectives the difference between difficult and tough is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while tough is strong and resilient; sturdy.
to beat - verb
to beat - verb
defeat (someone) in a game, competition, election, or commercial venture.
defeat (someone) in a game, competition, election, or commercial venture.
Example: She beat him easily at chess.
Example: She beat him easily at chess.
You got me. (There are many many many meanings for "you got me." Here it means: "you won. I lost.")
You got me. (There are many many many meanings for "you got me." Here it means: "you won. I lost.")
I thought we had them! (Here it means, "I thought we'd win!")
I thought we had them! (Here it means, "I thought we'd win!")
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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