#15 Friends

The Birth (Part 3)

Instructions

  1. Watch the video

  2. Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos

  3. Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com

1. Watch the video

2.Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos

Picture Dictionary

Images of things mentioned in the video

vent

shoulder

knee

stomach

Reduced Forms (relaxed speech)

Ben, you ready? All right, gimme your foot.

gimme = give me

Let me see. I gotta see, I gotta see. Oh, a head. Oh, it's, it's huge.

gotta = got to (same meaning as "have to")

Whaddaya-see? Whaddaya-see?

Whaddaya-see = What do you see?

Carol: What does he look like?

Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.

Carol: Really?

kinda like = kind of like (means "similar to")

Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.

Ross: How 'bout Ben?

Susan: I like Ben.

how 'bout = how about

Vocabulary

rescue

cover

look like

stomach

shoulder

definitely

beautiful

knee

shout

Vocabulary in context

listen, read, and repeat

Phoebe: Hi, I'm Ben. I'm hospital worker Ben. It's Ben... to the rescue!

to rescue

verb

save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation.

Example: The firemen rescued a cat that was stuck in a tree.


noun

an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress.

"She came to our rescue with a loan of $100"



Ross: We got a head. We got shoulders. We got arms. We got, oh, look at the little fingers, oh, and a chest, and a stomach. It's a boy, definitely a boy! All right! Ok, legs, knees, and feet. Oh, oh. He's here. He's a person.

definitely

adverb

without doubt (used for emphasis).

Example: See you at the airport! I will definitely be there on time.


Carol: What does he look like?

Ross: Kinda like my uncle Ed, covered in Jell-o.

Carol: Really?

Phoebe: You guys, he's beautiful!

cover

verb

to spread over

Example: Snow covered the mountains.

Example: The mountains were covered with snow.

There are many meanings for the word cover. See here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover

Susan: No shouting, but we still need a name for this little guy.

Ross: How 'bout Ben?

Susan: I like Ben.

shout

verb

a loud cry or call

Example: The coach shouted to her players on the field, "Go, go, go!"

3. Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com

#15 Friends: The Birth (Part 3)