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- Review the picture dictionary and vocabulary videos
- Re-watch the video and complete the listening comprehension and gap-fill quizzes on eslvideo.com
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
glacier
glacier
Ice Age
Ice Age
veil
veil
Three's Company TV Show
Three's Company TV Show
Reduced form (relaxed speach)
Reduced form (relaxed speach)
when'ja
when'ja
"When did you have it on last?"
"When did you have it on last?"
Phrase
Phrase
"Has anybody seen my engagement ring?"
"Has anybody seen my engagement ring?"
When we loose something, or can't find something, we ask, "Have you seen my ______?"
When we loose something, or can't find something, we ask, "Have you seen my ______?"
For example: "Have you seen my keys? I can't find them anywhere!"
For example: "Have you seen my keys? I can't find them anywhere!"
Or: "I can't find my keys. Have you seen them?"
Or: "I can't find my keys. Have you seen them?"
In this clip, Rachel isn't asking, literally, if Phobe has seen her ring. What she means is that she can't find it. She is looking for it and is asking if anyone has seen it somewhere in the apartment, maybe on the floor, or on the counter...etc.
In this clip, Rachel isn't asking, literally, if Phobe has seen her ring. What she means is that she can't find it. She is looking for it and is asking if anyone has seen it somewhere in the apartment, maybe on the floor, or on the counter...etc.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
issues
issues
ex-wife
ex-wife
to catch up
to catch up
misunderstanding
misunderstanding
engagement ring
engagement ring
dreading
dreading
lasagne
lasagne
stomped
stomped
She is pregnant.
She is pregnant.
Vocabulary in context
Vocabulary in context
listen, read, and repeat
listen, read, and repeat
Ross: Marsha, these are cave people. Okay? They have issues like 'Gee, that glacier's getting kinda close.' See?
Ross: Marsha, these are cave people. Okay? They have issues like 'Gee, that glacier's getting kinda close.' See?
Marsha: Speaking of issues, isn't that your ex-wife?
Marsha: Speaking of issues, isn't that your ex-wife?
Ross: No. No.
Ross: No. No.
Marsha: Yes, it is. Carol! Hi!
Marsha: Yes, it is. Carol! Hi!
Ross: Okay, okay, yes, it is.
Ross: Okay, okay, yes, it is.
issues - noun
issues - noun
concern, problem
concern, problem
Example: I have issues with his behavior. He drives me crazy!
Example: I have issues with his behavior. He drives me crazy!
ex-wife - noun
ex-wife - noun
a woman to whom someone was formerly married, from whom they are now divorced.
a woman to whom someone was formerly married, from whom they are now divorced.
How about I'll, uh, catch up with you in the Ice Age.
How about I'll, uh, catch up with you in the Ice Age.
catch up - phrasal verb
catch up - phrasal verb
This phrasal verb has a few different meanings. Here it means to see someone later.
This phrasal verb has a few different meanings. Here it means to see someone later.
These sentences have the same meaning:
These sentences have the same meaning:
I'll "see" you later.
I'll "see" you later.
I'll "catch up" with you later.
I'll "catch up" with you later.
*catch up can also mean to talk with a friend you haven't seen in awhile to learn about how things are going.
*catch up can also mean to talk with a friend you haven't seen in awhile to learn about how things are going.
Example: "I look forward to catching up with you at coffee next Wednesday. See you then!"
Example: "I look forward to catching up with you at coffee next Wednesday. See you then!"
Ross: How's the family?
Ross: How's the family?
Carol: Marty's still totally paranoid. Oh, and, uh-
Carol: Marty's still totally paranoid. Oh, and, uh-
Ross: Why- why are you here, Carol?
Ross: Why- why are you here, Carol?
Carol: I'm pregnant.
Carol: I'm pregnant.
Ross: Pregnant?!
Ross: Pregnant?!
pregnant - adjective
pregnant - adjective
having a child developing in the body
having a child developing in the body
Chandler: Oh, I think this is the episode of Three's Company where there's some kind of misunderstanding.
Chandler: Oh, I think this is the episode of Three's Company where there's some kind of misunderstanding.
Phoebe: Then I've already seen this one!
Phoebe: Then I've already seen this one!
misunderstanding - noun
misunderstanding - noun
a failure to understand something correctly.
a failure to understand something correctly.
Rachel: Has anybody seen my engagement ring?
Rachel: Has anybody seen my engagement ring?
Phoebe: Yeah, it's beautiful.
Phoebe: Yeah, it's beautiful.
engagement ring - noun
engagement ring - noun
a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures. ... It represents a formal agreement to future marriage.
a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures. ... It represents a formal agreement to future marriage.
Rachel: Oh, like I wasn't dreading tomorrow enough, having to give it back to him... 'Hi Barry! Remember me? I'm the girl in the veil who stomped on your heart in front of your entire family!' Oh God and now I'm gonna have to return the ring, without the ring, which makes it so much harder...
Rachel: Oh, like I wasn't dreading tomorrow enough, having to give it back to him... 'Hi Barry! Remember me? I'm the girl in the veil who stomped on your heart in front of your entire family!' Oh God and now I'm gonna have to return the ring, without the ring, which makes it so much harder...
Monica: Easy Rach, we'll find it.
Monica: Easy Rach, we'll find it.
dread - verb
dread - verb
As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen."
As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen."
Example: I didn't study for the test. I'm sure I didn't do well. I'm dreading the results.
Example: I didn't study for the test. I'm sure I didn't do well. I'm dreading the results.
stomp - verb
stomp - verb
To trample. To step heavily. To walk forcefully.
To trample. To step heavily. To walk forcefully.
Example: The angry horse stomped on my foot and broke my big toe.
Example: The angry horse stomped on my foot and broke my big toe.
lasagne - noun
lasagne - noun
a baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato sauce.
a baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato sauce.
Rachel: Sorry...
Rachel: Sorry...
Monica: I gave you one job!
Monica: I gave you one job!
Rachel: Oh, but look how straight those noodles are!
Rachel: Oh, but look how straight those noodles are!
Chandler: Now, Monica, you know that's not how you look for an engagement ring in a lasagne...
Chandler: Now, Monica, you know that's not how you look for an engagement ring in a lasagne...
Monica: I just... can't do it.
Monica: I just... can't do it.
Chandler: Boys? We're going in.
Chandler: Boys? We're going in.
Ross: Hi.
Ross: Hi.
Monica: Wow. That is not a happy hi.
Monica: Wow. That is not a happy hi.
Ross: Carol's pregnant.
Ross: Carol's pregnant.
Phoebe: Ooh! I found it!
Phoebe: Ooh! I found it!
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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