Learn English with an ESL Friends Lesson

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a marching band n. - a large group of people that play music together, often in parades [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overweight adj. - fat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ He is here on business. exp. - He came here on a business trip.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bunch n. - a lot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a turkey n. - a large bird, usually eaten on Thanksgiving [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an aversion to n. - a dislike of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ poultry n. - chicken, turkey, eggs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Fourth of July exp. - American Independence Day (a national holiday)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ton left over exp. - a lot of food that was not eaten
• ☐ ☐ ☐ entire adj. - all of one thing, whole
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in one sitting exp. - during one meal, at one time

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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Monica	Joey Tribbiani	Rachel	Phoebe

• Thanksgiving is coming soon.
• Monica and Rachel went to high school together with a guy named Will (Brad Pitt).
• Monica was overweight in high school.
• Joey's family name is Tribbiani.

1. Today is Thanksgiving Day.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Monica invited Will to join them for Thanksgiving dinner.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Will was in Monica's class in high school.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Will used to be very fat.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Monica thinks that Will is handsome.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Monica doesn't want to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Phoebe thinks that turkeys are delicious.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Chandler doesn't eat Thanksgiving food.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Rachel loves poultry (chickens and turkeys).
   True
   False
   
   
10. Joey usually eats pizza on the 4th of July.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Joey promises to finish eating the whole turkey.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Joey can run very fast.
    True
    False
    
    

Score:

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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você acha melhor. 2) Ouça novamente e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

Інструкції: 1) Прочитайте ці речення з відео і виберіть слово або вираз, який, на вашу думку, підходить найкраще. 2) Прослухайте ще раз і перевірте свої відповіді.

• Wow! I --- am not don't haven't won't (don't) remember him.
• Will is here on business, and he --- wasn't didn't hasn't couldn't (didn't) have a place to go.
• Oh, and by the way, he --- is does has will (has) lost a bunch of weight.
• Well, Phoebe --- isn't doesn't hasn't couldn't (doesn't) eat turkey.
• Will is still on a diet, Chandler --- isn't doesn't hasn't couldn't (doesn't) eat Thanksgiving food, and Rachel --- is does has will (is) having her aversion to poultry.
• Yeah, --- aren't don't haven't won't (don't) you remember? I --- was did had had to (had to) leave the room the other day when you had that roast chicken?
• It just --- isn't doesn't hasn't couldn't (doesn't) seem worth it to make a whole turkey for just three people, okay?
• If it means that much to you, but there --- is does has is going to (is going to) be a ton left over.
• No, there --- isn't doesn't hasn't won't (won't**) ! I promise I --- am do have will (will) finish that turkey!
• You --- are do have will (are) telling me you --- are do have can (can) eat almost an entire turkey in one sitting?
• I mean we --- are not do not have not may not (may not) be great thinkers or world leaders.
• We --- aren't don't haven't wouldn't (don't) read a lot or run very fast, but damnit, we --- are do have can (can) eat!
  
  ** "isn't" is grammatically correct, but Joey uses "won't" because it has a similar feeling as "isn't going to".

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Monica / tell / everyone / Thanksgiving / dinner / will / tomorrow / four / o'clock

Monica tells everyone (that) Thanksgiving dinner will be tomorrow at four o'clock.

Monica / invite / old / high / school / friend / join / them / Thanksgiving / dinner

Monica invited an old high school friend to join them for Thanksgiving dinner.

Will / used / overweight / but / now / he / thin / gorgeous

Will used to be overweight, but now he is thin and gorgeous.

Monica / not / want / cook / turkey / because / only / one / them / want / eat / it

Monica doesn't want to cook a turkey because only one of them wants to eat it.

Rachel / have / aversion / poultry

Rachel has an aversion to poultry.

while / Phoebe / think / turkey / beautiful / intelligent / Joey / think / they / ugly / stupid / delicious

While Phoebe thinks (that) turkeys are beautiful and intelligent, Joey thinks (that) they are ugly, stupid, and delicious.

because / it / mean / so / much / Joey / Monica / agree / cook / turkey

Because it means so much to Joey, Monica agrees to cook (a) turkey.

Monica / worried / there / will / ton / left / over

Monica is worried (that) there will be a ton left over.

Monica is worried (that) there will be a ton of leftovers.

Joey / promise / finish / eat / entire / turkey

Joey promises to finish eating the entire turkey.

although / Joey / admit / he / neither / fast / nor / smart / he / sure / he / can / eat / entire / turkey / self

Although Joey admits (that) he is neither fast nor smart, he is sure (that) he can eat the entire turkey by himself.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

Oh good, you're all here. Thanksgiving, tomorrow, four o'clock.

Remember that guy Will Colbert from high school?

I mean I was his thin friend.

Will is here on business, and he didn't have a place to go, so I invited him here.

And by the way, he has lost a bunch of weight.

I'm not going to make a turkey this year.

And Rachel is having her aversion to poultry.

Yeah, don't you remember I had to leave the room the other day when you had that roast chicken?

Anyway, it just doesn't seem worth it to make a whole turkey for just three people, okay?

But you (have) got to have turkey on Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving with no turkey is like Fourth of July with no apple pie.

All right, fine! If it means that much to you!

You're telling me you can eat almost an entire turkey in one sitting?

We don't read a lot or run very fast, but damnit, we can eat!

1. Four people (Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Will) don't want turkey. Can you remember their reasons?
2. What do we learn about Will in this video?
3. Will was played by Brad Pitt. Can you explain Brad Pitt's connection to the TV show Friends?
4. Phoebe says that turkeys are beautiful and intelligent. Do you agree? Are there any animals that are beautiful and/or intelligent that people often eat?
5. What do you know about American Thanksgiving? What is the origin and meaning of the holiday? How do people celebrate it?
6. Do you have a similar holiday in your country? How is it similar to American Thanksgiving? How is it different? What food do you usually eat?
7. Joey insists that Thanksgiving isn't complete without turkey. What are some traditional dishes or foods in your culture that are considered essential for certain holidays or celebrations?
8. Monica mentions that she invited a former classmate to Thanksgiving dinner because he didn't have anywhere else to go. Would you feel comfortable inviting a friend to join your family for a traditional family holiday meal? Do you have any experience like this?
9. Joey claims that his family, the Tribbianis, have a special talent for eating. Does your family have any special talent?