Learn English with an ESL Friends Lesson

Three Years Earlier (7)


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Published: 4 Jul 2021
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 1:58
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S3 E06]

Ross tells Phoebe about the problems in his marriage.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


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 lesbian n. - a woman who is attracted to other women
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ apparently adv. - I guess, so (as far as anyone knows)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an idiot exp. - a stupid person
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ over adj. - finished, done
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be out exp. - be outside
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cool exp. - impressive or attractive

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Ross Phoebe
Ross Phoebe
  • Ross and Phoebe are friends who live in New York.
  • Ross is married (to Carol).

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. The bar is closed.
    True
    False

  2. Ross thinks his marriage is finished.
    True
    False

  3. Ross's wife is a lesbian.
    True
    False

  4. Ross's wife would get angry when Ross looked at other beautiful women.
    True
    False

  5. Ross's wife told him that she is dating a woman named Susan.
    True
    False

  6. Ross was together with his wife for seven years.
    True
    False

  7. Ross dated many women before he met his wife.
    True
    False

Score:



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (word choice)


Directions

  • Hi. Where's (everybody) ?
  • Oh, it is already (closed) . Chris gave me the keys to (lock) up. What is (wrong) ?
  • My marriage, I think my marriage is kind of (over) .
  • Oh no! Why?
  • Because Carol is a lesbian, and I’m not (one) . And apparently it is not a mix and match situation.
  • Oh my God! I don’t (believe) it! Oh, you poor bunny.
  • I’m an idiot. I mean I (should) have seen it. I mean Carol and I (would) be out and she (would) see some beautiful woman. And she (would) be "Ross, you know, look at her." and I (would) think, "God, my wife is (cool) !"
  • Hey, do you (think) that Susan person is her lover?
  • Well, now I (do) !!
  • I’m sorry.
  • Seven years. I (mean) we’ve been together seven years. She’s the only woman who’s ever loved me. She's the only woman I’ve ever....
  • Aw, God Ross. Oh.



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


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


Sentence 1

Ross / walk / bar / look / very / depressed

Ross walks into the bar looking very depressed.



Sentence 2

Phoebe / alone / bar / because / it / close

Phoebe is alone in the bar because it is closed.



Sentence 3

Ross / tell / Phoebe / marriage / over / because / wife / lesbian

Ross tells Phoebe (that) his marriage is over because his wife is a lesbian.



Sentence 4   (use past tense)

Carol / used / point / beautiful / woman / Ross / when / they / out / together

Carol used to point out beautiful women to Ross when they [were/went] out together.



Sentence 5

Phoebe / make / Ross / realize / Susan / Carol / lover

Phoebe makes Ross realize (that) Susan is Carol's lover.

Phoebe makes Ross realize (that) Susan and Carol are lovers.



Sentence 6

Ross / marry / Carol / seven / year

Ross has been married to Carol for seven years.

Ross married Carol seven years ago.



Level Up   ( use a past unreal conditional )

Ross / not / be / able / date / Rachel / if / wife / not / leave / him

Ross wouldn't have been able to date Rachel if his wife hadn't left him.




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.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

Where is everybody?



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

Chris gave me the keys to lock up.



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

I think my marriage is kind of over.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

Because Carol is a lesbian.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

I don’t believe it!



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

I mean I should have seen it.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I mean Carol and I would be out, and she would see some beautiful woman.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

Ross, you know, look at her.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

Hey, do you think that Susan person is her lover?



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

I mean we’ve been together seven years.



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

She is the only woman who has ever loved me.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Ross's wife Carol is a lesbian. Why do you think she married Ross?
  2. Why did she stay married to Ross for seven years?
  3. If you were Phoebe, what would you say to Ross?
  4. Ross eventually dates Rachel. In your opinion, who is a better match for Ross - Phoebe or Rachel? Why?
  5. When you are out with your partner, do you point out beautiful women or handsome men to her/him?
  6. Do (Would) you get angry when your partner (boyfriend/girlfriend) looks (looked) at beautiful women or handsome men?
  7. How common is divorce in your country? What are the most common reasons people get divorced?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Ross: Hi. Where is everybody?

Phoebe: Oh, it’s already closed. Chris gave me the keys to lock up. What is wrong?

Ross: My marriage, I think my marriage is kind of over.

Phoebe: Oh no! Why?

Ross: Because Carol is a lesbian. And I’m not one. And apparently it’s not a mix and match situation.

Phoebe: Oh my God! I don’t believe it! Oh, you poor bunny.

Ross: I’m an idiot. I mean I should have seen it. I mean Carol and I’d be out and she’d see some beautiful woman. And she’d be (say) "Ross, you know, look at her." and I’d think, "God, my wife is cool!"

Phoebe: Hey, do you think that Susan person is her lover?

Ross: Well, now I do!!

Phoebe: I’m sorry.

Ross: Seven years. I mean we’ve been together seven years. She’s the only woman who’s ever loved me. She's the only woman I’ve ever....

Phoebe: Aw, God Ross. Oh.

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