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The Lottery


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Published: 8.22.2025
Level 3   |   Time: 1:34
Accent: American
Source: Joey [S9 E18]

The Friends decide to pool their money and buy lottery tickets.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  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.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a Porsche [n] - a type of sports car [image] ESL Vocab - A Porsche
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lady-friends [exp] - women someone dates
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the Powerball lottery [n] - a big American lottery game
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Connecticut [n] - a state very close to New York City [image] ESL Vocab - Connecticut
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ West Virginia [n] - a state not very close to New York City [image] ESL Vocab - West Virginia
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pitch in [phv] - give money
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ (10) bucks [n] - (10) dollars
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pool [v] - put money together
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ split it [exp] - divide and share something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ want in on (s/t) [exp] - want to join (something)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the odds [n] - the chances/probability of something happening
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be struck by [exp] - be hit by
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ lightning [n] - electricity in the sky during a storm [image] ESL Vocab - Lightining

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



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Joey from Friends Joey from Friends Joey from Friends Joey from Friends
Joey Monica Rachel Ross
  • They live in New York City, which is in New York State.
  • Chandler and Monica are married.
  • Chandler recently quit his job.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. What type of car does Monica have?
    A Porsche
    A Ferrari
    A Jeep

  2. What is Joey not allowed to do in Monica's car?
    Take his friends shopping
    Entertain women
    Eat messy food
    Drive too fast

  3. How much is the jackpot for the Powerball lottery?
    300 million dollars
    30 million dollars
    13 million dollars

  4. Why does Joey need the car?
    To drive to another state
    To impress a woman
    To move furniture

  5. Where was Joey originally planning to drive?
    West Virginia
    Connecticut
    New York

  6. How much will each friends pitch in?
    $150
    $50
    $15

  7. Why doesn't Ross want to participate?
    He doesn't want to share money with his friends.
    He thinks the odds of winning are too small.
    He doesn't trust Joey.



triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. Why don't we all [ contribute ] 50 [ dollars ]?

    [ pitch in ] [ bucks ]



  2. We will [ join, collect ] our money together.

    [ pool ]



  3. And then if we win, we'll [ divide ] it.

    [ split ]



  4. Seriously, Ross, you don't [ want to participate in ] this?

    [ want in on ]



  5. Do you know what your [ chances ] are of winning the lottery?

    [ odds ]



  6. You have a better chance of being [ hit ] by lightning 42 times.

    [ struck ]



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (aux. verbs)


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 criou que é melhor. 2) Ouça e verifique suas respostas.

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


  • Hey, (can) I borrow the Porsche?
  • What (do) you need it for anyway?
  • The Powerball lottery is up to 300 million, and they (don't) sell tickets here in New York.
  • So, you (are) driving up to Connecticut?
  • Maybe I (will) drive you up there. I (would) like to buy some tickets myself.
  • With Chandler not getting paid, we (could) really use 300 million dollars.
  • Yes, because if I was at my old job, we (would) say, "$300 million? No, thank you."
  • Hey, (will) you get me tickets, too?
  • I have an idea. Why (don't) we all pitch in 50 bucks?
  • We (will) pool our money together, and then if we win, we (will) split it.
  • No thanks.
  • You (don't) want to win the lottery?
  • Sure I (do) . I also want to be king of my own country.
  • (Do) you know what your odds are of winning the lottery?
  • You have a better chance of (being) struck by lightning 42 times.
  • Yes, but there are six of us, so we (would) only have to get struck by lightning seven times.
  • I like those odds.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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.

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.



Sentence 1

Joey / ask / Monica / he / can / borrow / Porsche


Joey asks Monica [if/whether] he can borrow her Porsche.



Sentence 2

she / agree / but / remind / him / not / use / it / for / entertain / woman / or / eat / spaghetti


She agrees(,) but (she) reminds him not to use it for entertaining women or (for) eating spaghetti.



Sentence 3a

powerball / lottery / up / to / 300 / million / dollar / but / they / not / sell / ticket / new / York


The Powerball lottery is up to 300 million dollars, but they don't sell tickets in New York.



Sentence 3b

powerball / lottery / up / to / 300 / million / dollar / but / ticket / be / not / sell / new / York


The Powerball lottery is up to 300 million dollars, but tickets are not sold in New York.



Sentence 4

so / Joey / want / drive / other / state / buy / ticket


So, Joey wants to drive to another state (in order) to buy [a ticket/some tickets].
So, Joey wants to drive to another state and buy [a ticket/some tickets].



Sentence 5

at / first / Monica / offer / go / Joey


At first, Monica offers to go with Joey.



Sentence 6

then / Rachel / suggest / they / pool / money / and / split / jackpot / if / they / win


Then Rachel suggests (that) they (should) pool their money and split the jackpot if they win.
Then Rachel suggests pooling their money and splitting the jackpot if they win.



Sentence 7

everyone / agree / pitch / 50 / buck / except / Ross


Everyone agrees to pitch in 50 bucks except Ross.



Sentence 8

he / point / out / they / have / better / chance / be / strike / lightning / 42 / time / than / win / lottery


He points out (that) they have a better chance of being struck by lightning 42 times than (of) winning the lottery.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


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: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

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


Clip 1

Hey, can I borrow the Porsche?



Clip 2

A place to entertain my lady-friends.



Clip 3

What do you need it for anyway?



Clip 4

The Powerball lottery is up to 300 million, and they don't sell tickets here in New York. So...



Clip 5

Oh, so you're driving up to Connecticut?



Clip 6

I'd like to buy some tickets myself.



Clip 7

If I was at my old job, we'd say, "$300 million? No, thank you."



Clip 8

Why don't we all pitch in 50 bucks?



Clip 9

We'll pool our money together.



Clip 10

And then if we win, we'll split it.



Clip 11

You don't want to win the lottery?



Clip 12

Seriously, Ross, you don't want in on this?



Clip 13

Do you know what your odds are of winning the lottery?



Clip 14

I mean, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning 42 times.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What are Monica's rules for Joey using her car? Do you think her rules are reasonable?
  2. Do you ever lend your car to friends? If so, do you have any rules? (If not, what rules would you make?)
  3. Ross refuses to join the lottery pool. Do you think he is being practical or negative? Why?
  4. If you were in this group of friends, would you join the lottery pool? Why or why not?
  5. What problems do you think they will have after they buy the tickets?
  6. Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? How did you feel when you bought it?
  7. If you suddenly won $300 million, what would you do first?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Guion


Joey: Hey, can I borrow the Porsche?

Monica: Okay.

Joey: Alright!

Monica: But, what is it not?

Joey: A place to entertain my lady-friends.

Monica: And, what else is it not?

Joey: Place to eat spaghetti.

Monica: Very good.

Joey: Thanks.

Monica: What do you need it for anyway?

Joey: Oh, the Powerball lottery is up to 300 million, and they don't sell tickets here in New York. So...

Rachel: Oh, so you're driving up to Connecticut?

Joey: Yeah, Connecticut, not West Virginia.

Monica: Hey, maybe I'll drive you up there. I'd like to buy some tickets myself. Yeah, with Chandler not getting paid, we could really use 300 million dollars

Chandler: Yes, because if I was at my old job, we'd say, "$300 million? No, thank you."

Phoebe: Hey, will you get me tickets, too?

Rachel: Yeah, me, too.

Joey: Sure.

Rachel: Oh, I have an idea. Why don't we all pitch in 50 bucks? We'll pool our money together, and then if we win, we'll split it.

All: That's a great idea.

Ross: No thanks.

Phoebe: You don't want to win the lottery?

Rachel: Uh, sure I do. I also want to be king of my own country.

Joey: Seriously, Ross, you don't want in on this?

Ross: No. Do you know what your odds are of winning the lottery? I mean, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning 42 times.

Chandler: Yes, but there's six of us, so we'd only have to get struck by lightning seven times.

Joey: I like those odds.

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