Learn English with Friends

#2. Rachel Gets a Job


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Published: 20 Sep 2020   [ UPDATED MAR 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:40
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S1 E01]

Rachel's father stops giving her money, so she decides to get a job.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ my entire life exp. - all of my life
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ on a roll exp. - being successful or productive for a long time
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a Western omelet n. - a fried egg dish [image] omeltte
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ It doesn't make a difference. exp. - It is not important.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ regional work exp. - local jobs
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Pinocchio n. - a wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ abuse n. - treat someone badly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a hanger n. - a metal or plastic thing used to hang clothes on
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ upbeat adj. - happy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Joan & David n. - an expensive clothing brand
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ live off your parents exp. - your parents pay for everything in your life

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Rachel from Friends Monica from Friends Joey from Friends Chandler from Friends
Rachel Monica Joey Chandler
  • Rachel has just run away from her wedding with Barry.
  • Monica and Rachel have just become roommates.
  • Monica had a date with a guy named Paul last night.
  • Joey and Chandler live across the hall from Monica and Rachel.
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Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. This is the first time Rachel has made coffee.
    True
    False

  2. Joey and Chandler like the coffee that Rachel made.
    True
    False

  3. Monica wants to talk to Joey and Chandler about Paul (the guy who spent the night).
    True
    False

  4. Chandler thinks his job is important.
    True
    False

  5. Rachel doesn't have a job.
    True
    False

  6. Joey is an actor.
    True
    False

  7. Joey is a successful actor.
    True
    False

  8. Monica hates Paul (the guy who spent the night).
    True
    False

  9. Rachel went to 12 job interviews.
    True
    False

  10. Rachel forgot to pay her credit card bill.
    True
    False

  11. Rachel wanted to get married in order to be more independent from her parents.
    True
    False

  12. Rachel got a job in a department store.
    True
    False

Score:



Story Order 이야기 순서 Ordem da história Orden de la historia Порядок подій


Directions: Put the events in the correct order, then press Check.

  1. Rachel makes coffee for the first time.
  2. Chandler and Joey pour Rachel's coffee into a nearby plant.
  3. Rachel asks Joey about his acting career.
  4. Chandler jokes about Joey's acting and then dances out of the room.
  5. Rachel declares that she is going to look for a job.
  6. Rachel returns and proudly shows off her new boots.
  7. Rachel admits that she used her father's credit card to buy the boots.
  8. The group encourages Rachel to cut up her father's credit card.
  9. Rachel serves coffee to her friends at the café.

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


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

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. I mean, I have never made coffee before in [ all of my life ].

    [ my entire life ]



  2. Congratulations. While you're [ being successful lately ], if you feel like you have got to make like a Western omelet or something...

    [ on a roll ]



  3. I doubt it. Mostly [ local jobs ].

    [ regional work ]



  4. And yet you're surprisingly [ happy, positive ].

    [ upbeat ]



  5. Come on, you can't [ depend on your parents financially ] your whole life.

    [ live off your parents ]



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (countable/uncountable)


Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a oração.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.


  • Listen, while you're on , if you feel like you have got to make like a Western omelet or something. Although actually I'm really not that hungry.
  • All right, kids, I have got to get to . If I don't input , it doesn't make much of .
  • So, you all have ?
  • Yeah, we all have . See, that's how we buy .

  • Oh wait, wait, unless you happened to catch the Wee-Ones production of Pinocchio.
  • Look, Gippetto, I'm a real live boy.
  • I will not take .

  • Okay. Okay. I am just going to get up, go to and not think about him all day. Or else I'm just going to get up and go to .
  • Oh, look, wish me !
  • What for?
  • I'm going to go get one of those job .

  • Guess what?
  • You got ?
  • Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing! I was laughed out of twelve today.
  • And yet you're surprisingly upbeat.
  • You would be too if you found Joan & David on sale, fifty off!
  • Oh, how well you know me...

  • Would anybody like more ?
  • Did you make it, or are you just serving it?
  • I'm just serving it.
  • Yeah. Yeah, I'll have of .

Score:



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

Rachel / make / coffee / for / first / time / life

Rachel makes coffee for the first time in her life.



Sentence 2

Chandler / Joey / pour / coffee / Rachel / make / into / plant / table

Chandler and Joey pour the coffee (that) Rachel made into the plant on the table.



Sentence 3

Rachel / ask / Joey / job

Rachel asks Joey about his job.

Rachel asks Joey what his job is.



Sentence 4

Chandler / dance / out / room / like / Pinocchio

Chandler dances out of the room like Pinocchio.



Sentence 5

Rachel / tell / Monica / she / going / look / job

Rachel tells Monica (that) she is going to look for a job.



Sentence 6

later / that / day / Rachel / proud / show / everyone / boot / she / buy / while / she / look / job

Later that day, Rachel proudly shows everyone the boots (that) she bought while she was looking for a job.



Sentence 7

but / then / Monica / ask / Rachel / how / she / pay / them

But then Monica asks Rachel how she paid for them.



Sentence 8

Rachel / reluctant / admit / she / use / father / credit / card

Rachel reluctantly admits (that) she used her father's credit card.



Sentence 9

all / friend / encourage / Rachel / cut / up / father / credit / card

All (of) the friends encourage Rachel to cut up her father's credit card.



Sentence 10

in / next / scene / we / see / Rachel / get / job / waitress / café

In the next scene, we see (that) Rachel has [got/gotten] a job as a waitress at [a/the] café .



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.



Clip 2
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All right, kids. I have got to get to work.



Clip 3
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Yeah, we all have jobs. See, that's how we buy stuff.



Clip 4
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Would I have seen you in anything?



Clip 5
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So how (are) you doing today? Did you sleep okay?



Clip 6
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I'm going to go get one of those job things.



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

How did you pay for them?



Clip 8
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Come on, you can't live off your parents your whole life.



Clip 9
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That's why I was getting married.



Clip 10
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Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You're going to love it!



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

I can't believe what I'm hearing here.



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

Oh, was I doing it again?



Clip 13
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Would anybody like more coffee?



Clip 14
0:00 / 0:00

Did you make it, or are you just serving it?



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Do you know what each character's job is (Ross, Phoebe, Monica, Joey, Chandler)?
  2. Rachel got a job as a waitress. Do you think she will be good at it? Why?
  3. What other jobs do you think Rachel would be good at? Why?
  4. What was your first job? How old were you when you got it? How long did you work there? Did you love it or hate it?
  5. Would you rather have a job that you hate but are successful at (like Chandler), or a job that you like but are not successful at (like Joey)? Why?
  6. The TV show Friends introduced café culture to mainstream American TV. When did café culture become popular in your country?
  7. Do you prefer to go to franchise cafés (like Starbucks) or locally owned cafés? Why? Which type do you actually go to most often?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Rachel: Isn't this amazing? I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.

Chandler: That is amazing.

Joey: Congratulations. While you're on a roll, if you feel like you have got to make like a Western omelet or something... Although actually I'm really not that hungry.

Chandler: Alright, kids, I have got to get to work. If I don't input those numbers, it doesn't make much of a difference.

Rachel: So, like, you guys all have jobs?

Monica: Yeah, we all have jobs. See, that's how we buy stuff.

Joey: Yeah, I'm an actor.

Rachel: Wow! Would I have seen you in anything?

Joey: I doubt it. Mostly regional work.

Monica: Oh wait, wait, unless you happened to catch the Wee-Ones production of Pinocchio.

Chandler: Look, Gippetto, I'm a real live boy.

Joey: I will not take this abuse.

Chandler: You're right, I'm sorry. Once I was a wooden boy, a little wooden boy.

Monica: So, how you doing today? Did you sleep okay? Did you talk to Barry? I can't stop smiling.

Rachel: I can see that. You look like you slept with a hanger in your mouth.

Monica: Okay. Okay. I am just going to get up, go to work and not think about him all day. Or else I'm just going to get up and go to work.

Rachel: Oh, wish me luck!

Monica: What for?

Rachel: I'm going to go get one of those ... job things.


Rachel: Guess what?

Ross: You got a job?

Rachel: Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing! I was laughed out of twelve interviews today.

Chandler: And yet you're surprisingly upbeat.

Rachel: Well, you would be too if you found Joan & David boots on sale, fifty percent off!

Chandler: Oh, how well you know me.

Rachel: They're my new I don't need a job, I don't need my parents, I've got great boots!

Monica: How did you pay for them?

Rachel: Uh, credit card.

Monica: And who pays for that?

Rachel: Um... my... father.


Monica: Come on, you can't live off your parents your whole life.

Rachel: I know that. That's why I was getting married.

Monica: You ready?

Ross: Oh, come on, cut. Cut, cut, cut...

All: Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut...

Monica: Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You're going to love it!


Joey: I can't believe what I'm hearing here.

Phoebe: ♫ I can't believe what I'm hearing here. ♫

Monica: What? I-I said you had a-

Phoebe: ♫ What I said you had... ♫

Monica: Would you stop?

Phoebe: Oh, was I doing it again?

All: Yes!

Rachel: Would anybody like more coffee?

Chandler: Did you make it, or are you just serving it?

Rachel: I'm just serving it.

Chandler: Yeah, I'll have a cup of coffee.

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