Learn English with Friends

#3. Ross’s Ex-Wife


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Published: 22 Sep 2020   [ UPDATED MAR 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:05
Accent: American
Source: Friends [S1 E02]

Ross's ex-wife comes to his work to tell him that she is pregnant.


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.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ issues n. - problems
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ bang v. - hit
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a club n. - a heavy blunt weapon (a large stick) [image] A club
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a mastodon n. - a prehistoric elephant [image] A mastodon
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cave people n. - Neanderthals
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a glacier n. - a very large piece of ice [image] A glacier
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ catch up with phv. - meet later
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ The Ice Age (exhibit) n. - a section of the museum
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ erect adj. - straight, upright, not bent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a lesbian n. - a woman who is romantically interested in women
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ paranoid adj. - always afraid
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ put something in perspective exp. - realize the real value or importance of something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be involved exp. - participate
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ entirely adv. - fully, completely, 100%
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ It is up to you. exp. - You can decide.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ presumably adv. - mostly (90%) sure
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a sonogram n. - a medical procedure that uses sound waves to take a picture inside someone's body
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I have no idea. exp. - I don't know.

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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Ross from Friends Monica from Friends
Ross Monica
  • Ross is an anthropologist and works in a museum.
  • Ross has recently divorced.
  • Monica is Ross's sister.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What does Ross want his co-worker to change?
    He wants her to add a glacier to the display.
    He wants the cave-woman to be less angry.
    He wants her to move the rock.

  2. Who comes to visit Ross?
    His girlfriend, Carol
    His ex-wife, Carol
    His sister, Carol
    His wife, Carol

  3. What does Ross say to Carol?
    They should get back together.
    She looks good.
    He hates her.

  4. Why did Carol (probably) break up with Ross?
    He said the wrong name during their wedding.
    He cheated while they were on a break.
    She is a lesbian.

  5. Why did Carol come to visit Ross?
    She still loves him.
    She needs advice.
    She is pregnant.

  6. Why does Phoebe think Carol is great?
    She is letting Ross decide if he wants to be involved.
    She wasn't afraid to follow her heart.
    She is going to have a child.

  7. What does Carol want Ross to do tomorrow?
    Meet to discuss their future.
    Sign some documents.
    See a doctor with her.

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. Ross and Marsha argue about one of the exhibits.
  2. Marsha notices Carol nearby and calls out to her.
  3. Ross and Carol exchange awkward compliments about how each other looks.
  4. Carol reveals that she is pregnant.
  5. Ross arrives at Monica's apartment clearly upset.
  6. Ross tells the group that Carol is pregnant.
  7. Rachel asks how Ross fits into the pregnancy.
  8. Ross explains that Carol and Susan want him involved.
  9. Phoebe comments on how much she likes and misses Carol.

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. [ Because we were talking about ] issues, isn't that your ex-wife?

    [ Speaking of ]



  2. How about I'll [ meet you later ] in the Ice Age.

    [ catch up with you ]



  3. In here, anyone who stands [ straight ]. So what's new?

    [ erect ]



  4. Marty is still totally [ scared without reason ].

    [ paranoid ]



  5. How do you [ be part of ] this whole thing?

    [ fit into ]



  6. Carol says she and Susan want me to [ participate, take part ].

    [ be involved ]



  7. Basically, it's totally [ my decision ].

    [ up to me ]



  8. [ It can be assumed ], the biggest part of your job is done.

    [ Presumably ]



  9. I [ don't know ]. No matter what I do, though, I'm still going to be a father.

    [ have no idea ]



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (s-v agreement)


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.


  • Doesn't she a little angry?
  • Well, she issues.
  • she?
  • He out banging other women over the head with a club, while she at home trying to get the mastodon smell out of the carpet!
  • Marsha, these cave people. Okay?
  • They issues like "Gee, that glacier getting kind of close."
  • Speaking of issues, that your ex-wife?

  • Why you here, Carol?
  • I pregnant.
  • Pregnant?!

  • Hi.
  • Wow. That a happy hi.
  • Carol pregnant.
  • How do you into this whole thing?
  • Well, Carol she and Susan me to be involved, but if I'm not comfortable with it, I to be involved. Basically, it's entirely up to me.
  • She so great! I her.
  • What she mean by involved?
  • Presumably, the biggest part of your job done.
  • Anyway, they me to go down to this sonogram thing with them tomorrow.
  • So what you going to do?
  • I no idea. No matter what I , though, I'm still going to be a father.

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

Ross / Marsha / argue / museum / exhibit

Ross and Marsha are arguing about a museum exhibit.

Ross and Marsha argue about a museum exhibit.



Sentence 2

Ross / ex-wife / unexpected / drop / by / museum

Ross's ex-wife unexpectedly drops by the museum.



Sentence 3

Ross / Carol / hug / other / awkward

Ross and Carol hug each other awkwardly.



Sentence 4

then / Carol / inform / Ross / she / pregnant

Then Carol informs Ross (that) she is pregnant.



Sentence 5

Ross / come / Monica / apartment / and / tell / friend / Carol / pregnancy

Ross comes to Monica's apartment(,) and (he) tells his friends about Carol's pregnancy.



Sentence 6

Rachel / want / know / how / Ross / fit / Carol / pregnancy

Rachel wants to know how Ross fits into Carol's pregnancy.



Sentence 7

Ross / answer / Carol / tell / him / he / not / have to / involved / if / he / not / want

Ross answers (that) Carol told him (that) he doesn't have to be involved if he doesn't want to.



Sentence 8

Chandler / joke / big / part / Ross / work / already / done

Chandler jokes (that) the biggest part of Ross's work is already done.



Sentence 9

still / Carol / want / Ross / come / her / get / sonogram

Still, Carol wants Ross to come with her to get a sonogram.



Sentence 10

Ross / not / know / what / he / going / do

Ross doesn't know what he is going to do.



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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Doesn't she seem a little angry?



Clip 2
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Speaking of issues, isn't that your ex-wife?



Clip 3
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Marty's still totally paranoid.



Clip 4
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Carol says she and Susan want me to be involved.



Clip 5
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But if I'm not comfortable with it, I don't have to be involved.



Clip 6
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Basically, it's totally up to me.



Clip 7
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She is so great! I miss her.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

What does she mean by involved?



Clip 9
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I mean, presumably, the biggest part of your job is done.



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

So what are you going to do?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

No matter what I do, though, I'm still going to be a father.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Do you think Ross should be involved with raising the child? What are some reasons he should? What are some reasons he shouldn't? (Think about all three individual's perspectives — Ross's, Carol's, the child's.)
  2. What would you do if you were Ross?
  3. What do you know about early hominids (cave people)? How many different species can you name (do you know)? What tools did they use? What did they look like?
  4. Recent studies suggest that a small percentage of modern humans with East Asian and European ancestry have some Neanderthal DNA. Do you think you have Neanderthal DNA? Why?

    evolution


    evolution

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Ross: No, it's good, it is good. It's just that, mmmm, doesn't she seem a little angry?

Marsha: Well, she has issues.

Ross: Does she?

Marsha: He's out banging other women over the head with a club while she sits at home trying to get the mastodon smell out of the carpet!

Ross: Marsha, these are cave people. Okay? They have issues like "Gee, that glacier is getting kind of close." See?

Marsha: Speaking of issues, isn't that your ex-wife?

Ross: No. No.

Marsha: Yes, it is. Carol! Hi!

Ross: Okay, okay, yes, it is. How about I'll catch up with you in the Ice Age.


Ross: Hi.

Carol: So...

Ross: You look great. I, I hate that.

Carol: Sorry. Thanks. You look good, too.

Ross: Ah, well, in here, anyone who stands erect. So, what's new? Still, a...

Carol: A lesbian?

Ross: Well, you never know. How's, how's the family?

Carol: Marty is still totally paranoid. Oh, and...

Ross: Why are you here, Carol?

Carol: I'm pregnant.

Ross: Pregnant?!


Ross: Hi.

Monica: Wow. That is not a happy hi.

Ross: Carol is pregnant.

Phoebe: Ooh! I found it!

Monica: W-w-wh-... wha-... w-w-w-...

Ross: Yeah. Do that for another two hours, you might be where I am right about now.

Chandler: It kind of puts that whole pillow thing in perspective, huh, Mon?

Rachel: Well now, how do you fit into this whole thing?

Ross: Well, Carol says she and Susan want me to be involved, but if I'm not comfortable with it, I don't have to be involved. Basically, it's totally up to me.

Phoebe: She is so great! I miss her.

Monica: What does she mean by involved?

Chandler: I mean, presumably, the biggest part of your job is done.

Ross: Anyway, they want me to go down to this sonogram thing with them tomorrow.

Rachel: So, what are you going to do?

Ross: I have no idea. No matter what I do, though, I'm still going to be a father.

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