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00:00 - 00:57 Vocabulary

Scene: Monica and Rachel’s A. get a hold of (sth): to come into posses-
reckless driving
sion of sth. >> How can I get a hold of a copy
JOEY: How could someone get a hold
of that book? Get a hold of (sb): to reach
ofA+1 your credit card number?
someone, to communicate with someone.
>> I’ve phoned them a hundred times, but I
MONICA: I have no idea. But look how can’t seem to get a hold of them.
much theyI spent!
B. reckless: not worrying about the con- throw caution
RACHEL: Monica, would you calm 2
sequences of things. >> Reckless driving. to the wind
down? The credit card people said that
you only have to pay for the stuff that C. throw caution to the wind: to disregard
you bought. the risks or potential consequences of an
action >> Dad told me not to walk down
MONICA: Still, it’s just such recklessB that street at night because it’s really danger-
spending. ous, but I threw caution to the wind and did
it anyways.
ROSS: I think when somebody steals geek vs. nerd
your credit card, they’ve kind of already D. geek: someone who’s really intelligent
thrown caution to the windC. or obsessed about something (comput-
ers, books, etc.) In the scene: Monica is a
CHANDLER: Wow, what a geekD. They cleaning geek.
spent $69.95 on a Wonder MopPIC. Wonder Mop
E. yuck: expressing disgust.
MONICA: That’s me.
F. to hump: to rhythmically move the hips
PHOEBE: Oh! The yuckE! Ross, he’s do- forward and back, as in sexual intercourse
ing it again! (ALSO: the bump on a camel’s back).

ROSS: Marcel, stop humpingE the lamp! Pronunciation

Stop humping! Now Marcel, come back- 1. get a hold of: gedda hol-duh camel hump
come here, Marcel-
2. would you calm: wou-juh kawm
RACHEL: Oh no, not in my room! I’ll
get him3. 3. I’ll get him: ail geh-duhm
Pronounce the “ll” in “I’ll” the same way
MONICA: Ross, you’ve got to do some- you say the letter “L” (/ehl/). “I’ll” is “ai + L.”
thing about the humping.
Grammar
ROSS: What? It’s, it’s just a phase. I. they: when we don’t know the sex of
CHANDLER: Well, that’s what we said a person we’re referring to, we generally
about Joey... say “they.”
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 Curious
00:57 - 2:46 Vocabulary George
ROSS: Would you all relax? It’s not that A. not a big deal = not important or
big a dealA. relevant (often big deal means the same
thing as not a big deal)
RACHEL: Marcel, stop it! Marcel! Bad
monkey! Pronunciation
1. curious: kyir-ee-uhs
ROSS: What?
Stress Pattern Focus
RACHEL: Let’s just say my Curious 2. you are not still going over that thing:
George dollI is no longerII curious1 III. a play
yu ar NOT still GOin OVER that THING
Opening Credits/Scene: Monica and Rachel’s Note how Rachel conveys emotion with her
intonation (esp. by stressing ‘not’ and ‘over’)
RACHEL: Oh, Monica. You are not still
going over that thing2.
References art supplies
MONICA: This woman’s living my life. I. Curious George: the main character
of a popular series of children’s books.
RACHEL: What?
II. Grammar: no longer
MONICA: She’s living my life, and she’s “No longer” is a negative adverbial that
doing it better than me! Look at this, look. means, “not anymore.” Depending on horseback
She buys tickets to playsPIC that I wanna which is used, word placement changes. riding
see. She buys clothes at stores that I’m “No longer” goes after the verb, but “any-
intimidated by the sales people. She spent more” goes at the end of the sentence.
three hundred dollars on art suppliesPIC. > He’s no longer the champion
> He’s not the champion anymore.
RACHEL: You’re not an artist.
When placed at the end of a sentence, “no
MONICA: Yeah, well I might be if I had longer” changes to “any longer”. >> He’s not
the supplies! I mean, I could do all this the champion any longer.
stuff. Only I don’t. III. no longer curious: Marcel has ru-
ined the innocence of the curious George
RACHEL: Oh, Monica, come on, you doll by having sex with it.
do cool things.
IV. Grammar: question tag “shall we”
MONICA: Oh really? Okay, let’s com- We use “shall we” as a question tag when we
pare, shall weIV? use a verb construction with “let’s” >> Let’s
cook some dinner, shall we?
RACHEL: Oh, it’s so late for ‘Shall we’...

MONICA: Do I go horseback ridingPIC

in the park? Do I take classes at the New
School?
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 02:46 - 4:14 Vocabulary
RACHEL: (YawningPIC) Nooo... A. plus = furthermore, also. >> He’s a great yawn
candidate because of his vast experience in
MONICA: This is so unfair! She’s got the sales business, plus he speaks Chinese.
everything I want, and1 she doesn’t have
my mother. B. this big/small/etc: used to phrase
together with hand gestures to show the
Scene: Central Perk size of something.
CHANDLER: How about Joey Pepponi?
C. ring a bell (with sb): to sound fa-
miliar to someone. >> That song rings
JOEY: No, still too ethnicI. My agent
a bell, where did I hear it? Common Swiss
thinks I should have a name that’s more
mistake: sounds a bell. neutrality
neutral.

CHANDLER: Joey... SwitzerlandII?

Pronunciation
1. Emphatic “and”
JOEY: Plus , you know, I think it should
A
‘And’ is in most cases reduced to /in/ or
be Joe. You know, Joey makes me sound just /n/, like in “cat ‘n mouse.” However,
like I’m, I don’t know, thisB big. Which through intonation it can be given greater
I’m notIII. emphasis, like we hear Monica do in this
case. The emphatic and is pronounced /
CHANDLER: Joe...Joe...Joe...Stalin? And/. That is a Big A, as in man or back. Joseph Stalin

JOEY: Stalin...Stalin...do I know that References

name? That sounds familiar.
I. too ethnic: Joey’s concern is that, just
like “Tribbiani”, “Pepponi” sounds “too
CHANDLER: Well, it does not ring a
Italian”.
bellB with me...
II. Switzerland: the Swiss are known for
JOEY: Joe Stalin. You know, that’s pretty their neutrality in international conflicts,
good. so Switzerland could be a neutral name. Fiddler
on the Roof
CHANDLER: You might wanna try III. which I’m not: Of course Joey wasn’t
JosephIV. referring to his penis.

JOEY: Joseph StalinPIC. I think you’d IV. Joseph Stalin: Chandler is abusing Jo-
remember that! ey’s naivity by suggesting, the name of the
famous dictator of the Soviet Union from
CHANDLER: Oh yes! Bye Bye Birdie, the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.
Also, much of the comicality of this in-
starring Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin is
terchange is that Joey says, “Stalin sounds
the Fiddler on the RoofPIC.
familiar.”

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 4:14 - 5:22 Vocabulary
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s A. get to [verb]: when get is collocated losing it
RACHEL: Hey. before an infinitive verb (i.e. to watch,
to meet, to talk, etc.) it carries the
PHOEBE: Hey. meaning of opportunity >> I didn’t get
to talk with her (or I didn’t get the op-
MONICA: Hi. Hi, uh, yes, this is Monica portunity to talk with her)
Geller. Um, I believe I’m taking some
classes with you and I was wondering B. to lose it: (also: to lose one’s cool/shit,
what they wereI. to lose control) to go crazy or get upset; tap dancing
to not be able to control one’s emo-
PHOEBE: What are you doing1? tions. >> I’d lose it if I had to raise 4 kids
alone. >> If I hear that song one more
MONICA: Alright, great. Thanks a lot. time, I’m gonna lose it.
I’m going to tapII class.
Pronunciation
RACHEL: What, what, so that you can
1. what are you doing:
dance with the2 woman that stole your
wuht-duh-you doin
credit card?
Stress Pattern Focus
MONICA: This woman’s got my life, I 2. so that you can dance with the:
should get toA see who she is. SO thuh-yu kin DANCE with thuh

RACHEL: Go to the post office! I’m References

sure her picture’s up ! ...Okay, Monica,
III
I. I wonder what classes I’m taking
you know what, honey, you’re kinda los-
with you: This is in reference to the
ing itB here! I mean, this is really becom-
“classes at the New School” the fake
ing like a weird obsession thing. wanted poster
Monica is taking. Monica, the authentic
PHOEBE: This is madness. It’s madness, one, is after the woman who stole her
I tell you, for the love of God, Monica, credit card.
don’t do it!! ...Thank you.
II. tap: style of dance in which a dancer
Scene: A Tap Class
wearing shoes equipped with heel and
MONICA: What do you think? toe taps makes audible beats by rhyth-
mically striking the floor or any other
PHOEBE: Lots of things. hard surface.
RACHEL: Which one do you think she is? observe
III. her picture is up: formerly, in the
TEACHER: May I help you? U.S. wanted postersPIC of criminals
would be hung in the post office.
MONICA: Oh, no thanks, we’re just here
to observePIC.
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 5:22 - 6:45 Vocabulary
TEACHER: You don’t observe a dance A. spare: extra >> We got a flat tire, but spare tire
class. You dance a dance class. SpareA luckily we replaced it with our spare tire.
shoes are over there. >> What do you do in your spare time?

RACHEL: What does she mean1? B. lie around: left somewhere it does
not belong. >> Kids must live in this
PHOEBE: I think she means ‘You dance house because I see a lot of toys lying
a dance class’. Oh, come on, come on. around.

C. grab: to get something. In the scene:

MONICA: Okay, do you see anybody to get/find a partner. Literally: to take
you think could be me? hold of something.
yogurt
TEACHER: People! Last time there were Pronunciation container
some empty yogurt containersPIC lying
aroundB after class. Let’s not have that 1. what does she mean:
happenI again! wuh-duh she mean

RACHEL: She could be youII.

References
I. Grammar: have something happen
TEACHER: Let’s get started. Five, six, The construction “have something happen
a-five six seven eight... to you” is actually just another way to say
“something happened to you.” The difference
MONICA: Okay, I’m not getting this! is that in the first construction there is a
greater emphasis on the fact that you’re on
PHOEBE: I’m totally getting it! the receiving end of an action that is be- uncoordinated
yond your control. >> I had someone knock-
ing on my door at 5 A.M. >> I had a virus
MONICA: Have you ever just feel like
infect my computer.
sometimes you were so unbelievably un-
coordinatedPIC? Learn about “the causative have” here.

RACHEL: What? You just click when II. she could be you: Monica is obsessed
they click. with tidiness, so the teacher seems like
her.
TEACHER: Alright people, now every-
III. and, my, dead, mother, says, you,
one grabC a partner. gym class
are: Phoebe is using a rhyme children use
to choose between 2 things.
PHOEBE: Okay. And, my, dead, moth-
er, says, you, are, itIII. I’m with Rachel. IV. Gym class: Monica wasn’t chosen for
sports in gym class in high school.
MONICA: Great. It’s gym classIV all over
again.
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 6:45 - 8:15 Vocabulary
PHOEBE and RACHEL: Aww. A. nightmare: a bad dream. nightmare
TEACHER: Well that’s all right, you can B. tense: (opposite of relaxed) anxious,
come up to the front and dance with me. nervous, or (of a situation) character-

MONICA: Why don’t I just take off1 my ized by anxiety or nervousness. >> She
clothes and have a nightmareA. looked tense in front of the microphone.
Also as: tensed up. >> Why are you so
WOMAN: It’s okay, it’s okay, I’m here, feeling tense
tensed up?
I’m here. I’m so sorry I’m late, okay, here
I am. So, who’s the new tenseB girl? C. Vet = veterinarian: an animal doctor
TEACHER: She’s your partner.
D. Maturity: the state of reaching
WOMAN: Hi. I’m Monica. adulthood.
MONICA: Oh. Monica! Hi. I’m Mo-
...nana. E. beat (someone): to win at some-
thing; to do something first >> I beat Dutch
WOMAN: (Fake Monica) Monana?
her to the top of the mountain.
MONICA: Yeah. It’s Dutch . I

Fake MONICA: You’re kidding! I-I spent Stress Pattern Focus

three years in Amsterdam. (Asks her 1. why don’t I just take off my:
something in Dutch). WHY do-ny jus TAY-kawf my Amish
MONICA: Um, Pennsylvania DutchII.
2. where’ve you been:
TEACHER: And we’re dancing. A-five,
WHERv YOU BEN
six, seven, eight...
Scene: Central Perk 3. Not a phase: NAW-duh FAZE Vet
ROSS: Hi.
CHANDLER and JOEY: Hey. References
JOEY: Where’ve you been2? I. Dutch: referent of the people, culture
or language from The Netherlands. plastic cones
ROSS: I just got back from the vetC.
CHANDLER: She’s not gonna make you II. Pennsylvania Dutch: relative to a
wear one of those big plastic conesPIC, is group formed by Dutch immigrants
she? who settled in Pennsylvania, US. This
ROSS: She says Marcel’s humping thing’s group later went on to form the Amish
not a phase3. Apparently he’s reached culturePIC.
sexual maturityD.
JOEY: Hey! He beatE ya.
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 8:15 - 9:53 Vocabulary
ROSS: She says as time goes on, he’s gon- A. give sb/ sth up: to relinquish re-
na start getting aggressive and violent. sponsibility for/ ownership of >> We
have to give up our cat when we move.
CHANDLER: So what does this mean?
B. before you know it: (similar to ...next
ROSS: I’m gonna have to give him thing you know) used to narrate the sudden-
up .
A
ness of sth. >> It’s January, but before you
Scene: Central PerkI
know it, New Years will arrive again.

JOEY: I can’t believe it, Ross. This sucks PIC! C. get off (sth/sb): to stop holding or
touching a person. Often used in the Three Wise
CHANDLER: I don’t get it, I mean, you
imperative. >> He kept yelling at his little Monkeys
just got him. How can he be an adult
brother to get off of him.
already?

ROSS: I know. I know. I mean, one day, D. vicious = violent, cruel. (Of an ani-
he’s this little thing, and before you mal) dangerous to people.
know itB, he’s this little thing I can’t get
offC my leg. E. apply (to/for): to formally request
something in writing.
JOEY: Isn’t there any way you can keep
him? E. pipe dream: an unattainable hope.
ROSS: No, no. The vetPIC said that un-
less he’s in a place where he has regular
access to some... monkey lovin,’ he’s just References
gonna get viciousD. I’ve just gotta get him I. Three Wise Monkeys: They cover their eyes,
into a zoo. ears, and mouth, recreating the posture of the
3 Wise Monkeys, communicating the proverb
JOEY: How do you get a monkey into a “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”
zoo3?
II. How do you fit popes into a Volkswa-
CHANDLER: I know that one! ...No, gen?: (Joke) because Volkswagen cars are
that’s Popes into a VolkswagenII. small, and popes wear large hats, they need
to take off their hats.
ROSS: Well, we’re applying toE a lot pope
III. applying: the humor is that Ross is
of them. And naturally our first choice
talking about this like the university appli-
would be one of the bigger state zoos, cation process. We might talk about a state
you know, like, uh, San Diego... right? university (public university). Out of state
But that may just be a pipe dreamE, (tuition): Universities in the U.S. are more
because, you know, he’s out of state. Uh, expensive if you don’t have residency in its
my vet, uh, knows someone at Miami, so state. Having a reference to someone at a
that’s a possibilityIII. University can help you get accepted.
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 9:53 - 10:59 Vocabulary
CHANDLER: Yeah, but that’s like two A. the cops or the police? U.S. party
blocks away from the beach. I mean, it’s a schools
The police is the correct and neutral way to
total party zooPIC. address the body of officials in charge of (Universities)
law enforcement. “Cops” is a more informal
PHOEBE: Hey. We found her, we found word (can even considered derogatory in
the girl. some situations).
“The police” is plural, and to refer to an
CHANDLER: What? individual we say “police officer”, or just
police
“officer” (“cop” more informally). “To go to
JOEY: Did you call the copsA? the police” is to report a crime to the police.
We never say “go to the cops.”
RACHEL: Nope. We took her to lunch1.
B. vigilante justice: the act of en-
CHANDLER: Ah. Your own brand of forcing the law by a group of civilians
vigilante justiceB+II. without legal authority. In other words,
people taking police action without
ROSS: What?! Are you insane? This wom- them being police officers.
an stole from you. She stole. She’s a stealer. cheerleaders
C. astounding: causing amazement
MONICA: You know what? After you’re and wonder.
with this woman for like ten minutes, you D. only to [verb]: used to show that
forget all that. I mean, she is this astoundingC something is ​surprising or ​unexpected.
person, with this, with this amazing spirit. >> I spent all day finishing the paper,
only to find out that I was 2 days past
ROSS: Yeah, which she probably stole the deadline.
from some cheerleaderPIC. Boston Celtics
E. take over: to take control of some-
CHANDLER: ...Take off their hats! thing.

PHOEBE: Popes in a Volkswagen! ...I

love that joke. Stress Pattern Focus
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s 1. we took her to lunch:
WE TOOK-er duh LUNCH
RACHEL: No way. No way did you do this.
References
Fake MONICA: Monana was very brave.
I. Your own brand of vigilante justice:
MONICA: It was so wild. We told them using brand with this phrase is a col-
that we were the Gunnersens in room loquialism. It means their own kind of
615. OnlyD to find out the Boston Celtic- vigilante justice. Chandler is obviously
sPIC had taken overE the entire sixth floor! being sarcastic.
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 10:59 - 12:09 Vocabulary thrown out
Fake MONICA: So when they caught on A. catch on to the fact = to realize >>
to the factA that we’re, you know, short She caught on to the fact that he was
and have breasts... lying and dumped him on the spot.
B. down there
MONICA: ...They threw us outPIC! I was
thrown out of a hotel! Me! In the above phrase, “down” is an pour
adverb that doesn’t modify the mean-
RACHEL: Go Monana! Well, you ladies ing of “there”. “to go there” and “to go
are not the only ones livin’ the dream. I down there” mean the same thing.
get to go pourPIC coffee for people I don’t
know. Don’t wait up. C. make a fool (out) of oneself: to do
something that makes someone look
Fake MONICA: Oh, by the way, tomor- ridiculous. >> She thinks she’ll make a
row we’re auditioning for a BroadwayI fool of herself if she speaks English with
show. native speakers. Broadway, NYC

D. shun: to deliberately avoid or reject

MONICA: Excuse me?
sth or sb. Note: this word has specific
meanings in certain communities. For
Fake MONICA: There’s an open call for
the Amish, for example, to shun means to
Cats. I’m thinking we go down thereB, fool
expel someone who doesn’t follow their
sing Memories and make complete fools
beliefs and rules.
of ourselvesC. What do you say1?

MONICA: Nononononono. Remember Pronunciation

who you’re dealing with here. I mean,
I’m not like you. I-I can’t even2 stand in 1. what do you say: whuh-duh-yuh say? blow dryer
front of a tap class. 2. I can’t even: AI ka-NEvin
Fake MONICA: Well, that’s just probably
cuz of your AmishI background. References
I. Broadway: usually referring to the theat-
MONICA: What? rical performances presented in any of the
theaters located on Broadway Street in New
Fake MONICA: Well, you’re Pennsylva- York City.
nia Dutch, right?
II. sing Memories: They’re referring to the
MONICA: Right. Till I bought a blow famous song from the Broadway musical
dryerPIC, then I was shunnedD. Cats, called Memory (not Memories).
Fake MONICA: I-I used to be just like III. Dead Poets’ Society: 1989 movie about
you. And then one day I saw a movie an English teacher (Robin Williams) who is
that changed my life. Did you ever see gets in trouble for introducing revolution-
Dead Poets’ SocietyIII? ary ideas in a traditional school.
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 12:09 - 13:54 Vocabulary
MONICA: Uh-huh. A. crap: less vulgar way to say shit.
Used to refer to material things, activ- crap (literal)
Fake MONICA: I thought that movie was ities, etc. in a derogatory way. >> I’m
so incredibly... boring. I mean, that thing sick of this crap! >> That exam was a
at the end where the kid kills himself load of crap.
because he can’t be in the play? What was
that?! It’s like, kid, wait a year, leave home, B. to be hard on sb: we generally say
do some community theatre. I walked out that something is hard For someone,
of there and I thought, ‘Now, that’s two but when we use the preposition On in-
hours of my life that I’m never getting stead, it’s more specifically referring to
back.’ And that thought scared me more the psychological or emotional impact Mrs. Doubtfire
than all the other crapA I was afraid to do. that something has on people. >> The
dog’s death was really hard on the kid.
MONICA: Wow. Then I would definitely
not recommend Mrs. DoubtfirePIC. C. take the brunt (of sth): (also bear
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s the brunt of sth) to get the greater
amount part of something bad. >>
ROSS: Oh God. We didn’t get into Scran-
Small businesses will take the brunt of
ton1. That was like our safety zooI. They
the economic crisis.
take like dogs and cows. See? I don’t know
who this is harder onB, me or him.
D. slaughter: to violently kill many peo-
ple. Also: to kill an animal for its meat.
PHOEBE: I’d say that chair’s taking the
bruntC of it.

ROSS: Marcel! Marcel! Marcel, no! Good

Pronunciation
boy. See, how can nobody want him? 1. Scranton: scran-tnn
When /t/ is followed by a vowel+n,
RACHEL: Oh, somebody will. the “T” is a stop T. Other examples of
vowel+n ending words are satan, Man-
JOEY: You know there already is a Jo- hattan, titan, forgotten, fasten, certain,
seph Stalin? Boston, Newton, etc.

CHANDLER: You’re kidding. 2. would have known that:

wou-duh known that
JOEY: Apparently he was this Russian
dictator who slaughteredD all these peo- References
ple. You’d think you would’ve known I. safety zoo: still joking as if it were
that2! his kind going to college. Safety in
CHANDLER: You know, you’d think I this sense means “backup” (if his first
would’ve. choice doesn’t work out).
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 13:54 - 15:08 Vocabulary stage name
JOEY: Phoebe. What do you think a A. stage name: pseudonym used by
good stage nameA for me would be? performers (actors, singers, comedians,
magicians, wrestlers, etc.)
PHOEBE: ...Flame Boy.
Scene: Central Perk
B. per se = /per sei/ not exactly in the
pure definition of things, in and of itself.
ROSS: Where exactly is your zoo? >> I wouldn’t call my Italian fluent per se,
but I can communicate just fine. docile
DR. BALDHARA: Well, it’s technically
not a zoo per seB, it’s more of an interac- C. docile: (of a person) easy to handle,
tive1 wildlife experience. Let me ask you not prompt to make problems; (of an
some questions about, is it, uh, Marcel? animal) not aggressive or violent.

ROSS: Yes.
D. (get/be) cornered: to be put in a
DR. BALDHARA: Does he, uh, fight situation where you can’t escape and
with other animals? the only action you can do is face your
attackers.
ROSS: No-no, he’s, he’s very docileC.
E. handle: to manipulate something cornered
DR. BALDHARA: Even if he were...
with your hands. >> He handles the
corneredD?
bottles like a professional bartender.
ROSS: Well I, I don’t know. Why? Figuratively: to control a problematic
situation. >> How will you handle this
DR. BALDHARA: Uh, how is he at han- issue?
dlingE small objects?
F. up against (sb/sth): in opposition blade
ROSS: He can hold a banana, if that’s to someone or something in a contest
what you2 mean... or conflict. >> If the team wins, they’re
DR. BALDHARA: What about a ham- going to go up against Arsenal.
mer, or a small bladePIC?

ROSS: Why- why- why would he need a

Pronunciation
blade? 1. interact: inner-act

DR. BALDHARA: Well, if he’s up 2. what you: whuh-chuh

againstF a jungle cat or an animal with
horns, you’ve got to give the little guy References
something. Otherwise it’s just cruelI.
I. Otherwise it’s just cruel: It’s not
CHANDLER and JOEY: He- he- he got hard to tell Dr. Baldhara does not really
in, he- he got in to San Diego. run a zoo.
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 15:08 - 16:36 Vocabulary
JOEY: We, we come back from our walk A. (to be) (all) well and good, but: used
and the- the phone was ringing... to show acceptance at first, but then
introduce a contradictory statement. >>
CHANDLER: ...He’s in. Windows is all well and good, but there’s
no way I’m ever switching from Apple.
ROSS: He’s in! Oh, did you hear that1,
Marcel? San Diego. San DiegoI! B. crash (a party/event, etc): to sneak
into an event uninvited
DR. BALDHARA: You’re making a big
mistake here. I mean, San Diego’s all very C. embassy: the official representative
well and goodA, but if you give him to organization of a national government
me, I’ll start him off against a blind rabbit in a foreign country.
and give you twenty percent of the
gate.II D. (sth) rules: (informal) to be very
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s good or the best. >> This concert rules!
MONICA: Yo- hooo!
E. show up: to arrive to a place, to ap-
RACHEL: Where the hell have you pear somewhere
been?2
Pronunciation
MONICA: Monica and I just crashedB 1. did you hear that: dih-juh hear that?
an embassyC party.
2. where the hell have you been?:
U.S. embassy
RACHEL: Are you drunk?! where the hell-uv-you been?
party
MONICA: Noo! I’m lying. I am so drunk. References
I. San Diego Zoo: arguably the world’s
RACHEL: Oh God, oh. Great, Monica, best zoo. This zoo is home to over 3,700
you know what, you could’ve called, I animals, and is a pioneer in recreat-
have been up here, I’ve been worried... ing animal’s natural habits in cageless,
RACHEL: Monica? Monica! open-air areas.

MONICA: Water rulesD! II. 20% of the gate: a portion of the

Big Apple
money he makes at the door (entrance
Circus
RACHEL: Yes, yes, it does. Okay, look, fees)- he’s an illegal animal fighter.
the restaurant called again today, they
III. Big Apple Circus: famous circus
wanna know if you’re gonna be showing
located in New York City, which has
upE for work?
become a popular touristic attraction.
MONICA: Nope. Going to the Big Ap-
ple CircusIII today.
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 16:36 - 18:18 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Okay Monica,what are you doing? A. to fluff (sth): fluff (noun) is a small
You’re gonna lose your job! This is not you! particle of cotton or other soft material. fluff a pillow
The verb ‘to fluff a pillow’ means to give
MONICA: No, it is me! You know, I’m not the pillow a more rounded shape by
just the person who needs to fluffA the pil- squeezing it.
lows and pay the bills as soon as they come
in! You know, when I’m with her, I am so B. hold on: this is what we say on the
much more than that. I’m- I’m Monana! phone to tell the caller to wait for a arrest
RACHEL: Hello? Yes, she is, hold on a B moment (also hang on) >> hold on a sec
second, please. Monana, it’s for you, the while I connect you to Mr. Smith.
credit card people.
C. (color) is my color: used to express
MONICA: Hello? Yeah. Oh my God. Thanks. that a certain color looks good on you
>> He says orange is his color, but I think
RACHEL: What? he looks a lot more handsome in red.
MONICA: They’ve arrestedPIC Monica.
D. turn someone in: to give police
Scene: New York City Department of Correction information about the whereabouts of
MONICA: Hi. a criminal, or to take the criminal to
the police. >> They turned in the shady
Fake MONICA: Hey. neighbor. >> He turned himself in.
MONICA: How are you?
Stress Pattern Focus
Fake MONICA: I’m not too bad. Fortu- Winter Garden
nately, blue’s my colorC. How-how did 1. how did you know I was here:
HOW dih-jew KNOW I wuz HERE Theater
you know I was here1?

MONICA: Because... I’m Monica Geller. 2. I want you to know:

It was my credit card you were using. I WAN-you duh KNOW

Fake MONICA: That I was not expecting. 3. you have given: you uhv GIVEN

MONICA: I want you to know2, it

4. I would have never gotten:
wasn’t me who turned you inD.
I wood NEVER uv-gotn
Fake MONICA: Oh. Thanks.
References
MONICA: No, thank you! You have
I. Winter garden Theater: prestigious
given3 me so much! I mean, if it wasn’t
Broadway theater.
for you, I would never have gotten2 to
sing Memories on the stage at the Winter
garden TheaterI!
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 18:18 - 19:47 Vocabulary
Fake MONICA: Well, actually, you only A. not necessarily: used in a response
got to sing ‘Memo-’. to disagree in a soft way, or to say that
something is not (always) true. >> Just
MONICA: I just can’t believe you’re because he’s undefeated, it doesn’t neces-
in here1. Now, what am I going to do2 sarily mean he’s the best.
without you3? Who’s gonna crash the
embassy parties with me? Who’s gonna B. by the door = next to the door.
take me to the Big Apple Circus4? One of the meanings of the preposition “by” is
“next to” or “beside.”
Fake MONICA: Monica, I started my day >> She laid by the pool.
by peeing in front of twenty-five other >> The store is by the train station.
women, and you’re worried about who’s
gonna take you to the Big Apple Circus? C. in = participating, taking part. >> A:
Who’s in for the tournament? B: I’m in.
MONICA: Well, not... worried, just... Note: when “in” is used with this mean-
wondering. ing, it’s usually fully stressed. >> I’m IN.

Fake MONICA: There’s nothing to won- D. get sth wrong/right: to follow the
der about, Monica. You’re gonna go back right steps (or not follow if “wrong”) so
to being exactly who you were, because that something is done in a correct way.
that’s who you are. >> Before filming the interview, make
sure you get the lighting right.
MONICA: Not necessarilyA...
Stress Pattern Focus
Fake MONICA: Yes necessarily! I mean, 1. you’re in here: your IN HERE
I don’t know what it is5, maybe it’s the “in” is stressed when the speaker wants to
Amish thing. emphasize that sth/sb is “inside” some-
thing. >> Is someone IN there? (making sure
MONICA: Um, I’m not actually Amish. the bathroom isn’t occupied.)

Fake MONICA: Really? Then why are 2. what am I going to do: WHuh-duh-
you like that? my guh-nuh DO

Scene: Tap Class 3. without you: with-OUT you

TEACHER: You by the doorB. In or out? 4. take me to the Big Apple.: TAKE me getting it wrong
duh-the BIG AH-pul
MONICA: InC.
5. I don’t know what it is: I duh
TEACHER: You in the back, you’re get-
KNOW wuh dih-DIZ
ting it all wrongD!

MONICA: But at least I’m doing it!

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 19:47 - 22:06 Vocabulary public
announcement
Scene: The Airport A. public announcement: announce-
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTA: This is ment made through a sound amplifica-
the final boardingB call for flight 67 to tion system.
San Diego1, boarding at gate 42APIC.
B. board: to get on a large vehicle, like
PHOEBE: Okay. Good-bye, little monkey a train, ship or plane.
guy. Alright, I wrote you this poem. Okay,
but don’t eat it ‘till2. San Diego: s you get C. champ: used to address a young
on the plane. male, often in a fatherly or big brother-
ly way.
ROSS: Thank you, Aunt Phoebe.
D. babe = /beib/ girl. Also: used to ad-
PHOEBE: Oh! dress one’s girlfriend.

CHANDLER: Okay, bye, champC. Now, E. do = word play: do also means to

I know there’s gonna be a lot of babesD in have sex with.
San Diego, but remember, there’s also a
lot to learnI. Pronunciation airport gate

JOEY: I don’t know what to say, Ross. Uh, 1. San Diego: sAn dee-ay-go
it’s a monkey. Word Stress: san DI-e-go
ROSS: Just, just say what you feel3. 2. but don’t eat it: buh-don-ee-dih till
JOEY: Marcel, I’m hungry. 3. just say what you feel:
ROSS: That was good. juh-say wuh-chuh feel
Stress Pattern Focus
RACHEL: Marcel, this is for you. It’s, uh, just,
you know, something to, um, doE on the plane. 4. couple of things:
COUPLa THINGS
ROSS: Uh, if you guys don’t mind, I’d
like to take a moment, just me and him. 5. take him: TAY-kim
ALL: Oh, sure. Sure, absolutely. References
ROSS: Marcel, c’mere, c’mere. Well buddy, this I. a lot of babes, but also a lot to learn:
is it. There’s just a couple of things4 I wanted continuing with the joke comparing
to say. I’m really gonna miss you, and I’m nev- it to university, which in the states is a
er gonna forget about you. You’ve been more often time of sexual exploration.
than just a pet to me, you’ve been more like a
be- Okay, Marcel, please, could you leave my
leg alone? Could you just stop humping me
for two seconds?! Marcel, would- okay, just
take him away. Just take him5.
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Closing Credits / Scene: A Theater A. thy: old English word which means
ACTOR: Oh, that I were a glove upon “your”. In ancient plays, it’s common to
that hand, that I might... touch thyA make use of the older versions of the
cheekPIC. language.

CASTING DIRECTOR NO. 1: That’s

References
fine, thank you. I. Mercutio: close friend of Romeo, in
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
CASTING DIRECTOR NO. 2: Next.
II. Holden McGroin: Joey’s new stage
JOEY: Hi, uh, I’ll be reading for the role name choice is hilarious because it
of MercutioI. sounds like “holding my groin.” Groin
is the area between the legs.
CASTING DIRECTOR NO. 2: Name?

JOEY: Holden McGroinII.

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