1. Match the name to the characters.

Ask your teacher or classmates

if you don’t know them.

Joey Phoebe Monica Ross Rachel Chandler

2. Complete the drawing (photocopy)

Section 1: The thing

3. Write true (T) or false (F)
o Chandler and Joey are naming o Ross can’t see “the thing”
their pets o The thing is a mole
o Ross sneezed in the shower o Rachel looks shocked

4. Complete the dialogue with a preposition or particle

Joey: Hey, wouldn't be cool if our duck and chick had a little baby? We could call it Chuck.
Chandler: Or... Dick.
Ross: Hey.
Chandler and Joey: Hey.
Ross: Listen, I-I need a favor. Umm, I was 1______ the shower, and as I was cleansing myself, I ah, I-I, well I
felt something.
Chandler: Was it like a sneeze only better?
Ross: No, no, I mean, I mean a thing 2_______ my body.
Joey: What was it?
Ross: Well, I don't know, it's-it's kinda 3__________ a place that's not... It's not visually accessible to me,
and I was hoping maybe you guys could-could help me 4__________.
Chandler and Joey: Whoa!!!
Chandler: No!!
Ross: Come 5____________ you guys, it's no big deal!
Chandler: Whoa-heeeiiiiii-iiiii-ah!! Huh.
Ross: Well what is it? Is it a mole?
Joey: No, it's too wrinkly to be a mole.
Ross: Well, eww. What? Is it a pimple?
Chandler: No, it's... fancier than a pimple. Look Ross, why don't you just go see a…
Rachel: Hey guys! What's...
Chandler: Okay, well, it's definite, two more weeks 6___________ winter.
Ross: Ahhh.
Joey: Yeah, right.

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5. What do you think “the thing” is?
6. What would be the solution to Ross’ problem?

Section 2: The coffee shop

7. Tick what happens (see or hear)
□ Ross looks depressed □ Joey had a great idea
□ The Thing is just skin □ Phoebe is singing
□ Ross has it removed □ Monica is in the toilet
□ Chandler had a third nipple □ Monica is worried.

8. Complete the dialogue

Ross: Hey guys!
Joey: Hey.
Rachel: Hi!
Joey: Well?!
Chandler: Okay, how'd it go 1_____________________________?
Ross: Well, he said there's definitely nothing to worry about, it's totally benign.
Joey: Well what is it?!
Ross: He 2___________________ even tell me! He said it was just some sort of skin... abnormality. And the
worst thing is he-he-he said, he said, without being able to identify it, he was reluctant to
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___________________ it.
Chandler: Y'know what? You 4__________________ go to my guy, because when I went in there with my
third nipple. He just lopped it right off. Y'know? So I guess I'm lucky. 5_____________________ not as lucky
as people who were born with two nipples.
Ross: At least they knew what yours was. Y'know, yours had a name.
Joey: Oh! Maybe they'll name yours 6_______________________! Y'know, they'll call it, The Ross. And then
people would be like, "Awww, he's got a Ross."
Ross: Yeah, that'd be cool!
Monica: Pete's 7________________________________ me.
All: What?!
Monica: I just checked my messages, and he said that when he 8___________________ from Atlanta, we
need to talk.
Rachel: And?
Monica: Well that's it. People never say `We need to talk' unless it's something bad.
Joey: Whoa, that doesn't necessarily mean that he's breaking up with you.
Monica: Really?!
Joey: Yeah, maybe he just 9_________________________ you.

9. Put the words in order (taken from above). What do they mean?
a. mlaytianbor A_____________________________
b. ppdleooff L_______________ _________
c. looc _____________________
d. nnebgi B_________________
e. ttclnurea R ____________________

10.What do you think is going to happen?

Section 3: Doctor’s office

11.Predict
a. Where is Ross?
b. What does the doctor say?

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12.Expression: what does … mean? (in your own words)
RUN-OF-THE-MILL

13.Put the dialogue in order

a) Dr. Rhodes: Take your shirt off, and let's see what we're dealing with here. (Ross starts to take off
his pants) What are you doing?
b) Ross: Th-th-that's all it is, a third nipple. Y'know? Just your run-of-the-mill third nipple. Y'know? You
can take it off. Just slice that baby right off!
c) Dr. Rhodes: Wait a minute, hold it. (He goes to the door and opens it.) Johnson! Will you come in
here a moment?
d) Ross: No?
e) Dr. Rhodes: He's good with weird things, bring him in too.
f) Ross: Just showing you my run-of-the-mill-slice-it-right-off third nipple.
g) Dr. Rhodes: Well that's not a third nipple.
h) Ross: Well then, what is it?!
i) Dr. Johnson: I'm with Hamilton!
j) Dr. Rhodes: First of all, it's on your ass.

Section 4: Pete’s apartment

14.look at the section and identify uses of technology or AI.

15. What’s the meaning of the expressions in bold and underlined?

Choose the best option.
Monica: Okay, this is the den. All right, check this out. Lights! Whoa! All right. Less lights! Bad lights! Lights
go away! Oh, see you just need to find the right command.
Ross: Yes, and the 1dimmer switch.
a. a switch to turn the lights off
b. a switch to turn the lights out
c. a switch to turn the lights down.
Joey: Whoa! For a rich guy he's got, that's a pretty small TV.
Monica: No-no-no, that's 2a video-phone. But hey guys you're not supposed to be here, so please, do not
touch anything.
a. a phone that records conversations
b. a phone with camera included
c. a video of a phone conversation
Chandler: I-kea! This is comfortable.
Rachel: This place is amazing.
Phoebe: God, that is the nicest kitchen.
Monica: I know.
Phoebe: No! But it's the nicest kitchen, the refrigerator told me to have a great day.
Joey: Look at this! A millionaire's 3checkbook.
a. a book where you write checks
b. a book with your accounts
c. a book with your expenditures
Monica: Joey, put that down! Oh my God! It's Pete. Okay, get out!! How the hell do you answer a video-
phone!
Pete: Monica?
Monica: I guess that's how.
Pete: Hey Monica, how's it going.
Monica: Oh it’s umm, good! It's umm, it’s good, just here 4watering the plants.
a. to put water to plants
b. to wash the plants
c. to cleanse the watering can
Pete: Well don't forget that fichus over there by Rachel.
Rachel: Ahh... Chandler's on the couch!!
Pete: I see him, you guys are just the worst 5hiders ever.
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 a. people who break into a property
b. people who play hide and seek
c. people who try to sneak away.
All: Hey Pete.
Joey: Hi, how ya doing?
Monica: Ahh, Pete, the other day when you said you needed to talk, umm, just so I know, is it good news or
bad news.
Pete: Oh, it's good news. No, it's definitely good news. 6Hold on a second, I have another call. Hey, how's it
going?
a. Hold something in your hand
b. stay on line
c. hang up
Monica: Oh no-no-no, it's still me.
Pete: Ah, no it's not. I've got picture-in-picture here. Yeah. Yeah, okay. I'm gonna have to call you back later.
Monica? You. I'm gonna have to 7call you back.
a. return the call
b. call you by your name
c. call you behind your back.
Monica: Oh, oh, okay umm, so I'll see you soon.

16.Who said what?

__________________: Okay, I love you.

__________________: I love you.

__________________: So, what do you thing the good news is?

__________________: Wow! Look at this! He wrote a check for 50,000 dollars to Hugo Ligrens Ring Design.
Oh, sorry, what do you think the good news is?

__________________: Monica's gonna marry a millionaire!!!

__________________: Hey, you gotta get Mom on the phone. Call Mom! Call Mom!

Post-viewing activities:
1. What do you think will happen next with Pete and Monica?
2. What do you think happened with Ross’ thing?
3. Look back at the script and highlight all the multi-part words you can find.
Let’s discuss!