Задания для работы с сериалом Friends (episode 1), Upper-Intermediate

Friends 1.1.

1. Who said these phrases? State the contex.

• This guy says hello, I want to kill myself.

• Stop cleansing my aura.

• Like there's a rule or something?

• Buzz him in.

• Oh, I've just pulled out four eyelashes. That can't be good.

• You, however, have had the love of a woman for four years.

• I've never made coffee before in my entire life.

• Last night was like my birthday, both graduations plus the barn-rising scene in "Witness".

• Shut up and put my table back.

• You look like you've slept with a hanger in your mouth.

• Don't hate. You don't want to put that out in the universe.

• Are you kidding? I'm trained for nothing. I was laughed out of 12 interviews.

• I've just grabbed a spoon.

2. Explain, how these words are connected with the episode:

Wedding Divorce Shoe Barry Job The wine guy Pinocchio

3. Listen to Phoebe talking and insert the correct words/words combinations:

I remember when I first came to this city, I was _________. My mom had just killed herself and my ___________ was back to prison. And I got here and I didn't know anybody. And I ended up __________with this albino guy who was cleaning windshields outside the port authority. And then he ________himself. And then I found aromatherapy. So believe me I know ________ how you feel.

4. Read Wikipedia information about the series and give definitions to the underlined words (English - English).

"Friends" is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004. It lasted ten seasons and is now in syndication. It revolves around a circle of friends living in Manhattan.

Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including a second title change to Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.

The series finale, airing on May 6, 2004, was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fourth most watched series finale in television history and the most watched episode of the decade.

Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.The series was nominated for 62Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season. The show was ranked #21 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time and #7 on Empire Magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 1997, the episode "The One with the Prom Video" was ranked #100 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time.

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