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1:18 – 2:26
Will: Happy Thanksgiving!
Monica: Aww thanks! God Will I’m so
gladA that you came! You look great!
You must’ve lost like1…
Will: 150 pounds. Yeah, I’m gonna be
in one of those. Subway sandwich
commercialsI.
Monica: A pie!
Will: Oh right. All right, it’s no fat, it’s
no sugar, it’s no dairyB…it’s no good.
Throw it out.
Monica: You wanna meet some
people? This is uh; this is my
husband Chandler. Chandler, this is
WillII.
Will: Hey.
Chandler: Oh hey. I’d shake your
handPIC but uh; I’m really into the
gameC. Plus, I think it’d be better for
my ego if we didn’t stand right next
to each other.
Monica: This is Phoebe.
Phoebe: Hey. Wow! Well done.
Monica: Wanna give me a handD?
Will: Sure! Monica, I can’t get overE
how great you look! You look
stunningF!
Monica: Well you look incredible too!
You’re just—you’re so fitPIC!
Chandler: I’m watching the game, but
I’m not deaf!
Monica: Oh umm, I meant to tell you,
Ross is coming.
Dairy Products
Vocabulary
A. to be glad: to be happy and thankful
for something. >> I’m glad you came to
the party.
B. dairy: foods that are made from milk,
such as yogurt, cream, butter, or cheese.
C. “I'm really into the game”: with this
expression chandler is saying his full
attention is on the game he's watching Shake Hands
on TV. >> The movie lasted more than 3
hours, but I was so into it that I didn't
even realize it was that long.
D. To give a hand: to help someone. >>
How’s the dinner coming along? I can
give you a hand if you want.
E. I can't get over something: this is an
expression used to mean “I am just so To be fit!
amazed!" If you can't get over
something, you mean you can’t stop
being surprised by it. >> I can't get over
how much weight he lost in so little
time!
F. Stunning: if something is stunning it is
impressive or beautiful. When describing
a person, this adjective means extremely
attractive. >> The view from the hill is
absolutely stunning!
Pronunciation
1. You must’ve lost like:
You mus-duh looked like
Subway
References
I. Subway: American fast food sandwich
restaurant with its famous
spokesperson, Jared, who lost over 200
pounds (watch video) .
II. This is…: when introducing two
people to each other, this is the formula
we use: Will, this is Chandler; Chandler,
this is will.

2:26 – 3:33
Will: Ross is coming. Great! I love
Ross!
Monica: Good. And Rachel Green too.
Will: Oh.
Monica: Is there a problem?
Will: Nope. Uh, it’s okay. It’s just uh,
God I hated her1.
Monica: What?
Will: Yeah, I hated her. She was
horrible toA me in high school. But
hey, it was a long time ago, I’m in a
good placeB, it might be actually fun
to see her again. You got any cakes or
cookies or something? No, Will no!
Chandler: Y’know, it’s been a while
since we’ve screamed somethingi.
Maybe we should.
Phoebe: Oh okay.
Chandler: Oh, come on!
Phoebe: Noooo!! Damn you ref! You
burn in hell!!!
Ross: Will!
Will: Ross!
Ross: Hey-hey you came! Man you
look incredible! Hot stuffC! Hot stuff?
Will: It’s good to see youD man.
Ross: Yeah, you too. Man, so-so what
are you up to?E
Will: I’m a commodities brokerF.
Ross: Really? Yeah that-that sounds
interesting.
Commodity Broker
Vocabulary
A. To be horrible to (sb): to treat
someone really badly.
B. To be in a good place: used to refer
to how a person is feeling emotionally
and about their life. >> They had a
difficult couple of months but now
they're in a good place.
C. Hot stuff: used to describe a person English Greetings
or something who is amazing, popular,
or even sexually exciting. Ross repeated
“hot stuff” because he can’t believe he
said it and it makes him sound gay.
D. It’s good to see you: Commonly said
when greeting someone you haven't
seen in a long time.
E. What are you up to?: used to ask
what someone is or has been doing with
their lives during the time you haven't
seen him.
F. Commodity broker: An occupation
that involves trading or selling products
for other people or organizations.
Pronunciation
1. God I hated her: God I hay-did-er
References
I. Chandler and Phoebe’s silence:
Chandler realizes it may start to become
obvious he and Pheebs aren’t really
watching the game but listening in on
Monica and Will. The reality is Chandler
was never “into the game” but he wants
to make it look like he was.
 Thin
3:33 – 4:39 Vocabulary
Will: Yeah, it’s not. ButI’m rich and A. Thin: a person who has no extra fat
thinA. on their body. Opposite of fat.

Ross: Oh! Man I don’t think I’ve seen B. Graduation party: an occasion in
you1 since uh, Lance Davis’ which students celebrate that they’ve
graduation partyB. finished school, college or university.

Will: That was such a fun night! C. Lame: Of poor taste, or not
impressive; Also sometimes used as a
Ross: Yeah. Would’ve been good if synonym for pathetic. >> This new
we had gotten in2, but still real fun. song's lyrics are so lame!

Will: Yeah. Graduation party

D. In town: if a person is ‘in town’ it
means they are visiting. >> She’s going
Ross: Yeah. to be in town for a few days.

Will: God we were lameC back then. E. Yam: A potato-like vegetable. Also
Do you remember how into3 called a sweet potato.
dinosaurs we wereI?

Ross: Yeah.
Pronunciation
1. I don’t think I’ve seen you: I-own
Will: So what do you, what do you do think I’ve seen you
now4?
Yam
2. Would have been good if we had
Ross: So how long are you in townD? gotten in: woulda been good if wed
gotten in
Rachel: Hi!
3. Do you remember how into: dew
Monica: Hey sweetie. Oh good. ‘member how into

Will: Rachel Green. 4. What do you do now: what-dew-you

do now
Ross: Aw—oh, that’s right. Are-are
you gonna be okay? 5. God I hate her Ross!: God I hay-der
Ross
Will: Oh, I’ll-I’ll be fine. Just God I
hate her Ross! I hate her5!
References
Ross: Will, high school was-was a long
I. Do you remember how much into
time ago.
dinosaurs we were?: Here "to be into
dinosaurs" means to be interested in
Will: Look at her standing there with
them. Will says that liking dinosaurs was
those yamsE! My two greatest
lame, and the funny thing is that he
enemies Ross: Rachel Green and
doesn't know that Ross went on to
complex carbohydrates.
become a paleontologist (someone who
studies dinosaurs).
Rachel: Oh my God Monica, who is
that?

4:39 – 5:55
Monica: That’s Will from high school!
Rachel: Oh! I do not remember him!
Wow! He’s really got that sexy,
smoulderingA thing going on. Oh my
God, he’s… Look at the way he’s just
staring atB me. I think he’s trying to
mouthc something to me, but I can’t
make it outd.
Monica: Okay, dinner’s ready!
Chandler: Good game!
Phoebe: Yeah.
Chandler: Yeah. Solid effort. Solid
effort.
Monica: Oh, so who won?
Phoebe: Green Bay.
Chandler: Detroit.
Monica: What?
Phoebe: Well the Lions technically
won, but it was a moral victory for
the Green Bay…MermenI.
Rachel: Hi! Will, right?
Will: Right.
Rachel: Hi! I’m Rachel Green.
Will: Oh I-I remember you.
Rachel: Really?! Aren’t you sweet1! I
gotta tell you though, I am, I am
having the hardest timeE placing
youf. Oh-oh hang on! Did we umm,
did we fool aroundG at Lance Davis’
graduation party?
Will: You are unbelievable.
Rachel: Thank you!
Smouldering
Vocabulary
A. Smouldering: to smoulder is to burn
slowly, like a coal that is burning out, but
in this case it might mean that his look is
burning with anger.
B. Stare (at someone): If you stare at
someone, you look at that person for a
long period of time.
C. To mouth: To form words with your Stare at someone
lips without speaking. >> She mouthed
"shut up!"
D. Make out: In this case, make out is
too see and identify something being
communicated. >> The music is too loud.
I can’t make out what you’re saying.
E. Have the hardest time (doing
something): used to emphasize that
someone finds doing something difficult.
>> She had the hardest time learning
how to drive.
F. Can't place someone: if you can't
place sb, you may recognize them, but
you can't remember exactly who that
person is. >> He looks very familiar, but I
cannot place him right now.
G. Fool around: this literally means to
spend time in an unproductive manner,
but in this scene, it means that they
made out (kissed) or engaged in other
casual romantic or sexual activities.
Pronunciation
1. Aren’t you sweet: aren’chew sweet
References
I. Green Bay… Mermen: This is funny
because they obviously had no idea who
won the game. Chandler said Detroit,
Phoebe said Green Bay (a football team
from Wisconsin) and “Mermen” doesn’t
even make sense. It’s the Green Bay
Packers.
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1:23 – 2:42
Joey: That’s it?! Even if nobody helps
me I can eat that no problem. At least
give me a challenge1!
Monica: This is Chandler’s chicken.
This is the turkeyA.
Joey: Oh. How-how big is that?
Monica: About nineteen pounds.
Joey: It’s like me when I was born.
Rachel: All right, who would uh, like
some yamsPIC? Will?
Will: Oh, you’d like that wouldn’t
you?
Rachel: What? Oh y’know what? Can
we please keep the chicken and the
turkey and everything on the other
side of the table? The smell is just
yuckB!
Will: Typicalc.
Rachel: I’m sorry. What?
Will: I said it was typical. Typical of
you, Rachel Green, Queen Rachel
does whatever she wants in little
Rachel land.
Joey: SeriouslyD, who is this guy?
Rachel: Umm, I’m sorry. Do you-do
you have a problem2 with me?
Will: I don’t know? Do I? Do I?
Phoebe: I think you doI.
Monica: Apparently you were umm, a
little mean to him in high school.
Will: A little meanE? You made my life
miserableF!
Turkey
Vocabulary
A Turkey: a large domesticated bird kept
on farms for its meat. Turkey is also the
name of the meat.
B. Yuck!: used to express disgust. People
often say this when they find something
dirty, ugly, or disgusting. >> Yuck!
What's that horrible smell?
Yam
C. Typical: Coughing a word under your
breath like Will did when he said
“typical” is a way to communicate in a
subtle and passive aggressive way
something about somebody else.
D. Seriously: used to indicate that you
are not joking and that you really mean
what you say. >> Seriously, this is the
last time I try to beat this game.
Yuck!
E. To be mean: A mean person is
someone who is cruel or unkind. To be
mean to someone means to treat
someone unkindly or in an unfriendly
way. >> The bully was mean to the nerds
in the school.
F. Miserable: very unhappy. >> He felt
miserable after his divorce.
Pronunciation
1. Give me a challenge: gimme a
challenge
2. Do you have a problem: D’you-ave a
problem? Miserable
References
I. I think you do: one of the funny things
about Phoebe is her inability to pick up
on sarcasm. When Will sarcastically says
“Do I? Do I?” he’s saying “Isn’t it obvious
I have a problem with you?” This,
Phoebe, is unable to recognize so that’s
why she ends up stating the obvious and
saying “I think you do”.
 2:42 – 3:49
Rachel: I’m-I’m—I had no idea. I’m
sorry. I…
Will: Well you should be. Screw itA!
Bring onB the yams!
Monica: Oh Will. But you-you’ve
worked so hard…
Will: Yams!!!!
Monica: Okay.
Rachel: Uh Will umm, I just want to
say that I’m realC sorry for whatever
I-I did to you in high school…
Will: Oh, it wasn’t just me. We had a1
clubI!
Rachel: You had a club?!
Will: That’s right, The I Hate Rachel
Green Club!
Rachel: Whoa! My God! So what, you
all just joined together to hate me?!
Who else was in this club?
Will: Me and Ross.
Ross: No need to pointPIC, she knows
who Ross is.
Rachel: So you were in an I Hate
Rachel club?
Will: Yes, he waspic.
Ross: No. No.
Rachel: So who else was in this club?
Ross: Uh actually, there-there was
also that exchange studentD from
Thailand but I-I don’t think he-he
knew what it was.
Vocabulary Screw it!
A. Screw it!: a rude way to say “forget
about” something or someone. It’s kind
of like a dismissive “whatever, I don’t
care.” A stronger, more rude way to say
this would be “fuck it”. >> Sometimes
you have to just say “screw it” to
whatever people think and live your life.
B. Bring on (something): used to tell
someone to bring something, but more
enthusiastically or vigorously. >> Bring Let’s drink!
on the champagne and let's celebrate!
C. Real: this word sometimes collocates
To point
before some adjectives, and it has the
same meaning as “really” although it
sometimes can sound more informal. >>
My head hurts real bad! >> Let’s cook
something real quick!.
D. Exchange student: A student at
school or university that comes from
another country.
Pronunciation
1. We had a club: we-ad a club
References
I. A club: clubs in high schools in the “Yes, he was.”
United States are student- (High-fiving)
based organizations which have specific
purposes. For example, it’s common to
find chess, language, leadership clubs,
etc. These clubs often involve extra
curricular activities and are led by the
student’s initiatives. In this scene, we
find out that Will and Ross founded a
very peculiar club to hate on Rachel.

3:49 – 4:44
Rachel: So Ross, we went outA for
two years, and you never told me you
were in an I Hate Rachel club.
Will: You went out with her1?! We
had a pactB!
Ross: That was in high school! It’s not
like it was bindingC forever.
Will: Then why did it have the word
eternity in it?
Rachel: Okay Monica, did you know2
about this?!
Monica: I swearD I didn’t. Hey! Is that
why you guys used to go up to your
bedroom and lock the door?
Ross and Will: Yeah.
Monica: Hmm, a little relievedE, I
gotta say.
Ross: Look Rach I-I’m sorry, okay? I…I
was a stupid kid, okay? The only
reason I joined…
Will: Co-foundedF!
Ross: …co-founded, Co-founded the
club was because I was insanelyG in
love with you. Obviously I didn’t
handleH it very well. But if you think
about it the I Hate Rachel Club was
really the I Love Rachel Club.
Will: Uh, except that it was really the
I Hate Rachel Club.
Go out with someone
Vocabulary
A. Go out (with someone): To be in a
romantic relationship with someone.
B. Pact: an agreement between two
people or groups of people. >> They
made a pact to share.
C. Binding: used to describe an
agreement that must be honored. >>
The contract is legally binding.
Pact
D. Swear: to state something very
strongly and sincerely. >> I swear I didn’t
do it!
E. Relieved: Happy because something
difficult or unpleasant has not happened
or has ended. In the scene, Monica feels
relieved that she now knows the reason
that Will and Ross locked themselves in To be fit!
his room. This is a relief because what
she used to think that maybe they were
gay. (not that there’s anything wrong
with being gay) >> I was relieved to hear
the surgery had been a success.
F. Co-found: To found is to begin or
create a group, organization, movement,
etc. To co-found is to do the same but
with the help and support of a partner.
In this scene, Ross and Will co-founded
the "I hate Rachel Green club.“
G. Insanely: used with some adjectives
meaning “very” or “extremely”. >> He is
insanely in love/jealous/rich.
H. Handle: when we talk about a
difficult situation, handle is how we
react and approach that situation. >> It
was a tricky situation but he handled it
like a champ.
Pronunciation
1. You went out with her: you went out
with-er
2. Did you know...?: dih-jew know…?