Friends - The One with Rachel's Assistant

SEASON 7: NBC -- Oct. 26, 2000 (re-run on January 25, 2001)

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COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES FROM THE PROGRAM (showing probability or advisability, usually with modals or adverbs):

  1. Mac (Joey): Well it without you, buddy. You're a genius.
    Cheese: Oh yeah? Well then how come my VCR to stop blinking 12 o'clock?

  2. Rachel: What , Phoebs?
    Phoebe: I don't know. I don't know. to him again. Oh, no. I'm .. No, my breasts up against him.

  3. Rachel: Oh, you guys .. what happened to me today! I'm just sitting in my office ....
    Joey: You guys! You guys! what my agent just told me!
    Rachel: Joey. Kind of in the middle of a story here.
    Joey: Oh. Sorry. Sorry. You finish.
    Rachel: OK. So, anyway, I'm sitting in my office and guess who walks in!
    Joey: on two TV shows!
    Phoebe: Really!
    Rachel: Joey..
    Joey: You weren't finished?
    Rachel: Yeah. "Guess who walks into my office!" is the end of my story! It was Ralph Lauren! Ralph Lauren walked into my office!
    Joey: Uh, Rach. If another story, at least let me finish mine.
    Rachel: It's the same story.
    Joey: Well, it's really long!
    Rachel: Anyway, Ralph just came in to tell me that he's so happy with my work that he wants me to be the new merchandising manager for Polo Retail!
    Monica: a discount on wedding dresses? ... I'm so happy for you!
    Joey: Well, these really are the days of our lives!
    Monica: What?
    Joey: Well, since you asked ... They want me back on "Days of Our Lives"!
    Phoebe: Oh, god!
    Rachel: I got a big pay raise!
    Phoebe: Oh, hey!
    Joey: Drake Remoray's twin brother Striker!

  4. Rachel: OK. for just a second, please? Sorry. It's for Human Resources. it. please?

  5. Phoebe: Anyway,
    Monica: Hi, sweetie.
    Chandler: Hi, sweetie. So what was with all the whispering?
    Monica: you. It's a secret.
    Chandler: Secret? secrets between one another. We have too much love and respect for one another.
    Monica: Ah. ... But still "no."
    Chandler: No, I'm serious. each other everything. I do not have any secrets from you.
    Monica: Really?! OK, then me what happened to Ross junior year at Disneyland?
    Chandler: Oh, no, no. that.
    Monica: If you tell me, you what Phoebe said.

  6. Phoebe: . Oh, my god! Oh! But no, no, him. Because it's not professional This is for me, yes?
    Rachel: OK, you're right. Hilda tomorrow. Dumb, old, perfect-for-the-job Hilda.
    Chandler: this guy. Wow! this to Monica. And her about the "Wow!"

  7. Joey: It's been a while, huh? You know, it's funny, these halls look smaller than
    . Terry: It's a different building.
    Joey: So .. Striker Remoray, huh? When ?
    Terry: right now?
    Joey: OK.
    Terry: Here are the audition scenes.
    Joey: Audition? I thought me the part.
    Terry: Why would you think that?
    Joey: Well, I was Dr. Drake Remoray, Striker's twin brother. Who looks more like me than me, right?
    Terry: ..
    Joey: You know, Terry, this. I've got my own cable TV series .. with a robot

  8. Tag: And I noticed there aren't any plants in your office, so I wanted to bring you your first .. There is a plant in your office.
    Rachel: Kind of.
    Tag: Right. So I guess "good at noticing stuff" on my resume.
    Rachel: Oh, thank you.
    Tag: Anyway, I'm guessing you hired somebody.
    Rachel: Well...
    Tag: Got you. Thanks again for meeting with me.
    Rachel: But I hired you.
    Tag: What?
    Rachel: Yeah, you got the job. You're my new assistant.
    Tag: I am!!
    Rachel: Yeah.
    Tag: it!

  9. Ross: Nothing much, just trying to figure out what for dinner. Hey, ooh. What's that? Dinner stuff? Are you making dinner?
    Chandler: No.
    Ross: What have you got over there, tacos?
    Monica: No. They're just .. They're ground-beef smilies.
    Ross: Those are tacos.
    Monica: Excuse me, Mr. Mexico.
    Ross: Either way, . (Still those.) ... What's so funny?
    Monica: I'm not laughing.
    Ross: You told her!
    Chandler: !
    Ross: OK. OK. I had food poisoning. It's not like I chose to do it. It's not like I said, "Huh, what would make this ride more fun?"
    Monica: You're right. Anyway, I'm sorry. . papers for you.
    Ross: How her?
    Chandler: , OK? married. secrets from one another.
    Ross: Oh, really! Well, I guess about Atlantic City.

  10. Ross: Oh, Mon. I laughed so hard!
    Chandler: So hard your underwear again?
    Ross: Whatever, dude. You kissed a guy!

  11. Joey: Hello. Oh, hey! a second? It's the producers over at "Mac and Cheese." If me for a minute. ... Hey, funny you should call. I was just looking over next week's script. Cancelled!? Like, it off the air??! Oh. All right. you Monday. them any more??! All right. Bye. They cancelled "Mac and Cheese!"

  12. Chandler: You want to tell secrets? OK. OK. In college, leg warmers!
    Ross: All right. All right. Chandler entered a Vanilla Ice look-alike contest, and won!
    Chandler: Ross came in fourth, and cried.
    Monica: Oh, my god!
    Ross: Oh, is that funny? Oh, you find that funny? Well, some of your secrets, too.
    Monica: I already told him everything. You shush!
    Ross: Once, Monica was sent to her room without dinner, so she ate the macaroni off a jewelry box she'd made.
    Monica: home every Saturday night to watch "Golden Girls."
    Ross: time until she was 13!
    Monica: It's hard for some people!
    Chandler: Of course it is.
    Monica: Chandler one time wore my underwear to work ..
    Chandler: Hey!!
    Monica: I'm sorry. of any more for Ross.

  13. Joey: How to me? Yesterday I had two TV shows. Today, I've got nothing.
    Rachel: Wait a minute. What happened to "Days of Our Lives"?
    Joey: Well, a little mad at me over there.
    Phoebe: What happened?
    Joey: Well, a little upset, and them where .

  14. Phoebe: Hilda.
    Rachel: Yeah. This is Tag. Tag, this is Phoebe. Phoebe, you for a second?
    Tag: Phoebe. That's a great name.
    Phoebe: Oh, do you like that? my phone number.
    Rachel: OK. right back.
    Phoebe: So, you hired yourself a little treat, did you?
    Rachel: All right. I know how it looks, Phoebs. But I'm telling you ...
    Phoebe: But you know involved with your assistant.
    Rachel: Yes, I know that. And I know that the smartest thing I've ever done. But I'm telling you, from this moment on, I swear this is strictly professional.

  15. Terry: Joey Tribiani. I'm surprised through our small halls. , Joey.
    Joey: Wait, Terry! Look, wait. Look, I'm really sorry about before. I was an idiot thinking I'm too big to audition for you. me another chance.
    Terry: you, Joey.
    Joey: Wait, Terry, please! Look, I just lost my other job, OK? You have no idea how much I need this. Please, me out. For old times' sake.

  16. Striker: Morning. Drake, it's your brother, Striker. me?

  17. Chandler: Do you know when I said that because everything and any secrets?
    Monica: Yeah.
    Chandler: Yeah, that was stupid. that.
    Monica: Absolutely.
    Ross: And, all the stuff we told each other a secret from everybody else.
    Monica: Yeah, definitely.
    Ross: OK. If me, with some people who don't know the Space Mountain story.

  18. Tag: Well, I'm not gay. And I especially wouldn't want you to think I was gay.
    Rachel: Why's that?
    Tag: I don't think .
    Rachel: Oh, . Come on. I don't want you to feel like me things.
    Tag: OK.
    Rachel: OK
    Tag: Well
    Rachel: Yeah.
    Tag: your friend, Phoebe.
    Rachel: Yeah, she's gay.


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