Friends | Joey

Doesn't Share
Food! (B1)
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PREVIEW ACTIVITY
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PART 1 B C
Describe each date you see below. Which do you think is the best for a first date?
Rank them in order from 1 (best) - 6 (worst). Explain your choices. 1

3
D E
F 4

(1 = the best first date idea / 6 = the worst first date idea).

PREVIEW ACTIVITY
PART 2 1
Discuss the questions below about dating.

2
What do you think are some other good (or bad) date ideas not listed on the
previous slide?
3
What are some things that could go wrong on a first date?

What are some common etiquette mistakes to avoid on a first date?

PREVIEW ACTIVITY
PART 3 Imagine you went to a restaurant for a first date. Something went wrong
involving French fries. Imagine you’re telling the story to a friend. Use the
prompt below to start your story.

We were out to dinner, we were getting along, having a

really nice time, I was thinking she was really cool, but
then, out of nowhere, …

PREVIEW ACTIVITY
PREVIEW DISCUSSION

What do you think are some good ways to make a good first impression on a
date?

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VIEWING ACTIVITY
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Friends | Joey Doesn't Share Food!
 VIEWING ACTIVITY

Friends | Joey Doesn't Share

Food!

Watch the first 2 minutes of the video.

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PART 1 Discuss/Write short answers below according to the information.

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0:18
What happened on Joey’s first date with Sarah?

0:48
How does Joey feel about their first date? What does he say about it?

PART 2 Refer back to Preview, Part 3. How similar was your date story to Joey’s?

VIEWING ACTIVITY
PART 3 Choose true (T), false (F), or not given (N) according to the information in the
1
video.
2
3 T F

N Phoebe sarcastically says that Sarah is a monster for her etiquette.

Joey prefers eating French fries with his fingers.
Rachel is surprised to hear about Joey’s food sharing rule.

Check your answers VIEWING ACTIVITY

PART 3 Choose true (T), false (F), or not given (N) according to the information in the
1
video.
2
3 T F

N Phoebe sarcastically says that Sarah is a monster for her etiquette.

Joey prefers eating French fries with his fingers.
Rachel is surprised to hear about Joey’s food sharing rule.

VIEWING ACTIVITY
 VIEWING ACTIVITY

Friends | Joey Doesn't Share

Food!

Finish watching the video.

PART 4 List the events in Joey’s second date with Sarah in order from 2 - 6. The first one
has been done as an example.

Sarah leaves the table for a phone call.

Joey doesn’t like the dessert he orders and tries to order a different one.

Joey refuses to apologize when Sarah returns.

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Joey apologizes for getting angry that Sarah took his food on the first date.

Joey is unable to control himself and eats all of Sarah’s dessert.

The waiter arrives with their desserts.

Check your answers

VIEWING ACTIVITY
PART 4 List the events in Joey’s second date with Sarah in order from 2 - 6. The first one
has been done as an example.

4 Sarah leaves the table for a phone call.

3 Joey doesn’t like the dessert he orders and tries to order a different one.

6
Joey refuses to apologize when Sarah returns.
1
Joey apologizes for getting angry that Sarah took his food on the first date.
5
Joey is unable to control himself and eats all of Sarah’s dessert.
2
The waiter arrives with their desserts.

VIEWING ACTIVITY
VIEWING FOLLOW-UP
PART 1 1Discuss the questions below.

2
What do you think about Sarah’s etiquette on the first date? What about Joey’s
etiquette on the second date? Whose etiquette was worse and why?

What parts of the video do you think were the funniest and why?

VIEWING FOLLOW-UP
PART 2 Read the sentences and categorize each example of the past simple/past continuous.

JOEY: We were out to dinner. We were getting along, having a really nice time, I was thinking
she was really cool and then, out of nowhere, (she reached over and took some of my fries from
my plate!)”
PHOEBE: So she took some fries, big deal!”
RACHEL: Oh yeah, Joey doesn’t share food. I mean, just last week, we were having “
breakfast, and…and he had a couple of grapes on his plate…”

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

We were out to dinner.

VIEWING FOLLOW-UP
PART 2 Discuss the questions.

JOEY: We were out to dinner. We were getting along, having a really nice time, I was
thinking she was really cool and then, out of nowhere, (she reached over and took some
of my fries from my plate!)”
PHOEBE: So she took some fries, big deal!”
1 RACHEL: Oh yeah, Joey doesn’t share food. I mean, just last week, we were having “
breakfast, and…and he had a couple of grapes on his plate…”

2
When is the past continuous used in comparison with the past simple?

How is the structure for the past simple different than the past continuous?

VIEWING FOLLOW-UP
PART 3 Fill in the correct past simple or past continuous forms in the short story
below.

Last week, I went (I / go) on a date with a nice boy (I /

meet) recently. (We / skate) in the park, (we /
laugh), and (he / make) some really funny jokes, and then, out of
nowhere, (I / fall) down and (I / break) my leg!

VIEWING FOLLOW-UP
PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
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PART 1 Play the audio clips below. On which words do you notice the stress/intonation?

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“We were out to dinner, ok...We were getting along...”
stressed word(s):
3 “We were having a really nice time.”

stressed word(s):
4 “I was thinking she was really cool.”

stressed word(s):
“And then, out of nowhere...”
stressed word(s):

PART 2 Repeat each sentence above out loud. Put stress/intonation on the words you marked
in Part 1.
PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
PART 3 What do you think is the general rule for this pronunciation
a scheme?

c We add stress/intonation on the time or a location we’re speaking about.

We add stress/intonation on the present participle (-ing verb).

We add stress/intonation on the last word of the clause when retelling events.

Check your answers

PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
PART 3 What do you think is the general rule for this pronunciation
a scheme?

c We add stress/intonation on the time or a location we’re speaking about.

We add stress/intonation on the present participle (-ing verb).

We add stress/intonation on the last word of the clause when retelling events.

PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
PART 4 Tell the short story below out loud using the pronunciation rule you studied on
the previous slide.

Last week, I went on a date. We were skating in the park, we were laughing,
and the guy was making some really funny jokes...and then, out of nowhere,
I fell down and I broke my leg!

Play and listen to the audio clip to check your answers. Repeat if necessary.

PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
‘DATE GONE WRONG’ STORY
STEP 1: Choose one of the dates below by ticking ( ) the box.

‘DATE GONE WRONG’ STORY

STEP 2:
● Imagine you actually went on the date you chose on the previous slide and something went
wrong.
● Describe what happened on the date using the past simple and past continuous.
● Take a few minutes to prepare your story about the date below. Write 3 - 5 sentences.

YOUR ‘DATE GONE WRONG’ STORY

STEP 3: Retell the story to your class or teacher. Use stress/intonation in the appropriate places when
retelling the story

‘DATE GONE WRONG’ STORY

QUIZ & REVIEW ACTIVITY
Work with a partner.
PART 1 Answer
1 the questions below about the video.

2
What happened on Joey’s first date with Sarah?

3 How did Joey ‘s friends, Phoebe and Rachel, react or respond to his
date story?
4
How did Joey feel about his first date with Sarah?

What happened on Joey’s second date with Sarah?

QUIZ & REVIEW ACTIVITY

PART 2 Write the correct form of the verbs in the dialogue below, depending on whether
the past simple or past continuous should be used.

JOEY: We (be) out to dinner. We (get along), ,

(have) a really nice time, I (think) she was really cool and then,
out of nowhere, she (reach) over and (take) some of my fries!

PHOEBE: So she (take) some fries, big deal!

RACHEL: Oh yeah, Joey doesn’t share food. I mean, just last week, we (have)
breakfast, and…and he (have) a couple of grapes on his plate…

PART 3 Retell Joey’s part of the dialogue (above) out loud using stress/intonation in the
appropriate places.

QUIZ & REVIEW ACTIVITY

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LESSON REFLECTION:

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Did you learn or use any new vocabulary, grammar, phrases,
etc. in this lesson? If so, what?

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What did you enjoy about the lesson?

Is there anything you found difficult about the lesson?

QUIZ & REVIEW ACTIVITY

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