F2F Class Notes 9th March (Celeste) [W]***

Write a summary about an episode of Friends and try to use the new vocabulary below and past perfect progressive grammar (have been doing sth). Upload your writing to the website.

Review

My friend showed up when I was going out.

My boss makes me finish all my work before getting off / leaving.

I have been staying in SH for 8 years.

I have been watching Friends for 1 month.

Olivia has been playing with the puzzle by herself for a long time.

My husband has been working at his current company for 10 years.

Rachel’s birthday

The other five friends were discussing how to celebrate Rachel’s birthday. They planed to give her a surprise. But they had different opinions on whom to invite. One important thing, they couldn’t have Rachel’s parents attend together, because they were quarreling and even quarreled at Rachel’s sister’s graduation. So they invited Rachel’s mom only.

On Rachel’s birthday morning, they began to prepare birthday candles, balloons, foods and drinks. Phoebe asked where the cake was and Monica answered they didn’t have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachel’s dad came,which made everyone in a panic. And later her mom also knocked the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made an excuse to let Rachel’s dad to go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe took Rachel’s mom to the bathroom to have a talking. Monica lied Rachel’s dad that it was just the staging area and the party would held at Chandler’s apartment so he should wait there.

Finally they held two birthday parties. One was at Monica’s apartment with Rachel’s mom and the other one was at Chandler’s apartment with Rachel’s dad. Rachel hurried to the two sides to cope with her parents and listened to their complaint about each other at the whole party. That’s really a surprise!

Edited

Rachel’s birthday

The other five friends were discussing how to celebrate Rachel’s birthday. They planned to give her a surprise party but they had different opinions on whom to invite. The most important thing was that they couldn’t have Rachel’s parents attend together because they were quarreling/fighting/arguing and even quarreled/fought/argued/bickered at Rachel’s sister’s graduation. So they only invited Rachel’s mom.

On Rachel’s birthday morning/On the morning of Rachel’s birthday, they began to prepare birthday candles, balloons, food and drinks. Phoebe asked where the cake was and Monica answered they didn’t have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachel’s dad suddenly showed up, which made everyone panic (v) / which made everyone feel panicked (adj)/ which put everyone in a panic (n). Five minutes later/Soon after, her mom also knocked on the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made an excuse to make Rachel’s dad go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe took Rachel’s mom to the bathroom to have a talk. Monica lied to Rachel’s dad that her apartment was just the staging area and the party would be held at Chandler’s apartment so he should wait there.

Finally they held two separate birthday parties. One was at Monica’s apartment with Rachel’s mom and the other one was at Chandler’s apartment with Rachel’s dad. Rachel hurried to the two sides to cope with her parents and listen to their complaints about each other during the whole party. Her party was really a surprise!

Upgraded Vocabulary

Rachel’s birthday

The other five friends were trying to figure out how to celebrate Rachel’s birthday. They planned to throw her a surprise party but they had different opinions on whom to invite. The most important thing was that they couldn’t have Rachel’s parents attend together because they were quarreling/fighting/arguing and even quarreled/fought/argued/bickered at Rachel’s sister’s graduation. So they only invited Rachel’s mom.

On the morning of Rachel’s birthday, they began to prepare/decorate. / They were getting ready/setting up for the party. Phoebe asked where the cake was and Monica answered they didn’t have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachel’s dad appeared out of nowhere which made everyone frantic. Five minutes later/Soon after, her mom also knocked on the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made up an excuse to make Rachel’s dad go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe distracted Rachel’s mom by taking her to the bathroom to have a talk. Monica lied to Rachel’s dad that her apartment was just the staging area and the party would be held at Chandler’s apartment so he should wait there.

Finally they threw two separate birthday parties. One was at Monica’s apartment with Rachel’s mom and the other one was at Chandler’s apartment with Rachel’s dad. Rachel scurried from one side to the other and back to cope with her parents and listen to their complaints about each other during the whole party. Her party was really a surprise! If this happened to me, I would be pissed off or frustrated!

Vocabulary

try to figure out  vb= to talk, plan, discuss sth

eg. We are trying to figure out what to eat for dinner.

eg. We are trying to figure out where to have our next holiday.

throw a party vb = have a party

eg. I want to throw a party at my house.

eg. I am throwing a party  for Olivia’s birthday.

appear out of nowhere = suddenly see or suddenly arrive

eg.The magician made the rabbit appear out of nowhere.

eg. Our boss appeared out of nowhere when we were talking.

made up – to create, to find

eg. Olivia made up an excuse because she didn’t want to do her homework.

eg. I made up an excuse for my late. – I made up an excuse as to why I was late. / I made up an excuse to explain why I was late.

scurry (sker – ree ) / scurrying / scurried / will scurry v. – to move around in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner

eg. The squirrel scurried to find nuts before winter.

eg. The ants scurried to their home/anthill.