Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlCApAgyayI

Please click on the link and watch the short video and then prepare to answer these questions:
Did you like Friends? Who was your favourite “friend”?
Give a short summary of the story in the video.
Do you find American or British English easier to understand?
The phrasal verb “to pick up” was used twice (at minute 0:15 and 1:29) but with a different meaning each time, what are the 2 meanings of this phrasal verb used?
Can you think of other meanings of this phrasal verb?
At minute 1:04 the phrasal verb “to pop by” is used, what does it mean?
At minute 2:11 the phrasal verb “to catch up on” is used, what exactly does that mean?
In the video they refer to “mobiles” what do Americans call them?
What are the American English words for: autumn, public toilet, lorry, trousers, biscuit, rubbish, postcode and holiday?

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